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Curtis Lundy DOWNING, Petitioner, v. SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA; and Sandy Young, Deputy Clerk, Respondents.
Curtis Lundy Downing, Petitioner, v. Supreme Court of Nevada; and Sandy Young, Deputy Clerk, Respondents.
ORDER DENYING PETITIONS
These original pro se petitions for a writ of mandamus challenge the respondent deputy clerk's decision to return unfiled petitions for rehearing as to orders denying motions to recall the remittiturs in Downing v. State, Docket Nos. 27734 and 32394. Having reviewed the documents before this court, we decline to exercise our original jurisdiction. See NRS 34.160; State v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 127 Nev. 927, 931, 267 P.3d 777, 779-80 (2011) (“[T]he decision to entertain an extraordinary writ petition lies within our discretion.”). Accordingly, we
ORDER the petitions DENIED.
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Docket No: No. 75677, No. 75678
Decided: July 20, 2018
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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