NO. 07-10-0371-CV
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
AT AMARILLO
PANEL B
OCTOBER 12, 2010
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IN RE ANASTACIO VASQUEZ,
Relator
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Original Proceeding for Writ of Mandamus
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Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and HANCOCK, JJ.
Pending before this court is the application of Anastacio Vasquez for a writ of
mandamus. He requests that we “compel the Lamb County 154th District Court to order
Lamb County Stephanie Chester District Clerk to send relator the transcriptions of the
Court Reporter’s notes of relator’s first and second trials under the same cause number
2932.” We deny the application for the following reason.
First, to the extent that Vasquez asks us to order the district court to order the
district clerk to send him transcriptions of his trials, we cannot. When a trial court has
yet to act on a matter, authority entitles us only to order the court to act; it does not
allow us to order it to make a particular decision. O'Donniley v. Golden, 860 S.W.2d
267, 269 (Tex. App.–Tyler 1993, orig. proceeding). Thus, we cannot direct the trial
court to grant Vasquez' motion allegedly pending in the district court.
Second, Vasquez cites us no authority illustrating that the district court clerk is
required to forward the aforementioned records to him or that the district court has the
authority to so order the clerk. Thus, he has not satisfied his burden to prove his
entitlement to mandamus relief.
Accordingly, the application for writ of mandamus pending before this
court is denied.
Brian Quinn
Chief Justice
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in Re: Anastacio Vasquez, Relator
Combined Opinion