In Re: Daymeon Bradford--Appeal from of County

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Opinion filed April 24, 2003.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

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NO. 14-03-00407-CV

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IN RE DAYMEON BRADFORD, Relator

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

WRIT OF MANDAMUS

M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N

On April 11, 2003, relator filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this Court asking that we compel the Harris County District Clerk to file his petition for divorce. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.

We deny relator=s petition for writ of mandamus. See Tex. Gov=t. Code Ann. ' 22.221(a) (courts of appeals have jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus against district court judges or county court judges); In re Washington, 7 S.W.3d 181, 182 (Tex. App.CHouston [1st Dist.] 1999, orig. proceeding) (court of appeals has no jurisdiction to issue writ of mandamus against district clerk unless necessary to enforce its jurisdiction).

PER CURIAM

Petition Denied and Opinion filed April 24, 2003.

Panel consists of Chief Justice Brister and Justices Fowler and Edelman.