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Case Information: 69074
Short Caption:	THOMAS (LACY) VS. DIST. CT. (STATE)	Court:	Supreme Court
		Related Case(s):	52351, 58833
Lower Court Case(s):	Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - C241569	Classification:	Original Proceeding - Criminal - Mandamus
Disqualifications:	Douglas	Case Status:	Notice in Lieu of Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:	None for Justice Douglas	Panel Assigned:	En Banc
To SP/Judge:		SP Status:
Oral Argument:	12/06/2016 at 10:00 AM	Oral Argument Location:	Regional Justice Center
Submission Date:	12/06/2016	How Submitted:	After Oral Argument

+ Party Information
Role	Party Name	Represented By
Petitioner	Lacy L. Thomas	Daniel J. Albregts (Daniel J. Albregts, Ltd.) Franny A. Forsman
Real Party in Interest	The State of Nevada	Adam Paul Laxalt (Attorney General/Carson City) Ofelia L. Monje (Clark County District Attorney) Steven S. Owens (Clark County District Attorney) Michael V. Staudaher (Clark County District Attorney)
Respondent	Michael Villani
Respondent	The Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, in and for the County of Clark

Docket Entries
Date	Type	Description	Pending?	Document
10/29/2015	Filing Fee	Petition Filing fee waived. Criminal.
10/29/2015	Petition/Writ	Filed Petition for Writ of Mandamus.		15-33067
10/29/2015	Appendix	Filed Appendix to Petition for Writ Volume I.		15-33086
10/29/2015	Appendix	Filed Appendix to Petition for Writ Volume II.		15-33087
11/05/2015	Other	Justice Michael L. Douglas disqualified from participation in this matter. Disqualification Reason: Parties.
11/12/2015	Order/Procedural	Filed Order/Answer Writ Petition. Real Parties in Interest's Answer due: 20 days.		15-34472
12/02/2015	Motion	Filed Motion for Enlargement of Time First Request.		15-36697
12/08/2015	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion. Real Party in Interest's Answer due: January 4, 2016.		15-37444
01/04/2016	Motion	Filed Motion for Enlargement of Time - Second Request.		16-00021
01/07/2016	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion. Real Party In Interest's Answer due: January 11, 2016.		16-00548
01/11/2016	Petition/Writ	Filed Answer to Petition for Writ of Mandamus.		16-00849
01/11/2016	Motion	Filed Motion Requesting Transmittal of Exhibit Pursuant to NRAP 30(d).		16-00850
01/11/2016	Appendix	Filed Respondent's Appendix.		16-00854
01/13/2016	Motion	Filed Request for Permission to File a Reply in Support of the Petition for Extraordinary Relief.		16-01086
01/27/2016	Order/Procedural	Filed Order. Real Party in Interest has filed a motion requesting this court to direct the district court clerk to transmit original Defense Exhibit G from the jury trial below. Real party fails to explain why the contents of Exhibit G cannot be reproduced for inclusion in an appendix. Accordingly, no good cause appearing, the motion is denied. Petitioner has moved for leave to file a reply to real party in interest's answer to the petition for writ of mandamus. Cause appearing, we grant petitioner's motion. Reply due: 10 days.		16-02822
02/01/2016	Motion	Filed Motion Requesting to Amend the Respondent's Appendix Pursuant to NRAP 30(d).		16-03387
02/08/2016	Petition/Writ	Filed Reply in Support of Petition for Writ of Mandamus.		16-04173
02/11/2016	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion. The motion of real party in interest to amend its appendix to include Defense Exhibit G is granted. Real party in interest's amended appendix due: 11 days.		16-04523
02/16/2016	Appendix	Filed Respondent's Amended Appendix Vol. 1.		16-04855
02/16/2016	Appendix	Filed Respondent's Amended Appendix Vol. 2.		16-04864
02/16/2016	Appendix	Filed Respondent's Amended Appendix Vol. 3.		16-04865
02/16/2016	Appendix	Filed Respondent's Amended Appendix Vol. 4.		16-04866
04/27/2016	Order/Clerk's	Filed Order Re: Scheduling of Oral Argument. This matter will be scheduled for oral argument on the next available calendar.		16-13244
05/18/2016	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice Scheduling Oral Argument. Argument is scheduled for Thursday, June 16, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. for 30 minutes in Las Vegas.		16-15664
06/06/2016	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Oral Argument Reminder Notice.		16-17525
06/16/2016	Case Status Update	Oral argument held this day. Case submitted for decision. Before the Southern Panel SNP16-JH/NS/KP.
11/03/2016	Order/Clerk's	Filed Order Re: Scheduling Oral Argument. This case was previously argued before the Southern Nevada Panel on June 16, 2016, and submitted for decision. This court has determined that argument before the en banc court would be of assistance in resolving this matter. Accordingly, this matter will be scheduled for oral argument on December 6, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas. The argument shall be limited to 30 minutes.		16-34305
11/03/2016	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice Scheduling Oral Argument. Oral Argument is scheduled for 30 minutes on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, @ 10:00 a.m. in Las Vegas.		16-34313
11/21/2016	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Oral Argument Reminder Notice.		16-36214
11/22/2016	Brief	Filed Petitioner's Notice of Supplemental Authorities.		16-36476
12/06/2016	Case Status Update	Oral argument held this day. Case submitted for decision. Before the En Banc Court.
09/14/2017	Opinion/Dispositional	Filed Authored Opinion. "Petition granted." Direct the clerk of this court to issue a writ of mandamus, instructing the district court to vacate its September 29, 2015, order denying the motion to dismiss and enter an order granting dismissal of the indictment. Fn1[The Honorable Michael L. Douglas, Justice, voluntarily recused himself from participation in the decision of this matter.] Before the Court En Banc. Author: Stiglich, J. Majority: Stiglich/Cherry/Hardesty/Parraguirre. Gibbons, J., concurring. Pickering, J., dissenting. 133 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 63. EN BANC		17-31093
09/14/2017	Writ	Issued Writ with letter. Original and one copy of writ and copy of the order mailed to Daniel Albregts for service upon Judge Michael Villani.		17-31103
09/26/2017	Writ	Filed Returned Writ. Original Writ returned. Served on Judge Michael Villani on September 19, 2017.		17-32660
09/29/2017	Motion	Filed Real Party in Interest's Motion for Enlargement of Time (First Request) (Petition for Rehearing).		17-33269
10/09/2017	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion. Real party in Interest's Petition for Rehearing due: October 16, 2017. The remittitur shall not issue until the time for rehearing has expired.		17-34220
10/12/2017	Post-Judgment Petition	Filed Real Party in Interest's Petition for Rehearing.		17-34721
11/29/2017	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Directing Answer To Petition For Rehearing. Answer due: 15 days.		17-41024
12/14/2017	Post-Judgment Petition	Filed Petitioner's Opposition to Petition for Rehearing.		17-43283
01/04/2018	Other	Returned Unfiled Document "Letter to the Justice's from Scott Mitchell."		18-00388
01/19/2018	Post-Judgment Order	Filed Order Denying Rehearing. "Rehearing Denied." NRAP 40(c). fn1 [The honorable Michael L. Douglas, Chief Justice, voluntarily recused himself from participation in the decision of this matter.] Pickering, J., dissenting. En Banc.		18-02612
02/13/2018	Remittitur	Issued Notice in Lieu/Rehearing.		18-05851
02/13/2018	Case Status Update	Notice in Lieu of Remittitur Issued/Case Closed.

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