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Case Information: 89228
Short Caption:NORTH RIVER INS. CO. VS. JAMES RIVER INS. CO. (NRAP 5)Court:Supreme Court
Lower Court Case(s):NONEClassification:Original Proceeding - NRAP 5 - U.S. Court of Appeals
Disqualifications:Case Status:Submitted for Decision
Replacement:Panel Assigned: En Banc
To SP/Judge:SP Status:
Oral Argument:10/08/2025 at 1:00 PMOral Argument Location:Carson City
Submission Date:10/08/2025How Submitted:After Oral Argument

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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
08/28/2024Filing FeeFiling Fee due for Appeal. (SC).
08/28/2024Order/IncomingFiled Certifying Question to Nevada Supreme Court. Received from U.S. Court Of Appeals and the Honorable Richard A. Paez, Danielle J. Forrest, and Gabriel P. Sanchez U.S. Court of Appeals Judges. (SC).24-30971
10/10/2024Order/ProceduralFiled Order Accepting Certified Question, Directing Briefing and Directing Submission of Filing Fee. Appellant's opening brief due: 30 days. Respondent shall have 30 days from the date the opening brief is served to file and serve an answering brief. Appellant shall then have 21 days from the date the answering brief is served to file and serve any reply. Each party shall tender to the clerk of the clerk of this court, within 14 days from the date of this order, the sum of $125, representing half of the filing fee.24-38111
10/22/2024Notice/IncomingFiled Appellant's Notice of Appearance(Colby Williams)(SC)24-39841
10/23/2024Filing FeeAppellant's Filing Fee Paid. $125.00 from Campbell & Williams. Check no. 24629. (SC)
10/28/2024Filing FeeRespondent's Filing Fee Paid. $125.00 from Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP. Check no. 1034157. (SC)
10/29/2024MotionFiled Appellant's Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Opening Brief.(SC)24-40736
10/29/2024Notice/OutgoingIssued Approve Streamlined Extension. Streamlined extension approved. Opening Brief due:12-12-2024 (SC)24-40781
10/29/2024Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice of Mandatory Electronic Filing. for Sabrina H. Strong Zoheb P. Noorani Jeffrey V. Commisso Benjamin D. Brooks John T. Brooks All attorneys are required to file electronically.(SC)24-40786
11/04/2024MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Associate Counsel (STRICKEN PER 11/5/24 ORDER). (SC)
11/05/2024Order/ProceduralFiled Order Striking Deficient Document. Order Striking Deficient "Appellant's Motion to Associate Counsel." Corrected motion due: 7 days. (SC)24-41721
11/05/2024MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Associate Counsel(Appellant North River Insurance Company hereby moves the Court for an order permitting Sabrina Strong, Zoheb Noorani, and Jessica Snyder, to practice in Nevada pursuant to Nevada Supreme Court Rule 42 (SCR 42)(SC)24-41753
11/12/2024Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion to Associate Foreign Counsel. Ms. Strong, Mr. Noorani, and Ms. Snyder shall be permitted to appear on behalf of appellant in this appeal. (SC)24-42504
12/12/2024BriefFiled Appellant's Opening Brief.(SC)24-47783
12/12/2024AppendixFiled Chronological and Alphabetical Joint Index to Appendix Vol. I-II (SC)24-47784
12/12/2024AppendixFiled Joint Appendix Volume I (SC)24-47785
12/12/2024AppendixFiled Joint Appendix Volume II (SC)24-47786
12/18/2024Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Appearance (Abraham G. Smith, Lauren D. Wigginton, Erica C. Medley, and Matthew C. Morris of Holland & Hart llp appear for respondent.) (SC)24-48772
12/31/2024MotionFiled Respondent's Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Answering Brief. (SC)24-50519
01/02/2025Notice/OutgoingFiled Approve Respondent's Streamlined Extension. Streamlined extension approved. Answering Brief due: February 12, 2025. (SC)25-00046
01/24/2025Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Association of Counsel (Benjamin D. Brooks as Pro Hac Vice for Respondent). (SC)25-03642
01/31/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion to Associate Foreign Counsel. Respondent has filed a motion to associate attorney Benjamin Dean Brooks of the law firm Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP in this matter pursuant to SCR 42. Cause appearing, the motion is granted. Mr. Brooks shall be permitted to appear on behalf of respondent in this matter. Nevada attorney Abraham G. Smith of Holland & Hart LLP, shall be responsible for all matters presented by Mr. Brooks in this matter. (SC)25-04853
02/12/2025MotionFiled Unopposed Motion to Extend Answering-Brief Deadline (SC)25-06906
02/20/2025MotionFiled Motion to Associate Counsel (Jeffrey V. Commisso as Pro Hac Vice for Respondent.) (SC)25-07964
02/21/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Respondent shall have until March 12, 2025, to file and serve the answering brief. (SC)25-08185
03/12/2025BriefFiled Respondent's Answering Brief (SC)25-11459
03/24/2025MotionFiled Reply streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Reply Brief (SC)25-13309
03/25/2025Notice/OutgoingIssued Approve Streamlined Extension. Streamlined extension approved. Reply Brief due: 05-02-2025 (SC)25-13472
04/24/2025MotionFiled Appellant's Unopposed Motion to Extend Reply Brief Deadline(SC)25-18379
05/02/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Appellant shall have until May 23, 2025, to file and serve the reply brief. (SC)25-19625
05/23/2025BriefFiled Appellant's Reply Brief. (SC)25-23119
05/23/2025Case Status UpdateBriefing Completed/To Screening. (SC)
07/23/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Scheduling Oral Argument. This court has determined that oral argument would be of assistance in resolving the issues presented in this matter. Accordingly, oral argument is scheduled for September 4, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., in Las Vegas. The parties shall have 2 minutes of uninterrupted argument at the beginning of each side's presentation in addition to 15 minutes each of argument time. The argument shall be limited to a total of 34 minutes. (SC)25-32286
08/04/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order of Appointment. Due to Justice Patricia Lee's unavailability to participate in this matter, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Honorable Michael L. Douglas, Senior Justice, is assigned to participate in the determination of this matter. (SC)25-33875
08/05/2025MotionFiled Appellant's Unopposed Motion to Continue Oral Argument Date(SC)25-34274
08/20/2025Notice/OutgoingIssued Oral Argument Reminder Notice. (SC)25-36674
08/27/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion to Continue Oral Argument. Appellant's unopposed motion to continue the oral argument scheduled in this matter for September 4, 2025, at 10 a.m., is granted. The clerk of this court shall reschedule oral argument for a future date. (SC)25-37575
09/02/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Vacating Appointment. The August 4, 2025 order appointing Senior Justice Douglas to participate in this matter is vacated. (SC)25-38108
09/04/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Scheduling Oral Argument. This court has determined that oral argument would be of assistance in resolving the issues presented in this matter. Accordingly, oral argument is scheduled for October 8, 2025, at 1:00 p.m., in Carson City. The parties shall have 2 minutes of uninterrupted argument at the beginning of each side's presentation in addition to 15 minutes each of argument time. The argument shall be limited to a total of 34 minutes. (SC)25-38602
09/04/2025MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Associate Counsel for Anton Metlitsky pursuant to SCR 42. (SC)25-38777
09/24/2025Notice/OutgoingIssued Oral Argument Reminder Notice. (SC)25-41779
09/25/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion to Associate Counsel. Appellant has filed a motion to associate attorney Anton Metlitsky with the law firm of O'Melveny & Meyers, LLP, New York, as counsel pursuant to SCR 42. The motion to associate is granted. The clerk of this court shall add Anton Metlitsky as counsel for appellant. Anton Metlitsky shall have 14 days from the date of this order to obtain an electronic filing account with this court, if he has not done so already. (SC)25-42103
09/29/2025Notice/IncomingFiled Appellant's Notice of Appearance and Intent to Participate in Oral Argument for Anton Metlitski and J. Colby Williams. (SC)25-42430
10/06/2025Notice/IncomingFiled Respondent's Notice of Oral-Argument Appearance for Abraham G. Smith. (SC)25-43526
10/08/2025Case Status UpdateOral argument held this day. Case submitted for decision before The En Banc Court. (SC)
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