In re Leonard D. Faniel Appeal from 179th District Court of Harris County (memorandum opinion per curiam)

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Opinion issued December 1, 2015 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-15-00941-CR ——————————— IN RE LEONARD D. FANIEL, Relator Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator, Leonard D. Faniel, filed a petition for writ of mandamus, asking us to order the respondent, Chris Daniels, Harris County District Clerk, to forward relator’s 11.07 writ.1 TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.07 (West 2015). By statute, we have no authority to issue a writ of mandamus against a district clerk unless required to enforce our jurisdiction. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 22.221 1 The underlying case is State v. Faniel, cause number 1459000, pending in the 179th District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Kristin M. Guiney presiding. (West 2004). Because relator does not seek a writ of mandamus to enforce our jurisdiction, we dismiss this petition. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Higley, Huddle, and Lloyd. Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b). 2

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