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Nev. Capital Ins. Co. v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court of State

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
Nov 18, 2016
No. 71574 (Nev. Nov. 18, 2016)

Opinion

No. 71574

11-18-2016

NEVADA CAPITAL INSURANCE COMPANY, A NEVADA CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CLARK; AND THE HONORABLE JOSEPH HARDY, JR., DISTRICT JUDGE, Respondents, and BREANNA WHITLOCK, AN INDIVIDUAL; REBECCA WHITLOCK, AN INDIVIDUAL; AMERICAN BEST AGENCY, INC., A NEVADA CORPORATION; AND RICK SAXEN, AN INDIVIDUAL, Real Parties in Interest.


ORDER DENYING PETITION

This original petition for a writ of mandamus challenges a district court order denying a motion for summary judgment in an insurance action. Having considered the petition and appendix filed in this matter, we conclude that petitioner has not demonstrated that our intervention by way of extraordinary relief is warranted. Smith v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 107 Nev. 674, 677, 818 P.2d 849, 851 (1991) (holding that this court has the discretion to determine whether to consider a writ petition); see NRAP 21(b)(1). In particular, petitioner has an adequate and speedy legal remedy in the form of an appeal from any adverse final judgment. Int'l Game Tech., Inc. v. Second Judicial Dist. Court, 124 Nev. 193, 197, 179 P.3d 556, 558 (2008). Accordingly, we

ORDER the petition DENIED.

/s/_________, C.J.

Parraguirre

/s/_________, J.

Hardesty

/s/_________, J.

Pickering cc: Hon. Joseph Hardy, Jr., District Judge

Hutchison & Steffen, LLC

Maier Gutierrez Ayon, PLLC

Hansen Rasmussen, LLC

Eighth District Court Clerk


Summaries of

Nev. Capital Ins. Co. v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court of State

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
Nov 18, 2016
No. 71574 (Nev. Nov. 18, 2016)
Case details for

Nev. Capital Ins. Co. v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court of State

Case Details

Full title:NEVADA CAPITAL INSURANCE COMPANY, A NEVADA CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. THE…

Court:SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

Date published: Nov 18, 2016

Citations

No. 71574 (Nev. Nov. 18, 2016)