Opinion
No. 67267
02-11-2015
JERMAINE BRASS, Petitioner, v. THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CLARK; AND THE HONORABLE DOUGLAS SMITH, DISTRICT JUDGE, Respondents, and THE STATE OF NEVADA, Real Party in Interest.
An unpublished order shall not be regarded as precedent and shall not be cited as legal authority. SCR 123.
ORDER DENYING PETITION
This is a petition for a writ of mandamus. Petitioner seeks an order disqualifying Judge Douglas Smith from participating in the proceedings pending in the trial court. We have reviewed the documents submitted in this matter, and without deciding upon the merits of any claims raised therein, we decline to exercise original jurisdiction in this matter. See NRS 34.160; NRS 34.170. Petitioner is represented by counsel in the proceedings in the district court and should proceed by and through his counsel. Accordingly, we
ORDER the petition DENIED.
/s/_________, J.
Saitta
/s/_________, J.
Gibbons
/s/_________, J.
Pickering
cc: Hon. Douglas Smith, District Judge
Jermaine Brass
Anthony Sgro, Esq.
Attorney General/Carson City
Clark County District Attorney
Eighth District Court Clerk