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ASEL ACOSTA, CLERK TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OFFICE OF THE CLERK P.O. Box12308, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711
In·re: Ex parte Jo'seph Johnson, Jr.
To the Hon. Abel Acosta, Trial Court No. 1234108

Enclosed please find for fil±ng and action my "Writ of Mandamus'' filed**wh~re** the county Clerk has apparently not forwarded my Writ as Law requires from the letter I received from your office Sept. 1, 2015. As I receivedmy copy of the States Answer back in July.I just assumed a copy was being sent to the Court of Criminal Appeals, though**ili~th** the issue of corruption and alter**documenta:~** tion by the Harris Countyjudicial officials I can understand the reason for not forwarding the Writ. I ask that you please notify myself up receipt and filing of this action.

# Jo~6aNs**7~R.** 1758171 C.T. Terrell 1300 FM655 Roshaion, Texas 77583j
TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS

EX PARTE JOSEPH JOHNSON, JR., Petitioner § § § WRIT NO.

WRIT OF MANDAMUS
BEFORE THE COURT: C0M E S N 0WJOS E P H J0H N S0N , J R . , P e t i t i o n er·p r o s e , a n d f i l e s this his "Writ ofMandamus" in the·above styled cause where the County of conviction has refused, pursuant to Notice from the Clerk of the Court, to forward Petitioner's Art. 11.07Writ of Habeas Corpus to the Court. Pursuant to a letter from Brenda McNeal, Deputy Clerk of Harris County, Texas, Petitioner's Writ
was received June 8, 2015, although Petiticrner had filed/mailed itin mid May, 2015. Trial Court NO. 1234108-B On July 13, 2015, Petitioner received trhe**"Stat~'s** Answer and Order'' to which**h~** immediately filed a rebuttal. On July 14, 2015, Petitioner received a signed copy of same showing that Judge Kroeker had signed off on the "State's Proposed Finding's of Facts C oncl u s i o n s o f L a w , a n d 0r d e r" J u l y 6 , 201 5 . If this was the case then Petitioner'sWrit of Habeas Corpus should have arrived in the Office of the**Cle~k** of the Court of Criminal Appeals at or about the same time as Petitioner received his copy..
\ On August 16, 2015, having received No·Notice by "White Card" that the Writ hadbeen received and filed for review on the new issues of Constitutional violation, Petitioner forwarded a letter

1to Abel Acosta, Clerk, on the matter. On August 25, 2015, Mr. Acosta returned a reply letter to Petitioner which he received
on September 1, 2015, statinghis office has NO record of having
ever**receiv~d** said Writ. As of the preparation of this document it has now been 87 days, 52 days longer than allowed**~y** Law, since the county received Petitioner's Writ. WHEREFORE; Petitioner would so pray this Honorable Court to GRANT him his Writ and enter an Order for the Clerk of the Court to Notify the Clerk of the Harris County District Clerk's Office to forward Petitioner's Art. 11.07Writ of Habeas Corpus and all Court documents to the Court of Criminal Appeals for review of the issues"post haste. Further Petitioner prayeth not. Respectfully submitted,

UNSWORN DECLARATION I, Joseph Johnson, Jr., TDCJ No. 1758171, being**pr~sently restrain~d**  ofmy liberty**~n** violation of 18 USC §241, at the C.T. Terrell unit located at 1300 FM 655, Rosharon, Texas 77583 in Brazoria County, declares under penalty ofperjury thta the foregoing document is true and correct toithe best ofmy knowledge. Signed this the

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