In Re J. E. Pendleton v. the State of Texas

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
• Decided: March 20, 2026
• Docket: 03-26-00091-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-26-00091-CV

In re J. E. Pendleton

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM BASTROP COUNTY

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Relator has filed a petition for writ of mandamus to allow his “appearance in the

District Court by video conference or other electronic means” because he “is a U.S. citizen

seeking asylum in Canada” and “has no other way to access the Texas Courts.”

It is Relator’s burden to request and properly establish entitlement to

extraordinary relief, including by providing this Court with a sufficient record from which to

evaluate his claims. See Walker v. Packer, 827 S.W.2d 833, 837 (Tex. 1992); In re Smith,

No. 03-14-00478-CV, 2014 WL 4079922, at *2 (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 13, 2014, orig.

proceeding) (mem. op.) (denying mandamus relief when relator failed to provide sufficient

record); see also Tex. R. App. P. 52.7(a) (requiring relator to file record containing sworn

copies “of every document that is material to [his] claim for relief and that was filed in any

underlying proceeding”).

Here, Relator has not provided us with a sufficient record from which we may

evaluate the merits of his petition. On this record, we conclude that Relator has failed to show entitlement to relief. Accordingly, his petition for writ of mandamus is denied. 1 See Tex. R.

App. P. 52.8(a).

__________________________________________ Maggie Ellis, Justice

Before Justices Triana, Kelly, and Ellis

Filed: March 20, 2026

1 Relator also filed a motion for leave to file a petition for writ of mandamus. We dismiss this motion as moot.