Overton v. Dist. Ct. (Crawford)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA ROMMIE OVERTON; AND SOUTHERN No. 71795 NEVADA TRANSIT COALITION, Petitioners, vs. THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FILED COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, DEC I 6 2016 IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CLARK; AND THE HONORABLE NANCY L. ALLF, DISTRICT JUDGE, Respondents, and WILLIAM CRAWFORD, Real Party in Interest. ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS This original petition for a writ of mandamus challenges a district court order denying a motion for summary judgment in a tort action. Having considered the petition and supporting documents, we are not persuaded that our extraordinary and discretionary intervention is warranted. Pan v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 120 Nev. 222, 228, 88 P.3d 840, 844 (2004); Smith v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 107 Nev. 674, 677, 679, 818 P.2d 849, 851, 853 (1991). The district court did not arbitrarily or capriciously exercise its discretion or violate clearly established law when it determined that Nurenberger Hercules-Werke GMBH v. Virostek, 107 Nev. 873, 822 P.2d 1100 (1991), was applicable and when it determined that Nurenberger's three elements had been satisfied.' Int? Game Tech., "To the extent that petitioners seek to emphasize that they were not additionally named defendants, we note that Nurenberger disavowed the continued on next page... SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA e (0) 1947A 1,0-3V1 Inc. v. Second Judicial Dist. Court, 124 Nev. 193, 197, 179 P.3d 556, 558 (2008) (observing that a writ of mandamus is available to control clear error or an arbitrary or capricious exercise of discretion). Accordingly, we ORDER the petition DENIED. Cherry J. Gibbons cc: Hon. Nancy L. Allf, District Judge Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP/Las Vegas Bernstein & Poisson Eighth District Court Clerk ...continued utility of the 'substitution—addition' distinction." 107 Nev. at 877, 822 P.2d at 1103. SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 2 10) 1947A 404,1p,,