The opinion
Opinion issued August 26, 2014
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-14-00669-CR
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IN RE MIKE JAEMAINE KING, Relator
Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator, Mike Jaemaine King, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus
seeking to compel his court-appointed appellate counsel to turn over relator’s
“Attorney and Client File and all documents that [were] generated during her
representation” of relator.1
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Relator identifies the respondent as Hattie Sewell Shannon, his court-appointed
appellate counsel. An attachment to the petition indicates that the underlying case
is State of Texas v. Mike Jaemaine King, cause number 717629, in the 339th
District Court of Harris County.
By statute, we have the authority only to issue a writ of mandamus against a
district court judge or county court judge in this Court’s district, and we may issue
all writs as necessary to enforce this Court’s appellate jurisdiction. See TEX. GOV’T
CODE ANN. §§ 22.221(a) (West 2004) (court of appeals “may issue a writ of
mandamus and all other writs necessary to enforce the jurisdiction of the court”);
22.221(b)(1) (court of appeals may issue writ of mandamus against “judge of a
district or county court in the court of appeals district”).
We do not have jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus directed at relator’s
appointed counsel because the requested writ is neither against a judge nor is it
necessary to enforce our jurisdiction.
Accordingly, relator’s petition for writ of mandamus is dismissed for lack of
jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Massengale, Brown, and Huddle.
Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
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