Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for July 3, 2019

Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for July 3, 2019

AMAYA VS. GUERRERO RIVERA (CHILD CUSTODY)

  • Can a child custody order satisfy the dependency or custody prong for Special Immigrant Juvenile status (SIJ) predicate findings.
  • Does a showing that reunification with one parent is not viable satisfy the reunification prong for SIJ findings.

U.S. BANK NAT’L ASS’N ND VS. RESOURCES GRP., LLC

  • How should a foreclosing HOA determine the address to send a notice of default to a first deed of trust holder absent a formal request.

BOESIGER VS. DESERT APPRAISALS, LLC

  • Is expert witness testimony necessary to establish the professional standard of care governing real estate appraisals.

PEREZ (GERARDO) VS. WARDEN

  • What is the relevant sentencing statute for the purposes of applying statutory credits to the minimum term of an offender’s sentence.

SATICOY BAY LLC SER. 9050 W WARM SPRINGS 2079 VS. NEV. ASS’N SERV.’S

  • Does NRS116.31166 permit the use of funds provided for the foreclosure price held in trust to redeem a property.
  • Is substantial compliance sufficient for the purposes of NRS Chapter 116’s redemption statute’s notice requirement.

PARDEE HOMES OF NEVADA VS. WOLFRAM

  • Do attorney fees incurred by a plaintiff in bringing a two-party breach-of-contract claim against a defendant constitute special damages which would warrant an award of attorney fees.

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for April 5, 2018

Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for April 5, 2018

STATE VS. SAMPLE (GREGORY)

  • Does a preliminary breath test that is not administered pursuant to a warrant or an exception to the warrant requirement, violate the Fourth Amendment.
  • Is a telephonic search warrant that contains a false statement valid.

KIRSCH VS. TRABER

  • What is the definition of a “final judgment.”

NANCE V. FERRARO

  • Is a district court barred from reviewing the facts and evidence underpinning its prior rulings or custody determinations in deciding whether the modification of a prior custody order is in the child’s best interest.
  • Are parties prohibited from presenting previously known domestic violence evidence defensively to show modification to a custody determination is not in the child’s best interest.

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