Case Information: 87074
Short Caption:	PROTECTIVE INS. CO. VS. STATE, COMM'R OF INS.	Court:	Supreme Court
		Related Case(s):	87117, 90653
Lower Court Case(s):	Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - A787325	Classification:	Civil Appeal - General - Other
Disqualifications:	Silver	Case Status:	Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:		Panel Assigned:	Panel
To SP/Judge:	09/29/2023 / Kuzemka, Kristine	SP Status:	Completed
Oral Argument:		Oral Argument Location:
Submission Date:	10/21/2024	How Submitted:	On Briefs

+ Party Information
Role	Party Name	Represented By
Appellant	Protective Insurance Company	Kurt R. Bonds (Former) (Hall & Evans / Las Vegas) Michael Montgomery (Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellot, LLC)
Respondent	Scott Kipper	Elliot T. Anderson (Greenberg Traurig, LLP/Las Vegas) Jerrell L Berrios (Greenberg Traurig, LLP/Las Vegas) Tami D. Cowden (Greenberg Traurig, LLP/Las Vegas) Mark E. Ferrario (Greenberg Traurig, LLP/Las Vegas) Kara B. Hendricks (Greenberg Traurig, LLP/Las Vegas)
Respondent	The State of Nevada Commissioner of Insurance	Elliot T. Anderson (Greenberg Traurig, LLP/Las Vegas) Jerrell L Berrios (Greenberg Traurig, LLP/Las Vegas) Tami D. Cowden (Greenberg Traurig, LLP/Las Vegas) Mark E. Ferrario (Greenberg Traurig, LLP/Las Vegas) Kara B. Hendricks (Greenberg Traurig, LLP/Las Vegas)

Docket Entries
Date	Type	Description	Pending?	Document
08/02/2023	Filing Fee	Filing Fee due for Appeal. (SC)
08/02/2023	Notice of Appeal Documents	Filed Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (SC)		23-24825
08/02/2023	Other	Senior Justice Abbi Silver disqualified from participation in this matter. Disqualification Reason: Law Firms. (SC)
08/02/2023	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)		23-24830
08/11/2023	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice of Modification of Caption. Parties are advised to notify this office in writing within 7 days if the caption as modified does not accurately reflect the status of the parties. (SC)		23-26052
08/17/2023	Order/Dispositional	Filed Order Dismissing Appeal. To date, appellant has not paid the filing fee or otherwise responded to this court's notice. Accordingly, "this appeal is dismissed." (SC)		23-26848
08/25/2023	Filing Fee	Appellant's E-Payment $250.00 from Kurt R. Bonds. (SC)
08/25/2023	Notice/Incoming	Filed Appellant's Notice of Change of Law Firm for Kurt Bonds. (SC)		23-27874
08/25/2023	Motion	Filed Appellant's Motion for Reconsideration or Set Aside Order Dismissing Appeal. (SC)		23-27876
09/29/2023	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion for Reconsideration and Reinstating Appeal. On August 25, 2023, appellant filed a motion for reconsideration of that order and paid the filing fee. The unopposed motion for reconsideration is granted. The clerk of this court shall reinstate this appeal and issue the notice referring this matter to the settlement program. (SC)		23-31943
09/29/2023	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)		23-31950
09/29/2023	Settlement Notice	Issued Notice: Assignment to Settlement Program. Issued Assignment Notice to NRAP 16 Settlement Program. Settlement Judge: Kristine M. Kuzemka. (SC)		23-32069
10/20/2023	Docketing Statement	Filed Appellant's Docketing Statement.(SC)		23-34301
10/24/2023	Notice/Incoming	Filed Respondent's Notice of Appearance. (Michael A. Montgomery for Respondent) (SC)		23-34741
10/25/2023	Order/Procedural	Filed Order. Appellant's counsel filed a notice of appearance on behalf of attorney Michael A. Montgomery, as counsel for appellant. We decline to add Mr. Montgomery as counsel for appellant at this time. (SC)		23-34846
10/26/2023	Notice/Incoming	Filed Notice of Appearance.(Michael A. Montgomery for Appellant.(SC)		23-35038
10/31/2023	Settlement Program Report	Filed ECAR/Not Appropriate for Settlement Program. This case is not appropriate for mediation. (SC)		23-35328
10/31/2023	Settlement Order/Procedural	Filed Order Adding Counsel, Removing From Settlement Program/Briefing Reinstated. On October 26, 2023, counsel for appellant filed a notice of appearance for attorney Michael A. Montgomery, of the law firm Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, and provided this court with a copy of the district court order admitting Mr. Montgomery to practice pursuant to SCR 42 in the matter below. The clerk of this court shall add Mr. Montgomery to the docket as counsel for appellant. This appeal is removed from the settlement program. Appellant(s): 14 days transcript request; 90 days opening brief. (SC)		23-35400
11/14/2023	Transcript Request	Filed Appellant's Certificate of No Transcript Request. (SC)		23-36912
11/14/2023	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice to Provide Proof of Service. Due date: 7 days. (SC)		23-36993
11/21/2023	Notice/Incoming	Filed Appellant's Proof of Service Proof of Service of Certificate that no Transcript is Being Requested(SC)		23-37925
01/29/2024	Brief	Filed Appellant's Opening Brief(REJECTED PER NOTICE ISSUED ON 01-30-24(not bound separate form Appendix- No proof of service for Appendix (SC)
01/30/2024	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice of Rejection of Deficient Brief. Corrected brief due: 5 days.		24-03558
02/01/2024	Brief	Filed Appellant's Opening Brief (SC)		24-03843
02/01/2024	Appendix	Filed Appellant Appendix Index Volumes I (REJECTED PER NOTICE ISSUED ON 02-01-24) (Each Appendix must be separate document )(SC)
02/01/2024	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice of Rejection of Deficient Appendix. Corrected appendix due: 5 days.(Each Appendix must be separate document )(SC)		24-03910
02/01/2024	Appendix	Filed Appellant Appendix Index Volumes I (SC)		24-03917
02/01/2024	Appendix	Filed Appellant Appendix Index Volumes II (Pages 00251-00397)(SC		24-03919
02/01/2024	Appendix	Filed Appellant Appendix Index Volumes II (Pages00398-00500) (SC		24-03918
02/01/2024	Appendix	Filed Appellant Appendix Index Volumes III (Pages 00501-00591) (SC)		24-03921
02/01/2024	Appendix	Filed Appellant Appendix (Pages 00592-00681) (SC)		24-03922
02/01/2024	Appendix	Filed Appellant Appendix Index Volumes III (Pages 682 to 750)(SC)		24-03923
02/01/2024	Appendix	Filed Appellant Appendix Index Volumes IV (Pages 00751 to 00803)(SC		24-03924
02/01/2024	Appendix	Filed Appellant Appendix Index Volumes IV (Pages 00804-00834)(SC)		24-03925
02/26/2024	Notice/Incoming	Filed Respondent's Notice of Appearance of Counsel(Elliot T. Anderson for Respondent)(SC)		24-06749
02/27/2024	Motion	Filed Respondent's Stipulation for Extension of Time to File Answering Brief. (Due date 04-04-2024) (SC)		24-07065
02/28/2024	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice Motion/Stipulation Approved. "Answering Brief Due date: 04-04-2024(SC)		24-07116
04/04/2024	Brief	Filed Respondent's Answering Brief (SC)		24-11925
04/05/2024	Order/Clerk's	Filed Order Granting Extension Per Telephonic Request. Appellant's reply brief due: May 20, 2024. (SC)		24-12090
05/20/2024	Brief	Filed Appellant's Reply Brief(REJECTED PER NOTICE ISSUED ON 05-20-24)(missing Certificate of Compliance)(SC)
05/20/2024	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice of Rejection of Deficient Brief. Corrected brief due: 5 days.(missing Certificate of Compliance)(SC)		24-17702
05/22/2024	Brief	Filed Appellant's Reply Brief (SC)		24-17915
05/22/2024	Case Status Update	Briefing Completed/To Screening(SC)
10/21/2024	Order/Procedural	Filed Order/Submit on Briefs. Cause appearing, oral argument will not be scheduled and this appeal shall stand submitted for decision before a panel of this court as of the date of this order on the briefs filed herein. (SC)		24-39558
01/16/2025	Opinion/Dispositional	Filed Authored Opinion. "Affirmed." Before: Stiglich/Pickering/Parraguirre. Author: Pickering, J. Majority: Stiglich/Pickering/Parraguirre. 141 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 3. B24-LS/KP/RP. (SC).		25-02330
02/06/2025	Remittitur	Issued Remittitur.(SC)		25-05739
02/06/2025	Case Status Update	Remittitur Issued/Case Closed.(SC)
02/19/2025	Remittitur	Filed Remittitur. Received by District Court Clerk on 02/10/2025. (SC)		25-05739
04/04/2025	Notice/Incoming	Filed Notice of Withdrawal of Counsel of Kurt R. Bonds Esq., as Counsel for Appellant. (SC)		25-15249
04/22/2025	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion. The clerk shall remove Hall & Evans, LLC, as counsel of record for appellant. This court notes that after remittitur issues, counsel of record has no further responsibilities in this court. Therefore, a motion to withdraw after issuance of the remittitur is unnecessary. (SC)		25-18068