IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF- TEXAS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS

Clerk's Office: Dear clerk. Can you please bring to the court's attention the enclosed notice for leave to file a Writ of Mandamus with Brief in support. I thank you for your cooperation on this matter and hope that I have not been of any incpnvenience today.

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RECEIVED IN Respectfully Submitted, COURT OF GRIMINP:l APPEAlS APR 08 2015 Ab84 Acosta, Clerk 8 KENEDY, TEXAS 78119 Relator #689468

Date Filed:"{/~ /201.5

(COVER LETTER) IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS

MARTIN LUTHER ALLEN § Relator § v. § HON. KEVIN POE, l ·:'.·

CFCU OPEN RECORDS COORDINATOR § Respondent § RELATOR'S NOTICE FOR LEAVE TO FILE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS

CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS - The relator certifies that the following listed persons have an interest in the outcome of this cause. these repre- sentations are made in order that the Judge of this Court may evaluate possible disqualifications or recusal.

1. Martin Luther Allen, Relator May be served at the John B.Connally Unit, 899 FM 632 Kenedy, Texas 78119.

2. Hon. Kevin Poe, Respondent Is the CFCU Open Records Coordinator: P~role Division, 8610 Shoal Creek, Austin, Texas 78757.

3. Hon. Brad Livingston, real party interest is Executive, . ;_,,.

Director of the Parole Divisions open records section; 8610 Shoal Creekt Austin, Texas 78757.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page{s) Certificate of Interested Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I.

Tables of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II.

Index of Au thor i t i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III .

Address to the Court(Relator's Brief) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.

Preliminary Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.

Sole Point of Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.

Law and Argument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5.

Prayer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.

Relief Requested .. ~ ... 7.

Certificate of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.

Unsworn Declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.

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INDEX OF AUTHORITIES STATE CASES Page(s) Buntion v. Harmon, 827 s.w. 2d 945, 947(Tex.crim.App.l992) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.

State ex rel. Healey v. McMeans, 884 s.w. 2d 772, 774(Tex.crim.App.l994) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.

State ex rel. Holmes v. Third Court of Appeals, 885 s.w. 2d .389, 392, n. 6(Tex.Crim.App.l994) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.

Stearnes v. Clinton, 780 s.w. 2d 216, 225(Tex.Crim.App.l989) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.

STATE CONSTITUTION, STATE STATUTES AND CODES T e x a s Go v e r n men t Cod e S e c t i o n 5 5 2 . 0 2 8 ( a ) _( l ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 1', 3_ .

Texas Government Code Section 552.028 (b) . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l,3,4.

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No. F~~02J1

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS IN AUS:J'IN, TEXAS

MARTIN LUTHER ALLEN Relator v. HON. KEVIN POE, CFCU OPEN RECORDS COORDINATOR 'PAROLE DIVISION, AUSTIN TEXAS Respondent

RELATOR'S BREIF

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS: COMES NOW, Martin Luther Allen, Relator herein, complaining of the actions of the Hon. Kevin Poe, Respondent herein, Coordinator for the Parole Divisions Open Records Section, filing notice of complaint pertaining to Relator's unanswered petitions pursuant to Texas Government Code§ 552.028(a)(l)- (b).(i.e, Request for information from Incarcerated Persons).

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PRELIMINARY STATEMENT.

This mandamus action arises from relator's many unanswered petition(s) to the Open Records Section/Parole Division for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice System. Relator's reason for writting and submitting this complaint is to have the Open Records Section [furnish] relator with the. opp~r­ tunity to receive a copy of the parole certificate that he received at the Walls. unit on 9/18/1989, which clearly stip- ulated the conditions surrounding his release and mandatory supervision. The color of relator's parole certificate is very significant, because the color of the certificate expresses facially that the condtions of realator's realease were to [expire] lawfully on the same date that the certificate was issued, which was also the same day that relator was released from prison. In good faith relator reported the following day (9/19/1989) to the parole office on second ave in so~thern

Dallas to discuss the terms specified on the front and back of his parole certificate. Sandra Hi~l(Relator's Parole Off- icer) reveiewed the certificate with her supervisor and informed relator that as of that momment according to the language of certificate he was not on parole and had legally discharged his sentence. Months later however, a blue warrant was issued by the Parole Division in Dallas for relator's arrest, in which, relator now complains was the product of an illegal/unlawful arrest, which the document in question [facially] shows.

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SOLE POINT OF ERROR

Resp9ndant has a ministerial duty to adhere to the rul~(s)

in section 552.028 (b) of the Texas Government Code. Respondent has abused it's discretion by failing to adhere to a duty which is fixed and required by law, by disclosing to either the relator or his [active] agent as described in subsection 552.028 (a)(l) information pertaining to that individual.

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LAW AND ARGUMENT A mandamus is an extraordinary remedy that is to be in- voked sparingly.· First, there must be no adequate remedy at law to redress the alleged harm, and second they must show a clear right to the relief sought. [see] Buntion v. Harmon, 827 s.w. 2d 945, 947(Tex.Crim.App.l992).

In the event that a remedy at law exist, it will not defeat an applicant's entitlement to the Writ when the remedy is so "uncertain, tedious, burdensome, slow·, inconvenient, inappro- priate or ineffective" as to be deemed "inadequate". Stearnes v. Clinton, 780 s.w. 2d 216, 225(Tex.crim.App.l989). Although the second prong has been formulated as requiring that the [act] sought to be compelled is "ministerial", the two state- ment s. are the "functional equivalent" of each other. [see] State ex rel. Holmes v. Third Court of Appeals, 885 s.w. 2d 389, 392, n.6(Tex.Crim.App~l994) Under either formulation, mandamus is available to "correct judicial action that ignores clear, binding precedent" because administrative entities do not enjoy the freedom to ignore the law. State ex rel. Healey v. McMeans, 884 s.w. 2d 772, 774(Tex.Crim.App.l994).

ARGUME.INIT The respondent has been notified numerous times as to the importance of this particular document in question, and the manner in which relator plans to establish that his arrest/ detainment in 1989 as a result of the blue warrant issued from the Parole Division was unlawful as stipulated on the face

4. of the parole certificate that was issued to relator on 9/18/ 1989 at the Valls unit on the day he was released from prison.

On 7/15/2014, respondent intentionally [mis]represented(in his letter to relator) that relator'.s active agent, attorney Dexter fuller was mailed two(2) copies of the requested parole certif- icate on 2 different instances £rom respondent's office.[see] (Appendix marked B) .

Under the lawful penalty of perjury, relator [swears] that the paperwork/documents mailed from respondent's office to attorney Dexter Fuller on 5/19/2014 and 6/12/2014 did not include or .have inside the specifically requested [blue] parole certificate that is the focal point of this instant complaint.

Respondent has failed to do(ministerially) as he's required by law inregards to the Government Codes Information Act under Section 552.028 (b) .

As a matter of practically, the denial of Mandamus relief to relator effectively denies relator an oppurtunity for any relief whatsoever. Relator, is entitled to an adequate remedy as well as [equal] oppurtunity to acquire said document from ) the Open Records Section where respondent is employed, either directly from the parole division or through an active agent on his behalf such as attorney Dexter Fuller. Mandamus is the only adequate remedy available for the instant situation and this Court has the discretion to provide such a remedy immed- iately.

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Wherefore, Premises Considered, Relator Prays that a Writ of Mandamus issue immediately!

Respectfully Submitted,

CONNALLY UNIT KENEDY, TEXAS 78119 Relatror

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RELIEF REQUESTED

Relator's requested relief is that this Honorable Court [compell] the Respondent, Mr. Kevin Poe to furnish a copy of [blue] parole certificate that was/is asscoiated with relator's release form prison on 9/18/1989 from the Walls unit. Relator respectfully asks this particular document be made assessable either for him to obtain directly or through an active agent on his behalf somehow, due to his current incarceration.

CC/ Martin Luther Allen CC/ CFCU Open Records Section Coordinator Kevin Poe CC/ Brad Livingston Director of Parole Division CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This, I "Martin Luther Allen", do certify that a true, correct, and non-misleading copy of the foregoing was sent to the , following individuals.

Honorable Kevin Poe CFCU Open Records Coordinator 8610 Shoal Creek Austin, Texas 78757 Honorable Brad Livingston Executive Director: Parole Divisions 8610 Shoal Creek Austin, Texas 78757

Executed on Af~""~\ 61:\-.. , 201~.

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UNSWORN DECLARATION I, Martin Luther Allen(TDCJ-ID# 689468), swear under penalty of perjury that the facts and allegations in the app- lication for Writ of Mandamus are true and correct.

Signed on this~ Day of ~01~.

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INDEX OF APPENDIX

Appendix A: A Copy Of Relator's Written Corespondence To The Respondent Seeking Redress For This Matter.

Appendix B: A Copy Of Respondent's Letter To The Relator [Mis] stating The Truth About Actually Mailing A Copy Of .The R~quested Parole Certificate To Relator's Active Agent Attorney Dexter Fuller.

APPENDIX A.

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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE Brad Livingston Executive Director

July 15, 2014 Martin Allen SID#03348980 TDCJ#689468 BM 632(Connally) Kenedy, TX 78119

Re: Open Records Request#: 36048 Offender Name Allen, Martin TDCJ /SID #689468 I 03348980 To Whom It May Concern The parole ce_rtificate that Attorney Dexter Fuller requested for Open Records Request #34862, was mailed to him on 5/19/2014. Another request #35389 for a parole certificate from Attorney Dexter Fuller was mailed to him on 6/12/2014.

Sincere.Jj7 . . / ·~/ttl.f~ Connie Malone Program Supervisor I Open Records 8712 Shoal Creek Blvd. Austin, TX 78757 (512) 465-5954 Fax(512)406-5930 KP CLOSED ON 7/15/2014

The mission of the Parole Division is to promote public safety and positive ojj(!l1der change . through effective supervision, programs, and services. ' Stuart Jenkins, Parole Division, Director 8610 Shoal Creek, Austin, Texas 78757 Phone (512) 406-5401, Fax (512) 406-5858 www. tdcj.state. tx. us