Opinion
No. 66853
12-11-2014
STEVEN SAMUEL BRAUNSTEIN, Petitioner, v. THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CLARK; THE HONORABLE KATHY A. HARDCASTLE; AND THE HONORABLE MICHAEL VILLANI, DISTRICT JUDGE, Respondents, and CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO, 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An unpublished order shall not be regarded as precedent and shall not be cited as legal authority.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, or alternatively, a writ of prohibition. Petitioner challenges the validity of his judgment of conviction. 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; NRS 34.320; NRS 34.330. A challenge to the validity of the judgment of conviction must be raised in a post-conviction 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 petition DENIED.
/s/_________, C.J.
Gibbons
/s/_________, J.
Pickering
/s/_________, J.
Parraguirre
cc: Chief Judge, Eighth Judicial District Court
Hon. Kathy A. Hardcastle, Senior Judge
Hon. Michael Villani, District Judge
Steven Samuel Braunstein
Attorney General/Carson City
Eighth District Court Clerk