in Re Robert O. Craig
Cases that cite this one
63 later published cases cite this decision. The 25 that cite it most often are listed here.
- In re Armando Mora v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025)
- In re Reidie James Jackson v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025)
- In re Jack Lee King v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025)
- In re Reidie James Jackson v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025)
- In re Alberto Gutierrez v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025)
- In re Eric Marques v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025)
- Harry Goss v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2024)
- In re Reidie James Jackson v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2024)
- in Re Jose Arellano (Tex. App. 2023)
- In re City of Edinburg and Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1 v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2023)
- in Re George Andrew Day (Tex. App. 2022)
- in Re Employee Funding of America, LLC (Tex. App. 2022)
- in Re Christopher Wayne Holt (Tex. App. 2022)
- in Re George Andrew Day (Tex. App. 2021)
- in Re: Joel Kelley Interests, Inc. (Tex. App. 2019)
- in Re Cory Ray Shelby (Tex. App. 2019)
- In re Devon Dubois Burrus v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025)
- In re ADUSA Transportation LLC and ADUSA Distribution LLC v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025)
- In re DeAundre Dejuan Mack v. the State of Texas (Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana) 2025)
- In re Regency Nursing Center Partners of Edinburg Ltd. v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025)
- In re America First Lloyd's Insurance Company v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2024)
- In re Phillip "Baby Shark" Scott v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2024)
- In re Jeffrey C. Reese, M.D. v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2023)
- in Re J.G., Individually and as Next Friend for I.C.L.G., J.M.L.G., and J.M.L.G., Minor Children (Tex. App. 2022)
- in Re: Quincy Blakely (Tex. App. 2019)
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Opinion
OPINION
Relator, Robert 0. Craig, petitioned for writ of mandamus asking that we compel the trial court to rule on his September 30, 2011 motion for judgment nunc pro tunc. 1
Mandamus may issue to compel a trial court to rule on a motion for judgment nunc pro tunc addressing jail-time credit which has been pending before the court for a reasonable period of time. See Ex parte Ybarra, 149 S.W.3d 147, 149 (Tex.Crim.App. 2004). However, to obtain mandamus relief for the trial court’s refusal to rule on such a motion, a relator must establish: (1) the motion was properly filed and has been pending for a reasonable time; (2) the relator requested a rul *107 ing on the motion; and (3) the trial court refused to rule. In re Sarkissian, 243 S.W.3d 860, 861 (Tex.App.-Waco 2008, orig. proceeding); see In re Hearn, 137 S.W.3d 681, 685 (Tex.App.-San Antonio 2004, orig. proceeding). The mere filing of a motion with a trial court clerk does not equate to a request that the trial court rule on the motion. Sarkissian, 243 S.W.3d at 861; Hearn, 137 S.W.3d at 685. The relator has the burden of providing a record establishing that his motion has awaited disposition for an unreasonable time. In re Mendoza, 131 S.W.3d 167, 168 (Tex.App.-San Antonio 2004, orig. proceeding); see also Tex.R.App. P. 52.7(a) (“Relator must file with the petition [ ] a certified or sworn copy of every document that is material to the relator’s claim for relief and that was filed in any underlying proceeding. ...”). The relator has failed to establish the required elements.
Furthermore, relator’s petition is procedurally defective. See, e.g., Tex.R.App. P. 9.5(a), (d), (e) (requiring proof that copies of documents presented to court for filing were served on all parties to proceeding); Tex.R.App. P. 52.3(a) (requiring that petition include complete list of parties); Tex. R.App. P. 52.3(b)-(f) (requiring that petition include table of contents, index of authorities, statement of case, statement of jurisdiction, and issues presented); Tex.R.App. P. 52.3(h) (requiring that petition include appropriate citations to authorities and appendix or record materials); Tex.R.App. P. 52.3(j) (requiring that relator certify he reviewed petition and concluded that every factual statement is supported by competent evidence included in appendix or record); Tex.R.App. P. 52.3(k) (requiring that appendix include certified or sworn copy of any document showing matter complained of) (emphasis added); Tex.R.App. P. 52.7 (requiring relator to file record with petition).
Accordingly, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus. Any pending motions are dismissed as moot.
. The underlying case is State of Texas v. Robert O. Craig, No. 1278492 (337th Dist. Ct., Harris Cnty., Tex.), the Honorable Herb Ritchie, presiding.
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