Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2024

In Re John Anthony Castro v. the State of Texas

In Re John Anthony Castro v. the State of Texas
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided January 2, 2024

In Re John Anthony Castro v. the State of Texas

Opinion

In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth ___________________________ No. 02-23-00489-CV ___________________________ IN RE JOHN ANTHONY CASTRO, Relator

Original Proceeding Justice of the Peace, Precinct 7 of Tarrant County, Texas Trial Court No. JP07-22-DC00029121

Before Bassel, Womack and Wallach, JJ.

Per Curiam Memorandum Opinion MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator has filed a petition for writ of mandamus regarding the actions of a justice of the peace. We lack mandamus jurisdiction over a justice of the peace. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221(b)–(c); see also In re Euristhe, No. 02-23-00360-CV, 2023 WL 6442934, at *1 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Oct. 3, 2023, orig. proceeding) (per curiam) (mem. op.) (dismissing mandamus petition for lack of jurisdiction over justice of the peace); In re Garcia, No. 13-18-00651-CV, 2018 WL 6219254, at *2 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg Nov. 28, 2018, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.) (“This Court does not have jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus against a justice of the peace.”). Accordingly, we dismiss relator’s petition for want of jurisdiction.

Per Curiam Delivered: January 2, 2024

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