In Re Edrick Dunn, Relator v. the State of Texas
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Opinion
In The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo
No. 07-25-00105-CV
IN RE EDRICK DUNN, RELATOR
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
April 10, 2025 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before QUINN, C.J., and DOSS and YARBROUGH, JJ.
Relator, Edrick Dunn, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, seeks a writ of
mandamus to compel the Chief Deputy Clerk of the Lubbock County District Clerk’s Office
to issue citations and have them served against certain former and current government
employees in an underlying suit.1 For the reasons expressed herein, we dismiss this
original proceeding for want of jurisdiction.
1 Two previous petitions related to the underlying suit have been addressed by this Court. See In
re Dunn, No. 07-24-00372-CV, 2024 Tex. App. LEXIS 8885 (Tex. App.—Amarillo Dec. 19, 2024, orig. proceeding); In re Dunn, No. 07-24-00326-CV, 2024 Tex. App. LEXIS 7695 (Tex. App.—Amarillo Oct. 29, 2024, orig. proceeding).
Relator is not naming the Lubbock County District Clerk as a respondent as she is a named defendant in the underlying suit. BACKGROUND
Relator filed suit against a retired judge, a retired district clerk, and the current
district clerk. He alleged his due process rights were violated and asserted multiple claims
against them. He asserts citations have issued but have yet to be served.
ANALYSIS
This Court has the authority to issue writs of mandamus against a judge of a district
or county court in our district and all writs necessary to enforce our jurisdiction. TEX.
GOV’T CODE ANN. § 22.221(b). In order for a deputy clerk to fall within our jurisdictional
reach, a relator must establish the issuance of the writ of mandamus is necessary to
enforce this Court’s jurisdiction. In re Coronado, 980 S.W.2d 691, 692–93 (Tex. App.—
San Antonio 1998, orig. proceeding).
Here, Relator asserts a writ of mandamus is necessary to enforce the court’s
jurisdiction. He is mistakenly relying on section 24.011 which describes the writ power of
a district judge. There is no pending appeal related to the civil suit he has filed against
certain individuals. Consequently, we have no authority under section 22.221(b) to issue
a writ of mandamus against the Chief Deputy Clerk of the Lubbock County District Clerk’s
office.
CONCLUSION
Relator’s petition for writ of mandamus is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
Alex Yarbrough Justice
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