Nevada Supreme Court out of the dispute over the disqualification of the judge for religious links

On 8 November, the Nevada Supreme Court denied a request of Mandamus and/or prohibition of the Health Plan of Nevada v. (Lynam) District Court.  As it was reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, in the case of the Health Plan of Nevada was trying to reach the Court court order judge Douglas Smith in a case in which Smith had inhibited himself.  In the case in which the plaintiffs are suing for contracting hepatitis C from a doctor covered by Health Plan HMO, the judge left after the plaintiffs claimed the attorney representing HMO held a position of authority over the judge of the LDS Church.  Lawyer Mark Hutchison (Senator and candidate for Governor) was one of the two directors of the stake President of Red Rock (one of the 38 districts in which divides the Mormon Church in Nevada). The judge served as Adviser to the Bishop of one of the congregations in Red Rock stake. Health plan argued that Hutchison had no direct authority over judge Smith in the Church, and in any case Hutchison has withdrawn now represent Health Plan so that the conflict is eliminated.