IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
RONALD SWANSON, AN INDIVIDUAL, No. 85205
Petitioner,
vs.
THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF FILED
CLARK; AND THE HONORABLE
SUSAN JOHNSON, DISTRICT JUDGE, AUG 2 5 2022
Respondents, ELIZABETH A. BROWN
CLERK OF SU REME COURT
and BY
SONIC CAVITATION, LLC, A NEVADA
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; AND
GARY GEORGE, AN INDIVIDUAL,
Real Parties in Interest.
ORDER DENYING PETITION
FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR PROHIBITION
This original petition for a writ of mandamus or prohibition
challenges a district court order granting a motion to compel production of
an affidavit relating to petitioner's consensual disbarment from the District
of Columbia Bar.
Having considered the petition and supporting documentation,
we are not convinced 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); Smith v. Eighth Judicial Dist.
Court, 107 Nev. 674, 677, 818 P.2d 849, 851 (1991) (recognizing that writ
relief is an extraordinary remedy and that this court has sole discretion in
determining whether to entertain a writ petition). In particular, petitioner
has not demonstrated that the district court manifestly abused its
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discretion or lacked jurisdiction when granting the motion to compel. NRS
34.160; NRS 34.320; Agwara v. State Bar of Nev., 133 Nev. 783, 785, 406
P.3d 488, 491 (2017); see D.C. Bar Rule XI, § 12(c) (permitting an attorney
to consent to the disclosure of an affidavit required prior to disbarment by
consent); Wardleigh v. Second Judicial Dist. Court, 111 Nev. 345, 355-56,
891 P.2d 1180, 1186-87 (1995) (discussing at-issue implied waiver).
Accordingly, we
ORDER the petition DENIED.'
J.
Hardesty
A-ki5aug J.
Stiglich
J.
Herndon
cc: Hon. Susan Johnson, District Judge
Holland & Hart LLP/Las Vegas
Wolfe & Wyman LLP
Eighth District Court Clerk
lln light of this order, petitioner's emergency motion for stay is denied
as moot.
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