Opinion
No. 81358
07-21-2020
LATONIA SMITH, Petitioner, v. THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CLARK, Respondent, and THE STATE OF NEVADA; FENNEMORE CRAIG, P.C.; AND WADE BEAVERS, Real Parties in Interest.
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR A WRIT OF MANDAMUS
This original pro se petition, which we have construed as a petition for a writ of mandamus, seeks an order directing the district court to reopen and stay petitioner's civil case in A-19-803954-C.
Problematically, petitioner has not provided this court with all of the exhibits or documentation that would support her claims for relief. See NRAP 21(a)(4) (providing the petitioner shall submit an appendix containing all documents "essential to understand the matters set forth in the petition"). Therefore, without deciding the merits of the claims raised, we decline to exercise our original jurisdiction in this matter. See NRAP 21(b).
We reiterate that "[p]etitioner[ ] carr[ies] the burden of demonstrating that extraordinary relief is warranted." Pan v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 120 Nev. 222, 228, 88 P.3d 840, 844 (2004). Accordingly, we deny the petition.
In light of this order, we deny petitioner's request for "notice and additional time to re-fashion the certificates" as moot.
/s/_________, C.J.
Pickering /s/_________, J.
Hardesty /s/_________, J.
Stiglich cc: Latonia Smith
Attorney General/Carson City
Eighth District Court Clerk