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Case Information: 90071
Short Caption:WILLIAMS (THOMAS) VS. DIST. CT. (STATE) (CRIMINAL)Court:Supreme Court
Lower Court Case(s):Washoe Co. - Second Judicial District - CR231602Classification:Original Proceeding - Criminal - Mandamus
Disqualifications:Case Status:Notice in Lieu of Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:Panel Assigned: Panel
To SP/Judge:SP Status:
Oral Argument:Oral Argument Location:
Submission Date:08/21/2025How Submitted:On Briefs

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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
02/05/2025Filing FeePetition Filing Fee Waived. Criminal. (SC)
02/05/2025Petition/WritFiled Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (SC)25-05636
02/05/2025AppendixFiled Appendix to Petition for Writ of Mandamus - Chronological Index. (SC)25-05637
02/05/2025AppendixFiled Appendix to Petition for Writ of Mandamus - Alphabetical Index. (SC)25-05638
02/05/2025AppendixFiled Appendix to Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (SC)25-05639
02/20/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order/Answer Writ Petition. Answer due: 28 days. Petitioner shall have 14 days from service of the answer to file and serve any reply. DH/RP/LS (SC)25-08049
03/17/2025Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Appearance (Kevin Naughton as counsel for Real Party in Interest.) (Counsel Updated.) (SC)25-11976
03/17/2025Petition/WritFiled Real Party in Interest's Answer to Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (STRICKEN PER ORDER FILED ON 3/18/25) (SC)
03/18/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Striking Deficient Document. Order Striking Deficient Answer to Petition for Writ. Corrected Answer due: 14 days from the date of this order. (SC)25-12343
03/19/2025Petition/WritFiled Real Party in Interest's Answer to Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (SC)25-12446
03/20/2025Notice/IncomingFiled Amended Certificate of Service to Answer to Petition. (REJECTED PER PHONE CALL FROM CASSIE WITH DISTRICT COURT) (SC)25-12713
03/20/2025Notice/IncomingFiled Amended Certificate of Service to Answer to Petition. (SC)25-12714
04/01/2025Petition/WritFiled Petitioner's Reply to Answer to Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (STRICKEN PER 4/2/25 ORDER). (SC)
04/02/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Striking Deficient Document. Order Striking Deficient Reply to Answer to Petition for Writ of Mandamus. Corrected reply due: 14 days. (SC)25-14856
04/03/2025Petition/WritFiled Petitioner's Reply to Answer to Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (SC)25-15007
08/21/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order/Submit on Briefs. Cause appearing, oral argument will not be scheduled and this appeal shall stand submitted for decision before a panel of this court as of the date of this order on the briefs filed herein. (SC)25-36819
12/12/2025Order/DispositionalFiled Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Petition for Writ of Mandamus. "ORDER the petition GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART and direct the clerk of this court to issue a writ of mandamus instructing the Second Judicial District Court to reassign this matter to a different judge for further proceedings." B25-KP/EC/PL (SC)25-54081
12/12/2025WritIssued Writ with letter. Original and one copy of writ of mandamus and copy of the order mailed to Thomas L. Qualls (Washoe County Alternate Public Defender) for service upon Chief Judge Lynne K. Jones. (SC)25-54102
12/19/2025MotionFiled Petitioner's Motion to Reissue Order as Opinion. (SC)25-55277
12/24/2025Notice/IncomingFiled Proof of Service for Writ of Mandamus and Order in the above referenced matter to Chief Judge Lynne K. Jones. (SC)25-56187
12/30/2025WritFiled Returned Writ. Original Writ returned. Served on Judge Lynne K. Jones on December 24, 2025. (SC)25-56548
01/29/2026Opinion/DispositionalFiled Authored Opinion. "Petition granted in part and denied in part." Before: Pickering/Cadish/Lee. Author: Pickering, J. Majority: Pickering/Cadish/Lee. fn1 [We previously ordered the petition granted in part and denied in part and directed the clerk of this court to issue a writ of mandamus instructing the Second Judicial District Court to reassign this matter to a different judge for further proceedings. Williams v. Second Jud. Dist. Ct., No. 90071, 2025 WL 3625633 (Nev. Dec. 12, 2025) (Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Petition for Writ of Mandamus). Petitioner thereafter filed a motion to reissue the order as an opinion. No opposition was filed. We grant petitioner's unopposed motion to publish and issue this opinion in place of our prior unpublished disposition. See NRAP 36(e).] 142 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 5. KKP/EC/PL. (SC).26-04427
02/20/2026RemittiturIssued Notice in Lieu of Remittitur.(SC)26-08068
02/20/2026Case Status UpdateNotice in Lieu of Remittitur Issued/Case Closed.(SC)
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