Opinion
No. 57431.
01-18-2011
Michael MARKING; and Nancy E. Fleming, Petitioners, v. CLERK OF the COURT SUPREME COURT, State of Nevada, Respondent, and Integrated Systems, Inc.; and Wind River Systems, Inc., Real Parties in Interest.
Michael Marking Nancy E. Fleming Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Robison Belaustegui Sharp & Low
Michael Marking
Nancy E. Fleming
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
Robison Belaustegui Sharp & Low
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
This original proper person petition for a writ of mandamus asks this court to review its rules regarding representation of business entities by nonlawyers, asserting constitutional objections to this court's current policies and rules. Petitioners' request is based on this court's dismissal of their corporation's appeal in Docket No. 52912, after the corporation's counsel withdrew, as well as an order denying a previous petition in Docket No. 56567 that suggested a legal remedy in the form of a rehearing petition.
We grant petitioners' motion to waive the filing fee, NRAP 21(e) ; accordingly, no fee is due.
Having considered the petition, we are not persuaded that writ relief is warranted to alter this court's longstanding precedent regarding representation by nonlawyers. NRAP 21(b)(1) ; Smith v. District Court, 107 Nev. 674, 818 P.2d 849 (1991) ; see, e.g., Salman v. Newell, 110 Nev. 1333, 1336, 885 P.2d 607, 608 (1994) (observing that no statute or rule permits a nonlawyer to represent an entity and concluding that an entity cannot proceed in proper person). Accordingly, we ORDER the petition DENIED.