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Cheryl MULLIGAN; and Patrick Mulligan, as Personal Representative of The Estate of Robert Mulligan, Petitioners, v. The Fifth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, in and for the County of Nye; and the Honorable Robert W. Lane, District Judge, Respondents, Marcie Cain, M.D.; Irene Barnett, M.D.; and Healthcare Partners Nevada, LLC, Real Parties in Interest.
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
This original petition for a writ of mandamus challenges a district court order denying petitioners' motion to disqualify a district court judge. Having considered the petition and supporting documents, we conclude that petitioner has failed to meet her burden of demonstrating that extraordinary writ relief is warranted. See Pan v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 120 Nev. 222, 228, 88 P.3d 840, 844 (2004) (“Petitioners carry the burden of demonstrating that extraordinary relief is warranted.”); Smith v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 107 Nev. 674, 677, 818 P.2d 849, 851 (1991) (providing that whether to consider a writ petition is discretionary); NRAP 21(b)(1). Accordingly, we
ORDER the petition DENIED.1
FOOTNOTES
1. In light of this order, we vacate the stay imposed by our March 6, 2018, order.
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Docket No: No. 75034
Decided: April 25, 2018
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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