MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-12-00214-CV
IN RE Jaime LUEVANO
Original Mandamus Proceeding 1
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Catherine Stone, Chief Justice
Phylis J. Speedlin, Justice
Rebecca Simmons, Justice
Delivered and Filed: April 25, 2012
PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION
On April 11, 2012, Relator Jaime Luevano filed a petition for writ of mandamus
complaining that Karnes County has failed to hold hearings regarding charges that he has
requested be brought in connection with his incarceration. We conclude this court does not have
jurisdiction to grant the requested relief.
By statute, this court may exercise our habeas jurisdiction only when confinement results
from the violation of an order, judgment, or decree previously made in a civil case. See TEX.
GOV’T CODE ANN. § 22.022 (e) (West Supp. 2011). The petition for writ of mandamus is
directed toward Karnes County and not a district or county court judge, and does not challenge
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This original proceeding stems from Karnes County, but does not challenge an order entered in a specific
underlying proceeding pending in an identifiable court.
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an order entered in a specific underlying proceeding. In re Coronado, 980 S.W.2d 691, 692
(Tex. App.—San Antonio 1998, orig. proceeding).
Accordingly, Relator’s petition for writ of mandamus is DISMISSED FOR LACK OF
JURISDICTION.
PER CURIAM
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