Opinion
No. 62799
11-21-2013
LEODIAS EDWARDS, Petitioner, v. THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PERSHING; AND THE HONORABLE RICHARD WAGNER, DISTRICT JUDGE, Respondents, and THE STATE OF NEVADA, Real Party in Interest.
An unpublished order shall not be regarded as precedent and shall not be cited as legal authority. SCR 123.
ORDER DENYING PETITION
This is a proper person petition for a writ of mandamus asking this court to order the district court to rule on petitioner's post-conviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We have reviewed the documents submitted in this matter, and without deciding upon the merits of any claims raised therein, we decline to exercise original jurisdiction in this matter. See NRS 34.160; NRS 34.170. Accordingly, we
We note that we are troubled with the lack of progress in petitioner's case, particularly given appointed counsel's January 2012 letter to the district court acknowledging that he had allowed petitioner's case to languish but promising to take immediate action. We remind counsel of his duty to "act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing a client." RPC 1.3.
ORDER the petition DENIED.
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Gibbons
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Douglas
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Saitta
cc: Hon. Richard Wagner, District Judge
Todd A. Plimpton, Esq.
Leodias Edwards
Attorney General/Carson City
Pershing County District Attorney
Pershing County Clerk