Mount v. Court of Criminal Appeals et al

Filing 14

ORDER OF DISMISSAL. Case terminated on 11/20/2017. Email sent to Manager of Three Strikes List. (Signed by Judge Gray H Miller) Parties notified.(gclair, 4)

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United States District Court Southern District of Texas ENTERED I TI E U M TED STATES D I N I STRICT CO UR T FO R TH E SO W H ER N D I STR I O F TEX A S CT H O U STO N D I VISI N O November 21, 2017 David J. Bradley, Clerk GARY LEE M OUNT, Pl nt , ait CI L ACTI N O.1 -1 3056 VI ON 1 7- COURT OF CRI NAL A PPEALS, MI ETAL. , Dee ant. f nd s O RDER OF DI I AL SM SS Pl ntf ,a sat i a e pr ai if t e nm t oceedi pr se,fl t s s i 1 ng o ies hi ecton 983 l s tagai t aw ui ns num er def ndant ,i udi t TexasCour ofCrm i Appe s,sat dit i cour ous e s ncl ng he t i nal al t e s rct t j dg s HarsCo y dititatr e ,Ha rs Co t Sheifs Ofie de ute a d u e , ri unt src to n ys ri uny rf' fc p is n i tgat s,Har i Count f e i em pl nvesi or rs y or nsc oyees,hi cour - ppoi e t i a appelat s ta nt d ral nd le a t neys a TexasDeparm e ofCr m i J tce ofi al a of i er H i r tor , nd t nt i nal us i fci s nd fc s. s equesed t r i i sngul a or m a tng t tt e i vi sand agenci pr elef s i ar: n der nda i ha hes ndi dual es oduce a nd t r e denc a i or aton s r ende vi e nd nf m i ur oundi hi 2014 convi i ng s ctons f aggr t d or ava e ki dnapi a aggr vat d s xualas a t ng nd a e e s ul. 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