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Jason JONES, Appellant, v. Jo GENTRY, Warden; and the State of Nevada, Respondents.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
This is a pro se appeal from a purported district court decision denying a postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Stefany Miley, Judge.
This court's review of this appeal reveals a jurisdictional defect. Specifically, no decision had been made on the petition when appellant filed his appeal on March 22, 2018. Thus, the notice of appeal is premature. To the extent that appellant appeals from the order denying a motion for judicial notice, no statute or court rule provides for an appeal from such an order. Castillo v. State, 106 Nev. 349, 792 P.2d 1133 (1990). Accordingly, we conclude that we lack jurisdiction over this appeal, and we
ORDER this appeal DISMISSED.
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Docket No: No. 75470
Decided: April 20, 2018
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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