Opinion ID: 1442597
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: JRBI's request for sanctions pursuant to NRAP 38.

Text: We decline to grant JRBI's request for sanctions pursuant to NRAP 38. We recognize that Young's briefs were voluminous and that some of the issues he raised went to the merits of the lawsuit, rather than to the somewhat narrower issue of sanctions. Nevertheless, the issues raised by this appeal were quite broad and several of Young's arguments, not discussed in this opinion, had arguable relevance to these issues. Additionally, Young's belief that the court went too far in dismissing the entire complaint was understandable, especially given the lack of clear authority in this state governing the proper scope of discovery sanctions. Finally, due to the severity of the sanctions already imposed, additional appellate sanctions are not necessary to deter Young from future misconduct. We wish, however, to put litigants and attorneys on notice that willful abuse of court process in the trial court may well give rise to an inference of abuse of appellate process on appeal, rendering the possibility of sanctions under NRAP 38 more likely than in other cases.