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Case Information: 88093
Short Caption:LOMBARDO VS. NV COMM'N ON ETHICSCourt:Supreme Court
Lower Court Case(s):Carson City - First Judicial District - 23 OC 00109Classification:Civil Appeal - Administrative Agency - General
Disqualifications:Case Status:Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:Panel Assigned: En Banc
To SP/Judge:02/14/2024 / Wasick, DavidSP Status:Completed
Oral Argument:Oral Argument Location:
Submission Date:04/10/2025How Submitted:On Briefs

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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
02/12/2024Filing FeeFiling Fee Paid. $250.00 from Campbell & Williams. Check no. 24519. (SC)
02/12/2024Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.). (SC)24-05139
02/12/2024Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice of Referral to Settlement Program. This appeal may be assigned to the settlement program. Timelines for requesting transcripts and filing briefs are stayed. (SC)24-05141
02/14/2024Settlement NoticeIssued Notice: Assignment to Settlement Program. Issued Assignment Notice to NRAP 16 Settlement Program. Settlement Judge: David Wasick. (SC)24-05439
02/15/2024Notice/IncomingFiled Respondents' (Nevada Commission on Ethics and Ross E. Armstrong) Notice of Change of Address and Notice of Change of Law Firm Affiliation. (SC)24-05737
02/15/2024Notice/IncomingFiled Respondent's (Legislature) Notice of Correction of Party Name. (SC)24-05812
02/16/2024Notice/IncomingFiled Respondents' (Commission on Ethics and Ross Armstrong) Substitution of Counsel for Wayne Klomp in place of Elizabeth Bassett and Brandi Jensen. (SC)24-05930
02/27/2024Docketing StatementFiled Appellant's Docketing Statement. (SC)24-07079
02/28/2024Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice to Provide Proof of Service. Due date: 7 days. (SC)24-07111
02/28/2024Notice/IncomingFiled Appellant's Proof of Service for Docketing Statement. (SC)24-07131
03/13/2024Notice/OutgoingIssued 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)24-08979
03/15/2024Settlement Program ReportFiled Interim Settlement Program Report. The settlement conference is continued to the following date: May 14, 2024, at 10:00 am. The settlement conference scheduled for April 19, 2024, is cancelled. (SC).24-09384
03/26/2024Order/ProceduralFiled Order Approving Substitution of Counsel. On February 16, 2024, respondents, Nevada Commission on Ethics and Ross E. Armstrong, filed a substitution of counsel. The clerk of this court shall add attorney Wayne Klomp of the law firm Great Basin Law in place and stead of attorney Elizabeth J. Bassett of the Nevada Commission on Ethics as counsel for respondents Nevada Commission on Ethics and Ross E. Armstrong. Additionally, the clerk of this court shall remove attorney Brandi Jensen, Fernley City Attorney, as co-counsel for respondents, Nevada Commission on Ethics and Ross E. Armstrong, as she is no longer affiliated with the Nevada Commission on Ethics. (SC)24-10663
04/25/2024Notice/IncomingFiled Respondents' (Nevada Commission on Ethics and Ross Armstrong) Substitution of Counsel for Elizabeth Bassett in Place of Wayne Klomp. (SC)24-14423
04/26/2024Order/ProceduralFiled Order Approving Substitution of Counsel. On April 25, 2024, respondents, Nevada Commission on Ethics and Ross E. Armstrong, filed a substitution of counsel. The clerk of this court shall add attorney Elizabeth J. Bassett of the Nevada Commission on Ethics in place and stead of Wayne Klomp of Great Basin Law, as counsel for respondents, Nevada Commission on Ethics and Ross E. Armstrong. (SC)24-14630
05/10/2024Settlement Program ReportFiled Interim Settlement Program Report. After further consideration, it has been determined by the settlement judge that this case is not appropriate for settlement and should be removed from the program. (SC)24-16456
05/14/2024Settlement Order/ProceduralFiled Order Removing From Settlement Program/Briefing Reinstated. This appeal is removed from the settlement program. Appellant(s): 14 days transcript request; 90 days opening brief. (SC)24-16978
05/20/2024Transcript RequestFiled Appellant's Certificate of No Transcript Request. (SC)24-17614
08/02/2024Order/Clerk'sFiled Order Granting Extension Per Telephonic Request. Appellant's opening brief and appendix due: August 26, 2024. (SC)24-27184
08/16/2024BriefFiled Appellant's Opening Brief. (SC)24-29249
08/16/2024AppendixFiled Index to Joint Appendix Index - Vols. 1-3. (SC)24-29250
08/16/2024AppendixFiled Joint Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol. 1. (SC)24-29251
08/16/2024AppendixFiled Joint Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol. 2. (SC)24-29252
08/16/2024AppendixFiled Joint Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol. 3. (SC)24-29253
09/11/2024MotionFiled Respondents' (Nevada Commission on Ethics and Ross Armstrong) Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Answering Brief. (SC)24-33239
09/12/2024Notice/OutgoingIssued Approve Respondents' Streamlined Extension. Streamlined extension approved. Answering Brief due: October 3, 2024. (SC)24-33635
10/03/2024BriefFiled Respondents' (Nevada Commission on Ethics and Ross Armstrong) Answering Brief. (STRICKEN PER 10/4/24 ORDER). (SC)
10/03/2024AppendixFiled Respondents' (Nevada Commission on Ethics and Ross Armstrong) Appendix to Answering Brief. (STRICKEN PER 10/4/24 ORDER). (SC)
10/04/2024Order/ProceduralFiled Order Striking Deficient Document. Order Striking Deficient Answering Brief and Appendix. Corrected answering brief and appendix due: 14 days. (SC)24-37326
10/14/2024BriefFiled Respondents' (Nevada Commission on Ethics and Ross Armstrong) Answering Brief. (SC)24-38706
10/14/2024AppendixFiled Respondents' (Nevada Commission on Ethics and Ross Armstrong) Indexes to Appendix to Answering Brief. (SC)24-38707
10/14/2024AppendixFiled Respondents' (Nevada Commission on Ethics and Ross Armstrong) Appendix to Answering Brief. (SC)24-38708
10/16/2024Order/ProceduralFiled Order to File Document. The remaining respondent, the Legislature of the State of Nevada, shall have 7 days from the date of this order to file and serve its answering brief. If the Legislature of the State of Nevada will not be filing an answering brief, it shall notify this court in writing within the same time period. Failure to comply with this order will result in the resolution of this appeal without an answering brief from the Legislature of the State of Nevada. Appellant shall have 37 days from the date of this order to file and serve any reply brief. (SC)24-39100
10/18/2024Notice/IncomingFiled Respondent (The Legislature of the State of Nevada) Notice Taking No Position Regarding Legal Issues in this Appeal and Electing Not to File Answering Brief in this Appeal. (SC)24-39529
11/15/2024MotionFiled Appellant's Motion Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Reply Brief. (SC)24-43335
11/18/2024Notice/OutgoingFiled Approve Appellant's Streamlined Extension. Streamlined extension approved. Reply Brief due: December 23, 2024. (SC)24-43589
12/20/2024BriefFiled Appellant's Reply Brief. (SC)24-49195
12/23/2024Case Status UpdateBriefing Completed/To Screening. (SC)
04/10/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order/Submit on Briefs. Cause appearing, oral argument will not be scheduled and this appeal shall stand submitted for decision before the en banc court as of the date of this order on the briefs filed herein. (SC)25-16158
06/18/2025Order/DispositionalFiled Order of Reversal and Remand. "We REVERSE the district court's orders granting the motion to dismiss and denying the countermotion to extend time to serve the OAG AND REMAND this matter to the district court for further proceedings consistent with this order." (EN BANC). (SC)25-27055
07/09/2025RemittiturIssued Remittitur.(SC)25-29856
07/09/2025Case Status UpdateRemittitur Issued/Case Closed.(SC)
07/25/2025RemittiturFiled Remittitur. Received by County Clerk on 7/15/25. (SC)25-29856