IN RE: Arthur Ortiz (2010)

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

IN RE: Arthur Ortiz

NO. 03-10-00632-CV

Decided: October 20, 2010

Before Chief Justice Jones, Justices Puryear and Pemberton

M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N

On September 22, 2010, relator Arthur Ortiz filed a pro se petition for writ of mandamus complaining that the 299th District Court had failed to timely act on his motion for forensic DNA testing and related motion for appointed counsel. See Tex.Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 64.01 (West Supp.2010). The petition stated that the motions had been filed by relator on December 15, 2009. On September 27, the Court asked the State to respond to the petition.

On October 7, the State informed the Court that its memorandum opposing relator's motions for DNA testing and appointment of counsel was filed on October 6. See id. art. 64.02. We are confident that the trial court, having now received the State's response, will promptly act on relator's motions. With this understanding, the petition for writ of mandamus is denied without prejudice to relator filing a second petition if the trial court fails to act on his motions within sixty days from the date of this opinion.

J. Woodfin Jones, Chief Justice

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