Nevada Supreme Court, 2016

Nevada Capital Ins. Co. v. Dist. Ct. (Whitlock)

Nevada Capital Ins. Co. v. Dist. Ct. (Whitlock)
Nevada Supreme Court · Decided November 18, 2016

Nevada Capital Ins. Co. v. Dist. Ct. (Whitlock)

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

NEVADA CAPITAL INSURANCE No. 71574 COMPANY, A NEVADA CORPORATION, Petitioner, vs. THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FILED COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, NOV 1 8 2016 IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CLARK; AND THE HONORABLE JOSEPH HARDY, JR., DISTRICT JUDGE, Respondents, and BREANNA WHITLOCK, AN INDIVIDUAL; REBECCA WHITLOCK, AN INDIVIDUAL; AMERICAN BEST AGENCY, INC., A NEVADA CORPORATION; AND RICK SAXEN, AN INDIVIDUAL, Real Parties in Interest.

ORDER DENYING PETITION This original petition for a writ of mandamus challenges a district court order denying a motion for summary judgment in an insurance action. Having considered the petition and appendix filed in this matter, we conclude that petitioner has not demonstrated that our intervention by way of extraordinary relief is warranted. Smith v. Eighth Judicial Din. Court, 107 Nev. 674, 677, 818 P.2d 849, 851 (1991) (holding that this court has the discretion to determine whether to consider a writ petition); see NRAP 21(b)(1). In particular, petitioner has an adequate and speedy legal remedy in the form of an appeal from any adverse final

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( 0) I94 Th -36118 judgment. Int'l Game Tech., Inc. v. Second Judicial Dist. Court, 124 Nev. 193, 197, 179 P.3d 556, 558 (2008). Accordingly, we ORDER the petition DENIED.

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cc: Hon. Joseph Hardy, Jr., District Judge Hutchison & Steffen, LLC Maier Gutierrez Ayon, PLLC Hansen Rasmussen, LLC Eighth District Court Clerk

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