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Case Information: 61324
Short Caption:EUREKA CO. VS. STATE ENGINEER C/W 63258Court:Supreme Court
Consolidated:61324*, 63258Related Case(s):63258, 70157
Lower Court Case(s):Eureka Co. - Seventh Judicial District - CV1108155, CV1108156, CV1108157, CV1112164, CV1112165, CV1202170Classification:Civil Appeal - Administrative Agency - General
Disqualifications:Case Status:Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:Panel Assigned: En Banc
To SP/Judge:07/26/2012 / Nork, WilliamSP Status:Completed
Oral Argument:06/30/2014 at 10:00 AMOral Argument Location:Carson City
Submission Date:06/30/2014How Submitted:After Oral Argument

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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
07/20/2012Filing FeeFiling Fee Waived. State/County/Municipality.
07/20/2012Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.) (Eureka Co.)12-22979
07/20/2012Filing FeeFiling Fee Paid. $250.00 from Schroeder Law Offices, P.C. Check no. 21885. (Benson, Diamond Cattle, and Etcheverry)
07/20/2012Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.) (Benson, Diamond Cattle, and Etcheverry)12-22987
07/20/2012Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice of Referral to Settlement Program. This appeal may be assigned to the settlement program. Timelines for requesting transcripts and filing briefs are stayed.12-22993
07/20/2012TranscriptFiled Transcript. Proceedings: 4/3/12. Court Reporter: Lisa M. Manley. (Submitted by the District Court Clerk with the NOA).
07/26/2012Settlement NoticeIssued Notice: Assignment to Settlement Program - Settlement Judge: William E. Nork.12-23567
07/30/2012Letter/IncomingFiled Letter with page 47 of the document Finding of Fact, Conclusions of Law, And Order Denying Petitions for Judicial Review attached.12-23926
08/09/2012Docketing StatementFiled Appellant Eureka County's Docketing Statement Civil Appeals.12-25163
08/10/2012Docketing StatementFiled Appellants' Kenneth F. Benson. Diamond Cattle Company, LLC amd Michel and Margaret Ann Etcheverry Family, LP Docketing Statement Civil Appeals.12-25168
08/15/2012Settlement Program ReportFiled ECAR/Appropriate for Settlement Program. This case is appropriate for mediation and a settlement conference is scheduled for August 29, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.12-25614
08/16/2012Settlement Program ReportFiled Interim Settlement Program Report. The settlement conference is continued to the following date: September 17, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.12-25862
08/17/2012Docketing StatementFiled Response to Docketing Statement.12-25968
09/20/2012Settlement Program ReportFiled Final Report/No Settlement. The parties were unable to agree to a settlement of this matter.12-29810
09/27/2012Settlement Order/ProceduralFiled Order: No Settlement/Briefing Reinstated. The parties were unable to agree to a settlement. Appellant(s): 15 days transcript request; 90 days opening brief and appendix.12-30646
10/09/2012Transcript RequestFiled Request Certificate That No Transcript Is Being Requested.12-31980
10/11/2012Transcript RequestFiled Certificate of No Transcript Request.12-32351
12/27/2012BriefFiled Appellant Eureka County's Opening Brief.12-40828
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 1.12-40831
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 2.12-40832
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 3.12-40833
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 4.12-40834
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 5.12-40835
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 6.12-40836
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 7, Part 1.12-40837
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 7, part 212-40838
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 8.12-40839
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 9, Part 1.12-40840
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 9, part 212-40841
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 10, Part 1.12-40842
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 10, part 2.12-40843
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 10, part 3.12-40844
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 10, part 4.12-40849
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 10, part 5.12-40850
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 10, part 6.12-40851
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 10, part 712-40852
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 11, Part 1.12-40853
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix Volume 11, part 2.12-40860
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 11, part 3.12-40862
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 11, part 4.12-40863
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 12, Part 1.12-40864
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 12, part 2.12-40865
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 12, part 3.12-40866
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 13.12-40867
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 14.12-40868
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 15.12-40869
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 16.12-40870
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 16, part 2.12-40871
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 17.12-40872
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 17, part 2.12-40873
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 18.12-40904
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 18, part 612-40905
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 18, part 912-40906
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 1912-40907
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 19, part 612-40908
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 2012-40909
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 20, part 412-40910
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 212-40911
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 21, part 412-40912
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 21, part 712-40913
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 2212-40914
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 2312-40915
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 2412-40916
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 24, parts 2-412-40917
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 24, parts 5-812-40918
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 24, part 912-40919
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 25, parts 1-312-40920
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 25, part 412-40921
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 26, parts 1-312-40922
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 26, parts 4-612-40923
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 2712-40924
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 2812-40962
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 2912-40964
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 3012-40965
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 30, parts 4-5/12-40966
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 31.12-40967
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 32.12-40968
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Joint Appendix, Volume 33.12-40977
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 34, parts 1-312-40978
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 34, parts 4-512-40980
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 3512-40981
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief Joint Appendix, Volume 3612-40982
12/27/2012Notice/IncomingFiled Proof of Service Appellant Eureka County's Corrected Certificate of Service12-40983
12/27/2012BriefFiled Appellants Kenneth F. Benson, Diamond Cattle Company LLC, and Michael and Margaret Ann Etcheverry Family, LP's Opening Brief.12-40976
12/27/2012AppendixFiled Appellants Kenneth F. Benson, Diamond Cattle Company LLC, and Michael and Margaret Ann Etcheverry Family, LP's Supplement to Joint Appendix.12-40861
12/27/2012Notice/IncomingFiled Summary of Appellants Kenneth F. Benson, Diamond Cattle Company LLC, and Michel and Margaret Ann Etcheverry Family LP's Supplement to Joint Appendix.12-40975
01/22/2013Order/Clerk'sFiled Order Granting Telephonic Extension. State of Nevada Division of Water Resources Answering Brief due: February 4, 2013.13-02243
01/25/2013Order/Clerk'sFiled Order Granting Telephonic Extension. Respondent Kobeh Valley Ranch, LLC, Answering Brief due: February 4, 2013.13-02738
02/04/2013BriefFiled State Engineer's Answering Brief.13-03604
02/05/2013BriefFiled Respondent Kobeh Valley Ranch's Answering Brief.13-03651
02/05/2013AppendixFiled Respondent Kobeh Valley Ranch's Appendix.13-03653
02/05/2013Notice/IncomingFiled Affidavit of Service by Mail. (Answering Brief)13-03720
02/13/2013MotionFiled Motion for Leave to File Brief of Amicus Curiae NV Energy.13-04741
02/14/2013Notice/IncomingFiled The Nevada Mining Association's Motion to Appear as Amicus Curiae and to Join in the Brief of the Municipal Water Purveyors.13-04767
02/14/2013Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Filing of Amicus Curiae Brief of Municipal Water Purveyors.13-04768
02/25/2013MotionFiled Eureka County's Response to Motions Filed Regarding Amicus Curiae Briefs; Eureka County's Motion for Permission to File Response to Briefs.13-05833
02/26/2013MotionFiled Motion for Leave to File Response to Amici Briefs of Appellants Michel and Margaret Ann Etcheverry Family LP, Diamond Cattle Company LLC, and Kenneth F. Benson.13-05904
03/01/2013MotionFiled Stipulation For Extension Of Time For Appellants To File Reply Briefs.13-06413
03/01/2013Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Motion/Stipulation Approved. Reply Brief due: April 05, 2013.13-06427
03/25/2013Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motions for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Briefs and Granting Motions for Leave to File Responses to Amicus Curiae Briefs. The clerk of this court is directed to file the amicus curiae brief submitted by the Municipal Water Purveyors and received in this court on February 14, 2013. The clerk of this court shall file NV Energy's amicus curiae brief, which was provisionally received in this court on February 14, 2013. Appellants: Responses to the amicus curiae briefs due: 30 days.13-08784
03/25/2013BriefFiled Amici Curiae Brief of Municipal Water Purveyors in Support of Respondent Nevada State Engineer.13-08786
03/25/2013BriefFiled Brief of Amicus Curiae NV Energy.13-08787
03/26/2013Notice/IncomingFiled Substitution of Attorneys (Paul G. Taggart in place and stead of Brandi L. Jensen).13-08915
04/05/2013MotionFiled Eureka County's Motion to File Reply Brief in Excess of Type-Volume Limitation.13-10029
04/05/2013AppendixFiled Eureka County's Reply Appendix.13-10032
04/05/2013Notice/IncomingFiled Declaration of Karen A. Peterson, Esq., and Certification Pursuant to NRAP 32(a)(7)(C).13-10031
04/08/2013BriefFiled Appellants Kenneth F. Benson's, Diamond Cattle Company LLC's and Michel and Margaret Ann Etcheverry Family LP's Reply Brief.13-10116
04/11/2013Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion for Leave to File Oversized Reply Brief. The clerk of this court shall file the proposed reply brief, provisionally received in this court on April 5, 2013.13-10733
04/11/2013BriefFiled Eureka County's Reply Brief to Respondents' Answering Briefs.13-10734
04/24/2013BriefFiled Brief Appellant Eureka County's Response to Amici Curiae Briefs.13-12070
04/24/2013BriefFiled Appellants Kenneth F. Benson, Diamond Cattle Company LLC, and Michel and Margaret Ann Etcheverry Family LP's Answering Brief to Amici Curiae Briefs.13-12090
04/24/2013Case Status UpdateBriefing Completed/To Screening.
05/22/2013MotionFiled Appellants Kenneth F. Benson, Diamond Cattle Company LLC, and Michel and Margaret Ann Etcheverry Family LP's Motion to Consolidate.13-15050
05/22/2013Notice/IncomingFiled Affidavit of Therese A. Ure in Support of Appellants Kenneth F. Benson, Diamond Cattle Company LLC, and Michel and Margaret Ann Etcheverry Family LP's Motion to Consolidate.13-15051
05/23/2013MotionFiled Opposition to Appellants Kenneth F. Benson, Diamond Cattle Company, LLC, and Michel and Margaret Ann Etcheverry Family, LP's Motion to Consolidate.13-15298
05/24/2013MotionFiled Opposition to Motion to Consolidate.13-15333
05/30/2013MotionFiled Appellants Kenneth F. Benson, Diamond Cattle Company LLC, and Michel and Margaret Ann Etcheverry Family LP's Joint Reply in Support of Motion to Consolidate.13-16007
06/26/2013Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion to Consolidate Appeals. We hereby consolidate these appeals for all appellate purposes. In light of the consolidation, we modify the briefing schedule in Docket No. 63258 as follows. Appellants in Docket No. 63258: 30 days to file and serve its opening brief and any supplemental appendix. Briefing thereafter shall proceed pursuant to NRAP 31(a)(1). Nos. 61324/63258.13-18754
07/23/2013Notice/IncomingFiled Substitution of Attorney, Deputy Attorney General Cassandra P. Joseph in place of Senior Deputy Attorney Generals, Bryan L. Stockton and Carolyn E. Tanner, for the State Engineer. Nos. 61324/63258.13-21634
07/29/2013BriefFiled Appellants' Opening Brief. Nos. 63258/61324.13-22219
07/29/2013AppendixFiled Joint Appendix Volume 1. Nos. 63258/61324.13-22220
07/29/2013AppendixFiled Joint Appendix Volume 2. Nos. 63258/61324.13-22222
07/29/2013AppendixFiled Joint Appendix Volume 3. Nos. 63258/61324.13-22223
07/29/2013AppendixFiled Joint Appendix Volume 4. Nos. 63258/61324.13-22224
07/29/2013AppendixFiled Joint Appendix Volume 5. Nos. 63258/61324.13-22225
07/29/2013AppendixFiled Joint Appendix Volume 6. Nos. 63258/61324.13-22226
07/29/2013AppendixFiled Joint Appendix Volume 7. Nos. 63258/61324.13-22227
07/29/2013AppendixFiled Joint Appendix Volume 8. Nos. 63258/61324.13-22228
08/22/2013BriefFiled Respondent Kobeh Valley Ranch, LLC's Answering Brief. Nos. 63258/61324.13-24793
08/26/2013BriefFiled Respondent State Engineer's Answering Brief. Nos. 63258/61324.13-25235
09/23/2013BriefFiled Appellants' Reply Brief. (Michel and Margaret Ann Etcheverry Family, LLP; Diamond Cattle Company, LLC; and Kenneth F. Benson) Nos. 63258/6132413-28245
02/21/2014Order/ProceduralFiled Order Re: Scheduling Oral Argument. This matter will be scheduled for oral argument on the next available calendar. Nos. 61324/63258.14-05828
02/27/2014Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Scheduling Oral Argument. Oral argument is scheduled Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at 11:30 a.m. in Carson City. Argument shall be limited to 30 minutes. Nos. 61324/63258.14-06548
03/05/2014MotionFiled Appellants' Motion to Continue Oral Argument.14-07150
03/05/2014Notice/IncomingFiled Affidavit of Laura A. Schroeder in Support of Motion to Continue Oral Argument.14-07151
03/11/2014Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. The oral argument presently scheduled for May 6, 2014, at 11:30 a.m. is hereby vacated. The clerk of this court shall schedule this appeal for oral argument on the next available calendar. NOs. 61324/6325814-07873
03/12/2014MotionFiled Response to Appellants' Motion to Continue Oral Argument. Nos. 61324/63258.14-07938
04/23/2014Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Scheduling Oral Argument. Oral argument is scheduled Monday, June 30, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. in Carson City. Argument shall be limited to 60 minutes. Nos. 61324/63258.14-13099
04/29/2014Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Appearance. Philip R. Byrnes - Las Vegas City Attorney appearing as counsel for Amicus Curiae City of Las Vegas - Municipal Water Purveyors, in the place and stead of James W. Erbeck of the same office. Nos. 61324/63258.14-13874
06/18/2014Notice/OutgoingIssued Oral Argument Reminder Notice.14-20065
06/30/2014Case Status UpdateOral argument held this day. Case submitted for decision. Before the En Banc Court.
09/18/2015Order/DispositionalFiled Order of Reversal and Remand. "REVERSE AND REMAND this matter to the district court for proceedings consistent with this order." EN BANC No. 61324/63258.15-28315
09/28/2015MotionFiled Motion to Reissue Order as a Published Opinion. Nos. 61324/63258.15-29348
10/02/2015MotionFiled Appellants' Motion to Reissue Order as a Published Opinion Pursuant to NRAP 36(f). Nos. 61324/63258.15-29902
10/02/2015Notice/IncomingFiled Joinder of White Pine County, et al., to Motion to Reissue Order as a Published Opinion. Nos. 61324/63258.15-29917
10/13/2015Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Change of Attorney (Micheline Fairbank to Replace Cassandra Joseph as counsel for Respondents' The State of Nevada Division of Water Resources and The State of Nevada State Engineer). Nos. 61324/63258.15-31159
10/29/2015Opinion/DispositionalFiled Authored Opinion. "Reversed and remanded." Fn1[We originally reversed and remanded in an unpublished order. We grant the motions and publish this opinion in place of our earlier order.] Before the Court En Banc. Author: Pickering, J. Majority: Pickering/Hardesty/Parraguirre/Douglas/Cherry/Saitta/Gibbons. 131 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 84. EN BANC Nos. 61324/6325815-33016
11/23/2015RemittiturIssued Remittitur.15-35801
11/23/2015Case Status UpdateRemittitur Issued/Case Closed.
01/12/2016RemittiturFiled Remittitur. Received by County Clerk on November 25, 2015.15-35801
02/10/2016Notice/OutgoingIssued Letter dated February 8, 2016, to publishers with corrections to recently filed opinions. Nos. 62059/(61103/61640)/62745/63737/64881/65273/64214/61131/(60673/61390)/62061/64130/64484/65064/65632/66346/59685/(61305/61871)/(61324/63258)/65335/54389/64569 (Letter entered in 62059 as document no. 16-04455.)
03/08/2016RemittiturIssued Corrected Remittitur. Nos. 61324/6325816-07444
03/18/2016RemittiturFiled Corrected Remittitur. Nos. 61324/63258 Received by County Clerk on March 10, 2016.16-07444