Combined Case Information: 79124
Short Caption:	IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO L.L.S.	Court:	Supreme Court
Lower Court Case(s):	Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - J341672	Classification:	Civil Appeal - Family Law - Pro Bono Program/Parental Termination
Disqualifications:		Case Status:	Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:		Panel Assigned:	En Banc
To SP/Judge:		SP Status:
Oral Argument:	09/08/2020 at 1:00 PM	Oral Argument Location:	Carson City
Submission Date:	09/08/2020	How Submitted:	After Oral Argument
	Expedited

+ Party Information
Role	Party Name	Represented By
Appellant	Tahja Lujan	Abira Grigsby (The Grigsby Law Group)
Respondent	L. L. S.	Dewey Fowler, Jr. (Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, Inc.) Daniel F. Polsenberg (Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP/Las Vegas) Abraham G. Smith (Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP/Las Vegas)
Respondent	State of Nevada Department of Family Services	Candice Saip (Clark County District Attorney/Juvenile Division) Steven B. Wolfson (Clark County District Attorney)

Docket Entries
Date	Type	Description	Pending?	Document
07/09/2019	Filing Fee	Appeal Filing Fee Waived. In Forma Pauperis. (SC)
07/09/2019	Notice of Appeal Documents	Filed Notice of Appeal/Parental Termination/Counsel. Filed certified copy of notice of appeal. (Notice re: parental termination expedited filing schedule issued to all counsel.) (SEALED) (SC)
07/19/2019	Transcript Request	Filed Request for Transcript of Proceedings. Transcripts requested: 01/18/19, 02/04/19, 02/22/19, 04/24/19. To Court Reporter: Rachel Chaisson. (SC)
07/30/2019	Docketing Statement	Filed Docketing Statement Civil Appeals. (SC)
09/17/2019	Transcript	Filed Notice from Court Reporter. Katherine Rice stating that the requested transcripts were delivered. Dates of transcripts: 01/18/19, 02/04/19, 04/24/19. (SC)
10/02/2019	Order/Clerk's	Filed Order Granting Telephonic Extension. Appellant's Opening Brief and Appendix due: October 21, 2019. (SC)
10/04/2019	Transcript	Filed Notice from Court Reporter. Katherine Rice stating that the requested transcripts were delivered. Dates of transcripts: 02/22/19. (SC)
10/21/2019	Brief	Filed Appellant's Opening Brief. (SC)
10/21/2019	Appendix	Filed Appellant's Appendix Vol. I. (SC)
10/21/2019	Appendix	Filed Appellant's Appendix Vol II. (SC)
10/21/2019	Appendix	Filed Appellant's Appendix Vol III. (SC)
10/21/2019	Appendix	Filed Appellant's Appendix Vol. IV. (SC)
11/07/2019	Order/Clerk's	Filed Order Granting Extension Per Telephonic Request. Respondent State of Nevada Department of Family Services' Answering Brief due: November 26, 2019. (SC).
11/12/2019	Notice/Incoming	Filed Notice of Appearance. Daniel F. Polsenberg and Abraham G. Smith of Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP appear as pro bono counsel for the minor child L.L.S. in connection with the Children's Attorney Project of the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada. (SC)		19-46402
11/12/2019	Motion	Filed Minor Child L.L.S.'s Motion for Extension of Time to File Answering Brief.
11/26/2019	Brief	Filed Respondent Department of Family Services' Answering Brief. (SC)		19-48362
11/26/2019	Appendix	Filed Respondent Department of Family Services' Appendix. (SC)		19-48363
12/02/2019	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion. Respondent L.L.S.'s Answering Brief due: December 12, 2019. Appellant shall have 14 days from service of L.L.S.'s answering brief to file and serve a reply brief. (SC).
12/11/2019	Motion	Filed Motion for Extension of Time to File Minor Child L.L.S's Answering Brief. (SC)		19-50270
01/03/2020	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion. Respondent L.L.S. shall have until January 13, 2020, to file and serve the answering brief. Appellant shall have 14 days from service of L.L.S.'s answering brief to file and serve a reply brief, if deemed necessary. (SC)		20-00297
01/13/2020	Motion	Filed Respondent's Motion for Extension of Time to File Answering Brief. (SC)		20-01679
01/22/2020	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion. Respondent L.L.S.'s Answering Brief due: February 12, 2020. (SC).
02/12/2020	Motion	Filed Respondent L.L.S.'s Motion to File "Full NRAP 26.1 Disclosure" Under Seal. (SC)
02/12/2020	Brief	Filed Respondent L.L.S.'s Answering Brief Supporting Reversal. (SC)
02/14/2020	Motion	Filed Appellant's Motion to Place Appeal in Pro Bono Appellate Program. (SC)		20-06266
02/27/2020	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Regarding Motions. Respondent L.L.S., the minor child, has filed an answering brief supporting reversal of the district court's decision and has filed a motion to place this appeal in the pro bono appellate program. The clerk of this court shall assign this appeal to the pro bono appellate program. The clerk of this court shall file the disclosure statement received on February 18, 2020, under seal. (SC).
02/27/2020	Notice/Incoming	Filed Respondent LLS's Full NRAP 26.1 Disclosure (SEALED). (SC).
03/12/2020	Case Status Update	Briefing Completed/To Screening. No reply brief filed. (SC)
05/27/2020	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Scheduling Oral Argument. Oral argument shall be scheduled in this matter on July 7, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. Oral argument will be held by videoconference. The court will use the BlueJeans videoconferencing system. In case technical difficulties develop at any time, the court will conduct the oral argument by teleconference, which will require counsel to have immediate access to a landline phone connection. Within 14 days of the date of this order, the parties shall submit to the Clerk of the Court a notice identifying the attorney(s) who will argue the case and the phone number and email address of that attorney(s). The notice may be emailed to the court at nvscclerk@nvcourts.nv.gov. The attorneys will be required to schedule a session with the Clerk of the Court to test the capabilities of the connection and video equipment approximately one week prior to argument. (SC)
06/02/2020	Motion	Filed Appellant's Stipulation to Continue Oral Argument. (SC)		20-20724
06/05/2020	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Regarding Oral Argument. The parties have filed a stipulation to postpone argument in this matter currently scheduled for July 7, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. Cause appearing, oral argument is vacated. This matter is rescheduled for oral argument on September 8, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. The argument will be videoconferenced. Within 14 days of the date of this order, the parties shall submit to the Clerk of the Court a notice identifying the attorney(s) who will argue the case and the phone number and email address of that attorney(s). The notice may be emailed to the court at nvscclerk@nvcourts.nv.gov. The attorneys will be required to schedule a session with the Clerk of the Court to test the capabilities of the connection and video equipment approximately one week prior to argument. (SC).		20-21136
06/24/2020	Notice/Incoming	Filed Appellant's Notice Regarding Oral Argument. (SC)		20-23431
08/25/2020	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Oral Argument Reminder Notice. (SC)		20-31281
09/08/2020	Case Status Update	Oral argument held this day. Case submitted for decision. Before the En Banc Court. 79124. (SC)
05/27/2021	Opinion/Dispositional	Filed Authored Opinion. "Reversed and remanded." Before the Court En Banc. Author: Stiglich, J. Majority: Parraguirre/Stiglich/Silver/Herndon. Pickering J., with whom Hardesty, C.J., and Cadish, J., agree, dissenting. 137 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 22. En Banc. (SC).		21-15207
06/21/2021	Remittitur	Issued Remittitur. (SC)		21-17671
06/21/2021	Case Status Update	Remittitur Issued/Case Closed. (SC)
07/02/2021	Remittitur	Filed Remittitur. Received by District Court Clerk on June 22, 2021. (SC)		21-17671