Opinion
No. 80616
04-16-2020
EDWARD TEEMS, Petitioner, v. THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CLARK; AND THE HONORABLE JERRY A. WIESE, DISTRICT JUDGE, Respondents, and MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL, A DELAWARE CORPORATION; RAMPARTS, LLC, D/B/A LUXOR HOTEL AND CASINO; NEW CASTLE, LLC, D/B/A EXCALIBUR HOTEL & CASINO; AND JASON SCARALE, Real Parties in Interest.
ORDER DENYING PETITION
This original petition for a writ of mandamus challenges a district court order adopting the discovery commissioner's recommendations in a tort action.
Having considered the petition and its documentation, we are not persuaded that our extraordinary and discretionary intervention is warranted. Pan v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 120 Nev. 222, 228, 88 P.3d 840, 844 (2004) (observing that the party seeking writ relief bears the burden of showing such relief is warranted); Smith v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 107 Nev. 674, 677, 679, 818 P.2d 849, 851, 853 (1991) (recognizing that writ relief is an extraordinary remedy and that this court has sole discretion in determining whether to entertain a writ petition). Generally, we will not consider writ petitions challenging discovery orders, and we are not persuaded that any exception to the general rule applies here. Valley Health Sys., LLC v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 127 Nev. 167, 171, 252 P.3d 676, 678-79 (2011) (outlining exceptions to the general rule against entertaining discovery-related writ petitions). We therefore
ORDER the petition DENIED.
/s/_________, J.
Parraguirre
/s/_________, J.
Hardesty
/s/_________, J.
Cadish cc: Hon. Jerry A. Wiese, District Judge
Nersesian & Sankiewicz
Kravitz Schnitzer Johnson, A Professional Corporation/Las Vegas
Semenza Kircher Rickard
Eighth District Court Clerk