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ALBIOS VS. HORIZON COMMUNITIES

Case Information: 41589
Short Caption:ALBIOS VS. HORIZON COMMUNITIESCourt:Supreme Court
Lower Court Case(s):Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - A421377Classification:Civil Appeal - General - Other
Disqualifications:GibbonsCase Status:Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:Panel Assigned: En Banc
To SP/Judge:06/20/2003 / Levitt, LansfordSP Status:Completed
Oral Argument:06/15/2005 at 9:00 AMOral Argument Location:Carson City
Submission Date:07/12/2005How Submitted:On Briefs

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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
06/17/2003Filing FeeReceived Filing Fee Paid on Filing. $200.00 from Law Office of Donna Lee Schubert--check no. 1774.
06/17/2003Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Certified Copy of Notice of Appeal/Settlement. Notice re: settlement conference program/suspension of rules mailed to all counsel. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.) 03-10102
06/17/2003Filing FeeReceived Filing Fee Paid on Filing. $200.00 from Bennion & Clayson (Zurich American Insurance Company--check no. 2990082159.
06/17/2003Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Certified Copy of Notice of Cross-Appeal. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for cross-appellant.) 03-10103
06/20/2003Settlement NoticeIssued Notice: Assignment to Settlement Program. Settlement Judge: Lansford W. Levitt . (Briefing and preparation of transcripts suspended pending further order of this court.)
07/07/2003Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement. (Respondent/Cross-Appellant) 03-11344
07/09/2003Notice/Outgoing Letter. Lansford W. Levitt. (docketing statement of respondent/cross-appellant)
07/22/2003Order/ProceduralFiled Order. to file Docketing Statement. Appellants/cross-respondents shall, within 10 days from the date of this order, file and serve their docketing statement. Failure to comply timely with this order may result in the imposition of sanctions including dismissal of this appeal as abandoned. 03-12399
07/30/2003Settlement Program ReportFiled Interim Settlement Program Report. The parties have agreed to a settlement of this matter. 03-12862
10/02/2003Order/ProceduralFiled Order. The settlement judge has filed a report indicating that the parties have agreed to a settlement. The parties shall have 30 days from the date of this order to file in this court a stipulation or motion to dismiss this appeal and cross-appeal, along with a copy of an order of the district court certifying that upon remand, it is inclined to grant the parties' requested relief. If the parties are unable to obtain Huneycutt certification, they shall so inform this court in writing within the same time period. Failure to comply with this order in a timely manner may result in the dismissal of this appeal as abandoned. 03-16366
10/17/2003Notice/IncomingFiled Notice. Notice of Inability to Obtain Huneycutt Certification. 03-17345
12/18/2003Settlement Order/ProceduralFiled Order: No Settlement/Briefing Reinstated. Order Filing Docketing Statement and Reinstating Briefing. On September 15, 2003, appellants submitted the docketing statement for filing. To date, appellants have not filed a motion for leave to file the untimely docketing statement. In the interest of judicial economy, we direct the clerk of this court to file the docketing statement received on September 15, 2003. The parties had agreed upon a settlement of this appeal and cross-appeal. Accordingly, on October 2, 2003, this court entered an order directing the parties to file a stipulation or motion to dismiss this appeal and cross-appeal, along with a copy of an order of the district court certifying that upon remand, it is inclined to grant the parties' requested relief. Respondent/cross-appellant ('respondent') has filed a document entitled 'Notice of Inability to Obtain Huneycutt Certification.' Accordingly, we reinstate the deadlines for requesting transcripts and filing briefs. See NRAP 16(c). Appellants and respondent shall each have 15 days from the date of this order to comply with NRAP 9(a). Appellants shall have 120 days from the date of this order to file and serve the opening brief and appendix on appeal. Respondent shall have 30 days from service of appellants' opening brief to file and serve a combined answering brief on appeal and opening brief on cross-appeal. Appellants shall have 30 days from service of respondent combined brief to file and serve a combined reply brief on appeal and answering brief on cross-appeal. Finally, respondent shall have 30 days from service of appellants' combined brief to file and serve a reply brief on cross-appeal, if deemed necessary. 03-21048
12/18/2003Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement. (Appellants/Cross-Respondents.). 03-15405
01/05/2004Transcript RequestFiled Request for Transcript of Proceedings. Transcripts requested: 02/10/03. To Court Reporter: Janie Olsen. 04-00221
01/08/2004Transcript RequestFiled Request for Transcript of Proceedings. Transcripts requested: 06/16/03 and 06/25/03. To Court Reporter: Janie Olsen. 04-00480
01/13/2004Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Association of Counsel. Robert L. Eisenberg of Lemons, Grundy & Eisenberg associates as counsel for respondent/cross-appellant. 04-00811
01/16/2004TranscriptFiled Transcript. Proceedings: February 10, 2003. Court Reporter: Janie Olsen. 04-01023
02/02/2004TranscriptFiled Transcript. Proceedings: 06/16/03 and 06/25/03. Court Reporter: Janie Olsen. 04-02117
04/19/2004MotionFiled Stipulation and Order. Brief due: April 30, 2004. 04-07161
05/04/2004BriefFiled Opening Brief. 05/13/04 ORDER: APPELLANTS' OPENING BRIEF STRICKEN.
05/04/2004AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief. Vols. 1 through 9. 04-08161
05/04/2004Other Other. Addendum 3 to Appellants' Appendix to Appellants' Opening Brief, Vols. A through K. 04-08163
05/13/2004Order/ProceduralFiled Order. Striking Opening Brief. Our review of appellants/cross-respondents' ('appellants') opening brief indicates that it is procedurally deficient. Specifically, appellants have used a font size smaller than that permitted under the Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure. See NRAP 32(a). Accordingly, the clerk shall strike appellants' opening brief. Appellants shall have 15 days from the date of this order to file and serve an amended opening brief that complies with the Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure. Thereafter, briefing shall proceed in accordance with NRAP 31(a)(1). 04-08902
06/04/2004MotionFiled Motion and Order/Excess Pages. Appellants' Motion for Leave to Exceed Page Limit (Amended Opening Brief). Granted: 45 pages. 04-10294
06/04/2004BriefFiled Amended Brief. Appellants' Amended Opening Brief. 04-10295
07/07/2004MotionFiled Stipulation and Order. Brief due: August 5, 2004. 04-12437
07/08/2004MotionFiled Stipulation. No action required - contains original signature of Donna Schubert for stipulation that was filed on 7/7/04. 04-12483
07/19/2004TranscriptFiled Transcript. Proceedings: October 14, 2002. Court Reporter: Janie Olsen. 04-13079
07/29/2004BriefFiled Answering Brief. Horizon Communtities, Inc.'s Answering Brief on Appeal and Opening Brief on Cross-Appeal. 04-13832
07/29/2004AppendixFiled Appendix to Answering Brief. Respondent/Cross-Appellant's Appendix. 04-13833
09/01/2004MotionFiled Stipulation and Order. Brief due: 09/29/04. 04-15946
09/20/2004MotionFiled Stipulation and Order. Duplicate of document filed 9/1/04 containing original signature of Robert Eisenberg. 04-23827
09/29/2004BriefFiled Reply Brief. Appellant/Cross-Respondent. (Appellants' Answering Brief and Reply Brief). 04-18012
09/29/2004AppendixFiled Appendix to Reply Brief. 04-18013
11/02/2004MotionFiled Motion and Order Extending Time. Brief due: December 1, 2004. 04-20184
12/01/2004MotionFiled Motion to Extend Time. Motion for Second Extension of Time for Filing Reply Brief on Cross-Appeal. 04-21936
12/10/2004Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. filed December 1, 2004. Respondent/cross-appellant shall have until January 3, 2005, to file and serve its reply brief on cross-appeal. No further extensions of time shall be permitted absent demonstration of extreme and unforeseeable circumstances. Counsel's caseload will not be deemed such a circumstance. 04-22543
12/21/2004BriefFiled Reply Brief on Cross-Appeal. 04-23235
12/21/2004AppendixFiled Appendix to Reply Brief. 04-23236
01/10/2005Order/ProceduralFiled Order/Show Cause. Appellants and cross-appellant shall have 30 days from the date of this order within which to show cause why this appeal and cross-appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. We mote that appellants and/or cross-appellants may also be able to cure this perceived jurisdictional defect by procuring appropriate district court orders or stipulations resolving the remaining claims and filing a timely amended notice of appeal. fn4[See NRAP 4(a)(7) (stating that no additional fees are required for a timely filed amended notice of appeal). Failure to demonstrate that this court has jurisdiction may result in this court's dismissal of this appeal and cross-appeal. 05-00481
02/01/2005MotionFiled Response to Order to Show Cause. Respondent/Cross-Appellant. 05-02044
02/03/2005Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Certified Copy of Notice of Appeal/Amended/Supplemental. 05-02196
03/02/2005Order/ProceduralFiled Order. Allowing Appeal and Cross-Appeal to Proceed. When our preliminary review of the docketing statement and the NRAP 3(e) documents revealed a potential jurisdictional defect, we ordered appellants and cross-appellant to show cause why this appeal and cross-appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Specifically, we were concerned that the district court had not entered a final judgment because it appeared that cross-appellant's third-party complaint remained pending as to third-party defendants VTN Nevada, Diamond Construction, Knipp Brothers, MS Concrete Company, Inc., Pearson Masonry, Post Tension of Nevada, Automatic Door, and Champion Drywall. In response to this court's show cause order, cross-appellant submitted district court orders and notices formally dismissing each of the above-named third-party defendants, the last of which was entered on January 25, 2005. On January 31, 2005, cross-appellant timely filed an amended notice of appeal. Accordingly, as this court has jurisdiction to consider this appeal and cross-appeal, they shall be permitted to proceed as briefed. fn2[ Appellants failed to respond to this court's show cause order or to file an amended notice of appeal, as directed. Although we disapprove of appellants' conduct, we note that, under NRAP 4(a)(6), premature notices of appeal now operate prospectively through the entry of a final judgment; accordingly, this court has jurisdiction over this appeal as well as over this cross-appeal.] 05-04065
03/31/2005OtherDisqualification of Justice Gibbons.
04/25/2005Notice/IncomingFiled Notice. Horizon's Memorandum of Supplemental Authorities. 05-08152
05/04/2005BriefFiled Supplemental Authorities. Appellants' Response ot Horizon's Memorandum of Supplemental Authorities. 05-08780
05/18/2005Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Scheduling Oral Argument. Oral Argument is scheduled for 30 minutes on June 15, 2005, at 9:00 a.m. (SNP05-NB/RR/JH)
06/01/2005Notice/OutgoingIssued Oral Argument Reminder Notice.
06/15/2005Case Status Update Submitted for Decision. Before the Southern Nevada Panel. SNP05-NB/RR/JH
07/12/2005Order/ProceduralFiled Order/Submit on Briefs. Order for En Banc Consideration and Submitting for Decision Without Further Oral Argument. Oral argument in this matter was held on June 15, 2005, before the Southern Nevada Panel. We have determined that en banc consideration of this appeal is warranted. This appeal shall stand submitted for decision without further argument to the En Banc Court as of the date of this order on the briefs filed herein. NRAP 34(f)(1). 05-13823
07/12/2005Case Status Update Submitted for Decision. To the En Banc Court. EN BANC
04/27/2006Opinion/DispositionalFiled Authored Opinion. "Affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded with instructions." fn1[The Honorable Mark Gibbons, Justice, voluntarily recused himself from participation in the decision of this appeal.] Before the Court EN BANC. Author: Rose, C.J. We concur: Becker, Maupin, Douglas, Hardesty and Parraguirre, JJ. 122 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 37. EN BANC. 06-08878
05/15/2006Filing FeeReceived Filing Fee Paid on Filing. $150 from Lemons Grundy & Eisenberg-check no. 12384.
05/15/2006MotionFiled Motion for Excess Pages. Motion for Permission to file Petition for Rehearing in Excess of 10 Pages. 06-10187
05/15/2006Post-Judgment PetitionReceived Petition for Rehearing. 06-10188
06/12/2006Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. The clerk of this court shall file the 12 page petition for rehearing received on May 15, 2006. 06-12239
06/12/2006Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Petition for Rehearing. Respondent/Cross-Appellant's Petition for Rehearing. 06-10188
07/06/2006Post-Judgment OrderFiled Order/Rehearing Denied. "Rehearing denied." NRAP 40(c). fn1[The Honorable Mark Gibbons, Justice, voluntarily recused himself from participation in the decision of this matter.] EN BANC 06-13957
07/21/2006Notice/IncomingFiled Notice. Appellants' Verified Bill of Costs. 06-15249
08/04/2006MotionFiled Motion. Motion to Deny Appellant's Recovery of Costs Contained Within Verified Bill of Costs pursuant to NRAP 39(a) and (c). 06-16192
08/15/2006MotionFiled Response to Motion. Appellants' Opposition to Respondent's Motion to Deny Appellants' Verified Bill of Costs. 06-17010
08/16/2006Order/ProceduralFiled Order. Granting Costs. On August 4, 2006 respondent file a "Motion to Deny Appellant's Recovery of Costs." Appellants have opposed respondent's motion. We determined that appellants are the prevailing party and entitled to costs. We grant appellants cost on appeal in the amount of $250.00 only. The clerk of this court shall issue a memorandum of costs in the amount of $250.00 for insertion in the remittitur. We deny respondent's motion to deny appellants recovery of costs. 06-17035
08/16/2006RemittiturIssued Memorandum of Costs. Costs allowed and taxed: $250.00. 06-17133
08/16/2006RemittiturIssued Remittitur. Memorandum of Costs and Disbursments issued with Remittitur. 06-17136
08/16/2006Case Status Update Remittitur Issued/Case Closed.
08/21/2006Other Returned Unfiled Document. Returned, with letter (pursuant to NRAP 27(a))," Reply to Appellant's Opposition to Cross-Appellant's Motion to Deny Appellant's Recovery of Costs contained within Verified Bill of Costs Pursuant to NRAP 39(a) and (c)."
08/23/2006RemittiturFiled Remittitur. Received by County Clerk on August 18, 2006. 06-17136