*1 C HIEF J USTICE C AROLYN W RIGHT L ISA M ATZ J USTICES CLERK OF THE COURT D AVID L. B RIDGES (214) 712-3450 M OLLY F RANCIS lisa.matz@5th.txcourts.gov D OUGLAS S. L ANG G AYLE H UMPA E LIZABETH L ANG -M IERS Court of Appeals BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR R OBERT M. F ILLMORE (214) 712-3434 L ANA M YERS Fifth District of Texas at Dallas gayle.humpa@5th.txcourts.gov D AVID E VANS 600 C OMMERCE S TREET , S UITE 200 D AVID L EWIS F ACSIMILE D ALLAS , T EXAS 75202 A DA B ROWN (214) 745-1083 (214) 712-3400 C RAIG S TODDART I NTERNET B ILL W HITEHILL HTTP ://5 TH . TXCOURTS . GOV D AVID J. S CHENCK

February 20, 2015 Honorable Brandon Birmingham

Presiding Judge

292nd Judicial District Court

Frank Crowley Courts Building

133 N. Riverfront Blvd., LB-35

Dallas, TX 75207

Re: STATUS INQUIRY

05-14-00596/00597-CR, Mickey Gerald v. The State of Texas Dear Judge Birmingham:

On January 29, 2015, this Court ordered the trial court to appoint new counsel to represent appellant in these appeals. To date, we have not received the trial court’s order appointing new counsel. Therefore, please notify us of the status of the order appointing new counsel within TEN DAYS of the date of this letter. We appreciate your attention to this matter.

Sincerely, /s/ Lisa Matz, Clerk cc: Dallas County District Attorney’s Office

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