and the district court was obligated to dismiss the action pursuant to clear authority. Int'l Game Tech., 124 Nev. at 197-98, 179 P.3d at 558-59.

Having considered the petition, we conclude that petitioners have not demonstrated that the district court was required to strike the complaint and dismiss the action below.' See id.; Pan, 120 Nev. at 228, 88 P.3d at 844. Accordingly, we deny the petition. See NRAP 21(b)(1); Smith, 107 Nev. at 677, 818 P.2d at 851.

It is so ORDERED.

J.

Hardesty

Parraguirre OVA J.

Cherry

cc: Hon. David B. Barker, District Judge Sarah A. Smith Law Firm of Rene L. Rosich, Ltd. Eighth District Court Clerk

'In light of this conclusion, we need not address real party in interest's procedural arguments.

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