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Biggs v. Williams

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
Mar 30, 2020
460 P.3d 33 (Nev. App. 2020)

Opinion

No. 79644-COA

03-30-2020

Clyde BIGGS, Appellant, v. Brian WILLIAMS, Warden; HDSP; Offender Management Division; and the State of Nevada, Respondents.

Clyde Biggs Attorney General/Carson City Attorney General/Las Vegas


Clyde Biggs

Attorney General/Carson City

Attorney General/Las Vegas

ORDER OF AFFIRMANCE

Clyde Biggs appeals from an order of the district court denying a postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed on May 6, 2019. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Tierra Danielle Jones, Judge.

Biggs argues the district court erred by denying his claim that the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) is not properly applying his work credits. Biggs argues NDOC is only giving him six days of credit when he is entitled to receive 10 days of credit. The district court found Biggs' work credits are being correctly applied, he has earned more than six credits every month he has worked, and NDOC is not required to award all 10 discretionary work credits every month. See NRS 209.4465(2). The record supports the decision of the district. Because Biggs failed to demonstrate NDOC has denied Biggs any credits that he has actually earned, we conclude the district court did not err by denying this claim.

Biggs also claims the district court erred by failing to consider his claim regarding his vocational and mental health class credits. Biggs did not raise this claim in his petition below. Instead, he raised it for the first time in his opposition to the State’s reply to his petition. Because Biggs was not allowed to file a pleading to the State’s response without court permission, see NRS 34.750(5), we conclude the district court did not err by not considering this claim.

Having concluded Biggs is not entitled to relief, we

ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Biggs v. Williams

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
Mar 30, 2020
460 P.3d 33 (Nev. App. 2020)
Case details for

Biggs v. Williams

Case Details

Full title:CLYDE BIGGS, Appellant, v. BRIAN WILLIAMS, WARDEN; HDSP; OFFENDER…

Court:COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

Date published: Mar 30, 2020

Citations

460 P.3d 33 (Nev. App. 2020)