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CASE NO: CV11-03628
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REPLY TO OPPOSITION TO AND MOTION TO STRIKE COUGHLIN'S NOTICE TO SET
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Joey Orduna Hastings
Clerk of the Court
Transaction # 2762754
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)457;4. )he undersigned, Zach Coughlin, on Behal1 o1 Zach Coughlin 1iles this document, and
also Cishes it to serve as notice that an interlocutory appeal is Being 1iled Dthe undersigned is aCare
that such notice ma0 not Be e11ective during the 2endenc0 o1 a timel0 1iled tolling motions, But so
1iles here in an attem2t to 2reserve all rights under the laC. /lthough 1iling a notice o1 a22eal to the
$u2reme Court o1 Nevada in civil cases seems liEe a ver0 Basic tasE, the 1ailure to 1olloC the strict
2rocedural requirements ma0 result in a dismissal o1 the a22eal. 3n Nevada, the timel0 1iling o1 a
notice o1 a22eal is Furisdictional. $ee, e.g., :alEer v. $cull0, 99 Nev. 5, -, -5! @.2d 9, 9G95
D#9(">< Zugel B0 Zugel v. =iller, 99 Nev. #00, #0#, -59 @.2d 29-, 29! D#9(">. Neither the district
court nor the $u2reme Court can e,tend the 2eriod in Chich to timel0 1ile a notice o1 a22eal. :alEer,
99 Nev. at -, -5! @.2d at 9G95 Dstating that the district court cannot e,tend the 2eriod in Chich to
1ile a notice o1 a22eal>< N&/@ 2-DB> DHI)Jhe court ma0 not enlarge the time 1or 1iling a notice o1
a22eal.K> Dre1erring to the $u2reme Court>. 3n order to com2l0 Cith suBstantive requirements, the
individual 1iling the notice o1 a22eal should Be 1amiliar Cith the district court 2roceedings. /lthough
the 1ailure to strictl0 com2l0 Cith suBstantive requirements is not Furisdictional, a notice o1 a22eal
that does not name each order a22ealed 1rom ma0 limit the issues that can Be addressed on a22eal.
$ee Charmicor, 3nc. v. BradshaC +in. Co., 92 Nev. "#0, "#", 550 @.2d #", #5 D#9!-> Dquoting
N&/@ "Dc> and stating Honl0 those 2arts o1 the Fudgment Chich are included in the notice o1 a22eal
Cill Be considered B0 the a22ellate courtK> Dcitation omitted>. C1. &oss v. ;iacomo, 9! Nev. 550,
55G55, -"5 @.2d 29(, "0# D#9(#> Dstating that the court has re1used to require the notice o1 a22eal to
Be a Htechnical tra2 1or the unCar0 dra1tsman,K and alloCing reasonaBle in1erences in the notice o1
a22eal as to Chich order is Being a22ealed 1rom>, overruled on other grounds, :inston @rods. Co. v.
DeBoer, #" @."d !2-, !"# DNev. 200->. )he 2rocedural and suBstantive requirements 1or the notice
o1 a22eal ma0 change, hoCever, i1 there are 2ost*Fudgment motions 1iled in the district court. )he
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relevant inquir0 is Chether the 2ost*Fudgment motions toll the time to a22eal, as listed in N&/@ Da>
D>, Chich include: HDi> a motion 1or Fudgment under IN&C@J 50DB>< Dii> a motion under IN&C@J
52DB> to amend or maEe additional 1indings o1 1act< Diii> a motion under IN&C@J 59 to alter or amend
the Fudgment< Div> a motion 1or a neC trial under IN&C@J 59.K $ee discussion, in1ra, $ection 3'. )his
article Cill 2rovide Basic in1ormation regarding the 2rocedural and suBstantive requirements in civil
cases 1or 1iling a notice o1 a22eal to the $u2reme Court o1 Nevada and Cill also discuss hoC 2ost*
Fudgment motions in the district court ma0 a11ect these 2rocedural and suBstantive requirements.
33. @&5CED7&/8 &EL73&E=EN)$.
/. +3N/8 67D;=EN) &EL73&E=EN).
/s a general rule, an a22eal is usuall0 taEen 1rom a 1inal order or Fudgment. $ee N&/@ "/DB>D#>
DH/n a22eal ma0 Be taEen: +rom a 1inal Fudgment in an action or 2roceeding commenced in the court
in Chich the Fudgment is rendered.K>. / 1inal order adFudicates all the rights and liaBilities o1 all the
2arties. &ae v. /ll /m. 8i1e and Cas. Co., 95 Nev. 920, 922, -05 @.2d #9-, #9! D#9!9>. However,
interlocutory appeals are available if the district court certifies an order or judgent as final
under !R"P #$%b& or i1 a court rule or statute specifically authori'es an appeal fro a specific
type of order( +or e,am2le, N&$ #55.#90 lists 1i1teen t02es o1 orders in 2roBate 2roceedings that are
inde2endentl0 a22ealaBle. $imilarl0, N&$ "(.2! lists si, t02es o1 orders in arBitration 2roceedings
that are inde2endentl0 a22ealaBle. N&/@ "/DB>D2>D"> and D> also list various t02es o1 interlocutor0
orders that are inde2endentl0 a22ealaBle, such as an order granting or denying an injunction, and
an order a22ointing or re1using to a22oint a receiver. $o, unless there is a s2eci1ic e,ce2tion, an
a22eal must Be taEen 1rom a 1inal Fudgment or order.
B. /;;&3E'ED @/&)9 &EL73&E=EN).
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N&/@ "/Da> requires an a22ealing 2art0 to Be HaggrievedK B0 the order or Fudgment a22ealed 1rom.
/n aggrieved 2art0 is a 2art0 that is adversel0 or suBstantiall0 a11ected B0 a district courtMs ruling.
'alle0 BanE o1 Nev. v. ;insBurg, ##0 Nev. 0, -, (! @.2d !29, !" D#99> Dcitation omitted>.
+or 2ur2oses o1 N&/@ "/Da>, to Be considered a 2art0, the 2erson or entit0 must have Been served
Cith 2rocess, a22eared in the court BeloC, and Been named as a 2art0 o1 record in the trial court. 3d.<
##0 Nev. at (, (! @.2d at !"5 Dcitation omitted>. /lthough a 2erson or entit0 that is not a 2art0
cannot a22eal, relie1 ma0 Be availaBle 1rom the $u2reme Court B0 Ca0 o1 e,traordinar0 Crit. ;lad0s
BaEer 5lsen +amil0 )rust B0 5lsen v. 5lsen, #09 Nev. ("(, (#G2, (5( @.2d "(5, "(! D#99">. /s
such, i1 the 2art0 1iling the notice o1 a22eal is not Both a 2art0 and aggrieved B0 the district courtMs
decision, the a22eal is suBFect to dismissal.
&ichard 4ill Eee2s doing his &eno @D thing, 3 Eee2 getting arrested, $C& ###D-> ma0 require
the re2orting o1 an0 conviction Chich Could stem 1rom such incidents. 3 have talEed to lots o1
attorne0?s around toCn. $ome Cho have Been involved in some 2rett0 Big matters, some Cho are
2rett0 res2ected, some Cho are 2rett0 shar2. None have had a good thing to sa0 aBout 4ill. +urther,
4ill Eee2s committing 2erFur0 in his Declarations. 3 have never touched this gu0, ever. 9et he EnoCs
the 1acts don?t add u2 to enough to Fusti10 Chat he asEs 1or, so he adds a 1act or tCo to s2ice u2 his
Declarations and, ho2e1ull0 Fust Bring them out o1 the N&C@ danger None. 3 never touched his
contractor?s trucE or an0Bod0 else?s damn trucE. 31 an attorne0 CalEs into a court room Cith a tacEle
Bo, o1 cloCn maEeu2 and saunters u2 the the Bench and starts tr0ing to 2aint it on me, and 3?m a
6udge, that attorne0 Could 1ind me an unCilling 2artici2ant in his circus, 3 Couldn?t Be honEing the
horn he tried to 2ut in m0 hand, and those Big 1lo220 shoes Could Be all Crong 1or m0 BlacE roBe.
=otion 1or &econsiderationO&ehearing / motion 1or reconsiderationOrehearing 1iled under the
authorit0 o1 EDC& 2.2, or other similar local rules, must Be 1iled Cithin #0 da0s a1ter service o1 the
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notice o1 the order or Fudgment.
)he neC in1ormation her is &ichard 43ll?s 2erFur0 in his Declarations and that o1 his
contractor, Cho used m0 oCn damn 2l0Cood to Board u2 the 2ro2ert0 then turned around and his Bill
Cas suBmitted to the court or attached as an e,hiBit 1or P#0-0 Dincluding 1i,ing a leaE entr0> under a
statute alloCing a lien 1or Q&eaosonaBle storage, moving, and inventor0ingQ. No legal su22ort Cas
o11ered 1or the idea that 4ill can sEi2 the moving and inventor0ing 2art, alloC m0 stu11 to Be
BurglariNed, then o11er u2 some 1raudulent contractor Bills to the court Chile tr0ing to charge me Q1ull
rental valueQ or Q1ull marEet valueQ 1or the 2ro2ert0 Da value Based u2on Being aBle to use it 1ull0 as a
home laC o11ice, not a value Based u2on Being aBle to B5)4 C4/&;E =E )4E +788 P900 )4EN
)7&N /&57ND /ND BE /B8E )5 ;E) =E $7B6EC) )5 / C7$)5D3/8 /&&E$) B9 /
&EN5 @D 5++3CE&, C4&3$ C/&)E& :45 /D=3))ED 4388 @/3D 43= =5NE9 )5
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)he notice o1 a22eal must Be 1iled in the district court Cithin "0 da0s o1 service o1 notice o1 entr0 o1
the order a22ealed 1rom, unless an a22licaBle statute or court rule 2rovides otherCise. N&/@ Da>D#>.
/lthough service o1 the notice o1 entr0 o1 1inal order or Fudgment B0 mailing is acce2taBle, an
a22ellant ma0 1ile an untimel0 notice o1 a22eal and argue that he never received the notice o1 entr0 o1
the 1inal order or Fudgment. $ee =iller, 99 Nev. at #0#, -59 @.2d at 29!. )here1ore, the suggested
method o1 service o1 the notice o1 entr0 o1 1inal order or Fudgment is B0 certi1ied mail or B0
acEnoCledgement. 3d. 31 the $u2reme Court determines that there is a 1actual issue regarding Chen
the notice o1 entr0 o1 the 1inal order or Fudgment Cas served, the case ma0 Be remanded to the district
court 1or an evidentiar0 hearing, and the Burden o1 2roo1 is on the res2ondent. 3d. $ervice o1 the
notice o1 a22eal should Be made on all 2arties, or their counsel i1 re2resented, that have a22eared in
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the district court. N&/@ "Dd>. 4oCever, i1 service is not made on all 2arties, the notice o1 a22eal is,
nevertheless, valid as to those 2arties u2on Chom service Cas made. $ee Bliss v. ;ra0son, 25 Nev.
"29, RR, 59 @. (((, ((9 D#900>.
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)he 1iling 1ees 1or a notice o1 a22eal are currentl0 P250.00 1or a cost Bond on a22eal made 2a0aBle to
the district court, as descriBed in N&/@ !< P250.00 1or a $u2reme Court 1iling 1ee, 1or each notice o1
a22eal, made 2a0aBle to the $u2reme Court and tendered to the district court, as descriBed in N&/@
"D1>< and an0 1iling 1ee charged B0 the district court itsel1. )he Eighth 6udicial District Court currentl0
charges a P2.00 1iling 1ee 1or a notice o1 a22eal. $ee N&$ #9.0#"D#>. /lthough the district court
clerE is not oBligated to 1ile a notice o1 a22eal Cithout the 2ro2er 1iling 1ees, the clerE does have a
dut0 to acce2t a notice o1 a22eal, even Cithout the 2ro2er 1ees, since the notice o1 a22eal is e11ective
on the da0 it is received B0 the clerE. :hitman v. :hitman, #0( Nev. 99, 95#G52, (0 @.2d #2"2,
#2""G" D#992>.
3 Cill suBmit an 3+@ @etition to Caive the a22eal 1ees, Bonds and costs.
3n summar0, a notice o1 a22eal must com2l0 Cith the 1inal Fudgment and the aggrieved 2art0
requirements. )he notice o1 a22eal also must Be timel0 and 2ro2erl0 1iled and served Cith the 2ro2er
1iling 1ees. )he 1ailure to com2l0 Cith these 2rocedural requirements ma0 result in the dismissal o1
the a22eal.
=otion 1or $ta0 /ccording to the terms o1 N&C@ -2Da>, there is an automatic sta0 o1 most orders and
Fudgments o1 #0 da0s 1olloCing service o1 Critten notice o1 its entr0. :hile there is no 1irm deadline
to 1ile a motion 1or sta0, it should Be done 2rior to the e,ecution o1 the order or Fudgment.
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$o, hoC is 43ll aBle to throC aCa0 m0 sentimental items 1rom m0 grandmother in the toCn
dum2 Fust a da0 or so a1ter the 6anuar0 ##, 20#2 5rder at issue hereS 3ts not clear that the District
Court even has Fursidiction here or that 6udge $1erraNNa need not rule on the =otion in the &eno
6ustice Court related to the DecemBer 2#, 20## 5&der in &6C&Ev20#*00#!0(.
333. $7B$)/N)3'E &EL73&E=EN)$.
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N&/@ "/DB> identi1ies the suBstantive matters 1rom Chich an a22eal ma0 Be taEen. /mong the
orders listed is Han0 s2ecial order made a1ter 1inal Fudgment.K N&/@ "/DB>D2>. )here is e,tensive
case laC on Chat Einds o1 orders constitute s2ecial orders made a1ter 1inal Fudgment, But no attem2t
Cill Be made to enumerate those orders 1or 2ur2oses o1 this article. 4oCever, it is CorthChile to
mention that the $u2reme Court has identi1ied a 2ost*Fudgment order granting attorne0Ms 1ees and
costs as a s2ecial order made a1ter 1inal Fudgment, and thus inde2endentl0 a22ealaBle. )homas v. Cit0
o1 North 8as 'egas, #2! @."d #05!, at n.5 DNev. 200->. Because a motion 1or attorne0Ms 1ees and
costs ma0 2ossiBl0 not Be adFudicated until a1ter the time to 1ile a notice o1 a22eal on the underl0ing
1inal Fudgment or order, there ma0 Be a need to 1ile a se2arate notice o1 a22eal. )he suBstantive
matters 1rom Chich an a22eal ma0 Be taEen can also Be identi1ied B0 statute or court rule. ;insBurg,
##0 Nev. at , (! @.2d at !"2G"" Dcitation omitted>< see related discussion, su2ra, $ection 33./.
)he $u2reme Court has universall0 held that it is a court o1 limited Furisdiction and Cill onl0
entertain an a22eal Chen the a22eal is authoriNed B0 statute or court rule. 3d. )here1ore, a notice o1
a22eal must also identi10 a suBstantivel0 a22ealaBle order 1or the $u2reme Court to 2ro2erl0 have
Furisdiction over the a22eal.
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N&/@ "Dc> requires the notice o1 a22eal to Hs2eci10 the 2art0 or 2arties taEing the a22eal< . . .Dhere th
2art0 is Zach Coughlin, Esq. and his Business?s DCoughlin =emor0 +oam and his solo laC 2ractice>
designate the Fudgment, order, or 2art thereo1 a22ealed 1rom< and shall name the court to Chich the
a22eal is taEen.K Da22eal taEen to the N' $u2reme Court>. 3n descriBing the order or Fudgment
a22ealed 1rom, the /22endi, o1 +orms in the Nevada &ules o1 /22ellate @rocedure suggests that the
s2eci1ic 1iling date o1 the order or Fudgment a22ealed 1rom Be noted in the notice o1 a22eal. D6udge
+lanagans #O##O#2 5&der and 6udge $+erraNNas #2O2#O## 5&der. . /s discussed, the $u2reme Court
Cill not consider 2arts o1 the Fudgment Chich are not included in the notice o1 a22eal. $ee Charmicor,
3nc., 92 Nev. at "#", 550 @.2d at #5 Dquoting N&/@ "Dc> and stating Honl0 those 2arts o1 the
Fudgment Chich are included in the notice o1 a22eal Cill Be considered B0 the a22ellate courtK>
Dcitation omitted>. 4oCever, so long as the notice o1 a22eal reasonaBl0 2uts the res2ondent on notice
o1 Chat order is Being a22ealed, the court Cill consider those 2arts o1 the Fudgment. $ee &oss, 9!
Nev. at 55G55, -"5 @.2d at "0# Dstating that the court has re1used to require the notice o1 a22eal to
Be a Htechnical tra2 1or the unCar0 dra1tsman,K and alloCing reasonaBle in1erences in the notice o1
a22eal as to Chich order is Being a22ealed 1rom>. 3n light o1 the requirement that a 2art0 can onl0
a22eal 1rom suBstantivel0 a22ealaBle orders, the $u2reme Court has clari1ied that it Cill consider
interlocutor0 orders Chich are not inde2endentl0 a22ealaBle Chen the a22eal is taEen 1rom the 1inal
order or Fudgment. $ee Consolidated ;enerator*Nevada v. Cummins Engine Co., ## Nev. #"0,
#"#2, 9!# @.2d #25#, #25- D#99(> Dstating H/lthough these orders are not inde2endentl0 a22ealaBle,
since C;N is a22ealing 1rom a 1inal Fudgment the interlocutor0 orders entered 2rior to the 1inal
Fudgment ma0 2ro2erl0 Be heard B0 this court.K> Dcitation omitted>. )here1ore, the notice o1 a22eal
should strictl0 com2l0 Cith N&/@ "Dc> in 2roviding the 2ro2er content o1 the notice o1 a22eal, as
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Cell as N&/@ "/DB> in onl0 s2eci10ing a22ealaBle orders. Denial o1 the )&5O3NFunction is
a22ealaBle.
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/. )5883N; E++EC) 5+ CE&)/3N @5$)*67D;=EN) =5)35N$.
N&/@ Da>D> lists the 2ost*Fudgment tolling motions: HDi> a motion 1or Fudgment under IN&C@J
50DB>< Dii> a motion under IN&C@J 52DB> to amend or maEe additional 1indings o1 1act< Diii> a motion
under IN&C@J 59 to alter or amend the Fudgment< Div> a motion 1or a neC trial under IN&C@J 59.K
)hese are the onl0 2ost*Fudgment tolling motions. /lthough there are other 2ost*Fudgment motions,
the0 do not toll the time to a22eal. +or e,am2le, a motion 1or attorne0Ms 1ees and costs 1iled a1ter the
1inal Fudgment is a s2ecial order made a1ter 1inal Fudgment and does not toll the time to a22eal a 1inal
Fudgment. )homas, #2! @."d at n.5. / motion 1or reconsideration is also not a tolling motion.
Cha2man 3ndus. v. 7nited 3ns. Co. o1 /m., ##0 Nev. 5, 5(, (! @.2d !"9, !# D#99> Dcitation
omitted>. 3n order to e11ectivel0 toll the time to 1ile a notice o1 a22eal, the tolling motion itsel1 must
Be timel0 1iled. $ee N&/@ Da>D>. )he $u2reme Court recentl0 clari1ied that the #0*da0 2eriod in
Chich to 1ile a 2ost*Fudgment tolling motion is calculated B0 counting onl0 Fudicial da0s 1or the #0
da0s, and i1 service is accom2lished B0 mailing or electronic means, an additional " calendar da0s are
added a1ter the #0 da0s. DeBoer, #" @."d at !"#. /s such, this 1iling is timel0 given the ten da0
Cas $aturda0, there1ore the deadline e,tends to toda0. :hen an0 2ost*Fudgment motion is timel0
1iled, the "0 da0s to 1ile a notice o1 a22eal 1rom the 1inal Fudgment or order Dor the 2ost*Fudgment
tolling motion itsel1, i1 it is a22ealaBle> sto2s, and the "0 da0s to 1ile a notice o1 a22eal is reset.
N&/@ Da>D> T D5>. DeBoer e,2lained that a 2ost*Fudgment tolling motion also tolls the time to 1ile
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an a22eal 1rom a s2ecial order entered a1ter Fudgment, such as an order granting attorne0Ms 1ees and
costs. #" @."d at !"2. )he notice o1 entr0 o1 order resolving the 1inal 2ost*Fudgment tolling motion
triggers the "0*da0 2eriod in Chich to 1ile a notice o1 a22eal. 3d.
B. E++EC) 5+ )3=E89*+38ED N5)3CE + /@@E/8.
:hen a notice o1 a22eal is timel0 1iled, the district court cannot enter an0 orders regarding the issues
that are 2ending Be1ore the $u2reme Court. $ee =acE*=anle0 v. =acE, #22 Nev. !5, RR, #"( @."d
525, 529G"0 D200->. 4oCever, the district court is 1ree to maEe orders on collateral issues that are not
2ending Be1ore the $u2reme Court. 3d. 3n the event that a district court enters an order on an issue
2ending Be1ore the $u2reme Court a1ter the district court has Been divested o1 Furisdiction, the district
courtMs order is void, But the district court ma0 hear such a matter and certi10 to the $u2reme Court
hoC it intends to rule. $mith, #09 Nev. at !0G#, (5- @.2d at #"((. 72on a 2art0Ms motion 1iled in
the $u2reme Court, the $u2reme Court then has discretion to remand to the district court to decide
the 2articular issue. =acE, #22 Nev. at RR, #"( @."d at 5"0. )he district courtMs decision on remand
then Becomes an a22ealaBle order itsel1, and an aggrieved 2art0 has the o2tion o1 1iling a notice o1
a22eal. 3d. )his 2rocess o1 alloCing the district court to decide an issue currentl0 2ending Be1ore the
$u2reme Court, u2on the $u2reme CourtMs a22roval and remand, Cas 1irst ado2ted in 4une0cutt v.
4une0cutt, 9 Nev. !9, 5!5 @.2d 5(5 D#9!(> and is EnoCn as the 4une0cutt 2rocedure. $ee, e.g.,
$mith, #09 Nev. at !0G#, (5- @.2d at #"((G(9< =acE, #22 Nev. at RR, #"( @."d at 5"0.
C. E++EC) 5+ @&E=/)7&E89*+38ED N5)3CE 5+ /@@E/8.
3n the event that a notice o1 a22eal is 1iled during the 2endenc0 o1 an0 2ost*Fudgment tolling motion,
or a1ter the oral 2ronouncement o1 an order But Be1ore the Critten order, the notice o1 a22eal is
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considered 2remature. $ee N&/@ Da>D->. /lthough a notice o1 a22eal usuall0 divests the district
court o1 Furisdiction, a 2remature notice o1 a22eal does not divest the district court o1 Furisdiction. 3d.<
see also $mith v. Emer0, #09 Nev. !"!, !0, (5- @.2d #"(-, #"(( D#99"> Dcitation omitted>. )here
are certain e,ce2tions to this general rule that the district court is divested o1 Furisdiction< 1or
e,am2le, a motion 1or sta0 according to N&C@ -2Dd> can Be made Hat or a1ter the time o1 the 1iling o1
the notice o1 a22eal.K /nd, a motion 1or correction or modi1ication o1 the record according to N&/@
#0Dc> must Be suBmitted to the district court i1 a di11erence arises concerning the district court record.
/ccording to the 1ormer N&/@ Da>D2>, the $u2reme Court treated a 2remature notice o1 a22eal as
untimel0, and consistentl0 held that such a notice o1 a22eal Hshall have no e11ect.K $ee, e.g., &ust v.
ClarE Count0 $chool Dist., #0" Nev. -(-, -((, !! @.2d #"(0, #"(2 D#9(!>. 4oCever, on DecemBer
#-, 200, the $u2reme Court issued an order amending N&/@ Da>, stating that it Cas Hundul0 harshK
to disalloC 2remature a22eals, es2eciall0 Chen such a22eals 2resent meritorious issues. $ee 5rder
/mending &ule Da> o1 the Nevada &ules o1 /22ellate @rocedure, /DA) "(# DDec. #-, 200>. )he
current N&/@ Da>D-> noC states that a notice o1 a22eal 1iled a1ter the 2ronouncement o1 a decision
or order But Be1ore the Critten entr0 Cill automaticall0 Be considered as 1iled Hon the date o1 and a1ter
entr0 o1 the order, Fudgment or Critten dis2osition o1 the last*remaining timel0 motionK Dso long as
the $u2reme Court does not dismiss the de1icient notice o1 a22eal in the interim>. /dditionall0,
N&/@ Da>D!> alloCs a 2art0 to 1ile an amended notice o1 a22eal to cure an0 such de1icienc0 Cithout
incurring an0 additional 1iling 1ees. &egardless o1 the timing o1 the notice o1 a22eal, an amended
notice o1 a22eal ma0 Be necessar0 to identi10 an0 2ost*Fudgment tolling motions 1rom Chich an
a22eal ma0 Be taEen.
3n summar0, 2ost*Fudgment motions ma0 a11ect the time to 1ile a notice o1 a22eal i1 the motion is
de1ined as tolling. )he listed 2ost*Fudgment tolling motions sto2 the time to 1ile a notice o1 a22eal as
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to an0 1inal order Fudgment, the tolling motion itsel1, and an0 s2ecial orders entered a1ter Fudgment.
/dditionall0, 2remature notices o1 a22eal do not divest the district court o1 Furisdiction, But a timel0
1iled notice o1 a22eal ma0 divest the district court o1 Furisdiction i1 the matter Be1ore the district court
is currentl0 on a22eal to the $u2reme Court. Even then, the 4une0cutt 2rocedure can Be 1olloCed to
alloC a district court to decide an issue u2on remand that is 2ending Be1ore the $u2reme Court.
+urther, 1or N&C@ 59 and N&C@ -0 Basis, this Court?s recent 5rder is clearl0 inaccurate to
the e,tent is 2ur2orts to 1ind that the undersigned made an0 agreement to Caive his securit0 de2osit
in e,change 1or additional access to the 2ro2ert0. 4ill and BaEer have an estaBlished 2ractice, in this
case es2eciall0 o1 moving 1or attorne0?s 1ees Chere no Basis in 1act or laC e,ists, $ee &6C 20##*
00#!0( =emorandum o1 +ees 1or some P20,000 Based u2on a controlled suBstance manu1acture
statute that clearl0 Cas com2letel0 ina22licaBle to this matter, then a similar motion the0 1iled under
N&$ -9.0"0 des2ite Qsummar0 eviction 2roceedingsQ not Being Qcivil actionsQ under N 6C&C@ ",
Chich identi1ies 1our t02es o1 cases in Fustice courts, an onl0 one, Qcivil actionsQ come Cithin the
2urvieC o1 N&$ -9.0"0. )o the e,tent the attorne0s 1ees issue is not made moot B0 this Court?s
recent order, it is hereB0 o22osed.
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C3)3ZEN$ 5+ :/$45E C57N)9 83AE the undersigned?s 1oreclosure de1ense clients.
"O!"L)*+O!
&egardless, it the #O##O#2 5&der Cas 1raudulentl0 2rocured in that 4il misled this Court as to
some QdealQ that Cas allegedl0 entered into requiring the undersigned to give u2 his securit0 de2osit
in e,change 1or some emailed o11er o1 access, etc. +urther, 4ill lied to this court in alleging he
in1ormed me that 3 could remove items outside the interior o1 the house 2ast 52m, additional0 it is
1raudulent to leave the house Boarded u2 and to install a chain and 2adlocE on the BacE gate, then to
later attem2t to sue me or threaten to DChich 4ill has> 1or the dis2osal costs o1 removing the 2ro2ert0
that 43ll oBstructive tactics 2revented me 1rom removing in the 1irst 2lace.
DEC8/&/)35N 5+ Z/C4 C57;483N, E$L. 3N $7@@5&) 5+ +5&E;53N; D5C7=EN)
#. )his Declaration is made 2ursuant to the 2rovisions o1 N&$ 5".05, Ce are 2resentl0 in the
$tate o1 Nevada and 3 declare under 2enalt0 o1 2erFur0 that the 1oregoing is true and correct.
2. Declarant is a 2art0 in this case.
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". Declarant avers that the 1actual statements set 1or aBove in the 1oregoing document are
accurate to the Best o1 his EnoCledge.
. 3, Zach Coughlin, am availaBle to testi10, i1 necessar0, as to these matters. 3 declare under
2enalt0 o1 2erFur0 that the 1oregoing is true and correct.
,--+R.,T+O! Pursuant to !R* /012(303
/lso, this document does not contain an0 social securit0 numBer or other
ina22ro2riate material 2ursuant to N&$ 2"9B.0"0.
Dated this 6anuar0 "0th, 20#2
O$O Z/C4 C57;483NR
Z/C4 C57;483N, E$L.
2ro 2er /22ellant
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PROO- O- *ER4+"E
3, Zach Coughlin, declare:
5n this date, 3, =r. Zach Coughlin served the 1oregoing document B0 1a,ing and
serving u2on registered e1ilers via electronicall0 1iling:
&ichard ;. 4ill, Esq. and
Case0 BaEer, Esq.
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&eno, N' (950"
/ttorne0s 1or &es2ondent =att =erliss, =D
D/ted this: +eBruar0 #, 20#2
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Zach Coughlin
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