Case Information: 91228
Short Caption:	SILVA VS. DIST. CT. (CLAY) (CIVIL)	Court:	Supreme Court
		Related Case(s):	90651
Lower Court Case(s):	Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - A909767	Classification:	Original Proceeding - Civil - Mandamus
Disqualifications:		Case Status:	Submitted for Decision
Replacement:		Panel Assigned:	En Banc
To SP/Judge:		SP Status:
Oral Argument:	04/09/2026 at 10:00 AM	Oral Argument Location:	Las Vegas
Submission Date:	04/09/2026	How Submitted:	After Oral Argument

+ Party Information
Role	Party Name	Represented By
Amicus Curiae	Nevada Business Law Attorneys	James M. Jimmerson (The Jimmerson Law Firm, P.C)
Amicus Curiae	Nevada Business Law Professors	James M. Jimmerson (The Jimmerson Law Firm, P.C)
Petitioner	Francisco Silva	Vance R. Bohman (Snell & Wilmer, LLP/Las Vegas) Kelly H. Dove (Snell & Wilmer, LLP/Las Vegas) Xyzlo Lee (Snell & Wilmer, LLP/Las Vegas)
Real Party in Interest	CPI Management Group, LLC	Whitney J. Barrett (Christiansen Trial Lawyers) Jeffery A. Bendavid (Bendavid Law) Peter S. Christiansen (Christiansen Trial Lawyers) Jacqueline Vokoun (Bendavid Law)
Real Party in Interest	Deddrick Perry	Whitney J. Barrett (Christiansen Trial Lawyers) Jeffery A. Bendavid (Bendavid Law) Peter S. Christiansen (Christiansen Trial Lawyers) Jacqueline Vokoun (Bendavid Law)
Real Party in Interest	Ed Clay	Whitney J. Barrett (Christiansen Trial Lawyers) Jeffery A. Bendavid (Bendavid Law) Peter S. Christiansen (Christiansen Trial Lawyers) Jacqueline Vokoun (Bendavid Law)
Real Party in Interest	Scott Nelson	Whitney J. Barrett (Christiansen Trial Lawyers) Jeffery A. Bendavid (Bendavid Law) Peter S. Christiansen (Christiansen Trial Lawyers) Jacqueline Vokoun (Bendavid Law)
Respondent	Maria A. Gall
Respondent	The Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, in and for the County of Clark

Docket Entries
Date	Type	Description	Pending?	Document
09/03/2025	Filing Fee	Filing fee paid. E-Payment $250.00 from Xyzlo Lee. (SC)
09/03/2025	Petition/Writ	Filed Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (SC)	Y	25-38347
09/03/2025	Appendix	Filed Appendix to Petition for Writ of Mandamus - Index. (SC)		25-38348
09/03/2025	Appendix	Filed Appendix to Petition for Writ of Mandamus - Volume 1 of 3. (SC)		25-38349
09/03/2025	Appendix	Filed Appendix to Petition for Writ of Mandamus - Volume 2 of 3. (SC)		25-38351
09/03/2025	Appendix	Filed Appendix to Petition for Writ of Mandamus - Volume 3 of 3. (SC)		25-38352
10/01/2025	Order/Procedural	Filed Order/Answer Writ Petition. Answer due: 21 days. Petitioner shall have 14 days from the service of the answer to file and serve any reply. (SC)		25-42803
10/10/2025	Order/Clerk's	Filed Order Granting Extension Per Telephonic Request. Real parties in interests answer to petition for writ due: November 5, 2025. (SC)		25-44341
11/05/2025	Petition/Writ	Filed Real Parties in Interest's Answer to Petition for Writ of Mandamus (STRICKEN PER 11/7/25 ORDER). (SC)
11/07/2025	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Striking Deficient Document. Order Striking Deficient Real Parties in Interest's Answer to Petition for Writ of Mandamus. Corrected answer due: 14 days. (SC)		25-48662
11/07/2025	Petition/Writ	Filed Real Parties in Interest's Answer to Petition for Writ of Mandamus (SC)		25-48706
11/13/2025	Motion	Filed Amici Curiae Nevada Business Law Professors and Nevada Business Law Attorneys' Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief (SC)		25-49477
11/13/2025	Motion	Filed Appellant's Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Reply Brief (Issued Disapprove Streamlined Extension) (SC)		25-49540
11/14/2025	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Disapprove Streamlined Extension. Streamlined extension is disapproved. (SC)		25-49786
11/17/2025	Order/Clerk's	Filed Order Granting Extension Per Telephonic Request. Petitioner's reply to answer to the petition for writ due: December 5, 2025. (SC)		25-49931
11/26/2025	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Granting Motion and Directing Filing of Complaint Brief. Nevada Business Law Professors and Nevada Business Law Attorneys have filed a motion for leave to file a brief of amicus curiae. The unopposed motion is granted. However, this court is unable to accept the proposed amicus brief attached to the motion because it does not comply with this court's rules. This court will not consider the brief attached to the November 13, 2025, motion. Amici shall have 7 days from the date of this order to file and serve an amended brief of amicus curiae. (SC)		25-51991
12/03/2025	Brief	Filed Amended Brief of Amici Curiae Nevada Business Law Professors and Nevada Business Law Attorneys- in Support of Real Parties in Interest. (SC)		25-52770
12/05/2025	Petition/Writ	Filed Filed Petitioner Francisco Silva Reply Brief in Support of Petition for Writ of Mandamus(SC)		25-53057
03/03/2026	Order/Procedural	Filed Order Scheduling Oral Argument. This court has determined that oral argument would be of assistance in resolving the issues presented in this matter. Accordingly, oral argument is scheduled for April 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in Las Vegas. The parties shall have 2 minutes of uninterrupted argument at the beginning of each side's presentation in addition to the 15 minutes each of argument time. The argument shall be limited to a total of 34 minutes. (SC)		26-09978
03/26/2026	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Oral Argument Reminder Notice. (SC)		26-14026
04/09/2026	Case Status Update	Oral argument held this day. Case submitted for decision before the En Banc Court. (SC)