Haviland v. Foley

OPINION

By the Court,

Ducker, J.:

On the petition filed herein an alternative writ of prohibition was issued restraining the respondents, composing the board of governors of the state bar of Nevada, from hearing de novo a certain proceeding instituted against petitioner before the local administrative committee for Washoe County.

In compliance with petitioner’s request, the board of governors appointed a special committee to hear the matter. This committee heard the charges and filed its report, findings and recommendations. The committee found petitioner guilty of the charges in part, and…