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RIVERA VS. PHILIP MORRIS, INC. (NRAP 5)

Case Information: 49396
Short Caption:RIVERA VS. PHILIP MORRIS, INC. (NRAP 5)Court:Supreme Court
Lower Court Case(s):NONEClassification:Original Proceeding - NRAP 5 - U.S. District Court
Disqualifications:Case Status:Notice in Lieu of Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:Panel Assigned: En Banc
To SP/Judge:SP Status:
Oral Argument:12/02/2008 at 11:00 AMOral Argument Location:Carson City
Submission Date:12/02/2008How Submitted:After Oral Argument

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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
05/04/2007Order/IncomingFiled Order Certifying Question to Nevada Supreme Court. Received from U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada . 07-10034
05/07/2007Order/ProceduralFiled Order. to pay Filing Fee. This matter involves a legal question certified to this court by the United States District Court for the District of Nevada pursuant to NRAP 5. The order of the certifying court does not address the payment of this court's fees. The fee shall be divided between appellants and respondent and each shall, within 10 days of the date of this order, tender to the clerk of this court the sum of $125.00, representing one half of the filing fee. 07-10112
05/14/2007Filing FeeReceived Filing Fee Paid on Filing. $125.00 from Shook firm - check no. 643252.
05/15/2007Filing FeeReceived Filing Fee Paid on Filing. $125.00 from Johnson Flora, PLLC-check no. 9852.
05/24/2007Other Returned Mail. Receipt for documents dated 05/14/07, addressed to Holman & Associates returned. No forwarding address.
05/29/2007Other Returned Mail. Two Receipts for documents dated 05/14/07 and 05/15/07, addressed to Shook Hardy & Bacon, LLP, returned. No forwarding address.
11/20/2007Order/ProceduralFiled Order. Directing Briefing. Appellants shall have forty-five days from the date of this order to file and serve a joint opening brief. Respondent's answering brief due: 30 days. Appellant's reply brief due: 20 days. The parties are directed to file a joint appendix due no later than the date the opening brief is filed. 07-25366
11/30/2007MotionFiled Motion to Extend Time. Appellant's Unopposed Motion to Enlarge Time to File Opening Brief. 07-25956
12/10/2007Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Change of Address. (Bailey-Merrill, LLP) 07-26797
12/20/2007MotionFiled Motion to Extend Time. Appellant's Unopposed Motion to Enlarge Time to File Opening Brief. 07-27626
12/28/2007Order/ProceduralFiled Order. Appellant's shall have 90 days to file and serve the opening brief and appendix. fn1[The motion filed on November 30, 2007, is denied as moot.] 07-28230
01/11/2008Other Returned Mail. Order filed 12/28/07 addressed to Shook Hardy & Bacon in Kansas City, MO re-mailed to corrected address. 08-00756
03/28/2008BriefFiled Opening Brief. 08-07738
03/28/2008AppendixFiled Joint Appendix. Vols 1-5. 08-07739
04/29/2008BriefFiled Answering Brief. 08-10702
04/29/2008AppendixFiled Appendix to Answering Brief. 08-10703
05/19/2008BriefFiled Reply Brief. 08-12498
05/19/2008Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice to Provide Proof of Service. Due date: 10 days. Appellant's Opening Brief and Reply Brief on Respondent Counsel Desmond w/Jones Vargas. 08-12513
07/21/2008MotionFiled Motion. Appellant's Motion to Associate Counsel. 08-18788
07/21/2008Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice to Provide Proof of Service. Due date: 10 days. Appellant's Motion to Associate Counsel 08-18789
07/30/2008Notice/IncomingFiled Proof of Service. Appellant's Motion to Associate Counsel. 08-19669
08/06/2008Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. We grant the motion to associate pro hac vice attorney Mark Alan Johnson of the law firm of Johnson Flora, PLLC. SCR 42(8). Mr. Johnson shall be permitted to appear on behalf of appellants in this appeal. Nevada attorney Gerald I. Gillock of Gillock, Markley & Killebrew, P.C. shall be responsible for all matters presented by Mr. Johnson in this appeal. 08-20412
10/09/2008Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Scheduling Oral Argument. Oral Argument is scheduled for 30 minutes in Carson City on December 2, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. (En Banc) 08-26035
11/07/2008MotionFiled Motion. Respondent's Motion to Associate Counsel. 08-28538
11/17/2008Order/ProceduralFiled Order. Granting Motion. Gregory Stone of the law firm of Munger, Tolles & Olson, LLP, shall be permitted to appear on behalf of respondent in this appeal. Nevada attorney John Desmond of the Jones Vargas law firm shall be responsible for all matters presented by Mr. Stone in this appeal. 08-29192
11/17/2008Notice/OutgoingIssued Oral Argument Reminder Notice. 08-29232
12/02/2008Case Status Update Submitted for Decision.
06/04/2009Opinion/DispositionalFiled Authored Opinion. "Question Answered." Before the Court EN BANC. Author: Saitta, Nancy M.. Majority: Hardesty/Parraguirre/Douglas/Cherry/Gibbons. 125 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 18. EN BANC. Fn2 [The Honorable Kristina Pickering, Justice, did not participate in the decision of this matter.] 09-13970
06/30/2009RemittiturIssued Notice in Lieu of Remittitur. 09-15190
06/30/2009Case Status Update Remittitur Issued/Case Closed.