In re Raul Olvera Appeal from 176th District Court of Harris County (memorandum opinion per curiam)

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Petition for Writ of Mandamus Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed July 31, 2018. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-18-00587-CR IN RE RAUL OLVERA, Relator ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS 176th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1009434 MEMORANDUM OPINION On July 18, 2018, relator Raul Olvera filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221 (West Supp. 2017); see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. In the petition, relator asks this court to compel Chris Daniel, the District Clerk of Harris County, to provide relator with a free transcript of his trial. We do not have jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus against the district clerk because the clerk is not one of the parties specified in section 22.221(b) of the Texas Government against whom we many issue a writ. See Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 22.221(b). Nor is it necessary to issue a writ against the clerk to enforce our appellate jurisdiction. See id. § 22.221(a). Accordingly, we dismiss relator’s petition for writ of mandamus for lack of jurisdiction. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Jamison, Wise, and Jewell. Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b). 2

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