Iszaz (Rigoberto) v. State

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA RIGOBERTO ENRIQUE ISZAZ, No. 69298 Petitioner, vs. THE STATE OF NEVADA, FILED Respondent. FEB 1 0 2016 TRADE K. LINDEMAN CLERK OF SUPREME COURT BY ORDER DENYING PETITION DEPUTY CLERK This is a pro se petition for a writ of mandamus. Petitioner challenges the effective assistance of his counsel and seeks an order directing the district court to produce the original stenographic transcript of a hearing on September 23, 2013. We have reviewed the documents submitted in this matter, and without deciding upon the merits of any of the underlying claims raised therein, we decline to exercise original jurisdiction in this matter. See NRS 34.160; NRS 34.170. 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.I NRS 34.724(2)(b); NRS 34.738(1). Petitioner has failed to demonstrate a need for the original stenographic transcript of the September 23, 2013, hearing. Accordingly, we ORDER the petition DENIED. C.J. Parraguirre J. 'We express no opinion as to whether petitioner could meet the SUPREME COURT procedural requirements of NRS chapter 34. OF NEVADA ce):44 (0) I947A 140 -0 14 q 2_3 cc: Rigoberto Enrique Iszaz Attorney General/Carson City Clark County District Attorney Eighth District Court Clerk SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA (0) I947A 01009 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA RIGOBERTO ENRIQUE ISZAZ, No. 69298 Petitioner, vs. THE STATE OF NEVADA, FILED Respondent. FEB 1 0 2016 TRADE K. LINDEMAN CLERK OF SUPREME COURT BY ORDER DENYING PETITION DEPUTY CLERK This is a pro se petition for a writ of mandamus. Petitioner challenges the effective assistance of his counsel and seeks an order directing the district court to produce the original stenographic transcript of a hearing on September 23, 2013. We have reviewed the documents submitted in this matter, and without deciding upon the merits of any of the underlying claims raised therein, we decline to exercise original jurisdiction in this matter. See NRS 34.160; NRS 34.170. 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.I NRS 34.724(2)(b); NRS 34.738(1). Petitioner has failed to demonstrate a need for the original stenographic transcript of the September 23, 2013, hearing. Accordingly, we ORDER the petition DENIED. C.J. Parraguirre J. 'We express no opinion as to whether petitioner could meet the SUPREME COURT procedural requirements of NRS chapter 34. OF NEVADA ce):44 (0) I947A 140 -0 14 q 2_3 cc: Rigoberto Enrique Iszaz Attorney General/Carson City Clark County District Attorney Eighth District Court Clerk SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA (0) I947A 01009