Petition for Writ of Mandamus Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed
September 10, 2015.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
NO. 14-15-00738-CV
IN RE EDWARD R. NEWSOME, Relator
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
WRIT OF MANDAMUS
151st District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2012-24410
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On September 2, 2015, relator Edward R. Newsome filed a petition for writ
of mandamus in this Court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221 (West 2004); see
also Tex. R. App. P. 52. In the petition, relator complains of actions taken by
respondents “John Doe, et al.”
This court’s mandamus jurisdiction is governed by Section 22.221 of the
Texas Government Code. Section 22.221 expressly limits the mandamus
jurisdiction of the courts of appeals to: (1) writs against a district court judge or a
county court judge in the court of appeals’ district; and (2) all writs necessary to
enforce the court of appeals’ jurisdiction. Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221. Relator
has not named a judge of a district or county court in this court’s district as
respondent or shown that the issuance of a writ compelling the requested relief is
necessary to enforce this court’s appellate jurisdiction. Therefore, we do not have
jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus against “John Doe, et al.”
Accordingly, we dismiss relator’s petition for lack of jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Boyce, Busby, and Brown.
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