Shaffer v. The Eighth Judicial Dist. Court of the State
| Decision Date | 12 May 2022 |
| Docket Number | 84118 |
| Parties | CANDICE SHAFFER; AND TRAVIS HEINRICH, Petitioners, v. THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CLARK; AND THE HONORABLE NADIA KRALL, DISTRICT JUDGE, Respondents, and MARK SHAFFER; AND MYVEGAS ! MAGAZINE, Real Parties in Interest. |
| Court | Nevada Supreme Court |
UNPUBLISHED OPINION
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
PARRAGUIRRE C.J.
This original petition for a writ of mandamus challenges a district court order denying a motion to dismiss a complaint under NRCP 16.1(e).
Having considered the petition and its supporting documents, we are not persuaded that our extraordinary and discretionary intervention is warranted. See Pan v. Eighth Judicial Dist, Court, 120 Nev. 222, 228, 88 P.3d 840, 844 (2004) ( that the party seeking writ relief bears the burden of showing such relief is warranted). Mandamus is an extraordinary remedy and whether to consider a petition seeking such relief is within this court's sole discretion. Smith v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 107 Nev. 674, 677, 679, 818 P.2d 849, 851, 853 (1991). We generally decline to exercise that discretion to grant writ petitions challenging orders denying motions to dismiss, and we are not convinced any of the exceptions for doing so apply in this case. See Smith v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 113 Nev. 1343, 1344-45, 950 P.2d 280, 281 (1997) (). We therefore
ORDER the petition DENIED.[1]
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[1]The Honorable Mark Gibbons, Senior Justice, participated in the decision of this matter under a general order of assignment.
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