in Re: Jeffrey Arthur Lipscomb ( 2018 )

Denied and Opinion Filed December 10, 2018
S In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-18-01449-CV
IN RE JEFFREY ARTHUR LIPSCOMB, Relator
Original Proceeding from the County Court at Law No. 5
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. CC-16-04599-E
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Francis, Evans, and Schenck
Opinion by Justice Francis
Before the Court is relator’s one-page “writ of habeas corpus” in which relator complains
that this Court dismissed three prior civil appeals. As the party seeking relief, the relator has the
burden of providing the Court with a sufficient record to establish his right to relief. Walker v.
Packer, 827 S.W.2d 833, 837 (Tex. 1992) (orig. proceeding). Rules 52.3 and 52.7 require the
relator to provide “a certified or sworn copy” of certain documents, including any order
complained of, any other document showing the matter complained of, and every document that
is material to the relator’s claim for relief that was filed in any underlying proceeding. TEX. R.
APP. P. 52.3(k)(1)(A), 52.7(a)(1). To obtain habeas corpus relief, the relator must also provide
proof that he is currently being restrained. TEX. R. APP. P. 52.3(k)(1)(D).
Relator’s one-page filing includes no request for relief and none of the documents required
by rules 52.3 and 52.7. Relator has failed to meet his burden and is not entitled to habeas corpus
relief.
Accordingly, we deny relator’s December 3, 2018 petition for writ of habeas corpus.
/Molly Francis/
MOLLY FRANCIS
JUSTICE
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