The opinion
TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-13-00338-CV
In re Eric Flores
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM TRAVIS COUNTY
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator Eric Flores, an inmate, has filed a pro se petition for writ of mandamus,
asking this Court to compel an unspecified Travis County District Court to appoint a medical expert
in an administrative proceeding that Flores has filed with the Texas Medical Board. The proceeding
involves a claim by Flores that certain autopsy procedures conducted by the El Paso County
Medical Examiner’s Office are illegal.
Mandamus is an extraordinary remedy that issues only to correct a clear abuse of
discretion or violation of a duty imposed by law when no other adequate remedy at law is available.
See Walker v. Packer, 827 S.W.2d 833, 839 (Tex. 1992); Johnson v. Fourth Court of Appeals,
700 S.W.2d 916, 917-18 (Tex. 1985); State v. Walker, 679 S.W.2d 484, 485 (Tex. 1984). The
relator has the burden to provide the Court with a record sufficient to establish his right to mandamus
relief. See Walker, 827 S.W.2d at 837. Flores has failed to demonstrate that he is entitled to the
extraordinary relief sought. See id. at 837-44. Accordingly, the petition for writ of mandamus is
denied. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a).
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Bob Pemberton, Justice
Before Justices Puryear, Pemberton and Rose
Filed: June 7, 2013
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