Cause No. 15 305-C
Gilbert S. Damian**Th~**cJB,e District::'Court 

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### v. Walker**LOUh~v0e~~·** Walker County**Distr~ct** Clerk: In Her Official Capacity, 278Th Judicial District



### A. :§ § RLAINTIFF"S ORIGINAL APR..ICATION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS 

# RECEIVED IN COURT OF 

### CRIMINALAPPEALS 

## MAR 06 

## 2015 TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT: COMES NOW,Gilbert Damian,Relator,pro se in the above-style and numbered cause**Ab~1\cm>m,~~** this original Application For Writ Of Mandamus,pursaunt to Article 11 .07 Sectiopn 3(c) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure,and would show the Court the following: B. RELATOR I. 1.01 Gilbert Damian,TDCJ#382329 is an offender incarcerated in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and is appearing pro se, who can be**located~a:t** Polunsky Unit,3872 FM 350 South,Polk County,Texas 77351 1 .02 Relator has exhausted his remedies and has no other adequate remedy at law. 1.03 The act sought to be comp-lelled is ministerial not discretionary in nature.TCCP Art. 11 .07

Section 3(c) requires Respondent to immediately transmit to The Court Criminal Appeals a copy**~f** the application for writ of habeas corpus,any answers filed,and a certificate reciting the date upon which that finding was made,if the convicting court decides that there are no issues to be resolved.No copy of the application for writ of habeas corpus,any answers filed,and a certificate ' reciting the date upon which that finding was made have been transmitted to The Court Criminal Appeals.Had such documents been•-; transmitted to the Court Criminal Appeals by Respondent as required by statute,relator would have recieved notice from The Court Criminal Appeals. C RESPONDENT II. 2.01 respondent,Gilbert Damian,in her/his capacity as District Clerk of Walker county,Texas has
a ministerial duty to recieve and file all papers in a crinminal proceeding,and perform all other duties imposed on the clerk by law pursuant to TCCP Art. 2.21 ,and is responsible under TCCP 11.07
1Sec. 3(c) to immedeiately transmit to The Court of Criminal Appeals a copy of the 9Pplication for writ of habeas corpus,any answers filed,and a certificate reciting the date upon 

### ' which that finding was made if the convicting court decided that there are no issues to be resolved. The District Clerk,Walker County may be be served at her/his**;~place** of business at Walker County, Huntsville,Texas 77342. 

### III. D. VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 11.07 OF THE TEXAS CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 3.01 The Responde4nt violated Article 11 .07 section 3(c) of the Texas Code of Criminal Precedure by failing to provided a copy of the application for writ of habeas corpus,any answers filed and a certificate reciting the date upon which thattfinding was made to the Court of Criminal Appeals within the time presribed by law and**with~n** a reasonable time from the date on which the documents
were requested to be transmitted. 3.02 requests for the transmittal of the application for writ of habeas corpus,any answers filed, and a certificate reciting the date upon which that finding was made were made by Relator to District Clerk,Walker County, letters dated August 19,2009 State's Motion to Designate Issues and a Proposed Order Designating Issues purauant to Article 11 .07 Section 3(c) of the\! Code of Criminal Procedure True and accurate copies of the above Document s are attached hereto as Exhibits"A"i through 11811 and are incorporated by reference herein for all purposes. 'B.03 To date Relator has recieved no response from Rependent regardingsRelator's request for transmittal of a copy of the application for writ of habeas corpus,any anwers filed and a certificate reciting the date upon which that finding was made to the Court of Criminal Appeals. 3.04 As is clear from Relator's letters,Relator has repeatedly put Respondent on notice that Relator seeks the transmittal of a copy of the application for a writ of habeas corpus,any answers filed,and
a certificate reciting the date upon which that finding was made to the Court of Criminal Appeals and that such records are required by The Court of Criminal Appeals to act on Relator's writ of habeas corpus.Relator has gone well beyond any requirement or**obligationsim~ose8upon** him by The Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.In contrast to Relator's effort'.'lRespondent has wholly failed to comply with the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure,Article 11.07 Section 3(c),is acting in bad faith,and has also
2fai£: 7aJifEJrd Relator the prfessional and cOTIIT[)n courtesy of any written responses to his correspondence and requests. 3•

05 Article 11 •07 Section 3(c) clearly states that "[9;;];fthe convicting court decides that there:
are no such issues,the clerk shall immediately transmit [emphasis added] to the Court of Crimininal Appeals a copy of the the application any answers filed and a certificate reciting the date**upon~which** that finding was made.Failure of the court to act within the allowed 20 days shall constitute such a finding."Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 11.07 Sec. 3(c). Respondent is in violation of this procedure,nministerial duties,and thus the laws of this state. 

### IV. D. PRAYER FOR RELIEF WHEREFORE,PREMISES CONSIDERED Relator,Gilbert Damian,pro se,respectfully request a finding that the Respondent did not transmit documents to the Court od Criminal Appeals within a reasonable time after the date they were requested and that Relator brought this litigation in good faith and has substantially prevailed.Relator prays for an Order directing Respondent to trnasmit copy of the application for writ of habeas corpus,any answers filed and certificate reciting the date upon which that finding was made to the Court of Criminal Appeals as directed in Artic:!.e·;11 .07 Section 3(c) of the Texas Code of Relator's letters (Exhibits"A" th4gh 118 11 ). i
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# _) 'RELATOR

F.CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true copy of the above APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS was served on February 25,2rn5 by placing a copy in the U.S. Mail addressed To:
on this the day of February 2rn 5. Court of Criminal Appeals P.O. Box 12308 State Capital of Texas Austin,Texas 78711*2308*USA

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### CAUSE NO :11 

### 5305C


### ·---- Gilbert Damian TDCJ-ID #382329



### v. UNKNOWN COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY, RESPONDENT. § § § § § § § § § § 

### ORDER IN THE 27BTH JUDICIAL
DISTRICT COURT OF

WALKER COUNTV,TEXAS

On this day,came to be heard the foregoing Relator's application for writ of Mandamus and it appears to the Court that the same should be:**o~;~** GRANTED



### IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT the District Clerk shall immediately transmit to the Court of Criminal Appeals a copy of the application for writ of habeas corpus,any answers filed and
a certificate reciting the date upon which trnsmittal was made. SIGNED on this the
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PRESIDING JUDGE

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### SPECIAL PROSECUTION UNIT

Kimberly Blackwill % 

### Walker 

### County District Clerk 

### 301 Courthouse 1100 University Ave. Huntsville, Texas 

### 77340 340 Hwy. 75N
.. Suite A Huntsville. Texas 77320 (936) 291-2369 Fax (936) 291-0845 

### August 19, 2009

Re: Cause No. 15305C(A-1), 

### Ex Parte Gilbert Damian Dear Kimberly: 

### Enclosed for filing please find the State's Motion to Designate Issues and 

### c:· Proposed Order Designating Issues. 

### Please present these to the judge for his consideratfion atong

### witrt t.ile**app~ication** 

### for habeas corpus. 

### By copy of

### this**~etter.** 

### pre se applicant is being notified ofthis filing. Thank you for

### your assistance with this matter. Ifyou need 

### anything further, please caiL



### cc: Gilbert Damian Sincerely,

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### Melinda Fletcher, Appellate Attorney 

### Special Prosecution Unit 

### State Bar Card No 18403630 

### P 0 Box 1744 Amarillo, Texas 79105 

### Phone 806 367 9407 

### .Fax 806· 367 9407

### CAUSE NO. 6430-A 

### EXP.AR'fE 

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## JliDhCIAL § DISTRICT COURT OF GILBERTDAMIAN 

### § WALKER COUNTY, TEXAS
STATE'SREQUEST TODESIGNATE ISSUES


### TOTHEHONORABLE
.. ruDGE OF SAID COURT: CO:M:ES NOW, 

### the State of Texas, by and through 

### Melinda Fletcher, post

### conviction attorney for the Special Prosecution Unit, and moves this Court to enter an 

### order designating issues ofcontroverted, previously unresolved fact to be resolved. On July 23, 2009, Gilbert Damian 

### filed an 

### application for writ 

### ofhabeas corpus pursuant to TEX. CODE CPJM. PROC. 

### art. 11.07, 

### seeking to 

### challenge his final felony conviction 

### :tor aggravated 

### assault 

### _t>..n application filed under a..rt.icle 11.07 provides for a 

### prompt review by 

### the trial court to determine whether the 

### application alleges any facts, 

### which iftrue, couid entitle the 

### applicant to relief. 

### See art. 11.07, 

### § 3 

### (c). 

## lfthe 

### court deterrr.J.ines that 

### controverted facts 

### do exist, is shall enter an 

### order designating 

### the issues 

### offact to 

### be resolved. A..rL 11.07, § 

### 3 (d); 

### see lvlartin v. Hamlin, 25 S.W.3d 718, 

### (Tex. Crim. 

### App. 2000) (holding

· the trial court has a duty to designate issues if

### it determines a habeas application contains

controverted issues.). Upon entry ofan order designating issues, the clerk does 

### not have


### a duty to forward the application to 

### the Court of Criminal Appeals, until the trial court 

### has resolved those issues and entered 

### its fmdings. 

### See art. 

### 11.07, § 

### 3 (d).

### The State 

### believes that the information 

## from appellant's trial 

## attorney will assist the Court 

## in detennining whether facts 

### exist material to the legality of ApplicCIJufs confinementbefore

### his application is forwarded to the Court ofCriminal Appeals. Consequently, the 

### State requests the Court enter an order designating 1ssues ordering applicants trial attorney, Elizabeth Derieux, to file an affidavit within thirty (30) days ofthe signing ofthis order, addressing applicant's claim ofineffective assistance of counsel. Further, the State requests both parties be allowed an additional thirty 

### (30) days, afterthe receipt ofthe affidavit(s) topreparetheirresponses to applicant's claims. 

### WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, the State prays that this Court enterthe State's Proposed OrderDesignating issues. RespectfuHy submitted,
Melinda Fletcher 

### Post-Conviction Attorney Special 

### Prosecution Unit P U Box 1744 _A
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### .rnari..llo, Texas 791 OS 

### Phone & 

### Fax 806.367.9407 Texas Bar Card No. 18403630

### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I 

### hereby certify that on the 19m 

### day ofAugust, 2009, a 

### true and 

### correct copy ofthe 

### State's Request to Designate Issues and Order 

### were mailed postage prepaid to pro se applicant, Gilbert Damian, TDC # 382329, % TDCJ Wynne Unit, Huntsville, Texas 77349.



### Melinda Fletcher

### CAUSE NO. 6430-A 

### § 

### IN T.lti'!:E 278TH 

### JUDICIAL § DISTRICT CO-URT OF GILBERT DAMIAN 

### § 

## WALI<ER COUNTY, TEXAS ORDERDESIGNATINGISSUES 

### Tbe Court, having reviewed Applicant's application for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to TEx. CODE CRIM. PROC. art. 11.07, decides that there is a question ofwhdher there may be controverted, previously unresolved facts material to 

# the legality of Applicant's confinement that require resolution. Accordingly, the.Court designates tht.:! fqllowing issues toberesolved: whether applicant's counsel"was ineffective. A 

### hearing shall 

### be conducted by affidavit. 

### Applicant should not be returned to 

### Walker County. 

### Applicants trial attorney, Elizabeth Derieux, shall each prepare an 

### affidavit, responding to 

### the above-designated issues. The attorney is 

### encouraged to obtain other affidavits as may be necessary to resolvethese issues, The 

### original affidavits 

### shall be submitted to rhe 

### Clerk of this 

### Court with a cop:-' 

### mailed to the applicant, Gilbert Damian, TDC # 

### 382329, % 

### TDCJ vVynne Unit, Huntsville, 

### Texas 77349, and 

### the State's post-conviction attorney, Melinda Fletcher, P 0 

### Box 174-4, /\marillo, Texas 

### 79105 5 

### no later 

### than September 30th 5 

### 2009. 

### Upon receipt ofthe affid.avit(s), 

### eacb pa..n:y is allowed to 

### file a response 

### and subm.it it 

### to the Clerk ofthis Court with 

### a 

### copy mailed to 

### the 

### opposing parry, no iater 

### October 30t\ 2',009. 

### The Clerk ofthis Court is directed to send a copy ofthe writ 

### application along wrth attached exhibits, to applicant's trial attorney, Elizabeth Derieux, 

### P 0 Box 2649.**Lon~'ie\1\·.** 

### Texas 75606.

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### - The Clerk ofthis Courtis also directed to send a copies ofthis Orderto: (1) The 

### State's post-conviction attorney, Melinda Fletcher, P 

### 0 Box 1744, Amarillo, Texas 79105; (2) ProSe**Applican~** 

### Gilbert**Damian~** 

### TDC # 

### 382329, % 

### TDCJ Wynne 

### Unit, 

### Huntsville, Texas 

### 77349; 

### and

### (3) Applicant's attorney at trial, ElizabethDerieux, 

### P 0 Box

## 2649, Longview, Texas 

## 75606.

SIGNED this, the
__day ofAugust, 200Y.



### JUDGE PRESIDING