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Case Information: 89566
Short Caption:YANKO (ALEX) VS. STATE (CRIMINAL)Court:Supreme Court
Related Case(s):84798, 84963, 89566-COA
Lower Court Case(s):Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - A898388, C329874Classification:Criminal Appeal - Life - Post-Conviction
Disqualifications:Case Status:Transferred to Court of Appeals
Replacement:Panel Assigned: Panel
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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
11/01/2024Filing FeeAppeal Filing Fee Waived. Criminal. (SC)
11/01/2024Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Notice of Appeal/Proper Person. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (A898388). (SC)24-41327
11/15/2024Order/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)24-43392
12/09/2024Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal A898388 - VOL 1 (SC)24-46912
12/09/2024Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal - A898388 - VOL 2 (SC)24-46915
12/09/2024Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal C329874 RELATED CASE A898388 - VOL 1 (SC)24-46917
12/09/2024Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal C329874 RELATED CASE A898388 - VOL 2 (SC)24-46918
12/09/2024Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal C329874 RELATED CASE A898388 - VOL 3 (SC)24-46919
12/09/2024Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal C329874 RELATED CASE A898388 - VOL 4 (SC)24-46920
12/09/2024Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal C329874 RELATED CASE A898388 - VOL 5 (SC)24-46921
12/09/2024Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal C329874 RELATED CASE A898388 - VOL 6 (SC)24-46923
12/09/2024Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal C329874 RELATED CASE A898388 - VOL 7 (SC)24-46925
12/13/2024Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Filed District Court Documents. Added Sealed pages 228 to 231 record on Appeal (SC)
12/13/2024Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Filed District Court Documents. Added Sealed pages 318 to 324 record on Appeal (SC)
12/13/2024Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Filed District Court Documents. Added Sealed pages 1 to 34- 119 to 121 record on Appeal (SC)
03/14/2025MotionFiled Proper Person Motion for Tolling and Appointment of Counsel. (STRICKEN PER ORDER FILED ON 3/14/25) (SC)
03/14/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Striking Deficient Document. Order Striking Deficient Motion for Tolling and Appointment of Counsel. Corrected Motion due: 7 days from the date of this order. (SC)25-11847
03/25/2025MotionFiled Proper Person Motion Tolling and Appointment of Counsel (SC)25-13505
04/04/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Regarding Motion. Appellant is not entitled to appointed counsel at the state's expense in postconviction proceedings. Accordingly, the motion for appointment of counsel is denied at this time. The request for an extension of time is granted to the following extent. Appellant shall have 30 days from the date of this order to file either (1) a brief that complies with the requirements of NRAP 28(a) and NRAP 32; or (2) an informal brief for pro se parties on the form provided by the clerk of this court. If no brief is submitted, the appeal may be decided on the record on appeal. (SC)25-15254
05/01/2025Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Appearance of Jean J. Schwartzer Esq., as Counsel for Appellant. (SC)25-19452
05/01/2025MotionFiled Appellant's Motion for Enlargement of Time to File Opening Brief Second Request.(SC)25-19453
05/07/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order. The clerk of this court shall add Jean J. Schwartzer as counsel of record for appellant in this appeal. Appellant's motion for an extension of time is granted to the following extent. Appellant shall have 90 days from the date of this order to file and serve the opening brief and appendix. (SC)25-20469
05/08/2025Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Returning Document Unfiled (Request for Extension of Time to file Brief.) (SC)25-20559
07/02/2025Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Returning Document Unfiled (Proper Person Letter and Informal Brief.) (SC)25-28914
07/28/2025MotionFiled Appellant's Motion for Enlargement of Time to File Opening Brief(Third Request)(SC)25-32987
08/15/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Appellant's opening brief due: October 3, 2025. (SC)25-35835
10/03/2025MotionFiled Appellant's Motion for Enlargement of Time to File Opening Brief (Second Request)(SC)25-43459
10/16/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Denying Motion. appellant filed a fourth motion for extension of time to file the opening brief. To the extent the motion may be construed as a subsequent motion for a 90-day extension of time for which to file the opening brief, that request is denied for lack of good cause. Appellant shall have 7 days from the date of this order to file and serve the opening brief and appendix.25-45296
10/23/2025MotionFiled Appellant's Motion for Enlargement of Time to File Opening Brief (Fourth Request) (SC)25-46413
11/03/2025MotionFiled Appellant's Motion for Enlargement of Time to File Opening Brief and Appendix. (SC)25-47844
11/17/2025MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Transmit Exhibits NRAP 30(d) (SC)25-50027
11/17/2025MotionFiled Appellant's Motion for Enlargement of Time to File Opening Brief (Sixth Request) (SC).25-50198
11/21/2025BriefFiled Appellant's Opening Brief (SC)25-51197
11/25/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order. Appellant has filed motions for a fifth, sixth, and seventh extension of time to file the opening brief. Counsel for appellant is advised that the filing of serial motions requesting short extensions of time taxes this court's limited resources. Nevertheless, the motions are granted. NRAP 31(b)(3)(B). The opening brief was filed on November 21, 2025. Respondent shall have until December 22, 2025, to file and serve the answering brief. Appellant's motion for the transmission of original exhibits is granted. District court's exhibits 145 and 150 due: 14 days. (SC)25-51735
12/16/2025Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Appearance John T. Afshar as counsel for Respondent. (Counsel Updated.) (SC)25-54666
12/16/2025BriefFiled Respondent's Answering Brief (SC)25-54668
12/29/2025MotionFiled Appellant's Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Reply Brief (SC)25-56487
12/30/2025Notice/OutgoingIssued Approve Streamlined Extension. Streamlined extension approved. Reply Brief due: January 29, 2025 (SC)25-56567
01/29/2026MotionFiled Appellant's Motion for Enlarge Time to File Reply Brief. (Second Request) (SC)26-04601
02/02/2026Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Appellant shall have until February 10, 2026, to file and serve the reply brief. (SC)26-05033
02/10/2026MotionFiled Appellant's Motion for Enlargement of Time to File Reply Brief (Third Request) (SC)26-06841
02/12/2026Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Appellant's reply brief due: February 13, 2026. (SC)26-07097
02/13/2026BriefFiled Appellant's Reply Brief (SC)26-07570
02/19/2026Case Status UpdateBriefing Completed/To Screening(SC)
03/17/2026Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice of Transfer Case to Court of Appeals. (SC).26-12354
03/17/2026Case Status UpdateTransferred to Court of Appeals (SC).