in Re Princella v. Ross-Steels

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: August 27, 2015
• Docket: 14-15-00700-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed August 27, 2015.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

NO. 14-15-00700-CR

IN RE PRINCELLA V. ROSS-STEELS, Relator

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On August 19, 2015, relator Princella V. Ross-Steels filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this Court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221 (West 2004); see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. In the petition, relator asks this Court to compel the District Clerk of Harris County to transmit relator’s application for writ of habeas corpus and other documents to the Court of Criminal Appeals.

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 (West 2004). Because the petition for writ of mandamus is not directed to a court, but to the District Clerk of Harris County, 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 dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Jamison, McCally, and Wise. Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).