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Malik FROST, Petitioner, v. The EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of the State of Nevada, IN AND FOR the COUNTY OF CLARK; the Honorable Carolyn Ellsworth, Senior Judge; and Eighth Judicial District Court Dept. 12, Respondents, The State of Nevada, Real Party in Interest.
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
Having considered the petition, the answer, and the supporting documents, we are not persuaded that petitioner has demonstrated that our discretionary, extraordinary intervention is warranted. Smith v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 107 Nev. 674, 677, 818 P.2d 849, 851 (1991) (providing that this court has sole discretion in determining if a writ petition will be considered); Pan v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 120 Nev. 222, 228, 88 P.3d 840, 844 (2004) (explaining that petitioner bears the burden of demonstrating that extraordinary relief is warranted); see also NRAP 21(a)(4) (explaining that the appendix to the writ petition should include anything “that may be essential to understand the matters set forth in the petition”). Accordingly, we
ORDER the petition DENIED.
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Docket No: No. 83914
Decided: October 17, 2022
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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