IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-83,091-04
IN RE BILLY JOE SALINAS, Relator
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF MANDAMUS
CAUSE NO. CR-1240-18-F IN THE 332ND DISTRICT COURT
FROM HIDALGO COUNTY
Per curiam.
ORDER
Relator has filed a motion for leave to file an application for a writ of mandamus under this
Court’s original jurisdiction. He contends that he filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus in
Hidalgo County and his application has not been properly forwarded to this Court.
Respondent, the District Clerk of Hidalgo County, shall forward Relator’s habeas application
to this Court, respond that Relator has not filed a habeas application in Hidalgo County, or forward
a copy of an order designating issues together with correspondence documenting the date the State
received Relator’s habeas application, or forward a copy of an order establishing new deadlines in
accordance with this Court’s emergency orders regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster. See TEX.
CODE CRIM. PROC. art. 11.07, § 3(c)and (d); TEX.R.APP.P.73.4(b)(5); First Emergency Order
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Regarding the Covid-19 State of Disaster, No. 20-9042 (Tex. Mar. 13, 2020); No. 20-007 (Tex.
Crim. App. Mar. 13, 2020); Third Emergency Order Regarding the Covid-19 Disaster, No. 20-9044
(Tex. Mar. 19, 2020); No. 20-008 (Tex. Crim. App. Mar. 19, 2020); Eighteenth Emergency Order
Relating to the Covid-19 Disaster, No. 20-9080 (Tex. Jun. 29, 2020). This motion for leave to file
will be held. Respondent shall comply with this order within thirty days from the date of this order.
Filed: September 2, 2020
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Salinas, Billy Joe
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