In re Edward Fernandez Medrano Appeal from 238th District Court of Midland County (memorandum opinion per curiam)
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Opinion filed August 3, 2017 In The Eleventh Court of Appeals __________ No. 11-17-00202-CR __________ IN RE EDWARD FERNANDEZ MEDRANO Original Mandamus Proceeding MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator, Edward Fernandez Medrano, has filed a pro se petition for writ of mandamus in this court. He requests that we require Ross Bush, the district clerk of Midland County, to perform ministerial duties related to Article 11.07, section 3(c) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.07, § 3(c) (West 2015). Relator asserts that Bush has failed to transmit a copy of certain documents as required. We dismiss Relator’s petition for want of jurisdiction. A court of appeals has no general writ power over a person other than a judge of a district or county court unless issuance of the writ is necessary to enforce the court’s jurisdiction. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 22.221 (West 2004). A court of appeals has no jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus against a district clerk unless necessary to enforce the jurisdiction of the court of appeals. In re Washington, 7 S.W.3d 181, 182 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1999, orig. proceeding). Relator has not shown that a writ of mandamus directed to the district clerk is necessary to enforce our jurisdiction. Therefore, we do not have jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus against the district clerk. Additionally, Relator references the clerk’s duties to transmit copies of various documents to the Court of Criminal Appeals pursuant to Article 11.07, section 3(c). We have no jurisdiction to grant the relief requested by Relator with respect to a pending Article 11.07 writ. See Padieu v. Court of Appeals of Texas, Fifth Dist., 392 S.W.3d 115, 117–18 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013) (indicating that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has exclusive jurisdiction when an Article 11.07 application is pending). We have no authority to issue writs of mandamus in criminal law matters pertaining to proceedings under Article 11.07. In re McAfee, 53 S.W.3d 715, 718 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, orig. proceeding). Should an applicant find it necessary to complain about the processing of an Article 11.07 application for writ of habeas corpus, the applicant may seek mandamus relief from the Court of Criminal Appeals. See Benson v. District Clerk, 331 S.W.3d 431 (Tex. Crim. App. 2011). Relator’s petition is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. PER CURIAM August 3, 2017 Do not publish. See TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b). Panel consists of: Wright, C.J., Willson, J., and Bailey, J. 2
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