Opinion
No. 63039
12-15-2014
CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY JONES, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF NEVADA; BRIAN E. WILLIAMS; ROSS MILLER; AND CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO, Respondents.
An unpublished order shall not be regarded as precedent and shall not be cited as legal authority. SCR 123.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
Having considered respondents' motion to dismiss this appeal, proper person appellant's opposition, and respondents' reply, we agree that this appeal no longer presents a justiciable controversy. Personhood Nev. v. Bristol, 126 Nev. ___, ___, 245 P.3d 572, 574 (2010) ("This court's duty is not to render advisory opinions but, rather, to resolve actual controversies . . . ."); see Darring v. Kincheloe, 783 F.2d 874, 876 (9th Cir. 1986) (recognizing that an inmate's request for injunctive relief with respect to conditions at one facility becomes moot upon the inmate's transfer to a different facility). We are not persuaded by appellant's argument that this appeal involves a matter of widespread importance that is capable of repetition, yet evading review. See Bristol, 126 Nev. at ___, 245 P.3d at 574. Nor are we persuaded by appellant's argument that he would be a suitable class representative for other inmates who have potentially been aggrieved by the complained-of policy. See generally NRCP 23(a) (establishing prerequisites for a class action). Accordingly, we
ORDER this appeal DISMISSED.
/s/_________, C.J.
Gibbons
/s/_________, J.
Pickering
/s/_________, J.
Saitta
cc: Hon. Susan Johnson, District Judge
Christopher Anthony Jones
Attorney General/Carson City
Eighth District Court Clerk