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3 results for “NRS 159A.052(4)”
D.C.M.M VS. DIST. CT. (GREENHALGH)
Sep 8, 202323-29429 · 87207 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Petition granted. The court directed issuance of a writ of mandamus instructing the district court to grant the proposed guardians' petition for temporary guardianship under NRS 159A.052 to the limited extent necessary to meet D.C.M.M.'s immediate medical needs.The court evaluated entitlement to extraordinary writ relief under the standard articulated in Redeker v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 122 Nev. 164, 167, 127 P.3d 520, 522 (2006), which permits mandamus to cure a…
B.S. VS. DIST. CT. (SIMEK)
Jun 27, 202424-22330 · 88453 · Nevada Supreme Court
Petition granted.The court considered an emergency original petition for a writ of mandamus under NRS 34.160 and NRS 34.170, holding that no adequate legal remedy existed to challenge the denial of temporary guardianship and that the…
B.S. VS. DIST. CT. (SIMEK)
Apr 19, 202424-13806 · 88453 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Petition granted. Writ of mandamus issued.The Court considered the petition because no adequate legal remedy existed to challenge the denial of temporary guardianship. NRS 34.170. Mandamus relief is appropriate to compel performance of a legally required act or…
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