V. v. Dist. Ct. (Clark Cty. Dep'T Of Family Servs.)
Date Filed2022-12-13
Docket85772
Cited0 times
StatusPublished
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
JASON V., No 85772
Petitioner,
vs.
THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, fiF
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
CLARK; AND THE HONORABLE DEC 1 3 2022
ROBERT TEUTON, DISTRICT JUDGE,
Respondents,
and
CLARK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF
FAMILY SERVICES; RHODECIA J.;
ELTON L.; N.L., A MINOR.; AND R.J., A
MINOR,
Real. Parties in interest.
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR. WRIT OF MANDAMUS
This original petition for a writ of man.damus raises pretrial due
process concerns regarding a termination of parental rights trial scheduled
to conunence this morthng. Petitioner has also filed an emergency motion
for stay.
Whether to issue extraordinary writ relief is solely within this
court's discretion, Srnith v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 107 Nev..674, 677,
818 P.2d 849, 851 (1991), and it is petitioner's burden to demonstrate that
such relief is warranted, Pan v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, In Nev. 222,
228, 88 P,3d 840, 844 (2004). .Having•reviewed the petition and appendix,
We decline to intervene. Trial apparently is ongoing, and petitioner has not
demonstrated a clear legal right to the relief requested under the
circumsta.nces warranting extraordinary intervention at this time. See
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Walker v. Second Judicial Dist. Court, 136 Nev. 678, 681-82, 476 P.3d II 94,
1197 (2020) (providing that, to obtain the extraordinary remedy of
mandamus, a petitioner must establish a clear legal right to the course of
action requested). Further, to the extent that petitioner seeks to develop
such a right, petitioner may raise these arguments in the context of any
appeal from an adverse final judgment, and he has not shown that any such
appeal would be inadequate to remedy the• alleged due process violations.
Pan, 120 Nev. at 224, 88 P.3d at 841 ("[T]he right to appeal is generally an
adequate legal remedy that precludes writ relief."). Accordingly, we
ORDER the petition DENIED.'
iA6L.t J.
Hardesty
, J.
Stiglich Herndon
cc: Hon. Robert Teuton, District Judge, Family Court Division
Ford & Friedman, LLC
Law Office of Alyssa Aklestad, LLC
Jennifer McDonald Law
Clark County District Attorney/Juvenile Division
Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, Inc,
Nevada Justice Group, Ltd.
Eighth District Court Clerk
'In light of this order, we deny as m.00t petitioner's emergency motion
for stay.
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