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JOHANSON v. DIST. CT.

No. 48028.

173 P.3d 718 (2007)

Jane Elizabeth JOHANSON, Petitioner, v. The EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF the STATE of Nevada, in and for the COUNTY OF CLARK, and the Honorable Nancy M. Saitta, District Judge, Respondents, and Robert W. LUECK, Esq., Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

December 27, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce I. Shapiro, Henderson, for Petitioner.

Law Offices of John G. Watkins and John Glenn Watkins, Las Vegas, for Real Party in Interest.

BEFORE THE COURT EN BANC.

OPINION

By the Court, DOUGLAS, J.:

This original petition for a writ of mandamus or prohibition challenges a district court order sealing the entire case file and issuance of a gag order2 sua sponte restricting all parties and their attorneys from discussing the case with the public. In this petition we consider whether the district court manifestly abused its discretion when it ordered the entire case file sealed, without...

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