In re Mark E. Lee Appeal from 27th District Court of Bell County (memorandum opinion )

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TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-14-00592-CV In re Mark E. Lee ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM BELL COUNTY M E M O R AN D U M O P I N I O N Relator Mark E. Lee filed a petition for writs of mandamus and prohibition directed to his former trial counsel.1 However, we may issue such writs only against a district judge or county judge sitting in our district, or to enforce our jurisdiction, none of which are implicated here. See Tex. Const. art. V, § 6; Tex. Gov t Code § 22.221(b); see also In re Conway, No. 01-14-00612-CR, 2014 Tex. App. LEXIS 10333, at *1 (Tex. App. Houston [1st Dist.] Sept. 16, 2014, orig. proceeding) (mem. op., not designated for publication) (dismissing for want of jurisdiction mandamus petition seeking to compel relator s former trial counsel to provide case file). The petition for writs of mandamus and prohibition is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a). __________________________________________ Jeff Rose, Justice Before Chief Justice Jones, Justices Rose and Goodwin Filed: September 25, 2014 1 Lee also filed a motion for leave to file this petition, which we dismiss as moot.

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