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CITY OF BOULDER CITY, Petitioner, v. The EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of the State of Nevada, IN AND FOR the COUNTY OF CLARK; and the Honorable Richard Scotti, District Judge, Respondents, John Bridgford Hunt, Real Party in Interest.
ORDER DENYING PETITION
This original petition for a writ of certiorari or mandamus challenges a district court’s decision, in its appellate capacity, to dismiss criminal charges brought against real party in interest in municipal court. Having considered the petition, answer, and documents submitted, we decline to exercise our discretion in this matter. See Smith v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 107 Nev. 674, 677, 818 P.2d 849, 851 (1991) (observing that the decision to entertain a writ petition is within this discretion). Accordingly, we
ORDER the petition DENIED.
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Docket No: No. 79005
Decided: January 07, 2020
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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