Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2013

in Re: Michael Stout

in Re: Michael Stout
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided November 21, 2013

in Re: Michael Stout

Opinion

Mandamus Dismissed and Opinion Filed November 21, 2013.

S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-13-01602-CV IN RE MICHAEL STOUT, Relator Original Proceeding from the 283rd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F91-02544-MT MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices FitzGerald, Lang, and Myers Opinion by Justice Myers In this original mandamus proceeding, relator asks this Court to order the director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, to recalculate relator’s parole eligibility date on his 25-year sentence and to notify relator when the 25-year sentence ceases to operate and relator’s 60-year sentence starts. This Court has no mandamus jurisdiction over the director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. See TEX. GOV.

CODE ANN. § 22.221(b) (West 2010) (writ power of courts of appeals). We dismiss the petition for writ of mandamus for want of jurisdiction.

/Lana Myers/ LANA MYERS JUSTICE 131602F.P05

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