in Re: Ralph O. Douglas

Opinion issued May 8, 2003









In The

Court of Appeals

For the

First District of Texas

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NOS. 01-03-00243-CV

          01-03-00442-CV

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IN RE RALPH O. DOUGLAS, Relator





Original Proceeding on Petitions for Writs of Mandamus





MEMORANDUM OPINIONIn cause number 01-03-00243-CV, relator Ralph O. Douglas has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus complaining of Judge Motheral’s alleged failure to (1) allow relator to appeal a final divorce decree and (2) rule on Douglas’s “motion” for bill of review or motion to reinstate. There is nothing in the mandamus record to establish that Judge Motheral has obstructed Douglas from appealing or to indicate that Douglas has filed a “motion” for bill of review or motion to reinstate within the time period of the trial court’s plenary power over the decree.

          In cause number 01-03-00442-CV, Douglas has filed a petition for writ of mandamus complaining that the district clerk allegedly failed to notify Douglas, as required by Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 306a, of the final divorce decree. We have no mandamus jurisdiction over district clerks unless it is necessary to enforce this Court’s jurisdiction. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221(a), (b) (Vernon Supp. 2003); In re Washington, 7 S.W.3d 181, 183 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1999, orig. proceeding).

          We deny the petition for writ of mandamus in cause number 01-03-00243-CV. We dismiss the petition for writ of mandamus in cause number 01-03-00442-CV for want of jurisdiction.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justice Hedges, Jennings, and Alcala.