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Tatiana LEIBEL, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.
ORDER DENYING PETITION
In this is a pro se original petition for a writ of certiorari, petitioner challenges her incarceration and asserts that she is innocent. Problematically, petitioner failed to provide any judgment of conviction, district court order, lower court record, or other document pertinent to her petition. NRAP 21(a)(4), (c) (explaining that it is the petitioner's obligation to provide an appendix that includes all records that may be essential to understand the matters set forth in the petition). “A writ of certiorari is an extraordinary remedy[,] and the decision to entertain a petition for a writ of certiorari lies within the discretion of this court.” Zamarripa v. First Judicial Dist. Court, 103 Nev. 638, 640, 747 P.2d 1386, 1387 (1987).
Having considered the petition, we conclude that extraordinary relief is not warranted. NRS 34.020 (addressing when writ of certiorari may issue); Zamarripa, 103 Nev. at 640, 747 P.2d at 1387. Accordingly, we
ORDER the petition DENIED.
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Docket No: No. 84156
Decided: February 17, 2022
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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