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ALLEGIANT AIR, LLC; and Allegiant Travel Company, Petitioners, v. The Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, in and for The County of Clark; and the Honorable Joseph Hardy, Jr., District Judge, Respondents, Jason Kinzer, Real Party in Interest.
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR PROHIBITION
This is an original petition for a writ of mandamus or prohibition challenging a district court's denial of summary judgment in a tort action. Having considered petitioners' argument and the supporting documents, we conclude that our extraordinary and discretionary intervention is not warranted. NRS 34.160; NRS 34.320; Pan v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 120 Nev. 222, 224, 228, 88 P.3d 840, 841, 844 (2004) (stating that an appeal is generally an adequate legal remedy precluding writ relief and recognizing that petitioner bears the burden of demonstrating that writ relief is warranted); Smith v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 113 Nev. 1343, 1344, 950 P.2d 280, 281 (1997) (observing that this court generally will not consider writ petitions challenging orders denying summary judgment motions); Smith v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 107 Nev. 674, 677, 818 P.2d. 849, 851 (1991). Accordingly, we
ORDER the petition DENIED.
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Docket No: No. 75232
Decided: April 25, 2018
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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