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Petition for Writ of Mandamus
Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed October 7, 2010.
In
The
Fourteenth
Court of Appeals

NO. 14-10-00924-CR

In Re Thomas Florence,
Relator

 

ORIGINAL
PROCEEDING

WRIT OF MANDAMUS

MEMORANDUM 
OPINION
On September 27, 2010, relator Thomas Florence filed
a petition for writ of mandamus in this court.  See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann.
§22.221 (Vernon 2004); see also Tex. R. App. P. 52.  In the petition,
relator asks this court to compel the “court” to “order a factfinding or
probable cause hearing, order the State to produce the Febuary [sic] 26, 2010;
Febuary [sic] 27, 2010 hospital records from Ben Taub to this court.”  Relator
further requests that this court “order petitioner released squash [sic]
invalid indictment with prejudice.”  
To be entitled to mandamus relief, a relator must
show that he has no adequate remedy at law to redress his alleged harm, and
what he seeks to compel is a ministerial act, not involving a discretionary or
judicial decision.  State ex rel. Young v. Sixth Judicial Dist. Court of
Appeals at Texarkana, 236 S.W.3d 207, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007) (orig.proceeding).
 Consideration of a motion that is properly filed and before the court is a
ministerial act.  State ex rel. Curry v. Gray, 726 S.W.2d 125, 128 (Tex.
Crim. App.1987) (orig.proceeding).  A relator must establish the trial court
(1) had a legal duty to rule on the motion; (2) was asked to rule on the
motion; and (3) failed to do so.  In re Keeter, 134 S.W.3d 250, 252
(Tex. App.—Waco 2003, orig. proceeding); In re Villarreal, 96 S.W.3d
708, 710 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2003, orig. proceeding) (relator must show that
trial court received, was aware of, and was asked to rule on motion). 
Absent a showing the trial court is aware of and been
asked to rule on relator’s request, relator has not established his entitlement
to the extraordinary relief of a writ of mandamus.  Accordingly, we deny
relator’s petition for writ of mandamus.
 
                                                                                    PER
CURIAM
 
 
 
Panel consists of Justices Anderson,
Frost, and Brown.
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