Keshava-Prasad, M.D. v. Dist. Ct. (Watts)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

HOLAVANAHALLI KESHAVA-PRASAD, No. 84910

M.D.; AND H. KESHAVA PRASAD, M.D.,

PLLC,

Petitioners,

THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, AUG 11 2022

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CLARK;

AND THE HONORABLE GLORIA CLERK OF SUPREME COURT

STURMAN, DISTRICT JUDGE, By Veen

Respondents, and

LASHAWANDA WATTS; VALLEY

HEALTH SYSTEM, LLC, D/B/A DESERT

SPRINGS HOSPITAL; ABDUL TARIQ,

D.O.; NEUROLOGY CLINICS OF

NEVADA LLC; AMIR QURESHI, M.D.;

ROE AMIR QURESHI, M.D.,

EMPLOYER; ALI HAQ, M.D.; ROE ALI

HAQ, M.D., EMPLOYER; CHARLES

KIM DANISH, D.O.; AND PLATINUM

HOSPITALISTS, LLP,

Real Parties in Interest.

ORDER DENYING PETITION

This original petition for a writ of mandamus challenges a district court order denying a motion to dismiss in a medical malpractice action. Having considered the petition and its documentation, we are not persuaded that our extraordinary and discretionary intervention 1s warranted. See Walker v. Second Judicial Dist. Court, 136 Nev. 678, 683, 476 P.3d 1194, 1198 (2020) (declining to grant writ relief when a later appeal was available); Pan v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 120 Nev. 222, 228, 88 P.3d 840, 844 (2004) (observing that the party seeking writ relief SupREME Court

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Nevapa (0) (947A 2B 22--P-S2-0] bears the burden of showing such relief is warranted); Smith 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 that this court has sole discretion in determining whether to entertain a writ petition). Generally, we will not consider writ petitions that challenge orders denying motions to dismiss, and we are not persuaded that any exception to the general rule applies here. Intl? Game Tech., Inc. v. Second Judicial Dist. Court, 124 Nev. 193, 197-98, 179 P.3d 556, 558-59 (2008) (discussing writ petitions challenging denials of motions to dismiss). We therefore ORDER the petition DENIED.! bi ff

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Silver ce: Hon. Gloria Sturman, District Judge

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP/Las Vegas

Greenman Goldberg Raby & Martinez

Brenske Andreevski & Krametbauer

John H. Cotton & Associates, Ltd.

Hall Prangle & Schoonveld, LLC/Las Vegas

Collinson, Daehnke, Inlow & Greco

McBride Hall

Eighth District Court Clerk

In light of this, we deny as moot Valley Health System, LLC dba Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center’s July 29, 2022, motion for joinder to the writ petition.

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

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