Case Information: 68754
Short Caption:	KWAYISI VS. WENDY'S OF LAS VEGAS (NRAP 5) C/W 68523/68770/68845	Court:	Supreme Court
Consolidated:	68523*, 68754, 68770, 68845
Lower Court Case(s):	NONE	Classification:	Original Proceeding - NRAP 5 - U.S. District Court
Disqualifications:		Case Status:	Notice in Lieu of Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:		Panel Assigned:	En Banc
To SP/Judge:		SP Status:
Oral Argument:		Oral Argument Location:
Submission Date:	04/04/2016	How Submitted:	After Oral Argument
	Expedited

+ Party Information
Role	Party Name	Represented By
Appellant	Collins Kwayisi	Bradley S. Schrager (Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP/Las Vegas) Don Springmeyer (Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP/Las Vegas)
Respondent	Cedar Enterprises, Inc.	Kathryn B. Blakey (Littler Mendelson, P.C./Las Vegas) Roger L. Grandgenett, II (Littler Mendelson, P.C./Las Vegas) Montgomery Y. Paek (Littler Mendelson, P.C./Las Vegas) Rick D. Roskelley (Littler Mendelson, P.C./Las Vegas)
Respondent	Wendy's of Las Vegas, Inc.	Kathryn B. Blakey (Littler Mendelson, P.C./Las Vegas) Roger L. Grandgenett, II (Littler Mendelson, P.C./Las Vegas) Montgomery Y. Paek (Littler Mendelson, P.C./Las Vegas) Rick D. Roskelley (Littler Mendelson, P.C./Las Vegas)

Docket Entries
Date	Type	Description	Pending?	Document
09/03/2015	Filing Fee	Filing Fee due.
09/03/2015	Order/Incoming	Filed Certifying Question to Nevada Supreme Court. Received from U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada and the Honorable Gloria M. Navarro, U.S. District Court Judge.		15-26765
10/09/2015	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Accepting Certified Question, Directing Briefing, and Directing Submission of Filing Fee. Opening Brief and Appendix due: 30 days. Answering Brief due: 30 days from service of opening brief. Reply Brief due: 20 days from service of answering brief. Appellant and Respondent shall each tender to the clerk of this court, within 11 days from the date of this order, the sum of $125, representing half of the filing fee.		15-30747
10/09/2015	Motion	Filed Respondents-in-Consolidation and Petitioners-in-Consolidation's Motion to Consolidate. Nos. 68770/68523/68754/68845.		15-30797
10/13/2015	Filing Fee	Filing Fee Paid. $125.00 from Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. Check No. 4415.
10/21/2015	Filing Fee	Filing Fee Paid. $125.00 from Littler Employment & Labor Law Solutions Worldwide. Check No. 723621.
11/05/2015	Brief	Filed Appellants' Opening Brief.		15-33788
11/05/2015	Appendix	Filed Appellants' Appendix.		15-33791
11/13/2015	Order/Procedural	Filed Order. We hereby consolidate these matters. Appellants in Docket No. 68770 shall have 15 days from the date of this order to file and serve the opening brief and appendix. Thereafter, respondent shall have 15 days from service of the opening brief and appendix to file the answering brief and appellants shall have 10 days from service of the answering brief to file and serve a reply brief, if any. Respondents in Docket Nos. 68754 and 68845 and petitioners in Docket No. 68523 shall have 15 days from the date of this order to file and serve a combined answering brief in Docket Nos. 68754 and 68845 and reply to answer to writ petition in Docket No. 68523 of no more than 45 pages or 21,000 words. Appellants in Docket Nos. 68754 and 68845 shall have 10 days from service of the combined answering brief and reply to writ petition to file a combined reply brief, if any, of no more than 30 pages or 14,000 words. The disposition of these consolidated matters will be expedited to the extent this court's docket will allow. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		15-34695
11/19/2015	Motion	Filed Petitioner's Motion to Stay. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		15-35470
11/30/2015	Order/Clerk's	Filed Order Granting Telephonic Extension. Pursuant to a telephonic request received on November 25, 2015, respondents in Docket Nos. 68754 and 68845 and petitioners in Docket No. 68523 shall have until December 14, 2015, to file and serve the combined answering brief and reply to answer to writ petition. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		15-36256
11/30/2015	Appendix	Filed Joint Appendix Volume I of II. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		15-36329
11/30/2015	Appendix	Filed Joint Appendix Volume II of II. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		15-36330
11/30/2015	Brief	Filed Opening Brief of the State of Nevada, Office of the Labor Commissioner. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		15-36339
12/01/2015	Motion	Filed Real Parties in Interest's Response to Petitioners' Motion to Stay. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		15-36372
12/03/2015	Order/Clerk's	Filed Order Granting Telephonic Extension. Pursuant to a telephonic request received on December 3, 2015, potential amici Claim Jumper Acquisition Company, LLC; Landry's, Inc.; Landry's Seafood House-Nevada, Inc.; Landry's Seafood House? Arlington, Inc.; Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurants, Inc.; Bertolini's of Las Vegas, Inc., dba Trevi; Morton's of Chicago/Flamingo Road Corp., dba Morton's the Steak House; and Nevada Restaurant Services, Inc,. dba Dotty's, shall have until December 23, 2015, to file and serve the motion for leave to file an amicus brief in support of the opening brief filed on behalf of appellants in docket no 68770. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		15-36892
12/03/2015	Order/Clerk's	Filed Order Granting Extension Per Telephonic Request. Cody C. Hancock's Answering Brief in Docket No. 68770 due: December 29, 2015. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		15-36971
12/04/2015	Order/Clerk's	Filed Order Granting Telephonic Extension. Pursuant to a telephonic request received on December 3, 2015, potential amicus curiae Briad Restaurant Group, LLC shall have until December 23, 2015, to file and serve the motion for leave to file an amicus brief in support of the opening brief filed on behalf of appellants in Docket No. 68770. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		15-37002
12/04/2015	Motion	Filed Motion for Permission to File Amicus Brief Curiae Nevada Restaurant Association. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845		15-37022
12/07/2015	Order/Clerk's	Filed Order Granting Extension Per Telephonic Request. Petitioners Reply to Response to Motion for Stay due: December 22, 2015. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		15-37164
12/08/2015	Motion	Filed NRA and LVMCC's Motion for Leave to Apear as Amici Curiae. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845. (DETACHED AMICUS BRIEF AND FILED SEPARATELY PER ORDER 1/21/16).		15-37406
12/14/2015	Brief	Filed Briad's Answering Brief and Answer to Writ of Petition; Wendy's & Cedar's Answering Brief and Answer to Writ Petition AND MDC's Reply in support of Writ of Mandamus or Prohibition. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		15-38080
12/14/2015	Appendix	Filed Appendix to Briad's Answering Brief and Answer to Writ of Petition; Wendy's & Cedar's Answering Brief and Answer to Writ Petition AND MDC's Reply in support of Writ of Mandamus or Prohibition. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		15-38082
12/16/2015	Order/Clerk's	Filed Order Granting Telephonic Extension. Appellants in Docket Nos. 68754 and 68845 Combined Reply Brief due: January 12, 2016. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		15-38336
12/21/2015	Notice/Incoming	Filed Substitution of Attorneys (Morris Polich & Purdy to Replace Littler Mendelson as counsel for Petitioners). Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		15-38957
12/22/2015	Motion	Filed Petitioner's Reply in Support of Motion to Stay. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		15-39321
12/23/2015	Motion	Filed Briad Restaurant Group's Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Appellants State of NV, Labor Commissioner and Shannon Chambers Appeal of Dist. Court Order Invalidating NAC 608.104. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		15-39367
12/23/2015	Notice/Incoming	Filed Notice of Consent to Participate as Amici Curiae in Case No. 68770, State of Nevada v. Hancock. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		15-39460
12/29/2015	Brief	Filed Respondent Cody Hancock's Answering Brief (Nevada Supreme Court Case No. 68770). Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		15-39891
01/12/2016	Brief	Filed Appellants Collins Kwayisi's and Erin Hanks' Consolidated Reply Brief (68754 and 68845). Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		16-01008
01/14/2016	Brief	Filed Reply Brief of the State of Nevada, Office of the Labor Commissioner.		16-01286
01/21/2016	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motions. We direct the clerk of this court to file the amicus brief of Nevada Restaurant Association received on December 4, 2015. We direct the clerk of this court to detach the amicus brief of Nevada Resort Association and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce from the motion for leave to appear as amici filed on December 8, 2015, and to file the brief separately. We direct the clerk of this court to file the amicus brief (Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., Claim Jumper, Landry's Restaurants & Landry's Inc.) received on December 23, 2015. We direct the clerk of this court to file the amicus brief (Briad Restaurant Group) and appendix provisionally received on December 23, 2015. We deny the requests for leave to participate in oral argument at this time without prejudice to the parties' right to refile them if oral argument is ordered. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		16-02120
01/21/2016	Brief	Filed Amicus Brief - Nevada Restaurant Association. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		16-02119
01/21/2016	Brief	Filed Amicus Brief - The Nevada Resort Association and Las Vegas Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. (DETACHED FROM MOTION FILED ON 12/8/15 AND FILED SEPARATELY PER ORDER 1/21/16). Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		16-02125
01/21/2016	Brief	Filed Amicus Brief - Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., Restaurants, Inc., Claim Jumper Acquisition Company, LLC, Landry's Restaurants, Inc., and Landry's Inc. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		16-02130
01/21/2016	Brief	Filed Amicus Brief - Briad Restaurant Group, LLC. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		16-02139
01/21/2016	Appendix	Filed Appendix to Amicus Brief - Briad Restaurant Group, LLC, Vol. 1. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		16-02140
01/21/2016	Appendix	Filed Appendix to Amicus Brief - Briad Restaurant Group, LLC, Vol. 2. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		16-02141
01/28/2016	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Denying Stay. Having considered the motion for stay, the opposition, and the reply, we conclude that a stay is not warranted at this time. Accordingly, we deny the motion for stay without prejudice to the parties' right to refile the motion if circumstances so warrant. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		16-02997
02/04/2016	Motion	Filed Motion of National Restaurant Association to Join Amicus Curia Brief of Nevada Restaurant Association. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		16-03853
02/17/2016	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion. The motion of National Restaurant Association to join in the amicus brief filed by Nevada Restaurant Association on January 21, 2016, is granted. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		16-05155
02/22/2016	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice Scheduling Oral Argument. Argument is scheduled for Monday, April 4, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. for 30 minutes in Las Vegas.		16-05533
03/07/2016	Motion	Filed Renewed Request of Amici Curiae to Participate in Oral Argument. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		16-07153
03/21/2016	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Oral Argument Reminder Notice.		16-08822
03/24/2016	Notice/Incoming	Filed Notice of Appearance at Oral Argument.		16-09362
03/28/2016	Notice/Incoming	Filed Notice of Appearance at Oral Argument (Scott R. Davis, Senior Deputy Attorney General of the State of Nevada appearing on behalf of The State of Nevada, Office of the Labor Commissioner, and Shannon Chambers.) Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		16-09653
03/28/2016	Notice/Incoming	Filed Notice of Appearance at Oral Argument.		16-09702
03/29/2016	Notice/Incoming	Filed Notice of Appearance for Oral Argument. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845		16-09743
03/31/2016	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Denying Motion. Counsel for amici curiae Nevada Restaurant Association and National Restaurant Association have filed a motion to participate in oral argument. The motion is denied. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		16-10084
04/04/2016	Case Status Update	Oral argument held this day. Case submitted for decision. Before the En Banc Court.
10/27/2016	Opinion/Dispositional	Filed Authored Opinion. "Petition granted (Docket No. 68523); certified questions answered (Docket Nos. 68754 and 68845); and appeal affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded (Docket No. 68770)." Direct the clerk of this court to issue a writ of mandamus to the district court directing the district court to vacate its partial summary judgment order and hold further proceedings in accordance with this opinion. Fn1[The Honorable Nancy M. Saitta, Justice, having retired, this matter was decided by a six-justice court.] Before the Court En Banc. Author: Douglas, J. Majority: Douglas/Parraguirre/Hardesty/Cherry/Gibbons/Pickering. 132 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 76. EN BANC Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845		16-33623
10/27/2016	Writ	Issued Writ with letter. Original and one copy of writ and copy of the Opinion mailed to Attorney Nicholas M. Wieczorek for service upon Judge Timothy C. Williams. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		16-33684
11/03/2016	Writ	Filed Returned Writ. Original Writ returned. Served on Judge Timothy C. Williams on October 31, 2016. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		16-34373
11/21/2016	Remittitur	Issued Notice in Lieu of Remittitur. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.		16-36232
11/21/2016	Case Status Update	Notice in Lieu of Remittitur Issued/Case Closed. Nos. 68523/68754/68770/68845.
02/15/2017	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Letter to Publishers regarding corrections on recently filed opinions. Nos. 68987/(61715/65819/66452)/66094/68434/(69611/70648)/(68523/68754/68770/68845)/(68949/68975)/69065/68033/69218 (Filed in Docket no. 68989, Document no. 17-05409)