In re Steven Lamont Johnson Appeal from 40th District Court of Ellis County (memorandum opinion by chief justice gray)
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IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-16-00071-CR IN RE STEVEN LAMONT JOHNSON Original Proceeding MEMORANDUM OPINION By petition for writ of mandamus, Steven Lamont Johnson, an inmate, asks this Court to order the trial court to grant Johnson’s Motion for Judgment Nunc Pro Tunc which has allegedly been on file with the trial court since August of 2015. Johnson’s petition fails to comply with numerous rules regarding original proceedings, see TEX. R. APP. P. 52 et seq.; however, we suspend the operation of those rules to expedite a decision in this proceeding. TEX. R. APP. P. 2. Although we may compel a court to consider a motion, mandamus is not available to require the court to rule a certain way on a motion. State ex rel. Young v. Sixth Judicial Dist. Court of Appeals at Texarkana, 236 S.W.3d 207, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007); State ex rel. Curry v. Gray, 726 S.W.2d 125, 128 (Tex. Crim. App. 1987); In re Birdwell, 393 S.W.3d 886, 892 (Tex. App.—Waco 2012, orig. proceeding). Accordingly, Johnson’s petition for writ of mandamus is denied. TOM GRAY Chief Justice Before Chief Justice Gray, Justice Davis, and Justice Scoggins Petition denied Opinion delivered and filed March 24, 2016 Do not publish [OT06] In re Johnson Page 2
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