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Case Information: 88887-COA
Short Caption:CRONIN VS. WESLEY-CRONIN (CIVIL)Court:Court of Appeals
Related Case(s):88887
Lower Court Case(s):Nye Co. - Fifth Judicial District - CV40259Classification:Civil Appeal - General - Pro Bono Program
Disqualifications:Case Status:Disposition Filed
Replacement:Panel Assigned: Panel
To SP/Judge:SP Status:
Oral Argument:03/24/2026 at 2:15 PMOral Argument Location:Las Vegas Courtroom
Submission Date:03/24/2026How Submitted:After Oral Argument

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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
07/25/2024Case Status UpdateTransferred from Supreme Court. (COA).
07/25/2024MotionFiled Proper Person (John Wesley Cronin) Emergency Motion for Stay. (TRANSFERRED FROM THE SUPREME COURT PER 07/25/24 NOTICE) (COA)24-25925
07/25/2024Order/ProceduralFiled Order Imposing Temporary Stay and Directing Responses. Appellant has filed a motion for stay. We conclude that a response would assist in this court's resolution of the motion. Accordingly, respondents shall have 7 days from the date of this order to file and serve responses to the stay motion. Appellant shall have 7 days from when the last response is served to file and serve any reply. We temporarily stay the portion of the district court's order requiring appellant to remove his personal property from and vacate the premises, pending our receipt and consideration of the responses. Respondents shall not take any action to enforce the stayed portion of the order or to evict appellant from the premises until further order of this court. (COA)24-26050
08/01/2024MotionFiled Respondent's (Jonathan Abarabar) Response to Appellant's Motion for Stay Pending Appeal. (COA)24-27058
08/14/2024MotionFiled Proper Person's (John Wesley Cronin) Reply to Respondent's Response to Appellant's Motion for Stay Pending Appeal. (COA)24-28779
09/04/2024Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion to Stay and Referring Appellant to the Pro Bono Program. Appellant has filed a pro se motion for stay of the district court proceedings in the underlying matter. Having considered Appellant's motion, the response, and the relevant factors, see NRAP 8(c), the motion for stay is granted. We have 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 is directed to transmit a copy of this order and the attached case summary and district court order to the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada for financial eligibility screening. Appellant's notice of appearance due: 60 days. Briefing suspended. (COA)24-32016
11/01/2024Notice/IncomingFiled Appellant's Notice of Appearance of Pro Bono Counsel. (STRICKEN PER ORDER FILED ON 11/5/24) (COA)
11/05/2024Order/ProceduralFiled Order Striking Deficient Document. Order Striking Deficient Notice of Appearance of Pro Bono Counsel. Corrected Notice due: 7 days from the date of this order. (COA)24-41760
11/07/2024Notice/IncomingFiled Appellant's Notice of Appearance for Paul C. Ray. (COA)24-42105
11/13/2024Order/ProceduralFiled Order Reinstating Briefing. This court referred this matter to the Pro Bono Committee of the State Bar of Nevada's Appellate Litigation Section for the selection of pro bono counsel to represent appellant in this appeal. Attorney Paul C. Ray has now filed a notice of appearance as appellant's pro bono counsel. Accordingly, the clerk shall add Mr. Ray as counsel of record for appellant. Mr. Ray shall have 14 days from the date of this order to determine the transcripts necessary for a review of this appeal and to file either a transcript request form or a supplemental certification that no transcripts are requested under NRAP 9(a). As appellant is now a client of a program for legal aid, see NRS 12.015(1)(b), Mr. Ray is directed to follow NRS 12.015(3) for obtaining any necessary transcripts at county expense. Mr. Ray shall have 90 days from the date of this order to file and serve the opening brief. See NRAP 28. Thereafter, briefing shall proceed in accordance with NRAP 31(a)(1). (COA)24-42936
12/04/2024Order/ProceduralFiled Order to File Document. Appellant shall have 7 days from the date of this order to file and serve a transcript request form or certificate that no transcripts will be requested. See NRAP 9(a); see also NRAP 9(a)(9) (COA)24-46264
12/06/2024Notice/IncomingFiled Appellant's Notice of Filing of Request for Pro Bono Transcripts for Pro Bono Appellant John Wesley Cronin. (STRICKEN PER ORDER FILED ON 12/9/24) (COA)
12/09/2024Order/ProceduralFiled Order Striking Deficient Document. Order Striking Deficient Transcript Request Form. Corrected Transcript Request Form due: 14 days from the date of this order. (COA)24-47004
12/23/2024MotionFiled Appellant's Motion for Waiver of Costs. (SC)24-49611
12/23/2024Transcript RequestFiled Request for Transcript of Proceedings. Transcripts requested: 04/26/22, 01/17/23, 01/18/23, 01/23/23, 08/21/23, 03/28/23, 03/28/23, 10/17/23, 12/11/23, 02/20/23, 04/30/24, 06/25/24. To Court Reporter: Judith Ayotte. (SC)24-49612
01/03/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Regarding Motion for Waiver of Costs and Briefing Schedule. Appellant, who is a client of a program for legal aid as defined by NRS 12.015(8), has filed a motion for waiver of costs associated with preparation and delivery of transcripts. The motion is denied with respect to the June 25, 2024, transcript, as that proceeding occurred after the docketing of this appeal. However, it appears the remaining requested transcripts are necessary for appellate review. Accordingly, the motion is granted to the following extent. Within 7 days of the date of this order, the district court shall order the following transcripts to be prepared at county expense in accordance with NRS 12.015(3): April 26, 2022; January 17, 18, and 23, 2023; March 28, 2023; August 21, 2023; October 17, 2023; December 11, 2023; February 20, 2024; and April 30, 2024. Appellant's response due: 14 days. Court reporter certificate due: 45 days. Appellant's opening brief and appendix due: 90 days. (COA)25-00204
01/17/2025Notice/IncomingFiled Appellant's Notice of Compliance with January 3, 2025 Order Regarding Motion for Waiver of Costs and Briefing Schedule. (COA)25-02754
02/25/2025TranscriptFiled Notice from Court Reporter. Kathy Jackson stating that the requested transcripts were delivered. Dates of transcripts: 04/26/22, 01/17/23, 01/18/23, 01/23/23, 08/21/23, 03/28/23, 03/28/23, 10/17/23, 12/11/23, 02/20/23, 04/30/24, and 06/25/24. (COA)25-08752
04/02/2025MotionFiled Appellant's Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Opening Brief. (COA)25-14867
04/03/2025Notice/OutgoingFiled Approve Appellant's Streamlined Extension. Streamlined extension approved. Opening Brief due: May 5, 2025. (COA).25-15022
04/03/2025Notice/OutgoingFiled Notice of Mandatory Electronic Filing for David Salmon. All attorneys are required to file electronically. (COA)25-15066
05/05/2025BriefFiled Appellant's Opening Brief. (COA)25-20022
05/05/2025AppendixFiled Appellant's Joint Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol 7. (COA)25-20023
05/05/2025AppendixFiled Appellant's Joint Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol 6 Part 1. (COA)25-20024
05/05/2025AppendixFiled Appellant's Joint Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol 6 Part 2. (STRICKEN PER ORDER FILED ON 5/7/25) (COA)
05/05/2025AppendixFiled Appellant's Joint Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol 5. (STRICKEN PER ORDER FILED ON 5/7/25) (COA)
05/05/2025AppendixFiled Appellant's Joint Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol 4. (STRICKEN PER ORDER FILED ON 5/7/25) (COA)
05/05/2025AppendixFiled Appellant's Joint Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol 3. (STRICKEN PER ORDER FILED ON 5/7/25) (COA)
05/05/2025AppendixFiled Appellant's Joint Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol 2 Part 1. (COA)25-20029
05/05/2025AppendixFiled Appellant's Joint Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol 2 Part 2. (STRICKEN PER ORDER FILED ON 5/7/25) (COA)
05/05/2025AppendixFiled Appellant's Joint Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol 1 Part 1. (COA)25-20031
05/05/2025AppendixFiled Appellant's Joint Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol 1 Part 2. (STRICKEN PER ORDER FILED ON 5/7/25) (COA)
05/05/2025AppendixFiled Appellant's Joint Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol 1 Part 3. (STRICKEN PER ORDER FILED ON 5/7/25) (COA)
05/05/2025AppendixFiled Appellant's Index Volume to Joint Appendix to Opening Brief. (COA)25-20034
05/05/2025AppendixFiled Appellant's Certificate of Service for Joint Appendix to Opening Brief - Vols. 1 - 7. (COA)25-20035
05/05/2025AppendixFiled Appellant's Certificate of Service for Index Volume to Joint Appendix to Opening Brief. (COA)25-20036
05/07/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Striking Deficient Document. Order Striking Deficient Joint Appendix. Vol. 1(parts 2 and 3) Vol. 2 (part 2) Vols. 3,4,5, and 6 (part 2). Corrected Appendix due: 14 days from the date of this order. (COA)25-20396
05/13/2025AppendixFiled Appellant's Joint Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol 1. (COA)25-21416
05/13/2025AppendixFiled Appellant's Joint Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol 2. (COA)25-21417
05/13/2025AppendixFiled Appellant's Joint Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol 3. (COA)25-21421
05/13/2025AppendixFiled Appellant's Joint Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol 4. (COA)25-21422
05/13/2025AppendixFiled Appellant's Joint Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol 5. (COA)25-21424
05/13/2025AppendixFiled Appellant's Joint Appendix to Opening Brief - Vol 6. (COA)25-21433
06/02/2025MotionFiled Respondent's (Jonathan Abarabar) Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Answering Brief. (SC)25-24419
06/03/2025Notice/OutgoingFiled Approve Respondent's (Jonathan Abarabar) Streamlined Extension. Streamlined extension approved. Answering Brief due: July 3, 2025. (COA)25-24549
07/02/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order to File Document. To date, respondents Lynn Ellen Wesley-Cronin aka Lynn Sumner, Darrell Sumner, and Silver Valley Land Management Company, Inc. has not filed an answering brief or otherwise communicated with this court. The remaining respondents shall have 7 days from the date of this order to file and serve an answering brief. Appellant shall have 37 days from the date of this order to file and serve a reply brief, if deemed necessary. (COA)25-28932
07/03/2025Notice/IncomingFiled Appellant's Amended Proof of Service of Joint Appendix Volumes 1-6. (COA)25-29182
07/03/2025BriefFiled Respondent's (Jonathan J. Abarabar) Answering Brief. (STRICKEN PER ORDER FILED ON 7/7/25) (COA)
07/03/2025AppendixFiled Respondent's (Jonathan J. Abarabar) Supplemental Appendix. (STRICKEN PER ORDER FILED ON 7/7/25) (COA)
07/07/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Striking Deficient Document. Order Striking Deficient Answering Brief and Appendix. Corrected Documents for Respondent Jonathan J. Abarabar due: 14 days from the date of this order. (COA)25-29339
07/13/2025BriefFiled Respondent's (Jonathan J. Abarabar) Answering Brief. (COA)25-30419
07/13/2025AppendixFiled Respondent's (Jonathan J. Abarabar) Supplemental Appendix to Answering Brief. (COA)25-30420
07/13/2025AppendixFiled Respondent's (Jonathan J. Abarabar) Index Volume to Appendix to Supplemental Answering Brief. (COA)25-30421
07/16/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order. To date, the remaining respondents have failed to file an answering brief or to otherwise communicate with this court. Accordingly, this appeal shall be decided without an answering brief from respondents Lynn Ellen Wesley-Cronin aka Lynn Sumner, Darrell Sumner, and Silver Valley Land Management Company, Inc. Appellant's reply brief in response to respondent Jonathan Abarabar's answering brief remains due to be filed on or before August 12, 2025. (COA)25-31027
07/18/2025Notice/IncomingFiled Appellant's Notice of Nonrepresentation. (STRICKEN PER 7/18/25 ORDER). (COA)
07/18/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Striking Deficient Document. Order Striking Deficient Appellant's Notice of Nonrepresentation. Corrected notice due: 7 days. (SC)25-31517
07/22/2025Notice/IncomingFiled Respondent's Notice of Nonrepresentation. (COA)25-31969
07/24/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Disapproving Notice. Attorney David Salmon was listed on this court's docket as counsel of record for respondents Lynn Ellen Wesley-Cronin, Darrell Sumner, and Silver Valley Land Management Company, Inc. He has been served with copies of the documents filed in this case since its inception. On July 22, 2025, Salmon filed a notice informing this court that he does not represent respondents in this matter. An attorney who has been incorrectly added as counsel for a respondent may seek withdrawal by filing a notice, within 14 days of the date of docketing of the appeal. If no such notice is filed within that time, withdrawal may only be sought via a motion filed in accordance with NRAP 46(e)(3)(B). NRAP 46(e)(3)(A). The time to file a notice under NRAP 46(e)(3)(A) passed over one year ago. Accordingly, the notice is disapproved. (COA)25-32408
07/30/2025MotionFiled Respondents' Motion to Withdraw as Attorney of Record for David Salmon. (COA)25-33319
08/06/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion to Withdraw. Attorney David N. Salmon has filed a motion to withdraw as counsel for respondents Lynn Ellen Wesley-Cronin, Darrell Sumner, and Silver Valley Land Management Company, Inc (Silver Valley). Cause appearing, the motion is granted. Lynn Ellen Wesley-Cronin and Darrell Sumner shall each have 30 days from the date of this order to either (1) retain new counsel and cause new counsel to file a notice of appearance in this court, (2) file a motion for an extension of time to retain new counsel, or (3) inform this court, in writing, that they will be proceeding in pro se. Silver Valley may not appear in this matter without counsel. Therefore, Silver Valley shall have 30 days from the date of this order to retain new counsel and cause new counsel to file a notice of appearance in this court. (COA)25-34479
08/07/2025Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Entry of Order Granting Motion to Withdraw as Attorney of Record. (SC)25-34701
08/08/2025MotionFiled Appellant's Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Reply Brief. (COA)25-34930
08/11/2025Notice/OutgoingFiled Approve Appellant's Streamlined Extension. Streamlined extension approved. Reply Brief due: September 11, 2025. (COA)25-34983
09/10/2025MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Extend Time to File Reply Brief. (SC)25-39696
09/18/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order. To date, Lynn Ellen Wesley-Cronin and Darell Sumner have not responded to this court's order. Accordingly, Lynn Ellen Wesley-Cronin and Darrell Sumner shall proceed pro se. To date, no counsel has filed a notice of appearance on behalf of this respondent. Accordingly, Silver Valley will not be permitted to file documents in this matter. Accordingly, the parties shall disregard the notice of streamlined extension issued on August 11, 2025. Appellant's September 10, 2025, motion for an extension of time to file the reply brief is denied as unnecessary. Respondents Lynn Ellen Wesley-Cronin and Darell Sumner shall have 14 days from the date of this order to file and serve an answering brief. Appellant shall have 14 days from the date the response is served to file any reply. In the event Lynn Ellen Wesley-Cronin and Darell Sumner do not file and serve an answering brief within 14 days, any reply by appellant to respondent Jonathan J. Abarabar's answering brief is due 28 days from the date of this order.(COA)25-40873
10/10/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order. To date, Lynn Ellen Wesley-Cronin and Darrell Sumner have failed to file an answering brief or communicate with this court. Accordingly, this appeal shall be decided without an answering brief from respondents Lynn Ellen Wesley-Cronin and Darrell Sumner. NRAP 31(d)(2). Appellant's reply brief to respondent Jonathan J. Abarabar's answering brief, if any remains due to be filed on or before October 15, 2025.(COA)25-44390
10/15/2025BriefFiled Appellant's Reply Brief. (COA)25-45148
10/16/2025Case Status UpdateBriefing Completed/To Screening. (COA)
02/10/2026Order/ProceduralFiled Order Scheduling Oral Argument. This appeal has been scheduled for oral argument on March 24, 2026, at 2:15 p.m. in Las Vegas. The argument shall be limited to 30 minutes. (COA)26-06787
03/10/2026Order/ProceduralFiled Order Regarding Oral Argument. This matter is currently scheduled for oral argument on March 24, 2026, at 2:15 p.m. in Las Vegas. As respondents Lynn Ellen Wesley-Cronin a/k/a Lynn Sumner, Darrell Sumner, and Silver Valley Land Management Company, Inc. are not represented by counsel and have not filed briefs in this matter, they will not be permitted to participate in oral argument. (COA)26-11235
03/24/2026Case Status UpdateOral argument held this day. Case submitted for decision before The Court of Appeals. (COA)
05/22/2026Order/DispositionalFiled Order of Affirmance. "ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED." COA-BB/MG/DW. (COA)26-23412