Opinion ID: 2672951
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Motion for Injunction

Text: [¶14] In his second request for relief under his combined motion, Hitz asked the district court to enjoin the Board of Parole from interpreting its statutory authority in a manner that would preclude Hitz from parole eligibility. We again agree with the district court that it was without jurisdiction to rule on Hitz’s request for injunctive relief. [¶15] We have held: Once a defendant’s conviction is final because he has exercised his right to appeal, or the time for appeal has expired, the district court no longer has authority over the case. The district court only has jurisdiction to act if the case has been remanded or if a specific, express exception conferring jurisdiction is created by a rule or statute. Kurtenbach, ¶ 11, 290 P.3d at 1104 (quoting Neidlinger, ¶ 9, 230 P.3d at 308); see also Lee v. State, 2007 WY 81, ¶ 6, 157 P.3d 947, 949 (Wyo. 2007); Nixon v. State, 2002 WY 118, ¶ 13, 51 P.3d 851, 854 (Wyo. 2002). [¶16] Hitz’s motion for injunctive relief was not directed at correcting an illegality in the sentence entered by the district court, and was thus not a motion provided for by Rule 35(a). Nor is the motion one that is otherwise expressly provided for by rule or statute. The district court therefore properly ruled that it was without jurisdiction to consider the motion. See Kurtenbach, ¶ 13, 290 P.3d at 1104 (holding district court lacked jurisdiction to consider “Motion to Execute Sentence” because motion was not one to correct an illegal sentence or a motion otherwise expressly provided for by rule or statute); Lee, ¶ 6, 157 P.3d at 949 (holding district court lacked jurisdiction because “the document before the district court in this instance is not a vehicle for any recognized legal remedy under [the] rules”). [¶17] Because the district court lacked jurisdiction to rule on any part of Hitz’s motion, this Court is likewise without jurisdiction to consider Hitz’s appeal. Because the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to consider Kurtenbach’s “Motion to Execute Sentence,” this Court is without jurisdiction to consider this appeal. See Neidlinger, ¶ 10, 230 P.3d at 309 (“This Court enjoys no greater jurisdiction than the district court in such matters.”). Kurtenbach, ¶ 13, 290 P.3d at 1104. 4