In Re Luis Padilla v. the State of Texas

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-25-00351-CV

In re Luis Padilla

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM WILLIAMSON COUNTY

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Relator Luis Padilla, an inmate in Williamson County, has filed a pro se petition

for writ of habeas corpus complaining of miscellaneous issues relating to his arrest and detention

and seeking immediate release. We lack habeas jurisdiction of the underlying case because the

original habeas jurisdiction of a court of appeals is limited to cases in which “it appears that the

restraint of liberty is by virtue of an order, process, or commitment issued by a court or judge

because of the violation of an order, judgment, or decree previously made, rendered, or entered

by the court or judge in a civil case,” which is not the case here. Tex. Gov’t Code § 22.221(d

Accordingly, the petition is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a).

__________________________________________ Rosa Lopez Theofanis, Justice

Before Justices Triana, Theofanis and Crump

Filed: May 30, 2025