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Combined Case Information: 76399
Short Caption:MULKERN VS. DIST. CT. (CLARK CTY. DEP'T OF FAMILY SERV.'S)Court:Supreme Court
Lower Court Case(s):Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - J324384Classification:Original Proceeding - Civil - Mandamus/Prohibition
Disqualifications:Case Status:Notice in Lieu of Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:Panel Assigned: Panel
To SP/Judge:SP Status:
Oral Argument:Oral Argument Location:
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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
07/18/2018Filing FeeFiling fee paid. E-Payment $250.00 from Marshal S. Willick.
07/18/2018Petition/WritFiled Petition for Writ of Mandamus or Prohibition.18-27342
07/18/2018MotionFiled Petitioners' Motion to File Appendix Under Seal.18-27404
07/20/2018Notice/IncomingFiled Petitioners' Notice of Lower Court Evidentiary Proceedings.18-27706
07/25/2018Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. The clerk shall file the appendix received on July 23, 2018, under seal.18-28589
07/25/2018AppendixFiled Appendix to Petition for Writ - Volume 1 (SEALED).
07/25/2018AppendixFiled Appendix to Petition for Writ - Volume 2 (SEALED).
07/27/2018Order/ProceduralFiled Order Directing Expedited Answer. Real Parties in Interest: Answer due by 4 p.m. on Monday, August 6, 2018. Petitioner shall have until 4 p.m. on Thursday, August 9, 2018, to file a reply to the answer. No extensions of time will be granted. Fn1[All documents shall be filed personally or by facsimile or electronic transmission with the clerk of this court in Carson City.]18-29023
08/06/2018Petition/WritFiled Real Party In Interest Baby Girl W's Answer in Support of Petitioners Amy and Vivian Mulkern's Petition for Writ of Mandamus or Prohibition Filed July 18, 2018.18-30036
08/06/2018Petition/WritFiled Real Party in Interest Kenneth Wendtland and Ashley Wendtland's Answer to Petitioners Amy Mulkern and Vivian Mulkern's Petition for Writ of Mandamus or Prohibition.18-30095
08/06/2018Petition/WritFiled Real Party in Interest Clark County Department of Family Services' Answer To Petition For Writ of Mandamus.18-30152
08/07/2018AppendixFiled Real Party in Interest Clark County Department of Family Services' Appendix (Volume II).18-30184
08/07/2018Notice/IncomingFiled Receipt of Copy - Answer to Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Appendix (Volume I and II).18-30209
08/07/2018AppendixFiled Real Party in Interest Clark County Department of Family Services' Appendix (Volume I).18-30228
08/09/2018Notice/IncomingFiled Proof of Service - Acceptance of Service. Petition for Writ and Appendix accepted by District Attorney's Office.18-30759
08/09/2018Notice/IncomingFiled Proof of Service - Acceptance of Service. Petition for Writ and Appendix accepted by Legal Aid of Southern Nevada.18-30760
08/09/2018Notice/IncomingFiled Proof of Service - Acceptance of Service. Petition for Writ and Appendix accepted by Hutchison & Steffen.18-30761
08/09/2018Petition/WritFiled Petitioner's Reply Brief to the Answers to Writ of Mandamus or Prohibition.18-30771
08/09/2018Notice/IncomingFiled Proof of Service - Acceptance of Service. Petition for Writ and Appendix accepted by Division of Child & Family Services.18-30772
08/14/2018MotionFiled Petitioner's Motion to File Supplemental Appendix Under Seal.18-31280
08/16/2018Order/DispositionalFiled Order Granting Petition in Part and Denying in Part Petition for Writ of Mandamus or Prohibition. "ORDER the petition GRANTED IN PART AND DIRECT THE CLERK OF THIS COURT TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS instructing the district court to apply the rebuttable sibling presumption under NRS 432B.550(5) in determining the placement of Baby Girl W. All other requested relief is DENIED as not warranting our extraordinary intervention at this time." fn1 [Amy and Vivian's motion to file under seal a supplement to volume II of the appendix, containing a transcript of the district court hearing that resulted in the challenged order, is granted. SRCR 3(4)(b), (7). The clerk of this court shall file, under seal, the supplemental appendix provisionally received in this court on August 14, 2018.] NNP18-KP/MG/JH.18-31801
08/16/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Supplemental Appendix Volume 2 (SEALED).
08/16/2018WritIssued Writ with letter. Original and one copy of writ and copy of mailed to for service upon Judge Frank P. Sullivan.18-31843
08/21/2018Notice/IncomingFiled Petitioners' Acceptance of Service (Motion to File Supplemental Appendix Under Seal accepted by Kelly Mann).18-32497
08/21/2018Notice/IncomingFiled Petitioners' Acceptance of Service (Motion to File Supplemental Appendix Under Seal accepted by Todd L. Moody).18-32501
08/21/2018Notice/IncomingFiled Petitioners' Acceptance of Service (Motion to File Supplemental Appendix Under Seal accepted by Elena Thomas).18-32504
08/21/2018MotionFiled Petitioners' Motion to Publish as an Opinion the Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Petition for Writ of Mandamus or Prohibition Filed August 16, 2018.18-32521
08/22/2018Notice/IncomingFiled Petitioners' Acceptance of Service (Motion to File Supplemental Appendix Under Seal accepted by LaQuisha McCray).18-32668
08/23/2018Notice/IncomingFiled Petitioners' Proof of Service (Writ of Mandamus and Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Petition for Writ of Mandamus or Prohibition delivered to Judge Frank P. Sullivan).18-32988
08/27/2018WritFiled Returned Writ. Original Writ returned. Served on Judge Frank P. Sullivan on August 21, 2018.18-33500
10/18/2018Opinion/Non-DispositionalFiled Per Curiam Opinion. "Petition granted in part." Before: Pickering/Gibbons/Hardesty. Majority: Pickering/Gibbons/Hardesty. 134 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 82. NNP18-KP/MG/JH18-40945
11/13/2018RemittiturIssued Notice in Lieu/Rehearing. (SC)18-903844
11/13/2018Case Status UpdateNotice in Lieu of Remittitur Issued/Case Closed. (SC)
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