in Re Nathaniel Jones III

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont _________________ NO. 09-15-00105-CV _________________

IN RE NATHANIEL JONES III

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Original Proceeding ________________________________________________________________________

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Nathaniel Jones III filed a petition for writ of mandamus to compel the judge

of the 172nd District Court to act on a mandamus petition. 1 Jones states that he

filed the mandamus petition with the trial court on January 30, 2015, and that he

filed a request for a final order on February 12, 2015, but he provides no other

information about his trial court filings.2 Jones has not shown that he is entitled to

1 See generally Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 24.011 (West 2004) (a district judge may grant a writ of mandamus necessary to the enforcement of the court’s jurisdiction). 2 No mandamus record or appendix has been filed with the Court of Appeals. See generally Tex. R. App. P. 52.3(k), 52.7. In addition to failing to 1 mandamus relief. Accordingly, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus. See

Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a).

PETITION DENIED.

PER CURIAM

Submitted on April 1, 2015 Opinion Delivered April 2, 2015

Before McKeithen, C.J., Horton and Johnson, JJ.

______________________ provide any usable information about his trial court filings, Jones filed a declaration of inability to pay costs with the Court of Appeals without filing an inmate trust account statement or an affidavit related to previous filings. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 14.004 (West Supp. 2014), §14.006(f) (West 2002). Also, the mandamus petition lacks proof of service. See Tex. R. App. P. 9.5. 2