Dismissed and Opinion Filed January 23, 2017
S In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-17-00017-CV
No. 05-17-00018-CV
IN RE SENRICK SHERN WILKERSON, Relator
Original Proceeding from the Criminal District Court No. 3
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause Nos. F10-01183 and F10-01184
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Bridges, Fillmore, and Schenck
Opinion by Justice Bridges
Before the Court is relator’s January 4, 2017 petition for writ of mandamus and January
9, 2017 amended petition for writ of mandamus. In this original proceeding, relator complains
that the district clerk has not filed certain motions and will not respond to the motions. He asks
this Court to direct the district clerk to transmit a file-stamped copy of each motion and any
responses to this Court.
We do not have mandamus jurisdiction over a district clerk unless the clerk is interfering
with our appellate jurisdiction. TEX. GOV’T CODE § 22.221(a)-(b) (West 2004) (court of appeals
may only issue writ of mandamus against district and county judges or as necessary to enforce
jurisdiction of appellate court); In re Wilkerson, 05-16-00322-CV, 2016 WL 1320815, at *1
(Tex. App.—Dallas Apr. 5, 2016, orig. proceeding) (citing In re Simpson, 997 S.W.2d 939, 939
(Tex. App.—Waco 1999, orig. proceeding)). No appeal is pending and our jurisdiction is not in
jeopardy here. Accordingly, we dismiss these original proceedings for want of jurisdiction.
/David L. Bridges/
DAVID L. BRIDGES
JUSTICE
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