IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
JOHN MATTHIAS WATSON, III, No. 69290
Petitioner,
vs.
THE STATE OF NEVADA, FILED
Respondent. JAN 1 4 2016
ORDER DENYING PETITION
This is a pro se petition for a writ of mandamus. Petitioner
asks this court to discharge his current counsel and appoint new counsel
to represent him in his postconviction proceedings in the district court.
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. Petitioner may seek substitution of counsel
in his pending postconviction matter by filing a motion for substitution of
counsel in the district court. Accordingly, we
ORDER the petition DENIED.
, J.
Hardesty
J. Pideud,
Saitta Pickering
CC: Eighth Judicial District Court Dept. 20
Law Office of Kristina Wildeveld
John Matthias Watson, III
Attorney General/Carson City
SUPREME COURT
Clark County District Attorney
OF Eighth District Court Clerk
NEVADA
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