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in Re Samad Sefiane
Citation: Not availableDocket: 09-19-00418-CR
Court: Court of Appeals of Texas; November 19, 2019; Texas; State Appellate Court
Original Court Document: View Document
Samad Sefiane filed a petition for a writ of mandamus against Jamie Smith, the Jefferson County District Clerk, alleging failure to timely transmit documents related to his case (trial cause number 17-27943) to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth District of Texas dismissed the petition, stating that intermediate courts lack jurisdiction to compel actions by a district clerk unless the petitioner demonstrates that the writ is necessary to enforce the appellate court's jurisdiction over an appeal. Sefiane did not meet this requirement. The petition was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. The opinion was delivered on November 20, 2019, and is not published.