Shahrokhi v. Attorney General

• Court: Nevada Supreme Court
• Decided: February 18, 2022
• Docket: 83973
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

ALI SHAHROKHI; AND TODD No. 83973 MATTHEW PHILLIPS, Petitioners, vs. AARON D. FORD, NEVADA ATTORNEY GENERAL; STEVEN SHEVORSKI, NEVADA ATTORNEY FILED GENERAL DEPUTY; AND SABRENA CLINTON, NEVADA ATTORNEY GENERAL DEPUTY, Res • ondents.

ORDER DENYING PETITION This original petition for a writ of mandamus seeks an order disqualifying the attorney general from representing a district court judge in federal litigation. 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 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); Srnith 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

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(0) 1)47A <110011114 2.7, S.S o 0 that this court has sole discretion in determining whether to entertain a writ petition). Accordingly, we ORDER the petition DENIED.'

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cc: Ali Shahrokhi Todd Matthew Phillips Attorney General/Carson City

1The Honorable Mark Gibbons, Senior Justice, participated in the decision of this matter under a general order of assignment.