In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-15-00105-CV
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IN RE NATHANIEL JONES III
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Original Proceeding
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Nathaniel Jones III filed a petition for writ of mandamus to compel the judge
of the 172nd District Court to act on a mandamus petition. 1 Jones states that he
filed the mandamus petition with the trial court on January 30, 2015, and that he
filed a request for a final order on February 12, 2015, but he provides no other
information about his trial court filings.2 Jones has not shown that he is entitled to
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See generally Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 24.011 (West 2004) (a district judge
may grant a writ of mandamus necessary to the enforcement of the court’s
jurisdiction).
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No mandamus record or appendix has been filed with the Court of
Appeals. See generally Tex. R. App. P. 52.3(k), 52.7. In addition to failing to
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mandamus relief. Accordingly, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus. See
Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a).
PETITION DENIED.
PER CURIAM
Submitted on April 1, 2015
Opinion Delivered April 2, 2015
Before McKeithen, C.J., Horton and Johnson, JJ.
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provide any usable information about his trial court filings, Jones filed a
declaration of inability to pay costs with the Court of Appeals without filing an
inmate trust account statement or an affidavit related to previous filings. See Tex.
Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 14.004 (West Supp. 2014), §14.006(f) (West
2002). Also, the mandamus petition lacks proof of service. See Tex. R. App. P. 9.5.
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