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Case Information: 52760
Short Caption:IN RE: DISCIPLINE OF ELIZABETH HALVERSONCourt:Supreme Court
Lower Court Case(s):NONEClassification:Civil Appeal - Judicial Discipline - Certified Order
Disqualifications:Cherry, GibbonsCase Status:Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:Panel Assigned: En Banc
To SP/Judge:SP Status:
Oral Argument:Oral Argument Location:
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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
11/17/2008Filing Fee Filing Fee Waived.
11/17/2008Order/IncomingFiled Certified Copy of Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Imposition of Discipline.08-29187
12/03/2008Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Certified Copy of Notice of Appeal.08-30627
01/14/2009Order/ProceduralFiled Order. Appellant: 14 days to file the docketing statement. Opening Brief due March 17, 2009.09-01056
01/26/2009Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement.09-02171
03/16/2009MotionFiled Motion. Emergency Motion for Court to Determine Appellant's Capacity for Self Representation, to Determine Status of Pro Hac Vice Counsel and Motion for Order Shortening Time for Appellant to Respond.09-06579
03/18/2009BriefReceived Opening Brief. FILED PER ORDER OF 7/1/09.09-06870
03/18/2009AppendixReceived Appendix to Opening Brief. FILED PER ORDER OF 7/1/09.09-06871
03/18/2009MotionFiled Motion. Request for Submission. (Filed via fax). STRICKEN PER ORDER OF 7/1/09.09-06935
03/19/2009MotionFiled Motion. ORIGINAL - Request for Submission. STRICKEN PER ORDER OF 7/1/09.09-06985
03/20/2009MotionFiled Response to Motion. Response to Emergency Motion for Court to Determine Appellant's Capacity for Self Representation, to Determine Status of Pro Hac Vice Counsel and Order Shortening Time for Appellant to Respond.09-07102
03/24/2009MotionFiled Motion to Dismiss Appeal. and to Impose Sanctions.09-07402
03/24/2009MotionFiled Motion. Motion for Order Shortening Time for Appellant to Respond to Motion to Dismiss Appeal and to Impose Sanctions.09-07403
04/06/2009MotionFiled Motion. Request for Submission. STRICKEN PER ORDER OF 7/1/09.09-08528
04/09/2009MotionFiled Response to Motion. Response to Motion to Dismiss Appeal and to Impose Sanctions09-08962
04/23/2009Notice/IncomingFiled Notice. Notice of Ruling by Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline.09-10126
05/04/2009MotionFiled Motion. Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis.09-10994
05/11/2009MotionFiled Response to Motion. Response in Opposition to Motion to Proceed "In Forma Pauperis."09-11598
06/23/2009OtherDisqualification of Justice Gibbons.
06/23/2009OtherDisqualification of Justice Cherry.
07/01/2009Order/ProceduralFiled Order. Resolving Motions and Directing Transmission of Record. We deny the Commission's motion seeking this court's declaration as to whether Halverson is competent to represent herself and to serve as local counsel for her out-of-state attorney. We deny the motion to dismiss and grant Halverson's motion for in forma pauperis status. We direct the Commission to transmit to the clerk of this court a certified copy of the record of the formal judicial discipline proceedings concerning Halverson within 30 days from the date of this order. Respondent shall have 60 days from the date of this order to file and serve its answering brief. Fn1 [we direct the clerk of this court to strike these documents, filed on March 18, March 19, (original of the March 18 request, which was filed via facsimile), and April 6, 2009.] Fn2 [In light of our disposition of the Commission's motion, we direct the clerk of this court to file appellant's opening brief and appendix, provisionally received on March 18, 2009.] Fn3[ We deny as moot the Commission's motion for an order shortening time for Halverson to file her opposition.] Fn6 [We decline to remand this matter to the Commission for the purpose of ruling on the motion for in forma pauperis status.]09-16293
07/01/2009BriefFiled Opening Brief.09-06870
07/01/2009AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief.09-06871
07/13/2009Other Returned Mail. Order filed 7/1/09 addressed to Hon Elizabeth Halverson. Per USPS, "not deliverable as addressed, unable to forward". Updated address per the address listed with Ms. Halverson's signature in the filed Opening Brief 7/1/09. Order remailed to new address.09-17268
07/31/2009Notice/IncomingFiled Notice. Notice of Transmittal of Record and Exhibits.09-18707
07/31/2009Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal Copy. Vols. 1 through 15. (Submitted by Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline in response to order filed 7/01/09).09-18716
07/31/2009ExhibitFiled Exhibits (copies). Vols. 1 through 3. Record on Appeal Exhibits.09-18717
08/28/2009BriefFiled Answering Brief.09-21064
08/28/2009AppendixFiled Appendix to Answering Brief.09-21067
01/19/2010Case Status Update Briefing Completed.
10/06/2010Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Pro Hac Vice Suspension pursuant to SCR 42(10). (attorney Michael Alan Schwartz)10-26010
11/09/2010Notice/IncomingFiled Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline substitutes Mary E. Boetsch of Sinai, Schroeder firm in the place and stead of Dorothy Nash Holmes.10-29426
01/31/2011Order/DispositionalFiled Order of Affirmance. "We therefore affirm the Commission's determination that Judge Halverson be permanently removed from office." Fn2 [The Honorable Michael Cherry and the Honorable Mark Gibbons, Justices, voluntarily recused themselves from participation in the decision of this matter.]11-02929
02/25/2011RemittiturIssued Remittitur.11-05845
02/25/2011Case Status UpdateRemittitur Issued/Case Closed.
07/26/2011RemittiturFiled Remittitur. Received by Nev. Comm. on Judicial Discipline on February 28, 2011.11-05845
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