In Re Hector v. De Jesus Villatoro Guevara, Relator v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: February 12, 2025
• Docket: 07-25-00077-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo

No. 07-25-00077-CR

IN RE HECTOR V. DE JESUS VILLATORO GUEVARA, RELATOR

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

February 12, 2025 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before QUINN, C.J., and PARKER and YARBROUGH, JJ.

Pending before this Court is a Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed by Relator,

Hector V. De Jesus Villatoro Guevara, by which he seeks to compel Court Reporter, Jodi

Cardenas, of Williamson County, to mail him certain documents. For the reasons

expressed herein, we dismiss this proceeding for want of jurisdiction.

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. A Williamson County court reporter is outside this Court’s

jurisdictional reach. Thus, we have no jurisdiction to review Relator’s petition. Moreover,

mandamus may issue against a court reporter only to protect an appellate court’s jurisdiction. We express no opinion on whether a petition for mandamus filed in the proper

appellate court would entitle Relator to any relief.

Relator’s Petition for Writ of Mandamus is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

Per Curiam

Do not publish.