NO. 07-07-0393-CV
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
AT AMARILLO
PANEL D
OCTOBER 5, 2007
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IN RE JUAN ROBERTO RODRIGUEZ, RELATOR
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Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and PIRTLE, JJ.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator, Juan Roberto Rodriguez, an inmate proceeding pro se has filed a “Petition
for Writ of Prohibition” naming the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice–Institutional Division as Respondents. His petition is
couched in terms more appropriate to that of a petition for writ of mandamus. Rodriguez
alleges he was “deprived of his privileges to litigate his legal matter’s [sic] to both agency’s
[sic] and court systems to remedy issues that are state constitutional protections.”1
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Relator’s complaint relates to an alleged breach of a parole contract raised in Juan
Roberto Rodriguez v. State of Texas, Cause Number 07-07-0388-CR, which was
dismissed for want of jurisdiction on this same date.
Our jurisdiction to issue writs is limited. We have authority to issue writs when
necessary to enforce our jurisdiction and against district and county court judges within our
district. Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221 (Vernon 2004). The Respondents named herein
are not parties against whom we may issue a writ of prohibition or a writ of mandamus.
Additionally, Rodriguez has not demonstrated that the exercise of our writ power is
necessary to enforce our jurisdiction. Consequently, we have no jurisdiction to grant
Rodriguez any relief.
Accordingly, this proceeding is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
Patrick A. Pirtle
Justice
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in Re Juan Roberto Rodriguez, Relator
Combined Opinion