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Case Information: 86961
Short Caption:	SMITH VS. PAUSTIAN C/W 87975	Court:	Supreme Court
Consolidated:	86961*, 87975	Related Case(s):	86961-COA, 87975, 87975-COA
Lower Court Case(s):	Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - A751936	Classification:	Civil Appeal - General - Other
Disqualifications:		Case Status:	Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:		Panel Assigned:	Panel
To SP/Judge:	07/14/2023 / Trost, Janet	SP Status:	Completed
Oral Argument:		Oral Argument Location:
Submission Date:		How Submitted:

+ Party Information
Role	Party Name	Represented By
Appellant	Heather Smith	Victoria R. Allen (Christian Morris Trial Attorneys) Jamie McInelly (Christian Morris Trial Attorneys) Christian M. Morris (Christian Morris Trial Attorneys)
Respondent	Kathleen Paustian	Christine L. Atwood (Messner Reeves LLP) Steven G. Knauss (Messner Reeves LLP) Michael Caleb Meyer (Messner Reeves LLP)

Docket Entries
Date	Type	Description	Pending?	Document
07/13/2023	Filing Fee	Filing Fee due for appeal. (SC)
07/13/2023	Notice of Appeal Documents	Filed Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (SC)		23-22416
07/13/2023	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: 7 days. (SC)		23-22419
07/13/2023	Filing Fee	E-Payment $250.00 from Christian M. Morris. (SC)
07/14/2023	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. Docketing Statement mailed to counsel for appellant - due: 21 days. (SC).		23-22529
07/14/2023	Settlement Notice	Issued Notice: Assignment to Settlement Program. Issued Assignment Notice to NRAP 16 Settlement Program. Settlement Judge: Janet Trost. (SC).		23-22604
07/21/2023	Settlement Program Report	Filed ECAR/Appropriate for Settlement Program. This case is appropriate for mediation and a settlement conference is scheduled for August 10, 2023, at 2:00 PM. (SC)		23-23442
08/04/2023	Docketing Statement	Filed Appellant's Docketing Statement. (SC)		23-25163
08/11/2023	Settlement Program Report	Filed Interim Settlement Program Report. The settlement conference is continued to the following date: August 30, 2023, at 1:00 PM. (SC)		23-26095
08/30/2023	Settlement Program Report	Filed Interim Settlement Program Report. The settlement conference is continued to the following date: September 29, 2023, at 1:00 pm. (SC).		23-28472
09/29/2023	Settlement Program Report	Filed Final Report/No Settlement. The parties were unable to agree to a settlement of this matter. (SC)		23-32046
10/03/2023	Settlement Order/Procedural	Filed Order: No Settlement/Briefing Reinstated. The parties were unable to agree to a settlement. Appellant(s): 14 days transcript request; 90 days opening brief and appendix. (SC)		23-32323
10/04/2023	Notice/Incoming	Filed Respondent's Notice of Appearance and Change of Counsel for Steven Knauss Instead of Christine Atwood. (SC)		23-32449
10/17/2023	Notice/Incoming	Filed Appellant's Notice of Request for Transcript of Proceedings. Transcripts requested: 4/13/2023, 4/17/2023, 4/20/2023, and 4/21/2023. Court Reporter: Jennifer Gerold. (REJECTED PER NOTICE FILED ON 10/17/2023). (SC)
10/17/2023	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice of Rejection of Deficient Transcript Request. (SC)		23-33872
10/18/2023	Notice/Incoming	Filed Appellant's Notice of Request for Transcript of Proceedings. Transcripts requested: 4/13/2023, 4/17/2023, 4/20/2023, and 4/21/2023. Court Reporter: Jennifer Gerold. (REJECTED PER PHONE CALL WITH ATTORNEY OFFICE). (SC)
10/18/2023	Notice/Incoming	Filed Appellant's Notice of Request for Transcript of Proceedings. Transcripts requested: 4/13/2023, 4/17/2023, 4/20/2023, and 4/21/2023. Court Reporter: Jennifer Gerold. (SC)		23-33974
12/06/2023	Transcript	Filed Notice from Court Reporter. Jennifer Gerold stating that the requested transcripts were delivered. Dates of transcripts:4/13/2023, 4/17/2023, 4/20/2023, and 4/21/2023. (SC)		23-39518
12/15/2023	Order/Clerk's	Filed Order Granting Extension Per Telephonic Request. Appellant's opening brief and appendix due: January 16, 2024. (SC)		23-40739
01/12/2024	Brief	Filed Appellant's Opening Brief. (SC)		24-01366
01/12/2024	Appendix	Filed Appellant's Appendix to Opening Brief - Master Index. (SC)		24-01370
01/12/2024	Appendix	Filed Appellant's Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol. 1. (REJECTED PER PHONE CALL).(SC)
01/12/2024	Appendix	Filed Appellant's Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol. 2. (SC)		24-01372
01/12/2024	Appendix	Filed Appellant's Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol. 3. (SC)		24-01373
01/12/2024	Appendix	Filed Appellant's Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol. 4. (SC)		24-01374
01/12/2024	Appendix	Filed Appellant's Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol. 5. (SC)		24-01375
01/16/2024	Appendix	Filed Appellant's Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol. 1. (SC)		24-01494
02/07/2024	Motion	Filed Respondent's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Answering Brief. (SC)		24-04519
02/07/2024	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice Motion/Stipulation Approved. (SC)		24-04632
03/13/2024	Brief	Filed Respondent's Answering Brief. (SC)		24-09037
04/12/2024	Brief	Filed Appellant's Reply Brief (SC)		24-12801
04/12/2024	Case Status Update	Briefing Completed/To Screening(SC)
04/29/2024	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice of Transfer Case to Court of Appeals. (SC).		24-14835
04/29/2024	Case Status Update	Transferred to Court of Appeals. (SC).
03/21/2025	Order/Dispositional	Filed Order Dismissing Appeal (Docket No. 86961-COA) and Affirming in Part, Reversing in Part, and Remanding (Docket No. 87975-COA). As we are unable to grant any relief that would change the outcome of the underlying case in Docket No. 86961-COA due to Paustian's death, we order the appeal in Docket No. 86961-COA dismissed. Docket No. 87975-COA, we reverse the order resolving the parties' motions for interest and we remand for the district court to calculate Smith's pre-offer prejudgment interest in accordance with this order. We conclude that the district court correctly calculated Paustian's post-offer prejudgment interest for the entire period between the time of the offer and the time of the entry of judgment, and we therefore affirm that portion of the post-judgment order resolving the parties' motions for interest. Westbrook, J., concurring. Nos. 86961/87975 COA-BB/MG/DW (SC)
04/11/2025	Case Status Update	Transferred from Court of Appeals. Nos. 86961/87975.(SC)
04/11/2025	Remittitur	Issued Remittitur. Nos. 86961/87975.(SC)		25-16348
04/11/2025	Case Status Update	Remittitur Issued/Case Closed. Nos. 86961/87975.(SC)
04/25/2025	Remittitur	Filed Remittitur. Received by District Court Clerk on 4/14/25. Nos. 86961/87975. (SC)		25-16348

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