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Case Information: 69208
Short Caption:	PUB. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYS. OF NEVADA VS. GITTER C/W 69939/69961	Court:	Supreme Court
Consolidated:	69208*, 69939, 69961	Related Case(s):	69939, 69961
Lower Court Case(s):	Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - A697642	Classification:	Civil Appeal - General - Other
Disqualifications:		Case Status:	Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:		Panel Assigned:	En Banc
To SP/Judge:	11/25/2015 / Segel, M.	SP Status:	Completed
Oral Argument:	02/07/2017 at 1:30 PM	Oral Argument Location:	Carson City
Submission Date:	02/07/2017	How Submitted:	After Oral Argument

+ Party Information
Role	Party Name	Represented By
Appellant	Public Employees' Retirement System of Nevada	Christopher G. Nielsen W. Chris Wicker (Woodburn & Wedge)
Respondent	Estate of Kristine Jo Freshman	Dennis L. Kennedy (Bailey Kennedy) Amanda L. Stevens (Bailey Kennedy) Kelly B. Stout (Bailey Kennedy)
Respondent	Jared Shafer	Dennis L. Kennedy (Bailey Kennedy) Amanda L. Stevens (Bailey Kennedy) Kelly B. Stout (Bailey Kennedy)
Respondent	Shae E. Gitter	Dennis L. Kennedy (Bailey Kennedy) Amanda L. Stevens (Bailey Kennedy) Kelly B. Stout (Bailey Kennedy)

Docket Entries
Date	Type	Description	Pending?	Document
11/20/2015	Filing Fee	Appeal Filing fee waived. State/County/Municipality.
11/20/2015	Notice of Appeal Documents	Filed Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.)		15-35524
11/20/2015	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.		15-35529
11/25/2015	Settlement Notice	Issued Notice: Assignment to Settlement Program. Issued Assignment Notice to NRAP 16 Settlement Program. Settlement Judge: M. Nelson Segel.		15-36114
12/10/2015	Docketing Statement	Filed Docketing Statement Civil Appeals.		15-37698
12/21/2015	Settlement Program Report	Filed ECAR/Not Appropriate for Settlement Program. This case is not appropriate for mediation and should be removed from the settlement program.		15-39141
12/22/2015	Settlement Order/Procedural	Filed Order Removing From Settlement Program/Briefing Reinstated. This appeal is removed from the settlement program. Appellant(s): 15 days transcript request; 90 days opening brief.		15-39257
01/06/2016	Transcript Request	Filed Request for Transcript of Proceedings. Transcripts requested: 12/02/14, 09/01/15. To Court Reporter: Dept. 18 and 24.		16-00392
02/03/2016	Transcript	Filed Notice from Court Reporter Cynthia Georgilas stating that the requested transcripts were delivered. Dates of transcripts: 12/02/14.		16-03599
03/02/2016	Motion	Filed Stipulation for Time to Extend Time to File Opening Brief and Appendix.		16-06843
03/03/2016	Notice/Incoming	Filed Erratum to the Stipulation to Extend time to File Opening Brief and Appendix.		16-06901
03/10/2016	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Denying Motion. The parties have filed a stipulation to extend the time to file the opening brief in this appeal to correspond to the briefing schedules of a related appeal and petition for writ of mandamus that have not yet been filed in this court. We treat the stipulation as a joint motion. The motion is denied.		16-07698
03/11/2016	Motion	Filed Stipulation for Time to Extend Time to File Opening Brief and Appendix (Second Request - First Extension)		16-07898
03/11/2016	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice Motion/Stipulation Approved. Opening Brief due date: April 20, 2016.		16-07904
04/14/2016	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Consolidating Cases, Directing Answer, and Revising Briefing Schedule. We revise the briefing schedule as follows. Appellant PERS shall have until May 20, 2016, to file and serve an opening brief addressing the issues raised in both of its appeals. Respondents/real parties in interest Shae Gitter and Jared Shafer shall have 30 days from the date that the opening brief is served within which to file and serve a combined answering brief and answer to the petition. Thereafter, PERS and petitioners W. Chris Wicker and Woodburn & Wedge shall have 15 days from service of the combined answering brief/petition answer to file and serve any reply briefs.		16-11812
05/20/2016	Motion	Filed Motion for Extension of Time to File Opening Brief. Nos. 69208/69939/69961.		16-15892
05/24/2016	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion. Opening Brief and Appendix due: June 3, 2016. Nos. 69208/69939/69961.		16-16245
06/06/2016	Brief	Filed Appellant's Opening Brief. Nos. 69208/69939/69961.		16-17507
06/30/2016	Order/Clerk's	Filed Order Granting Telephonic Extension. Respondents' Answering Brief due: July 20, 2016. Nos. 69208/69939/69961.		16-20538
07/22/2016	Brief	Filed Respondents/Real Parties in Interest Shae E. Gitter and Jared Shafer's Answering Brief. Nos. 69208/69939/69961.		16-22852
08/10/2016	Motion	Filed Motion for Extension of Time to File Reply Brief. Nos. 69208/69939/69961.		16-24715
08/12/2016	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion. Reply Brief due: August 18, 2016. Nos. 69208/69939/69961.		16-25041
08/19/2016	Brief	Filed Respondent Public Employees Retirement System's and Petitioners W. Chris Wickers and Woodburn and Wedge's Reply Brief. Nos. 69208/69939/69961.		16-25804
08/19/2016	Case Status Update	Briefing Completed/To Screening. Nos. 69208/69939/69961.
11/23/2016	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Re: Scheduling of Oral Argument. This court has determined that oral argument may be of assistance in resolving this matter. Accordingly, this matter will be scheduled for oral argument on the next available calendar. Nos. 69208/69939/69961.		16-36570
12/21/2016	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice Scheduling Oral Argument. Argument is scheduled for Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at 1:30 p.m. for 30 minutes in Carson City.		16-39743
01/24/2017	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Oral Argument Reminder Notice.		17-02548
01/27/2017	Notice/Incoming	Filed Notice of Appearance at Oral Argument. Dennis L. Kennedy of Bailey Kennedy will appear on behalf of respondents Shae E. Gitter and Jared Shafer.		17-03138
02/07/2017	Case Status Update	Oral argument held this day. Case submitted for decision. Before the En Banc Court.
04/27/2017	Opinion/Dispositional	Filed Authored Opinion. "Affirmed in part, vacated in part, reversed in part, petition granted; and remanded with instructions." We direct the clerk of this court to issue a writ of mandamus instructing the district court to vacate its order awarding attorney fees against petitioners. Before the Court En Banc. Author: Gibbons, J. Majority: Gibbons/Cherry/Douglas/Pickering/Hardesty/Parraguirre/Stiglich. 133 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 18. EN BANC Nos. 69208/69939/69961		17-13952
04/27/2017	Writ	Issued Writ with letter. Original and one copy of writ and copy of the opinion mailed to attorney W. Chris Wicker for service upon Judge James Crockett. Nos. 69208/69939/69961.		17-13973
05/03/2017	Writ	Filed Returned Writ. Original Writ returned. Served on Judge James Crockett on May 1, 2017. Nos. 69208/69939/69961.		17-14771
05/22/2017	Remittitur	Issued Remittitur.		17-16960
05/22/2017	Case Status Update	Remittitur Issued/Case Closed.
06/06/2017	Remittitur	Filed Remittitur. Received by District Court Clerk on May 25, 2017.		17-16960

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