IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

PERCY LAVAE BACON, No. 67929 Petitioner, vs. LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT; AND THE EIGHTH FILED JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE DEC 0 2 2016 STATE OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CLARK, Respondents ORDER DENYING PETITION This original pro se petition for a writ of mandamus challenges a district court ruling declining to permit petitioner to become a claimant in a forfeiture action. Without deciding upon the merits of any claims raised in the documents submitted in this matter, we decline to exercise our original jurisdiction. See NRS 34.160; Davis v. Eighth Judicial District Court, 129 Nev., Adv. Op. 11, 294 P.3d 415, 417 (2013).

Accordingly, we ORDER the petition DENIED.

ParraguirreU

cis-4-1; J. J.

Hardesty

cc: Percy Lavae Bacon Attorney General/Carson City Eighth District Court Clerk SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA

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