Court Opinion

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NO. 07-09-0312-CV

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

AT AMARILLO

PANEL B

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009
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IN RE: LUIS S. LEGATE, JR.
 
                                                                                                 Relator
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ORIGINAL MANDAMUS PROCEEDING
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BEFORE QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and HANCOCK, JJ.
          Pending before the court is a “Petition for Writ of Mandamus[,] Plaintiffs [sic] Original
Petition of Complaint for the Deliberate Denial of Proper Medical Treatment . . .” filed by
Luis S. Legate, Jr.  Through it, Legate complains about medical treatment he received
while incarcerated in a Texas prison.  We dismiss the petition.
          As an appellate court, we have the authority to issue writs of mandamus to protect
our jurisdiction and against a district and county court judge.  Tex. Gov. Code Ann.
§22.221(a) & (b) (Vernon 2004).  The relief sought by Legate is not against a judge.  Nor
does the underlying dispute implicate a pending appeal.  See In re Washington, 7 S.W.3d
181, 182 (Tex. App.–Houston [1st Dist.] 1999, no pet.) (holding that an appellate court may
issue mandamus to protect its jurisdiction when the relief sought implicates a pending
appeal).  Thus, we have no jurisdiction over the matter.
          The petition for writ of mandamus is dismissed.
 
                                                                           Per Curiam