Clark County v. Southern Nevada Health District

Mandamus is an extraordinary remedy. It commands— mandates—that an act be performed, exactly as ordered, no questions asked. Mandamus will not issue unless the act to be compelled is “ministerial,” Collier v. Legakes, 98 Nev. 307, 310, 646 P.2d 1219, 1221 (1982), that is to say, a matter of duty, *663NRS 34.160, not discretion. Round Hill Gen. Imp. Dist. v. Newman, 97 Nev. 601, 603, 637 P.2d 534, 536 (1981).

In upholding mandamus in this case, the majority decides that Clark County must annually allocate 3.5 cents of every $100 of assessed valuation on all property in the county to the Southern…