Opinion
No. 70212 No. 70320
06-16-2016
JONATHAN MUNDO, Petitioner, v. THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CLARK; AND DIRECTOR, NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondents. JONATHAN WAYNE MUNDO, Petitioner, v. THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CLARK; THE HONORABLE SUSAN JOHNSON, DISTRICT JUDGE; AND DIRECTOR, NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondents.
ORDER DENYING PETITIONS
These are pro se petitions for a writ of mandamus and writ of prohibition challenging the validity of a judgment of conviction based upon alleged violations of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers. Without deciding upon the merits of any claims raised in the documents submitted in this matter, we decline to exercise our original jurisdiction. See NRS 34.160; NRS 34.170; NRS 34.320; NRS 34.330. A challenge to the validity of the judgment of conviction must be raised in a postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed in the district court in the first instance. NRS 34.724(2)(b); NRS 34.738(1). Accordingly, we
We express no opinion as to whether petitioner could meet the procedural requirements of NRS chapter 34. --------
ORDER the petitions DENIED.
/s/_________, J.
Douglas
/s/_________, J.
Cherry
/s/_________, J.
Gibbons cc: Hon. Susan Johnson, District Judge
Jonathan Wayne Mundo
Attorney General/Carson City
Clark County District Attorney
Eighth District Court Clerk