NO. 12-10-00022-CV
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT
TYLER, TEXAS
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IN RE: ANTHONY WAYNE WHITE,
RELATOR ' ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
PER CURIAM
Relator Anthony Wayne White complains in this original proceeding that he is being harassed by certain employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.[1] He requests a writ of mandamus directing these individuals to cease their retaliatory conduct, which he believes is the result of his status as a “writ writer.”[2]
A court of appeals has the authority to issue writs of mandamus against a judge of a district or county in the court of appeals district and all writs necessary to enforce its jurisdiction. Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221 (Vernon 2004). In order for employees of Texas Department of Criminal Justice to fall within our jurisdictional reach, it must be established that the issuance of the writ of mandamus is necessary to enforce our jurisdiction. See id.; In re Coronado, 980 S.W.2d 691, 692-93 (Tex. App.–San Antonio 1998, orig. proceeding). White has not demonstrated that the exercise of our mandamus authority against the respondents is appropriate to enforce our jurisdiction. Consequently, we have no authority to issue a writ of mandamus. Accordingly, the petition for writ of mandamus is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
Opinion delivered January 29, 2010.
Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Griffith, J., and Hoyle, J.
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[1] The respondents are Nathaniel Quarterman, Director of Texas Department of Criminal Justice—Institutional Division; Lieutenant Johnathan Eastep; Kenneth Nash; Michael Beil; Warden Raymond Thompson; Dan Gannon; and Lisa Green.
[2] White filed a document that is entitled, in part, “Motion to Advise Court that Appellant is Being Restrained of His Liberty and Property. . . ,” requesting an order requiring prison employees and officials to cease their retaliatory acts or methods. Alternatively, he states that we may construe the document as a petition for writ of mandamus, and we have opted to do so.