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HAAS VS. PETROCCO

Case Information: 35278
Short Caption:HAAS VS. PETROCCOCourt:Supreme Court
Lower Court Case(s):Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - A340502Classification:Civil Appeal - Family Law - Proper Person
Disqualifications:Case Status:Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:Panel Assigned: Panel
To SP/Judge:12/23/1999 / Ryan, RobertSP Status:Completed
Oral Argument:Oral Argument Location:
Submission Date:10/26/2000How Submitted:On Record

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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
12/13/1999Filing FeeReceived Filing Fee Paid on Filing. $200.00 from Frank C. Cook--check no. 1313.
12/13/1999Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Certified Copy of Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. 99-12487
12/13/1999Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice to File Case Appeal Statement. Due Date: 10 days
12/20/1999Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Case Appeal Statement. Filed in district court on: December 16, 1999. 99-12874
12/23/1999Settlement NoticeIssued Notice: Assignment to Settlement Program. Settlement Judge: Robert D. Ryan. (Briefing and preparation of transcripts and docketing statement suspended pending further order of this court.)
03/09/2000Settlement Program ReportFiled Interim Settlement Program Report. The parties were unable to agree to a settlement of this matter. 00-03746
03/09/2000Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice to File Docketing Statement. Due Date: 15 days
03/28/2000Settlement Order/ProceduralFiled Order: No Settlement/Briefing Reinstated. The parties were unable to agree to a settlement of this appeal. Appellant: 15 days to comply with NRAP 9(a); 120 days to file and serve opening brief and appendix. Briefing shall proceed in accordance with NRAP 31(a)(1). 00-04933
04/06/2000MotionFiled Motion. 00-05542
04/13/2000MotionFiled Response to Motion. Respondent Allstate Insurance Company's Opposition to Frank C. Cook, Esq.'s Motion to Withdraw as Counsel. 00-05917
05/30/2000Order/ProceduralFiled Order. We grant attorney Cook's motion to withdraw as counsel for appellant. Attorney Cook shall immediately serve a copy of this order on appellant and file proof of such service with the clerk of this court within 10 days of the date of this order. Due Dates: appellant shall retain new counsel and cause counsel to enter an appearance with this court within 30 days. From the date counsel enters an appearance, counsel shall have 10 days to file and serve the docketing statement; 15 days to file either a transcript request form or a certificate of no transcript request. Failure to comply with this order may result in dismissal of this appeal as abandoned. 00-09006
05/30/2000Notice/IncomingFiled Notice. Notice of Bankruptcy Proceeding by Velma Haas May 24, 2000. 00-09109
06/05/2000Notice/IncomingFiled Notice. Certificate of Mailing of May 30, 2000, order to appellant Velma Haas. 00-09418
07/18/2000Order/ProceduralFiled Order. To date, appellant has not complied with our order of May 30, 2000. Appellant shall within 20 days from the date of this order retain new counsel and cause new counsel to file a notice of appearance with this court. From the date of appearance, counsel shall have 10 days fo file and serve the docketing statement, and 15 days to file either a transcript request form or a certificate of no transcript request. Failure to comply with this order may result in dismissal of this appeal as abandoned. On May 30, 2000, appellant filed a notice of bankruptcy proceedings. Because appellant was not the defendant in the underlyng trial court action, the filing of a bandruptcy petition does not operate to stay this appeal. 00-12403
07/31/2000Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Appearance. Representing respondents: Phillip R. Emerson, and the law firm of Ashby & Emerson. 00-13197
09/12/2000Order/ProceduralFiled Order. On May 30, 2000, this court granted appellant's counsel permission to withdraw, and ordered appellant to obtain new counsel within 30 days of the date of the order. On July 18, 2000, this court again ordered appellant to obtain new counsel. Appellant has failed to obtain new counsel. This appeal shall proceed as a proper person appeal. Original record due: 30 days. fn1[The record shall not include any exhibits filed in the district court.] 00-16015
10/26/2000Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal. Vols. 1 through 5. 00-18977
10/26/2000Case Status Update Submitted for Decision.
03/21/2002MotionFiled Motion to Dismiss Appeal. Respondent, Allstate Insurance Companies, Motion to dismiss Appellant's Appeal pursuant to Rules 27 and 31( c) of Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure (NRAP). 02-05061
04/09/2002Order/ProceduralFiled Order Resolving Motion or Stipulation. Denying Motion to Dismiss and Directing Appellant to Show Cause. On March 21, 2002, Allstate Insurance Company filed a motion to dismiss appellant Velma Haas's appeal for failure to file an opening brief. Non-attorney proper person litigants are precluded from filing briefs and papers with the clerk of this court absent express leave of court. Whereas we would have preferred that Haas obtain new appellant counsel as indicated in our May 30, 2000 and July 18, 2000 orders, she was under no affirmative obligation to do so. We deny Allstate's motion to dismiss. We hereby impose upon appellant Haas an obligation to advise this court in writing, within 20 days from the date of this order, whether or not she wishes to proceed with this appeal. Failure to comply with this order may result in the dismissal of this appeal as abandoned. In the event she expresses a timely written desire to proceed with this appeal, we may impose future affirmative obligations upon her. 02-06247
05/16/2002Order/DispositionalFiled Order Dismissing Appeal. To date, appellant has not complied with our order entered on April 9, 2002. "We dismiss this appeal as abandoned." NNP02-MS/RR/NB 02-08604
06/11/2002RemittiturIssued Remittitur. Record on Appeal, Vols. 1 through 5 returned this day. 02-08700
06/11/2002Case Status Update Remittitur Issued/Case Closed.
07/22/2002RemittiturFiled Remittitur. Received by County Clerk on July 17, 2002. 02-08700