In re Black

• Decision Date: 27 September 2018
• Docket Number: No: 04-18-00700-CV,: 04-18-00700-CV
• Parties: IN RE STEPHEN PATRICK BLACK, Relator.
• Court: Texas Court of Appeals

IN RE STEPHEN PATRICK BLACK, Relator.

No: 04-18-00700-CV

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas

September 27, 2018

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the 274^th District Court, Guadalupe, Texas

Trial Court Cause No: CV-15-1805

RELATOR'S PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS

Stephen Patrick Black

Relator Pro Se

Texas Civil Commitment Center

2600 South Sunset Avenue

Littlefield, Texas 79339

806-485-8100

IDENTITY OF PARTIES AND COUNSEL

RELATOR

Stephen Patrick Black

COUNSEL FOR RELATOR

Stephen Patrick Black

Relator Pro Se

Texas Civil Commitment Center

2600 south Sunset Avenue

Littlefield, Texas 79339

806-485-8100

RESPONDENT

274^th District Court, Guadalupe, Texas

REAL PARTY IN INTEREST

The Honorable Judge Gary Steele

COUNSEL FOR REAL PARTY IN INTEREST

Unknown

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Identity of Parties and Counsel ...................................................................................... ii

Table of Contents ............................................................................................................ iii

Index of Authorities .................................................................................................... iv-vi

Statement of Case .................................................................................................... vii-viii

Statement of Jurisdiction ............................................................................................ viii

Issues Presented ............................................................................................................... ix

Statement of Facts ....................................................................................................... 1-8

Summary of the Argument ............................................................................................. 9

Argument ................................................................................................................ 10-16

Conclusion ....................................................................................................................... 17

Prayer for Relief ............................................................................................................. 17

Certificate of Service ...................................................................................................... 18

Certificate of Compliance .............................................................................................. 18

Unsworn Declaration ..................................................................................................... 18

Appendix ................................................................................................................... 19-21

INDEX OF AUTHORITIES

FEDERAL CASES

Adams v. United States ex rel. McCann, 317 U.S. 269, 279 (1942) ......................... 16

Bailey v. Cain, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1983 ................................................................... 14

Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 835 (1975) .................................................... 14, 16

McKaskle v. Wiggins, 465 U.S. 168 (1984) .................................................................. 16

State v. Nixon, 222 So. 3d 123, 133 (La. App. 2 Cir. 2017) ....................................... 14

United States v. Pennington, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28066 ........................................ 16

United States v. Trachanas, 605 Fed. Appx. 751 ........................................................ 15

STATE CASES

Barnes v. State, 832 S.W.2d 424, 426 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1992) (orig. proceeding) ........................................... 13

Broadway v. State, 2018 Tex. App. LEXIS 2628 ........................................................... 15

Cofer v State, 2017 Tex. App. LEXIS 8360 ................................................................... 16

De Rouville v. State, 2018 Tex. App. Lexis 265 ............................................................ 15

Eli Lilly and Co. v. Marshall, 829 S.W.2d 157 (Tex. 1992) ......................................... 13

Ford Motor Co. v. Garcia, 363 S.W.3d 573,578 (Tex. 2012) ..................................... 10

Funderburg v. State, 717 S.W.2d 637, 642 (Tex. Crim. App. 1986) ......................... 15

Ginn v Forrester, 282 S.W. 3d 513, 517 (2009) ............................................................ 6

In re Allstate Vehicle & Property Insurance Co., 2018 Tex. App. LEXIS 3146 (May 3, 2018, orig. proceeding) .................................... 12

In re Bishop, 2006 Tex. App. LEXIS 7451 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 24, 2006, orig. proceeding) (per curiam).......................................13

In re Blakeney, 254 S.W.3d 659, 662 (Tex. App.-Texarkana 2008) In re Brown, 2017 Tex. App. LEXIS 3333 ..................................................................... 12

In re Chavez, 62 S.W.3d 225, 228 (Tex. App.-EI Paso 2001, orig. proceeding) ...... 11

In re Christus Santa Rosa Health Sys., 492 S.W.3d 276, 279 (Tex. 2016) ............... 10

In re Essex Ins. Co., 450 S.W.3d 524, 528 (Tex. 2014) ............................................... 10

In re Greater McAllen Star Props., Inc., 444 S.W.3d 743, 748 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi 2014, orig. proceeding) ..................................................... 13

In re Grecon, Inc., 2018 Tex. App. LEXIS 449 .............................................................. 10

In re Greenwell, 160 S.W.3d 286, 288 (2005) (Tex. App.-Texarkana 2005, orig. proceeding) ........................................................... 12

In re H.E.B. Grocery Co., 492 S.W.3d at 302 ............................................................... 10

In re Henry, 525 S.W.3d 381, 382 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 2017, orig. proceeding) ..................................................................... 11-13

In re Nationwide Ins. Co. of Am., 494 S.W.3d 708, 712 (Tex. 2016) ....................... 10

In Re Newport Classic Homes, LP. LLC, 2018 Tex. App. LEXIS 3072 (San Antonio - May 2, 2018, orig. proc.) .............................. 12

In re Powell, 516 S.W.3d 488, 494-95 (Tex. Crim. App. 2017) ........................... 11-12

In re Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 148 S.W.3d 124, 136 (Tex. 2004) ......................... 10

In re R. B. Deblanc, III, 2018 Tex. App. LEXIS 3038 ............................................... 11-12

In re Reed, 2018 Tex. App. LEXIS 2998 ........................................................................ 15

In re Schklair, 2017 Tex. App. LEXIS 5861 ................................................................... 8

In re Trevino, 2018 Tex. App. LEXIS 2565 ................................................................... 10

In re Univar Usa, Inc., 311 S.W. 3d 175 (2010) .......................................................... 10

In re William Earle Coffey, Jr., 2018 Tex. App. LEXIS 2424 ....................................... 13

Keigley v. State, 2018 Tex. App. LEXIS 2323 ................................................................ 14

Lathem v. State, 514 S.W.3d 796, 802 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth 2017, no pet.) ....... 14

Morris v. State, 2018 Tex. App. LEXIS 1568 ................................................................. 16

State v. Cullen, 195 S.W. 3d 696 (2006) ..................................................................... 10

Walker v. Packer, 827 S.W.2d 833, 839 (Tex. 1992) (orig. proceeding) ............ 10-12

Williams v. State, 252 S.W.3d 353, 356 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008) .............................. 15

STATE STATUTES

Texas Health and Safety Code § § 841.101 - 841.103 ............................................... 4

Texas Health and Safety Code § 841.102(c)(2) ............................................................ 7

Texas Health and Safety Code § 841.005 ............................................................... vii, 4

Texas Health and Safety Code § 841.005(b) ............................................................... vii

Texas Health and Safety Code § 841.081(a) ................................................................. 1

Texas Health and Safety Code § 841.082(a)(4)(A) ....................................................... 3

Texas Health and Safety Code § 841.082(a)(4)(A)(i)-(iii) ............................................ 3

Texas Health and Safety Code § 841.145(b)(c) ............................................................ 4

MISCELLANEOUS

Texas Government Code § 22.220 ............................................................................... vii

Texas Government Code § 22.221(a)(b)(1) ................................................................. vii

Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 52.1 .......................................................... vii

Senate Bill 1576 ................................................................................................................ 3

Texas Lawyer's Creed and Mandate for Professionalism Rule II. 1-2 ....................... 6

Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.01(b)(1)(2)(c) ................... 6

Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.03(a)(b) ............................ 8

Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.06 .................................... 15

Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 3.04(c)(5) ............................. 8

Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 8.04(12) ............................... 6

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Stephen Patrick Black (Hereinafter Relator) was adjudicated a sexually violent predator (SVP) on April 7, 2018, pursuant to Title 11, of the Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 841 (HSC) in the 274^th Judicial District Court of Guadalupe County, Texas. The Honorable Judge Gary Steele presiding (hereinafter Respondent).

Relator was statutorily represented by the State Counsel for Offenders (SCFO), pursuant to HSC § 841.005 at the initial civil commitment trial, and is subsequently represented in biennial reviews or other proceedings. It is the statutory duty of SCFO's to represent civilly committed persons in all proceedings attached to their...