| Docket Entries |
| Date | Type | Description | Pending? | Document |
| 05/23/2018 | Filing Fee | Filing Fee due. | | |
| 05/23/2018 | Order/Incoming | Filed Certifying Question to Nevada Supreme Court. Received from U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Honorables A. Wallace Tashima, Raymond C. Fisher, and Jay S. Bybee, Circuit Judges. | | 18-19831
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| 07/18/2018 | Order/Procedural | Filed Order Accepting Certified Question and Directing Briefing. Appellants shall have 30 days from the date of this order to file and serve an opening brief addressing the certified question. Respondents shall have 30 days from the date the opening brief is served to file and serve answering briefs. Appellants shall then have 20 days from the last-filed answering brief to file and serve any reply brief. The parties may file a joint appendix containing any portions of the record before the Ninth Circuit that are necessary to this court's resolution of the certified question and were not already provided to this court with the Certification Order. fn1[The clerk of this court shall not charge a filing fee in this case.] | | 18-27461
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| 07/25/2018 | Motion | Filed Joint Motion to Modify Briefing Schedule. | | 18-28493
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| 08/08/2018 | Order/Procedural | Filed Order Granting Motion. Appellants' Opening Brief due: September 24, 2018. Respondents shall each have until November 26, 2018, to filed and serve answering briefs. Appellants shall have until December 28, 2018, to file and serve any reply brief. | | 18-30459
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| 08/22/2018 | Order/Incoming | Filed Amended Order Certifying Questions to Nevada Supreme Court. Received from U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Honorable Jay S. Bybee, U.S. Circuit Judge. | | 18-32647
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| 08/23/2018 | Motion | Filed Respondent Lyon County, Nevada's Motion to Associate Counsel. | | 18-32947
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| 08/23/2018 | Motion | Filed Joint Motion to Suspend Briefing Schedule. | | 18-32964
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| 08/30/2018 | Order/Procedural | Filed Order Granting Motion to Associate Counsel. California attorney Roderick E. Walston shall be permitted to appear on behalf of respondent Lyon County in this matter. Nevada attorney Jerry M. Snyder, of the Law Office of Jerry M. Snyder, shall be responsible for all matters presented by Mr. Walston in this matter. | | 18-34004
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| 09/07/2018 | Order/Procedural | Filed Order Accepting Second Certified Question and Modifying Briefing Schedule. Appellants Opening Brief due: November 26, 2018. Respondents shall have 60 days from the date the opening brief is served to file and serve answering briefs. Appellants shall then have 30 days from the date that the last-filed answering brief is served to file and serve any reply brief. fn1[The motion to suspend briefing is denied.] | | 18-35022
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| 09/10/2018 | Other | Justice Ron Parraguirre disqualified from participation in this matter. Disqualification Reason: Voluntary Recusal | | |
| 10/12/2018 | Motion | Filed Request for Clarification of Order Granting Motion to Associate Counsel. | | 18-40135
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| 10/25/2018 | Order/Procedural | Filed Order Granting Supplemental Motion to Associate Counsel. We treat the instant motion for clarification as a supplement to the August 23, 2018, motion to associate counsel. We grant the supplemental motion to associate. Attorney Roderick E. Walston shall be permitted to appear on behalf of respondents Lyon County and Centennial Livestock in this matter. Nevada attorney Jerry M. Snyder, of the Law Office of Jerry M. Snyder, shall be responsible for all matters presented by Mr. Walston in this matter. | | 18-42007
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| 11/27/2018 | Brief | Filed Appellant's Opening Brief. (SC) | | 18-905914
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| 11/30/2018 | Motion | Filed Joint Motion for Extension of Time. (SC) | | 18-906401
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| 11/30/2018 | Motion | Filed Respondent Nevada Department of Wildlife's Notice of Non-Opposition to Motion for Extensions of Time. | | 18-906533
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| 12/03/2018 | Motion | Filed Motion of Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, Western Resource Advocates, National Wildlife Federation and Nevada Wildlife Federation for Leave to File Brief Amicus Curiae in Support of Appellants. (SC) | | 18-906732
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| 12/04/2018 | Motion | Filed Walker River Paiute Tribe's Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief and Request for Expedited Relief. (SC) | | 18-906793
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| 12/04/2018 | Motion | Filed Respondent Walker River Irrigation District's Notice of Non-Opposition to Walker River Paiute Tribe's Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief. (SC) | | 18-906991
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| 12/04/2018 | Motion | Filed Verified Application for Association of Counsel Under Nevada Supreme Court Rule 42. (SC) | | 18-907019
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| 12/04/2018 | Brief | Filed Brief Amicus Curiae of The State Of California. (SC) | | 18-907026
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| 12/07/2018 | Motion | Filed Motion of Amicus Curiae Law Professors for Leave to File Brief in Support of Appellants. (SC) | | 18-907456
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| 12/27/2018 | Order/Procedural | Filed Order. Jason King shall have until January 25, 2019, to file and serve an amicus brief. Respondents Lyon County, Centennial Livestock, Bridgeport Ranchers, Schroeder Group, and Walker River Irrigation District shall have 60 days from the date Mr. King's amicus brief is filed to file and serve their answering briefs. Walker River Paiute Tribe shall have until January 25, 2019, to file and serve its brief of amicus curiae. The clerk shall file the amicus briefs received on December 3, 2018, and December 7, 2018. Finally, attorney Robert Eisenberg has filed what appears to be the exhibits to a motion to associate foreign counsel John D. Echeverria. However, no motion to associate has been filed in accordance with SCR 42(3)(c). Accordingly, we take no action on the exhibits. fn1[ If respondent County of Mono, California, will not be filing an answering brief, it must so inform this court, in writing. NDOW's answering brief remains due to be filed by January 28, 2019.] (SC) | | 18-910582
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| 12/27/2018 | Brief | Filed Brief of Amicus Curiae Natural Resources. (SC) | | 18-910583
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| 12/27/2018 | Brief | Filed Brief of Amicus Curiae of Law Professors In Support of Appellants. (SC) | | 18-910584
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| 01/07/2019 | Motion | Filed Motion to Associate Counsel. (SC). | | 19-00918
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| 01/11/2019 | Motion | Filed Respondent State of Nevada Department of Wildlife's Request to Amend Docket and Notice of Appearance of Counsel. (SC) | | 19-01705
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| 01/15/2019 | Motion | Filed Nevada Department of Wildlife's Request for Extension of Time to File Answering Brief. (SC) | | 19-02304
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| 01/24/2019 | Order/Procedural | Filed Order Regarding Counsel and Granting Motion. Attorney Tori N. Sundheim has filed a document stating that she is incorrectly listed as counsel of record for the State of Nevada Department of Wildlife. Ms. Sundheim states that she is counsel of record for amicus curiae Nevada State Engineer. Ms. Sundheim requests that the State Engineer be added to the docket as an amicus curiae. The clerk shall remove Ms. Sundheim as counsel of record for the State of Nevada Department of Wildlife. The State Engineer will be added to this court's docket as an amicus curiae when and if he files his brief of amicus curiae. At that time, Ms. Sundheim will be added as the State Engineer's counsel of record, if she is listed as counsel within the brief. On January 7, 2019, amicus curiae National Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, Western Resource Advocates, National Wildlife Federation, and Nevada Wildlife Federation (amici), filed a motion to associate District of Columbia attorney John C. Echeverria, of Vermont Law School, in this matter pursuant to SCR 42. We grant the motion. Mr. Echeverria shall be permitted to appear on behalf of amici in this matter. Nevada attorney Robert L. Eisenberg, of the law firm of Lemons, Grundy, & Eisenberg, shall be responsible for all matters presented by Mr. Echeverria in this matter. Cause appearing, State of Nevada Department of Wildlife's (NDOW) motion for an extension of time to file its answering brief is granted. NRAP 31(b)(3)(B). NDOW shall have 60 days from the date amicus curiae Nevada State Engineer files his brief of amicus curiae to file and serve its answering brief. (SC). | | 19-03729
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| 01/25/2019 | Motion | Filed Motion of Walker River Paiute Tribe for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief, Not in Support of Any Party. (SC) | | 19-04026
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| 01/28/2019 | Motion | Filed Nevada State Engineer's Motion to Exceed Word Limit on Amicus Brief. (SC) | | 19-04170
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| 02/11/2019 | Order/Procedural | Filed Order Granting Motions. The clerk of this court shall file the amicus brief received on January 28, 2019. The clerk shall file the amicus brief received on January 25, 2019. (SC) | | 19-06289
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| 02/11/2019 | Brief | Filed Nevada State Engineer's Amicus Brief. (SC) | | 19-06292
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| 02/11/2019 | Brief | Filed Amicus Brief of Walker River Paiute Tribe. (SC) | | 19-06293
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| 02/14/2019 | Motion | Filed Respondent Walker River Irrigation District's Motion for Clarification of Filing Date for Answering Briefs. (SC) | | 19-07164
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| 02/22/2019 | Order/Procedural | Filed Order. Respondent Walker River Irrigation District moves for clarification of the date the answering briefs are due in this matter. Pursuant to this court's December 27, 2018, order, the answering briefs of Lyon County, Centennial Livestock, Bridgeport Ranchers, Schroeder Group, and Walker River Irrigation District are due to be filed 60 days from the date the Nevada State Engineer filed his brief of amicus curiae. That amicus brief was filed on February 11, 2019. The answering briefs for these respondents are due to be filed by April 12, 2019. Pursuant to this court's January 24, 2019, order, the State of Nevada Department of Wildlife's answering brief is also due to be filed by April 12, 2019. The answering brief of County of Mono, California was due to be filed by January 28, 2019, and is overdue. fn1 [This court's December 27, 2018, order directed County of Mono, California to inform this court in writing if it will not be filing an answering brief. To date, County of Mono, California has not filed a response or otherwise communicated with this court.] (SC). | | 19-08210
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| 04/12/2019 | Brief | Filed Respondents Lyon County and Cenntennial Livestock's Answering Brief. (SC). | | 19-16108
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| 04/12/2019 | Brief | Filed Respondent Nevada Department of Wildlife's Answering Brief. (SC). | | 19-16112
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| 04/12/2019 | Brief | Filed Brief Amicus Curiae of the Carson Water Subconservancy District, Elko County, Humboldt River Basin Water Authority, Douglas County, and Story County. (SC). | | 19-16113
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| 04/12/2019 | Brief | Filed Respondent Walker River Irrigation District's Answering Brief. (SC). | | 19-16128
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| 04/18/2019 | Brief | Filed Amicus Brief of Truckee Meadows Water Authority in Support of Respondents. (SC) | | 19-17076
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| 04/18/2019 | Motion | Filed Motion of the Nevada Mining Association for Leave to file Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Respondents. (SC) | | 19-17077
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| 04/18/2019 | Brief | Filed Amicus Brief of Washoe County Water Conservation District and Carson-Truckee Water Conservancy District in Support of Respondents. (SC) | | 19-17147
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| 04/18/2019 | Brief | Filed Amici Curiae Southern Nevada Water Authority's Brief in Support of Respondents. (SC) | | 19-17250
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| 04/19/2019 | Brief | Filed Amicus Curiae Brief of Churchill County, The City of Fallon, and the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District in Support of Respondents. (SC) | | 19-17325
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| 04/19/2019 | Motion | Filed Peri & Sons Farms, Inc., Desert Pearl Farms, LLC, Peri Family Ranch, LLC, Jason Corporation, and Frade Ranches, Inc.'s Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Respondents. (SC) | | 19-17363
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| 04/19/2019 | Brief | Filed Amicus Curiae Brief of Peri & Sons Farms, Inc., Desert Pearl Farms, LLC, Peri Family Ranch, LLC, Jason Corporation, and Frade Ranches, Inc. in Support of Respondents. (SC) | | 19-17365
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| 04/19/2019 | Brief | Filed Amicus Curiae Brief of PCWCD, Pershing County, Humboldt County, and Lander County. (SC) | | 19-17369
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| 04/19/2019 | Brief | Filed Amicus Curiae Brief of the Nevada Mining Association. (SC) | | 19-17398
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| 04/19/2019 | Brief | Filed Amicus Curiae Brief of Pacific Legal Foundation in Support of Respondents. (SC) | | 19-17411
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| 04/19/2019 | Other Incoming Document | Filed Consent to File Amicus Curiae Brief of Pacific Legal Foundation in Support of Respondents. (SC) | | 19-17412
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| 04/19/2019 | Motion | Filed Nevada Agricultural Associations' Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief. (SC) (DETACHED BRIEF FROM MOTION AND FILED SEPARATELY PER 05/02/19 ORDER). | | 19-17416
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| 04/19/2019 | Motion | Filed Carson City and the City of Fernley's Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief. (SC) (DETACHED AMICUS BRIEF FROM MOTION AND FILED SEPARATELY PER 05/02/19 ORDER). | | 19-17433
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| 04/22/2019 | Motion | Filed Appellants' Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time. (SC) | | 19-17565
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| 05/02/2019 | Order/Procedural | Filed Order Granting Motions. The motions of the Nevada Mining Association (NMA), Peri & Sons Farms, Inc., Desert Pearl Farms, LLC, Peri Family Ranch, LLC, Jason Corporation, and Frade Ranches, Inc. (collectively "The Peri Parties"), and the Nevada Agricultural Associations (NAA) for leave to file briefs of amicus curiae in support of respondents are granted. The amicus briefs of the NMA and The Peri Parties were filed on April 19, 2019. The clerk shall detach the amicus brief of the NAA from the motion filed on April 19, 2019, and file it separately. Carson City and the City of Fernley have also filed a motion for leave to file a brief of amicus curiae in support of respondents. The clerk shall detach the amicus brief from the motion filed on April 19, 2019, and file it separately. Appellants have filed a motion for an extension of time to file the reply brief. To date, County of Mono has failed to file an answering brief, inform this court that it will not be filing a brief, or otherwise communicate with this court. Under these circumstances, it appears that County of Mono will not be filing an answering brief. Bridgeport Ranchers are not represented by counsel in this matter and may not file an answering brief. Accordingly, it appears that the motion for an extension of time to file the reply brief is ripe for resolution. The motion is granted. Appellants' Reply Brief due: June 26, 2019. (SC). | | 19-19251
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| 05/02/2019 | Brief | Filed Amicus Curiae Brief of Nevada Agricultural Associations. (SC). | | 19-19725
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| 05/02/2019 | Brief | Filed Amicus Curiae Brief of Carson City and City of Fernley. (SC). | | 19-19279
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| 06/26/2019 | Motion | Filed Respondent Lyon County's Motion to Associate Counsel. (SC) | | 19-27631
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| 06/26/2019 | Motion | Filed Respondent Unopposed Motion of Mono County, California to File Answering Brief. (SC) | | 19-27633
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| 06/26/2019 | Brief | Filed Mono County's Answering Brief. (REJECTED PER ORDER FILED 7/11/19). (SC) | | |
| 06/26/2019 | Motion | Filed Appellants' Unopposed Motion to Exceed Type-Volume Limitation. (SC) | | 19-27643
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| 06/26/2019 | Brief | Filed Appellants' Reply Brief. (SC) | | 19-27644
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| 07/02/2019 | Notice/Incoming | Filed Notice of Disassociation of Counsel (Michael A.T. Pagni to Replace Debbie Leonard as counsel for Amicus Curiae Truckee Meadows Water Authority.) (SC). | | 19-28326
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| 07/10/2019 | Notice/Incoming | Filed Respondents Lyon County and Centennial Livestock's Notice of Unavailability for Oral Argument During Certain Period of Time. (SC) | | 19-29290
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| 07/11/2019 | Order/Procedural | Filed Order. Attorney Jerry Snyder, counsel for respondent has filed a motion to associate California attorney Jason Canger as counsel of record for respondent Mono County. The motion is denied without prejudice. Mr. Canger has filed an untimely motion on behalf of Mono County to file an answering brief. Because the motion is not signed by an active member of the Nevada State Bar, the motion is denied without prejudice. The clerk shall reject the answering brief filed on June 26, 2019. Appellants' motion for leave to file a reply brief in excess of the type-volume limitation is granted. The reply brief was filed on June 26, 2019. (SC) | | 19-29499
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| 08/15/2019 | Motion | Filed Respondent Mono County's Motion to Associate Counsel. (SC) | | 19-34415
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| 08/15/2019 | Motion | Filed Respondent Mono County's Unopposed Motion to File Answering Brief. (SC) | | 19-34416
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| 08/15/2019 | Brief | Filed Respondent Mono County's Answering Brief. (SC) | | 19-34417
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| 08/21/2019 | Order/Procedural | Filed Order. Respondent County of Mono, California has filed a motion to associate California attorney Jason Canger in this matter pursuant to SCR 42. Cause appearing, the motion is granted. Mr. Canger shall be permitted to appear on behalf of County of Mono, California in this appeal. Nevada attorney Jerry M. Snyder shall be responsible for all matters presented by Mr. Canger in this matter. The motion of County of Mono, California to file an answering brief is granted. The answering brief was filed on August 15, 2019. (SC). | | 19-35087
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| 08/21/2019 | Case Status Update | Briefing Completed/To Screening. (SC). | | |
| 08/28/2019 | Notice/Incoming | Filed Notice of Substitution of Attorney for Amicus Curiae Nevada State Engineer (James N. Bolotin, Senior Deputy Attorney General in place of Tori N. Sundheim, Deputy Attorney General). (SC) | | 19-35985
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| 11/04/2019 | Notice/Incoming | Filed Notice of Appearance (REJECTED PER TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL). (SC) | | |
| 11/04/2019 | Notice/Incoming | Filed Notice of Appearance (Tori N. Sundheim, Deputy Attorney General as counsel for Respondent). (SC) | | 19-45306
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| 02/05/2020 | Order/Procedural | Filed Order Scheduling Oral Argument. This matter will be scheduled for oral argument on March 3, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. in Carson City. Argument shall be limited to 60 minutes. The parties may cede a portion of their allotted time to amici. (SC) | | 20-04982
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| 02/18/2020 | Notice/Outgoing | Issued Oral Argument Reminder Notice. (SC) | | 20-06434
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| 02/27/2020 | Notice/Incoming | Filed Notice of Appearance (Heidi Parry Stern, Solicitor General, as counsel for Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) and the Nevada State Engineer, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Water Resources (State Engineer). (SC) | | 20-07967
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| 02/28/2020 | Motion | Filed Emergency Motion to Permit Amicus Curiae Nevada State Engineer to have Five Additional Minutes of Argument Time. (SC). | | 20-08146
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| 03/02/2020 | Motion | Filed Appellants' Response to State Engineer's Motion for Additional Time. (SC). | | 20-08216
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| 03/02/2020 | Motion | Filed Response of Walker River Irrigation District and Lyon County, et al., to Emergency Request. (SC) | | 20-08245
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| 03/02/2020 | Order/Procedural | Filed Order Granting Motion Regarding Oral Argument. The Nevada State Engineer, amicus curiae, has requested permission to participate in the oral argument of this matter currently scheduled for March 3, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. The motion is granted. The State Engineer is allotted 5 minutes to precede respondents' argument. Argument shall be limited to 65 minutes. (SC). | | 20-08295
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| 03/03/2020 | Case Status Update | Oral argument held this day. Case submitted for decision. Before the En Banc Court. 75917. (SC). | | |
| 09/17/2020 | Opinion/Dispositional | Filed Authored Opinion. "Question answered." Before the Court En Banc. Author: Stiglich, J. Majority: Gibbons/Hardesty/Stiglich/Cadish. Concurring in part and dissenting in part: Pickering/Silver. fn1 [The Honorable Ron D. Parraguirre, Justice, voluntarily recused himself from participation in the decision of this matter.] 136 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 58. En Banc. (SC). | | 20-34246
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| 10/12/2020 | Remittitur | Issued Remittitur. (SC) | | 20-37296
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| 10/12/2020 | Case Status Update | Remittitur Issued/Case Closed. (SC) | | |
| 02/17/2021 | Remittitur | Filed Remittitur. Received by United States District Court Clerk on October 16, 2020. (SC) | | 20-37296
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