Hetter v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada

OPINION

By the Court,

Shearing, J.:

This petition for a writ of mandamus or prohibition challenges a discovery order of the district court.

Real Party in Interest, Margaret Sanchez (“Sanchez”) filed a complaint for invasion of privacy and for violation of her right of publicity under NRS 598.980-.988 against her plastic surgeon (“Hetter”) for using her before-and-after pictures on brochures without her consent. Hetter alleges that Sanchez consented to the publication in return for which he reduced the cost of her second surgery. In discovery proceedings the district court ordered that the plastic…