Court Opinion

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NUMBER 13-08-00588-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

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JESUS MENDOZA, 	Appellant,

v.

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ISMAEL "MELO" OCHOA,	Appellee.
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On Appeal from the 398th District Court 

of Hidalgo County, Texas.

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MEMORANDUM OPINION

 
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Garza and Vela

Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

	Appellant, Jesus Mendoza, attempts to appeal an order denying appellant's petition
to remove from office Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 2, Ismael Ochoa, entered on
June 26, 2008.  On December 23, 2008, the Clerk of the Court notified appellant it did not
appear that this Court has jurisdiction and that the appeal was subject to dismissal, unless
within ten days from the date of receipt of this letter, appellant corrected the defect. 
	The appellant responded on January 5, 2009, filing a "Motion to Proceed on this
Appeal."  The appellant asserts that this Court has jurisdiction to hear an appeal of a denial
of a petition for citation to remove a judge from office where concrete, specific, and
conclusive evidence supports the claim that the trial judge engaged in judicial misconduct. 	This Court does not have jurisdiction.  An appeal may not be taken from a dismissal
of a petition to remove an elected judge where the trial court refused to issue citation.  See
Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. §87.016 (Vernon 1999).   Accordingly, appellant's motion to
proceed is DENIED and the appeal is hereby DISMISSED FOR WANT OF
JURISDICTION.  See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a). 

							PER CURIAM
Memorandum Opinion delivered 
and filed this the 21st day of May, 2009.