IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
ALI SHAHROKHI, No. 83558
Petitioner,
vs.
THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF FILED
CLARK; AND THE HONORABLE
OCT 13 2021
DAWN THRONE, DISTRICT JUDGE,
EUZABS A. BRCAVN
Respondents, REIVIE
and DEPUTY CLERK
KIZZY BURROW,
Real Party in Interest.
ORDER DENYING PETITION
FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR PROHIBITION
This original pro se petition for a writ of mandamus or
prohibition challenges a district court order denying petitioner's motion to
disqualify Judge Dawn Throne based on petitioner's allegations that Judge
Throne has a close personal relationship with real party in interest's former
counsel Thomas Standish. Petitioner appears to contend that Judge Throne
has a pecuniary interest in attorney Standish's career because she listed
Jolley, Urga, Wirth, Woodbury and Standish on her commission on judicial
selection application. He argues that Standish's career is in jeopardy
because, in the underlying custody dispute, attorney Standish committed
fraud upon the court.
This court has original jurisdiction to grant writs of mandamus
and prohibition, and the issuance of such extraordinary relief is solely
within this court's discretion. See Nev. Const. art. 6, § 4; D.R. Horton, Inc.
SUPREME COURT
v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 123 Nev. 468, 474-75, 168 P.3d 731, 736-37
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NEVADA
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(2007). Petitioner bears the burden to show that extraordinary relief is
warranted. See Pan v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 120 Nev. 222, 228, 88
P.3d 840, 844 (2004). Having considered the petition and supporting
documents, we are not persuaded that our extraordinary intervention is
warranted. Accordingly, we
ORDER the petition DENIED.'
eA_?_; , C.J.
Hardesty
Parraguirre
Stiglich
cc: Hon. Dawn Throne, District Judge, Family Court Division
Ali Shahrokhi
Kizzy Burrow
Eighth District Court Clerk
"Given this disposition, we further deny petitioner's emergency
SUPREME COURT rnotion for stay of the proceedings.
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NEVADA
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