Case Information: 85505
Short Caption:	HELFRICH (PETER) VS. THE FIFTH JUDICIAL DIST. CT.	Court:	Supreme Court
		Related Case(s):	84816, 85583, 85792, 85793, 85862, 86102, 86686, 86881, 86882, 87233, 87328, 87832, 87833, 88133
Lower Court Case(s):	Nye Co. - Fifth Judicial District - CR20-0145A	Classification:	Original Proceeding - Criminal - Proper Person Writ Petition
Disqualifications:		Case Status:	Notice in Lieu of Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:		Panel Assigned:	Panel
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+ Party Information
Role	Party Name	Represented By
Petitioner	Peter Jason Helfrich	In Proper Person
Respondent	David R. Gamble	Christopher R. Arabia (Former) (Nye County District Attorney) Sabrena K. Clinton (Attorney General/Las Vegas) Aaron D. Ford (Attorney General/Carson City) Brian Kunzi (Nye County District Attorney) Bradley J. Richardson (Nye County District Attorney) Kirk Vitto (Former) (Nye County District Attorney)
Respondent	The Fifth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, in and for the County of Nye	Christopher R. Arabia (Former) (Nye County District Attorney) Sabrena K. Clinton (Attorney General/Las Vegas) Aaron D. Ford (Attorney General/Carson City) Brian Kunzi (Nye County District Attorney) Bradley J. Richardson (Nye County District Attorney) Kirk Vitto (Former) (Nye County District Attorney)

Docket Entries
Date	Type	Description	Pending?	Document
10/14/2022	Filing Fee	Petition Filing Fee Waived. Criminal. (SC)
10/14/2022	Petition/Writ	Filed Proper Person Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (Exhibits attached) (SC)		22-32384
10/14/2022	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice to Provide Proof of Service. Due date: 14 days. (SC)		22-32386
10/26/2022	Petition/Writ	Filed Proper Person Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (Amended) (SC)		22-33669
10/26/2022	Notice/Incoming	Filed Proper Person Notice. Affidavit of Service via Mail. (SC)		22-33673
01/09/2023	Order/Procedural	Filed Order/Answer Writ Petition. Answer due: 28 days. Petitioner shall have 14 days from service of the answer to file and serve any reply. (SC)		23-00624
01/24/2023	Other Incoming Document	Filed Proper Person Document in Regards to Case. (SC).		23-02243
01/25/2023	Order/Procedural	Filed Order. This court takes no action with regard to the document filed by appellant on January 24, 2023. The document does not appear to seek specific relief from this court. (SC)		23-02433
01/31/2023	Other Incoming Document	Filed Proper Person Document "Judicial Notice." (SC).		23-02959
02/01/2023	Notice/Incoming	Filed Respondent's Notice of Appearance. (SC)		23-03158
02/06/2023	Motion	Filed Proper Person Petitioner's Affidavit of Emergency Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction Pursuant to 28 USC 1746(I) w/o USA. (SC).		23-03514
02/06/2023	Notice/Incoming	Filed Respondents' Notice of Appearance for Sabrena K. Clinton. (SC)		23-03536
02/06/2023	Petition/Writ	Filed Respondents' Answer to Petition for Writ. (SC)		23-03618
02/06/2023	Appendix	Filed Respondents' Appendix to Petition for Writ. (SC)		23-03619
02/06/2023	Petition/Writ	Filed Respondents' Amended Answer to Petition for Writ. (SC)		23-03632
02/06/2023	Petition/Writ	Filed Respondents' Answer to Petition for Writ. (REJECTED PER NOTICE FILED ON 2/7/2023). (SC).
02/06/2023	Appendix	Filed Respondents' Appendix to Answering for Petition for Writ. (REJECTED PER NOTICE FILED ON 2/7/2023). (SC)
02/07/2023	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice of Rejection of Deficient Answer to Petition and Appendix. (SC).		23-03670
02/07/2023	Petition/Writ	Filed Respondents' Answer to Petition for Writ. (SC)		23-03737
02/07/2023	Appendix	Filed Respondents' Appendix to Answering Brief. (SC).		23-03739
02/13/2023	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Regarding Motions. This court takes no action with regard to the document filed by petitioner on January 24, 2023. The document does not appear to seek specific relief from this court. No cause appearing, petitioner's request that this court take judicial notice, filed on January 31, 2023, is denied. Petitioner's "Emergency Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction" requesting an order from this court for the appointment of counsel and access to the prison law library is denied. (SC)		23-04313
02/14/2023	Notice/Incoming	Filed Proper Person Notice of Consession of Error. (SC)		23-04439
02/15/2023	Motion	Filed Proper Person Motion for Withdrawal of Counsel , Request to obtain copy of Defendant's File, and Request to have Court Appointed Representation During Post Conviction Relief Process. (SC)		23-04701
02/16/2023	Motion	Filed Petitioner's Proper Person Motion for Enlargement of Time. (SC)		23-04892
02/17/2023	Order/Procedural	Filed Order. Petitioner has filed a "Affidavit of Notice of Consession [sic] of Error," wherein he appears to request the dismissal of all charges against him. Petitioner's request is denied at this time. (SC)		23-04917
02/22/2023	Motion	Filed State Respondents' Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Withdrawal of Attorney of Record, Request to Obtain Copy of Defendant's File, and Request to have Court Appointed Representation. (SC).		23-05484
02/23/2023	Other Incoming Document	Filed Proper Person Affidavit of Amended Indigent Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to NRS 176.156(i)(B), NRS 178.556(2), NRS 171.888, NRS 171.122(x), Public Law 116 Congress, Ses. 92, NRS 208.165. (STRICKEN PER 3/3/23 ORDER). (SC).
02/23/2023	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Regarding Motions. Petitioner's "Motion for Withdrawal of Counsel, Request to obtain copy of Defendant's File, and Request to have Court Appointed Representation During Post Conviction Relief Process" is denied. Petitioner is not entitled to appointed counsel at the state's expense in postconviction proceedings. Petitioner's motion for an extension of time is granted to the following extent. Petitioner shall have 14 days from the date of this order to file and serve a reply in support of the petition. (SC)		23-05538
02/24/2023	Other Incoming Document	Filed Proper Person's Document. "Motion for Transcripts at state expense". (SC)		23-05778
03/01/2023	Motion	Filed Proper Person Affidavit of Motion for Special Reconsideration Regarding "Order Regarding Motions" filed 02/13/23 and Received 02/18/23. (SC).		23-06084
03/01/2023	Motion	Filed Respondents' Opposition to Affidavit of Amended Indigent Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (SC)		23-06148
03/03/2023	Order/Procedural	Filed Regarding Motions. Petitioner has filed an "Affidavit of Amended Indigent Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus." Petitioner has not been granted leave to file supplemental material. The document is improper. The clerk of this court shall strike the "Affidavit of Amended Indigent Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus" filed on February 23, 2023. Appellant, who is proceeding in forma pauperis, also moves for the preparation of all transcripts of proceedings. At this stage of the proceedings, this court is unable to determine which transcripts, if any, are necessary for review on appeal, see NRAP 9(b)(1)(C), and therefore, declines to order the preparation of the requested transcript at this time. (SC)		23-06478
03/14/2023	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Denying Motion. Petitioner has filed a motion for reconsideration of this court's order entered February 13, 2023, resolving a series of motions. The motion is denied. (SC)		23-07764
03/28/2023	Motion	Filed Proper Person Appellant's Affidavit of Motion for Leave to Amend and Supplement (Addendum) (See filed 2/21/23) Affidavit of Indigent Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Filed 9/10/21. (SC).		23-09410
03/28/2023	Other Incoming Document	Filed Proper Person Document "Order to Show Cause and Temporary Restraining Order." (SC).		23-09431
03/31/2023	Order/Procedural	Filed Order. Petitioner has filed an "Affidavit of Motion for Leave to Amend and Supplement (Addendum)" and an "Order to Show Cause and Temporary Restraining Order." Petitioner asks this court for leave to file additional support for his petition for writ of habeas corpus, which is the subject of this petition for a writ of mandamus, and for an injunction compelling respondents to give petitioner access to the prison law library and legal assistance. The relief requested is denied. (SC)		23-09929
04/04/2023	Other Incoming Document	Filed Proper Person Document. "Affidavit of Judicial Notice of Further Proof of Active Interference". (SC)		23-10304
04/05/2023	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Denying Motion. Petitioner has filed an "Affidavit of Judicial Notice of Further Proof of Active Interference with Affiant's Rights to Access to Courts" in which he again asks this court for leave to amend and supplement an affidavit of amended indigent petition for writ of habeas corpus that he filed in the district court. The motion is denied. (SC)		23-10456
04/18/2023	Other	Returned Unfiled Document "Second Attempt to File Affidavit of Motion for leave to Amend and Supplement Affidavit of Amended Indigent Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus". (SC)		23-11872
06/08/2023	Order/Dispositional	Filed Order Granting Petition for Writ of Mandamus. "ORDER the petition GRANTED AND DIRECT THE CLERK OF THIS COURT TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS instructing the district court to enter an order resolving petitioner's habeas petition and instructing the Nye County Clerk to file petitioner's "Declaration."' fn1[At the time of issuing the writ, the clerk of this court shall serve on the Nye County Clerk a copy of petitioner's Declaration, which begins on page 3 of petitioner's October 26, 2022, petition for writ of mandamus.] LS/EC/DH (SC)		23-18218
06/08/2023	Writ	Issued Writ with letter. Original and one copy of writ and copy of order mailed for service upon Honorable David R. Gamble, Senior Judge. (SC)		23-18245
06/08/2023	Writ	Filed Writ of Mandamus. Served on Judge David R. Gamble, Senior Judge, by mail from this office on June 8, 2023. (SC)		23-30839
07/03/2023	Remittitur	Issued Notice in Lieu of Remittitur.(SC)		23-21113
07/03/2023	Case Status Update	Notice in Lieu of Remittitur Issued/Case Closed.(SC)