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Case Information: 83841
Short Caption:COTA (MICHAEL) VS. WARDEN C/W 83773Court:Supreme Court
Consolidated:83773*, 83841Related Case(s):77414, 83521, 83841-COA, 83842, 83950, 83951, 83952, 83952-COA, 83953
Lower Court Case(s):Douglas Co. - Ninth Judicial District - 18-CR-00116Classification:Criminal Appeal - Other - Post-Conviction/Proper Person
Disqualifications:Case Status:Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:Panel Assigned: Panel
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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
11/30/2021Filing FeeAppeal Filing Fee Waived. Criminal. (SC)
11/30/2021Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Notice of Appeal/Proper Person. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (18-CR-00116) (SC)21-34187
12/06/2021Order/ProceduralFiled Order Directing Transmission of Record and Regarding Briefing. Record on Appeal due: 30 days. Within 120 days, appellant may file either (1) a brief that complies with the requirements in NRAP 28(a) and NRAP 32; or (2) the "Informal Brief Form for Pro Se Parties" provided by the supreme court clerk. NRAP 31(a)(1). If no brief is submitted, the appeal may be decided on the record on appeal. (SC)21-34664
12/30/2021Letter/IncomingFiled Proper Person Appellant's Letter Regarding the Docketing of Case Nos. 83773, 83774, 83775, and 83841. Nos. 83773/83774/83775/83841. (SC)Y21-37250
01/07/2022Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal, Vol. 1. (SC)22-00780
01/07/2022Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal, Vol. 2. (SC)22-00781
01/07/2022Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal, Vol. 3. (SC)22-00782
01/07/2022Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal, Vol. 4. (SC)22-00783
01/07/2022Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal, Vol. 5. (SC)22-00784
01/13/2022Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled District Court Documents. Added to Record on Appeal as pages: 69-231 (Vol. 1) (Sealed) (SC)
01/13/2022Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled District Court Documents. Added to Record on Appeal as pages: 236-245. (Vol. 2) (Sealed) (SC)
01/13/2022Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled District Court Documents. Added to Record on Appeal as pages: 252-259. (Vol. 2) (Sealed) (SC)
01/13/2022Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Documents from District Court Clerk. Pre-Sentence Investigation Report. (SC)
01/31/2022Order/ProceduralFiled Order. Appellant has filed a letter seeking information regarding his appeals. The appeals in 83773 and 83841 are from appellant's challenge of the October 19, 2021, order denying his postconviction habeas petition in district court cases 2018-CR-00084B and 2018-CR-00116B. These appeals shall be consolidated for all appellate purposes. The appeal in 83774 is from appellant's challenge of the district court's October 15, 2021, order denying his postconviction petition requesting genetic marker analysis in 2018-CR-00084B. And the appeals in 83952 and 83956 are from appellant's challenge of the district court's November 10, 2021, order denying his motion to vacate sentence in 2018-CR-00084B and 2018-CR-00116B. These appeals shall be consolidated for all appellate purposes. Appellant's opening brief or informal brief in 83773 and 83841 is due to be filed on or before April 12, 2022, and the opening brief or informal brief in 83952 and 83956 is due to be filed on or before May 10, 2022. Nos 83773,83774,83841,83952,83956. (SC)22-03138
02/16/2022Order/ProceduralFiled Order. The clerk of this court shall transfer the informal brief filed in Docket No. 83774 on December 21, 2021, and file it in Docket Nos. 83773/83841. Docket No. 83774: Appellant' s Opening Brief or Informal Brief due: March 24, 2022. Nos. 83773/83841/83774. (SC)22-05183
02/16/2022BriefFiled Proper Person Appellant's Informal Brief. (TRANSFERRED FROM DOCKET NO. 83774 PER ORDER FILED 2/16/22). Nos. 83773/83841. (SC)22-05185
02/24/2022Notice/IncomingFiled Proper Person Notice. Compliance with Court Order of 2/16/22. Nos. 83773/83841 (SC) (TRANSFERRED TO THE COURT OF APPEALS PER 03/04/22 NOTICE).22-06112
03/04/2022Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice of Transfer Case to Court of Appeals. Nos. 83773/83841. (SC).22-07071
03/04/2022Case Status UpdateTransferred to Court of Appeals. Nos. 83773/83841. (SC).
04/11/2022Order/DispositionalFiled Order of Affirmance. "ORDER the judgments of the district court AFFIRMED." fn1[The Honorable Michael Gibbons did not participate in the decision in this matter. We have reviewed all documents Cota has filed in this matter, and we conclude no relief based upon those submissions is warranted.] Court of Appeals-JT/BB Nos. 83773/83841. (SC)
05/06/2022Case Status UpdateTransferred from Court of Appeals. Nos. 83773/83841. (SC)
05/06/2022RemittiturIssued Remittitur. Nos. 83773/83841. (SC)22-14497
05/06/2022Case Status UpdateRemittitur Issued/Case Closed. Nos. 83773/83841. (SC)
05/20/2022RemittiturFiled Remittitur. Received by County Clerk on May 9, 2022. Nos. 83773/83841. (SC)22-14497
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