250 (1984); see also Hargrove v. State, 100 Nev. 498, 502-03, 686 P.2d 222, 225 (1984). Further, to the extent appellant claimed a due process violation in the prison appeals process, an institutional appeal is not a protected due process right. See Sandin v. Conner, 515 U.S. 472, 486 (1995). Accordingly, we ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED. 3

Arl-A J.

Hardesty

J.

Douglas

J.

cc: Hon. Gary Fairman, District Judge Felton L. Matthews, Jr. Attorney General/Carson City Attorney General/Ely White Pine County Clerk

3 We have reviewed all documents that appellant has submitted in proper person to the clerk of this court in this matter, and we conclude that no relief based upon those submissions is warranted. To the extent that appellant has attempted to present claims or facts in those submissions which were not previously presented in the proceedings below, we have declined to consider them in the first instance.

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