in Re Raul Olvera ( 2018 )

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed
July 31, 2018.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
NO. 14-18-00587-CR
IN RE RAUL OLVERA, Relator
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
WRIT OF MANDAMUS
176th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1009434
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On July 18, 2018, relator Raul Olvera filed a petition for writ of mandamus in
this court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221 (West Supp. 2017); see also Tex. R.
App. P. 52. In the petition, relator asks this court to compel Chris Daniel, the District
Clerk of Harris County, to provide relator with a free transcript of his trial.
We do not have jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus against the district
clerk because the clerk is not one of the parties specified in section 22.221(b) of the
Texas Government against whom we many issue a writ. See Tex. Gov't Code Ann.
§ 22.221(b). Nor is it necessary to issue a writ against the clerk to enforce our
appellate jurisdiction. See id. § 22.221(a).
Accordingly, we dismiss relator’s petition for writ of mandamus for lack of
jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Jamison, Wise, and Jewell.
Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).
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