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Combined Case Information: 73465
Short Caption:CASTILLO (WILLIAM) VS. STATE (DEATH PENALTY-PC)Court:Supreme Court
Related Case(s):40982, 56176
Lower Court Case(s):Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - C133336Classification:Criminal Appeal - Death Penalty - Post-Conviction
Disqualifications:Case Status:Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:Panel Assigned: En Banc
To SP/Judge:SP Status:
Oral Argument:01/08/2019 at 1:30 PMOral Argument Location:Las Vegas
Submission Date:01/08/2019How Submitted:After Oral Argument

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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
07/17/2017Filing FeeAppeal Filing fee waived. Criminal.
07/17/2017Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.)17-23599
08/07/2017Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement Criminal Appeals.17-26148
08/21/2017Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice to Request Transcripts. Due date: 10 days.17-27867
08/25/2017Transcript RequestFiled Certificate of No Transcript Request (Certification under NRAP 9(a)).17-28534
11/13/2017MotionFiled Appellant's Request for Extension of Time Within Which to File Opening Brief.17-38893
11/20/2017Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Opening Brief and Appendix due: February 12, 2018.17-39990
02/12/2018BriefFiled Appellant's Opening Brief.18-05641
02/12/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Volume 1.18-05642
03/12/2018BriefFiled Respondent's Answering Brief.18-09480
04/11/2018BriefFiled Appellant's Reply Brief.18-13998
04/11/2018Case Status UpdateBriefing Completed/Submitted For Decision.
12/10/2018Order/ProceduralFiled Order Re: Scheduling of Oral Argument. This matter will be scheduled for oral argument on January 8, 2019, at 3:30 p.m. in Las Vegas. Appellant shall be allowed 20 minutes to present their respective arguments, and respondent shall be allowed 20 minutes to present its argument. The oral argument shall be limited to a total of 40 minutes. (SC).18-907859
12/20/2018Order/ProceduralFiled Order Regarding Oral Argument. This appeal is currently scheduled for oral argument on January 8, 2019, at 3:30 p.m. To accommodate this court's calendar, oral argument in this appeal will begin at 1:30 p.m. on January 8, 2019, in Las Vegas. Argument will be scheduled for 40 minutes. (SC)18-909728
12/24/2018Notice/OutgoingIssued Oral Argument Reminder Notice. (SC)18-910060
01/07/2019Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Appearance of Counsel (David Anthony and Ellesse Henderson for Appellant). (SC)19-00846
01/08/2019Case Status UpdateOral argument held this day. Case submitted for decision before the En Banc Court. (SC).
05/30/2019Opinion/DispositionalFiled Authored Opinion. "Affirmed". Before the Court En Banc. Author: Stiglich, J. Majority: Gibbons/Pickering/Hardesty/Parraguirre/Cadish/Silver. 135 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 16. EN BANC (SC)19-23417
06/17/2019MotionFiled Appellant's Request for Extension of Time Within Which to File Petition for Rehearing. (SC)19-26056
06/24/2019Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Appellant shall have until July 12, 2019, to file and serve a petition for rehearing. If no petition for rehearing is filed within this time period, the remittitur shall issue forthwith. (SC)19-27042
07/12/2019Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Appellant's Petition for Rehearing. (SC)19-29829
07/12/2019Filing FeeRehearing Filing Fee Waived. (SC)
09/06/2019Post-Judgment OrderFiled Order Denying Rehearing. "Rehearing Denied." NRAP 40(c). (SC).19-37415
09/09/2019MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Stay Remittitur Pending Petition for Writ of Certiorari. (SC)19-37514
09/19/2019Order/ProceduralFiled Order to Stay Issuance of Remittitur. Appellant has filed a motion to stay the remittitur pending his submission of a petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court. Cause appearing, the motion is granted. Issuance of the remittitur is stayed until January 29, 2020. If the clerk of this court receives written notice by January 29, 2020, from the clerk of the United States Supreme Court that appellant has filed a petition for a writ of certiorari, the stay shall continue in effect until final disposition of the certiorari proceedings. If notice is not received by January 29, 2020, the remittitur shall issue forthwith. (SC).19-39118
12/03/2019Notice/IncomingFiled Notice from the United States Supreme Court. The application for an extension of time within which to file a petition for a writ of certiorari in the above-entitled case has been presented to Justice Kagan, who on November 27, 2019, extended the time to and including February 3, 2020. (SC).19-49010
01/29/2020MotionFiled Appellant's Renewed Motion to Stay Remittitur Pending Petition for Writ of Certiorari. (SC)20-03984
02/12/2020Order/ProceduralFiled Order. Appellant has filed a motion to continue the stay of the remittitur, asserting that he will file his petition on February 3, 2020. Issuance of the remittitur shall be stayed until February 18, 2020. If the clerk of this court receives written notice by February 18, 2020, from the clerk of the United States Supreme Court that appellant has filed a petition for a writ of certiorari, the stay shall continue in effect until final disposition of the certiorari proceedings. If such notice is not received by February 18, 2020, the clerk shall issue the remittitur. (SC).20-05913
02/19/2020Notice/IncomingFiled Notice from US Supreme Court/Certiorari Filed. A petition for a writ of certiorari was filed February 3, 2020 and placed on the docket as Case No. 19-7647. (SC)20-06765
02/19/2020MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Recall Remittitur Pending Petition for Writ of Certiorari. (SC)20-06813
02/25/2020Order/ProceduralFiled Order. This court takes no action regarding appellant's motion to recall the remittitur. The clerk has not issued a remittitur, as a petition for certiorari is pending with the United States Supreme Court. (SC).20-07508
04/27/2020Notice/IncomingFiled Notice from US Supreme Court/Certiorari Denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. (SC)20-15958
07/09/2020RemittiturIssued Remittitur. (SC)20-25438
07/09/2020Case Status UpdateRemittitur Issued/Case Closed. (SC)
07/24/2020RemittiturFiled Remittitur. Received by District Court Clerk on July 10, 2020. (SC)20-25438