DISMISSED and Opinion Filed February 13. 2013.
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No. 05-12-01142-CV
MICHAEL REEVES, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 101st Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DC-i 2-09485
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Moseley, Francis, and Lang
Opinion by Justice Moseley
By letter dated December 10, 2012, the Court questioned its jurisdiction over this appeal.
Specifically, it appears the order appealed is not reviewable by direct appeal. The Court
requested that appellant file, within ten days, a jurisdictional brief explaining how this Court has
jurisdiction over the appeal with an opportunity for appellee to respond. As of today’s date,
appellant has not filed a jurisdictional brief.
A person who has been declared a vexatious litigant must seek permission to file a
litigation. TEx. Civ. PRAc. & REM. CODE ANN. § 11.102(a) (West Supp. 2012). A decision by a
local administrative judge denying a litigant permission to file a litigation is not grounds for
appeal. See TEx. Civ. PRAc. & REM. CODE ANN. § 11.102(c) (West Supp. 2012). A vexatious
litigant who is denied permission to file a litigation may apply for a writ of mandamus within
thirty days of the decision. Id.
Appellant has been declared a vexatious litigant. He appeals from the August 15, 2012
decision of the local administrative judge denying him permission to file a litigation. Such order
is not grounds for appeal. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See TEx.
R, App. P. 42.3(a).
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JUDGMENT
MICHAEL REEVES. Appellant On Appeal from the 101st Judicial District
Court, Dallas County, Texas
No. 05-12-01 142-CV V Trial Court Cause No. DC-l2-09485.
Opinion delivered by Justice Moseley,
THE STATE OFT EXAS, Appellee Justices Francis and Lang, participating.
In accordance with this Court’s opinion ot this date. the judgment of the trial court is
I) IS MISS ED.
It is ORDERED that appellee. the State of Texas, recover its costs of the appeal fIom
appellant, Michael Reeves.
Judgment entered this 3’ (lay of February, 2013
JIM MOELEY
JUSTØ