| Case Information: 37627 | |||
| Short Caption: | SAWYER (ROBERT) VS. STATE | Court: | Supreme Court |
| Lower Court Case(s): | Churchill Co. - Tenth Judicial District - 23198A | Classification: | Criminal Appeal - Fast Track - Post-Conviction |
| Disqualifications: | Case Status: | Remittitur Issued/Case Closed | |
| Replacement: | Panel Assigned: | Panel | |
| To SP/Judge: | SP Status: | ||
| Oral Argument: | Oral Argument Location: | ||
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| Date | Type | Description | Pending? | Document |
| 03/28/2001 | Filing Fee | Filing Fee Waived. | ||
| 03/28/2001 | Notice of Appeal Documents | Filed Certified Copy of Notice of Appeal/Fast Track. Fast track appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (Fast Track Notice mailed to all counsel.) | 01-05434 | |
| 06/19/2001 | Order/Procedural | Filed Order/Fast Track. To date, no fast track statement has been filed. Counsel for appellant shall have 10 days from the date of this order to file and serve the fast track statement and appendix or show cause why counsel for appellant should not be sanctioned. | 01-10236 | |
| 08/08/2001 | Order/Counsel | Filed Order/Sanctions. We conclude that the imposition of a monetary sanction is appropriate. Accordingly, Mr. Morrison shall personally pay the sum of $500.00 to the Supreme Court Law Library and provide the clerk of this court with an affidavit or certificate verifying that payment has been made to the Supreme Court Law Library within 20 days of the date of this order. Further, Mr. Morrison shall file and serve the fast track statement within 10 days of this order or show cause why Mr. Morrision should not be sanctioned further. | 01-13432 | |
| 08/20/2001 | Fast Track Brief | Filed Fast Track Statement. | 01-14083 | |
| 08/20/2001 | Appendix | Filed Appendix to Fast Track Statement. | 01-14084 | |
| 09/07/2001 | Fast Track Brief | Filed Fast Track Response. | 01-15129 | |
| 10/12/2001 | Order/Dispositional | Filed Order of Affirmance. For the reasons stated in the attached order of the district court, we "ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED." fn3[On August 8, 2001, this court ordered counsel for appellant, Jeffrey D. Morrison, to pay a sanction of $500.00 to the Supreme Court Law Library and provide the clerk of this court with proof of said payment within 20 days. To date, Morrison has not paid this sanction. We order Morrison to pay the sanction imposed on August 8, 2001, and provide proof of said payment to the clerk of this court within 10 days or show cause why he should not be sanctioned further for failing to comply with this court's order.] SNP02Y-CY/DA/ML | 01-17208 | |
| 11/07/2001 | Remittitur | Issued Remittitur. | 01-17358 | |
| 11/07/2001 | Case Status Update | Remittitur Issued/Case Closed. | ||
| 11/14/2001 | Remittitur | Filed Remittitur. Received by County Clerk on November 13, 2001. | 01-17358 | |
| 02/27/2003 | Order/Counsel | Filed Order/Sanctions. Order Directing Attorney Jeffrey D. Morrison to Pay Sanctions or Appear and Show Cause why he should not be held in contempt of court. In each of these appeals, this court sanctioned attorney Jeffrey D. Morrison for failure to comply with this court's orders and rules of appellate procedure. Despite the fact that the sanctions are long overdue, Morrison has failed to pay the sanctions, and he has not otherwise communicated with this court regarding the sanctions. Docket No. 33488: To date, the sanctions imposed in this appeal, in the total amount of $1,850.00, remain overdue and unpaid. Docket No. 34537: To date the sanction of $100 remains unpaid and overdue. Docket No. 37627: To date, the sanction of $500 remains unpaid and overdue, and Morrison has not otherwise responded to this court's order to show cause. Morrison's conduct in these matters is unacceptable. He shall have 30 days from the date of this order within which to provide the clerk of this court with proof of payment to the Supreme Court Law Library of the overdue sanctions, in the total amount of $2,450.00, plus an additional sanction payable to the Supreme Court Law Library of $1,000.00, or personally appear before this court and show cause why he should not be held in contempt of this court, and subjected to an appropriate punishment including, but not limited to, the possibility of confinement, immediate suspension from the practice of law, and an order of this court prohibiting Morrison from accepting clients charged with criminal offenses and the appointment by the court as counsel for indigent criminal defendants and also prohibiting him from appearing as counsel of record in this court. Docket Nos. 33488/34537/37627 – not consolidated. | 03-03230 | |
| 03/21/2003 | Notice/Incoming | Received Notice. Payment of sanctions on 3/19/03 in the amount of $3,450.00 from Jeffrey D. Morrison - check no. 5063 (per Law Library - see copy of order in correspondence files). Nos. 33488/34537/37627 - cases not consolidated. | ||