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Case Information: 82895

Short Caption:AEROGROW INT'L, INC. VS. DIST. CT. (RADOFF)Court:Supreme Court

Related Case(s):83835

Lower Court Case(s):Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - A827665Classification:Original Proceeding - Civil - Mandamus

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

Replacement:Panel Assigned:
					En Banc
					

To SP/Judge:SP Status:

Oral Argument:Oral Argument Location:

Submission Date:09/15/2021How Submitted:

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						Party Information
					

RoleParty NameRepresented By

PetitionerAerogrow International, Inc.Travis F. Chance
							(Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP/Las Vegas)
						Marjorie P. Duffy
							(Jones Day/Columbus)
						Maximilien D. Fetaz
							(Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP/Las Vegas)
						Ashley F. Heintz
							(Jones Day/Atlanta)
						Kirk B. Lenhard
							(Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP/Las Vegas)
						

Real Party in InterestAlan Budd ZuckermanKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestAlexander PerelbergKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestAlfredo GomezKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestAlfredo Gomez FMT CO Cust IRA RolloverKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestAmy PerelbergKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestAndrew Reese Rickman TrustKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestAnne Carol DeckerKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestBradley Louis RadoffAlexander K. Calaway
							(Marquis Aurbach Coffing)
						Terry A. Coffing
							(Former)
						
							(Marquis Aurbach Coffing)
						Tye S. Hanseen
							(Marquis Aurbach Coffing)
						

Real Party in InterestBrian PeierlsKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestBryan RobsonKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestCandace KayeKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestCarole L. McLaughlinKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestCathay C. WangKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestDana PerelbergKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestDaniel G. HofsteinKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestDarcy J. WeissenbornKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestDiana BoydKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestFred M. AdamcyzkKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestGary PerelbergKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestGeorge C. Betke, Jr. 2019 TrustKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestH.L. Severance, Inc. Pension Plan & TrustKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestH.L. Severance, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan & TrustKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestJack WalkerKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestJames D. Rickman, Jr.Kendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestJames D. Rickman, Jr. Irrevocable TrustKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestJohn C. FischerKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestJoseph E. PeterKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestKaren HardingKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestKevin JohnsonKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestLaura J. KobyKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestLawrence GreenbergKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestLinda PerelbergKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestLisa Dawn WangKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestMarlon Dean Alessandra TrustKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestMichael S. BarishKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestPatricia D. Rickman Irrevocable TrustKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestPatricia GreenbergKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestRichard Alan Rudy Revocable Living TrustKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestScott Joseph Rickman Irrevocable TrustKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestStephen KayeKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestSuraj VasanthKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestThe Alexander Perelberg IraKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestThe Carol W. Smith Revocable TrustKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestThe Deutsch Family TrustKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestThe Margaret S. Weissenborn Revocable TrustKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestThe Michael S. Barish IraKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestThe Natalie Wolman Living TrustKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestThe Really Cool GroupKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestThe Stanton F. Weissenborn IraKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestThe Stanton F. Weissenborn Irrevocable TrustKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestThe Stanton F. Weissenborn Revocable TrustKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestThomas C. AlbaneseKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestThomas H. DeckerKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestThomas K. SmithKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestWayne Sicz IRAKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestWayne Sicz Roth IRAKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

Real Party in InterestWilliam A. Almond, IIIKendra J. Jepsen
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						J. Robert Smith
							(Simons Hall Johnston PC/Reno)
						

RespondentElizabeth Goff Gonzalez

RespondentThe Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, in and for the County of Clark

Docket Entries

DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document

05/13/2021Filing FeeFiling fee paid. E-Payment $250.00 from Maximilien D. Fetaz. (SC)

05/13/2021Petition/WritFiled Petition for Writ of Mandamus to Reverse District Court's Order Granting Joint Motion to Compel. (SC)21-13771

05/13/2021MotionFiled Aerogrow International, Inc.'s Emergency Motion Under NRAP 27(e) for Expedited Review and Stay of Order Granting Joint Motion to Compel. (SC)21-13774

05/13/2021Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Appearance for Pro Hac Vice's. (SC)21-13776

05/13/2021AppendixFiled Appendix to Petition for Writ - Volume 1. (SC)21-13778

05/13/2021AppendixFiled Appendix to Petition for Writ - Volume 2. (SC)21-13779

05/13/2021AppendixFiled Appendix to Petition for Writ - Volume 3. (SC)21-13780

05/13/2021AppendixFiled Appendix to Petition for Writ - Volume 4. (SC)21-13781

05/13/2021AppendixFiled Appendix to Petition for Writ - Volume 5. (SC)21-13782

05/13/2021AppendixFiled Appendix to Petition for Writ - Volume 6. (SC)21-13783

05/13/2021AppendixFiled Appendix to Petition for Writ - Volume 7. (SC)21-13784

05/13/2021AppendixFiled Appendix to Petition for Writ - Volume 8. (SC)21-13786

05/13/2021AppendixFiled Appendix to Petition for Writ - Volume 9. (SC)21-13787

05/13/2021AppendixFiled Appendix to Petition for Writ - Volume 10. (SC)21-13788

05/13/2021AppendixFiled Appendix to Petition for Writ - Volume 11. (SC)21-13789

05/13/2021AppendixFiled Appendix to Petition for Writ - Volume 12. (SC)21-13790

05/14/2021Order/ProceduralFiled Order Directing Answer and Granting Temporary Stay. Answer due: 7 days. We temporarily stay the subject district court order pending our receipt and consideration of any timely opposition to the stay motion and further order of this court. (SC)21-14031

05/20/2021Notice/IncomingFiled Real Party in Interest (Bradley Louis Radoff) Notice of Appearance for Alexander K. Calaway. (SC)21-14568

05/21/2021Notice/IncomingFiled Real Parties in Interests' Notice of Appearance for J. Robert Smith and Kendra J. Jepsen. (SC)21-14664

05/21/2021Petition/WritFiled Real Parties in Interest's Joint Answer to Petition for Writ of Mandamus to Reverse District Court's Order Granting Joint Motion to Compel.  (SC)21-14714

05/27/2021Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Change of Firm Address (Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP). (SC)21-15185

05/28/2021Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Stay. On May 14, this court ordered an answer and granted a temporary stay pending our receipt and consideration of any opposition to petitioner's emergency stay motion.  Although real parties in interest timely filed their answer, they have not opposed the stay motion.  Therefore and based on the NRAP 8(c) factors, the motion is granted and the district court's order will remain stayed pending our consideration of this writ petition and further order of this court. (SC).21-15350

09/15/2021Order/ProceduralFiled Order Submitting for Decision Without Oral Argument. Cause appearing, oral argument will not be scheduled and this appeal shall stand submitted for decision to the Southern Nevada Panel as of the date of this order on the briefs filed herein. (SC)21-26696

12/09/2021Opinion/DispositionalFiled Authored Opinion. "Petition granted." Before: Parraguirre/Stiglich/Silver. Author: Parraguirre, J. Majority: Parraguirre/Stiglich/Silver. 137 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 76. SNP21-RP/LS/AS. (SC).21-35060

12/09/2021WritIssued Writ with letter. Original and two copies of writ and copy of opinion mailed to Maximilien D. Fetaz for service upon Chief Judge and Department 11 of the 8th Judicial District Court. (SC)21-35078

12/13/2021Notice/IncomingFiled Proof of Service of Writ of Mandamus and Opinion. (SC)21-35373

12/20/2021WritFiled Returned Writ. Original Writ returned. Served on Judge Linda Marie Bell, Presiding Judge Eighth Dist. Ct. and Judge Mark Denton on December 13, 2021. (SC)21-36235

12/20/2021MotionFiled Real Parties in Interest's Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Rehearing. (SC)21-36268

01/07/2022Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion.  Real parties shall have until January 26, 2022, to file and serve a petition for rehearing.  If no petition for rehearing is filed within this time period, the clerk shall issue the notice in lieu of remittitur.  (SC)22-00767

01/10/2022Notice/IncomingFiled Real Parties in Interest's Notice of Appearance and Change of Counsel. (SC)22-00914

01/26/2022Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Petition for Rehearing. (SC)22-02674

01/26/2022Filing FeeFiling fee paid. E-Payment $150.00 from J. Robert Smith. (SC)

02/07/2022Order/ProceduralFiled Order Directing Answer to Petition for Rehearing.  Petitioner's Answer due:  14 days.  (SC)22-04074

02/22/2022Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Petitioner's Answer to Real Parties in Interest's Petition for Rehearing. (SC)22-05737

03/15/2022Post-Judgment OrderFiled Order Denying Rehearing. "Rehearing Denied." NRAP 40(c).  (SC)22-08213

03/25/2022MotionFiled Real Parties in Interests' Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for En Banc Reconsideration. (SC)22-09427

03/30/2022Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion.  Real parties shall have until April 28, 2022, to file and serve a petition for en banc reconsideration. If no petition for en banc reconsideration is timely filed, the clerk of this court shall issue the notice in lieu of remittitur.  (SC)22-09823

04/28/2022Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Real Parties in Interest Petition for En Banc Reconsideration. (SC)22-13575

05/13/2022Post-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."  EN BANC  (SC)22-15241

06/07/2022RemittiturIssued Notice in Lieu of Remittitur/Reconsideration.  (SC)22-18020

06/07/2022Case Status UpdateNotice in Lieu of Remittitur Issued/Case Closed.  (SC)

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