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Dustin Pete FOX, Petitioner, v. The EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of the State of Nevada, IN AND FOR the COUNTY OF CLARK; and the Honorable Mary Kay Holthus, District Judge, Respondents, The State of Nevada, Real Party in Interest.
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS OR MANDAMUS
This emergency, original petition for a writ of habeas corpus or mandamus challenges a November 21, 2019, district court order denying petitioner's petition for a writ of habeas corpus or motion to vacate detention order. The State has timely filed an answer, as directed.
Having reviewed the parties’ arguments and supporting documentation, we conclude that our extraordinary intervention is not warranted. See Jones v. Nev. Comm'n on Jud. Discipline, 130 Nev. 99, 104, 318 P.3d 1078, 1082 (2014) (“Whether to consider a petition for extraordinary relief ․ is within our sole discretion.”). Accordingly, we
ORDER the petition DENIED.
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Docket No: No. 80046
Decided: November 27, 2019
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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