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Fourth Court of Appeals
                                         San Antonio, Texas

                                    MEMORANDUM OPINION

                                             No. 04-14-00463-CV

                                      IN RE David Allan EDWARDS

                                      Original Mandamus Proceeding 1

PER CURIAM

Sitting:         Sandee Bryan Marion, Justice
                 Marialyn Barnard, Justice
                 Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice

Delivered and Filed: July 23, 2014

PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS DENIED

           On June 27, 2014, relator David Allan Edwards filed a pro se petition for writ of

mandamus, complaining the trial court has failed to rule on relator’s motion in the underlying civil

proceeding. 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

1
  This proceeding arises out of Cause No. 12-02-0185-CVA, styled David Allan Edwards v. County of Atascosa;
District Attorney of Atascosa County; Judge over Court; Sheriff of Atascosa County; County Court of Commissioners
of Atascosa County; Lon Gillespie; William Torans; Freddie Ogden; Weldon Cude; Dr. Gerald B. Phillips, Physician
of County Jail, Atascosa County, Individual Capacity, pending in the 218th Judicial District Court, Atascosa County,
Texas, the Honorable Stella Saxon presiding.
                                                                                      04-14-00463-CV

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.

       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).

       Relator asserts he filed various motions which the court has failed to rule on. However, he

has not provided this court with a file stamped copy of the motion or any other documents to show

that a properly filed motion is currently pending before the court and has been properly brought to

the 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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