Summary
The Supreme Court of Nevada considered an original petition for a writ of mandamus arising from a Washoe County bail-bond matter. The court denied the petition in an opinion authored by Justice Douglas, with Justices Cherry and Gibbons joining.
Court
Supreme Court of Nevada
Writing for the Court
Justice Douglas; Justice Cherry; Justice Gibbons
Jurisdiction
Nevada
Decision date
June 30, 2016
Docket number
16-20460; Supreme Court docket 67786
Procedural posture
Original civil proceeding seeking a writ of mandamus; the Supreme Court of Nevada considered the petition on the record and briefs without oral argument.
Precedential value
Published Nevada Supreme Court opinion
Parties
International Fidelity Insurance Company, Justin Bros Bail Bonds, Richard Justin v. Janet J. Berry, The Second Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, in and for the County of Washoe
Disposition
writ_denied
Topics
appellate procedurecivil procedureremediesinsurance
Practice areas
civil procedureappellate procedureinsuranceextraordinary writs
Procedural history
Petitioners filed an original petition for a writ of mandamus in the Supreme Court of Nevada on April 13, 2015. The respondents and real party in interest filed answers, petitioners filed a reply, and the matter was submitted for decision without oral argument on February 12, 2016. The court denied the petition.
Court Document
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