WILLIAM EDWARD BRANHAM v. THE STATE OF NEVADA AARON FORD AND FERNANDIES FRAZIER (2024)

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL

This is an appeal from a district court order denying a petition for genetic marker analysis pursuant to NRS 176.0198. Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County; Kathleen A. Sigurdson, Judge.

Counsel for appellant previously filed a suggestion of death informing this court that appellant had died. This court entered an order directing appellant's personal representative, if any, to file a motion for substitution with this court pursuant to NRAP 43(a)(1) if he or she wished to proceed with this appeal. This court cautioned that if no personal representative was substituted within the allotted time, this court would dismiss this appeal. See Brass v. State, 129 Nev. 527, 530, 306 P.3d 393, 394-95 (2013). To date, no personal representative has filed a motion for substitution or otherwise communicated with this court. Accordingly, we

ORDER this appeal DISMISSED.

Stiglich, J.

Pickering, J.

Parraguirre, J.