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Richacd Goosby 

c/0 9601 SPUR 591 (NOT A DOMOCILE) 

Amacillo, Texas Republic [neac 79107-9606] . 

To: Texas Couct of Cciminal Appeals 

P.O. Box 12308, CAPITOL STATION 

Austin, Texas 78711 

Re: WRIT OF MANDAMUS 

Deac CLeek; 

May 26, 2015 

Enclosed please find the above named Relator-'s Ociqinal Application foe 

Wcit of Mandamus to be filed in this couct as soon as possible. Thank you 

in advance foe youc time in this mattec and do have a pleasent day 

encl. .• 

RG/AA 

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RECEIVED IN 

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAlS 

JUN 02 2015 

Abel Acosta, Clerk 
Cause No. 1315052-3 

[RICHI\RD GOOSBY] § In the 230th Judicial Distcic: 

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Co'..lct of Harri.3 Coun:y, Texas 

v. 

HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK: 

CHRIS DAN'IBL 

IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPI\CITY, 

R~..;pondent 

PL!HNTIFF' S ORIGLN.;L APPLICZ\TION FOR \"JRI'i' OF MZ\NDI\MUS 

'1'0 I'H~ ~-fOi\101\BLE JUDGE OF S~ID COURT: 

COMES NO~v, [RICtl\.=m GOOSBY], Rela~or, pro se in ti.1e -tr)OV:?-3tyled and n:.lmbered ca<B: of action and files this Odgi..n'lL \J?p1 i.c'ltio11 for Writ of Mandar,1'.1.::;, 

put:'.su=mt to 1\rticle 11.07 Section 3 (c) of th·~ Texas C:>de of Ccitninal Pcocedur:-~, 

and would sho1v the Cour': th:: follo,·li.ng: 

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RELATOR 

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1.01 [ RICHA~D GOOSBY], L ~ an offe.1der i.nc~rc:::rated in the Texas 

Dep'lri:ment of Cr:-i.mi~B.l Justice and i.3_a~pe-:lring J?CO d2,.who can be loc.'lted at 

. 9601 SPU~ 591, PotteR County, .Texa3 79107-9606. 

1.02 .{ela::oc has ex;vmst~d his cetnedie..:; and ;.1as no other adequat.r:: cemedy a<: 1'-:i\v. 

1.03 Toa -'iCt sough~ to be co,np::lbd is mini ::teri.al, no:: di~ccetionacy in 

nature. TCCrP :~.r:-t. 11.07 Section 3(c) cequir:-es Res9ondent ::o .Lt1f•V?diate1y 

':can.;:;,,1it to ti1a Court of Cciminal Appeals a co::_>y of th~ 1\p-?lication foe 

writ of habea:;; cocpus, any an3wecs filed, and a certificat~ ceciting toe 

date U-?On which that findi119 was H1aClr::, i·f tha convic':ing court d~cid23 

::hat thece ·Jt::'e no i.ss le:: ':o b.= C230lved. No CO-?Y of t!1e application foe 

writ of habe-:1.:> cor:pus, any an:;;>v'=C3 fi12d, and a cectifica::.:: r?citing t:y~ 

d:.·.:.e up01.1 which that finding wa.s mad2 have beet1 ::.can::;,Hit::r::d. to t;n co·1ct 

' of Criminal Appei:-\ls. Had such docum~nts been ':cansrnittad to the Court of 

Cciminal Appe1L; by Res~ondent ~3 cequic2d by 3':a':ute, Re1a~oc would have 

rgceived noticr:: from ':ha Cour-t of Criinal 1\pp.::aL;. 

II. 

RESPONDE:NT 

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2.01 Re:;pondent, ca~rs D\NIEL, in his C'ip1city a.s District Clerk of Hacci.s County, 

Texas has a ministaci~l duty to rec2ive and fila all papers in a criminal 

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pc;oceeding, and perform all other dutie:3 i.nposad on th~ clerk by law pursuant 

to TCCcP Ac':.. 2.21, and is responsible under 11.07 sec 3(c) to imil1ediately 

tr·:msmit to l:he Couct of Cci.minr.tl i\pt=J~al3 a copy of the a9pHca':ion foe writ 

of habeas corpus, any an.sw-:rs fil:d, and :t certificate reciting the date 

upon which that finding was "lade· if the convicting couct decide3. tn:tt l:hec~ 

are no i3sues to be resolved. CrlCis DaniGl, Di.strict Cl~rk, Hacris County may 

be 3ecved at his .place of bu3ine,::;s at P.O. Jox 4651, Hous:on,. Texa;;; 77210-4651. 

III. 

VIOLI\TION OF ARTICLE 11.07 OF THE .TEXI\S CODE QF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 

3.01 The Respondent violated ll.rticle 11.07 Section 3(c) of th~ Texa..:; Code of 

Cciminal Procedm·e by failing to provide a copy of ':h-: 3.pplic~tion for wdt of 

h:'lbea:; co::pu3, any answerd filed, and 01 c2ctificat-~ reci::ing th1t ti1e date upon 

wh 'i.ci1 that findii1g W'iS made :o the Couct of Cciwindl '-\.ppeaL;; within th::! t i.me 

pre~ccibed by law and within a rea.:mnable time from the da':-~ on ,.,1-}ich the 

doc ~uent3 wece cequest~d to b= transmitted. 

3.02 Reque.:>t.r.; foe the tcansmit:tal of th: application foe the writ of habeas 

cocpu.:;, any an.:>ivecs filed, and a certificate '='eciting the dat: upon which that 

finding W3'-;; ttHde by Relata:- to CHRIS DANL:!L,. Distdct Cle;:-k, Haec is Co'Jnty 1 by 

certified r.~ai.led lettec3 dated 11/24/2014; 04/16/2015; pursuant to Acticle 11.07 

.seci:ion 3(c) of the CodP. of Cciminal Pcocedure. Tcue .:1nd Correct copie.:; of 

the above letter.3 ace attached he:eto ::~..3 ::::xhibi':.s "Z\" and "3" and are incorpor-

'i::ed by c~fet:'ence hacein for all ;:mcposes. 

3.03 To da'::e, ~ela':oc has t'ec~..~ived no cespons~ ftom Re::3~)ondent regarding 

Relator 's req•.1est foe tcansmi tt01l of a copy of th~ application fo;:.· wei.': of 

hc:1o::'l3 corpu3, any answer.:; fil~d,, Cl.nd a cectificat.e r<::!ci::ing the date UtJon which 

thdt• finding was made to the Court of Criminal Appeals. 

3.04 A:.:; i::; cle01r f :-om Reb tor's let':.ecs, Relator. ha.s t:'ei?e?.tedly put Respondent 

On "~~C"' t-h"-:- R·"l"l-O.- '""'"":..:,. '"n·"' t-v-a·l·l·'\tll···t-=-l or:-="' ,~ooy o·r- r·n,.·:=-pp·l;~,.,., ... ;o··l • · .. .1..,..' • .,.. - ...... _ J.. --. ~~- 1.. .'J·.--.l"io..' ..,.l _. -L. ~ l . ._ -~..4 .!:t. -".._ · .L -1 .._.A. L\,.o.;;r.-'- ' 

fo;:- wcit of i1::1beas cocpus, any .ans·.vecs filed, and a cet:'tificat.~ reciting 

th~ d-i:e upon which that finding was made to the C:::ourt of Criminal Appeals 

and that such records are required by the Court of Criminal Appeals to act 

on Rel:lto~·'::; writ of Habeas Corpus. Relator ha·::l gone, well beyond any requirem~n': or obl iga=.ions impo3ed upon hiin by the Texas Code of Criminal ProC·'?-

~ . d'Jre. In contest to Relatot:''s effot'ts,. R~s.;:>ondent h1.,; wholly failed to 

comply with the Texas Code ofCri.minal Procedure, 1\cticle 11.07 Section. 

3(c), i.3 ac:ing in b~d faith, :'3.nd has alao faiL~d to afford r-elator the 

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professional and common courtesy of any written responses to his cor-respondence and ~equest. 

3.05 Article 11.07 Section 3{c) clearly states that "[i]f the convicting court 

decides that ·there ~re no such issues, the clerk shall immediately transmit [ emphasi.3 added] to the Court of Criminal Appeals a copy of the application, any answ8rs filed, and a certific~te reciting th= ddte upon whi.cl1 

that finding was miide. Failure ·Of the court to ac': within the allowed 20 

days shall cotl3dtutt-: such a finding." Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 

1.\rticle 11.07Sec. 3{c). Resi?ondent is in violation of tnis procedure, 

ministerial duties; and thus the laws of this stai::. 

IV. 

PRAYER FOR RELIEF 

WHEREFORE,.PREMIS'!:S CONSIDERt:D, Relator, [RICHARD GOOSBY], pro p2r, 

resp:ctfully request a finding that tn: Respondent did not transmit doc;lltH:mts I . . 

to ~ne Court of Cciminal Ap?e·'lls within a reasonable .time after the date they 

wee? requested and that Relator his litigation in good faith and h~s substantially pr:!vailed. Rel:=ttor ~1ray.s fo~ an order directing Res9ondent. to transmit 

a co;;>y of t.he-:it)plica::.ion for writ of habeas corpu0, any answers filed, and a 

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certificate reciting the date upon which that finding was made to th: Court 

of Criminal AppeaL; a3 directed in Article 11.07 Section 3(c) of the Texas 

Code of Criminal Procedure and as cequested in Relato~'s letters (Exhibits 

"A", & "B")·. 

AFFIDAVIT 

THE ST~T8 OF TEXT.\S § 

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COU~TY OF POTTER § / 

I swear under oath th3.t the facts and all~gationsin th.? above APPLICATION 

FOR WRIT OF Mi\NDAMUS are true and correct. 

S[GN8D UNDER OATH '3~FO~E ME, on this the 

UNSWORN DECL!-\RATION 

CERTIFIC~TE OF SERVICE 

day of I 2015. 

Notary Public in and foe 

the STATE OF T~X\S 

I h~c-?::,y certify ':.hc:tt a true copy of th~ above APPLICATION FQq ~IT OF 

M~DAMUS was Jerved on May 26, 2015 by pl.':lcing a copy in toe u.s. Mail addres3ed. 

t:::>: COU~'I' OF CRIMIN~L WPEi\LS P.O. Box 12308, CAPITOL STATIO.N, ~ustin, Te;~ 78(}) n/JA/ 

on thi3 the 26th day of.May, 2015. · .. )<~~ 

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Cause No. 1315052-B 

[RICHARD GOOSBY] 

TDCJ-ID [ ] I 

Relator::-

v. 

Barr::-~ County Distcict Cleek 

CHRIS D'\NIEL 

IN HIS OFF [CIZ\L CAPACITY 1 

Respondent 

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ORDER 

IN THE 230th JUDICIAL 

DISTRICT COURT OF 

HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 

On this day, came on to be heard th~ foregoing Relator's Application for 

Writ of Mandamus and i i: a>?IJe-3rs to the Court tha ': the SA.<ne should be: 

Gql\~TGD. 

----IT IS THEREFOR~ OROSR.SD THAT The Distric:t Clerks shall immediately trans1ni': 

to the Cou :-t of Criminal Appeal3 a copy of the application for wei t of i1.ac)eas 

co:~u,::;, any answers filed and a certifica.te rec:iting the date upon.which that 

transmit:t-31 wa:'> made. 

SIGNED on thia the day.of 1 2015. ----~--

Presiding-Judge