Case Information: 89781
Short Caption:	STRAIN (MATTHEW) VS. STATE (CRIMINAL)	Court:	Supreme Court
Lower Court Case(s):	Lyon Co. - Third Judicial District - 20-CR-00973	Classification:	Criminal Appeal - Life - Direct
Disqualifications:		Case Status:	Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:		Panel Assigned:	Panel
To SP/Judge:		SP Status:
Oral Argument:		Oral Argument Location:
Submission Date:	02/09/2026	How Submitted:	On Briefs

+ Party Information
Role	Party Name	Represented By
Appellant	Matthew William Strain	Theresa A. Ristenpart (Ristenpart Law)
Respondent	The State of Nevada	Aaron D. Ford (Attorney General/Carson City) Stephen B. Rye (Lyon County District Attorney)

Docket Entries
Date	Type	Description	Pending?	Document
12/12/2024	Filing Fee	Appeal Filing Fee Waived. Criminal. (SC)
12/12/2024	Notice of Appeal Documents	Filed Notice of Appeal/Proper Person. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (SC)		24-47613
01/15/2025	Order/Procedural	Filed Order of Limited Remand for Designation of Counsel. This appeal is remanded to the district court for the limited purpose of securing counsel for appellant. Appellant's notice of appearance due: 35 days. (SC)		25-02157
01/21/2025	Order/Incoming	Filed District court order. Certified copy of Order Regarding Limited Remand for Appointment of Counsel filed in district court on January 21, 2025 - Order Appointing Theresa Ristenpart as Counsel for Appellant. (SC)		25-03022
02/03/2025	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Setting Briefing Schedule. On January 21, 2025, the Third Judicial District Court appointed Theresa Ristenpart as counsel for appellant. The clerk of this court shall add Theresa Ristenpart as counsel of record for appellant in this appeal. Appellant shall have 21 days from the date of this order to file and serve a transcript request form or certificate that no transcripts will be requested, see NRAP 9, and a docketing statement, NRAP 14. Appellant shall have 120 days from the date of this order to file and serve the opening brief and appendix. Thereafter, briefing shall proceed as provided in NRAP 31(a)(1). (SC)		25-05009
02/24/2025	Docketing Statement	Filed Appellant's Docketing Statement. (SC)		25-08512
02/26/2025	Notice/Incoming	Filed Appellant's Notice Request for Transcripts at Public Expense. (REJECTED PER PHONE CALL WITH COUNSEL) (SC)
02/26/2025	Transcript Request	Filed Appellant's Request for Transcript of Proceedings. Transcripts requested: 8/13/2024, 8/14/2024, 8/15/2024, 8/16/2024, 8/20/2024, 8/21/2024, 8/22/2024, 8/23/2024. To Court Reporters: Shellie Loomis and Kathy Jackson. (SC)		25-08922
03/25/2025	Order/Clerk's	Filed Order Granting Extension Per Telephonic Request. Court reporter Shellie Loomis' court reporter certificate due: April 11, 2025. (SC)		25-13470
04/14/2025	Transcript	Filed Notice from Court Reporter. Kathy Jackson stating that the requested transcripts were delivered. Dates of transcripts: 8/13/2024, 8/14/2024, 8/15/2024, 8/16/2024, 8/20/2024, 8/21/2024, 8/22/2024 and 8/23/2024. (SC)		25-16606
06/03/2025	Motion	Filed Appellant's Motion to Extend Time to File Opening Brief and Appendix. (SC)		25-24705
06/23/2025	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion. Appellant shall have until August 18, 2025, to file and serve the opening brief and appendix. (SC)		25-27363
08/19/2025	Brief	Filed Appellant's Opening Brief (REJECTED DOCUMENT PER NOTICE FILED ON 8/19/2025). (SC)
08/19/2025	Appendix	Filed Appellant's Index Volume to Appendix to Opening Brief (REJECTED DOCUMENT PER NOTICE FILED ON 8/19/2025). (SC)
08/19/2025	Appendix	Filed Appellant's Appendix to Opening Brief - Vols. 1-8 (REJECTED DOCUMENT PER NOTICE FILED ON 8/19/2025). (SC)
08/19/2025	Notice/Outgoing	Filed Notice of Rejection of Filed Documents - Appellant's Opening Brief, Index Volume, and Volumes 1-8 to Appendix to Opening Brief. (SC)		25-36307
08/19/2025	Motion	Filed Appellant's Motion for Extension of Time to File Opening Brief and Appendix. (SC)		25-36360
08/19/2025	Brief	Filed Appellant's Opening Brief. (SC)		25-36386
08/19/2025	Appendix	Filed Appellant's Index Volume to Appendix to Opening Brief. (SC)		25-36387
08/19/2025	Appendix	Filed Appellant's Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol. 1. (SC)		25-36388
08/19/2025	Appendix	Filed Appellant's Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol. 2. (SC)		25-36389
08/19/2025	Appendix	Filed Appellant's Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol. 3. (SC)		25-36390
08/19/2025	Appendix	Filed Appellant's Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol. 4. (SC)		25-36391
08/19/2025	Appendix	Filed Appellant's Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol. 5. (SC)		25-36392
08/19/2025	Appendix	Filed Appellant's Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol. 6. (SC)		25-36393
08/19/2025	Appendix	Filed Appellant's Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol. 7. (SC)		25-36394
08/19/2025	Appendix	Filed Appellant's Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol. 8. (SC)		25-36395
08/26/2025	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion. Appellant's motion requesting a second extension of time to file the opening brief and appendix is granted. NRAP 26(b)(1)(B); NRAP 31(b)(3)(B). The opening brief and appendix were filed on August 19, 2025. Respondent shall have until September 18, 2025, to file and serve the answering brief. (SC)		25-37380
09/25/2025	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Regarding Answering Brief. Pursuant to this court's order entered on August 26, 2025, respondent's answering brief was due by September 18, 2025. To date, respondent has failed to file an answering brief. Respondent shall have 7 days from the date of this order to file and serve an answering brief. (SC)		25-42050
10/01/2025	Motion	Filed Respondent's Motion to Extend Time to File Answering Brief. (SC)		25-42891
10/02/2025	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion. Respondent's answering brief due: October 23, 2025. (SC)		25-43102
10/23/2025	Brief	Filed Respondent's Answering Brief. (STRICKEN PER ORDER FILED ON 10/24/25) (SC)
10/23/2025	Appendix	Filed Respondent's Appendix to Answering Brief. (SC)		25-46419
10/23/2025	Appendix	Filed Respondent's Index Volume to Appendix to Answering Brief. (SC)		25-46420
10/24/2025	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Striking Deficient Document. Order Striking Deficient Answering Brief. Corrected Brief due: 14 days from the date of this order. (SC)		25-46482
11/05/2025	Brief	Filed Respondent's Answering Brief. (SC)		25-48281
12/15/2025	Case Status Update	Briefing Completed/To Screening. (SC)
02/09/2026	Order/Procedural	Filed Order/Submit on Briefs. Cause appearing, oral argument will not be scheduled and this appeal shall stand submitted for decision as of the date of this order on the briefs filed herein. (SC)		26-06364
02/12/2026	Order/Dispositional	Filed Order of Affirmance. "ORDER the judgment of conviction AFFIRMED." LB/LS/EC. (SC)		26-07199
03/05/2026	Remittitur	Issued Remittitur. (SC)		26-10327
03/05/2026	Case Status Update	Remittitur Issued/Case Closed. (SC)
03/27/2026	Remittitur	Filed Remittitur. Received by County Clerk on 03/10/2026. (SC)		26-10327