In re Edward Roy Newsome Appeal from 151st District Court of Harris County (memorandum opinion per curiam)
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Petition for Writ of Mandamus Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed April 21, 2016. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-16-00316-CV IN RE EDWARD ROY NEWSOME, Relator ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS 151st District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2012-24410 MEMORANDUM OPINION On April 14, 2016, relator Edward Roy Newsome filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221 (West 2004); see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. In the petition, relator names an attorney as respondent. This court’s mandamus jurisdiction is governed by section 22.221 of the Texas Government Code. Section 22.221 expressly limits the mandamus jurisdiction of the courts of appeals to: (1) writs against a district court judge or a county court judge in the court of appeals’ district; and (2) all writs necessary to enforce the court of appeals’ jurisdiction. Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221. The attorney is not a district court or county court judge in this court’s district, and relator has not shown that the issuance of a writ compelling the requested relief is necessary to enforce this court’s appellate jurisdiction. Therefore, we do not have jurisdiction to issue a writ against respondent. Accordingly, we dismiss relator’s petition for writ of mandamus for lack of jurisdiction. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Boyce, Christopher, and Jamison. 2
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