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Fredy A. MARTINEZ, a/k/a Freddy Martinez, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.
ORDER OF AFFIRMANCE
In his April 29, 2021, petition, Martinez challenged the computation of time served, arguing that the Nevada Department of Corrections should transfer good-time credits from an older sentence to a new one and improperly refused to apply his good-time credits toward his minimum parole eligibility date. Pursuant to NRS 34.724(2)(c), an incarcerated person may pursue a postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus to challenge the computation of time served “after all available administrative remedies have been exhausted.” The district court concluded that Martinez did not demonstrate that he exhausted administrative remedies prior to filing his postconviction petition, and the record supports the district court's decision. Therefore, we conclude the district court did not err by dismissing the petition. See NRS 34.810(4). Accordingly, we
ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.
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Docket No: No. 83486-COA
Decided: April 11, 2022
Court: Court of Appeals of Nevada.
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