Court Opinion

ID: 4414210
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2019-07-04 13:51:47.246176+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:02:12.521792
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Fourth Court of Appeals
                                      San Antonio, Texas

                                  MEMORANDUM OPINION
                                          No. 04-19-00414-CR

                                        IN RE Raymond DEBA

                                    Original Mandamus Proceeding 1

PER CURIAM

Sitting:          Sandee Bryan Marion, Chief Justice
                  Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
                  Liza A. Rodriguez, Justice

Delivered and Filed: July 3, 2019

PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION

           On June 19, 2019, relator filed a petition for writ of mandamus in which he contends he

has asked for the cost to obtain the reporter’s records in his two criminal cases but neither reporter

has responded to his request. Relator does not ask for specific relief from this court; therefore, we

assume he is requesting that this court issue a writ compelling the court reporters to provide him

with information about the cost of obtaining the records.

           By statute, an appellate court has the power to issue a writ of mandamus against a district

or county court judge. See TEX. GOV’T CODE § 22.221(b). An appellate court may also issue a

writ of mandamus to enforce its jurisdiction. See id. § 22.221(a). This court does not have

jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus against a district clerk or a court reporter unless such writ is

1
 This proceeding arises out of Cause Nos. 2005CR0956 & 2005CR0716, styled The State of Texas v. Raymond Deba,
pending in the County Court at Law No. 2, Bexar County, Texas, the Honorable Kevin M. O’Connell presiding.
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necessary to enforce our jurisdiction. See In re Coronado, 980 S.W.2d 691, 692 (Tex. App.—San

Antonio 1998, orig. proceeding) (per curiam). Relator has not asserted that the order he is requesting

is necessary to enforce our jurisdiction, nor has he provided a record that would support such an

argument. See Walker v. Packer, 827 S.W.2d 833, 837 (Tex. 1992) (holding relator has burden of

providing a sufficient record to establish right to mandamus relief). Accordingly, relator’s petition for

writ of mandamus is dismissed.

                                                    PER CURIAM

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