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MEMORANDUM OPINION
                                          No. 04-11-00836-CR

                                        IN RE David SALINAS

                                   Original Mandamus Proceeding 1

PER CURIAM

Sitting:          Sandee Bryan Marion, Justice
                  Rebecca Simmons, Justice
                  Marialyn Barnard, Justice

Delivered and Filed: December 21, 2011

PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS DENIED

           On November 21, 2011, relator filed a petition for writ of mandamus, seeking to compel

the trial court to rule on his pro se motion for judgment nunc pro tunc. However, in order to be

entitled to mandamus relief, relator must establish that 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

1
  This proceeding arises out of Cause No. 1996-CR-1191, styled State of Texas v. David Salinas, in the 186th
Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, the Honorable Maria Teresa Herr presiding.
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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).

       Here, relator asserts he filed his motion on September 8, 2011 and sent a formal notice of

the filing to the trial court on October 27, 2011. However, at this time we cannot say the motion

has awaited disposition for an unreasonable amount of time. 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

DO NOT PUBLISH

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