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Case Information: 80009
Short Caption:WASHOE CTY. D.A.'S OFF. VS. THE SECOND JUD. DIST. CT. C/W 79792/80008Court:Supreme Court
Consolidated:79792*, 80008, 80009
Lower Court Case(s):Washoe Co. - Second Judicial District - CV1901912Classification: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:
Submission Date:07/15/2020How Submitted:After Oral Argument

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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
11/13/2019Filing FeePetition Filing Fee Waived. State/County/Municipality. (SC)
11/13/2019Petition/WritFiled Petition for Writ of Mandamus or Prohibition. (SC)19-46558
11/13/2019AppendixFiled Appendix to Petition for Writ. (SC)19-46568
11/19/2019BriefFiled Amicus Brief of the State of Nevada In Support of Petitioner. (SC)19-47283
11/19/2019AppendixFiled Amicus Curiae The State of Nevada's Appendix - Volume 1. (SC)19-47284
12/16/2019Order/ProceduralFiled Order Consolidating Cases, Directing Petitioner to File a Supplemental Appendix, and Directing Respondents to File an Answer. Petitioner shall have 14 days from the date of this order to provide the missing documents in a supplemental appendix. Respondents shall have 28 days from the date of this order to file and serve an answer. A reply may be filed and served within 7 days from the date that the answer is filed in this court. (SC)19-50802
12/19/2019Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Appearance of Counsel (Peter P. Handy for Respondents). Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC)19-51446
12/23/2019Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Appearance of Counsel (Greg D. Ott for Respondents). Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC)19-51769
12/30/2019MotionFiled Petitioner's Motion to File Supplemental Appendix Under Seal. Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC)19-52367
01/06/2020MotionFiled Respondent's Non-opposition to Motion to File Supplemental Appendix Under Seal. Nos. 79292/80008/80009. (SC)20-00679
01/09/2020Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. The clerk of this court shall file the supplemental appendix received on December 31, 2019. Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC).20-01044
01/09/2020AppendixFiled Petitioner's Supplemental Appendix. (SEALED). Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC)
01/13/2020Order/Clerk'sFiled Order Granting Extension Per Telephonic Request. Respondents' Answer to the Petition for Writ of Mandamus or Prohibition due: January 27, 2020. Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC).20-01497
01/27/2020Petition/WritFiled Respondents' Answer to the Petitions for Writ of Mandamus or Prohibition. Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC)20-03741
01/27/2020AppendixFiled Respondents' Appendix. Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC)20-03742
02/03/2020Order/Clerk'sFiled Order Granting Extension Per Telephonic Request. Petitioner's Reply to the Answer to the Petition for Writ due: February 18, 2020. Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC).20-04523
02/18/2020AppendixFiled Petitioner's Reply Appendix. Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC)20-06707
02/18/2020MotionFiled Petitioner's Motion for Order for Transmission of Sealed Transcript (1/9/20). Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC)20-06708
02/18/2020MotionFiled Petitioner's Motion for Order for Transmission of Sealed Transcript (12/4/19). Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC)20-06709
02/18/2020MotionFiled Petitioner's Motion for Order for Transmission of Sealed Transcript (12/19/19). Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC)20-06710
02/18/2020Petition/WritFiled Petitioner's Reply in Support of Petition for Writ of Mandamus or Prohibition. Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC)20-06712
02/19/2020Case Status UpdateBriefing Completed/To Screening. (SC)
02/25/2020MotionFiled Respondents' Opposition to Motions for Order for Transmision of Sealed Transcript. Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC)20-07639
03/03/2020MotionFiled Petitioner's Reply in Support of Motion for Order For Transmission of Sealed Transcript. Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC)20-08563
03/19/2020Order/ProceduralFiled Order Denying Motions. Petitioner has filed three motions to transmit sealed transcripts of district court hearings. The motions to transmit the transcripts are denied without prejudice. fn1 [The information to be sealed shall be kept confidential pending this court's ruling on the motion to seal.] Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC).20-10796
05/29/2020MotionFiled Petitioner's Motion for Order for Transmission of Sealed Transcript. Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC)20-20340
05/29/2020MotionFiled Petitioner's Motion to File Supplemental Appendix Under Seal. Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC)20-20345
06/05/2020MotionFiled Respondents' Non-Opposition to Petitioner's Motions to File Supplemental Appendix Under Seal and for Order for Transmission of Sealed Transcript. Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC).20-21254
06/11/2020Order/ProceduralFiled Order Scheduling Oral Argument. This court has determined that oral argument may be of assistance in resolving this matter. Accordingly, this matter is scheduled for oral argument on July 15, 2020, at 1:30 p.m. in Carson City. The argument shall be limited to 30 minutes. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, while in the courtroom attendees will be required to abide by the court's social distancing standards then in effect as recommended by the CDC. The court will also maintain recommended sanitizing standards from the CDC in the courtroom between each case argued. Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC).20-21892
06/15/2020Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motions. Petitioner has filed a motion to direct the district court clerk to transmit a sealed transcript to this court and a motion to file additional sealed transcripts under seal in a supplemental appendix. The motions are granted. The clerk of the district court shall have 14 days from the date of this order to transmit to this Court, under seal, the transcript of proceedings for the sealing hearing that took place in Department 10 on December 19, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. in the matter of Mailyn Deposoy Kang, District Court Case No. CV19-01896. The clerk of this court shall file the supplemental appendix received on June 3, 2020, under seal. Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC).20-22178
06/15/2020AppendixFiled Supplemental Appendix (SEALED). Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC).
06/17/2020Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Scheduling Oral Argument. Oral Argument is scheduled for 30 minutes on July 15, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. in Carson City. Nos. 78792/80008/80009 (SC)20-22587
06/25/2020TranscriptFiled Transcipts of Proceedings (SEALED). Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC)
06/30/2020Notice/OutgoingIssued Oral Argument Reminder Notice Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC)20-24161
07/15/2020Case Status UpdateOral argument held this day. Case submitted for decision. Northern Nevada Panel. 79792. (NNP20-RP/EC/JH) (SC)
10/08/2020Opinion/DispositionalFiled Authored Opinion. "Petitions granted." Before: Parraguirre/Hardesty/Cadish. Author: Parraguirre, J. Majority: Parraguirre/Hardesty/Cadish. fn2 [All three writ petitions name the State of Nevada as the petitioner. This appears to be a clerical error because the Washoe County DA filed the petitions. Accordingly, we direct the clerk of this court to modify the captions on the petitions to conform to the captions in this opinion.] 136 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 67. NNP20-RP/JH/EC. Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC).20-36876
10/08/2020WritIssued Writ with letter. Original and one copy of writ and copy of opinion mailed to WCDA for service upon Judge Drakulich. Nos. 79792/80008/80009. (SC)20-36901
11/06/2020WritFiled Returned Writ. Original Writ returned. Served on Judge Kathleen Drakulich on October 15, 2020. Nos. 79792/80008/80009 (SC)20-40656
11/23/2020RemittiturIssued Notice in Lieu of Remittitur. Nos. 79792/80008/80009.20-42831
11/23/2020Case Status UpdateNotice in Lieu of Remittitur Issued/Case Closed. (SC)
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