HAIRR v. FIRST JUD. DIST. CT.

No. 69580.

368 P.3d 1198 (2016)

Aimee HAIRR; Aurora Espinoza; Elizabeth Robbins; Lara Allen; Jeffrey Smith; and Trina Smith, Petitioners, v. The FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of the State of Nevada, In and for the County of Carson City; and The Honorable James E. Wilson, District Judge, Respondents, and Hellen Quan Lopez, Individually and On Behalf of her Minor Child, C.Q.; Michelle Gorelow, Individually and On Behalf of her Minor Children, A.G. and H.G.; Electra Skryzdlewski, Individually and On Behalf of her Minor Child, L.M.; Jennifer Carr, Individually and On Behalf of her Minor Children, W.C., A.C., and E.C.; Linda Johnson, Individually and On Behalf of her Minor Child, K.J.; Sarah Solomon and Brian Solomon, Individually and On Behalf of their Minor Children, D.S. and K.S.; and Dan Schwartz, Nevada State Treasurer, In his Official Capacity, Real Parties in Interest.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

March 10, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kolesar & Leatham, Chtd., and Matthew T. Dushoff and Lisa J. Zastrow , Las Vegas, for Petitioners.

Adam Paul Laxalt , Attorney General, and Lawrence J.C. VanDyke , Solicitor General, Joseph Tartakovsky , Special Assistant Attorney General, and Ketan D. Bhirud , Chief Deputy Attorney General, Carson City, for Real Party in Interest Dan Schwartz, Nevada State Treasurer.

Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP, and Don Springmeyer , Justin C. Jones , and Bradley S. Schrager , Las Vegas; Education Law Center and David G. Sciarra and Amanda Morgan , Newark, New Jersey; Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, and Tamerlin J. Godley , Thomas Paul Clancy , and Samuel T. Boyd , Los Angeles, California, for Real Parties in Interest Hellen Quan Lopez, Michelle Gorelow, Electra Skryzdlewski, Jennifer Carr, Linda Johnson, Sarah Solomon, and Brian Solomon.

BEFORE HARDESTY, SAITTA and PICKERING, JJ.


OPINION

In this original petition for a writ of mandamus, we must determine whether the district court abused its discretion in denying petitioners' motion to intervene as defendants in the underlying action as a matter of right under NRCP 24(a), or alternatively, through permissive intervention under...

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