IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
SHAIA SCHUCHMACHER; AND No. 83974
BEVERLY SCHUCHMACHER,
Petitioners,
vs.
THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA,
FILED
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CLARK;
AND THE HONORABLE CARLI LYNN
KIERNY, DISTRICT JUDGE,
Respondents,
and
ALANA BARTON, BOTH
INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SPECIAL
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF
YVONNE SUGGS; ALANA BARTON; BH
BARTON; AND ALEXANDER MENDIA,
Real Parties in Interest.
ORDER DENYING PETITION
This original petition for a writ of mandamus challenges a
district court order denying summary judgment and declining to strike an
expert witness in a torts action. 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
Di.st. 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); 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). We generally decline to exercise our
discretion to grant writ petitions challenging orders resolving motions for
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summary judgment, and we are not convinced any of the exceptions apply
in this case. See Smith v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 113 Nev. 1343, 1344-
45, 950 P.2d 280, 281 (1997) (discussing the exceptions to the general rule).
Similarly, we are not convinced that any of the exceptions to the general
rule against considering writ petitions challenging discovery orders apply.
See Club Vista Fin. Servs., L.L.C. v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 128 Nev.
224, 228, 276 P.3d 246, 249 (2012) (providing that writ relief may be
warranted if a discovery order constitutes a "blanket discovery ordee or
"requires disclosure of privileged information"). We therefore,
ORDER the petition DENIED.'
Parraguirre
/ A6..t ve-Q_4-tin , J. Sr.J.
Hardesty
cc: Hon. Carli Lynn Kierny, District Judge
Resnick & Louis, P.C./Las Vegas
Kring & Chung, LLP/Las Vegas
The Law Offices of Laura Payne, Esq.
Eighth District Court Clerk
"The Honorable Mark Gibbons, Senior Justice, participated in the
decision of this matter under a general order of assignment.
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