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Case Information: 40982
Short Caption:CASTILLO (WILLIAM) VS. STATE (DEATH PENALTY)Court:Supreme Court
Related Case(s):56176, 73465
Lower Court Case(s):Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - C133336Classification:Criminal Appeal - Death Penalty - Post-Conviction
Disqualifications:MaupinCase Status:Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:Panel Assigned: Panel
To SP/Judge:SP Status:
Oral Argument:Oral Argument Location:
Submission Date:01/20/2004How Submitted:On Briefs

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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
02/24/2003OtherDisqualification of Justice Maupin.
02/24/2003Filing Fee Filing Fee Waived.
02/24/2003Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Certified Copy of Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.)03-03084
03/03/2003Transcript RequestFiled Request for Transcript of Proceedings. Transcripts requested: 1/22/03. To Court Reporter: Kristine Cornelius.03-03375
03/27/2003Docketing StatementReceived Docketing Statement.03-05142
04/01/2003MotionFiled Motion to Extend Time.03-05420
04/14/2003Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. filed April 1, 2003. The clerk of this court shall file the docketing statement received on March 27, 2003.03-06188
04/14/2003Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement.03-05142
04/25/2003Order/ProceduralFiled Order. The district court shall have 30 days from the date of this order to enter a written judgment or order. See NRAP 4(b)(2). In the event the district court enters a written judgment or order, or has already entered a written judgment or order of which this court is unaware, the clerk of the district court shall immediately transmit a certified copy of the judgment or order to the clerk of this court.03-07084
05/07/2003Order/ProceduralFiled Order. to date, court reporter Kristine Cornelius has not file transcript requested March 3, 2003. Ms. Cornelius shall have 20 days from the date of this order to prepare and file the requested transcript. If more time is needed to complete the preparation of the transcript, Ms. Cornelius shall, within the same time period, file a motion requesting an extension of time and stating the reason for the extension or if the transcript cannot be produced notify this court, in writing of this fact.03-07733
05/23/2003TranscriptFiled Transcript. Proceedings: January 22, 2003. Court Reporter: Kristine M. Cornelius.03-08785
06/23/2003MotionFiled Motion to Extend Time.03-10424
06/23/2003Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled District Court Order/Judgment. Certified copy of Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order filed in district court on June 11, 2003.03-10513
07/08/2003Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. filed June 23, 2003. Appellant shall have until July 24, 2003, to file and serve the opening brief and appendix. Thereafter, briefing shall proceed in accordance with NRAP 31(a)(1).03-11381
07/24/2003MotionFiled Motion to Extend Time.03-12535
07/30/2003Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. filed July 24, 2003. Appellant shall have until September 22, 2003, to file and serve the opening brief and appendix. We caution that no further extensions of time shall be permitted absent demonstration of extraordinary circumstances and extreme need.03-12848
09/24/2003MotionFiled Motion to Extend Time.03-15964
09/24/2003MotionFiled Motion for Excess Pages. (Opening Brief).03-15965
09/24/2003BriefReceived Opening Brief.03-15966
09/24/2003AppendixReceived Appendix to Opening Brief. Vols. 1 through 6.03-15967
10/02/2003Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. filed September 24, 2003. The clerk shall file the 60-page opening brief and appendix received on September 24, 2003. Respondent shall have 30 days form the date of this order to file and serve the answering brief. Thereafter briefing shall proceed in accordance with NRAP 31(a)(1).03-16417
10/02/2003BriefFiled Opening Brief.03-15966
10/02/2003AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief. Volumes 1 through 6.03-15967
11/04/2003BriefFiled Answering Brief. 03-18381
12/05/2003MotionFiled Motion to Extend Time.03-20238
12/09/2003Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. filed December 5, 2003. Appellant shall have until January 5, 2004, to file and serve the reply brief.03-20507
01/06/2004MotionFiled Motion to Extend Time.04-00262
01/09/2004Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. filed January 6, 2004. Appellant shall have until January 16, 2004, to file and serve the reply brief.04-00554
01/20/2004BriefFiled Reply Brief.04-01064
01/20/2004Case Status Update Submitted for Decision.
02/05/2004Order/DispositionalFiled Order of Affirmance. "ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED." NNP04-NB/DA/MG04-02287
02/17/2004MotionFiled Motion to Extend Time.04-03018
02/20/2004Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. filed February 17, 2004. Appellant shall have until March 5, 2004, to file and serve a petition for rehearing.04-03347
03/08/2004MotionFiled Motion. Motion to Stay Issuance of Remittitur.04-04340
03/10/2004Order/ProceduralFiled Order. Staying Issuance of the Remittitur. Appellant has moved to stay issuance of the remittitur pending the filing of a petition for a writ of certiorari with the United States Supreme Court. fn1[In the instant motion appellant states that he "did not file a Petition for Rehearing." We elect to treat this statement as notification that appellant will not be filing a petition for rehearing in this court.] Cause appearing, we grant the motion. We hereby stay issuance of the remittitur until May 25, 2004. If the clerk of this court receives written notice by May 25, 2004, from the clerk of the United States Supreme Court that appellant has filed a petition for a writ of certiorari, the stay shall continue in effect until final disposition of the certiorari proceedings. Id. If such notice is not received by May 25, 2004, the clerk of this court shall issue the remittitur on May 26, 2004.04-04517
06/08/2004RemittiturIssued Remittitur.04-10575
06/08/2004Case Status Update Remittitur Issued/Case Closed.
06/16/2004RemittiturFiled Remittitur. Received by County Clerk on June 10, 2004. 07/23/04 ORDER RECALLING REMITTITUR.04-10575
07/06/2004Notice/IncomingFiled Notice from U.S. Supreme Court\Certiorari Denied. A petition for a writ of certiorari was filed May 5, 2004, and placed on the docket as Case No. 04-5032.04-12326
07/16/2004MotionFiled Motion. Motion to Recall Remittitur.04-12971
07/23/2004Order/ProceduralFiled Order. Recalling Remittitur. Having received no written notice from the clerk of the United States Supreme Court, the clerk of this court issued the remittitur on June 8, 2004. Thereafter, on July 6, 2004, the clerk of this court belatedly received written notice from the clerk of the United States Supreme Court that appellant filed a certiorari petition on May 5, 2004. On July 16, 2004, appellant moved to recall the remittitur. Appellant having timely filed his certiorari petition with the United States Supreme Court, we grant appellant's motion and recall the remittitur. Further, we stay issuance of the remittitur pending resolution of appellant's petition. NRAP 41(b).04-13469
10/13/2004Notice/IncomingFiled Notice from U.S. Supreme Court\Certiorari Granted. The petition for a writ of ceritorari is denied.04-19005
10/27/2004Order/ProceduralFiled Order. On July 23, 2004, this court issued an order recalling the remittitur and staying its issuance pending final disposition of appellant's petition for a writ of certiorari filed in the United States Supreme Court. On October 13, 2004, the clerk of this court received notice that the United States Supreme Court denied appellant's petition on October 4, 2004. Accordingly, we lift the stay and direct the clerk of this court to issue the remittitur in this appeal.04-19821
10/27/2004RemittiturIssued Remittitur.04-19851
10/27/2004Case Status Update Remittitur Issued/Case Closed.
12/01/2004RemittiturFiled Remittitur. Received by County Clerk on November 1, 2004.04-19851