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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWALT INC ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2005 84 MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005 84 v. BDJ INVESTMENTS LLC REAL TIME RESOLUTIONS INC AND COTTAGES AT CENTENNIAL RANCH HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION (2024)

Supreme Court of Nevada.2024-07-29No. No. 88920

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Opinion

ORDER DENYING PETITION

This is an original petition for a writ of prohibition seeking to prevent post-judgment discovery and for a writ of mandamus seeking to compel the district court to vacate its order exonerating a bond in the amount of $25,000, to award damages, and to issue an order to show cause in a foreclosure matter.

The decision to entertain a petition for extraordinary writ relief lies within the discretion of this court. Smith v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 107 Nev. 674, 677, 679, 818 P.2d 849, 851, 853 (1991) (recognizing that writ relief is an extraordinary remedy and that this court has sole discretion in determining whether to entertain a writ petition). A writ of mandamus is available only to compel the performance of a legally required act or to cure an arbitrary and capricious exercise of discretion. Round Hill Gen. Improvement Dist. v. Newman, 97 Nev. 601, 603-04, 637 P.2d 534, 536 (1981). This court may issue a writ of prohibition to arrest the proceedings of a district court exercising its judicial functions when such proceedings are in excess of the district courts jurisdiction. NRS 34.320; Smith, 107 Nev. at 677, 818 P.2d at 851. Petitioner bears the burden to show that extraordinary relief is warranted, and such relief is proper only when there is no plain, speedy, and adequate remedy at law. See Pan v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 120 Nev. 222, 224, 228, 88 P.3d 840, 841, 844 (2004). An appeal is generally an adequate remedy precluding writ relief. Id. at 224, 88 P.3d at 841. Even when an appeal is not immediately available because the challenged order is interlocutory in nature, the fact that the order may ultimately be challenged on appeal from a final judgment generally precludes writ relief. Id. at 225, 88 P.3d at 841. Further, as this court has explained, “extraordinary writs are generally not available to review discovery orders.” Valley Health Sys., LLC v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 127 Nev. 167, 171, 252 P.3d 676, 678 (2011). Although these rules are not absolute, see Intl Game Tech., Inc. v. Second Jud. Dist. Ct., 122 Nev. 132, 142-43, 127 P.3d 1088, 1096 (2006), petitioner has not demonstrated that the district courts order otherwise falls within any of the narrow grounds that may warrant writ relief. Further, problematically, petitioner does not include in its appendix all of the documents it cites in its petition. See Pan, 120 Nev. at 224, 88 P.3d at 841; see also NRAP 21(a)(4) (stating that it is a petitioners responsibility to provide this court with all of the documents necessary to understand the matters set forth in the petition). Having considered the petition and supporting documents, we are not persuaded that our extraordinary intervention is warranted. Smith, 107 Nev. at 679, 818 P.2d at 853. Accordingly, we

ORDER the petition DENIED.

Cadish, C.J.

Stiglich, J.

Herndon, J.