in Re Mark Eugene Engle ( 2015 )


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  •                     In The
    Court of Appeals
    Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana
    No. 06-15-00055-CR
    IN RE MARK EUGENE ENGLE
    Original Mandamus Proceeding
    Before Morriss, C.J., Moseley and Burgess, JJ.
    Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Morriss
    MEMORANDUM OPINION
    Mark Eugene Engle filed this petition for a writ of mandamus asking this Court to compel
    the Hunt County District Clerk to provide him with a “copy of the minutes from the [g]rand [j]ury
    hearing” in his case.
    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 a court 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 (West 2004). The district clerk is not a district court or county court judge in this
    Court’s district, and Engle has not shown that the issuance of a writ compelling the requested relief
    is necessary to enforce this Court’s appellate jurisdiction. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 22.221(a).
    Accordingly, Engle’s petition is denied.
    Josh R. Morriss, III
    Chief Justice
    Date Submitted:         April 13, 2015
    Date Decided:           April 14, 2015
    Do Not Publish
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Document Info

Docket Number: 06-15-00055-CR

Filed Date: 4/14/2015

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 10/16/2015