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HOWALD VS. STAPLETON

Case Information: 38572
Short Caption:HOWALD VS. STAPLETONCourt:Supreme Court
Lower Court Case(s):Washoe Co. - Second Judicial District - CV0102005Classification:Civil Appeal - General - Other
Disqualifications:Case Status:Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:Panel Assigned: En Banc
To SP/Judge:SP Status:
Oral Argument:11/12/2002 at 9:30 AMOral Argument Location:Carson City
Submission Date:11/12/2002How Submitted:After Oral Argument

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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
10/05/2001Filing FeeReceived Filing Fee Paid on Filing. $200.00 from Lee T. Hotchkin-check no. 3764.
10/05/2001Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Certified Copy of Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.) 01-16786
10/11/2001Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement. 01-17194
12/19/2001Transcript RequestFiled Certificate of No Transcript Request. 01-21448
01/31/2002BriefFiled Opening Brief. Mailed on: Hand delivered 01/31/02 (Reno/Carson). Signed by: Lee T. Hotchkin. 02-02108
01/31/2002AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief. 02-02109
02/28/2002BriefFiled Answering Brief. Mailed on: Hand delivered 02/28/02. Signed by: Eric A. Stovall. 02-03753
03/22/2002MotionFiled Stipulation and Order. Brief due: April 29, 2002. 02-05179
04/24/2002BriefFiled Reply Brief. Mailed on: Hand delivered 04/24/02. Signed by: Lee T. Hotchkin. 02-07240
08/16/2002MotionFiled Motion. Request for Oral Argument. 02-14013
09/05/2002Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Scheduling Oral Argument. Oral Argument is scheduled for 30 minutes in Carson City on November 12, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. (En Banc)
09/24/2002Order/ProceduralFiled Order Denying Motion. On August 16, 2002, respondents filed a motion requesting oral argument in this appeal. On September 5, 2002, this court issued a notice scheduling oral argument before the en banc court on November 12, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. in Carson City. We therefore deny the motion as moot. 02-16502
10/29/2002Notice/OutgoingIssued Oral Argument Reminder Notice.
11/12/2002Case Status Update Submitted for Decision. Before the En Banc Court. En Banc.
12/27/2002Opinion/DispositionalFiled Per Curiam Opinion. 'Affirmed.' fn1[The parties to this appeal are also parties to an appeal in Docket No. 37244, which challenges the adoption decree. See Matter of Adoption of Minor Child, 118 Nev. ___, ___ P.3d ___ (Adv. Op. No. 96, December 27, 2002). Although the instant appeal is not subject to the confidentiality provisions of NRS 127.140, we have nonetheless altered the caption in this appeal and used non-identifying references to the birth mother, adoptive parents, and adopted child so that the confidentiality required in Docket No. 37244 will not be undermined.] Before the Court En Banc. By the Court, Shearing, J. We concur: Young, C.J., Agosti, Leavitt and Becker, JJ. Maupin, J, concurring in part and dissenting in part. Rose, J., dissenting. 118 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 97. EN BANC. 02-22093
01/21/2003RemittiturIssued Remittitur. 03-00575
01/21/2003Case Status Update Remittitur Issued/Case Closed.
01/29/2003RemittiturFiled Remittitur. Received by County Clerk on January 22, 2003. 03-00575
02/18/2003Notice/IncomingFiled Notice from U.S. Supreme Court\Certiorari Denied. A petition for a writ of certiorari was filed February 4, 2003 and placed on the docket as Case No. 02-08953 (no action required). 03-02747
04/14/2003Notice/IncomingFiled Notice from U.S. Supreme Court\Certiorari Granted. The petition for a writ of ceritorari is denied. 03-06205