MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-11-00729-CR
IN RE Jeffrey Lawrence HALLIBURTON
Original Mandamus Proceeding 1
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Karen Angelini, Justice
Phylis J. Speedlin, Justice
Marialyn Barnard, Justice
Delivered and Filed: October 26, 2011
PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS DISMISSED FOR LACK OF
JURISDICTION
On October 4, 2011, relator filed two petitions for writ of mandamus, seeking to compel
the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to “vacate illegal order to participate in the (ISF)
Intermediate Sanction Facility Program and continue supervision re-affirming existing special
conditions.” However, this court does not have jurisdiction over the Texas Board of Pardons and
Paroles. By statute, this court has the authority to issue a writ of mandamus against “a judge of a
district or county court in the court of appeals district” and other writs as necessary to enforce
our appellate jurisdiction. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 22.221(a)-(b) (West 2004). The writ is
not directed at a judge of a district or county court, and it is not necessary to enforce our
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This proceeding arises out of Cause Nos. 94-07-00209-CRA & 04-95-00251-CR, in the 81st Judicial District
Court, Atascosa County, Texas, the Honorable Donna S. Rayes presiding
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jurisdiction. Accordingly, relator’s petitions for writ of mandamus are dismissed for lack of
jurisdiction.
Additionally, relator filed an Application for Leave to File Petition for Writ of
Mandamus. No leave is required to file a petition for writ of mandamus in this court. TEX. R.
APP. P. 52. Therefore, relator’s motion for leave to file is DENIED as moot.
PER CURIAM
DO NOT PUBLISH
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