Petition for Writ of Mandamus Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed April 7, 2011.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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NOS. 14-11-00243-CV; 14-11-00244-CV; 14-11-00245-CV;
14-11-00246-CV; & 14-11-00247-CV
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IN RE CHARLES ANTHONY ALLEN, Relator
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
WRIT OF MANDAMUS
12th District Court
Grimes County, Texas
Trial Court Cause Nos. 33616, 33618, 31728, 31730 & 31732
M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N
Relator, Charles Anthony Allen, is an inmate confined in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. On March 22, 2011, relator filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court. See Tex. Gov’t Code §22.221; see also Tex. R. App. P. 52.1. In his petition, relator asks this court to compel the respondents, the prison warden, assistant warden, law library supervisor, and his staff, to provide adequate supplies and postage for his legal mail in furtherance of his right to access to the courts.
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 § 22.221.
Relator has five related appeals pending in this court.[1] This court’s jurisdiction has been properly invoked, and the record has been filed. Therefore, issuance of a writ of mandamus is not necessary to enforce our jurisdiction.
Accordingly, the petition for writ of mandamus is ordered dismissed.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Chief Justice Hedges and Justices Frost and Christopher.
[1] Relator’s appeals are pending under our appellate numbers 14-11-00099-CV, 14-11-00100-CV, 14-11-00101-CV, 14-11-00102-CV and 14-11-00103-CV.