## NO S . 12

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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT

TYLER, TEXAS

IN RE:
BRUCE E. DIGBY,

RELATOR §
§
§ ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

MEMORANDUM OPINION
Re lator, Bruce E. Digby, an inmate in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, seeks mandamus relief against Reba Squyres, District Clerk of Angelina County, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice

– Correctional Institutions Division (TDCJ). We dismiss the petition in each cause. This court has the authority to issue a writ of mandamus against “a judge of a district or county court in the court of appeals district” and other writs as necessary to enforce the court’s appellate jurisdiction. See T EX

. G O V ’ T C ODE A NN

. § 22.221 (West 2004). Generally, neither the District Clerk of Angelina County nor the personnel at TDCJ are parties against whom we have the power to issue a writ of mandamus. See id . And Relator has not demonstrated that the
exercise of our writ power is necessary to enforce our jurisdiction. Therefore, we have no authority to grant the relief Relator seeks. Accordingly, the petition in each cause is dismissed for want of jurisdiction

. Opinion delivered February 12, 2014. Panel consiste d of Worthen, C.J., Griffith, J., and Hoyle, J.

( DO NOT PUBLISH )

## COURT OF APPEALS

TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT OF TEXAS

JUDGMENT

FEBRUARY 1 2 , 2014

NO. 12

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BRUCE E. DIGBY, Relator V. HON. PA UL E. WHITE , Respondent Original Proceeding

ON THIS DAY came to be heard the petition for writ of mandamus filed by BRUCE E. DIGBY , who is the defendant in Cause No. CR

- 7493 , pending on the docket of
the 159 th Judicial District Court of Angelina County, Te xas. Said petition for writ of mandamus having been filed herein on February 7, 2014 , and the same having been duly considered, because it is the opinion of this Court that this Court does not have jurisdiction and that the application for writ of error s hould be dismissed , it is therefore CONSIDERED, ADJUDGED
and ORDERED that the said application for writ of error be, and the same is, hereby D ISMISS ED

FOR W ANT OF J URISDICTION

.

Brian Hoyle, Justice

. Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Griffith, J., and Hoy le, J.

## COURT OF APPEALS

TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT OF TEXAS

JUDGMENT

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

NO. 12

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- CR

BRUCE E. DIGBY, Relator V. HON. PAUL E. WHITE, Respondent Original Proceeding

ON THIS DAY came to be heard the petition for writ of mandamus filed by BRUCE E. DIGBY , who is the defendant in Cause No. CR

- 22949 , pending on the docket of
the 159 th Judicial District Court of Angelina County, Texas. Said petition for writ of mandamus having been filed herein on February 7, 2014 , and the s ame having been duly considered, because it is the opinion of this Court that this Court does not have jurisdiction and that the application for writ of error should be dismissed , it is therefore CONSIDERED, ADJUDGED
and ORDERED that the said application f or writ of error be, and the same is, hereby D ISMISS ED

FOR W ANT OF J URISDICTION

.

Brian Hoyle, Justice

. Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Griffith, J., and Hoyle, J.