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Barnes v. Eighth Judicial District Court

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided January 22, 1988No. 17633, 17872, 18044 and 18362PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

These proper person petitions for writs of mandamus challenge the refusal of the respondent district court to file petitioners’ complaints below. Because these petitions present identical issues and similar facts, we have consolidated them for disposition. See NRAP 3(b).

THE FACTS

Petitioners Carroll Barnes, William Frankell, and Jesus Luera are prisoners who prepared and attempted to file in the Eighth Judicial District Court complaints against their respective attorneys for legal malpractice. The complaint prepared by Barnes alleged that an attorney appointed to represent him in a…

3Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Harry Franklin v. Ms. Murphy and Hoyt CuppCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  2. Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Vance v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Lindsey v. NormetSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. United States v. KrasSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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4Cited by9 opinions

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