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Reginald Clarence HOWARD, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
This is a pro se appeal from a purported district court order denying and/or dismissing an amended postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Tierra Danielle Jones, Judge.
This court's review of this appeal reveals a jurisdictional defect. Specifically, no postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus was filed in district court. Thus, this appeal appears premature. See NRS 177.015(3). To the extent that appellant appeals from the order denying a motion for leave to amend a postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus, no statute or court rule provides for an appeal from such an order. See Castillo v. State, 106 Nev. 349, 792 P.2d 1133 (1990). Accordingly, this court
ORDERS this appeal DISMISSED.
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Docket No: No. 79179
Decided: August 16, 2019
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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