In Re Chavez

QUINN, Justice.

Pending before the court is the petition of Lawrence Trinidad Chavez for a writ of mandamus. Chavez requests that we order the Hon. David R. Gleason, 47th Judicial District, Potter County, to “schedule and hold a hearing on the properly filed Motion for a Free Copy of the Trial/Appellate Record from cause no [sic] 9445-A in the 47th District Court ...” We deny the application for the reasons which follow.

First, rules of procedure obligate one seeking mandamus relief to accompany his petition with an appendix. 1 Tex.R.App. Proc. 52.3(j). The latter must include, among other…