### T E X A S C O U R T O F A P P E A L S , T H I R D D I S T R I C T , A T A U S T I N

NO. 03-11-00821- CV
In re Juan De Dios Guajar do

ORI GINAL P ROCEEDI NG F ROM TRAVIS CO UNTY

M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N Relator Juan De Dios Guaja rdo filed a pro se petition for writ of manda mus in thi s Court. See Tex. Gov’t C ode Ann. § 22.221 (West Supp. 2010); see also Tex. R. App. P . 52.1. In his petition, Guajardo asks this Court to direct the Tr avis County District Clerk to transmit a copy of his application for writ of habea s corpus, and all related filings, to the Court of Criminal Appea ls in acc ordanc e with article 11.07 of Texas Code of Criminal Procedur e. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. ar t. 11.07, § 3(c) ( West S upp. 2010). Ar ti cle 11.07 vests complete jurisdiction over post-conviction relief from fin a l f e lo ny convictions in the Texa s C o u rt o f Criminal Appea ls. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 11.07 (West Supp. 2010); Board of Pardons & Paroles ex rel. Keene v. Court of Appeals for Eighth Dist. , 910 S.W .2d 4 8 1 , 483 (Tex. Crim. App. 1995); In re W atson , 253 S.W .3d 319, 320 (Tex. App.—Amar illo 2008, orig

. proce eding ). The courts of appea ls have no role in criminal law matters perta ining to proce eding s under article 11.07. In re Briscoe , 20 S.W .3d 196 (Tex. App.—Houston [14t h Dist.] 2006, orig

. proce eding ); In re McAfe e , 53 S.W .3d 715, 718 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, orig

. proce eding ). Should an applicant find it nece ssary to co m p l ai n about theproce ssing of an article 11.07 application for writ of habea s corp u s , t he applicant may seek

mandamus re l i ef from the Court of Criminal Appea ls. W atson , 253 S.W .3d at 320; Briscoe , 20 S.W .3d at 196; see, e.g. , Benson v. District Clerk , 331 S.W .3d 431 (Tex. Crim. App. 2011) (Court of Criminal Appea ls conditionally g rante d writ of mandamus aga i n s t d i s trict cler k to compel perf ormanc e of minist eria l duty to rec eive, file, and forwa rd hab ea s corpus application under article 11.07). Moreove r, this Co u rt ’s mandamus jurisdiction, g overne d by section 22.221 of the Texas Governme nt Code, is ex pressly limit ed to: (1) writs ag ainst a district court judg e or c ounty court judge in this Court’s district, and (2) all writs nece ssary to enfor ce our jurisdiction. See Tex. Go v ’t C o d e Ann. § 22.221. Thus, we have no jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus ag ains t a district cler

k unless nece ssary to enfor ce our jurisdiction. See id. ; In re W ashington , 7 S.W .3d 181, 182 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1999, orig

. proce eding ). As we have no jurisdiction in a habea s corpus pr ocee ding se ekingrelief from a f inal felony conviction pursuant to article 11.07, we have

n o j u ri s d i ct i on to issue a writ of mandamus ag ainst a district cler k in connec tion with such a proce eding

. Only the Texas Court of Criminal Appea ls has jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus perta ining to habea s corpus proce eding s under article 11.07, including those ag ainst a district cler k. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 1 1

. 0 7 , § 3; Keene , 910 S.W .2d at 483; McAfe e , 53 S.W .3d at 717-18. Guajar do’s petition for writ of mandamus seeks a writ ag ainst the Travis County District Clerk. Howeve r, that writ is not nece ssary to enfor ce this Court’s jurisdiction and, further , seeks r elief in c onnection with an article 11.07 habea s corpus proc eeding . Consequently , we lac k

2juris diction to g rant the reque sted relief

. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221(b)( 1) (West Supp. 2010). Acc ording ly , we dismiss Guajar do’s petition for writ of mandamus for want of jurisdiction.

__________________________________________ Melissa Goodwin, Jus tice Be fore J ustices Pury ear , Henson a nd Goodwin Dismissed for Want of J urisdiction Filed: January

25, 2012

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