IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

MARGARET PULLEN, No. 71313 Petitioner, vs. CHUCK ALLEN, FILED Respondent.

NOV 1 7 2016

ORDER DENYING PETITION This petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenges petitioner's confinement pursuant to a judgment of conviction.' Without deciding upon the merits of any claims raised in the documents submitted in this matter, we decline to exercise our original jurisdiction. A challenge to the validity of the judgment of conviction must be raised in a postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed in the district court in the first instance. 2 NRS 34.724(2)(b); NRS 34338(1). Accordingly, we ORDER the petition DENIED.

, C.J.

Parraguirre

J. Atm: Pickering

'Petitioner has not provided this court with a copy of her judgment of conviction and it is unclear whether she has been charged with or convicted of a criminal offense.

We express no opinion as to whether petitioner could meet the procedural requirements of NRS chapter 34.

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