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ID: 5133258
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2021-12-09 17:09:21.900782+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:23:35.133887
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Case Information: 80925

Short Caption:STATE VS. SEKA (JOHN)Court:Supreme Court

Related Case(s):37907, 37937, 44690, 45096

Lower Court Case(s):Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - C159915Classification:Criminal Appeal - Life - Other

Disqualifications:Case Status:Remittitur Issued/Case Closed

Replacement:Panel Assigned:
					En Banc
					

To SP/Judge:SP Status:

Oral Argument:04/15/2021 at 11:00 AMOral Argument Location:Las Vegas

Submission Date:04/15/2021How Submitted:After Oral Argument

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						Party Information
					

RoleParty NameRepresented By

AppellantThe State of NevadaAlexander G. Chen
							(Clark County District Attorney)
						John T. Fattig
							(Clark County District Attorney)
						Aaron D. Ford
							(Attorney General/Carson City)
						

RespondentJohn Joseph SekaPaola M. Armeni
							(Clark Hill PLC)
						Jennifer Springer

Docket Entries

DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document

04/06/2020Filing FeeAppeal Filing Fee waived.  Criminal. (SC)

04/06/2020Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.) (SC)20-12894

05/12/2020Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice to File Docketing Statement. Due date: 10 days. (SC).20-18079

05/22/2020MotionFiled Appellant's Motion for Enlargement of Time to File Docketing Statement. (SC).20-19621

05/26/2020Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement Criminal Appeals. (SC).20-19773

05/27/2020Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion.  Appellant's untimely motion for an extension of time to file the docketing statement is granted.  The docketing statement was filed on May 26, 2020.  (SC)20-19997

08/04/2020MotionFiled Appellant's Motion for Enlargement of Time (Opening Brief). (SC)20-28341

08/04/2020Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Motion/Stipulation Approved.  Appellant's Opening Brief is due: 09/03/20. (SC)20-28485

09/03/2020BriefFiled  Appellant's Opening Brief. (PORTIONS OF PAGES 8, 41, AND 45 STRICKEN PER 10/22/20 ORDER.) (SC)20-32639

09/03/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix - Volume 1. (SC)20-32640

09/03/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix - Volume 2. (SC)20-32643

09/03/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix - Volume 3. (SC)20-32644

09/03/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix - Volume 4. (SC)20-32645

09/03/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix - Volume 5. (SC)20-32646

09/03/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix - Volume 6. (SC)20-32647

09/03/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix - Volume 7. (SC)20-32648

09/03/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix - Volume 8. (SC)20-32650

09/03/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix - Volume 9. (SC)20-32651

09/03/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix - Volume 10. (SC)20-32654

09/03/2020AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix - Volume 11. (PAGES 002522 THROUGH 002598 STRICKEN PER 10/22/20 ORDER.) (SC)20-32655

10/05/2020MotionFiled Respondent John Seka's Motion for Enlargement of Time to File Answering Brief (First Request). (SC)20-36378

10/05/2020MotionFiled Respondent John Seka's Motion to Strike Documents and Argument Outside the Record of Appeal Included in the Appellant's Opening Brief and Appendix. (SC)20-36400

10/05/2020Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Motion/Stipulation Approved.  Respondent's Answering Brief due: November 4, 2020. (SC)20-36439

10/22/2020Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Appellant has moved to strike portions of the opening brief and documents from the appendix on the ground that the documents referred to were never considered by the district court in rendering its decision. No opposition has been filed. The motion is granted. The clerk of this court shall strike from the appendix pages 002522 through 002598, and the references to those documents from the opening brief on pages 8, 41, and 45. (SC)20-38726

10/22/2020Order/ProceduralFiled Amended Order Granting Motion. Appellant has moved to strike portions of the opening brief and documents from the appendix on the ground that the documents referred to were never considered by the district court in rendering its decision. No opposition has been filed. The motion is granted. The clerk of this court shall strike from the appendix pages 002522 through 002598, and the references to those documents from the opening brief on pages 8, 41, and 45. (SC)20-38761

11/04/2020BriefFiled Respondent John Seka's Answering Brief. (SC)20-40178

11/04/2020AppendixFiled Respondent's Appendix - Volume 1. (SC)20-40179

12/03/2020BriefFiled Appellant's Reply Brief. (SC)20-43883

12/04/2020Case Status UpdateBriefing Completed/To Screening. (SC)

03/05/2021Order/ProceduralFiled Order Scheduling Oral Argument.  this matter is scheduled for oral argument on April 15, 2021, at 11:00 a.m.  The argument will be videoconferenced.  The argument shall be limited to 30 minutes.  The court will use the BlueJeans videoconferencing system, which requires laptop/desktop/videoconferencing computer internet access and audio and video (web camera) capability.  In case technical difficulties develop at any time, the court will conduct the oral argument by teleconference, which will require counsel to have immediate access to a landline phone connection.  Within 14 days of the date of this order, the parties shall submit to the Clerk of the Court a notice identifying the attorney(s) who will argue the case and the phone number and email address of the attorney(s).  The notice may be emailed to the court at nvscclerk@nvcourts.nv.gov.  The attorneys will be required to schedule a session with the Clerk of the Court to test capabilities of the connection and video equipment approximately one week prior to argument.  (SC)21-06429

03/31/2021Notice/OutgoingIssued Oral Argument Reminder Notice. (SC)21-09277

04/15/2021Case Status UpdateOral argument held this day. Case submitted for decision. Before the Southern Nevada Panel. 80925. (SNP21-RP/LS/AS) (SC)

07/08/2021Opinion/DispositionalFiled Authored Opinion. "Reversed." Before: Parraguirre/Stiglich/Silver. Author: Silver, J. Majority: Parraguirre/Stiglich/Silver. 137 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 30. SNP21-RP/LS/AS. (SC).21-19533

07/26/2021Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Respondent John Seka's Petition for Rehearing. (SC)21-21527

08/09/2021Post-Judgment OrderFiled Order Denying Rehearing. "Rehearing Denied." NRAP 40(c). SNP21 - RP/LS/AS (SC)21-23080

08/23/2021Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Respondent John Seka's Petition for En Banc Reconsideration. (SC)21-24468

08/30/2021MotionFiled Motion of Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice for Leave to File Brief of Amicus Curiae in Support of Respondent and En Banc Reconsideration. (SC)21-25191

08/30/2021BriefFiled Brief of Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice as Amicus Curiae in Support of Respondent and En Banc Reconsideration. (SC)21-25194

09/09/2021Order/ProceduralFiled Order Directing Answer to Petition for En Banc Reconsideration. Appellant's answer due: 14 days. (SC)21-26115

09/21/2021Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Appellant's Answer to Respondent's Petition for En Banc Reconsideration. (SC)21-27283

10/07/2021Post-Judgment OrderFiled Order Denying En Banc Reconsideration. Having considered the petition on file herein, we have concluded that en banc reconsideration is not warranted. NRAP 40A.  Accordingly, we "ORDER the petition DENIED." fn1 [The motion for leave to file an amicus curiae brief in support of respondent's petition for en banc reconsideration filed by Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice is denied.] Hardesty, C.J., Cadish, and Pickering, JJ., dissenting - EN BANC. (SC)21-28753

11/02/2021RemittiturIssued Remittitur.  (SC)21-31438

11/02/2021Case Status UpdateRemittitur Issued/Case Closed.  (SC)

11/19/2021RemittiturFiled Remittitur. Received by District Court Clerk on November 3, 2021. (SC)21-31438

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