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Marlon Lorenzo BROWN, Petitioner, v. The EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of the State of Nevada, IN AND FOR the COUNTY OF CLARK, Respondent, The State of Nevada, Real Party in Interest.
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR PROHIBITION
This original pro se petition for a writ of mandamus or prohibition seeks a writ directing the district court to act on the postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus that petitioner filed below on January 31, 2020.
This court has complete discretion in deciding whether to entertain a petition seeking such relief. Cote H. v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 124 Nev. 36, 39, 175 P.3d 906, 908 (2008). Having considered the petition and supporting documentation, we are not persuaded that our extraordinary and discretionary intervention is warranted. See Pan v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 120 Nev. 222, 228, 88 P.3d 840, 844 (2004) (observing that the party seeking writ relief bears the burden of showing such relief is warranted). Accordingly, without deciding upon the merits of any claims raised, we
ORDER the petition DENIED.1
FOOTNOTES
1. We are confident that the district court will resolve all pending matters as expeditiously as its calendar permits.
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Docket No: No. 80859
Decided: April 08, 2020
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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