IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS 

OF- TEXAS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS 

Clerk's Office: 

Dear clerk. Can you please bring to the court's attention 

the enclosed notice for leave to file a Writ of Mandamus with 

Brief in support. I thank you for your cooperation on this 

matter and hope that I have not been of any incpnvenience today. 

RECEIVED IN 

COURT OF GRIMINP:l APPEAlS 

APR 08 2015 

Ab84 Acosta, Clerk 

Date Filed:"{/~ /201.5 

(COVER LETTER) 

This document contains some 

pages that are of poor quality 

at the time of imaging. 

Respectfully Submitted, 

8 

KENEDY, TEXAS 78119 

Relator #689468 
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS 

OF TEXAS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS 

MARTIN LUTHER ALLEN 

Relator 

§ 

§ 

v. § 

HON. KEVIN POE, l 1 ·:'.· 

CFCU OPEN RECORDS COORDINATOR § 

Respondent § 

RELATOR'S NOTICE 

FOR LEAVE TO FILE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS 

CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS -

The relator certifies that the following listed persons 

have an interest in the outcome of this cause. these representations are made in order that the Judge of this Court may 

evaluate possible disqualifications or recusal. 

1. Martin Luther Allen, Relator 

May be served at the John B.Connally Unit, 899 FM 632 Kenedy, 

Texas 78119. 

2. Hon. Kevin Poe, Respondent 

Is the CFCU Open Records Coordinator: P~role Division, 8610 

Shoal Creek, Austin, Texas 78757. 

3. Hon. Brad Livingston, real party interest is Executive, . ;_,,. 

Director of the Parole Divisions open records section; 8610 

Shoal Creekt Austin, Texas 78757. 

I. 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Page{s) 

Certificate of Interested Persons ............................. I. 

Tables of Contents ............................................ II. 

Index of Au thor i t i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I I I . 

Address to the Court(Relator's Brief) ......................... 1. 

Preliminary Statement ......................................... 2. 

Sole Point of Error ........................................... 3. 

Law and Argument ............................................. 4-5. 

Prayer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. 

Relief Requested .. ~ ... 7. 

Certificate of Service ........................................ 7. 

Unsworn Declaration ............................................ 8. 

II. 
INDEX OF AUTHORITIES 

STATE CASES Page(s) 

Buntion v. Harmon, 

827 s.w. 2d 945, 947(Tex.crim.App.l992) ....................... 4. 

State ex rel. Healey v. McMeans, 

884 s.w. 2d 772, 774(Tex.crim.App.l994) ....................... 4. 

State ex rel. Holmes v. Third Court of Appeals, 

885 s.w. 2d .389, 392, n. 6(Tex.Crim.App.l994) ................. 4. 

Stearnes v. Clinton, 

780 s.w. 2d 216, 225(Tex.Crim.App.l989) ....................... 4. 

STATE CONSTITUTION, STATE STATUTES AND CODES 

T e x a s Go v e r n men t Cod e S e c t i o n 5 5 2 . 0 2 8 ( a ) _( l ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 1', 3_ . 

Texas Government Code Section 552.028 (b) ..•............... l,3,4. 

III. 
No. F~~02J1 

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS 

IN AUS:J'IN, TEXAS 

MARTIN LUTHER ALLEN 

Relator 

v. 

HON. KEVIN POE, CFCU OPEN RECORDS COORDINATOR 

'PAROLE DIVISION, AUSTIN TEXAS 

Respondent 

RELATOR'S BREIF 

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS: 

COMES NOW, Martin Luther Allen, Relator herein, complaining 

of the actions of the Hon. Kevin Poe, Respondent herein, 

Coordinator for the Parole Divisions Open Records Section, 

filing notice of complaint pertaining to Relator's unanswered 

petitions pursuant to Texas Government Code§ 552.028(a)(l)-

(b).(i.e, Request for information from Incarcerated Persons). 

l . 
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT. 

This mandamus action arises from relator's many unanswered 

petition(s) to the Open Records Section/Parole Division for 

the Texas Department of Criminal Justice System. Relator's 

reason for writting and submitting this complaint is to have 

the Open 

tunity to 

Records [furnish] relator with the. opp~rreceive a copy of the parole certificate that he 

the Walls. unit on 9/18/1989, which clearly stipSection 

received at 

ulated the conditions surrounding his release and mandatory 

supervision. The color of relator's parole certificate is 

very significant, because the color of the certificate expresses 

facially that the condtions of realator's realease were to 

[expire] lawfully on the same date that the certificate was 

issued, which was also the same day that relator was released 

from prison. In good faith relator reported the following day 

(9/19/1989) to the parole office on second ave in so~thern 

Dallas to discuss the terms specified on the front and back 

of his parole certificate. Sandra Hi~l(Relator's Parole Officer) reveiewed the certificate with her supervisor and informed 

relator that as of that momment according to the language of 

certificate he was not on parole and had legally discharged 

his sentence. Months later however, a blue warrant was issued 

by the Parole Division in Dallas for relator's arrest, in which, 

relator now complains was the product of an illegal/unlawful 

arrest, which the document in question [facially] shows. 

2. 
SOLE POINT OF ERROR 

Resp9ndant has a ministerial duty to adhere to the rul~(s) 

in section 552.028 (b) of the Texas Government Code. 

Respondent has abused it's discretion by failing to adhere 

to a duty which is fixed and required by law, by disclosing 

to either 

subsection 

individual. 

the relator or 

552.028 (a)(l) 

his [active] agent as described in 

information pertaining to that 

3. 
LAW AND ARGUMENT 

A mandamus is an extraordinary remedy that is to be invoked sparingly.· First, there must be no adequate remedy at 

law to redress the alleged harm, and second they must show 

a clear right to the relief sought. [see] Buntion v. Harmon, 

827 s.w. 2d 945, 947(Tex.Crim.App.l992). 

In the event that a remedy at law exist, it will not defeat 

an applicant's entitlement to the Writ when the remedy is so 

"uncertain, tedious, burdensome, slow·, inconvenient, inappropriate or ineffective" as to be deemed "inadequate". Stearnes 

v. Clinton, 780 s.w. 2d 216, 225(Tex.crim.App.l989). Although 

the second prong has been formulated as requiring that the 

[act] 

ment s. 

sought to 

are the 

be compelled is "ministerial", the two state-

"functional equivalent" of each other. [see] 

State ex rel. Holmes v. Third Court of Appeals, 885 s.w. 2d 

389, 392, n.6(Tex.Crim.App~l994) Under either formulation, 

mandamus is available to "correct judicial action that ignores 

clear, binding precedent" because administrative entities do 

not enjoy the freedom to ignore the law. State ex rel. Healey 

v. McMeans, 884 s.w. 2d 772, 774(Tex.Crim.App.l994). 

ARGUME.INIT 

The respondent has been notified numerous times as to the 

importance of this particular document in question, and the 

manner in which relator plans to establish that his arrest/ 

detainment in 1989 as a result of the blue warrant issued from 

the Parole Division was unlawful as stipulated on the face 

4. 
of the parole certificate that was issued to relator on 9/18/ 

1989 at the Valls unit on the day he was released from prison. 

On 7/15/2014, respondent intentionally [mis]represented(in his 

letter to relator) that relator'.s active agent, attorney Dexter 

fuller was mailed two(2) copies of the requested parole certificate on 2 different instances £rom respondent's office.[see] 

(Appendix marked B) . 

Under the lawful penalty of perjury, relator [swears] that 

the paperwork/documents mailed from respondent's office to 

attorney Dexter Fuller on 5/19/2014 and 6/12/2014 did not 

include or .have inside the specifically requested [blue] parole 

certificate that is the focal point of this instant complaint. 

Respondent has failed to do(ministerially) as he's required 

by law inregards to the Government Codes Information Act under 

Section 552.028 (b) . 

As a matter of practically, the denial of Mandamus relief 

to relator effectively denies relator an oppurtunity for any 

relief whatsoever. Relator, is entitled to an adequate remedy 

as well as [equal] oppurtunity to acquire said document from 

) 

the Open Records Section where respondent is employed, either 

directly from the parole division or through an active agent 

on his behalf such as attorney Dexter Fuller. Mandamus is the 

only adequate remedy available for the instant situation and 

this Court has the discretion to provide such a remedy immediately. 

5. 
of 

Wherefore, 

Mandamus 

Premises Considered, Relator Prays that a Writ 

issue immediately! 

6. 

Respectfully Submitted, 

CONNALLY UNIT 

KENEDY, TEXAS 78119 

Relatror 
RELIEF REQUESTED 

Relator's requested relief is that this Honorable Court 

[compell] the Respondent, Mr. Kevin Poe to furnish a copy of 

[blue] parole certificate that was/is asscoiated with relator's 

release form prison on 9/18/1989 from the Walls unit. Relator 

respectfully asks this particular document be made assessable 

either for him to obtain directly or through an active agent 

on his behalf somehow, due to his current incarceration. 

CC/ Martin Luther Allen 

CC/ CFCU Open Records Section Coordinator Kevin Poe 

CC/ Brad Livingston Director of Parole Division 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

This, I "Martin Luther Allen", do certify that a true, 

correct, and non-misleading copy of the foregoing was sent to 

the , following individuals. 

Honorable Kevin Poe 

CFCU Open Records Coordinator 

8610 Shoal Creek 

Austin, Texas 78757 

Honorable Brad Livingston 

Executive Director: Parole Divisions 

8610 Shoal Creek 

Austin, Texas 78757 

7. 

Executed on Af~""~\ 61:\-.. , 201~. 
UNSWORN DECLARATION 

I, Martin Luther Allen(TDCJ-ID# 689468), swear under 

penalty of perjury that the facts and allegations in the application for Writ of Mandamus are true and correct. 

Signed on this~ Day of ~01~. 

8. 
INDEX OF APPENDIX 

Appendix A: A Copy Of Relator's Written Corespondence To The 

Respondent Seeking Redress For This Matter. 

Appendix B: A Copy Of Respondent's Letter To The Relator [Mis] 

stating The Truth About Actually Mailing A Copy 

Of .The R~quested Parole Certificate To Relator's 

Active Agent Attorney Dexter Fuller. 
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APPENDIX B. 
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE 

July 15, 2014 

Martin Allen 

SID#03348980 TDCJ#689468 

899 BM 632(Connally) 

Kenedy, TX 78119 

Re: Open Records Request#: 36048 

Offender Name Allen, Martin 

To Whom It May Concern 

TDCJ /SID #689468 I 03348980 

Brad Livingston 

Executive Director 

The parole ce_rtificate that Attorney Dexter Fuller requested for Open Records Request 

#34862, was mailed to him on 5/19/2014. Another request #35389 for a parole certificate 

from Attorney Dexter Fuller was mailed to him on 6/12/2014. 

Sincere.Jj7 . . / 

·~/ttl.f~ Connie Malone 

Program Supervisor I 

Open Records 

8712 Shoal Creek Blvd. 

Austin, TX 78757 

(512) 465-5954 

Fax(512)406-5930 

KP 

CLOSED ON 7/15/2014 

The mission of the Parole Division is to promote public safety and positive ojj(!l1der change 

. through effective supervision, programs, and services. ' 

Stuart Jenkins, Parole Division, Director 

8610 Shoal Creek, Austin, Texas 78757 

Phone (512) 406-5401, Fax (512) 406-5858 

www. tdcj.state. tx. us