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Jason Arthur ALTHEIDE, Petitioner, v. The FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of the State of Nevada, IN AND FOR the COUNTY OF NYE, Respondent, The State of Nevada, Real Party in Interest.
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR A WRIT OF MANDAMUS
In this original pro se petition for a writ of mandamus, petitioner seeks a writ directing the district court to resentence him under amendments to Nevada's habitual criminal statute.
We have reviewed the documents submitted in this matter and, without deciding upon the merits of any claims raised therein, we decline to exercise our original jurisdiction in this matter. See NRS 34.160; NRAP 21(b)(1); Pan v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 120 Nev. 222, 228, 88 P.3d 840, 844 (2004) (“Petitioner[ ] carr[ies] the burden of demonstrating that extraordinary relief is warranted.”).
Petitioner's failure to provide timely proof of service of the petition constitutes an additional basis upon which to deny relief. NRAP 21(a)(1). Accordingly, we
ORDER the petition DENIED.
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Docket No: No. 81205
Decided: June 04, 2020
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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