RICKY LEE TRADER v. THE STATE OF NEVADA (2024)

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS

This original emergency petition for a writ of mandamus challenges a district court order denying mandamus relief with respect to the justice court's disqualification of appointed counsel.

Having considered the petition, we conclude that our extraordinary and discretionary intervention is not warranted. See NRS 34,160; Pan v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 120 Nev. 222, 228, 88 P.3d 840, 844 (2004) (observing that the party seeking writ relief bears the burden of showing such relief is warranted); Smith v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 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). In particular, petitioner has an adequate remedy at law—an appeal from the district court's order denying writ relief. See Pan, 120 Nev. at 224, 88 P.3d at 841 (“[T]he right to appeal is generally an adequate legal remedy that precludes writ relief.”); NRS 34.170; see also City of North Las Vegas v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 122 Nev. 1197, 1204, 147 P.3d 1109, 1114 (2006) (explaining that orders finally denying a petition for writ relief are appealable). Accordingly, we

ORDER the petition DENIED.

Herndon, J.

Lee, J.

Bell, J.