Opinion
No. 62591
04-29-2013
SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER, LLC D/B/A SOUTHERN HILLS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER; JEANNE JAVINAR, RN; VERONICA PATAG, RN; AND SYLVIA VASQUEZ, Petitioners, v. THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CLARK; AND THE HONORABLE KENNETH C. CORY, DISTRICT JUDGE, Respondents, and PHYLLIS JONES; AND EVERETT JONES, Real Parties in Interest.
An unpublished order shall not be regarded as precedent and shall not be cited as legal authority. SCR 123.
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR
WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR PROHIBITION
On February 11, 2013, petitioners filed the instant writ petition and informed the clerk of this court that their appendix would be submitted shortly thereafter. See NRAP 21(a)(4) (requiring a writ petition to be submitted with an appendix containing documents essential to an understanding of the matters set forth in the petition). To date, petitioners have not filed the appendix. Because it is within our sole discretion to determine whether a writ will be considered, See Smith v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 107 Nev. 674, 677, 818 P.2d 849, 851 (1991), and because petitioners have failed to submit the information necessary for us to do so, NRAP 21(a)(4), we
In March, petitioners informed the clerk of this court that the underlying matter had been settled and that they would be voluntarily withdrawing their writ petition. To date, no such notice of withdrawal has been filed.
ORDER the petition DENIED.
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Gibbons
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Douglas
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Saitta
cc: Hon. Kenneth C. Cory, District Judge
Hall Prangle & Schoonveld, LLC/Las Vegas
Ramzy P. Ladah
Patrick K. McKnight
Eighth District Court Clerk