IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

ANTHONY DEWANE BAILEY, No. 71409 Petitioner, vs. THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FILED COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF DEC 1 6 2096 CLARK, BROWN Respondent.

OW CLERK ORDER DENYING PETITION This is a petition for a writ of mandamus.' 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; NRS 34.170. To the extent petitioner seeks to challenge the validity of his judgment of conviction or sentence, he must do so 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 34.738(1). Accordingly, we ORDER the petition DENIED.

Cherry n( -- DC) t Douglas 'u21, ,J.

Gibbons

'The motion to proceed in forma pauperis is denied as moot.

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

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