In re Alfonso Moreno Appeal from 277th District Court of Williamson County (memorandum opinion by chief justice rose)

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TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-15-00615-CV In re Alfonso Moreno ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM WILLIAMSON COUNTY M E M O R AN D U M O P I N I O N Relator Alfonso Moreno filed a petition for writ of mandamus1 directed to the Williamson County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3. However, we may issue writs of mandamus 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 Barrera, No. 04-14-00464-CV, 2014 Tex. App. LEXIS 7144, at *1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio July 2, 2014, orig. proceeding) (dismissing for want of jurisdiction relator’s mandamus petition directed to justice of the peace). The petition for writ of mandamus is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a). __________________________________________ Jeff Rose, Chief Justice Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Pemberton and Field Filed: October 7, 2015 1 The petition is titled “Habeas Corpus Writ of Mandamus” but seeks only mandamus relief.

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