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Case Information: 74604

Short Caption:CLARK CTY. OFFICE OF THE CORONER/MED. EXAM'R VS. LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL C/W 75095Court:Supreme Court

Consolidated:74604*, 75095Related Case(s):75095, 76436, 82229, 82908

Lower Court Case(s):Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - A758501Classification:Civil Appeal - General - Other

Disqualifications:Case Status:Remittitur Issued/Case Closed

Replacement:Panel Assigned:
					En Banc
					

To SP/Judge:12/07/2017 / Kunin, IsraelSP Status:Completed

Oral Argument:10/07/2019 at 1:30 PMOral Argument Location:Las Vegas

Submission Date:10/07/2019How Submitted:After Oral Argument

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						Party Information
					

RoleParty NameRepresented By

Amicus CuriaeThe Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressKristen T. Gallagher
							(McDonald Carano LLP/Las Vegas)
						Caitlin Veronica Vogus
							(Former)
						

AppellantClark County Office of the Coroner/Medical ExaminerCraig R. Anderson
							(Marquis Aurbach Coffing)
						Micah S. Echols
							(Marquis Aurbach Coffing)
						Jacqueline V. Nichols
							(Marquis Aurbach Coffing)
						Laura C. Rehfeldt
							(Clark County District Attorney/Civil Division)
						Steven B. Wolfson
							(Clark County District Attorney)
						

RespondentLas Vegas Review-JournalMargaret A. McLetchie
							(McLetchie Law)
						Alina M. Shell
							(McLetchie Law)
						

Docket Entries

DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document

12/06/2017Filing FeeAppeal Filing Fee Waived.  State/County/Municipality.

12/06/2017Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.)17-41988

12/06/2017Notice/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.17-41991

12/07/2017Settlement NoticeIssued Notice: Assignment to Settlement Program. Issued Assignment Notice to NRAP 16 Settlement Program.  Settlement Judge: Israel Kunin.17-42188

12/15/2017MotionFiled Respondent's Motion to Expedite Appeal.17-43484

12/21/2017Notice/IncomingFiled Amended Certificate of Service (Respondent's Motion to Expedite Appeal served on Settlement Judge).17-44072

12/22/2017MotionFiled Appellant's Opposition to Motion to Expedite Appeal.17-44210

12/27/2017Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement.17-44637

12/27/2017MotionFiled Respondent's Motion for Leave to File Response in Excess of Page/Type Volume Limitation.17-44696

01/05/2018Settlement Program ReportFiled ECAR/Not Appropriate for Settlement Program. This case is not appropriate for mediation.18-00690

01/12/2018Order/Clerk'sFiled Clerk's Order.  Cause appearing, respondent's motion for leave to file a response in excess pages is granted.  Accordingly, the clerk shall detach and file the reply submitted with respondent's motion.18-01778

01/12/2018MotionFiled Reply to Response to Review-Journal's Motion to Expedite Appeal.18-01780

01/12/2018Settlement Order/ProceduralFiled Order Removing From Settlement Program/Briefing Stayed. This appeal is removed from the settlement program.  Briefing and requesting of transcripts remains suspended pending resolution of respondent's motion to dismiss this appeal.18-01804

01/18/2018Order/ProceduralFiled Order. We grant the motion to expedite this appeal to the following extent. Upon completion of briefing, this appeal shall be expedited to the extent that this court's docket will allow. Transcript Request due: 15 days. Opening Brief and Appendix due: 90 days. fn1 [The settlement judge has filed a report that this appeal is not appropriate for mediation; accordingly, we deny, as moot, the request to remove the appeal from the program.]18-02420

02/13/2018Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Appearance. (Attorney Micah Echols with Marquis Aurbach Coffing representing appellant.)18-05949

02/13/2018MotionFiled Appellant's Motion for Extension of Time to File Notice of Filing Request for Transcript.18-06012

02/21/2018Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion.  The clerk shall file the transcript request form received on February 13, 2018.18-06734

02/21/2018Transcript RequestFiled Request for Transcript of Proceedings. Transcripts requested:  6/28/17 and 1/11/2018.  To Court Reporter:  Bill Nelson.18-06736

03/14/2018MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Consolidate Appeals. Nos. 74604/75095.18-10126

03/19/2018MotionFiled Respondent's Opposition to Motion to Consolidate Appeals. Nos. 74604/75095.18-10580

03/26/2018MotionFiled Appellant's Reply in Support of Motion to Consolidate Appeals. Nos. 74604/75095.18-11644

03/29/2018Order/ProceduralFiled Order Denying Motion. Appellant has filed a motion to consolidate the appeals. We deny the motion. Although the cases will not be formally consolidated, they will nonetheless be clustered based on the related subject matter to ensure that the appeals are resolved in a consistent and efficient manner. Nos. 74604/75095.18-12038

04/13/2018MotionFiled Appellant's Motion for Extension of Time to File Opening Brief and Appendix.18-14269

04/13/2018Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Motion/Stipulation Approved. Appellant's Opening Brief and Appendix due: May 18, 2018.18-14271

05/21/2018MotionFiled Appellant's Motion for Extension of Time to File Opening Brief.18-19204

05/21/2018AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 1.18-19206

05/21/2018AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 2.18-19207

05/21/2018MotionFiled Respondent's Notice of Non-Opposition to Motion for Extension of Time to File Opening Brief.18-19240

05/25/2018Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Appellant's Opening Brief and Appendix due: 5 days.18-20180

06/06/2018BriefFiled Appellant's Opening Brief.18-21464

06/29/2018MotionFiled Respondent's Unopposed Motion for Extension to File Answering Brief.18-24778

07/02/2018Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion.  Respondent's Answering Brief due:  August 13, 2018.18-24967

08/13/2018AppendixFiled Appendix to Answering Brief - Volume I.18-31166

08/13/2018AppendixFiled Appendix to Answering Brief - Volume II.18-31167

08/13/2018AppendixFiled Appendix to Answering Brief - Volume III.18-31168

08/14/2018MotionFiled Respondent's Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Answering Brief in Excess of Page/Type Volume Limitation.18-31286

08/21/2018Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Appearance.  Attorney Kristen T. Gallagher appearing as counsel for The Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press and 11 media organizations in support of respondent.18-32292

08/21/2018MotionFiled Amicus Reporters Committee Motion to Associate Counsel (Caitlin Veronica Vogus).18-32293

08/21/2018MotionFiled Motion of the Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press and 11 Media Organizations for Leave to File Amici Curiae Brief in Support of Respondent. (DETACHED AMICUS BRIEF AND FILED SEPARATELY PER 10/18/18 ORDER).18-32296

08/21/2018Order/ProceduralFiled Order Denying Motion.  The clerk of this court shall reject the answering brief received on August 14, 2018.  Respondents shall have 15 days from the date of this order to file and serve an answering brief that complies with either the standard page limitation (not more than 30 pages) or type-volume limitation (not more than 14,000 words), and all formatting requirements of NRAP 32.18-32301

08/30/2018Order/Clerk'sFiled Order Granting Extension Per Telephonic Request. Appellant's Response to the Motion of the Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press and 11 Media Organizations for Leave to File Amici Curiae Brief in Support of Respondent due: September 13, 2018.18-33882

08/30/2018Order/Clerk'sFiled Order Granting Extension Per Telephonic Request. Appellant's Response to Amicus Reporters Committee's Motion to Associate Counsel due: September 13, 2018.18-33884

09/06/2018BriefFiled Respondent's Answering Brief.18-34735

09/14/2018MotionFiled Appellant's Opposition to Motion of the Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press and 11 Media Organizations for Leave to file Amici Curiae Brief in Support of Respondent and Opposition to Motion to Associate Counsel.18-35973

09/14/2018MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Strike Respondent's Appendix and Motion to Stay Briefing.18-35975

09/21/2018MotionFiled Respondent's Opposition to Motion to Strike Respondent's Appendix and Motion to Stay Briefing.18-37104

09/24/2018MotionFiled Reply in Support of Motion of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 11 Media Organizations for Leave to File Amici Curiae Brief in Support of Respondent.18-37125

09/28/2018MotionFiled Appellant's Reply in Support of Motion to Strike Respondent's Appendix and Reply in Support of Motion to Stay Briefing.18-38168

10/15/2018Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Change of Firm Name. (McLetchie Law, f/k/a McLetchie Shell)18-40329

10/16/2018Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Change of Address.  Caitlin Vogus, counsel for Amici Curiae.18-40500

10/18/2018Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion to File Amicus Brief, To Associate Counsel, and Denying Motion to Strike Appendix. We grant the motion filed by Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press and 11 media organizations to file an amicus brief in support of respondent. We direct the clerk of this court to detach the amicus brief from the motion filed August 21, 2018, and to file it separately. Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press has also filed a motion to associate attorney Caitlin Veronica Vogus, Esq., pursuant to SCR 42. We grant the motion to associate. Ms. Vogus shall be permitted to appear on behalf of amici curiae in this matter. Nevada attorney Kristen T. Gallagher of McDonald Carano LLP shall be responsible for all matters presented by Ms. Vogus in this appeal. Appellant has filed a motion to strike respondent's appendix and to stay briefing pending a decision on the motion to strike. We deny the motion to strike. Appellant's alternative request for leave to file a reply brief of no more than 10,000 words based on responding to both respondent's answering brief and the amicus brief is granted. Appellant's Reply Brief due: 30 days. fn1 [Appellant's motion to stay briefing is denied as moot.]18-40958

10/18/2018BriefFiled Amici Curiae Brief of The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 11 Media Organizations.18-40960

11/15/2018Order/Clerk'sFiled Order Granting Telephonic Extension.  Appellant's Reply Brief due:  December 3, 2018.  (SC)18-904455

11/20/2018Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Appearance of Counsel (Jackie Nichols as counsel for Appellant. (SC)18-905070

12/04/2018BriefFiled Appellant's Reply Brief.  (SC)18-906799

12/04/2018AppendixFiled Appendix to Reply Brief.18-906800

12/04/2018Case Status UpdateBriefing Completed/To Screening.  (SC)

12/24/2018MotionFiled Respondent's Motion for Leave to File Surreply. (SC)18-910246

12/27/2018Order/Clerk'sFiled Order Granting Telephonic Extension.  Appellant's Opposition to Motion to File Surreply due:  January 18, 2019.  (SC)18-910673

01/17/2019MotionFiled Appellant's Opposition to Motion for Leave to File Sur-Reply. (SC)19-02773

01/24/2019MotionFiled Respondent's Reply to Opposition for Leave to File Surreply. (SC)19-03798

02/11/2019Order/ProceduralFiled Order Regarding Motion. Respondent has filed a motion for leave to file a sur-reply of no more than 9 pages to the reply brief in this matter. We grant the motion. We therefore direct the clerk of this court to file the sur-reply received via e-filing on December 24, 2018. Appellant's Response due: 7 days. (SC).19-06297

02/11/2019BriefFiled Respondent's Surreply. (SC).19-06302

02/13/2019Order/Clerk'sFiled Order Granting Extension Per Telephonic Request. Appellant's Response to Respondent's Sur-Reply due: March 7, 2019. (SC).19-06946

03/07/2019BriefFiled Appellant's Response to Sur-Reply. (SC)19-10365

05/01/2019Order/ProceduralFiled Order Regarding Oral Argument. Based on this court's review of the briefs filed in this appeal, we elect to consolidate these appeals for purposes of oral argument only, Oral argument will be held before the en banc court on June 3, 2019, at 2:30 p.m. in Las Vegas. Oral argument shall be limited to 30 minutes. Nos. 74604/75095. (SC).19-19123

05/08/2019MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Postpone Oral Argument Hearing Date and Allow Longer Argument Time. (SC)19-20221

05/14/2019Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Appellant has filed a motion to continue oral argument in this matter and to extend the time for argument to 60 minutes.  The motion is granted.  The oral argument presently scheduled for June 3, 2019, at 2:30 p.m. is vacated.  This matter will be rescheduled for oral argument on July 2, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. in Carson City.  Argument shall be limited to 60 minutes. Nos. 74604/75095. (SC).19-21115

05/16/2019Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Scheduling Oral Argument. Argument is scheduled for Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. for 60 minutes in Carson City. (SC)19-21610

05/17/2019MotionFiled Respondent's Unopposed Motion to Continue Oral Argument. Nos. 74604/75095. (SC)19-21702

05/30/2019Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion to Continue Oral Argument.  The oral argument presently scheduled for July 2, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. in Carson City is vacated.  Nos. 74604/75095.  (SC)19-23496

07/16/2019Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Withdrawal of Counsel (Caitlin Vogus will no longer act as counsel for amici curiae The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press). Nos. 74604/75095. (SC)19-30069

08/26/2019Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Scheduling Oral Argument. Oral Argument is scheduled for 60 minutes on Monday, October 7, 2019 at 1:30 pm. nos. 74604/75095 (SC)19-35587

09/23/2019BriefFiled Appellant's Notice of Supplemental Authorities in Docket No. 74604.  Nos. 74604/75095.  (SC)19-39540

09/23/2019BriefFiled Appellant's Notice of Supplemental Authorities in Docket No. 75095. Nos. 74604/75095. (SC)19-39541

09/27/2019Notice/OutgoingIssued Oral Argument Reminder Notice. Nos. 74604/75095 (SC)19-40224

09/30/2019Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Appearance for Oral Argument (Margaret A. Mcletchie for Respondent). Nos. 74604/75095. (SC)19-40429

09/30/2019Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Appearance for Oral Argument (Margaret A. Mcletchie for Respondent). Nos. 74604/75095. (SC)19-40430

10/02/2019Order/ProceduralFiled Voluntary Disclosure.  I believe that I can be fair and impartial in this case, but I wish to disclose as the Chief Deputy District Attorney of the Special Victims Unit, I served as a member of the Clark County Child Death Review Team from the mid-1990s until 2003.  The parties will have until Friday, October 4, 2019, at 5:00 p.m. to file any objection based on my disclosure.  Nos. 74604/75095.  (SC)19-40963

10/03/2019Notice/IncomingFiled Respondent's Response to Appellant's Notice of Supplemental Authorities (Case No. 75095). Nos. 74604/75095. (SC)19-41132

10/07/2019Case Status UpdateOral argument held this day. Case submitted for decision. Before the En Banc Court (SC)

01/23/2020Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Appearance.  Craig R. Anderson, Esq., of the law firm Marquis Aurbach Coffing, is hereby appearing in this matter for Appellant, Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner.  Nos. 74604/75095.  (SC)20-03227

02/27/2020Opinion/DispositionalFiled Authored Opinion. "Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded (Docket No. 74604; vacated (Docket o. 75095." Before the Court En Banc. Author: Parraguirre, J. Majority: Parraguirre/Pickering/Gibbons/Hardesty/Stiglich/Cadish/Silver. 135 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 10. EN BANC. Nos. 74604/75095. (SC)20-07837

03/23/2020RemittiturIssued Remittitur. (SC)20-11061

03/23/2020Case Status UpdateRemittitur Issued/Case Closed. (SC)

04/27/2020RemittiturFiled Remittitur. Received by District Court Clerk on April 1, 2020. Nos. 74604/75095. (SC)20-11061

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