Month: October 2018

Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for October 25, 2018

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for October 25, 2018

CLARK CTY. SCHOOL DIST. VS. LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

  • How should a court determine if a government entity should redact information in a public records request.

WILLIAMS (GREGORY) VS. STATE

  • Did the district court err in denying a defendant’s Batson challenge to the State’s use of a peremptory strike to remove an African-American woman from the venire.
  • What is the procedure for admitting or excluding evidence to show that a young victim had the knowledge to contrive sexual allegations.

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for October 18, 2018

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for October 18, 2018

MULKERN VS. DIST. CT. (CLARK CTY. DEP’T OF FAMILY SERV.’S)

  • Does NRS 432B.550(5)(a)’s sibling presumption apply after one of the siblings has been adopted.

PUB. EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYS. OF NEVADA VS. NEVADA POLICY RESEARCH INST., INC.

  • Does the Nevada Public Records Act require the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Nevada (PERS) to disclose certain employment and pension payment information about its government retirees held in its computer database when sought through a public records request.

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for October 4, 2018

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for October 4, 2018

HOWARD VS. HUGHES

  • Must the initial presumption that cotenants share equally be successfully rebutted through evidence of lack of relatedness or donative intent prior to the court dividing the property or proceeds.

DOLORFINO VS. UNIV. MED. CTR. OF S. NEVADA

  • When is a plaintiff required to attach a supporting affidavit from a medical expert to a complaint for the purposes of NRS 41A.100(1)(d).

RODRIGUEZ VS. FIESTA PALMS, LLC

  • Did the district court abuse its discretion when it denied a 60(b)(1) motion for relief to an unrepresented litigant who knowingly neglected procedural requirements and then failed to promptly move for relief.

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