In Re Matthew Jamal Jackson v. the State of Texas
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Opinion
Opinion issued December 31, 2025
In The
Court of Appeals For The
First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-25-01053-CV ——————————— IN RE MATTHEW JAMAL JACKSON AND SAVE A LIFE HOMES, LLC, Relators
Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relators Matthew Jamal Jackson and Save a Life Homes, LLC have filed a
“Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Emergency Motion to Compel Transmission of
Record” arguing that the Justice Court, Precinct 5, Place 1 of Harris County, Texas, “violated mandatory ministerial duties leaving [r]elators without an adequate
remedy by appeal.”1
An appellate court may issue a writ of mandamus “against a judge of a district,
statutory county, statutory probate county, or county court in the court of appeals
district.” See TEX. GOV’T CODE § 22.221(b). Relators’ petition for writ of
mandamus requests that this Court issue a writ of mandamus against a justice court.
This Court lacks mandamus jurisdiction over a justice court. See TEX. GOV’T CODE
§ 22.221(b)–(c); see also In re Castro, No. 02-23-00489-CV, 2024 WL 23627, at *1
(Tex. App.—Fort Worth Jan. 2, 2024, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.) (dismissing
petition for writ of mandamus for want of jurisdiction where relator challenged
“actions of a justice of the peace”); In re Garcia, No. 13-18-00651-CV, 2018 WL
6219254, at *2 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg Nov. 28, 2018, orig.
proceeding) (mem. op.) (“This Court does not have jurisdiction to issue a writ of
mandamus against a justice of the peace.”).
Accordingly, we dismiss this proceeding for want of jurisdiction, expressing
no opinion on the merits. Any pending motions are dismissed as moot.
PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Rivas-Molloy, Guiney, and Morgan.
1 The underlying case is Save a Life Homes, LLC and Matthew Jamal Jackson, Managing Member v. Becky Spoto The Mercury Alliance 9523 Brookhaven Park Dr Houston, TC 77065, Realtor, et al., Cause No. 255100472009, pending in the Justice Court, Precinct 5, Place 1 of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable James Lombardino presiding. 2
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