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Case Information: 64946
Short Caption:PIROOZI, M.D. VS. DIST. CT. (HURST)Court:Supreme Court
Lower Court Case(s):Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - A616728Classification:Original Proceeding - Civil - Mandamus
Disqualifications:Case Status:Notice in Lieu of Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:Panel Assigned: En Banc
To SP/Judge:SP Status:
Oral Argument:10/06/2014 at 11:30 AMOral Argument Location:Regional Justice Center
Submission Date:10/06/2014How Submitted:After Oral Argument

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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
02/05/2014Filing FeeFiling fee paid. E-Payment $250.00 from John H. Cotton.
02/05/2014Petition/WritFiled Emergency Petition for Writ of Mandamus.14-03745
02/05/2014AppendixFiled Appendix to Petition for Writ - Volume 1.14-03785
02/05/2014AppendixFiled Appendix to Petition for Writ - Volume 2.14-03786
02/05/2014AppendixFiled Appendix to Petition for Writ - Volume 3.14-03787
02/05/2014AppendixFiled Appendix to Petition for Writ - Volume 4.14-03788
02/05/2014Notice/IncomingFiled Proof of Service of Ali Piroozi MD's Appendix Volume 1,2,3, & 4.14-03789
02/06/2014Notice/IncomingFiled Joinder. Real Party in Interest, Martin Blahnik, M.D.'s Joinder to Ali Piroozi, M.D.'s Emergency Petition for Writ of Mandamus.14-03874
02/06/2014AppendixFiled Appendix to Real Party in Interest, Martin Blahnik, M.D.'s Joinder to Ali Piroozi, M.D.'s Emergency Petition for Writ of Mandamus.14-03875
02/10/2014Order/ProceduralFiled Order Directing Answer, Denying Stay Without Prejudice, and Denying Motion for Leave to Join In Petition. Real parties in interest's answer to writ petition due: 15 days. Petitioner: 5 days to file any reply. We deny petitioner's motion for stay, without prejudice to petitioner's right to file a renewed motion after compliance with NRAP 8(a). Blahnik's motion to join in this petition is denied. We also direct the clerk of this court to remove Blahnik as a real party in interest in this matter. Blahnik shall have 11 days, however, to file and serve any motion telling this court why he should be added as a real party in interest.14-04171
02/11/2014Petition/WritFiled Real Parties in Interest, Tiffani Hurst, Brian Abbington and MayRose Lili-Abbington Hurst's Answer to Petitioner's Emergency Petition for Writ of Mandamus.14-04327
02/11/2014AppendixFiled Appendix to Answer to Petitioner's emergency Petition for Writ of Mandamus.14-04328
02/14/2014Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Stay Order Issued by Respondent Pending Resolution of Petition for Writ of Mandamus.14-04974
02/18/2014Petition/WritFiled Reply to Answer to Petition -Petitioner's Reply to Real Parties in Interest, Tiffani Hurst, Brian Abbington, and Mayrose Lili-Abbington Hurst's Answer to Petitioner's Emergency Petition for Writ of Mandamus.14-05184
02/19/2014MotionFiled Motion for Leave to Join Petitioner Ali Piroozi, M.D.'s Emergency Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (DETACHED JOINDER AND FILED SEPARATELY PER ORDER OF 3/11/14).14-05379
03/11/2014Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion for Leave to Join Petition for Writ of Mandamus. Blahnik shall have five days from the date of this order to pay the filing fee for a petition for writ of mandamus. Once the filing fee is paid, we direct the clerk of this court to detach and file the joinder attached to Blahnik's February 19, 2014, motion and to add Blahnik as a petitioner to this petition.14-07651
03/18/2014Filing FeeFiling Fee Paid. $250.00 from Kim Irene Mandelbaum Ltd - check no. 4345 (Petitioner Martin Blahnik, M.D.)
03/18/2014Petition/WritFiled Real Party in Interest, Martin Blahnik, M.D.'s Joinder to Ali Piroozi, M.D.'s Emergency Petition for Writ of Mandamus.14-08649
04/18/2014Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Substitution of Attorney. Robert McBride, Esq. and Heather S. Hall, Esq. of the Law Offices of Carroll, Kelly, Trotter, Franzen, McKenna & Peabody, subtitute as counsel for petitioner Martin Blahnik, M.D. in place and stead of Mandelbaum Ellerton & McBride.14-12523
05/28/2014Order/Clerk'sFiled Order Re: Scheduling Oral Argument. This matter will be scheduled for oral argument on the next available calendar.14-17188
07/17/2014Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Scheduling Oral Argument. Oral argument is scheduled Wednesday, September 10, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. in Carson City. Argument shall be limited to 30 minutes.14-23277
08/04/2014MotionFiled Stipulation to Continue Oral Argument to Court's Next Available Date.14-25425
08/06/2014Order/Clerk'sFiled Order Continuing Oral Argument. The oral argument presently scheduled for September 10, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. is hereby vacated. This matter will be rescheduled for oral argument before the en banc court on the next available calendar. Argument shall be limited to 30 minutes.14-25803
08/27/2014Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Scheduling Oral Argument. Oral argument is scheduled Monday, October 6, 2014, at 11:30 am in Las Vegas. Argument shall be limited to 30 minutes.14-28373
09/23/2014Notice/OutgoingIssued Oral Argument Reminder Notice.14-31548
10/06/2014Case Status UpdateOral argument held this day. Case submitted for decision. Before the En Banc Court.
12/31/2015Opinion/DispositionalFiled Authored Opinion. "Petition granted." We grant the petition and order the clerk of this court to issue a writ of mandamus directing the district court to vacate the portion of its pretrial order that conflicts with this decision and to enter a new order holding that petitioners may argue to the jury that a portion of Hurst and Abbington's damages was caused by the settled defendants and include those defendants' names on the jury verdict form for the purpose of allocating liability among all defendants. Before the Court En Banc. Author: Hardesty, C.J. Majority: Hardesty/Parraguirre/Saitta/Pickering. Douglas, J., with whom Cherry and Gibbons, JJ., agree, dissenting. 131 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 100. EN BANC15-40133
12/31/2015WritIssued Writ with letter. Original and one copy of writ and copy of opinion mailed to for service upon Judge James M. Bixler.15-40151
01/08/2016WritFiled Returned Writ. Original Writ returned. Served on Judge James M. Bixler on January 4, 2016.16-00640
01/25/2016RemittiturIssued Notice in Lieu of Remittitur.16-02424
01/25/2016Case Status UpdateNotice in Lieu of Remittitur Issued/Case Closed.
03/24/2016Notice/OutgoingIssued Letter to Publishers dated March 21, 2016, with corrections to recently filed opinions. Nos. 65390/62357/66410/66474/62931/64946/67331/65143/62649. (Letter entered in 65390 as document no. 16-09339)
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