in Re Luis Riva Denegra

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: July 13, 2006
• Docket: 14-06-00509-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed July 13, 2006

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed July 13, 2006.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

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NO. 14-06-00509-CV

IN RE LUIS RIVA DENEGRA, Relator

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

WRIT OF MANDAMUS

M E M O R A N D U M  O P I N I O N

On June 6, 2006, relator Luis Riva Denegra, an inmate at the Ellis Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, filed a pro se petition for writ of mandamus in this court,^[1] requesting we direct Charles Bacarisse, the Harris County District Clerk, to provide relator with copies of statements, police and autopsy reports, regarding crimes committed by other individuals.   

This court does not have mandamus jurisdiction over a district clerk unless it is shown that issuance of the writ is necessary to enforce our jurisdiction.  See Tex. Gov=t Code Ann. ' 22.221(a), (b) (Vernon 2004); In re Washington, 7 S.W.3d 181, 182 (Tex. App.CHouston [1st Dist.] 1999, orig. proceeding).  Because relator does not allege that the district clerk is interfering with our jurisdiction, he has not established he is entitled to mandamus relief.  Accordingly, we dismiss relator=s petition for writ of mandamus.

PER CURIAM

Petition Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed July 13, 2006.

Panel consists of Justices Hudson, Fowler and Seymore.

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^[1]See Tex. Gov=t Code Ann. ' 22.221 (Vernon 2004); see  also  Tex. R. App. P. 52.1.