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Case Information: 58404
Short Caption:	NEV. STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY VS. NEV. REPUBLICAN PARTY (BALLOT ISSUE)	Court:	Supreme Court
Lower Court Case(s):	Carson City - First Judicial District - 11OC001471B	Classification:	Civil Appeal - General - Other
Disqualifications:		Case Status:	Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:		Panel Assigned:	En Banc
To SP/Judge:		SP Status:
Oral Argument:	06/28/2011 at 9:00 AM	Oral Argument Location:	Carson City
Submission Date:	06/28/2011	How Submitted:	After Oral Argument
	Expedited

+ Party Information
Role	Party Name	Represented By
Appellant	Nevada State Democratic Party	Marc E. Elias (Perkins Coie, LLP/Seattle) Matthew M. Griffin (The Capitol Company) Bradley S. Schrager (Jones Vargas/Las Vegas)
Appellant	Ross Miller	K. Kevin Benson (Attorney General/Carson City)
Respondent	David Buell	Rew R. Goodenow (Parsons Behle & Latimer/Reno) William M. O'Mara (O'Mara Law Firm, P.C.) David C. O'Mara (O'Mara Law Firm, P.C.)
Respondent	Nevada Republican Party	Rew R. Goodenow (Parsons Behle & Latimer/Reno) William M. O'Mara (O'Mara Law Firm, P.C.) David C. O'Mara (O'Mara Law Firm, P.C.)

Docket Entries
Date	Type	Description	Pending?	Document
05/24/2011	Filing Fee	Filing Fee due. Filing fee will be forwarded by the District Court. (Appellant - Nev. Democratic Party)
05/24/2011	Notice of Appeal Documents	Filed Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.) (Appellant - Nev. Democratic Party)		11-15206
05/24/2011	Filing Fee	Filing Fee Waived. State/County/Municipality. (Appellant - Miller, Secretary of State)
05/24/2011	Notice of Appeal Documents	Filed Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.) (Appellant - Miller, Secretary of State)		11-15207
05/24/2011	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice of Exemption from Settlement Program/File Documents. Transcript request due: 15 days. Opening brief due: 120 days.		11-15210
05/24/2011	Motion	Filed Motion to Expedite Appeal.		11-15273
05/24/2011	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion and Setting Expedited Briefing Schedule. Opening Brief and Appendix due: Tuesday, May 31, 2011, by 4:00 pm. Answering Brief due: Wednesday, June 8, 2011, by 4:00 pm. Reply Brief (if any) due: Monday, June 13, 2011, by 4:00 pm. District Court Record due: Friday, May 27, 2011, by 4 pm. Secretary of State's Affidavit or Declaration due: Friday, May 27, 2011, by 4:00 pm. fn1[All documents shall be filed personally, electronically, or by facsimile transmission with the clerk in Carson City.]		11-15323
05/24/2011	Notice/Incoming	Filed Nevada State Democratic Party's Joinder to the Secretary of State's Motion to Expedite Appeal.		11-15335
05/25/2011	Transcript	Filed Notice from Court Reporter. Julietta Forbes stating that the requested transcripts were delivered. Dates of transcripts: 5/19/11.		11-15418
05/25/2011	Docketing Statement	Filed Docketing Statement . Appellant Ross Miller.		11-15436
05/25/2011	Filing Fee	Filing Fee Paid. $250.00 from The Capitol Company, Ltd - check no. 1131.
05/26/2011	Record on Appeal Documents	Filed Record on Appeal.
05/26/2011	Notice/Incoming	Filed Declaration of Secretary of State Ross Miller.		11-15594
05/27/2011	Notice of Appeal Documents	Filed Copy of District Court Docket Entries.		11-15655
05/31/2011	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Directing Supplemental Briefing. We direct the parties to file and serve, by no later than 4 p.m. on Monday, June 6, 2011, a supplemental brief, not to exceed ten pages, addressing whether the date of the special election can be rescheduled to a later date. Fn1 [The suspension of NRAP 25(a) noted in our May 24, 2011, expedited briefing order remains in effect. Accordingly, the supplemental briefs should be filed personally, electronically, or by facsimile transmission with the clerk in Carson City.]		11-15846
05/31/2011	Brief	Filed Appellant's Opening Brief.		11-15919
05/31/2011	Appendix	Filed Appendix to Opening Brief - Joint Appendix, Volume 1.		11-15920
05/31/2011	Appendix	Filed Appendix to Opening Brief - Joint Appendix, Volume 2.		11-15921
05/31/2011	Appendix	Filed Appendix to Opening Brief - Joint Appendix, Volume 3.		11-15923
05/31/2011	Brief	Filed Appellant's Opening Brief. Nevada State Democratic Party.		11-15925
06/01/2011	Docketing Statement	Filed Response to Docketing Statement.		11-16052
06/02/2011	Docketing Statement	Filed Docketing Statement Civil Appeals - Nevada State Democratic Party.		11-16176
06/06/2011	Brief	Filed Supplemental Brief. (Respondents')		11-16524
06/06/2011	Notice of Appeal Documents	Filed Copy of District Court Docket Entries. Docket Sheet.		11-16525
06/06/2011	Brief	Filed Supplemental Brief. Appellant Nevada State Democratic Party's Supplemental Brief Regarding Special Election Scheduling.		11-16560
06/06/2011	Brief	Filed Supplemental Brief. Appellant Miller.		11-16573
06/07/2011	Brief	Filed Amended Respondents' Supplemental Brief.		11-16642
06/08/2011	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Scheduling Oral Argument. Oral argument is scheduled before the en banc court on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at the hour of 9:00 a.m., in Carson City. The argument shall be limited to 30 minutes.		11-16870
06/08/2011	Transcript Request	Filed Request for Transcript of Proceedings. Transcripts requested: No dates listed. To Court Reporter: Julietta Forbes. (Appellant Ross Miller).		11-16913
06/08/2011	Brief	Filed Respondents' Answering Brief.		11-16993
06/09/2011	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice Scheduling Oral Argument. Oral argument is scheduled for June 28, 2011, at 9:00 a.m. in Carson City for 30 minutes before the En Banc Court.		11-17158
06/13/2011	Brief	Filed Appellant's Reply Brief. Nevada State Democratic Party.		11-17592
06/13/2011	Brief	Filed Appellant's Reply Brief. (Ross Miller).		11-17594
06/13/2011	Case Status Update	Briefing Completed/To Screening,
06/14/2011	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Oral Argument Reminder Notice.		11-17640
06/24/2011	Motion	Filed Request for Permission to Have Two Attorneys Address the Court During Oral Argument.		11-18872
06/24/2011	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion Regarding Oral Argument. Respondents have filed a motion requesting permission that, during the upcoming June 28, 2011, oral argument for this appeal, respondents' attorneys of record David C. O'Mara and Rew R. Goodenow both be allowed to participate in the oral argument of this appeal. Respondents are not requesting that the oral argument time period be extended. The motion is unopposed, and we grant it.		11-18970
06/27/2011	Motion	Filed Scott Howard of KOLO 8 requesting cameras in the courtroom.		11-19082
06/27/2011	Motion	Filed Sandra Cherub of Associated Press requesting cameras in the courtroom.		11-19087
06/27/2011	Order/Procedural	Filed Order. Persmission granted for photographic or electonic media coverage in the courtroom. Scott Howard of KOLO 8 News Now is designated as pool coordinator.		11-19096
06/27/2011	Motion	Filed Don Ham of the Las Vegas - Review Journal requesting cameras in the courtroom.		11-19102
06/28/2011	Case Status Update	Oral argument held this day. Case submitted for decision. Before the en Banc Court.
07/05/2011	Order/Dispositional	Filed Order of Affirmance. "ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED." Cherry, J., dissenting.		11-19980
08/01/2011	Remittitur	Issued Remittitur.		11-23006
08/01/2011	Case Status Update	Remittitur Issued/Case Closed.
08/08/2011	Remittitur	Filed Remittitur. Received by County Clerk on August 2, 2011.		11-23006

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