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### Richacd Goosby c/0 9601 SPUR 591 (NOT A DOMOCILE) Amacillo, Texas Republic [neac 79107-9606]

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### 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

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# RECEIVED IN COURTOF CRIMINAL

## APPEAlS 

# JUN 02

# 2015 AbelAcosta,ClerkCause No. 1315052-3 [RICHI\RD GOOSBY] 

### § In the 230th Judicial Distcic: TDCJ 

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## f/TlJJJ Gz ], Relatot:'. 

### § § § 

### § § 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?p1i.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: 

### r.· RELATOR TDCJ 

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## 3. c,]·l..·"- 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 I'• ••

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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· •.... ,'1''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, Haecis Co'Jnty1 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 tcansmitt01l 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 Rebtor'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 require**m~n':** or obliga=.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

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### 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 I 

### 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 § §**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;~**  

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

### 3Cause 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 

# weit 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