In re Catherine L. MarstonAppeal from County Court at Law No. 4 of Travis County (memorandum opinion )

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TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-13-00287-CV In re Catherine L. Marston ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM TRAVIS COUNTY MEMORANDUM OPINION Catherine L. Marston, an inmate in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, has filed a pro se petition for writ of mandamus asking this Court to compel the court reporter for the Travis County Court at Law #4 to prepare a reporter s record in trial court cause numbers C-1-CV-04-276134 and C-1-CV-04-278953, in which the trial court entered protective orders against Marston. Marston appears to request these transcripts to assist her in filing an appeal. This Court s mandamus jurisdiction is governed by section 22.221 of the Texas Government Code. Section 22.221 expressly limits our mandamus jurisdiction to: (1) writs against a district court judge or a county court judge in this Court s district, and (2) all writs necessary to enforce this Court s jurisdiction. Tex. Gov t Code Ann. § 22.221 (West 2004). A court reporter is not, of course, a district court judge or county court judge. Nor is the issuance of a writ against the court reporter in this case necessary to enforce this Court s jurisdiction. Accordingly, we deny Marston s petition for writ of mandamus. __________________________________________ Scott K. Field, Justice Before Chief Justice Jones, Justices Goodwin and Field Filed: May 9, 2013 2

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