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PRUITT (RICHARD) VS. STATE

Case Information: 39998
Short Caption:PRUITT (RICHARD) VS. STATECourt:Supreme Court
Lower Court Case(s):Lyon Co. - Third Judicial District - CR4058PClassification:Criminal Appeal - Life - Post-Conviction
Disqualifications:Case Status:Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:Panel Assigned: Panel
To SP/Judge:SP Status:
Oral Argument:04/14/2003 at 11:30 AMOral Argument Location:Carson City
Submission Date:04/14/2003How Submitted:After Oral Argument

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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
08/01/2002Filing Fee Filing Fee Waived.
08/01/2002Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Certified Copy of Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.) 02-13193
08/05/2002Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement. 02-13333
08/15/2002Transcript RequestFiled Certificate of No Transcript Request. 02-13974
08/15/2002MotionFiled Motion for Excess Pages. File Appellant's Opening Brief in excess of 30 pages. To-wit 55 pages. 02-13975
08/23/2002BriefFiled Opening Brief. Mailed on: Hand delivered 08/23/02. 12/31/02 Order: line 4, page 51 through line 22, page 54, of the original and two copies of the opening brief-STRICKEN. 02-14550
08/23/2002AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief. Vols. 1 through 8. 02-14551
09/17/2002Order/ProceduralFiled Order Denying Motion. On August 15, 2002, appellant filed a motion requesting leave to file a brief in excess of 30 pages. On August 23, 2002, the opening brief and appendix were received and filed. Because the opening brief has been filed, we deny the motion as moot. Respondent shall have 30 days from the date of this order to file and serve the answering brief. 02-16160
10/09/2002Notice/IncomingFiled Notice. Notice of Abandonment of Eighth Assignment of Error. 02-17498
10/11/2002MotionFiled Motion and Order Extending Time. Brief due: November 18. 2002. 02-17617
10/15/2002MotionFiled Response to Motion. Response to Motion to Extend Time to File Respondent's Answering Brief. 02-17878
11/18/2002MotionFiled Motion to Extend Time. 02-19761
11/25/2002MotionFiled Motion to Extend Time. Third Motion to Extend Time to File Respondent's Answering Brief. 02-20300
12/03/2002Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. filed November 18, 2002 and November 25, 2002. Respondent shall have 5 days from the date of this order to file and serve the answering brief. 02-20652
12/09/2002MotionFiled Motion for Excess Pages. Motion for Leave to file Answering Brief in excess of 30 pages: to wit 55 pages. 02-21013
12/11/2002Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. filed December 9, 2002. The clerk of this court shall file the 55-page answering brief received on December 9, 2002. Appellant shall have 30 days from the date of this order to file and serve a reply brief. 02-21173
12/11/2002BriefFiled Answering Brief. Mailed on 12/06/02. 02-21015
12/11/2002AppendixFiled Appendix to Answering Brief. Volumes 1 and 2. 02-21016
12/31/2002Order/ProceduralFiled Order. On October 9, 2002, appellant filed a document entitled "Notice of Abandonment of Eighth Assignment of Error." We direct the clerk of this court to strike line 4, page 51 through line 22, page 54, of the opening brief. 02-22226
01/02/2003BriefFiled Reply Brief. Mailed on: Hand delivered 12/31/02. 03-00058
01/02/2003Case Status Update Submitted for Decision.
01/13/2003MotionFiled Motion. Motion to Expedite Decision. 3/21/03 ORDER: DOCUMENTS APPENDED TO THIS MOTION - STRICKEN. 03-00677
01/15/2003MotionFiled Motion. Addendum to Motion to Expedite Decision. 3/21/03 ORDER: DOCUMENTS APPENDED TO THIS MOTION - STRICKEN. 03-00800
01/22/2003Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Appellant's counsel on appeal has moved this court to expedite this court's decision on appeal. Appellant's motion is hereby granted. This court shall resolve this appeal as expeditiously as this court's calendar will permit. 03-01096
01/28/2003MotionFiled Motion to Strike. Motion to Strike and Request for Sanctions. 03-01504
01/28/2003MotionFiled Response to Motion. Response to Motion to Strike and Opposition to Motion for Sanctions. 03-01506
03/21/2003Order/ProceduralFiled Order/Motion Granted in Part. The State has moved this court to strike documents attached to appellant's motion and to impose sanctions on appellant's counsel. fn2[Appellant's counsel appended letters to the motion to expedite from concerned individuals who, among other things, expressed doubt over the fairness of appellant's conviction. To the limited extent that this court considered these letters, it was solely for the purpose of resolving the motion to expedite the appeal.] In response to the State's motion, appellant's counsel asserts that the documents at issue were to support the motion to expedite. Nonetheless, appellant's counsel indicates that he has no opposition to this court striking the documents to ensure that this court's resolution of this appeal on the merits is based only upon matters properly appearing in the record on appeal. The State's motion to strike is hereby granted. The clerk of this court shall strike the documents appended to appellant's motion of January 13, 2003, and the addendum to the motion filed on January 15, 2003. In resolving this appeal on the merits, this court will not consider any matters that were not properly part of the record made and considered below. The State's request for sanctions against counsel is hereby denied. 03-04888
03/21/2003Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Scheduling Oral Argument. Oral Argument is scheduled for 30 minutes on April 14, 2003, at 2:00 p.m. (NNP03-RR/WM/MG)
03/31/2003Notice/OutgoingIssued Oral Argument Reminder Notice.
04/10/2003Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Rescheduling Oral Argument. Oral Argument is rescheduled for 30 minutes on April 14, 2003, at 11:30 a.m. (NNP03-RR/WM/MG)
04/14/2003Case Status Update Submitted for Decision. Before the Northern Nevada Panel. NNP03-RR/WM/MG.
06/27/2003Order/DispositionalFiled Order of Affirmance. "ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED." fn15[We conclude that Pruitt's remaining arguments are without merit.] NNP03-RR/WM/MG 03-10785
07/14/2003Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Petition for Rehearing. 03-11820
08/25/2003Post-Judgment OrderFiled Order/Rehearing Denied. "Rehearing denied." NRAP 40(c). 03-14232
09/19/2003RemittiturIssued Remittitur. 03-14376
09/19/2003Case Status Update Remittitur Issued/Case Closed.
09/25/2003RemittiturFiled Remittitur. Received by County Clerk on September 22, 2003. 03-14376