Opinion
No. 69582 No. 69602
03-17-2016
JOSHUA MASTERS, Petitioner, v. THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CLARK; AND THE HONORABLE ROB BARE, DISTRICT JUDGE, Respondents, and CITY OF LAS VEGAS, Real Party in Interest. JOSHUA LEE MASTERS, Appellant, v. CITY OF LAS VEGAS, Respondent.
ORDER DENYING PETITION (DOCKET NO. 69582) AND ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL (DOCKET NO. 69602)
Docket No. 69582 is an original petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging the constitutionality of NRS 484C.110. Docket No. 69602 is an appeal from a district court order affirming a misdemeanor conviction. We elect to consolidate these cases for disposition. Docket No. 69582
Joshua Masters did not submit an appendix with his petition. See NRAP 21(a)(4), (c); see also Dir., Nev. Dep't of Prisons v. Arndt, 98 Nev. 84, 85-86, 640 P.2d 1318, 1319 (1982) (recognizing the writ of habeas corpus as an extraordinary writ). Thus, he has failed to demonstrate that he is entitled to relief.
Moreover, a petition for a writ of habeas corpus will not issue when an adequate remedy exists, save for extraordinary circumstances. See City of Reno v. Forrest, 87 Nev. 6, 8-9, 479 P.2d 465, 466 (1971). Masters appears to have an adequate remedy at law, see NRS 34.020(3); Stilwell v. City of N. Las Vegas, 129 Nev, Adv. Op. 76, 311 P.3d 1177, 1178-79 (2013), and he fails to demonstrate extraordinary circumstances warranting our intervention.
Furthermore, Master's underlying argument is premised on there being two versions of NRS 484C.110 currently in effect. This is a meritless argument. While two NRS 484C.110 statutes are currently listed, each contains an effective date in the title, ensuring that the statutes cannot simultaneously be in effect. See Minor Girl v. Clark Cty. Juvenile Court Servs., 87 Nev. 544, 548, 490 P.2d 1248, 1250 (1971). Accordingly, we deny the petition. Docket No. 69602
The first NRS 484C.110 states that it is "[e]ffective until the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a condition to receiving federal funding for the construction of highways in this State," while the second NRS 484C.110 states that is "[e]ffective on the date of the repeal of the federal law." (Emphasis added).
We deny Master's motion to withdraw the petition.
As to the appeal in Docket No. 69602, we lack jurisdiction because Masters case arose in the municipal court and the district court has final appellate jurisdiction over a case arising in the municipal court. Nev. Const. art. 6, § 6; NRS 5.073(1); NRS 266.565(1); NRS 266.595; Tripp v. City of Sparks, 92 Nev. 362, 363, 550 P.2d 419, 419 (1976). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal in Docket No. 69602.
In his response to the order to show cause, Masters stipulated to the dismissal of the appeal. --------
It is so ORDERED.
/s/_________, J.
Hardesty
/s/_________, J.
Saitta
/s/_________, J.
Pickering cc: Hon. Rob Bare, District Judge
Mueller Hinds & Associates
Las Vegas City Attorney
Eighth District Court Clerk