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Combined Case Information: 90113
Short Caption:STATE VS. DIST. CT. (BANKHEAD) (CRIMINAL)Court:Supreme Court
Lower Court Case(s):Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - C386862Classification:Original Proceeding - Criminal - Mandamus
Disqualifications:Case Status:Notice in Lieu of Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
02/14/2025Filing FeePetition Filing Fee Waived. Criminal. (SC)
02/14/2025Petition/WritFiled Emergency Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (SC)25-07020
02/14/2025AppendixFiled Appendix to Emergency Petition for Writ of Mandamus - Index. (SC)25-07021
02/14/2025AppendixFiled Appendix to Emergency Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (SC)25-07022
02/19/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Directing Supplement and Expedited Answer. We direct respondent district judge to enter a written order reflecting any ruling on the use of jury instruction 18, and petitioner shall have until Friday, February 21, 2025, to provide to this court a supplemental appendix. Real party in interest's answer to writ petition due: 5 days. Petitioner shall have 3 days from service of the answer to file and serve any reply. (SC)25-07819
02/20/2025AppendixFiled Petitioner's Index Volume to Supplemental Appendix to Writ Petition. (SC)25-08019
02/20/2025AppendixFiled Petitioner's Supplemental Appendix to Writ Petition. (SC)25-08020
02/24/2025Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Appearance (Nicole A. Weis as counsel for Real Party in Interest.) (Counsel Updated.) (SC)25-08575
02/24/2025Petition/WritFiled Real Party in Interest's Answer to Emergency Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (SC)25-08576
02/24/2025AppendixFiled Real Party in Interest Appendix to Answer to Emergency Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (SC)25-08580
02/24/2025AppendixFiled Real Party in Interest Index Volume to Appendix to Answer to Emergency Writ Petition. (SC)25-08581
02/27/2025Petition/WritFiled Petitioners' Reply to Answer to Emergency Petition for Writ of Prohibition. (SC)25-09187
02/27/2025AppendixFiled Petitioners' Appendix to Reply to Answer to Petition for Writ. (SC)25-09188
02/27/2025AppendixFiled Petitioners' Index Volume to Appendix to Reply to Answer to Petition for Writ. (SC)25-09190
03/06/2025Order/DispositionalFiled Order Granting Petition for Writ of Mandamus. "We ORDER the petition GRANTED AND DIRECT THE CLERK OF THIS COURT TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS instructing the district court to vacate its order approving the use of jury instruction 18 at trial." A25-RP/LB/LS (SC)25-10271
03/06/2025WritIssued Writ with letter. Original and one copy of writ and copy of order mailed to Attorney John T. Afshar for service upon Judge Jennifer L. Schwartz. (SC)25-10311
03/12/2025Notice/IncomingFiled Petitioners' Certificate of Service of Writ. (SC)25-11374
03/19/2025WritFiled Returned Writ. Original Writ returned. Served on Judge Jennifer Schwartz on March 12, 2025. (SC)25-12497
03/27/2025RemittiturIssued Notice in Lieu of Remittitur.(SC)25-13882
03/27/2025Case Status UpdateNotice in Lieu of Remittitur Issued/Case Closed.(SC)
08/21/2025Opinion/DispositionalFiled Per Curiam Opinion. "Petition granted." Before: Parraguirre/Bell/Stiglich. Majority: Parraguirre/Bell/Stiglich. Because the trial's ongoing status created urgency, we granted the petition for a writ of mandamus in an order filed on March 6, 2025, explaining that this published opinion would follow at a later date. 141 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 39. RP/LB/LS. (SC).25-36805
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