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214-653-5852 March 24, 2015 JUDGE AMBER GIVENS-DAVIS 282nd JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Frank Crowley Courts Building 133 N. Riverfront Blvd., LB-32

Dallas, Texas 75207-4399 (214) 653-5852

Honorable Judges ofthe Court ofCriminal Appeals Court ofCriminal Appeals P.O. Box 12308, Capital Station Austin, Texas 78711 

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Court Reporter 214-653-5853

COURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALS MAR 2? 2015 

### Ab§IAcosta,Clerk RE: The State ofTexas vs. Richard Brown, Jr. Cause No. F06-62942-S; CCANos. WR-72,337-03 and WR-72,337-04 

### To the Honorable Judges ofthe Court ofCriminal Appeals: 

### The purpose ofthis letter is to respond to this Court's Order of December 

## 17, 2014. This Court's order required the Judge ofthe 282nd Judicial District Court to fileresponses with this Court stating whether Relator filed the motions to 

### compel regarding the sheriff and themedical records and whether Relatorfiled the motion to compel regarding the district clerk and the habeas pleadings. 

## Additionally, this Court ordered the Judge ofthe 282nd Judicial District Court to indicate ifthose motions were properly filed and whether the Court had ruled on those motions. 

## In response to this Order, the Respondent Judge ofthe 282nd Judicial District Court took office on January 1, 2015, and first became aware of this 

### Court's December 17, 2014, order theweek ofMarch 16th, 2015. As soon asthe Respondent Court became aware of this Court's Order it worked diligently to resolve the issues in the order. During its research, Respondent Judge determined 

### that Relator has filed the motions to compel directed to the Sheriffand the District 

### Clerk regarding the medical records and the habeas pleadings. These motions 

### wereproperly filed with theDistrict Clerk's office and they appear on theonBase 

### system, which is the digital records system in Dallas County. The Respondent Court ruled on the Relator's motions on March 20, 2015. (A copy ofsaid order is attached hereto to this response).FELICIA SMITH Court Coordinator

214-653-5852 JUDGE AMBER GIVENS-DAVIS 282nd JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Frank Crowley Courts Building 133 N. Riverfront Blvd., LB-32

Dallas, Texas 75207-4399 (214) 653-5852 PATRICIA HOLT Court Reporter 214-653-5853

The Respondent Court further found that Relator filed a pro se motion for DNA testing on July 17, 2014. The Respondent Judge has also ruled on said motion. Should you require any additional information regarding this matter, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely,

Judge Amber Givens-Davis ,nd 282TM Judicial District Court

# <£?/ 9, *<r CAUSE NO. F06-62942-US WRITNO. W06-62942-S(B)

THE STATE OF TEXAS
V. RICHARD BROWN, JR. 

## § INTHE 282NDJUDICIAL § DISTRICT COURT § DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS
ORDER The defendant, Richard Brown, Jr., has filed numerous pro se motions with the Court. Having reviewed the motions the Court now makes the following rulings: Defendant's Motion to Compel filed September 30, 2013, is DENIED. Defendant's Motion to Compel filed December 27, 2013, is DENIED. Defendant's Motion to Compel filed April 22, 2014, is DENIED. 

### Defendant's Motion for Appointment of Counsel Under Chapter 64.01 Texas Code of Criminal Procedure is GRANTED and the Court appoints Julie Doucet, Dallas County Public Defenders Office, to represent the defendant on his motion for forensic DNA testing. The District Clerk is ordered to forward a copy ofdefendant's motion for DNA testing to the said Julie Doucet. Defendant's Second Motion to Compel filed October 24, 2014 is GRANTED and the Dallas County District Clerk's Office is hereby ORDERED to forward to the defendant, Richard Brown, Jr., TDCJ #1387146, Michael Unit,

### 2664 FM 2054, Tennessee Colony, Texas 75886 copies ofthe affidavits oftrial 

### counsel and appellate counsel, if any, filed in Writ No. W06-62942-S(B) along with the trial court's findings in said writ. 

### The Clerk ofthis Court is ORDERED forward a copy ofthis order to the defendant, Richard Brown, Jr., TDCJ #1387146, Michael Unit, 2664 FM 2054, 

### Tennessee Colony, Texas 75886, and to Julie Doucet, Dallas County Public
Defenders Office. 

# SIGNEDthis ? X) dayofMarch,2015.

AMBER GIVENS-D^VIS, JUDGE 282ndJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS