Inpatient Consultants of Nevada, Inc. v. Dist. Ct. (Baxter)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

INPATIENT CONSULTANTS OF No. 75432 NEVADA, INC., A MEDICAL

CORPORATION; SHALINI BHATIA,

DO.; JESSICA GORDON, DO.: NERTE

JAMISON, DNP; DIGNITY HEALTH,

D/B/A ST. ROSE DOMINICAN

HOSPITAL-SIENA CAMPUS; AND

FILED BRIAN TAPMAN, M.D., APR 30 2] Petitioners, vs. CL ANZZrF Fkki9 RaiRT THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DEPUTY CLERK COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA,

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF

CLARK; AND THE HONORABLE

DAVID M. JONES. DISTRICT JUDGE,

Respondents, and

WILLIAM NATHAN BAXTER,

Real Party in Interest.

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS This original petition for a writ of mandamus challenges a district court order denying a motion for summary judgment in a tort action. Having considered petitioners' arguments and the supporting documents, we are not persuaded that our extraordinary and discretionary intervention is warranted. NRS 34.160; Pan v. Eighth Judicial Dist, Court, 120 Nev. 222, 228, 88 P.3d 840, 844 (2004); Smith v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 107 Nev. 674, 677; 818 P,2d. 849, 851 (1991). In particular, we perceive no reason to deviate from our general policy of declining to consider writ petitions challenging orders denying motions for summary judgment, see Smith v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 113 Nev. 1343, 1344, 950 P.2d 280, 281 (1997), as the underlying action has been pending since 2013 in district SUPREME COURT

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(0) 194Th 1r- IP 2-4/ 0 ;r .v.:4111111111Eiti , court and has an imminent trial setting, and it appears that the legal issues raised in the petition may be refined during further pretrial proceedings or at trial and that those issues may be adequately reviewed on an appeal from a final judgment, see Pan, 120 Nev. at 224, 88 P.3d at 841. Accordingly, we ORDER the petition DENTED.'

C.J.

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Hardesty cc: Hon. David M. Jones, District Judge

John H. Cotton & Associates, Ltd.

Kenneth M. Sigelman & Associates

Christiansen Law Offices

Eighth District Court Clerk

'We grant Dignity Health's April 16 and Brian Lipman, NI.D.'s April motions to join this writ petition. The clerk of the court shall modify the caption on the docket for this case to conform to the caption of this order.

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