in Re Jesus Manuel Navarrette
in Re Jesus Manuel Navarrette
Opinion
Opinion filed January 31, 2013
(Eleventh (flinurt of appeals No. 11-13-00006-CV IN RE JESUS MANUEL NAVARRETTE
Original Mandamus Proceeding
MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator, Jesus Manuel Navarrette, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus complaining that Linda Haney, Ector County Clerk, has failed to forward a copy of a final judgment to him in a case wherein he is a party. He seeks an order from this court compelling the county clerk to do so. We dismiss for want of jurisdiction.
A court of appeals has no general writ power over a person other than a judge of a district or county court unless issuance of the writ is necessary to enforce the court’s jurisdiction. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 22.221 (West 2004). A court of appeals has no jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus against a trial court clerk unless necessary to enforce its jurisdiction. In re Washington, 7 S.W.3d 181, 182 (Tex. App.-Houston [lst Dist] 1999, orig. proceeding).
Relator has not shown that a writ of mandamus directed to the county clerk is necessary to enforce our jurisdiction. Therefore, we do not have jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus against the county clerk.
Accordingiy, {he petition for writ of mandamus is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
PER CUREAM January 31, 2013 Panel cansists of: Wrighg C.J., McCali, J” and Wiiison, J.
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