Opinion
88775
08-14-2024
ARTHUR MASKALA, Petitioner, v. THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CLARK; AND THE HONORABLE KATHLEEN E. DELANEY, Respondents, and ALAN MANN; SHANNON ROEHRS; AND MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH, INC., Real Parties in Interest.
UNPUBLISHED OPINION
ORDER DENYING PETITION
This original petition for a writ of mandamus challenges a district court order granting a motion to compel arbitration and stay;,. proceedings.
Having considered the petition and the supporting documents, we conclude that petitioner has not met his burden of demonstrating that our extraordinary intervention is warranted. Pan v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 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); Smith v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 107 Nev. 674, 677, 679, 818 P.2d 849, 851, 853 (1991) (recognizing that writ relief is extraordinary and that this court has sole discretion in determining whether to grant relief). In particular, we are not persuaded that the district court manifestly abused its discretion or made a clearly erroneous application of the law in compelling arbitration and staying the proceedings. Masto v. Second Jud. Dist. Ct., 125 Nev. 37, 47, 199 P.3d 828, 832 (2009) (concluding that the district court's order compelling arbitration was not a manifest abuse of discretion where the agreement's arbitration clause included within its scope disputes of the type raised in the plaintiffs complaint); see NRS 34.160 (setting forth mandamus standard). Accordingly, we
Petitioner also failed to provide documents pertinent to the challenged order, further warranting denial of the petition. NRAP 21(a)(4).
Stiglich, Pickering J, Parraguirre, J.
Hon. Kathleen E. Delaney, District Judge