Case Information: 81946
Short Caption:	IN RE: K.M.S.	Court:	Supreme Court
		Related Case(s):	78586
Lower Court Case(s):	Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - J342106	Classification:	Civil Appeal - Family Law - Child Custody/Proper Person
Disqualifications:		Case Status:	Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:		Panel Assigned:	Panel
To SP/Judge:		SP Status:
Oral Argument:		Oral Argument Location:
Submission Date:		How Submitted:

+ Party Information
Role	Party Name	Represented By
Appellant	Kwame Anir Saafir	In Proper Person
Reference Party	K. M. S.
Respondent	Asha Colson	Africa A. Sanchez (Law Office of Africa A. Sanchez, Esq., LLC)
Respondent	State of Nevada Department of Family Services	Felicia R. Quinlan (Clark County District Attorney/Juvenile Division) Steven B. Wolfson (Clark County District Attorney)

Docket Entries
Date	Type	Description	Pending?	Document
10/15/2020	Filing Fee	Filing Fee due for Appeal. (SC)
10/15/2020	Notice of Appeal Documents	Filed Notice of Appeal/Proper Person. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (SEALED) (SC)
10/15/2020	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice to Pay Supreme Court Filing Fee. No action will be taken on this matter until filing fee is paid. Due Date: 10 days. (SC)		20-37950
10/20/2020	Motion	Filed Proper Person Motion to Request to Continue to Proceed Informa Pauperis. (SC)		20-38452
10/21/2020	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Waiving Filing Fee. Good cause appearing, no filing fee is due for this appeal. (SC)		20-38590
10/22/2020	Notice/Incoming	Filed Respondent's Notice of Withdrawal of Attorney. (SC)		20-38703
10/22/2020	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice Regarding Deadlines/Fast Track Child Custody. (SC)		20-38755
10/28/2020	Transcript Request	Filed Proper Person Request for Transcript of Proceedings. Transcripts requested: 11/13/18,12/11/18, 1/24/19, 2/12/19, 3/12/19, 11/19/19, and 7/14/20. To Court Reporter: Unknown. (SC)		20-39483
10/28/2020	Docketing Statement	Filed Proper Person Civil Docketing Statement. (SC)		20-39488
11/03/2020	Fast Track Brief	Filed Fast Track Statement. (SC)		20-40046
11/03/2020	Fast Track Brief	Filed Addendum to Fast Track Statement. (SC)		20-40047
11/30/2020	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Denying Motion to Withdraw, Regarding Pro Bono Counsel, and Directing Transmission of Record on Appeal. Counsel for respondent A. C. has filed a motion to withdraw. the motion is denied without prejudice. Having considered the documents transmitted by the district court and the docketing statement, this court has determined that the appointment of pro bono counsel to represent appellant would assist this court in reviewing this appeal. This case is hereby referred to the program established by the Pro Bono Committee to evaluate whether appellant can benefit from the program. The clerk of this court shall transmit a copy of this order, the attached case summary, and a copy of the district court order to the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada for financial eligibility screening. Notice of appearance due: 60 days. This court has further concluded that review of the complete record is warranted. Record on appeal due: 30 days. (SC)		20-43272
12/10/2020	Other Incoming Document	Filed Proper Person Document- Case Exhibit Addendum. (SC)		20-44932
12/22/2020	Record on Appeal Documents	Filed SEALED Record on Appeal - Vols. 1 and 2. (SC)
01/27/2021	Notice/Incoming	Filed Appellant's Notice of Appearance Pro Bono Counsel, Nicholas Shook. (SC)		21-02603
02/03/2021	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Reinstating Briefing. The clerk shall add attorney Nicholas Shook as counsel of record for appellant, and shall remove this appeal from the child custody fast track. Appellant: Transcript Request Form due: 14 days; Opening Brief due: 60 days. (SC)		21-03325
02/16/2021	Transcript Request	Filed Appellant's Certificate of No Transcript Request. (SC)		21-04446
04/01/2021	Motion	Filed Appellant's Motion to Submit Sealed Records and for an Extension of Time to Submit Opening Brief. (SC)		21-09403
04/22/2021	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion in Part. The motion to file the briefs under seal is denied without prejudice. Appellant shall have until July 6, 2021, to file and serve the opening brief. (SC)		21-11660
06/30/2021	Motion	Filed Appellant's Motion to Extend Time to File Opening Brief and Appendix. (SC)		21-18803
07/06/2021	Letter/Incoming	Filed Appellant's Letter to the Court requesting Motion for Extension of Time. (SC)		21-19184
07/07/2021	Transcript	Filed Notice from Court Reporter. Sherry Justice stating that the requested transcripts were delivered. Dates of transcripts: 11/13/18, 11/11/18, 1/24/19, 2/12/19, 3/12/19, 9/10/19, 11/19/19, and 7/14/20. (SC)		21-19436
07/08/2021	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion. Appellant's Opening Brief and Appendix due: August 5, 2021. (SC)		21-19585
07/29/2021	Motion	Filed Appellant's Motion to Withdraw as Counsel. (REJECTED PER NOTICE ISSUED ON 7/29/21)(SC)
07/29/2021	Appendix	Filed Appellant's Appendix to Motion to Withdraw. Vol. 1. (SC)		21-21954
07/29/2021	Appendix	Filed Appellant's Appendix to Motion to Withdraw. Vol. 2. (SC)		21-21955
07/29/2021	Appendix	Filed Appellant's Appendix to Motion to Withdraw. Vol. 3. (SC)		21-21957
07/29/2021	Motion	Filed Motion to Extend Time to File Opening Brief. (SC)		21-21956
07/29/2021	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice of Rejection of Filed Document. (SC)		21-21996
07/29/2021	Motion	Filed Appellant's Motion to Withdraw as Counsel. (SC)		21-22040
08/04/2021	Order/Procedural	Filed Order. Counsel for appellant, Nicholas Shook, has filed a motion for leave to file a motion to withdraw as counsel that exceeds the page limitation of NRAP 27(d)(2). The motion is granted. The motion to withdraw was filed on July 29, 2021. Mr. Shook shall have 7 days from the date of this order to file proof of service of the motion on appellant. This court defers ruling on appellant's motion for an extension of time to file the opening brief pending resolution of the motion to withdraw. (SC)		21-22650
08/05/2021	Notice/Incoming	Filed Appellant's Notice of Service (Motion to Withdraw as Counsel). (SC)		21-22721
08/27/2021	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion to Withdraw. The clerk shall remove Nicholas R. Shook as counsel of record for appellant. This appeal shall proceed with appellant in pro se. Respondents shall have 21 days from the date of this order to file and serve their fast track responses. fn1 [Given the withdrawal of counsel and the fact that appellant has already filed the fast track statement, Mr. Shook's motion for an extension of time to file the opening brief is denied as moot.] (SC)		21-25007
09/28/2021	Motion	Filed Respondents' Motion to Extend Time to File Response. (REJECTED PER NOTICE ISSUED ON 9/29/21) (SC)
09/29/2021	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice Of Rejection - No Notice Of Appearance for Felicia Quinlan. (SC)		21-27954
09/29/2021	Notice/Incoming	Filed Respondent's Notice of Appearance for Felicia R. Quinlan. (SC)		21-27974
10/01/2021	Motion	Filed Respondent's (State) Motion to Extend Time to File Reply. (SC)		21-28288
10/15/2021	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Denying Motion. Respondent State of Nevada Department of Family Services (NDFS) has filed an untimely motion for an extension of time, until October 8, 2021, to file a fast track response. The motion is denied because NDFS did not file a fast track response by the requested extended deadline. (SC)		21-29715
10/18/2021	Motion	Filed Respondent's (State) Motion to Extend Time to File Response to Fast Track. (SC)		21-29972
10/18/2021	Fast Track Brief	Filed Respondent's (State) Fast Track Response. (STICKEN PER 10/20/21 ORDER). (SC)
10/20/2021	Order/Procedural	Filed Order. The motion of respondent State of Nevada Department of Family Services (DFS) for an extension of time to file its fast track response is granted. However, this court is unable to accept the fast track response filed on October 18, 2021. The clerk shall strike the fast track response filed on October 18, 2021. DFS shall have 7 days from the date of this order to file and serve a fast track response that complies with NRAP 32. To date, respondent A. C. has not filed a fast track response or otherwise communicated with this court. Accordingly, A. C. shall have 7 days from the date of this order to file and serve a fast track response. (SC)		21-30228
10/21/2021	Fast Track Brief	Filed Respondent's (DFS) Fast Track Response. (SC)		21-30348
11/05/2021	Fast Track Brief	Filed Appellant's Reply to Fast Track Response. (SC)		21-31953
11/05/2021	Case Status Update	Fast Track Briefing Completed. (SC)
02/17/2022	Order/Dispositional	Filed Order of Affirmance. "ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED." fn7 [The Honorable Mark Gibbons, Senior Justice, participated in the decision of this matter under a general order of assignment.] RP/JH/MG. (SC)		22-05362
03/14/2022	Remittitur	Issued Remittitur. (SC)		22-07994
03/14/2022	Case Status Update	Remittitur Issued/Case Closed. (SC)
03/22/2022	Remittitur	Filed Remittitur. Received by District Court Clerk on March 15, 2022. (SC)		22-07994