Helfrich v. the Fifth Jud. Dist. Ct. ( 2016 )

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
PETER JASON HELFRICH, No. 69788
Petitioner,
vs.
THE FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA,
FILED
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF NYE, MAR 1 8 2016
Respondent. TRACE K. UNDEMAN
CLERK OF SUPREME COURT
BY •
DEPUTY CLER
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
This is an original pro se petition for a writ of mandamus
arising from a protective custody proceeding under NRS Chapter 432B.
Having reviewed the petition and the attached documents, we
conclude that petitioner has not demonstrated that our intervention by
extraordinary writ relief is warranted. Although petitioner appears to
challenge the district court's jurisdiction in the underlying proceeding
concerning the custody of his minor child, petitioner has not attached any
orders or parts of the underlying district court case that are necessary for
this court to understand the arguments in the petition. NRAP 21(a)(4)
(requiring petitioner to submit with his petition copies of any order,
opinion, parts of the record, or any other document that may be essential
to understand the matters set forth in the petition); Pan v. Eighth Judicial
Dist. Court, 120 Nev. 222, 228, 88 P.3d 840, 844 (2004) (explaining that
petitioner bears the burden of demonstrating that extraordinary relief is
warranted). Accordingly, we conclude that petitioner has not met his
burden of demonstrating that our intervention is warranted and we deny
the petition. See NRAP 21(b)(1); Smith v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 107
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Nev. 674, 677, 818 P.2d 849, 851 (1991) (stating that the issuance of an
extraordinary writ is purely discretionary with this court).
It is so ORDERED.
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Hardesty
, J.
J.
Saitta
Pie/lout:up , J.
Pickering
cc: Peter Jason Helfrich
Attorney General/Carson City
Nye County Clerk
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