IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
ABDUL HOWARD, No. 70473
Petitioner,
vs.
THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF FILED
CLARK; AND THE HONORABLE
DOUGLAS SMITH, DISTRICT JUDGE,
JUL 1 3 2016
Respondents, TRACE K. LINDEMAN
CLERIW UPREME COURT
and BY
.
DEP U TY CLERK
THE STATE OF NEVADA,
Real Party in Interest.
ORDER DENYING PETITION
This is a pro se petition for a writ of mandamus or a writ of
prohibition. Petitioner challenges the pretrial proceedings, arguing that
the district court has not decided various pretrial petitions and motions,
the competency proceedings were invalid, he was improperly referred to as
vexatious, and the district court failed to appoint adequate counsel.
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. We note that
petitioner is represented by counsel in the proceedings below and should
proceed by and through his counsel. Accordingly, we
ORDER the petition DENIED.
SUPREME COURT Douglas
OF
NEVADA
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cc: Hon. Douglas Smith, District Judge
Abdul Howard
Special Public Defenders Office
Attorney GenerallCarson City
Clark County District Attorney
Eighth District Court Clerk
SUPREME COURT
OF
NEVADA
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Howard (Abdul) v. Dist. Ct. (State)
Combined Opinion