Lane v. Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County

OPINION

By the Court,

Springer, J.:

This original petition for a writ of prohibition challenges an order of the district court enjoining the Washoe County District Attorney from proceeding further with a criminal matter, and designating an investigator or so-called “special prosecutor” to evaluate the case for possible resubmission to the grand jury. On February 22, 1988, this court entered an order denying extraordinary relief, concluding that petitioner failed to demonstrate that the respondent district court acted arbitrarily or capriciously in the exercise of its discretion, or that it…