FELICIA SMITH

Court Coordinator

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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PATRICIA HOLT

Court Reporter

214-653-5853

COURTOF CRIMINAL APPEALS

MAR 2? 2015

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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 of this letter is to respond to this Court's Order of December

17, 2014. This Court's order required the Judge of the 282nd Judicial District

Court to file responses with this Court stating whether Relator filed the motions to

compel regarding the sheriff and the medical records and whether Relator filed 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 if those motions were properly filed and whether the Court had ruled on

those motions.

In response to this Order, the Respondent Judge of the 282nd Judicial

District Court took office on January 1, 2015, and first became aware of this

Court's December 17, 2014, order the week of March 16th, 2015. Assoon 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 Sheriff and the District

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

were properly filed with the District Clerk's office and they appear on the onBase

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
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CAUSE NO. F06-62942-US

WRIT NO. W06-62942-S(B)

THE STATE OF TEXAS

V.

RICHARD BROWN, JR.

§ IN THE 282ND JUDICIAL

§ 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

of defendant'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 of the affidavits of trial

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 of this Court is ORDERED forward a copy of this 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.

SIGNED this ?X) day ofMarch, 2015.

AMBER GIVENS-D^VIS, JUDGE

282nd JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS