in Re Eduardo Trevino

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: June 6, 2001
• Docket: 04-01-00333-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

No. 04-01-00333-CV

IN re Eduardo TREVINO

Original Proceeding

From the 144th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas

Trial Court Nos. 99-CR-4085, 99-CR-6204, 99-CR-6205 ⁽¹⁾

Honorable Mark R. Luitjen, Judge Presiding

PER CURIAM

Sitting: Tom Rickhoff, Justice

Catherine Stone, Justice

Paul W. Green, Justice

Delivered and filed: June 6, 2001

PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION

The court has considered relator's petition for writ of mandamus and holds this court has no jurisdiction to grant the relief he seeks. See Tex. Gov. Code Ann. § 22.221(a), (b), (d) (Vernon Supp. 2001); see also In re Coronado, 980 S.W.2d 691, 692-93 (Tex. App.-San Antonio 1998, orig. proceeding) (no jurisdiction over district clerk except in aid of court's jurisdiction).

Relator claims the Texas Open Records Act requires the district clerk to send him a copy of the record in order for him to have access to those previously prepared documents. See Tex Gov't Code Ann. § 552.023 (Vernon 1994). However, there is no evidence he has been denied access to the record. We find no support for his claim the clerk must incur the expense of sending the record to him. ⁽²⁾ See Conely v. Peck, 929 S.W.2d 630, 632 (Tex. App.-Austin 1996, no writ) (official is not required to transport records or make them available at any site other than the government office).

While a writ of mandamus is the proper remedy for failure to comply with the Open Records Act, this court has no original jurisdiction over the writ; it must be filed in the trial court. See Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 522.321(b) (Vernon Supp. 2001); In re Turner, 998 S.W.2d 935, 935 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1999, orig. proceeding); Garner v. Gately, 909 S.W.2d 61, 62 (Tex. App.-Waco 1995, orig. proceeding). Because we have no jurisdiction over relator's complaint, we dismiss his petition for writ of mandamus for want of jurisdiction.

PER CURIAM

DO NOT PUBLISH

1. Relator's convictions were affirmed by this court in Trevino v. State, 04-00-00298-CR, 04-00-00299-CR, & 04-00-00300-CR. Relator's petition for discretionary review is pending in the Court of Criminal Appeals.

2. See

Tex Gov't Code Ann. § 552.221(b)(1) (requirement to provide records at office of the government body), § 552.221(b)(2) (allowing mailing of records upon payment of costs by applicant), § 552.261 (providing for charges for copies of records) (Vernon Supp. 2001).