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Case Information: 75197

Short Caption:APCO CONSTR., INC. VS. ZITTING BROS. CONSTR., INC.Court:Supreme Court

Related Case(s):61131, 76276, 77320, 79301, 80508

Lower Court Case(s):Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - A571228Classification:Civil Appeal - General - Other

Disqualifications:Case Status:Remittitur Issued/Case Closed

Replacement:Panel Assigned:
					En Banc
					

To SP/Judge:02/28/2018 / Haire, PaulSP Status:Completed

Oral Argument:06/11/2020 at 10:00 AMOral Argument Location:Las Vegas

Submission Date:How Submitted:

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						Party Information
					

RoleParty NameRepresented By

AppellantAPCO Construction, Inc.Mary E. Bacon
							(Former)
						
							(Spencer Fane LLP/Las Vegas)
						Christopher H. Byrd
							(Fennemore Craig, P.C./Las Vegas)
						John Randall Jefferies
							(Fennemore Craig, P.C./Phoenix)
						Jack C. Juan
							(Marquis Aurbach Coffing)
						Cody S. Mounteer
							(Marquis Aurbach Coffing)
						John H. Mowbray
							(Former)
						
							(Spencer Fane LLP/Las Vegas)
						Thomas W. Stewart
							(Former)
						
							(Marquis Aurbach Coffing)
						Kathleen A. Wilde
							(Marquis Aurbach Coffing)
						

RespondentZitting Brothers Construction, Inc.I-Che Lai
							(Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP/Las Vegas)
						Jorge A. Ramirez
							(Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP/Las Vegas)
						

Docket Entries

DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document

02/27/2018Filing FeeFiling Fee Paid. $250.00 from Marquis Aurbach Coffing.  Check no. 123499.

02/27/2018Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.)18-07692

02/27/2018Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice of Referral to Settlement Program. This appeal may be assigned to the settlement program.  Timelines for requesting transcripts and filing briefs are stayed.18-07695

02/28/2018Settlement NoticeIssued Notice: Assignment to Settlement Program. Issued Assignment Notice to NRAP 16 Settlement Program.  Settlement Judge: Paul M. Haire.18-07952

03/07/2018Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Copy of District Court Minutes from January 19, 2018.18-08984

03/16/2018Order/Clerk'sFiled Order Granting Telephonic Extension. Docketing Statement due: April 2, 2018.18-10494

04/03/2018Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement Civil Appeals.18-12605

04/03/2018Docketing StatementFiled Appendix to Docketing Statement (Volume 1).18-12607

04/03/2018Docketing StatementFiled Appendix to Docketing Statement (Volume 2).18-12608

04/03/2018Docketing StatementFiled Appendix to Docketing Statement (Volume 3).18-12609

04/03/2018Docketing StatementFiled Appendix to Docketing Statement (Volume 4).18-12610

04/05/2018Settlement Program ReportFiled ECAR/Appropriate for Settlement Program. This case is appropriate for mediation and a settlement conference is scheduled for May 14, 2018, at 10:00 am.18-13116

05/17/2018Settlement Program ReportFiled Final Report/No Settlement. The parties were unable to agree to a settlement of this matter.18-18875

05/18/2018Settlement Order/ProceduralFiled Order: No Settlement/Briefing Reinstated. The parties were unable to agree to a settlement.  Appellant(s): 15 days transcript request; 90 days opening brief and appendix.18-19033

05/31/2018Order/Clerk'sFiled Order Granting Extension Per Telephonic Request. Appellant's Transcript Request Form due: June 18, 2018.18-20718

06/18/2018Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Notice of Appeal/Amended/Supplemental.18-23069

06/19/2018Transcript RequestFiled Request for Transcript of Proceedings. Transcripts requested: 11/16/17. To Court Reporter: Jennifer Gerold.18-23364

06/20/2018Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Copy of District Court Minutes.18-23653

06/25/2018Order/ProceduralFiled Order to File Amended Docketing Statement.  Due:  30 days.18-24135

07/20/2018Order/Clerk'sFiled Order Granting Extension Per Telephonic Request. Appellant's Amended Docketing Statement due: August 8, 2018.18-27812

08/08/2018Order/Clerk'sFiled Order Granting Extension Per Telephonic Request. Appellant's Opening Brief and Appendix due: August 30, 2018.18-30374

08/09/2018Docketing StatementFiled Amended Docketing Statement Civil Appeals.18-30583

08/14/2018Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Notice of Appeal/Amended/Supplemental. (Part 1) (Second Amended)18-31284

08/14/2018Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Notice of Appeal/Amended/Supplemental. (Part 2) (Second Amended)18-31285

08/30/2018MotionFiled Appellant's Motion for Extension of Time to File Opening Brief and Appendix (First Written Request).18-33954

09/11/2018MotionFiled Respondent Zitting Brothers Construction, Inc.'s Opposition to Appellant's Motion for Extension of Time to File Opening Brief and Appendix.18-35324

09/19/2018MotionFiled Appellant's Reply in Support of Motion for Extension of Time to File Opening Brief and Appendix.18-36526

09/19/2018Order/ProceduralFiled Order to Show Cause.  Appellant's Response due:  45 days.  Respondent may file any reply within 20 days of service of appellant's response.  Briefing of this appeal is suspended pending further order of this court.  fn2[Given this order, the August 30, 2018, motion for an extension of time to file the opening brief is denied as moot.]18-36735

10/24/2018Order/Clerk'sFiled Order Granting Telephonic Extension.  Appellant's Response to Order to Show Cause due:  November 19, 2018.18-41881

11/13/2018MotionFiled Appellant's Motion for Extension of Time to File Response to Order to Show Cause (First Written Request).  (SC)18-903935

11/19/2018Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Appellant's Response to the Order to Show Cause due: December 19, 2018. (SC).18-904779

12/20/2018MotionFiled Appellant's Response to Order to Show Cause. (SC)18-909717

12/20/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Volume 1. (SC)18-909719

12/20/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Volume 2. (SC)18-909722

12/20/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Volume 3. (SC)18-909731

12/20/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Volume 4. (SC)18-909732

12/20/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Volume 5. (SC)18-909734

12/20/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Volume 6. (SC)18-909735

12/20/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Volume 7. (SC)18-909778

12/20/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Volume 8. (SC)18-909780

12/20/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Volume 9. (SC)18-909792

01/04/2019BriefFiled Appellant's Notice of Supplemental Authorities (Response to Order to Show Cause). (SC)19-00492

01/10/2019MotionFiled Respondent Zitting Brothers Construction, Inc.'s Reply to Appellant's Response to Order to Show Cause. (SC)19-01494

01/18/2019Order/ProceduralFiled Order Reinstating Briefing.  Appellant's Opening Brief and Appendix due:  90 days.  (SC)19-03083

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 1. (SC)19-16388

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 2. (SC)19-16390

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 3. (SC)19-16394

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 4. (SC)19-16395

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 5. (SC)19-16397

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 6. (SC)19-16400

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 7. (SC)19-16401

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 8. (SC)19-16403

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 9. (SC)19-16406

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 10. (SC)19-16408

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 11. (SC)19-16410

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 12. (SC)19-16414

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 13. (SC)19-16416

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 14. (SC)19-16419

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 15. (SC)19-16422

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 16. (SC)19-16425

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 17. (SC)19-16430

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 18. (SC)19-16432

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 19. (SC)19-16434

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 20. (SC)19-16436

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 21. (SC)19-16439

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 22. (SC)19-16442

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 23. (SC)19-16444

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 24. (SC)19-16445

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 25. (SC)19-16448

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 26. (SC)19-16450

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 27. (SC)19-16451

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 28. (SC)19-16455

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 29. (SC)19-16456

04/15/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix, Volume 30. (SC)19-16458

04/15/2019Notice/IncomingFiled Certificate of Service for Appellant's Appendix. (SC)19-16497

04/18/2019Notice/IncomingFiled Substitution of Attorneys (Fennemore Craig, P.C. as its attorney of record in the place and stead of Spencer Fane, LLP). (SC)19-17232

04/18/2019BriefFiled Appellant's Opening Brief. (SC)19-17262

05/17/2019MotionFiled Stipulation to Extend Deadline to File Answering Brief. (SC)19-21781

05/20/2019Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Motion/Stipulation Approved. Respondent's Answering Brief due: June 19, 2019. (SC)19-21878

06/19/2019MotionFiled Respondent's Motion to Extend Deadline for Filing Answering Brief and Appendix. (SC)19-26549

07/01/2019MotionFiled Respondent's Motion for Permission to File An Answering Brief in Excess of 14,000 Words.  (SC)19-28274

07/01/2019BriefFiled Respondent's Answering Brief.  (SC)19-28275

07/01/2019AppendixFiled Respondent's Appendix.  (SC)19-28276

07/08/2019Notice/IncomingFiled Certificate of Service for Respondent's Appendix. (SC)19-29021

07/09/2019Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motions. Respondent's motions for an extension of time to file the answering brief and for leave to file a brief in excess of the type-volume limitation are granted. The answering brief was filed on July 1, 2019. Appellant's Reply Brief due: July 31, 2019. (SC).19-29082

07/29/2019MotionFiled Appellant's Motion for Extension of Time to File Reply Brief (First Request). (SC)19-31831

08/02/2019Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion.  Appellant's Reply Brief due:  September 16, 2019.  (SC)19-32607

09/16/2019MotionFiled Appellant's Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant's Reply Brief (Second Request). (SC)19-38463

09/23/2019Order/Clerk'sFiled Order Granting Extension Per Telephonic Request. Respondent's Opposition to Appellant's Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant's Reply Brief  due: October 7, 2019. (SC).19-39542

10/14/2019Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion.  Appellant's Reply Brief due:  October 16, 2019.  (SC)19-42465

10/16/2019MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Exceed Type-Volume Limit of Reply Brief. (SC)19-42976

10/16/2019BriefFiled Appellant's Reply Brief. (SC)19-42977

10/16/2019AppendixFiled Appellant's Reply Appendix -  Volume 1. (SC)19-42978

10/22/2019Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion.  Cause appearing, appellant's motion for leave to file a reply brief in excess of the type-volume limitation is granted.    The reply brief was filed on October 16, 2019.  (SC)19-43618

10/22/2019Case Status UpdateBriefing Completed/To Screening.  (SC)

10/23/2019Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement Civil Appeals. (SC)19-43869

10/23/2019Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement  Civil Appeals - Part 1. (SC)19-43874

10/23/2019Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement Civil Appeals - Part 2. (SC)19-43876

10/23/2019Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement Civil Appeals - Part 3. (SC)19-43877

10/23/2019Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement Civil Appeals - Part 4. (SC)19-43882

01/14/2020Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Change of Counsel (APCO Construction, Inc. by and through its attorneys, Marquis Aurbach Coffing hereby notifies the Court and all interested parties that Micah S. Echols, Esq. is no longer with the firm and no longer represents the APCO in the instant case). (SC)20-01838

04/03/2020Order/ProceduralFiled Order Scheduling Order Argument. This court determined that oral argument may be of assistance in resolving this matter. Accordingly, this matter is scheduled for oral argument on June 11, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. in Las Vegas. (SC).20-12728

04/20/2020Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Appearance and Change of Counsel. Kathleen Wilde as counsel for Appellant. Tom Stewart no longer represents appellant and should be removed from service list. (SC).20-14866

05/14/2020Order/ProceduralFiled Order Regarding Oral Argument. In the event that circumstances require oral argument be held by videoconference, the court will use the BlueJeans videoconferencing system. That system 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. No later than May 19, 2020, 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 that 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 this court's IT Department to test the capabilities of the connection and video equipment prior to argument. A member of the IT Department will contact the attorneys upon receiving the contact information requested above. The Clerk of the Court will notify the attorneys by June 3, 2020, if oral argument will be held by videoconference. (SC).20-18439

05/19/2020MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Postpone Oral Argument. (SC).20-19100

05/20/2020MotionFiled Respondent's Limited Joinder to Appellant's Motion to Postpone Oral Argument. (SC)20-19325

05/26/2020Order/ProceduralFiled Order Regarding Oral Argument. Appellant has filed a motion to continue oral argument in this matter currently scheduled for June 11, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., by videoconference. We deny the motion. However, within 7 days from the date of this order, the parties may file a stipulation to waive oral argument and this matter will stand submitted on the briefs and record filed herein. (SC).20-19821

05/29/2020Notice/OutgoingIssued Oral Argument Reminder Notice. (SC)20-20417

10/08/2020Opinion/DispositionalFiled Authored Opinion. "Affirmed." Before: Gibbons/Stiglich/Silver. Author: Stiglich, J. Majority: Stiglich/Gibbons/Silver. 136 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 64. SNP20-MG/LS/AS. (SC).20-36873

11/23/2020Order/Clerk'sFiled Order Granting Telephonic Extension.  Appellant's Petition for Rehearing due:  November 23, 2020.  (SC)20-42732

11/23/2020Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Appellant's Petition for Rehearing. (SC)20-42724

11/23/2020Filing FeeFiling fee paid. E-Payment $150.00 from Christopher H. Byrd. (SC)

12/23/2020Post-Judgment OrderFiled Order Denying Rehearing. "Rehearing Denied." NRAP 40(c). SNP20 - MG/LS/AS (SC)20-46426

01/06/2021Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Appellant's Petition for En Banc Reconsideration (REJECTED PER NOTICE ISSUED 01/07/21).  (SC)

01/07/2021Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice of Rejection of Filed Document.  Petition for En Banc Reconsideration. (SC)21-00424

01/08/2021Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Appellant's Petition for En Banc Reconsideration. (SC)21-00515

01/21/2021Order/ProceduralFiled Order Directing Answer to Petition for En Banc Reconsideration.  Respondent's Answer due:  14 days.  (SC)21-01793

02/03/2021Order/Clerk'sFiled Order Granting Telephonic Extension.  Respondent's Answer to Petition for En Banc Reconsideration due:  February 18, 2021.  (SC)21-03343

02/18/2021Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Respondent's Answer to Petition for En Banc Reconsideration. (SC)21-04900

03/05/2021Post-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." Cadish, and Pickering, JJ., dissenting -  EN BANC. (SC)21-06432

03/30/2021RemittiturIssued Remittitur. (SC)21-09049

03/30/2021Case Status UpdateRemittitur Issued/Case Closed. (SC)

04/09/2021RemittiturFiled Remittitur. Received by District Court Clerk on March 31, 2021. (SC)21-09049

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