Lorton v. Jones, 322 P.3d 1051

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RENO CITY CLERK (SFERRAZZA) Classification: Original Proceeding - Civil - Mandamus/Other Lower Court Case(s): NONE Case Status: Notice in Lieu of Remittitur Issued/Case Closed Disqualifications: Panel Assigned: En Banc Replacement: To SP/Judge: SP Status: Oral Argument: 01/21/2014 at 10:30 AM Oral Argument Location: Carson City Submission Date: 01/21/2014 How Submitted: After Oral Argument + Party Information Role Party Name Represented By Petitioner George Eddie Lorton Del Hardy (Hardy Law Group) Stephanie R. Rice (Hardy Law Group) Real Party in Interest Dwight Dortch John P. Desmond (Gordon Silver/Reno) Brett J. Scolari (Gordon Silver/Reno) Anjali D. Webster (Gordon Silver/Reno) Real Party in Interest Jessica Sferrazza Bradley S. Schrager (Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP/Las Vegas) Don Springmeyer (Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP/Las Vegas) Respondent Dan Burk Herbert B. Kaplan (Washoe County District Attorney/Civil Division) Respondent Lynnette Jones Tracy L. Chase (Reno City Attorney) John J. Kadlic (Reno City Attorney) Herbert B. Kaplan (Washoe County District Attorney/Civil Division) 14-05556: This document is currently unavailable. If you need a copy of this document, please contact Clerk's Office at (775)684-1600. Docket Entries Date Type Description Pending? Document 10/11/2013 Filing Fee Filing fee paid. E-Payment $250.00 from Del Hardy. 10/11/2013 Petition/Writ Filed Petition for Writ of Mandamus or Other Extraordinary Writ. (Exhibits attached). 13-30409 10/11/2013 Notice/Incoming Filed Amended Proof of Service. 13-30419 10/16/2013 Order/Procedural Filed Order/Answer Writ Petition. Answer due: 30 days. Petitioner shall have 15 days from service of the answer to file and serve any reply. 13-30918 10/17/2013 Notice/Incoming Filed Notice of Appearance, Bradley S. Schrager of Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP, for Real Party in Interest, Jessica Sferrazza. 13-31126 10/17/2013 Notice/Incoming Filed Certificate of Service. (Notice of Appearance) 13-31225 10/17/2013 Notice/Incoming Filed Notice of Appearance of John P. Desmond of the law firm of Gordon Silver for Real Party in Interest Dwight Dortch. 13-31321 10/17/2013 Notice/Incoming Filed Notice of Appearance of Brett J. Scolari of the law firm of Gordon Silver for Real Party in Interest Dwight Dortch. 13-31323 10/17/2013 Notice/Incoming Filed Notice of Appearance of Anjali D. Webster of the law firm of Gordon Silver for Real Party in Interest Dwight Dortch. 13-31324 10/23/2013 Notice/Incoming Filed Notice of Appearance and Representation by Counsel, Herbert B. Kaplan, Deputy District Attorney for the Washoe County Registrar of Voters. 13-31909 11/14/2013 Petition/Writ Filed Real Party in Interest Jessica Sferrazza's Answer to Petition for Extraordinary Writs. 13-34379 11/15/2013 Petition/Writ Filed Real Party in Interest Dwight Dortch's Answer to Petition for Writ of Mandamus or Other Extraordinary Writ. 13-34544 11/15/2013 Appendix Filed Appendix to Petition for Writ . 13-34545 11/18/2013 Notice/Incoming Filed Amended Certificate of Service. 13-34698 11/19/2013 Notice/Incoming Filed Notice of Appearance, John J. Kadlic, Reno City Attorney and Tracy L. Chase, Chief Deputy City Attorney for the Respondent Lynnette Jones, Reno City Clerk. 13-34799 11/21/2013 Notice/Incoming Filed Certificate of Service for Real Pary in Interest Jessica Sferrazza's Answer to Petition for Extraordinary Writs. 13-35194 11/26/2013 Order/Procedural Filed Order Inviting Amicus Curiae Participation. This court invites the Nevada League of Cities and Municipalities to participate in this appeal as amicus curiae. Should the League of Cities consent to participate as amicus curiae, this court requests that it file and serve its amicus brief within 30 days from the date of service of the petition and answers. If an amicus brief is filed and served, petitioner and real parties in interest may file and serve any response to the brief within 15 days from the date that the amicus brief is served. 13-35759 11/26/2013 Notice/Incoming Filed Certificate of Service. 13-35835 11/27/2013 Notice/Incoming Filed Certificate of Service. 13-35891 12/02/2013 Petition/Writ Filed Petitioner's Combined Reply to Real Parties in Interest, Jessica Sferrazza and Dwight Dortch's Answers to Petition for Writ of Mandamus or Other Extraordinary Writ. 13-36010 12/02/2013 Notice/Incoming Filed Certificate of Service for Petition for Writ of Mandamus or Other Extraordinary Writ and Exhibits. 13-36012 12/02/2013 Notice/Incoming Filed Proof of Service for Combined Reply to Real Parties In Interest, Jessica Sferrazza and Dwight Dortch's Answer to Petition for Writ of Mandamus or Other Extraordinary Writ. 13-36054 12/10/2013 Letter/Incoming Filed Letter from Nevada League of Cities & Municipalities declining the court's invitation to file an amicus brief in this case. 13-37274 01/03/2014 Notice/Outgoing Issued Notice Scheduling Oral Argument. Oral argument is scheduled for Tuesday, January 21, 2014, @ 10:30 a.m in Carson City for 30 minutes. 14-00165 01/10/2014 Notice/Incoming Filed Notice from Millie Warren with KOLO8 News Now requesting to have cameras in the courtroom during oral argument currently scheduled for January 21, 2014. 14-00904 01/13/2014 Notice/Outgoing Issued Oral Argument Reminder Notice. 14-01072 01/14/2014 Order/Procedural Filed Order Granting Media Request. A request having been made seeking access to the Supreme Court of Nevada for the purpose of photographic or electronic coverage of the hearing to be held Tuesday, January 21, 2014, at 10:30 a.m., in Carson City. Permission is granted for photographic or electronic media coverage. Millie Warren of KOLO8 News Now is designated as pool coordinator for purposes of organizing and coordinating the orderly coverage of such proceedings by all participants. 14-01277 01/17/2014 Notice/Incoming Filed Notice from Marilyn Newton with Reno Gazette-Journal requesting permission to have cameras in the courtroom during oral argument currently scheduled for January 21, 2014. 14-01731 01/17/2014 Order/Procedural Filed Order. Marilyn Newton of RGJ Media is granted permission to photograph the court proceedings, for news purposes and not for commercial exploitation. Ms. Marilyn Newton shall coordinate with Millie Warren of KOLO8 News Now, who was previously designated as pool coordinator. 14-01823 01/21/2014 Case Status Update Oral argument held this day. Case submitted for decision. Before the En Banc Court. 02/20/2014 Opinion/Dispositional Filed Authored Opinion. "Petition granted." Before the Court EN BANC. Author: Hardesty, J. Majority: Hardesty/Gibbons/Douglas/Cherry. Pickering, J., concurring. Saitta, J., with whom Parraguirre, J., agrees, dissenting. 130 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 8. 14-05556 02/20/2014 Writ Issued Writ with letter. Original and one copy of writ and copy of opinion mailed to for service upon Lynnette Jones and Dan Burk. 14-05624 02/25/2014 Post-Judgment Petition Filed Real Party in Interest Jessica Sferrazza's Petition for Rehearing Pursuant to N.R.A.P. 40. 14-06181 02/25/2014 Filing Fee Filing fee paid. E-Payment $150.00 from Bradley S. Schrager 02/25/2014 Notice/Incoming Filed Real Party in Interest Dwight Dortch's Joinder to Real Party in Interest Jessica Sferrazza's Petition for Rehearing Pursuant to N.R.A.P. 40 14-06236 02/26/2014 Order/Procedural Filed Order Directing Answer to Petition for Rehearing. We direct petitioner to file and serve an answer to the petition by Friday, February 28, 2014, at noon. Sferrazza shall have until Monday, March 3, 2014, at 4 p.m. to file and serve any reply. 14-06295 02/26/2014 Writ Filed Returned Writ. Original Writ returned. Served on Lynnette Jones, Reno City Clerk and Chief Elections Officer of Washoe County on 02/24/14. 14-06297 02/28/2014 Post-Judgment Petition Filed Answer to Petition for Rehearing. 14-06608 03/03/2014 Post-Judgment Petition Filed Real Party in Interest Jessica Sferrazza's Reply in support of Petition for Rehearing. 14-06831 03/05/2014 Post-Judgment Order Filed Order Denying Rehearing. "Rehearing Denied." NRAP 40(c). Saitta, J., with whom Parraguirre, J., agrees dissenting. 14-07113 03/31/2014 Remittitur Issued Notice in Lieu/Rehearing 14-10022 03/31/2014 Case Status Update Notice in Lieu of Remittitur Issued/Case Closed 09/03/2014 Notice/Outgoing Issued Letter to Publishers with corrections to recently filed opinions. (Letter dated July 17, 2014) Nos. 58602/59387/63724/64194/56614/58345/62489/62615/57324/59290. (Letter entered in 58602 as document no. 14-29096.)

Case Details

Case Name: Lorton v. Jones

Court Name: Nevada Supreme Court

Date Published: Feb 20, 2014

Citations: 322 P.3d 1051; 2014 NV 8; 64194

Docket Number: 64194

Court Abbreviation: Nev.