in Re Ronald E. Hawkins

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: July 7, 2022
• Docket: 14-22-00474-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order filed July 7, 2022.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

NO. 14-22-00474-CR

IN RE RONALD E. HAWKINS, Relator

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS 178th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1180372-A

ORDER

On June 28, 2022, relator, Ronald E. Hawkins, filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this Court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221; see also Tex. R. App. P. 52.

Relator’s petition does not comply with Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 52.3(k)(1)(A) and 52.7(a). Tex. R. App. P. 52.3(k)(1)(A) (“The appendix must contain: (A) a certified or sworn copy of any order complained of, or any other document showing the matter complained of”) (emphasis added); 52.7(a) (“Relator must file with the petition: (1) a certified or sworn copy of every document that is material to the relator’s claim for relief and that was filed in any underlying proceeding; and (2) a properly authenticated transcript of any relevant testimony from any underlying proceeding, including any exhibits offered in evidence, or a statement that no testimony was adduced in connection with the matter complained.”) (emphasis added). To be a “certified or sworn copy,” in accordance with Rule 52, the document must be certified by the trial court clerk or attached to either a properly prepared affidavit or an unsworn declaration. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 132.001.

By this order, the court gives relator notice that the petition will be dismissed unless an amended petition is filed on or before August 8, 2022 that addresses the record issues discussed above. See generally Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c); see also In re Kholaif, 624 S.W.3d 228, 231 (order), mand. dism’d, 615 S.W.3d 369 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2020) (orig. proceeding).

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Zimmerer, Spain, and Poissant.