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MARTHA NELL DIXON, Petitioner, v. THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ELKO; AND THE HONORABLE KRISTON N. HILL, DISTRICT JUDGE, Respondents, ELKO COUNTY; ELKO COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION; ELKO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ZONING; ELKO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE; VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; EPIC WIRELESS GROUP LLC; AND EVEREST COMMUNICATIONS LLC, Real Parties in Interest.
ORDER DENYING PEITION
This original pro se petition for a writ of prohibition or, alternatively, writ of mandamus, challenges a district court order remanding an administrative matter based on petitioner's failure to exhaust administrative remedies by seeking relief from both the planning commission and board of commissioners before filing a petition for judicial review.
Having considered the petition, we are not persuaded that our intervention is warranted. See NRS 34.330; NRS 34.170; Pan v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 120 Nev. 222, 224, 88 P.3d 840, 841 (2004) (writ relief is proper only when there is no plain, speedy, and adequate remedy at law, in this case, by way of exhaustion of administrative remedies and the petitioner bears the burden of demonstrating that writ relief is warranted). Accordingly, we
ORDER the petition DENIED.1
Herndon, C.J.
Parraguirre, J.
Stiglich, J.
FOOTNOTES
1. On July 23, 2025, petitioner filed a stipulation to hold remand proceedings in abeyance pending resolution of appeal and to withdraw renewed motion for stay pending writ review and/or appeal, and designation as emergency motion under NRAP 27(e), filed on July 9, 2025. Accordingly, we take no action on the renewed motion for stay pending writ review and/or appeal, and designation as emergency motion under NRAP 27(e).
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Docket No: No. 90784
Decided: July 23, 2025
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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