JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
In this capital habeas corpus proceeding brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, the petitioner, Ricky Green, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus that calls upon us to decide which federal district court or courts have jurisdiction. On the basis of a recent decision of this court, we conclude that there is jurisdiction in the Western and Southern Districts of Texas but not in the Northern District of Texas.
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