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SCAVONE VS. STATE

Case Information: 34537
Short Caption:SCAVONE VS. STATECourt:Supreme Court
Lower Court Case(s):Churchill Co. - Tenth Judicial District - 25333Classification:Criminal Appeal - Fast Track - Direct
Disqualifications:Case Status:Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:Panel Assigned: Panel
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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
07/20/1999Filing Fee Filing Fee Waived.
07/20/1999Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Certified Copy of Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. 99-06537
07/28/1999Order/CounselFiled Order/Fast Track/Counsel. Appellant filed his notice of appeal in proper person.This appeal is governed by NRAP 3C. Attorney Jeffrey D. Morrison shall file the transcript request form within10 days and a fast track statement within 40 days. 99-06874
08/16/1999Order/ProceduralFiled Order. On July 28, 1999, this court entered an order directing Jeffrey D. Morrison to file various documents on behalf of appellant. On July 30, 1999, this court received a copy of an order from the district court appointing Cheri K. Emm to represent appellant. The district court's order does not, however, relieve Jeffrey morrison of his obligations pursuant to NRAP 3C. Morrison shall comply with this court's order of July 28, 1999, by filing a rough draft transcript request form and a fast track statement in this appeal, according to the deadlines in that order. 99-07613
09/29/1999Order/ProceduralFiled Order/Fast Track. Jeffrey Morrison shall file and serve the fast track statement and appendix within 10 days of this order or show cause why he should not be sanctioned. 99-09352
10/25/1999Transcript RequestFiled Certificate of No Transcript Request. 99-10466
11/03/1999MotionFiled Motion to Extend Time. 99-10749
12/13/1999Letter/IncomingFiled Letter. Letter from appellant J.D. Scavone enclosing copy of proper person Motion During Pendency of Appeal to Set Aside Judgment of Conviction on Ground that it is Contrary to the Weight of Evidence. 99-12763
12/15/1999Order/ProceduralFiled Order. The motion for extension of time is granted. The clerk shall file, forthwith, the fast track statement and appendix provisionally submitted on October 25, 1999. Morrison has failed to show cause why he should not be sanctioned. Morrison shall personally pay the sum of $100.00 to the Supreme Court Law Library and provide the clerk of this court with proof of said payment within 20 days of the date of this order. Failure to comply with the orders of this court will result in the imposition of further sanctions. 99-12685
12/15/1999Fast Track BriefFiled Fast Track Statement. 99-10462
12/15/1999AppendixFiled Appendix to Fast Track Statement. 99-10464
01/04/2000Order/ProceduralFiled Order. Because appellant is represented by competent counsel in this appeal, we decline to grant appellant permission to proceed in proper person, and direct the clerk to return to appellant, unfiled, the proper person documents received in this court on August 26, 1999, November 18, 1999, and December 13, 1999. Appellant shall proceed hereafter by and through counsel and shall address all concerns relating to this appeal to his counsel. 00-00103
01/04/2000Notice/OutgoingIssued Letter. Returned unfiled with letter Proper Person Motion During Pendency of Appeal for Application to Admission to Bail, After Judge-ment of Conviction and Pending Appeal to Supreme Court; Proper Person Motion Pending Appeal for Jail Time Credits, Pursuant to N.R.S. 176.055; Proper Person letter.
01/05/2000Order/ProceduralFiled Order. Corrected Order. fn1[This "corected order" is issued in place of the prior order of this court filed January 4, 2000. Because appellant is represented by competent counsel in this appeal, we decline to grant appellant permission to proceed in proper person, and direct the clerk to return to appellant, unfiled, the proper person documents received in this court on August 26, November 18, December 13, December 27, and December 29, 1999. Appellant shall proceed hereafter by and through counsel and shall address all concerns relating to this appeal to his counsel. 00-00152
01/05/2000Notice/OutgoingIssued Letter. Returned unfiled with letter proper person documents received in this court on December 27, 1999 and December 29, 1999.
02/24/2000Order/ProceduralFiled Order. The State shall have ten days within which to file the fast track response in this appeal or show cause why sanctions should not be imposed. 00-02958
03/02/2000Fast Track BriefFiled Fast Track Response. 00-03287
04/04/2000Order/DispositionalFiled Order Dismissing Appeal. "ORDER this appeal dismissed." fn1[We have considered all proper person documents filed or received in this matter, and we conclude that the relief requested is not warranted.] SNP99B-WM/MS/NB 00-05363
05/02/2000RemittiturIssued Remittitur. 00-07128
05/02/2000Case Status Update Remittitur Issued/Case Closed.
06/07/2000RemittiturFiled Remittitur. Received by County Clerk on May 3, 2000. 00-07128
09/08/2000MotionFiled Motion. 00-15878
02/27/2003Order/CounselFiled 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. 03-03229
03/21/2003Notice/IncomingReceived Proof of Payment of Sanction. 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.