Shahrokhi v. Attorney General

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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that this court has sole discretion in determining whether to entertain a
writ petition). Accordingly, we
ORDER the petition DENIED.'
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Stiglich
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.
2