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Combined Case Information: 83680-COA & 83680
Short Caption:CASTRO (LUIS) VS. STATECourt:Court of Appeals & Supreme Court
Related Case(s):78643, 78643-COA, 78694, 81402, 83680, 85398, 85398-COA, 86310, 86310-COA, 88004
Lower Court Case(s):Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - A835827, C314092Classification:Criminal Appeal - Life - Post-Conviction/Proper Person
Disqualifications:Case Status:Case Closed
Replacement:Panel Assigned: Panel
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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
10/26/2021Filing FeeAppeal Filing Fee Waived. Criminal. (SC)
10/26/2021Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Notice of Appeal/Proper Person. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (A835827) (SC)21-30800
10/26/2021Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Notice of Appeal/Proper Person. (A835827) (Second NOA) (SC)21-30801
11/09/2021Order/ProceduralFiled Order Directing Transmission of Record and Regarding Briefing. Record on Appeal due: 30 days. Appellant's Opening Brief or Informal Brief due: 120 days. (SC)21-32219
11/15/2021MotionFiled Proper Person Motion for Appointment of Counsel and Request for Evidentiary Hearing. (SC)21-32696
11/23/2021Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal, Vol. 1. (A835827) (SC)21-33706
11/23/2021Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal, Vol. 1. (C314092) (SC)21-33707
11/23/2021Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal, Vol. 2. (A835827) (SC)21-33716
11/23/2021Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal, Vol. 3. (A835827) (SC)21-33718
11/29/2021Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal. (SEALED) pages 1-105. (SC)
11/29/2021Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal. (SEALED) pages 28-34. (SC)
11/29/2021Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal. (SEALED) pages 344-354. (SC)
11/29/2021MotionFiled Proper Person Motion for Appointment of Counsel and Request for Evidentiary Hearing. (SC)21-33958
11/29/2021MotionFiled Proper Person Motion for Ancillary Services to Include Fees to Hire an Investigator. (SC)21-33962
12/06/2021BriefFiled Proper Person Informal Brief. (SC)21-34743
12/13/2021Order/ProceduralFiled Order Denying Motions. Appellant, pro se, has filed two motions requesting appointment of counsel and an evidentiary hearing, and a third motion requesting the court provide fees for him to hire a private investigator. The motions are denied. (SC)21-35357
01/26/2022Case Status UpdateBriefing Completed/Submitted For Decision/To Screening. (SC)
01/28/2022Notice/IncomingFiled Proper Person Judicial Notice. (SC)22-02936
02/04/2022BriefFiled Proper Person Appellant's Addendum to Appellant's Informal Brief. (SC)22-03911
02/11/2022Order/ProceduralFiled Order Denying Motion. Appellant, pro se, filed a "judicial notice" alleging he has not received his case documents back after they were turned over to a correction officer. No good cause appearing, the judicial notice is denied. Appellant further requests that this court grant him an unspecified extension of time to acquire his case documents. Appellant filed his informal brief on December 6, 2021, no reply was filed, and on January 26, 2022, this case was submitted for decision. The request to extend time is denied. (SC)22-04670
02/11/2022Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice of Transfer Case to Court of Appeals. (SC).22-04734
02/11/2022Case Status UpdateTransferred to Court of Appeals. (SC).
02/11/2022Case Status UpdateTransferred from Supreme Court. (COA).
04/11/2022Order/ProceduralFiled Order Directing Response. The State shall have 30 days from the date of this order to file and serve a response. Appellant shall have 15 days from the date of the response to file a reply. (COA)22-11378
05/11/2022Notice/IncomingFiled Respondent's Notice of Appearance for John Afshar. (REJECTED PER NOTICE FILED ON 5/11/22) (SC)
05/11/2022BriefFiled Respondent's Answering Brief. (REJECTED PER NOTICE FILED ON 5/11/22) (SC)
05/11/2022Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice of Rejection of Filed Document. (SC)22-14921
05/11/2022Notice/IncomingFiled Respondent's Notice of Appearance for John T. Afshar. (COA)22-14942
05/11/2022BriefFiled Respondent's Answering Brief. (Response) (COA)22-14944
05/24/2022MotionFiled Proper Person Motion to Clarify and/or Correct Record. (COA)22-16523
05/26/2022MotionFiled Proper Person's Reply to the Response from State's Answer to the District Court's Error in Denying an Evidentiary Hearing. (COA)22-16859
06/13/2022Order/DispositionalFiled Order Affirming in Part, Reversing in Part and Remanding. "ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED IN PART AND REVERSED IN PART AND REMAND this matter to the district court for proceedings consistent with this order." fn1[Castro filed a motion on May 24, 2022, to clarify and/or correct the notice of rejection issued by the Nevada Supreme Court on May 11, 2022. The motion is granted as follows: The notice indicated that the State's answering brief and notice of appearance were rejected because they were filed in the incorrect court. The State subsequently filed the notice of appearance and answer in this court on May 11, 2022. Castro indicates that as of May 16, 2022, he has not received a copy of the notice of appearance or answering brief. This court's order issued on April 11, 2022, instructed Castro to file any reply brief 15 days after the date of the answering brief. Castro's reply brief was filed on May 26, 2022. Accordingly, we take no further action on this motion.] Court of Appeals-MG/JT/BB (COA)22-18658
06/13/2022Order/DispositionalFiled Order Affirming in Part, Reversing in Part and Remanding. "ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED IN PART AND REVERSED IN PART AND REMAND this matter to the district court for proceedings consistent with this order." fn1[Castro filed a motion on May 24, 2022, to clarify and/or correct the notice of rejection issued by the Nevada Supreme Court on May 11, 2022. The motion is granted as follows: The notice indicated that the State's answering brief and notice of appearance were rejected because they were filed in the incorrect court. The State subsequently filed the notice of appearance and answer in this court on May 11, 2022. Castro indicates that as of May 16, 2022, he has not received a copy of the notice of appearance or answering brief. This court's order issued on April 11, 2022, instructed Castro to file any reply brief 15 days after the date of the answering brief. Castro's reply brief was filed on May 26, 2022. Accordingly, we take no further action on this motion.] Court of Appeals-MG/JT/BB (SC)
07/08/2022Case Status UpdateTransferred to Supreme Court. (COA)
07/08/2022Case Status UpdateTransferred from Court of Appeals
07/08/2022Case Status UpdateCase Closed
07/08/2022RemittiturIssued Remittitur. (SC)22-21535
07/08/2022Case Status UpdateRemittitur Issued/Case Closed. (SC)
08/01/2022RemittiturFiled Remittitur. Received by District Court Clerk on July 11, 2022. (SC)22-21535