Opinion
No. 61369.
10-09-2012
Matthew Scott WHITE, Petitioner, v. The SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF the STATE of Nevada, in and for the COUNTY OF WHITE PINE, Respondent, and The Honorable Steve L. Dobrescu, District Judge, Real Party in Interest.
Matthew Scott White Attorney General/Carson City
Matthew Scott White
Attorney General/Carson City
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
This is a proper person petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to compel the district court to resolve a name change petition currently pending before it.
A writ of mandamus may be issued “to compel the performance of an act that the law requires as a duty resulting from an office, trust, or station.” International Game Tech. v. Dist. Ct., 124 Nev. 193, 197, 179 P.3d 556, 558 (2008) ; see also NRS 34.160. A writ of mandamus is only available when the petitioner has no plain, speedy, and adequate remedy at law. NRS 34.170 ; International Game Tech., 124 Nev. at 197, 179 P.3d at 558. It is within this court's discretion to determine if a writ petition will be considered. Smith v. District Court, 107 Nev. 674, 677, 818 P.2d 849, 851 (1991). Petitioner bears the burden of demonstrating that extraordinary relief is warranted. Pan v. Dist. Ct., 120 Nev. 222, 228, 88 P.3d 840, 844 (2004).
Having reviewed the petition and the attached documents, we conclude that our intervention by extraordinary writ relief is not warranted. See id. Accordingly, we
ORDER the petition DENIED.