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Case Information: 80271
Short Caption:	RIVES, M.D. VS. FARRIS C/W 81052	Court:	Supreme Court
Consolidated:	80271*, 81052	Related Case(s):	81052, 85143
Lower Court Case(s):	Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - A739464	Classification:	Civil Appeal - General - Other
Disqualifications:		Case Status:	Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:		Panel Assigned:	En Banc
To SP/Judge:	12/27/2019 / Haberfeld, Stephen	SP Status:	Completed
Oral Argument:	12/06/2021 at 1:30 PM	Oral Argument Location:	Las Vegas
Submission Date:	12/06/2021	How Submitted:	After Oral Argument

+ Party Information
Role	Party Name	Represented By
Appellant/Cross-Respondent	Barry James Rives, M.D.	Aimee L. Clark Newberry (Clark Newberry Law Firm) Chad C. Couchot (Schuering Zimmerman & Doyle LLP) Thomas J. Doyle (Schuering Zimmerman & Doyle LLP) Robert L. Eisenberg (Lemons, Grundy & Eisenberg) Kim Irene Mandelbaum (Mandelbaum, Ellerton & Associates)
Appellant/Cross-Respondent	Laparoscopic Surgery of Nevada, LLC	Aimee L. Clark Newberry (Clark Newberry Law Firm) Chad C. Couchot (Schuering Zimmerman & Doyle LLP) Thomas J. Doyle (Schuering Zimmerman & Doyle LLP) Robert L. Eisenberg (Lemons, Grundy & Eisenberg) Kim Irene Mandelbaum (Mandelbaum, Ellerton & Associates)
Respondent/Cross-Appellant	Patrick Farris	Micah S. Echols (Claggett & Sykes Law Firm) George F. Hand (Hand Page Sullivan Martin, LLC) Kimball J. Jones (Bighorn Law/Las Vegas) Jacob G. Leavitt (Bighorn Law/Las Vegas)
Respondent/Cross-Appellant	Titina Farris	Micah S. Echols (Claggett & Sykes Law Firm) George F. Hand (Hand Page Sullivan Martin, LLC) Kimball J. Jones (Bighorn Law/Las Vegas) Jacob G. Leavitt (Bighorn Law/Las Vegas)

Docket Entries
Date	Type	Description	Pending?	Document
12/24/2019	Filing Fee	Filing Fee Paid. $250.00 from Nationwide Legal Nevada LLC. Check no. 212918. (SC)
12/24/2019	Notice of Appeal Documents	Filed Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.) (SC)		19-52011
12/24/2019	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice of Referral to Settlement Program. This appeal may be assigned to the settlement program. Timelines for requesting transcripts and filing briefs are stayed. (SC)		19-52015
12/27/2019	Settlement Notice	Issued Notice: Assignment to Settlement Program. Issued Assignment Notice to NRAP 16 Settlement Program. Settlement Judge: Stephen E. Haberfeld. (SC).		19-52225
12/30/2019	Notice/Incoming	Filed Respondent's Notice of Cross-Appeal (REJECTED PER NOTICE ISSUED 12/31/19). (SC)		19-52432
12/30/2019	Notice of Appeal Documents	Filed Case Appeal Statement (REJECTED PER NOTICE ISSUED 12/31/19). (sc)		19-52433
12/31/2019	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice of Rejection of Filed Documents. (SC)		19-52484
01/09/2020	Filing Fee	Filing Fee due for Cross-Appeal. (SC)
01/09/2020	Notice of Appeal Documents	Filed Notice of Cross-Appeal. (SC)		20-01109
01/09/2020	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice to Pay Supreme Court Filing Fee. No action will be taken on this matter until filing fee is paid. Due Date: 10 days. (Cross-Appeal) (SC)		20-01112
01/10/2020	Notice of Appeal Documents	Filed Copy of District Court Minutes. (SC)		20-01356
01/13/2020	Filing Fee	E-Payment $250.00 from Kimball J. Jones. (SC)
01/13/2020	Docketing Statement	Filed Appellants/Cross-Respondents' Docketing Statement Civil Appeals. (SC)		20-01474
01/21/2020	Docketing Statement	Filed Respondent/Cross-Appellant's Docketing Statement Civil Appeals. (SC)		20-02798
01/23/2020	Settlement Program Report	Filed ECAR/Appropriate for Settlement Program. This case is appropriate for mediation and a settlement conference is scheduled for April 30, 2020, at 2:00 PM. (SC)		20-03305
04/29/2020	Notice/Incoming	Filed Notice of Appearance (Micah S. Echols as counsel for Respondents/Cross-Appellants). (SC)		20-16193
05/12/2020	Settlement Program Report	Filed Final Report/No Settlement. The parties were unable to agree to a settlement of this matter. Case Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-18057
05/14/2020	Settlement Program Report	Filed Amended Final Report/No Settlement. The parties were unable to agree to a settlement of this matter. Case Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-18455
05/20/2020	Settlement Order/Procedural	Filed Order Reinstating Briefing. We reinstate the deadlines for requesting transcripts and filing briefs. Appellants/cross-respondents (appellants) and respondents/cross-appellants (respondents) shall each have 14 days from the date of this order to file and serve a transcript request form. Appellants shall have 90 days from the date of this order to file and serve the opening brief and appendix on appeal. Respondents shall have 30 days from service of appellants' opening brief to file and serve a combined answering brief on appeal and opening brief on cross-appeal. Appellants shall have 30 days from service of respondents' combined brief to file and serve a combined reply brief on appeal and answering brief on cross-appeal. Respondents shall have 14 days from service of appellants' combined brief to file and serve a reply brief on cross-appeal. (SC).		20-19189
05/29/2020	Notice/Incoming	Filed Notice of Change of Address (Bighorn Law will be relocated to 2225 E. Flamingo Rd., Building 2, Suite 300, Las Vegas, NV 89119). (SC)		20-20312
06/03/2020	Transcript Request	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants Request for Transcript of Proceedings. Transcripts requested: 10/7/19, 10/10/19, 10/22/19, 11/01/19, 11/07/19, 11/13/19 and11/14/19. To Court Reporter: Sandra Harrell. (SC)		20-20896
06/15/2020	Transcript Request	Filed Appellant/Cross-Respondent Certificate that no Transcripts are Being Requested. (SC).		20-22243
06/16/2020	Transcript Request	Filed Certificate That No Transcript is Being Requested (Titina Farris and Patrick Farris). (SC)		20-22439
07/20/2020	Motion	Filed Stipulation to Consolidate Appeals and Extension of Time to File Opening Brief. (Nos. 80271/81052). (SC)		20-26431
07/28/2020	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Approving Stipulation to Consolidate Appeals and for an Extension of Time. Appellants/cross-respondents shall have until September 17, 2020, to file and serve a single opening brief on appeal and an appendix. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-27425
09/16/2020	Motion	Filed Appellants/Cross-Respondents' Motion for Extension (Second) for Opening Brief and Appendix. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-34052
09/23/2020	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion. Appellants/cross-respondents shall have until October 19, 2020, to file and serve the combined opening brief and appendix. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-35032
10/13/2020	Motion	Filed Appellants' Motion for Permission to File Brief in Excess of Type-Volume Limitation (Including Declaration of Counsel and Certificate of Compliance). Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37508
10/13/2020	Brief	Filed Appellants' Opening Brief. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37509
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 1. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37524
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 2. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37525
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 3. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37527
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 4. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37531
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 5. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37532
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 6. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37533
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 7. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37534
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 8. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37535
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 9. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37536
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 10. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37537
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 11. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37538
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 12. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37539
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 13. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37540
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 14. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37541
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 15. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37542
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 16. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37543
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 17. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37544
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 18. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37545
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 19. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37546
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 20. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37547
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 21. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37548
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 22. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37549
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 24. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37550
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 23. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37563
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 25. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37551
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 26. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC))		20-37552
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 27. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37553
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 28. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37554
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 29. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37556
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 30. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37557
10/13/2020	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix - Volume 31. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-37560
10/16/2020	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion. Appellant's motion for leave to file an opening brief in excess of the type-volume limitation is granted. The opening brief and appendix were filed on October 13, 2020. Respondents/cross-appellants shall have until November 12, 2020, to file and serve a single combined answering brief on appeal in Docket Nos. 80271 and 81052 and opening brief on cross-appeal in Docket No. 80271. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-38149
11/05/2020	Motion	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Motion to Extend Time to File Answering Brief on Appeal and Opening Brief on Cross-Appeal. Nos. 80271/81052 (SC)		20-40456
11/05/2020	Motion	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Motion to Extend Time to File Answering Brief on Appeal and Opening Brief on Cross-Appeal. Nos. 80271/81052 (SC)		20-40465
11/05/2020	Motion	Filed Respondent/Cross-Appellants' Motion for Leave to File Video Recording as Part of Respondents'/Cross-Appellants' Appendix. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-40557
11/06/2020	Notice/Incoming	Filed Respondent/Cross-Appellant's Notice of Constitutional Challenge to NRS 41A.035. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-40731
11/10/2020	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motions. The motion for an extension of time to file the combined brief is granted. Combined answering brief on appeal and opening brief on cross-appeal due: January 11. 2021. Respondents' motion to transmit an original exhibit is granted. The clerk of the district court shall have 14 days from the date of this order to transmit to this court Trial Exhibit 10. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		20-41167
01/11/2021	Motion	Filed Motion for Extension of Time to File Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Answering Brief on Appeal and Opening Brief on Cross-Appeal and Appendix (Second Request). Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-00824
01/15/2021	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion. Respondents/cross-appellants shall have until February 10, 2021, to file and serve the combined answering brief on appeal and opening brief on cross-appeal. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-01372
02/10/2021	Appendix	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Appendix, Vol. 1. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-04071
02/10/2021	Appendix	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Appendix, Vol. 2. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-04072
02/10/2021	Appendix	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Appendix, Vol. 3. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-04073
02/10/2021	Appendix	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Appendix, Vol. 4. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-04074
02/10/2021	Appendix	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Appendix, Vol. 5. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-04076
02/10/2021	Appendix	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Appendix, Vol. 6. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-04077
02/10/2021	Appendix	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Appendix, Vol. 7. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-04078
02/10/2021	Appendix	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Appendix, Vol. 8. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-04079
02/10/2021	Appendix	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Appendix, Vol. 9. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-04081
02/10/2021	Appendix	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Appendix, Vol. 10. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-04082
02/10/2021	Appendix	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Appendix, Vol. 11. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-04083
02/10/2021	Appendix	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Appendix, Vol. 12. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-04084
02/10/2021	Appendix	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Appendix, Vol. 13. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-04085
02/10/2021	Appendix	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Appendix, Vol. 14. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-04086
02/10/2021	Appendix	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Appendix, Vol. 15. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-04087
02/10/2021	Appendix	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Appendix, Vol. 16. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-04088
02/10/2021	Appendix	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Appendix, Vol. 17. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-04089
02/10/2021	Appendix	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Appendix, Vol. 18. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-04090
02/10/2021	Appendix	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Appendix, Vol. 19. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-04091
02/10/2021	Appendix	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Appendix, Vol. 20. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-04092
02/10/2021	Motion	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Motion for Extension of Time to File Answering Brief on Appeal and Opening Brief on Cross-Appeal (Third Request). Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-04093
02/18/2021	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion. Respondents/cross-appellants shall have until February 24, 2021, to file and serve the combined answering brief on appeal and opening brief on cross-appeal. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-04818
02/24/2021	Motion	Filed Motion for Extension of Time to File Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Answering Brief on Appeal and Opening Brief on Cross-Appeal (Fourth Request). Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-05522
02/24/2021	Notice/Incoming	Filed Certificate of Service for Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Appendix. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-05524
03/03/2021	Brief	Filed Respondent/Cross-Appellants' Answering Brief on Appeal and Opening Brief on Cross-Appeal. Nos. 80271/81052 (SC)		21-06298
03/04/2021	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion. The motion for a fourth extension of time to file the combined brief is granted. Respondents/cross-appellants' combined brief was filed on March 3, 2021. Appellants/cross-respondents shall have until April 2, 2021, to file and serve a single combined reply brief on appeal in Docket Nos. 80271 and 81052 and answering brief on cross-appeal in Docket No. 80271. Nos. 80271/81052 (SC)		21-06339
03/04/2021	Brief	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Amended Answering Brief on Appeal and Opening Brief on Cross-Appeal. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-06382
03/26/2021	Brief	Filed Appellants'/Cross-Respondents' Reply Brief on Appeal and Answering Brief on Cross-Appeal. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-08761
03/29/2021	Order/Clerk's	Filed Order Granting Telephonic Extension. Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Reply Brief due: April 23, 2021. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-08918
04/23/2021	Motion	Filed Motion for Extension of Time to File Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Reply Brief on Cross-Appeal (Second Request). Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-11788
04/30/2021	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Denying Motion. Farris shall have 7 days from the date of this order to file and serve a reply brief on cross-appeal in Docket No. 80271. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-12468
05/07/2021	Brief	Filed Respondents/Cross-Appellants' Reply Brief on Cross-Appeal. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-13218
05/10/2021	Case Status Update	Briefing Completed/To Screening. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)
10/05/2021	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Scheduling Oral Argument. Oral argument is scheduled for November 4, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. in Carson City. Argument shall be limited to 30 minutes. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-28559
10/06/2021	Motion	Filed Joint Motion to Postpone Oral Argument and For Additional Time for Argument. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-28676
10/07/2021	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion and Rescheduling Oral Argument. The oral argument currently scheduled for November 4, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. is vacated and rescheduled for December 6, 2021, at 1:30 p.m. in Las Vegas. Argument shall be limited to 40 minutes. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		21-28810
11/11/2021	Notice/Incoming	Filed Notice of Change of Address. Nos. 80271/81052 (SC)		21-32429
11/24/2021	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Oral Argument Reminder Notice. (SC)		21-33770
12/06/2021	Case Status Update	Oral argument held this day. Case submitted for decision. Before the Court En Banc. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC).
03/31/2022	Opinion/Dispositional	Filed Authored Opinion. "Reversed in part, vacated in part, and remanded." Before the Court En Banc. Author: Cadish, J. Majority: Parraguirre/Hardesty/Stiglich/Cadish/Silver/Pickering/Herndon. 138 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 17. En Banc. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC).		22-09994
04/25/2022	Remittitur	Issued Remittitur. Returned Original Exhibit: Plaintiff's Exhibit 10. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		22-12968
04/25/2022	Case Status Update	Remittitur Issued/Case Closed. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)
05/20/2022	Remittitur	Filed Remittitur. Received by District Court Clerk on April 29, 2022. Nos. 80271/81052. (SC)		22-12968

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