STOVALL v. STATE BAR OF NEVADA (2023)

ORDER DENYING PETITION

FOR A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR PROHIBITION

This is an original petition for a writ of mandamus or prohibition challenging the disciplinary board chair's denial of a motion to dismiss a bar complaint. Having considered the petition, answer, reply, and supporting documents, we are not persuaded that our extraordinary and discretionary intervention is warranted at this time. See Pan v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 120 Nev. 222, 228, 88 P.3d 840, 844 (2004) (providing that the petitioner bears the burden of demonstrating that such relief is warranted); Smith v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 113 Nev. 1343, 1344, 950 P.2d 280, 281 (1997) (explaining that this court generally will not consider writ petitions challenging orders denying motions to dismiss); Smith v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 107 Nev. 674, 677, 679, 818 P.2d 849, 851, 853 (1991) (recognizing that writ relief is an extraordinary remedy and that this court has sole discretion in determining whether to entertain a writ petition). Further, if the hearing panel recommends publicly reprimanding, suspending, or disbarring petitioner, he may contest that recommendation before this court. SCR 105(3); Pan, 120 Nev. at 224, 88 P.3d at 841 (explaining that petitions for extraordinary relief generally may issue only when there is no plain, speedy, and adequate remedy at law). Accordingly, we

ORDER the petition DENIED.