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Michael Luis COTA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.
Michael Luis Cota, Appellant, v. The State of Nevada, Respondent.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEALS
Because no statute or court rule permits an appeal from an order denying a motion to hold counsel in contempt and directing counsel to resend portions of case file in a criminal matter, this court lacks jurisdiction to consider these appeals. Castillo v. State, 106 Nev. 349, 352, 792 P.2d 1133, 1135 (1990) (explaining that court has jurisdiction only when statute or court rule provides for appeal). Accordingly, this court
ORDERS these appeals dismissed.1
FOOTNOTES
1. Given this order, this court takes no action on the pro se letters filed on January 3, 2022.This court anticipates that counsel will promptly provide appellant with any portions of the case file that appellant claims to be missing, if counsel has not done so already.
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Docket No: No. 83951, No. 83957
Decided: January 18, 2022
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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