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Case Information: 72317

Short Caption:EUREKA CTY. VS. DIST. CT. (SADLER RANCH, LLC)Court:Supreme Court

Lower Court Case(s):Eureka Co. - Seventh Judicial DistrictClassification:Original Proceeding - Civil - Cert/Man/Pro

Disqualifications:Case Status:Notice in Lieu of Remittitur Issued/Case Closed

Replacement:Panel Assigned:
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To SP/Judge:SP Status:

Oral Argument:Oral Argument Location:

Submission Date:10/13/2017How Submitted:On Record And Briefs

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						Party Information
					

RoleParty NameRepresented By

PetitionerAlberta MorrisonDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerBaumann FamilyTrustDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerBurnham Farms, LLCDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerCheryl MorrisonDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerConley Land & Livestock, LLCDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerD.F. & E.M. Palmore Family TrustDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerDamele Farms, Inc.Debbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerDebra L. NewtonDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerDiamond Natural Resources Protection & Conservation AssociationDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerDiamond Valley Hay Company, Inc.Debbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerDonald MorrisonDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerDon BergnerDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerEureka CountyTheodore Beutel
							(Eureka County District Attorney)
						Karen A. Peterson
							(Allison MacKenzie, Ltd.)
						Willis M. Wagner
							(Greenberg Traurig, LLP/Sacramento)
						

PetitionerEureka Management Co., Inc.Debbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerFred L. EtchegarayDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerGalen BylerDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerGallagher Farms LLCDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerHigh Desert Hay, LLCDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerJ.R. Martin TrustDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerJ.W.L. Properties, LLCDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerJ&T Farms, LLCDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerJames EtcheverryDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerJason King, P.E.Justina Alyce Caviglia
							(Attorney General/Carson City)
						

PetitionerJayme L. HalpinDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerJohn J. EtchegarayDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerKristi MillerDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerKristina BellDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerLavon MillerDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerLinda BergnerDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerLW & MJ Etchegaray Family TrustDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerLynford MillerDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerMarian BylerDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerMark Moyle Farms LLCDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerMark T. and Jennifer R. Etcheverry Family TrustDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerMartin P. and Kathleen A. Etcheverry Family TrustDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerMary Jean EtchegarayDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerMatt MorrisonDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerMichel and Margaret Ann Etcheverry Family, LPDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerPatricia NortonDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerSandi HalpinDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerScott BellDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerStewardship Farming, LLCDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerSusan MillerDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerTim HalpinDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

PetitionerWilliam H. NortonDebbie A. Leonard
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						Michael A. T. Pagni
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestJudith AllenRobert William Marshall
							(Parsons Behle & Latimer/Reno)
						Gregory H. Morrison
							(Parsons Behle & Latimer/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestRoger AllenRobert William Marshall
							(Parsons Behle & Latimer/Reno)
						Gregory H. Morrison
							(Parsons Behle & Latimer/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestSadler Ranch, LLCDavid H. Rigdon
							(Taggart & Taggart, Ltd.)
						Paul G. Taggart
							(Taggart & Taggart, Ltd.)
						Rachel L. Wise
							(Taggart & Taggart, Ltd.)
						

RespondentGary Fairman

RespondentThe Seventh Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, in and for the County of Eureka

Docket Entries

DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document

02/08/2017Filing FeeFiling fee paid. E-Payment $250.00 from Karen A Peterson.

02/08/2017Petition/WritFiled Verified Petition for Writ of Prohibition or in the Alternative, Writ of Certiorari or Mandamus.17-04512

02/08/2017AppendixFiled Appendix to Petition for Writ - Volumes 1-2.17-04632

02/08/2017Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Verified Petition for Writ of Prohibition or in the Alternative, Writ of Certiorari or Mandamus.17-04633

03/01/2017MotionFiled Real Party in Interest's Motion to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Prohibition or, in the Alternative, Writ of Certiorari or Mandamus.17-06991

03/06/2017MotionFiled Petitioner Eureka County's Response in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss.17-07420

03/08/2017Notice/IncomingFiled Petitioner Diamond Natural Resources Protection & Conservation Association's Joinder in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Prohibition or, in the Alternative, Petition for Writ of Prohibition or, in the Alternative, Writ of Certiorari or Mandamus.17-07832

03/10/2017MotionFiled Real Party in Interest's Reply to Eureka County's Response in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Prohibition or, in the Alternative, Writ of Certiorari or Mandamus.17-08222

03/16/2017MotionFiled Real Party In Interest Sadler Ranch, LLC's Motion to Dismiss Writ Petition.17-08806

03/16/2017Order/ProceduralFiled Order/Answer Writ Petition. Answer due:  30 days. fn1[The March 1 and March 16, 2017, motions to dismiss this petition are denied.]17-08905

03/20/2017Notice/IncomingFiled State Engineer's Joinder to Verified Petition.17-09191

04/03/2017MotionFiled Real Party in Interest Ruby Hill Mining Company, LLC's Response to Order Directing Answer.17-10980

04/04/2017Order/ProceduralFiled Order Approving Joinder. Real Party in interest Jason King, P.E., the Nevada State Engineer, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Water Resources has filed a joinder to the petition for writ relief by petitioners. Cause appearing, we approve the joinder. The clerk shall amend the caption consistent with the caption of this order. King shall have 5 days from the date of this order to provide this court with written proof of service of the joinder on the respondent judge.17-11150

04/06/2017Petition/WritFiled Answer of Roger B. and Judith B. Allen, Real Parties in Interest, to Verified Petition for Writ of Prohibition or, in the Alternative, Writ of Certiorari or Mandamus.17-11462

04/10/2017Notice/IncomingFiled Amended Certificate of Service (State Engineer's Joinder to Verified Petition).17-11766

04/17/2017MotionFiled Real Party in Interest's Response to Order Directing Answer (Election to Not File an Answer).17-12572

04/18/2017AppendixFiled Real Party in Interest's Appendix to Answer to Writ Petition (Sadler Ranch, LLC) Volume 1.17-12769

04/18/2017AppendixFiled Real Party in Interest's  Appendix to Answer to Writ Petition (Sadler Ranch, LLC) Volume 2.17-12771

04/18/2017AppendixFiled Real Party in Interest's  Appendix to Answer to Writ Petition (Sadler Ranch, LLC) Volume 3.17-12772

04/18/2017AppendixFiled Real Party in Interest's  Appendix to Answer to Writ Petition (Sadler Ranch, LLC) Volume 4.17-12773

04/18/2017AppendixFiled Real Party in Interest's  Appendix to Answer to Writ Petition (Sadler Ranch, LLC) Volume 5.17-12782

04/18/2017Petition/WritFiled Real Party in Interest's Answer to Petition for Writ (Sadler Ranch, LLC) .17-12797

04/25/2017Order/ProceduralFiled Order.  Petitioners' Reply in Support of the Petition due:  15 days.17-13693

05/10/2017Petition/WritFiled Nevada State Engineer's Reply to Answer to Petition.17-15712

05/10/2017Petition/WritFiled Petitioner Eureka County's Reply in Support of Verified Petition for Writ of Prohibition or in the Alternative, Writ of Certiorari or Mandamus.17-15735

05/10/2017AppendixFiled Petitioner Eureka County's Appendix to Reply in Support of Verified Petition for Writ of Prohibition or in the Alternative, Writ of Certiorari or Mandamus VOLUME 1.17-15739

06/06/2017Notice/IncomingFiled Real Party in Interest Sadler Ranch, LLC's Request for Judicial Notice.17-18695

06/14/2017MotionFiled Petitioner's Opposition to Real Party in Interest Sadler Ranch, LLC's Request for Judicial Notice.17-19645

06/21/2017MotionFiled Real Party in Interest's Reply to Opposition to Real Party in Interest Sadler Ranch, LLC's Request for Judicial Notice.17-20525

07/21/2017Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion.  Real party in interest Sadler Ranch, LLC, has filed a motion requesting that this court take judicial notice.  We grant the motion.  We decline to take judicial notice of the documents as appended to Sadler's motion because they are incomplete and do not bear the file-stamp of the district court clerk.  Sadler shall have 15 days from the date of this order to file complete and file-stamped copies of the documents that are the subject of the motion.17-24303

08/03/2017MotionFiled Real Party in Interest Sadler Ranch, LLC's Response to Order Granting Motion.17-25898

08/29/2017Order/ProceduralFiled Order.  Numerous parties  filed a single response noting that their interests "are aligned with those of Petitioners" and they "therefore support the granting of the writ."  We elect to treat this document as a joinder in the petition and conclude that these parties should be designated as petitioners, rather than real parties in interest, in the caption of this matter.  The clerk shall conform the caption on this court's docket to the caption on this order.  Ruby Hill Mining Company, LLC's Notice due:  5 days.  fn2[ If any party objects to this modification of the caption, that party shall notify this court, in writing, within five days from the date of this order.]17-28890

08/31/2017MotionFiled Response of Real Party in Interest Ruby Hill Mining Company, LLC Notifying This Court That It Neither Joins Nor Opposes the "Verified Petition for Writ of Prohibition or in the Alternative, Writ of Certiorari or Mandamus" and Further Notifying This Court That it Should be Removed From the Caption in This Matter.17-29317

09/19/2017Order/ProceduralFiled Order.  We direct the clerk of this court to remove Ruby Hill Mining Company, LLC from the caption of this matter.17-31549

10/13/2017Order/ProceduralFiled Order Submitting for Decision Without Oral Argument.17-34953

12/28/2017Opinion/DispositionalFiled Authored Opinion. "Petition granted." Direct the clerk of this court to issue a writ of mandamus vacating the district court's order denying the State Engineer's motion for Sadler Ranch to provide notice to all affected appropriators in Diamond Valley and direct the district court to enter an order requiring that notice be provided to all junior water rights holders in Diamond Valley prior to any show cause hearing being conducted in the district court. Before: Hardesty/Parraguirre/Stiglich. Author: Hardesty, J. Majority: Hardesty/Parraguirre/Stiglich. 133 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 111. NNP17-JH/RP/LS (OPINION WITHDRAWN PER ORDER FILED 5/17/18)

12/28/2017WritIssued Writ with letter. Original and one copy of writ and two copies of the opinion mailed to Attorney Karen Peterson for service upon Judge Gary Fairman.17-44800

01/09/2018WritFiled Returned Writ. Original Writ returned. Served on Judge Gary Fairman  on January 5, 2018.18-01150

01/17/2018Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Real Party in Interest Sadler Ranch, LLC's Petition for Rehearing.18-02243

01/17/2018Filing FeeFiling fee paid. E-Payment $150.00 from Paul G. Taggart

05/17/2018Post-Judgment OrderFiled Order Granting Petition for Rehearing. We grant the petition for rehearing and withdraw our opinion that appears at 133 Nev., Adv. Op. 111 (Dec. 28, 2017).18-18818

05/17/2018Opinion/DispositionalFiled Authored Opinion. "Petition granted." Direct the clerk of this court to issue a writ of mandamus vacating the district court's order denying the State Engineer's motion for Sadler Ranch to provide notice to all affected appropriators in Diamond Valley and direct the district court to enter an order requiring that notice be provided to all junior water rights holders in Diamond Valley prior to any show cause hearing being conducted in the district court. Before: JH/RP/LS. Author: Hardesty, J. Majority: Hardesty/Parraguirre/Stiglich. 134 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 37. NNP17-JH/RP/LS18-18822

05/17/2018WritIssued Writ with letter. Original and one copy of writ and two copies of opinion mailed to Attorney Karen Peterson for service upon Judge Gary Fairman.18-18912

05/30/2018WritFiled Returned Writ. Original Writ returned. Served on Judge Gary Fairman on May 24, 2018.18-20600

06/06/2018Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Substitution of Counsel.  Deputy Attorney General has assumed responsibility for representation of respondent Jason King in place of Senior Deputy Attorney General Justina A. Caviglia.18-21469

06/11/2018RemittiturIssued Notice in Lieu of Remittitur.18-22044

06/11/2018Case Status UpdateNotice in Lieu of Remittitur Issued/Case Closed.

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