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Date Created: 2021-12-06 08:16:39.01896+00
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Case Information: 79641

Short Caption:TOWNSEND (JOHN) VS. STATECourt:Supreme Court

Lower Court Case(s):White Pine Co. - Seventh Judicial District - HC-1610032Classification:Criminal Appeal - Life - Post-Conviction

Disqualifications:Case Status:Remittitur Issued/Case Closed

Replacement:Panel Assigned:
					Panel
					

To SP/Judge:SP Status:

Oral Argument:Oral Argument Location:

Submission Date:11/19/2020How Submitted:On Record And Briefs

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						Party Information
					

RoleParty NameRepresented By

AppellantJohn M. Townsend
					In Proper Person
				

RespondentJames DzurendaJames S. Beecher
							(White Pine County District Attorney)
						Aaron D. Ford
							(Attorney General/Carson City)
						Michael A. Wheable
							(Former)
						

RespondentThe State of NevadaJames S. Beecher
							(White Pine County District Attorney)
						Aaron D. Ford
							(Attorney General/Carson City)
						Michael A. Wheable
							(Former)
						

Docket Entries

DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document

09/19/2019Filing FeeAppeal Filing Fee waived.  Criminal. (SC)

09/19/2019Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.) (SC)19-39094

10/14/2019Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement Criminal Appeals (REJECTED PER NOTICE ISSUED 10/15/19). (SC)

10/14/2019Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement Docketing Statement part II (REJECTED PER NOTICE ISSUED 10/15/19). (SC)

10/14/2019Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement Criminal Appeals part III (REJECTED PER NOTICE ISSUED 10/15/19). (SC)

10/15/2019Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice of Rejection of Filed Document.  Docketing Statement Criminal Appeals. (SC)19-42696

10/22/2019Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice to Request Transcripts. Due date: 10 days. (SC).19-43601

10/22/2019MotionFiled Appellant's Motion for Extension of Time to File Docketing Statement. (SC)19-43663

10/23/2019Transcript RequestFiled Certificate That No Transcript is Being Requested. (SC)19-43821

10/28/2019Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Appellant's Docketing Statement due: 7 days. (SC).19-44328

10/28/2019Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement Criminal Appeals. (SC)19-44361

10/28/2019Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement Criminal Appeals Part II. (SC)19-44362

10/28/2019Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement Criminal Appeals Part III. (SC)19-44363

02/03/2020Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice to File Opening Brief and Appendix. Due Date: 15 days. (SC).20-04542

02/12/2020MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Withdraw as Counsel of Record. (SC)20-05769

02/18/2020Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Appearance of Counsel and Request for Briefing Schedule (Thomas Qualls as counsel for appellant). (SC).20-06684

02/19/2020Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. The clerk shall remove Kirsty Pickering as counsel for appellant, and add Thomas Qualls as counsel for appellant. Appellant's Transcript Request Form due: 14 days; Opening Brief and Appendix due: 90 days. (SC).20-06758

03/06/2020MotionFiled Appellant's Motion for Extension of Time to File Certificate of No Transcript Request. (SC)20-09071

03/06/2020Transcript RequestFiled Certificate That No Transcript is Being Requested. (SC)20-09073

03/10/2020Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion.  Notwithstanding its untimeliness, appellant's motion for an extension of time to file a supplemental certificate that no transcripts will be requested is granted.  The supplemental certificate was filed on March 6, 2020.  (SC)20-09449

05/19/2020MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Extend Time to File Opening Brief. (SC).20-19115

05/20/2020Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Motion/Stipulation Approved. Appellant's Opening Brief and Appendix due: June 18, 2020. (SC).20-19174

06/16/2020MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Extend Time to File Opening Brief. (SC).20-22531

06/24/2020Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion.  Appellant shall have until July 20, 2020, to file and serve the opening brief and appendix.  (SC)20-23503

07/20/2020MotionFiled Appellant's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Opening Brief (Second Request). (SC)20-26414

08/20/2020BriefFiled Appellant's Opening Brief. (SC).20-30791

08/20/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol I, part 1. (SC).20-30807

08/20/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol I, part 2. (SC).20-30808

08/20/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol I, part 3. (SC).20-30809

08/20/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol II, part 1. (SC).20-30810

08/20/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol II, part 2. (SC).20-30811

08/21/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol III, part 1. (SC).20-30812

08/21/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol III, part 2. (SC).20-30813

08/21/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol III, part 3. (SC).20-30814

08/21/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol IV, part 1. (SC).20-30815

08/21/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol IV, part 2. (SC).20-30816

08/21/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol V, part 1. (SC).20-30817

08/21/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol V, part 2. (SC).20-30818

08/21/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol V, part 3. (SC).20-30819

08/21/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol VI, part 1. (SC).20-30820

08/21/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol VI, part 2. (SC).20-30821

08/21/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol VII, part 1. (SC).20-30822

08/21/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol VII, part 2. (SC).20-30823

08/21/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol VIII, part 1. (SC).20-30824

08/21/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol VIII, part 2. (SC).20-30825

08/24/2020Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion.  The unopposed motion for an extension of time to file the opening brief is granted.  The opening brief and appendix were filed on August 20 and 21, 2020.  Respondents shall have until September 21, 2020, to file and serve the answering brief.  (SC)20-31032

09/21/2020Order/Clerk'sFiled Order Granting Extension Per Telephonic Request. Respondent's answering brief due: October 5, 2020. (SC)20-34558

09/25/2020BriefFiled Respondent's Answering Brief. (SC)20-35422

09/25/2020AppendixFiled Respondent's Appendix to Answering Brief Vols. 1-4 (SC)20-35423

10/27/2020MotionFiled Appellant's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Reply Brief Pursuant to NRAP 26(b)(1)(A) (First Request). (SC)20-39282

10/27/2020Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Appellant's reply brief due: November 30, 2020. (SC)20-39340

11/18/2020BriefFiled Appellant's Reply Brief. (SC)20-42225

11/19/2020Case Status UpdateSubmitted for Decision. (SC)

03/31/2021MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Withdraw as Counsel Due to Employment with State of Nevada. (SC)21-09382

04/12/2021Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion to Withdraw.  The clerk of this court shall remove Thomas Qualls as counsel of record for appellant.  Appellant shall have 30 days from the date of this order to retain substitute counsel and cause counsel to file a notice of appearance in this court, or to inform this court in writing that appellant intends to proceed on appeal pro se.  Appellant's failure to file a timely response will be construed as confirmation that he intends to proceed on appeal pro se.  (SC)21-10374

06/22/2021Order/ProceduralFiled Order.  Appellant shall have 30 days from the date of this order to either retain substitute counsel and cause counsel to file a notice of appearance in this court, or to inform this court in writing that appellant intends to proceed on appeal pro se.  (SC)21-17952

10/18/2021Order/DispositionalFiled Order of Affirmance. "ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED." fn3 [The Honorable Mark Gibbons, Senior Justice, participated in the decision of this matter under a general order of assignment.] JH/LS/MG. (SC)21-29781

11/12/2021RemittiturIssued Remittitur. (SC)21-32506

11/12/2021Case Status UpdateRemittitur Issued/Case Closed. (SC)

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