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F I L E DElectronically
CODE: 4185 05-09-2012:09:42:24 AM
LORIURMSTON,CCR#51 Joey Orduna Hastings
PeggyHoogs&Associates Clerk of the Court435MarshAvenue Transaction # 2941159Reno,Nevada 89509
(775)3274460
CourtReporter
SECONDJUDICIALDISTRICTCOURTOFTHESTATEOFNEVADA
INANDFORTHECOUNTYOFWASHOE
HONORABLESTEVENP.ELLIOTT,DISTRICTJUDGE
STATEOFNEVADA,
Plaintiff,
CaseNo.CR120376
vs.
Dept.No.10
ZACHARYBARKERCOUGHLIN,
Defendant.
_____________________________/
TRANSCRIPTOFPROCEEDINGS
REPORT PSYCHIATRICEVALUATION
APRIL19,2012;THURSDAY
RENO,NEVADA
Reportedby: LORIURMSTON,CCR#51
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ForthePlaintiff:
FortheDefendant:
FortheDepartmentof
Parole&Probation:
APPEARANCES:
ZACHYOUNG
DeputyDistrictAttorney
1SouthSierraStreet
SouthTower,4thFloor
P.O.Box30083
Reno,Nevada 89520
BIRAYDOGAN
DeputyPublicDefender
350S.CenterStreet
P.O.Box30083
Reno,Nevada 89520
GAILFALCONER
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RENO,NEVADA;THURSDAY,APRIL19,2012;10:20A.M.
o0o-
THECOURT: Andthenthelastthingwe'regoingto
takebeforearecesswillbetheZacharyCoughlin.
MR.YOUNG: Goodmorning,YourHonor.
MR.DOGAN: YourHonor,BirayDoganonbehalfof
Mr. Coughlinwhoispresenttodayandoutofcustody.
THEDEFENDANT: Goodmorning,YourHonor.
THECOURT: Allright. Thenthismatterishereon
areportofpsychiatricevaluation. Thereisaletter
herefromSallyFarmerandBillDavis. Andhaveyou
receivedthis,Mr.Dogan?
MR.DOGAN: YourHonor,canIhavetheCourt's
indulgence?
MR.YOUNG: YourHonor,canweapproach?
THECOURT: Yes.
(Adiscussionwasheldofftherecord.)
THECOURT: Well,asaresultofthehearinghere
atthebench,theCoughlinmatterwillbecontinuedto
theendofourdocketsothatwecantakearecessnow.
Andtheendofthedocketmeansthatitwouldbeafter
the10o'clockmatter,becauseit'salready25after
10:00orso,andweneedtogetonwithanothermatter
inthatwehavealotofpeoplehere.
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Allright. Socourtwillstandinrecess.
(Arecesswastakenandthefollowing
proceedingswerehadat10:45a.m.:)
THECOURT: Asournextcasethen,we'llgobackto
the8:30docket,andlet'stakeZacharyCoughlinagain.
Let'sseeifwecanconcludethatmatter.
MR.YOUNG: Goodmorning,YourHonor.
THEDEFENDANT: Goodmorning,YourHonor.
THECOURT: Andthenwe'reheretodiscussthe
letterofApril17thatwassentoutreallyto
Mr.DoganwithcopiestomeandMr.YoungfromSally
FarmerandBillDaviswhoarepsychologistsatthe
LakesCrossingCenter.
And,Mr.Dogan,doyouwanttoexplainthis?
MR.DOGAN: Yes,YourHonor.
THEDEFENDANT: I'msorry,YourHonor,ifIcan
interjectquickly.
THECOURT: I'maskingMr.Dogantostart.
THEDEFENDANT: Yes,YourHonor,butbeforeheputs
anythingontherecord,I'mgoingtoasktohavehim
withdrawnor-
MR.DOGAN: Thatwouldbeaseparatematter.
THECOURT: I'llgowithMr.Dogan.
THEDEFENDANT: Thankyou,YourHonor.
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MR.DOGAN: YourHonor,ifanyissuesareraised
regardingamotiontowithdraworanythingdealingwith
myrepresentationofMr.Coughlin,thatwouldbea
separatehearing. ThathearingwillbeunderYoung
versusState. Todaywearehereforonematter,and
thatistheSB89regardingmyclient'scompetencyand
whetherhe'sfittoproceedwithadjudication.
YourHonor,I'mgoingtoberequestingashort
twoweekcontinuanceinthiscasesothatmyclientcan
beevaluatedbyLakesCrossing,bybothSallyFarmer
andDr.Davis.
Myclienthasdoneallhecandotomakehis
scheduledappointmentswithbothofthedoctorsinthis
matter. Andtherehavebeensomesignificant
difficultieswithMr.Coughlinbeingevaluatedbyboth
ofthosedoctors. However,Ibelievethose
difficultieswillbeableto we'llironthemoutand
we'llbeabletogetthatcompetencyevaluationforthe
Courtwithintwoweeks.
THECOURT: Soyou'reinessencetellingmethat
youbelieveatthispointintimethatyourclientis
willingtocooperatewithanevaluator?
MR.DOGAN: Ido,YourHonor. YourHonor,the
reasonisbecausetheCourthasnever we'venever
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appearedincourt. AndifYourHonororders
Mr.Coughlintocooperateandtoobtainthe
evaluations,bythenweshouldbeabletohavethose
evaluationsforCourt.
TheonethingthatIwanttopreventinthiscase
isMr.Coughlinbeingremandedintothecustodyofthe
WashoeCountySheriffsothathecanbeevaluatedwhile
he'sattheWashoeCountyJail. That'sahugeconcern
ofmine. AndIdonotwantMr.Coughlintoberemanded
tothecustodyoftheSheriff.
YourHonor,themainreasonisbecauseMr.Coughlin
isalicensedattorney. Hedoeshaveclientsandhe's
representingthoseclients. Ifheisremandedintothe
custodyoftheSheriff,hewillnotbeabletopursue
thelitigationthathemustwhilerepresentingthose
individuals,andhislivelihood itwillsignificantly
impacthislivelihood. And,therefore,I'mgoingto
makethatrequest,thatthismatterbecontinued
brieflyfortwoweeks,YourHonor.
THECOURT: Well,clearlyifhe'snotgoingto
cooperateoutofcustody,puttinghimintocustody,you
know,andforciblycooperatingisthealternative,so
ithastobeconsidered.
And,Mr.Young,whatistheState'sposition?
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MR.YOUNG: YourHonor,IthinkMr.Dogan
accuratelystatedthatessentiallyyourtwo
alternativesatthispointarejusttocontinuethe
matteroutafewweekstogiveMr.Coughlinan
opportunitytobeevaluatedoralternativelyremandhim
intocustodywhere,asyoustated,itwouldmoreor
lessseekto thattheevaluationstakeplace.
I'mgoingtorespectfullyaskthatyoufollowthe
latterofthosetwoalternatives. AndifIcouldtake
aminutetoexplainwhyI'mmakingthatrecommendation.
Hewasreleasedforthiscaseona1,500dollar
bondthatheposted. Andobviously,oneofthe
conditionsofsomebodybeingreleased,whetherit's
bond,ORorotherwise,isconditioneduponthat
individual'sgoodbehavior. Andwhatwehavehereis
anindividualwho Thecompetencyevaluationwas
filedinJusticeCourtFebruary27th. Thematterwas
settomyknowledgeforApril3rdinfrontofYour
Honorfortheevaluation.
Therewastherequest,albeitdonebyemailby
Mr.Coughlininhispersonalcapacity,butafter
speakingwiththecourtstaffandMr.Dogan,Iagreed
tocontinuethatouttogiveMr.Coughlinthe
opportunitytogethisevaluationsdone.
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Wethengoforwardtotoday. AndYourHonorhas
alreadyreferencedtheletterwhichtalksabout
threateninglegalactionagainstoneoftheevaluators,
showinguplatetothescheduledappointment,taking
additionaltimeto-
THEDEFENDANT: Object,YourHonor;hearsay.
THECOURT: Overruled.
THEDEFENDANT: Movetostrike.
THECOURT: You'renotinapositiontoobjectto
anything.
THEDEFENDANT: Iunderstandthat,YourHonor.
Respectfully,Isubmitthatratherthanhaving
handcuffsonme,byhavingMr.Doganasmyattorney,I
wouldaskthatIbeallowedtorepresentmyself.
THECOURT: You'reinapositionwhere,youknow,
ifyouinterruptandcausetrouble,you'regoingtobe
takenintocustodyandthenforcibly,youknow,given
theseevaluations,soifIwereyou,Iwouldsimply
cooperatewithusanddon'tcauseaproblem.
Allright. Mr.Young,youmayproceed.
MR.YOUNG: YourHonor,aftershowingup20minutes
lateaccordingtotheletter,whichisonfilewiththe
court,hetakesanadditionaltenminutesarguingwith
securitypersonnelandbasicallybeingcompletely
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disruptivetotheprocess.
Theironicthingaboutthisisthatthisevaluation
isentirelyforMr.Coughlin'sbenefit. Thethreshold
questionis: Ishecompetenttostandtrial? Buteven
ifhe's iftheevaluationscomebackthatheis
competent,hisattorneycanusethattohisbenefit
withwhat'scontainedintheevaluationsforany
potentialnegotiationpurposes,sentencing,shouldwe
gettothatpoint,andthelike.
Andsothroughtheactionsofthedefendant,notto
mentionhispreviousstatementsthat,one,hedoesn't
evenwanttogetevaluatedforcompetency,andthen
subsequenttothathavingaproblemhavingLakes
Crossingdothat,ataminimum,hisactionsarenot
evidencinggoodcharacterasisrequiredbyhisbail
beingposted. Atworst,it'scompletely
obstructionist.
Andheisinthesolepositiontobringthisentire
proceedingtoascreechinghaltifhecontinuesthis
behavior,showinguplate,notcooperatingwithgoing
throughevaluationswhichbenefithim.
Sobasedonthat,YourHonor,whatIwouldaskis
thatyourevokethebondthatwaspreviouslypostedand
remandhimintocustody. Wecansetthisforanother
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hearingconsistentwiththeCourt'scalendarandthe
evaluatorsatLakesCrossingsothatwecancomeback
toYourHonoranddetermine,whichistheonly
thresholdquestionatthispoint,isheevencompetent
togoforward.
And,likeIsay,basedontheactionsinthiscase,
thecorrespondencesenttome,eithercc'dordirectly
fromMr.Coughlin,it'scleartotheStatethathe's
justbeinganobstructionistthroughthisentire
process,andsoremandisappropriatetotheState.
THECOURT: Well,Mr.Coughlin,weareatthis
stagewhereyouneedtohavethisevaluation. AndI
needtoknow,areyougoingtocooperateandgooverto
LakesCrossingandgettheevaluation?
THEDEFENDANT: YourHonor,ifImayaddressthat
foramoment.
THECOURT: Pleasedo.
THEDEFENDANT: Okay. YourHonor,there'sbeen
someproblemsintermsofworkingwithMr.Doganhere.
Ihaven'tbeencopiedonfilingstotheCourt. It's
alwaysbeenmyunderstanding,eitherbyMr.Doganorby
theD.A.,it'salwaysbeenmyunderstandingasan
attorneythatthat'sjustamatterofcourse,youcopy
yourclientsonanythingyoufileandanythingyou
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receive.
Mr.Bosler,afterIhadcomplainedofMr.Dogan's
failuretosocopymeinthatregard,particularlywith
respectto,say,thisorderforcompetencyeval-
MR.DOGAN: Fortherecord,thatwasprovidedto
Mr.Coughlin.
THEDEFENDANT: Hemighthaveemailedthattome,
butcertainlydocumentssuchastheD.A.'sopposition
tomymotiontoappearascocounselandhave
Mr.Dogan,Ibelieve,withdrawascounsel,thatwas
neverforwardedontomedespitemy-
MR.DOGAN: Fortherecord,thatwasalsoprovided
toMr.Coughlin.
THEDEFENDANT: Excuseme,sir. Iwouldliketo
havemyopportunitynow.
THECOURT: Goahead.
THEDEFENDANT: IhaveprovidedMr.Doganexpress
writtenindicationthatIwishtobecopiedonevery
singlefilinginthismatter. Inaddition,matters
whichperhapsaregoingtobesubjecttoaworkproduct
exceptionwhichthePublicDefenderwouldnothaveto
provideme,suchasemailsbetweenMr.Doganand
Mr.Young,butIhaveexpresslyindicatedinwritingon
numeroustimesthatIwishedtobecopiedonthat.
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Mr.Youngonthisrecentlyinwriting,saysthat
motionshavetobeinwriting. Therewasnowritten
motioninthisregard. I'vereviewedthefileinthe
RenoJusticeCourt. Andthisisthecasewithbothof
thecompetencyevaluationsthathavebeenorderedhere.
Andbothofthem,Ibelieve,demonstratearetaliatory
intentonthepartofthePublicDefender.
AndMr.Huntwhowastestifyinghereearlier,well,
hewentintomatterstowhichIcan't Ican'tsay-
IknowMr.Dogan. Wewenttohighschooltogether.
We'rebothRenoHigh,Ibelieve,classof'95ish,from
SwopetoRenoHigh. AndI'veneverknownhimtobea
Jihadistoranythingorthatsort. Youknow-
MR.DOGAN: AJihadistforthePublicDefender,
though.
THEDEFENDANT: He'salwaysbeenabrightguywith,
youknow,agoodsenseofhumor. SoIcan'tconcur
withMr.Hunt'sstatementsinthatregard.
Now,respectfully,IcansubmitI'vebeenshushed.
I'vebeentold,youknow,thingssimilartowhatwas
beingsaid.
IunderstandthatthePublicDefenderisinavery
funnysituation. It'savery It'sgottobevery
difficult. AndI'lljustsayrespectfully,YourHonor,
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Iwasadomesticviolenceattorneyforalegalaid
organizationwhichIbelieveyou'reawareofattendant
toanothercaseinyourcourt,butIthoughtthatstuff
washeavytodealwithonanemotionallevel. But
sittingherethismorning,witnessingwhatthebench
andthePublicDefenderandtheDistrictAttorneyhave
todealwith,thattheyhavetodointhecourseof
theirbusinesseveryday,it's Idon'twanttosay
impressive,butitmakesmehaveevenmorerespectfor
thecourtandthePublicDefenderandtheDistrict
Attorney,becausetheseareheavymatters. Theseare
veryhumanissuesthatyoudealwithhere.
AndIsaythatrespectfully. NowI'mgoingtoget
towhatIwantedtosay,whichissomewhatcritical.
AndIjustprefaceditwiththatrespect,topointout
thatIdoevenmoresonowcomprehendtheenormityof
the theheavinessandtheemotionalburdenthatyou
andthoseatthebarherefaceeveryday.
ButIhavebeenshushedalot. I'vehadMr.Dogan
stormawayfromme. Granted,it'snoteasytohavean
attorneyasaclient.
THECOURT: Mr.Coughlin,youknow,Ihavelimited
timetodaytodevotetothismatter,andreallywhat
youarefacingisthatIagreethatyouneedthis
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evaluation,Iwanttoseeit,andeitheryouagreethat
you'llcooperateandgoovertoLakesCrossingandget
thetwoevaluationsorIwillrevokeyourbail,putyou
intocustodyandthenasanincustodyyouwillbe
evaluated.
THEDEFENDANT: Yes,YourHonor. Andjustquickly
fortherecord,I'lldispensewiththefrillylanguage
andextemporaneous,youknow,speechmaking,butthere
wasnomotionheremadepursuantto178,Ibelievedot
455. ThereneedstobeintherecordswiththeJustice
Courtarticulatinganexpressbasisforseekingthis.
Ibelievethere'saretaliatorybasis.
Justdayspriortothisbeingmade,andIbelieve
impropercontactbeingmadewiththeMunicipalCourtby
somebodywiththePublicDefender's,justdayspriorto
that,IfiledamotioncriticalofMr.Doganmissinga
hearing. Inthatregard,Ibelievetherealsoneedsto
beahearing. Therewasnohearingineitherofthese
matters.
THECOURT: Mr.Coughlin,areyoubasicallytelling
methatyou'renotintendingtogettheevaluation,
thatyou'reresisting-
THEDEFENDANT: No,sir,that'snotwhatI'm
tellingyou. I'msaying-
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THECOURT: Becauseifyou'renotgoingtodoiton
yourown,I'llputyouincustodyandwe'lltakecare
ofitthatway.
THEDEFENDANT: Iunderstand,YourHonor. And
that'snotwhatI'msaying. WhatI'msayingis You
referencedthisprocess. Ibelieveifwe'regoingto
callitaprocess,itneedstoentailsomeprocess,
somedueprocesshopefully.
AndifIaskMr.DogantoconductsomeLegal
researchon whichIhavedone,YourHonor,andI
wouldliketoputforthsomeofthesecasestoyou,
directedtotheparametersofsuchcompetency
evaluation,directedtotheprivacyrightsattendantto
oneforcedtoundergosuchanevaluation. I'vesimply
receivednocounselornoadvocacyinthisregardfrom
thePublicDefender. I'vehadmeetingsmissed. I've
beentoldtoshush. I'vebeentoldallsortsofthings
thatjustfranklyI'mtakenabackby.
Thisevaluation,wehavenoideaofthescopeof
thisotherthanI'mgivensomeindicationbythe
statutewhatitisdirectedto,myabilityto
understandtheproceedings,toassistMr.Doganinthe
defensethereof. Andthere'sonemoreelementwhich
I'mblankingonrightnow,butit'ssubstantially
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similartothefirstone.
It'snota it'snotablankcheckto
psychiatristswhohavesomesortofrequirement
contractwiththePublicDefender,andIstatedsome-
orthecourt. I'vestatedsomeobjections. Ibelieve
Ishouldbeabletohaveaprivatepsychologist
appropriatelycertifiedunderNRS178toperformthis.
I'vebeentoldno. I'vebeentoldIwon'tbe
reimbursedinthatregard.
Butit'snotablankcheck,Idon'tbelieve,to
forceme,someonewhoisseekingtotakeadvantageof
mytaxdollarsatworkbyhavingmySixthAmendment
righttocounselaccordedtome. It'snotablank
checktoLakesCrossingtodemandanythingtheywantto
knowaboutme,particularlywhenI'minvolvedina
fieldwheremendaciousandscurrilousindividualssuch
asRichardG.Hillwillcoopanysortofinformation
orinnuendo-
MR.YOUNG: YourHonor,I'mgoingtoobjecttothis
ascompletelyirrelevant.
THEDEFENDANT: tofurthertheirends.
THECOURT: Ihavetoagree.
Mr.Coughlin,ifyou'retellingmefundamentally
thatyoudon'tplantocooperate,I'llrevokeyourbail
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andputyouintocustodyoftheWashoeCountySheriff
andthentheycangetyou,youknow,theevaluationsas
anincustodyperson. That'swhatIwouldhavetodo.
Youknow,youareaveryarticulatemanand,you
know,you'restatingyourpositionsonthis,butyour
positionsareagainstwhatIwantdone.
THEDEFENDANT: Idon'tknowwhatyouwantdone,
YourHonor.
THECOURT: Ijustwantyoutogetthetwo
evaluationsatLakesCrossing. They'rethepeoplethat
normallydothisforeverybody,youknow,and-
THEDEFENDANT: AndIpresented-
THECOURT: that'stheappropriatethingtohave
doneatthistime.
THEDEFENDANT: AndIpresentedtwiceinthat
regard,YourHonor,andit'smyunderstandingtheyjust
flatoutrefusetocontinue. Inthatregard,Ibelieve
Ishould One,Idisputetheaccuracyoftheirletter
wholeheartedly. Ifinditinaccurate,Ifindit
retaliatoryintone. ButIdidpresent Andthere's
acase-
THECOURT: Well,I'veneverseenaletterlike
thisbefore. Imean,peoplejustdon'tshowup,that's
true,butoncetheyshowup,theygenerally,youknow,
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cooperatewiththetalkingandtakingwhatevertesting
needstobedoneandgettheevaluation. It'snota
verypainfulprocess.
THEDEFENDANT: AndIwastold Maybenotfor
peoplewhoaren'tveryawareofconstitutionalrights.
Butforsomeonewhoisburdenedwiththefactthatthey
wenttolawschool,youknow,it'sdifficult. AndI
wouldsubmitthatthere'sanumberofcasesinjuris
prudenceinthisregardthatspeaktotheextent-
THECOURT: Mr.Coughlin,sinceyou'renotgoingto
cooperate-
THEDEFENDANT: No,Iwillcooperate. Ijustneed
toknow,YourHonor-
THECOURT: Butyou'retellingmeyou'renot
cooperating.
THEDEFENDANT: No,Iwill. I'mtellingyouI
will. AndIdid,Ishowedup. Theyaskedmea
question-
THECOURT: Youhavetoshowupandyouhaveto
meetwiththetwopsychiatristsorpsychologists,I
guess,technically,whatevertheyare,and,youknow,
talktothem,beresponsiveandgettheappropriate
evaluation.
THEDEFENDANT: Iftheyaskmetotakeoffmy
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clothesandappearnaked,doIneedtodothat?
THECOURT: Ithinkit'sunlikelythatthat'sgoing
tohappentoyou. I'mnotgoingtospeculateasto,
youknow,totallyabsurd,youknow,thingsthatcould
happenduringapsychological-
THEDEFENDANT: IftheyaskmeifI'veeverhadany
mentalhealthtreatment,iftheyaskmetohaveacopy
ofanyofmymedicalrecords,iftheyaskmeanysort
ofpersonalinformationthatwouldnormallybe
protected-
THECOURT: Thenyou'resayingyouwon'tcooperate?
THEDEFENDANT: No,Ididn'tsaythat,sir. AndI
didn'tsaythattoLakesCrossingeither. Theystormed
off. Isaid,"I'llhavetocheckmyrecords,letme"
somethinglike,"Letmethinkaboutthat."
Andtheystormedoffinanger. Theysaid,"We're
doneandleft."
Anditwasappalling. Andthentosendtheletter
theysentyou,YourHonor,isappalling. Ididn't
standthereandsay: I'mrefusingtotellyou
anything. Ididn'tdothat. Dr.Davisappeared-
THECOURT: Look,Mr.Coughlin,Ijustneedto
know,areyougoingtogothereandcooperateandget
thispsychologicalevaluationornot? Imean,areyou
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goingtodoitonyourownoutofcustody?
THEDEFENDANT: Yes,YourHonor,Iwill,but-
THECOURT: Okay. Well,ifyouaregoingtodo
thatandyoucommittothiscourtbasicallyunder
penaltyofbeingfoundincontemptforfailingtodo
it,youknow,I'llleaveyououtofcustodyandyoucan
getthisonyourown. Butifyou'renotgoingtogo
thereandcooperate,I'mforcedtorevokeyourbailand
putyouintocustodyandthenasanincustodyprisoner
youcangetsomepsychologicalcounseling,and,you
know,evaluation.
THEDEFENDANT: YourHonor,Iwouldjustputforth,
Ialwaysintendtofollowordersofthecourt. Iwould
likeanopportunitytobriefthisandopposetheorder
initiallysinceI'vebeen-
THECOURT: Well,thatisdenied. We'reatthe
pointnowwhereit'salreadydeterminedthatyou'reto
getthisevaluation.
THEDEFENDANT: ButIbelievethatanexcusable
neglectanalysiswouldaugertowardsallowingmeto
replaceMr.Doganbasedonhisfraudulencebasicallyor
hisexcusableneglectorsomething,butIhavenotbeen
accordedadueprocessrighttoopposethisevaluation.
Iwouldlikethat.
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Failingthat,Iwouldlikeanopportunitytobrief
theextenttowhichthisevaluationisablankcheckto
LakesCrossing. Iwouldalsoliketheopportunityto
brieftheextenttowhichImustutilizeLakesCrossing
versusaprivatecertifiedentityoraprofessional.
THECOURT: Well,Mr.Coughlin,afterhearingyou
argueandargueaboutthisissue,I'mmakingthe
determinationthatyou'renotgoingtocooperatewith
this,andIamrevokingyourbail.
THEDEFENDANT: Sir,Iwillcooperate. Ifthat's
whatitcomesdownto,I-
THECOURT: You'regoingtobeplacedintocustody
oftheWashoeCountySheriffatthistime. Irevoke
yourbail.
THEDEFENDANT: YourHonor,Ijustrespectfullyask
thatyoureconsider,andI'lldowhateveryousayfor
my-
THECOURT: We'redonewiththis. I'msorrythat
you'veforcedmetotakethisaction. Idon'treally
wanttoputyouincustody,butit'sclearthatyou're
reallynotgoingtocooperate. Andyou'reraising
issuesaboutissuesthatseemkindofpreposterousbut
thatwouldgiveyousomeexcusenottocooperate. So
you'llhavetogettheexaminationasanincustody
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person.
MR.DOGAN: YourHonor,canImakeonesuggestion?
THECOURT: Yes.
MR.DOGAN: Assoonasthosecompetencyevaluations
arecompleted,canwehaveMr.Coughlinremovedorno
longerincustodyattheWashoeCountyJail?
THECOURT: He'sgoingtoremainincustodyuntil
hecanbebroughtbackhereforthehearingon
competence.
THEDEFENDANT: YourHonor,ifImayjustmakeone
request. Givenyourruling,YourHonor,Ibasically
willdowhatyousaytodo,particularly-
THECOURT: Well,Idon'tbelievethatyouwill.
Afterallthis,we'vespentalotoftimeonit,Ijust
don'tbelieveyouanymore.
THEDEFENDANT: Well,YourHonor,ifImaymoveto
staybasedontheprejudicetomyclientsthat-
THECOURT: Denied.
MR.YOUNG: YourHonor,dowewanttosetanew
date?
THECOURT: Solet'ssetthisoutaboutinabouta
month.
MR.DOGAN: Canwejust-
THECOURT: Andifit'sdoneearlier,fine,but
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let'strackitforaboutamonthiswhatitnormally
takes.
MR.DOGAN: Iunderstand,YourHonor. Canwejust
haveastatushearingjustincasebothofthe
evaluationshavebeencompleted?
THECOURT: Ifit'sdone,youallcangettogether
andsetitbackonthecalendaratthattime.
THECLERK: YourHonor,thefirstavailabledate
wouldbeMay24that8:30. Isthatacceptable?
MR.YOUNG: May24?
THECLERK: Yes. Isthatacceptable?
MR.DOGAN: Itis. Thankyou.
THEDEFENDANT: MayIhavethosepapersentered
intotherecord?
MR.YOUNG: Thanks,YourHonor.
THEDEFENDANT: Thatlegalresearchonthetable.
THECOURT: Denied.
(Theproceedingswerecontinuedto
May24,2012at8:30a.m.)
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STATEOFNEVADA )
)ss.
COUNTYOFWASHOE )
I,LORIURMSTON,CertifiedCourtReporter,inand
fortheStateofNevada,doherebycertify:
Thattheforegoingproceedingsweretakenbyme
atthetimeandplacethereinsetforth;thatthe
proceedingswererecordedstenographicallybymeand
thereaftertranscribedviacomputerundermy
supervision;thattheforegoingisafull,trueand
correcttranscriptionoftheproceedingstothebest
ofmyknowledge,skillandability.
IfurthercertifythatIamnotarelativenoran
employeeofanyattorneyoranyoftheparties,noram
Ifinanciallyorotherwiseinterestedinthisaction.
Ideclareunderpenaltyofperjuryunderthelaws
oftheStateofNevadathattheforegoingstatements
aretrueandcorrect.
DATED:AtReno,Nevada,this19thdayof
May,2012.
LORIURMSTON,CCR#51
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