Case Information: 64773
Short Caption:	BENTLEY VS. STATE ENGINEER C/W 66303/66932	Court:	Supreme Court
Consolidated:	64773*, 66303, 66932	Related Case(s):	56351, 56551, 58362, 59188, 60891, 62620, 66303, 66932, 67289, 68913
Lower Court Case(s):	Douglas Co. - Ninth Judicial District - CV0121, CV0141, CV0145, CV0363	Classification:	Civil Appeal - General - Other
Disqualifications:		Case Status:	Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:		Panel Assigned:	En Banc
To SP/Judge:		SP Status:	Exempt
Oral Argument:		Oral Argument Location:
Submission Date:	12/28/2015	How Submitted:	On Record And Briefs

+ Party Information
Role	Party Name	Represented By
Appellant	Bentley Family 1995 Trust	Michael L. Matuska (Matuska Law Offices, Ltd.)
Appellant	Daniel D. Barden	Jessica C. Prunty (Dyer Lawrence, LLP)
Appellant	Elaine Barden	Jessica C. Prunty (Dyer Lawrence, LLP)
Appellant	J.W. Bentley	Michael L. Matuska (Matuska Law Offices, Ltd.)
Appellant	Joy Smith	Jessica C. Prunty (Dyer Lawrence, LLP)
Appellant	Maryann Bentley	Michael L. Matuska (Matuska Law Offices, Ltd.)
Respondent	Donald S. Forrester	Thomas J. Hall (Law Offices of Thomas J. Hall) Bryan L. Stockton (Attorney General/Carson City)
Respondent	Frank Scharo	Thomas J. Hall (Law Offices of Thomas J. Hall) Bryan L. Stockton (Attorney General/Carson City)
Respondent	Ginger G. Mitchell	Thomas J. Hall (Law Offices of Thomas J. Hall) Bryan L. Stockton (Attorney General/Carson City)
Respondent	Hall Ranches, LLC	Thomas J. Hall (Law Offices of Thomas J. Hall) Bryan L. Stockton (Attorney General/Carson City)
Respondent	Kathleen M. Scyphers	Thomas J. Hall (Law Offices of Thomas J. Hall) Bryan L. Stockton (Attorney General/Carson City)
Respondent	Kristina M. Forrester	Thomas J. Hall (Law Offices of Thomas J. Hall) Bryan L. Stockton (Attorney General/Carson City)
Respondent	Ronald Mitchell	Thomas J. Hall (Law Offices of Thomas J. Hall) Bryan L. Stockton (Attorney General/Carson City)
Respondent	Sheridan Creek Equestrian Center, LLC	Thomas J. Hall (Law Offices of Thomas J. Hall) Bryan L. Stockton (Attorney General/Carson City)
Respondent	The State of Nevada State Engineer	Thomas J. Hall (Law Offices of Thomas J. Hall) Bryan L. Stockton (Attorney General/Carson City)
Respondent	Thomas J. Scyphers	Thomas J. Hall (Law Offices of Thomas J. Hall) Bryan L. Stockton (Attorney General/Carson City)

Docket Entries
Date	Type	Description	Pending?	Document
01/10/2014	Filing Fee	Filing Fee Paid. $250.00 from Matuska Law Offices. Check no. 1672.
01/10/2014	Notice of Appeal Documents	Filed Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.)		14-00907
01/10/2014	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.		14-00909
01/10/2014	Settlement Notice	Issued Notice: Exemption from Settlement Program. It has been determined that this appeal will not be assigned to the settlement program. Appellant(s) 15 days transcript request form; 120 days opening brief:		14-00999
01/15/2014	Motion	Filed Motion for Determination of Appealable Order.		14-01482
01/23/2014	Motion	Filed Opposition to Motion for Determination of Appealable Order.		14-02310
01/24/2014	Transcript Request	Filed Request for Transcript of Proceedings. Transcripts requested: 10/17/13. To Court Reporter: Christy Y. Joyce.		14-02466
01/24/2014	Transcript	Filed Notice from Court Reporter Christy Joyce stating that the requested transcripts were delivered. Dates of transcripts:10/14/13.		14-02560
01/28/2014	Motion	Filed Reply to Opposition to Motion for Determination of Appealable Order AND Opposition to Counter Motion to Dismiss Appeal.		14-02940
01/31/2014	Docketing Statement	Filed Docketing Statement Civil Appeals.		14-03350
02/04/2014	Motion	Filed Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss.		14-03546
04/11/2014	Motion	Filed Supplement to Motion for Determination of Appealable Order.		14-11810
04/22/2014	Motion	Filed Response to Supplement to Motion for Determination of Appealable Order.		14-12976
05/12/2014	Brief	Filed Appellant's Opening Brief.		14-15327
05/12/2014	Appendix	Filed Appendix to Opening Brief CD-ROM included. Volume 1-5.		14-15314
05/14/2014	Order/Clerk's	Filed Order Granting Telephonic Extension. Opening Brief and Appendix due: May 19, 2014.		14-15613
05/19/2014	Motion	Filed Stipulation to Extend Filing Deadline for Appellant's Opening Brief.		14-16107
05/19/2014	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice Motion/Stipulation Approved. Opening Brief due: June 09, 2014.		14-16177
05/27/2014	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Denying Motion to Dismiss, Granting in Part Motion for Determination of Appealable Order, and Directing Parties to Brief Jurisdictional Issue. Bentley Appellants Supplement to Opening Brief due: June 9, 2014. Thereafter, briefing shall proceed in accordance with NRAP 31(a)(1). fn1[The clerk of this court shall modify the caption of this appeal to include these parties as respondents.]		14-17063
05/28/2014	Order/Clerk's	Filed Order Granting Telephonic Extension. The Bentley appellants shall have until June 16, 2014, to file and serve their supplemental opening brief.		14-17254
05/29/2014	Notice/Incoming	Filed Certificate of Service of Order Denying Motion to Dismiss, Granting in Part Motion for Determination of Appealable Order, and Directing Parties to Brief Jurisdictional Issue.		14-17316
05/30/2014	Notice/Incoming	Filed Notice of Appearance (Thomas J. Hall, Esq., Law Offices of Thomas J. Hall appearing on behalf of Respondents).		14-17469
06/10/2014	Brief	Filed Opening Brief of Joy Smith, Daniel Barden and Elaine Barden.		14-18922
06/10/2014	Notice/Incoming	Filed Addendum to Opening Brief of Appellants' Joy Smith, Daniel Bardena and Elaine Barde.		14-18948
06/16/2014	Brief	Filed Supplement to Appellants' Opening Brief.		14-19804
07/09/2014	Appendix	Filed Respondent's Supplemental Joint Appendix.		14-22286
07/09/2014	Appendix	Filed Respondents' and Intervenors' Supplemental Appendix Vol. 1.		14-22315
07/09/2014	Brief	Filed Respondent's Answering Brief. (Submitted by Thomas J. Hall)		14-22343
07/10/2014	Brief	Filed Respondent's Answering Brief (Submitted by Bryan Stockton with the AG's Office).		14-22360
08/04/2014	Order/Clerk's	Filed Order Granting Telephonic Extension. Appellants Daniel Barden, Elaine Barden and Joy Smith shall have until August 18, 2014, to file and serve the reply brief.		14-25375
08/06/2014	Motion	Filed Request to Extend Page Limit of Reply Briefs for appellants J.W. Bentley and Maryann Bentley.		14-25797
08/06/2014	Order/Clerk's	Filed Order Granting Telephonic Extension. Appellant's (Bentley) Reply Brief due: August 18, 2014.		14-25842
08/15/2014	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion to File Reply Brief Excess Pages. Appellants J.W. Bentley and Maryann Bentley have filed a motion to file a reply brief that is five pages beyond the 15-page limit. Having considered the motion, we grant the requested relief. The reply brief remains due on August 18, 2014.		14-26950
08/18/2014	Brief	Filed Appellants' Reply Brief to Intervenors' Answering Brief (Appellant's J.W. Bentley and Maryann Bentley) .		14-27108
08/19/2014	Brief	Filed Appellants' Reply Brief to Nevada State Engineer's Answering Brief.		14-27132
08/19/2014	Brief	Filed Reply Brief of Appellants Joy Smith, Daniel Barden and Elaine Barden.		14-27212
08/19/2014	Case Status Update	Briefing Completed/To Screening.
12/09/2014	Motion	Filed Motion to Consolidate docket nos. 64773/66303/66932.		14-39938
12/17/2014	Motion	Filed Response to Motion to Consolidate. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		14-41132
01/08/2015	Notice/Incoming	Filed Notice of Change of Address and Contact Information. (Mutuska Law Offices, LTD)		15-00818
01/23/2015	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Regarding Jurisdiction, Consolidating Appeals, and Setting Briefing Schedule. We have jurisdiction over these appeals. We grant the parties' motions in part and consolidate these three appeals. Opening Briefs and any Appendix due: 60 days. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-02622
01/26/2015	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Transferring, In Part, Appeal to Separate Docket. We direct the clerk of this court to transfer to a new docket the Jackson/Windholz December 12 notice of appeal and amended notice of appeal; the December 23, 2014, docketing statement; and the December 29, 2014, certificate of no transcript request. Fn1 [We defer ruling on all motions pending in Docket No. 66932.]		15-02727
02/23/2015	Motion	Filed Motion for Clarification of Order. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-05612
02/27/2015	Motion	Filed Opposition to Motion for Clarification of Order. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-06268
03/02/2015	Motion	Filed Reply to Opposition to Motion for Clarification of Order. Nos. 66932/64773/66303.		15-06502
03/03/2015	Motion	Filed Opposition to Motion for Clarification of Order. Nos. 66303/64773/66932.		15-06562
03/04/2015	Motion	Filed Reply to Nevada State Engineer's Opposition to Motion for Clarification of Order.		15-06840
03/06/2015	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Denying Motion. Appellants in docket No. 66932 have filed a "Motion for Clarification of Order," seeking leave to file two separate opening briefs in these consolidated cases Appellants shall file a single opening brief addressing all issues before this court that complies with NRAP 28 and NRAP 32. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-07082
03/17/2015	Motion	Filed Motion for Extension of Time (Opening Brief). Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-08107
03/18/2015	Notice/Incoming	Filed Joinder in Motion for Extension of Time. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-08348
03/20/2015	Motion	Filed Notice of Non-Opposition to Appellant's Motion for Extension of Time.		15-08500
03/20/2015	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion in Part. Appellants J.W. Bentley and Maryann Bentley: Opening Brief and Appendix due: April 3, 2015. Nos. 64773/66303/66932		15-08611
03/20/2015	Notice/Incoming	Filed Notice Non-Opposition (Motion for Extension of Time).		15-08620
04/03/2015	Appendix	Filed Supplemental Appendix to Opening Brief Volumes 1-9. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-10037
04/03/2015	Brief	Filed Opening Brief of Appellants Joy Smith, Daniel Barden and Elaine Barden.		15-10068
04/03/2015	Notice/Incoming	Filed Request for Judicial Notice. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-10072
04/03/2015	Notice/Incoming	Filed Request for Judicial Notice. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-10123
04/03/2015	Brief	Filed Opening Brief (w/Appendix A). Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-10132
04/03/2015	Notice/Incoming	Filed Certificate of Service (Appendix Volumes 1-9 to Appellant Bentleys' Opening Brief) Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-10134
04/27/2015	Motion	Filed Motion for Extension of Time (Answering Brief). Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-12636
04/27/2015	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice Motion/Stipulation Approved. Answering Brief due: May 14, 2015. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-12641
05/07/2015	Order/Procedural	Filed Order. We grant appellants' motions and take judicial notice of the requested documents. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-13959
05/15/2015	Brief	Filed Respondents' Answering Brief. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-14896
05/15/2015	Brief	Filed Respondents' Answering Brief (Prunty). Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-14897
05/15/2015	Brief	Filed Respondents' Answering Brief (Matuska). Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-14898
06/15/2015	Order/Clerk's	Filed Order Granting Telephonic Extension. Appellants' (Barden/Smith) Reply Brief due: June 22, 2105. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-18194
06/16/2015	Brief	Filed Appellants' Reply Brief to Intervenors' Answering Brief. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-18382
06/16/2015	Brief	Filed Appellants' Reply Brief to State Engineer's Answering Brief. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-18383
06/19/2015	Motion	Filed Motion Second Request For Judicial Notice. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-18907
06/23/2015	Brief	Filed Reply Brief of Appellants Joy Smith, Daniel Barden and Elaine Barden. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-19070
06/23/2015	Case Status Update	Briefing Completed/To Screening.
07/06/2015	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Denying Motion. Appellants Joy Smith, Daniel Barden and Elaine Barden have filed a motion asking this court to take judicial notice. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-20328
07/06/2015	Motion	Filed Motion to Strike. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-20477
07/08/2015	Motion	Filed Opposition to Motion to Strike. 64773/66303/66932.		15-20771
08/28/2015	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Denying Motion to Strike. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-26169
12/28/2015	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Submitting for Decision without Oral Argument. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		15-39678
01/15/2016	Notice/Incoming	Filed Notice of Related Case. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		16-01658
07/14/2016	Order/Dispositional	Filed Order of Affirmance. "ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED." Pickering, J. concurring in part and dissenting in part. EN BANC Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		16-22042
07/21/2016	Motion	Filed Verified Bill of Costs. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		16-22785
07/29/2016	Post-Judgment Petition	Filed Appellants' Petition for Rehearing. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		16-23624
07/29/2016	Filing Fee	Filing fee paid. E-Payment $150.00 from Michael L. Matuska
09/22/2016	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Directing Answer to Petition for Rehearing. Respondents' Answer due: 15 days. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		16-29511
10/07/2016	Post-Judgment Petition	Filed State Engineer's Opposition to Petition for Rehearing. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		16-31280
10/10/2016	Post-Judgment Petition	Filed Respondents' Answer to Petition for Rehearing. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		16-31480
10/12/2016	Motion	Filed Request for Leave to File Reply Brief (Reply to Respondents Answer to Petition for Rehearing). Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		16-31743
10/27/2016	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Denying Motion. Appellants have filed a motion for leave to file a reply in support of their petition for rehearing. A reply is not necessary for this court's review of the petition, see NRAP 40(d), and the motion is therefore denied. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		16-33710
11/23/2016	Post-Judgment Order	Filed Order Denying Rehearing. "Rehearing Denied." NRAP 40(c). Nos. 64773/66303/66932		16-36496
12/01/2016	Motion	Filed Respondent's First Supplemental Verfiied Bill of Costs. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		16-37150
12/19/2016	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Costs in Part. Respondents' request for costs is granted in part, as respondents are entitled only to costs as outlined in NRAP 39. Costs in the amount of $273.75 shall be taxed in favor of respondents against appellants. The clerk of this court is directed to issue an itemized statement of costs in the amount of $273.75 for insertion in the remittitur and to issue the remittitur forthwith. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		16-39338
12/19/2016	Remittitur	Issued Memorandum of Costs. Costs allowed and taxed: $273.75. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		16-39397
12/19/2016	Remittitur	Issued Remittitur. Memorandum of Costs and Disbursements allowed and taxed in the amount of $273.75. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.		16-39405
12/19/2016	Case Status Update	Remittitur Issued/Case Closed. Nos. 64773/66303/66932.
01/03/2017	Remittitur	Filed Remittitur. Received by County Clerk on December 21, 2016.		16-39405