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Case Information: 64194
Short Caption:	LORTON VS. RENO CITY CLERK (SFERRAZZA)	Court:	Supreme Court
Lower Court Case(s):	NONE	Classification:	Original Proceeding - Civil - Mandamus/Other
Disqualifications:		Case Status:	Notice in Lieu of Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:		Panel Assigned:	En Banc
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	Delmar L. 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)

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.)

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