Abdelsayed, M.D. v. Dist. Ct. (Muniz)
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
NADER YOUSEF ABDELSAYED, M.D., No. 67540 AN INDIVIDUAL; TRACY NIELSON, C.N.M., AN INDIVIDUAL; CENTENNIAL HILLS OB/GYN ASSOCIATES, LLP, A NEVADA LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP; AND ANNETTE MAYES, M.D., AN INDIVIDUAL FILED Petitioners, vs. JAN 1 4 2016 THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT TRACIE K. UNDEMAN CLERK OF.SUPREMECOURT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, BY DEPUTY CLE1 IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CLARK; AND THE HONORABLE JERRY A. WIESE, DISTRICT JUDGE, Respondents, and VALERY MUNIZ, A MINOR, BY AND THROUGH HER NATURAL PARENTS AND LEGAL GUARDIANS, MARTHA ACOSTA-COCHRAN AND MIGUEL MUNIZ; NORTH VISTA HOSPITAL, INC., D/B/A NORTH VISTA HOSPITAL, A DELAWARE CORPORATION; AND ROSE CARVER, R.N., AN INDIVIDUAL, Real Parties in Interest.
ORDER GRANTING PETITION This petition for a writ of mandamus challenges a district court order determining that NRS 41A.035 is unconstitutional. We recently considered a similar district court order in Tam u. Eighth Judicial District Court, 131 Nev., Adv. Op. 80, 358 P.3d 234 (2015), and held that NRS 41A.035 is constitutional, applies to medical malpractice actions, and applies per incident regardless of how many plaintiffs,
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(0) 1947A Uc -012.44,5 defendants, or claims are involved. Based on Tam, we grant the petition and direct the clerk of this court to issue a writ of mandamus instructing the district court to vacate the portion of its March 2, 2015, order, entered in Case No. A-12-655566-C, that declared NRS 41A.035 unconstitutional. It is so ORDERED.
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cc: Hon. Jerry A. Wiese, District Judge Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP/Las Vegas De Castroverde Law Group Parker & Edwards Hand & Sullivan, LLC Snow, Christensen & Martineau Daehnke Stevens, LLP Bonne Bridges, Mueller, O'Keefe & Nichols Eighth District Court Clerk
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