| Case Information: 37646 | |||
| Short Caption: | ESTATE OF WAKEFIELD VS. LIFE CARE CENTER | Court: | Supreme Court |
| Lower Court Case(s): | Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - A372665 | Classification: | Civil Appeal - General - Other |
| Disqualifications: | Case Status: | Remittitur Issued/Case Closed | |
| Replacement: | Panel Assigned: | Panel | |
| To SP/Judge: | 04/09/2001 / Aurbach, Phillip | SP Status: | Completed |
| Oral Argument: | Oral Argument Location: | ||
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| Docket Entries | ||||
| Date | Type | Description | Pending? | Document |
| 04/02/2001 | Filing Fee | Received Filing Fee Paid on Filing. $200.00 from Gary Lipsman-money order #588034554. | ||
| 04/02/2001 | Notice of Appeal Documents | Filed Certified Copy of Notice of Appeal/Settlement. Notice re: settlement conference program/suspension of rules mailed to all counsel. | 01-05630 | |
| 04/09/2001 | Settlement Notice | Issued Notice: Assignment to Settlement Program. Settlement Judge: Phillip Aurbach. (Briefing and preparation of transcripts and docketing statement suspended pending further order of this court.) | ||
| 06/11/2001 | Settlement Program Report | Filed Interim Settlement Program Report. The parties were unable to agree to a settlement of this matter. | 01-09732 | |
| 06/11/2001 | Notice/Outgoing | Issued Notice to File Docketing Statement. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.) Due Date: 15 days | ||
| 06/11/2001 | Settlement Program Report | Filed Interim Settlement Program Report. Determination of a failure to participate in good faith in the settlement conference process. | 01-09733 | |
| 07/05/2001 | Docketing Statement | Filed Docketing Statement. | 01-11262 | |
| 08/30/2001 | Motion | Filed Motion to Dismiss Appeal. Respondent Life Care Center of Las Vegas's Motion to Dismiss Appeal Pursuant to NRAP 14. | 01-14724 | |
| 09/10/2001 | Motion | Filed Motion. Supplement to Respondent Life Care Center of Las Vegas's Motion to Dismiss Appeal Pursuant to NRAP 14. | 01-15214 | |
| 09/14/2001 | Notice/Incoming | Filed Joinder. Respondent Lawrence S. Copeland M.D.'s Joinder to Respondent Life Care Center of Las Vegas's Motion to Dismiss Appeal Pursuant to NRAP 14. | 01-15563 | |
| 09/24/2001 | Order/Procedural | Filed Order. The settlement judge has filed a report with this court indicating that the parties were unable to agree to a settlement and recommending the imposition of sanctions against respondent Lawrence S. Copeland, M.D. for bad faith participation in the settlement conference process. No good cause appearing, we decline to impose sanctions. The time deadlines for requesting and preparing transcripts and briefing shall remain suspended pending a preliminary jurisdictional review of this appeal and further order of this court. | 01-16058 | |
| 05/08/2002 | Order/Procedural | Filed Order/Show Cause. Respondent Life Care Center of Las Vegas has filed a motion to dismiss this appeal. Respondent Copeland has filed a joinder in the motion. We defer ruling upon the motion and joinder. Appellants' counsel shall have 30 days from the date of this order to establish Linda Adair's standing to prosecute this appeal as a representative of the Estate of Helen F. Wakefield and/or the Estate of Faith Jeannette McKay. fn2[Respondents shall have 10 days from the date upon which appellants' counsel serves his response to this order to file and serve any reply.] Appellants' counsel shall have 30 days from the date of this order to show cause why the imposition of sanctions is not warranted under NRAP 14(c) and shall also serve an amended civil docketing statement completed fully and accurately in compliance with NRAP 14, with all requested documents attached. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.) | 02-08087 | |
| 06/21/2002 | Motion | Filed Response to Order to Show Cause. Respondent Life Care Center of Las Vegas's Response to Order to Show Cause. | 02-10812 | |
| 06/28/2002 | Notice/Incoming | Filed Joinder. Respondent Lawrence S. Copeland, M.D.'s Joinder to Respondent Life Care Center of Las Vegas's Response to Order to Show Cause. | 02-11223 | |
| 07/16/2002 | Order/Dispositional | Filed Order Dismissing Appeal. Dismissing Appeal and Imposing Sanctions. We have received no response to our order to show cause from appellants' counsel. Given this failure to respond to our May 8, 2002 order, " . . . we dismiss this appeal." In the absence of a response to our May 8, 2002 order, we conclude that sanctions are warranted. Within 30 days from the date of this order, attorney Gary S. Lipsman shall personally pay to the Clark County Law Library the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars. In addition, Gary S. Lipsman shall provide the clerk of this court with proof of payment no later than ten calendar days after he remits payment to the Clark County Law Library. fn2[We deny as moot respondent Life Care Center of Las Vegas's motion to dismiss, as well as respondent Copeland's joinder therein.] NNP02-MS/RR/NB | 02-12139 | |
| 08/13/2002 | Remittitur | Issued Remittitur. | 02-12806 | |
| 08/13/2002 | Case Status Update | Remittitur Issued/Case Closed. | ||
| 08/23/2002 | Remittitur | Filed Remittitur. Received by County Clerk on August 16, 2002. | 02-12806 | |
| 08/28/2002 | Notice/Incoming | Filed Proof of Payment of Sanction. Notice of Compliance with the Order filed July 16, 2002. | 02-14861 | |
| 08/29/2002 | Notice/Incoming | Filed Proof of Service. -- Certificate of Mailing of Notice of Compliance. | 02-14997 | |