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Gina FIORE, Petitioner, v. The EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of the State of Nevada, IN AND FOR the COUNTY OF CLARK; and the Honorable Charles J. Hoskin, District Judge, Respondents, Douglas Brofman, Real Party in Interest.
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR PROHIBITION
This petition for a writ of mandamus or prohibition challenges a district court order reassigning the underlying case to another judicial department. Having considered the petition and the supporting documentation, we are not persuaded that our extraordinary and discretionary intervention is warranted. NRS 34.160; NRS 34.320; Smith v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 107 Nev. 674, 677, 679, 818 P.2d 849, 851, 853 (1991) (recognizing that writ relief is an extraordinary remedy and that this court has sole discretion in determining whether to entertain a writ petition); see Walker v. Second Judicial Dist. Court, 136 Nev., Adv. Op. 80, 476 P.3d 1194, 1196-97 (2020) (outlining the conditions requisite for invoking traditional and advisory mandamus). Accordingly, we
ORDER the petition DENIED.
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Docket No: No. 82368
Decided: February 16, 2021
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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