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James Howard HAYES, Jr., Petitioner, v. The EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of the State of Nevada, in and for the County of Clark, Respondent, The State of Nevada, Real Party in Interest.
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR PROHIBITION
This original, pro se petition for a writ of mandamus or prohibition seeks to compel the district court to resolve petitioner's pending amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus and motion to vacate sentence.
Having considered the petition and supporting documents, we are not persuaded that our extraordinary and discretionary intervention is warranted at this time. Pan v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 120 Nev. 222, 228, 88 P.3d 840, 844 (2004); Smith v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 107 Nev. 674, 677, 679, 818 P.2d 849, 851, 853 (1991). We anticipate that the district court will rule on these filings as promptly as its docket and the current pandemic-related circumstances allow. Accordingly, we
ORDER the petition DENIED.
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Docket No: No. 82202
Decided: December 24, 2020
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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