Legal Opinion

Birch (Bruce) v. Dist. Ct. (State)

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided November 17, 2015No. 67977Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

emphasizes that the court's order of July 24, 2014, "remains in effect and the Clerk is directed to return, unopened, any correspondence to [Birch]." "Mandamus is an extraordinary remedy, and the decision to entertain a petition for a writ of mandamus rests within our discretion." Jones v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 130 Nev., Adv. Op. 53, 330 P.3d 475, 478 (2014). "We have indicated that mandamus is the appropriate vehicle for challenging orders that restrict a litigant's access to the courts." Id.; see also Round Hill Gen. Improvement Dist. v. Newman, 97 Nev. 601,

637 P.2d 534

(1981)…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Round Hill General Improvement District v. NewmanNevada Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Huebner v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Whitman v. WhitmanNevada Supreme Court · 1992

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