in Re Prince Kamal Malik Muhammad AKA Terry Jerome Beck

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: August 11, 2011
• Docket: 14-11-00674-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed August 11, 2011.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

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NO. 14-11-00674-CV

IN RE PRINCE KAMAL MALIK MUHAMMAD

A/K/A TERRY JEROME BECK, Relator

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

WRIT OF MANDAMUS

240th District Court

Fort Bend County

Trial Court Cause No. 10-DCV-185518

MEMORANDUM OPINION

            On August 8, 2011, Relator, Prince Kamal Malik Muhammad, an inmate, filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this Court.  See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann §22.221 (Vernon 2004); see also Tex. R. App. P. 52.1.  Relator requests we compel three prison employees to return personal property to him. 

            This Court’s mandamus jurisdiction is governed by section 22.221 of the Texas Government Code.  Section 22.221 expressly limits the mandamus jurisdiction of the courts of appeals to:  (1) writs against a district court judge or county court judge in the court of appeals’ district, and (2) all writs necessary to enforce the court of appeals’ jurisdiction.  Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221 (Vernon 2004).  Because the petition for writ of mandamus is not directed toward a district or county court judge in our district and is not necessary to enforce this court’s jurisdiction, we have no jurisdiction.  See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221(b)(1).

            Accordingly, the petition for writ of mandamus is ordered dismissed.

                                                            PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Brown, Boyce and McCally.