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Fourth Court of Appeals
                                       San Antonio, Texas
                                  MEMORANDUM OPINION
                                           No. 04-13-00328-CV

                                      IN RE David A. EDWARDS

                                    Original Mandamus Proceeding 1

PER CURIAM

Sitting:         Karen Angelini, Justice
                 Sandee Bryan Marion, Justice
                 Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice

Delivered and Filed: June 5, 2013

PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS DENIED

           On May 24, 2013, Relator David A. Edwards filed a petition for writ of mandamus,

complaining the trial court has failed to rule on his various motions. However, in order to be

entitled to mandamus relief, Relator must establish the trial court: (1) had a legal duty to perform

a non-discretionary act; (2) was asked to perform the act; and (3) failed or refused to do so. In re

Molina, 94 S.W.3d 885, 886 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2003, orig. proceeding).                           When a

properly filed motion is pending before a trial court, the act of giving consideration to and ruling

upon that motion is ministerial, and mandamus may issue to compel the trial judge to act. See

Safety-Kleen Corp. v. Garcia, 945 S.W.2d 268, 269 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1997, orig.

proceeding). However, mandamus will not issue unless the record indicates that a properly filed

motion has awaited disposition for an unreasonable amount of time. See id.

1
 This proceeding arises out of Cause No. 12-02-0185-CVA, in the 218th Judicial District Court, Atascosa County,
Texas, the Honorable Stella Saxon presiding.
                                                                                  04-13-00328-CV

       Relator has the burden of providing this court with a record sufficient to establish his

right to mandamus relief. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.7(a) (“Relator must file with the petition [ ] a

certified or sworn copy of every document that is material to the relator’s claim for relief and

that was filed in any underlying proceeding”); see also TEX. R. APP. P. 52.3(k)(1)(A); Walker v.

Packer, 827 S.W.2d 833, 837 (Tex. 1992) (orig. proceeding).

       Here, Relator asserts he filed various motions that the trial court has failed to rule on.

However, he has not provided this court with a file stamped copy of any of the motions or any

other documents to show that a properly filed motion is pending before the trial court and has

been brought to the trial court’s attention. Based on the foregoing, we conclude Relator has not

shown himself entitled to mandamus relief. Accordingly, relator’s petition for writ of mandamus

is DENIED. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a).

                                                    PER CURIAM

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