In re Jerel Smith Appeal from 126th District Court of Travis County (memorandum opinion)

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TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-23-00287-CV In re Jerel Smith ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM TRAVIS COUNTY MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator Jerel Smith, an inmate in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, has filed a pro se petition for writ of mandamus complaining of the alleged failure to file a submission in the underlying case by Velva L. Price, District Clerk, Travis County, Texas. See Tex. Gov’t Code § 22.221; see also Tex. R. App. P. 52.1. By statute, an appellate court has no authority to issue a writ of mandamus against a county or district clerk except as necessary to enforce the court’s jurisdiction. See Tex. Gov’t Code § 22.221(a). Because Smith does not seek a writ of mandamus to enforce our jurisdiction, we dismiss his petition for writ of mandamus for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a). __________________________________________ Chari Kelly, Justice Before Justices Baker, Kelly, and Smith Filed: June 30, 2023

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