in Re Kelvin Jones
Opinion
Opinion issued April 7, 2020
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
court.1 Relator asserts that the district clerk has not complied with the clerk’s duties under article 2.21 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.2 This Court’s mandamus jurisdiction is limited to writs of mandamus against certain judges within its district and all writs necessary to enforce the Court’s jurisdiction. See TEX. GOV’T CODE § 22.221. Thus, we have no jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus against a district clerk unless necessary to enforce our jurisdiction. See id.; In re Wilkerson, No. 05-16-00322-CV, 2016 WL 1320815, at *1 (Tex. App.—Dallas Apr. 5, 2016, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.); In re Washington, 7 S.W.3d 181, 182 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1999, orig. proceeding). Because relator’s petition does not reflect that issuance of a writ is necessary to enforce our jurisdiction, we do not have jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus against the district clerk. See In re Washington, 7 S.W.3d at 182.
Accordingly, we dismiss the petition for lack of jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Kelley and Goodman. Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
1 The underlying case is State of Texas v. Kelvin Jones, cause number F11-45815-P, pending in the 12th District Court of Grimes County, Texas, the Honorable Donald L. Kraemer presiding.
2 See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. art. 2.21(a)(1), (6).
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