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6 results for “NRS 34.170” in Custody & Relocation
IN RE: MATTER OF J.B. (CHILD CUSTODY)
Nov 20, 202525-50796 · 90275 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Petition for a writ of mandamus granted.The Supreme Court entertained the original mandamus petition because placement orders are not appealable, consistent with In re Matter of J.B., 140 Nev., Adv. Op. 39, 550 P.3d 333, 337 (2024). On standing, the court…
DESTIN VS. DIST. CT. (HANDWERKER-LAMASTER) (CHILD CUSTODY)
Aug 28, 202525-37656 · 89114 · Nevada Supreme Court
Petition denied.Standard of review. Mandamus may issue under NRS 34.160 to compel performance of an act the law requires, and under Nev. Const. art. 6, § 4. Relief is available only where the district court "manifestly abused [its]…
LUONG VS DIST. CT. (VAHEY)
Aug 29, 202222-27042 · 84743-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Petition granted in part and denied in part; writ of mandamus directed to issue, writ of prohibition denied.The court addressed a petition for extraordinary writ relief under the familiar framework: mandamus is available to compel an act the law requires as a duty or to control an arbitrary or capricious exercise of…
SHAHROKHI VS. DIST. CT. (BURROW)
Jan 4, 202323-00198 · 85705 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Petition denied.The court applied settled writ-relief standards. The party seeking writ relief bears the burden of demonstrating its propriety, Pan v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 120 Nev. 222, 228, 88 P.3d 840, 844 (2004), and the…
ANDERSON-ALEXANDER VS. DIST. CT. (MOTEN, III) (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jul 11, 202525-30244 · 90926-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Petition denied.This is an original proceeding seeking a writ of mandamus or prohibition challenging a district court custody order. The court set out the governing framework for extraordinary writ relief. A writ of mandamus is…
BLACKWOOD VS. DIST. CT. (BLACKWOOD) (CHILD CUSTODY)
Sep 8, 202525-39071 · 91215 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Petition denied.The court applied the established mandamus framework. A writ of mandamus is available to compel a legally required act or to control a manifest abuse of discretion, Halverson v. Miller, 124 Nev. 484, 487, 186 P.3d 893,…
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