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PALEY v. SECOND JUD. DIST. CT.

No. 61029.

310 P.3d 590 (2013)

Heather Sharmayn PALEY, Petitioner, v. The SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF the STATE of Nevada, In and for the COUNTY OF WASHOE; and the Honorable Frances Doherty, District Judge, Respondents, and The State of Nevada, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

October 3, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer Lunt , Alternate Public Defender, Washoe County, for Petitioner.

Catherine Cortez Masto , Attorney General, and Daniel M. Roche , Deputy Attorney General, Carson City, for Respondents.

Catherine Cortez Masto , Attorney General, Carson City; Richard A. Gammick , District Attorney, and Lori L. Plater , Deputy District Attorney, Washoe County, for Real Party in Interest.

BEFORE PICKERING, C.J., HARDESTY and SAITTA, JJ.

OPINION

By the Court, HARDESTY, J.:

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus. Petitioner Heather Sharmayn Paley seeks an order directing the juvenile court to vacate its order holding her in direct contempt of court based on a positive drug test that was taken outside of court, immediately before her court appearance. The respondent district court judge vacated the contempt order while this original proceeding was pending, acknowledging that Paley...

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