Martz Vs. Dist. Ct. (Switch, Inc.)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

PATRICK MARTZ, AN INDIVIDUAL; No. 77437 HERBERT SILVERBERG, AN

INDIVIDUAL; YOUNGHO CHUN, AN

INDIVIDUAL; AND DENNIS PALKON,

AN INDIVIDUAL,

Petitioners, vs.

THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA,

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF

CLARK; AND THE HONORABLE FILED MARK R. DENTON, DISTRICT JUDGE,

Respondents, sEp 1 6 NS and ELIZATIETH A. BROWN CLERK SUPREME COURT SWITCH, INC.; ROB ROY; GABRIEL BY DEPUTY CLERK NACHT; ZAREH SARRAFIAN;

DONALD SNYDER; TOM THOMAS;

BRYAN WOLF; GOLDMAN SACHS &

CO. LLC; J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES

LLC; BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.;

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC;

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.;

CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES;

JEFFERIES LLC; BTIG, LLC;

RAYNIOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES,

INC.; STIFEL, NICOLAUIS &

COMPANY, INC.; AND WILLIAM

BLAIR & COMPANY, L.L.C.,

Real Parties in Interest.

ORDER DENYING PETITION

This original petition for a writ of mandamus or prohibition challenges a district court order granting a motion for a stay of the proceedings in a putative class action suit in deference to a putative class action suit filed in federal court asserting the same Securities Act violations against the real parties in interest. Having reviewed the parties pleadings and heard oral argument in this matter, we conclude that petitioners have not demonstrated that the district court manifestly abused its discretion such that this court's intervention is warranted. See NRS 34.160; NRS 34.320; State v. Eighth judicial Dist. Court (Armstrong), 127 Nev. 927, 931- 32, 267 P.3d 777, 780 (2011) (defining an arbitrary and capricious exercise of discretion as a decision contrary to the evidence or established rules of law and a manifest abuse of discretion as a clearly erroneous interpretation of law or a clearly erroneous application of a law or rule); 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 or prohibition is purely discretionary with this court). Accordingly we ORDER the petition DENIED.

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Pickering • , J. Par aguirree." Cadish cc: Hon. Mark R. Denton, District Judge

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd, LLP

Robbins Arroyo LLP

O'Mara Law Firm, P.C.

Johnson Fitsel, LLP

Abraham, Fruchter & Twersky, LLP

RM Law, P.C.

Levi & Korsinsky LLP

Marquis Aurbach Coffing

Latham & Watkins LLP/Orange County

Pisanelli Bice, PLLC

Greenberg Traurig, LLP/Las Vegas

Greenberg Traurig LLP/Los Angeles

Latham & Watkins LLP/Century City

Latham & Watkins LLP/Washington DC

Eighth District Court Clerk