Petition for Writ of Mandamus Dismissed and Opinion filed May 20, 2008.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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NO. 14-08-00392-CV
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IN RE RODERICK RAY PENDLETON aka DERALD RAY COLGROVE, Relator
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
WRIT OF MANDAMUS
M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N
On May 12, 2008, relator, Roderick Ray Pendleton aka Derald Ray Colgrove, 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. In the petition, relator requests this court to compel the District Clerk of Harris County to forward his application for writ of habeas corpus to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
We do not have jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus against a district clerk unless it is necessary to enforce our jurisdiction. Tex. Gov=t Code Ann. ' 22.221; In re Washington, 7 S.W.3d 181, 182 (Tex. App.CHouston [1st Dist.] 1999, orig. proceeding).
Because we do not have jurisdiction, the petition for writ of mandamus is ordered dismissed.
PER CURIAM
Petition Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed May 20, 2008.
Panel consists of Justices Yates, Anderson, and Brown.