IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

ALBERT JONES, No. 76720 Petitioner, vs. THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, FILED IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SEP 1 4 2018 CLARK; AND THE HONORABLE ELIZABem A. BROWN VALERIE ADAIR, DISTRICT JUDGE, CLERK OF SUPREME COURT

Respondents, BY DEPUTY CLERK and THE STATE OF NEVADA, Real Party in Interest.

ORDER DENYING PETITION This petition for a writ of mandamus challenges the denial of a pretrial petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We have considered the petition on file herein, and we are not satisfied that this court's intervention by way of extraordinary writ is warranted at this time. NRS 34.160; Smith v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 107 Nev. 674, 677, 818 P.2d 849, 851 (1991) (recognizing that the issuance of a writ of mandamus is discretionary). Accordingly, we ORDER the petition DENIED.

J. Pariaguirre Stiglich

CC: Hon. Valerie Adair, District Judge Wright Stanish & Winckler SUPREME COURT Attorney General/Carson City OF Clark County District Attorney NEVADA Eighth District Court Clerk (0) 1947A 5...e -35 9 2, 0