Shahrokhi v. Attorney General

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

ALI SHAHROKHI; AND TODD No. 83973 MATTHEW PHILLIPS,

Petitioners, vs.

AARON D. FORD, NEVADA

ATTORNEY GENERAL; STEVEN

SHEVORSKI, NEVADA ATTORNEY FILED GENERAL DEPUTY; AND SABRENA

CLINTON, NEVADA ATTORNEY

GENERAL DEPUTY,

Res • ondents.

ORDER DENYING PETITION This original petition for a writ of mandamus seeks an order disqualifying the attorney general from representing a district court judge in federal litigation. Having considered the petition and its supporting documentation, we are not persuaded that our extraordinary and discretionary intervention is warranted. See Pan v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 120 Nev. 222, 228, 88 P.3d 840, 844 (2004) (observing that the party seeking writ relief bears the burden of showing such relief is warranted); Srnith v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 107 Nev. 674, 677, 679, 818 P.2d 849, 851, 853 (1991) (recognizing that writ relief is an extraordinary remedy and

SUPREME COURT

OF

NEVADA

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2.7, S.S o 0 that this court has sole discretion in determining whether to entertain a writ petition). Accordingly, we

ORDER the petition DENIED.'

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Stiglich cc: Ali Shahrokhi

Todd Matthew Phillips

Attorney General/Carson City

1The Honorable Mark Gibbons, Senior Justice, participated in the decision of this matter under a general order of assignment.