In Re Kenneth Wayne Jerome v. the State of Texas

Opinion issued October 21, 2025

In The

Court of Appeals
For The

First District of Texas
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NO. 01-25-00851-CV
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IN RE KENNETH WAYNE JEROME, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator, Kenneth Wayne Jerome, currently incarcerated and proceeding pro

se, filed a petition for writ of mandamus asserting that the trial court failed to perform

its ministerial duty to rule on relator’s “Petition for Expunction.”1 Relator’s petition

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The underlying case is Kenneth Wayne Jerome v. Harris County District Attorney’s
Office, Cause No. 2024-43381, in the 129th District Court of Harris County, Texas,
the Honorable Michael Gomez presiding.
requested that the Court grant his petition for writ of mandamus and direct the trial

court to rule on his petition for expunction.

We conclude that relator has failed to establish he is entitled to mandamus

relief. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.3, 52.8(a). We dismiss any pending motions as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Rivas-Molloy, Gunn, and Caughey.

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