IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

REGINALD CLARENCE HOWARD, No. 79179 Appellant, VS. THE STATE OF NEVADA, FILED Respondent. AUG 1 6 2019 A. BROWN PREME ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL CLERK

This is a pro se appeal from a purported district court order denying and/or dismissing an amended postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Tierra Danielle Jones, Judge.

This court's review of this appeal reveals a jurisdictional defect.

Specifically, no postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus was filed in district court. Thus, this appeal appears premature. See NRS 177.015(3).

To the extent that appellant appeals from the order denying a motion for leave to amend a postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus, no statute or court rule provides for an appeal from such an order. See Castillo v. State, 106 Nev. 349, 792 P.2d 1133 (1990). Accordingly, this court ORDERS this appeal DISMISSED.

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