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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

ZACH COUGHLIN;

Appellant.

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Respn!ents

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NOTICE OF FILING OF AMENDED NOTICE OF APPEAL in 61383 AS

TO ALL ORDERS IN CV11-03628 INCLUDING 3/30/12 oRDER AND

RECENT ARREST BY RC BAILIFFS INCIDENT TO RE!UESTING

SENSITIVE DOCUMENTS FROM FILING OFFICE BY "AY OFBAILIFFS AND "AS#OE COUNTY AIL$S DEPRIVING COUG#LIN

RIG#T TO ACCESS USTICE IN ANY MEANINGFUL "AY% A ND

MOTION FOR OR RE1UEST FOR EN BANC RECONSIDERATION OF AN2

ORDER DISMISSING COUGHLIN3S APPEAL

Pet+t+ne$4 ZACHAR2 BAR5ER COUGHLIN4 $ep$esent+n6 7+%sel8.4 8+les

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Electronically Filed

Jun 07 2013 08:37 a.mTracie K. LindemanClerk of Supreme Cour

Docket 62337 Document 2013-16653



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C<S LANDLORD > -(0 t -**4 Se,t+n C4 STATUTOR2 DISPOSSESSION

PROCEEDINGS4 SUMMAR2 PROCEEDINGS 8 t7e C<S C#6l+n atta,7e! an

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$ nt+,e t pa94 $ent Nt+,e t pe$8$% ,venants $ ,n!+t+ns , 199 Noi' o

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Appeal +n Anv#+4 +t $ea!s& At (&// 9este$!a9 Mn!a94 Nve%@e$ (*4 (//'"4

Hanna73s B+st$ as se$ve! @9 t7e Cnsta@le +t7 t7e Nve%@e$ (*4 (//' ev+,t+n

$!e$. T7+s %$n+n64 T#es!a94 Nve%@e$ (04 (//' at --&// a%4 t7e Cnsta@le

$et#$ne! an! +s +n t7e p$,ess 8 ev+,t+n6 Hanna73s B+st$. see 8+l+n6 8

--:(0:(//' Mt+n Mt+n 8$ Sta9 F+le! Mt+n 8$ Sta9. Pen!+n6 Appeal8+le! v+a 8a?". /'(=)) " Als4 t7e $at+nale s#pp$t+n6 a sta9 +n Anv#+ appl+es at

least as ell 7e$e4 s7#l! ne $epla,e Hanna73s B+st$ +t7 C#67l+n an!

$esta#$ant +t7 la p$a,t+,e:la l+,ense:,#nte$+n6 all t7e sp#$+#s alle6at+n

an! p$se,#t+ns C#67l+n 7as 8a,e! +n,+!ent t t7e $n68#ll s#%%a$9 ev+,t+n +n

-*/0 an! $n68#l !en+al 8 t7e nn!+s,$et+na$9 sta9 p$v+!e! @9 NRS =/.)0.

S#@!+v+s+n !" +s a%en!e! t a!! t7e e?,ept+ns 8$ +nJ#n,t+ns an! $e,e+ve$s7+ps

,ns+stent +t7 t7e a%en!%ents t s#@!+v+s+n a". T7e p$v+s+n $eta+ns t7e

Neva!a $#le t7at a sta9 #pn appeal +s e88e,t+ve 7en t7e s#pe$se!eas @n! +s 8+le!

+n l+e# 8 t7e 8e!e$al p$v+s+n t7at t7e sta9 +s e88e,t+ve 7en t7e ,#$t app$ves t7e

s#pe$se!eas @n!. In !ete$%+n+n6 7et7e$ t +ss#e en E%e$6en,9 Sta94 t7e C#$t,ns+!e$s 8#$ 8a,t$s& -" 7et7e$ t7e @Je,t 8 t7e appeal +ll @e !e8eate! +8 t7e

sta9 $ +nJ#n,t+.n +s !en+e!; (" 7et7e$ pet+t+ne$ +ll s#88e$ +$$epa$a@le $ se$+#s

+nJ#$9 +8 t7e sta9 $ +nJ#n,t+n +s !en+e!; )" 7et7e$ $espn!ent +ll s#88e$+$$epa$a@le $ se$+#s +nJ#$9 +8 t7e sta9 O$ +nJ#n,t+n +s 6$ante!; an! =" 7et7e$

pet+t+ne$ +s l+el9 t p$eva+l n t7e %e$+ts +n t7e appeal. See NRAP R,I". AR

s7n @el4 Hanna73s B+st$ +s ent+tle! t a sta9 8 t7e e?e,#t+n 8 t7e ev+,t+n.

A. ITHOUT AN EMERGENC2 STA24 THE OB<ECT OF THE APPEAL4

HANNAH3S BISTRO3S LEASEHOLD INTEREST4 ILL BE DEFEATED

+t7#t t7+s C#$t3s E%e$6en,9 Sta94 t7e D+st$+,t C#$t3s O$!e$ te$%+nat$e.

t7$+na73s B+st$3s lease7l! +nte$est as 8 Nve%@e$ (04 (//'. T7+s !e8eats t7e@Je,t 8 t7e Appeal. Appellant Hanna73s B+st$ +s an #ps,ale $esta#$ant t7at 7as

,,#p+e! t7e Lease! P$e%+ses 8$ ve$ a 9ea$ ne. T7e lease te$% 8$ Hanna73s

B+st$ !es nt en! #nt+l Septe%@e$ -4 (/- +t7 Hanna73s B+st$ 7av+n6 t7e e+67t

t ne e?ten!e! te$% 8 -/ten" 9ea$s4 7+,7 #l! e?ten! t7e M 8 t7e lease t

Septe%@e$ -4 (/(. See E?7+@+t =. T7#s4 Hanna73s B+st$ 7as ant7e$ - 9ea$s$e%a+n+n6 #n!e$ t7e lease. T7e D+st$+,t C#$t3s O$!e$ te$%+nates t7e lease as 8

Nve%@e$ (04 (//'4 (//'. I8 Hanna73s B+st$ +s nt $est$e! t t7e p$e%+ses an! a

sta9 +s nt ente$e!4 Hanna73s B+st$3s @#s+ness pe$at+ns +ll pe$%anentl9

+nte$$#pte!4 $es#lt+n6 +n t7e ,ls#$e l+A$%A73A B+st%4 t7e lss 8 all e%pl9ees

+n,l#!+n6 %ana6e%ent"4 t7e lss 8 s+6n+8+,ant +n,%e4 an! t7 +nAe e8 +ts 6!

+ll an! ,#st%e$ @ase. T7+s C#$t s7#l! +ss#e a sta9 t p$event t7e @Je,t 8 t7eAppeal4 Hanna73s B+st$3s lease7l! +nte$est an! Hanna73s B+st$3s @#s+ness

pe$at+ns4 8$% @e+n6 !e8eate!. B. ITHOUT AN EMERGENC2 STA24

HANNAH3S BISTRO ILL SUFFER IRREPARABLE HARM T7+s C#$t s7#l!

+ss#e a Sta9 an! $et#$n t7e Lease! PTEM+SeS t Hanna73s B+st$ t p$event

Hanna73s B+st$ 8$% s#88e$+n6 t7e +$$epa$a@le 7a$% 8 ls+n6 +ts lease7l! +nte$est.

An +nte$est +n lan!4 @9 !e8+n+t+n4 +s a #n+#e asset t7at ,annt @e $epla,e!. See

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D+?n v. T7at,7e$4 -/) Nev. =-=4 =-'4 *=( -(.(! -/(4 -/)/ -0*" 7l!+n6 t7at+n t7e ,nte?t 8 +nJ#n,t+ve $el+e84 t7e lss 8 $eal p$pe$t9 $+67ts +s +$$epa$a@le 7a$% @e,a#se $eal p$pe$t9 an! +ts att$+@#tes a$e #n+#e". L+e+ne4 Hanna73s B+st$3slease7l! +nte$eat +n t7e p$pe$t9 an! ITS $+67ts #n!e$ t7e p#$,7ase a6$ee%ent,nst+t#tes an +nte$est +n lan!4 an! @9 !e8+n+t+n4 a$e #n+#e. A,,$!+n6l94 Hanna73s

B+st$ +ll s#88e$ +$$epa$a@le 7a$% at t7e lt 8 t7at +nte$est. T7e ,ls+n6 8Hanna73s B+st$3s !$s +ll +$$epa$a@l9 !a%a6e Hanna73s B+st$ @9 t7e lss 8Hanna73s B+st$3s e%pl9ees +n,l#!+n6 %ana6e%ent" as ell as t7e lss 8Hanna73s B+st$3s ,#st%e$s4 6! +ll4 an! $ep#tat+n. C. A STA2 DURING THEPENDENC2 OF Int APPEAL CAUSES NO IRREPARABLE HARM TOLANDLORD t7e sta9. As a $es#lt4 Hanna73s B+st$ $e#ests t7at 7en t7+s C#$t+ss#es RD O$!e$ sta9+n6 In ,nt$ast t t7e +$$epa$a@le 7a$% t7at Ha$%a73s B+st$+ll sa8e$ +t7#t t7e sta94 t7e Respn!ent:Lan!l$! s#88e$s n +$$epa$a@le 7a$% +8t7+s C#$t e$e t +ss#e a sta9 pen!+n6 t7e Appeal. NM =/.)); p$v+!es t7at t7e +na!!+t+n t pa9+n6 t7e K(;/ appeal ,st @n! 7+,7 Hanna73a -)+st$ 7as al$ea!9

!ne see E?7+@+t -"4 t7e lan!l$! la p$te,t+n6 @e$anan t7e tenant 7n $eta+ns psse%+n 8 t7e p$e%+ses 7a.s t7e @l+6at+n. t pa9 $ent !#$+n6 e?e,#t+n 8 t7eev+,t+n an! $et#$n+n6 Hanna73s B+st$ +nt pssess+n 8 t7e Lease! P$e%+ses4 t7att7+s C#$t als $!e$ t7at t7e %nt7l9 $ent t @e pa+! !#$+n6 t7e sta9 +s t7e Bas+,Rent as set 8$t7 +n t7e Lease" as ell as n$%al pe$at+n6 ,sts s#,7 as B,aPa$ Ca% ,7a$6es4 p$pe$t9 ta?es4 #t+l+t+es et,." @#t a! -/ !+sp#te! +te% 7+,7 +st7e app$?+%ate K(/4///:$nnt7 @an +nte$est pa9%ent 7+,7 +a a 7tl9 teste!+ssse an! t7e s#@Je,t 8 Hanna73s B+st$3s !e,la$at$9 J#!p$nt a,t+n. F#$t7e$%$e4+8 ne,essa$94 an9 ,ne 8 Respn!e$at:Lan!l$! $elate! t t7e K(/4///:%ant7@an +nte$est pa9%ent ,#l! @e !ealt +t7 @9 t7e pst+n6 8 a s#pe$se!en @n!.

D. HANNAH3S BISTRO IS LI5EL2 TO PREVAIL ON THE MERITS OF ITSAPPEAL As set 8$t7 +n se,t+n - a@ve4 t7e lease a6$ee%ent ,nta+ns a / !a9,#$e p$v+s+n 7+,7 6+ves Hanna73s B+st$ / !a9s 8$% $e,e+pt 8 an9 nt+,e 8!e8a#lt t ,#$e an9 !e8a#lt #n!e$ t7e lease. Hanna73s B+st$ 7as pa+! +n 8#ll allBas+, Rent 8$ t7e %nt7s 8 Ma9 (//' t7$#67 Septe%@e$ (//'. In a!$++t+nn4 ell%nt7l9 pe$at+n6 e?penses 8$ Hanna73s Nat s#,7 as B,a Pa$ CAM4 #t+l+t+es4 p$pe$t9 ta?es4 et,." a$e als pa+! +n 8#ll t7$#67 Septe%@e$ (//'4 +t7 Septe%@e$3spe$at+n6 e?penses @e+n6 pa+! a8te$ t7e 8+l+n6 8 Hanna73s Opps+t+n @#t p$8 8 pa9%ent 8$ Septe%@e$ as s#ppl+e! t t7e <#!6e +n pen C#$t at t7e 7ea$+n6 n Nve%@e$ ((4 (//'. See Hanna73s B+st$3s Opps+t+n t De8en!ant3s Mt+n 8$$!e$ t S7 Ca#se at (&0-=4 atta,7e! as E?7+@+t ;. As a $es#lt4 Hanna73s B+st$ +sl+el9 t p$eva+l n t7e %e$+ts 8 +ts appeal an! l+el9 t p%ve t7at &Hanna73s B+st$+s NOT +n !e8a#lt #n!e$ t7e lease an! t7at n lease @l+6at+n 7as eve$ @een past!#e 8$ %$e t7an / !a9s 8$% $e,e+pt e8 an9 nt+,e 8 !e8a#lt. In a!!+t+n4Hanna73s B+st$ +s l+el9 t p$eva+l +n p$v+n6 t t7+s C#$t t7at t7e lease !es nt$e#+$e t7e pa9%ent 8 an9 @an +nte$est t t7e lan!l$! an! ,e$ta+nl9 ntK(/4///:%nt7. IV. Cn,l#s+n Appellant Hanna73s B+st$ $espe,t8#ll9 $e#estst7at t7+s C#$t +%%e!+atel9 +ss#e an $!e$ -" sta9+n6 e?e,#t+n 8 t7e Nve%@e$

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((4 (//' sa%$na$9 ev+,t+n $!e$ pen!+n6 ,n,l#s+n 8 t7+s appeal; ("+%%e!+atel9 $et#$n+n6 pssess+n 8 t7e Lease! P$e%+ses t Hanna73s B+st$ t,nt+n#e pe$at+n6 +ts $esta#$ant pen!+n6 t7+s appeal; )" $!e$+n6 t7at Hanna73sB+st$ s7all pa9 $ent !#$+n6 t7e !a9 p#$s#ant t NRS =/.)0 7+,7 +s sat+s8+e! @9t7e pa9%ent 8 Bas+, Rent an! t9p+,al pe$at+n6 e?penses s#,7 as B,a Pa$ Ca%

,7a$6es4 p$pe$t9 ta?e!4 #t+l+t9 7+lls4 et,; =" $!e$+n6 t7at Hanna73s B+st$ +s nt$e#+$e! t pa9 @an +nte$est3. pen!+n6 t7e appeal t sat+s89 +ts $ental @l+6at+ns#n!e$ NRS =/.)0. Ha$tna73s B+st% $e,$eate an9 8#$t7e$ J#st an! e#+ta@le $el+e8t7at t7e C#$t !ee%s app$p$+ate $ ne,essa$9 #n!e$ t7e ,+$,#%stan,es.

T7e (<DC 8a+le! t %a+nta+n a ,p9 8 t7e Nt+,e 8 Appeal 7+,7 als8#n,t+ne! as a Mt+n 8$ Sta9 p#$s#ant t NRS =/.)0" t7at C#67l+n s#@%+tte!aln6+t7 7+s -/:-:-- Mt+n t P$,ee! In F$%a Pa#pe$+s. C#67l+n %#st nt @e penal+e! 8$ t7e t7e 8a+l#$e 8 t7e (<DC ,le$s t even %a$ s#,7 as $e,e+ve!an! %a+nta+n a ,p94 $e6a$!less 8 7et7e$ a 8+l+n6 8ee as p$esente! at s#,7 t+%e.T7e 8a,t t7at <#!6e Be$$94 +n CV--/)/- $#le! n C#67l+n3s --:0:-- E%e$6en,9

Mt+n 8$ Sta9 %eans e+t7e$ t7at t7e (<DC a+ve! t7e 8+l+n6 8ee $ t7at C#6l+n pa+! +t.

C#6l+n a@sl#tel9 sea$s #n!e$ penalt9 8 pe$J#$9 p#$s#ant t NRS )./=t7at 7e !eps+te! ant7e$ K(/ +t7 t7e R<C n -(:((:-- aln6 +t7 7+s NRS=/.)0 Mt+n 8$ STa94 NOt+,e 8 Pst+n6 S#pe$se!eas Bn! +n a!!+t+n t t7eK(/ 7e !eps+te! +t7 t7e R<C n -(:-):-- 8$ t7e e?a,t sa%e p#$pse an! asst7at t7e R<C @e $!e$e! t $et#$n t7e ent+$e K// t C#6l+n +%%e!+atel9 s7#l!t7+s C#$t 8+n! t7at t7e $espn!ent3s 8a+l#$e t $et#$n C#67l+n3s K*// !eps+tsat+s8+es NRAP *4 $4 atle$ant+vel94 s7#l! s#,7 nt @e !e%e! t sat+s89 NRAP *4C#6l7+n ass t7+s C#$t t t$eat t7e K// t7e R<C ,nt+n#es t +t77l! 8$%

C#67l+n %#,7 as a sta9 7as @een +t77el!4 $ an9 s$t 8 $espnse t t7e va$+#sn$s -.()/ -.() !+s#al+8+,at+n %t+ns C#6l7+n 7as 8+le!4 +n,l#!+6n t7se +nRCR-(/'')/ +nvlv+n6 t7e sa%e ECOMM -- !+spat,7e$s t7at RPD Dete,t+ve2t#$@+!e3s +8e4 <!+ 2t#$@+!e4 +s ,#nte! a%n6st" an! +n RCR-(/'*0/.7ttp&::@s.66le.,%:@sQ+!S5,A!%=0ICp6PA))lp6PA))!=/.()=/.)0/s#$,e@lts?0sD2<D%s+6GCCLHGt=0#asNn,AH=6eAL,7lensae+/',UZL52a9AG2DAB6ve!/CE1'AEBAvnepa6e=/.()(/=/.)0/88alse

7ttp&::.le6.state.nv.#s:sess+n:*'t7(/--:@+lls:a@:a@)0en.p!8 Nt ,+t+n6 t +t as a p#@l+s7e! p+n+n4 @#t t7e --:(:/' O$!e$ 6$ant+n6 s#,7

a sta9 +n Anv#+ +s +nst$#,t+ve t7#67 +ts see%s at !!s +t7 t7e t$eat%ent 6+ven t NRS =/.)0 +n t7e t$ans,$+pt atta,7e! t a 8+l+6n +n Venet+an v. T Ra!s +n t7ats#,7 $!e$ see%s t ps+t t7at t7e D+st$+,t C#$t #l! 7ave s%e !+s,$et+n as t a,nt+n#e! sta94 7e$eas4 t7e stat#te NRS =/.)0-" see%s t nl9 all!+s,$et+n as t +n,$eas+n6 t7e s#pe$se!eas @n!4 an nl9 7e$e t7e ,%%e$,+altenant3s $ent +s ve$ K-4/// a %nt7 an! C#67l+n3s $ent at 7+s 8$%e$ 7%e la

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@n! t @e pste! t ,ve$ t7e e?pe,te! ,sts n appeal. A s#$et9 #pn t7e @n!s#@%+ts t t7e J#$+s!+,t+n 8 t7e appellate ,#$t an! +$$ev,a@l9 app+nts t7e ,le$H8 t7at ,#$t as t7e s#$et9Vs a6ent #pn B7% pape$s a88e,t+n6 t7e s#$et9Vs l+a@+l+t9#pn t7e @n! %a9 @e se$ve!. L+a@+l+t9 8 a s#$et9 %a9 @e en8$,e!4 $ t7e @n!%a9 @e $elease!4 n %t+n +n t7e appellate ,#$t B+t7#t +n!epen!ent a,t+n. (. Atenant B7 $eta+ns pssess+n 8 t7e p$e%+ses t7at a$e t7e s#@Je,t 8 t7e appeal!#$+n6 t7e pen!en,9 8 t7e appeal s7all pa9 t t7e lan!l$! $ent +n t7e a%#nt p$v+!e! +n t7e #n!e$l9+n6 ,nt$a,t @etBeen t7e tenant an! t7e lan!l$! as +t @e,%es !#e. I8 t7e tenant 8a+ls t pa9 s#,7 $ent4 t7e lan!l$! %a9 +n+t+ate neB p$,ee!+n6s 8$ a s#%%a$9 ev+,t+n @9 se$v+n6 t7e tenant B+t7 a neB nt+,e

p#$s#ant t NRS =/.(). T7at ORe$ +n Anv#+ 6$ant+n6 s#,7 a sta9 $a!&Appellant 7as atta,7e! t +ts %t+n 8$ an e%e$6en,9 sta9 a ,p9 8 a K(/ ,st @n! pste! B+t7 t7e Cla$H C#nt9 Cle$H n Nve%@e$ (*4 (//'. It appea$s4t7e$e8$e4 t7at appellant 7as ,%pl+e! B+t7 NRS =/.00. F#$t7e$4 Be 7ave,ns+!e$e! t7e 8a,t$s set 8$t7 +n NRAP 0," an! ,n,l#!e t7at t7ese 8a,t$s%+l+tate +n 8av$ 8 a sta9. Als4 as t7e s#%%a$9 ev+,t+n 7as @een ,%plete!4 Be6$ant appellant3s $e#est t7at +t @e $est$e! t t7e p$e%+ses. A,,$!+n6l94 Be 7e$e@9$!e$ t7at pssess+n 8 t7e lease! p$e%+ses @e $et#$ne! +%%e!+atel9 t appellantan! Be sta9 an9 a!!+t+nal a,t+n t en8$,e t7e s#%%a$9 ev+,t+n $!e$ pen!+n6t7e 7ea$+n6 s,7e!#le! +n t7e !+st$+,t ,#$t 8$ De,e%@e$ -4 (//'4 n appellant3s%t+n 8$ a sta9. At t7e 7ea$+n64 t7e !+st$+,t ,#$t s7all !ete$%+ne t7e p$p$+et9 8 a,nt+n#e! sta9 pen!+n6 appeal. In t7e event t7e ,#$t 6$ants a ,nt+n#e! sta94 +t%a94 +8 !ee%e!. ne,essa$94 $!e$ appellant t 8+le an. a!!+t+nal @n! t ,ve$ t7ee?pe,te! ,sts n appeal4 an! s7all !ete$%+ne t7e a%#nt 8 %nt7l9 $ent t7atappellant +s $e#+$e! t pa9 t $espn!ent #n!e$ t7e pa$t+es3 lease a6$ee%ent !#$+n6t7e pen!en,9 8 t7+s appeal.

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Hstan,+lUas7e,#nt9.#s - atta,7%entAppealS#%%a$9Ev+,t+n<#st+,eTD+st$+,tC#$t.p!8 -.- 5B" Dea$ C7+e8 C+v+lCle$H Stan,+l an! A,t+n6 C#$t Cle$H F$an!en4 I a% $+t+n6 t see a@#t 7at @n!I nee! t pa9. I 7ave p$ev+#sl9 atte%pte! t pa9 a @n!4 an!4 8#$t7e$4 <#!6eS8e$$aLLa 7el! n t @as+,all9 %9 last K(4(* n ea$t7 a8te$ see%+n6l9 $e,lass+89+n6t7e +%pe$%+ss+@le $ent es,$ !eps+t I as 8$,e! t %aHe t l+t+6ate 7a@+ta@+l+t9+ss#es #n!e$ a NRS =/.() s#%%a$9 ev+,t+n p$,ee!+n6:T$+al...T7at a%#nt as7el! nt as a @n! 8 s$ts4 @#t Case9 BaHe$ 6t an $!e$ s+6ne! t7at als 6t t7ata%#nt aa$!e! t 7+s ,l+ent4 #nt+l I 6t t7at O$!e$ a%en!e!...I ! Hn I 7ave6ne t t7e 8+l+n6 88+,es an! atte%pte! t pa9 a 8+l+n6 8ee $ a @n!4 8 at least

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nt appea$+n6 #n!e$ %9 e8le? a,,#nt4 as s#,7 I ! nt @el+eve I ,an %aHe an9 pa9%ent 8 an9 8ee $ @n! !#e... MROA -'('"...Appeals 8$% O$!e$s 8$S#%%a$9 Ev+,t+n All tenants 8+l+n6 an appeal %#st pst a @n! 8 at least K(/. I89# +s7 t stp t7e ev+,t+n pen!+n6 9#$ appeal an! a$e a tenant 8 a $es+!ent+al p$pe$t9 7se %nt7l9 $ent +s K-/// $ less4 t7+s K(/ +s all 9# a$e $e#+$e! t pa9. I8 9# a$e a tenant 8 $es+!ent+al p$pe$t9 7se %nt7l9 $ent e?,ee!s K-///$ a tenant 8 a ,%%e$,+al p$pe$t9 9# %#st pst @n! 8 K(/ @#t t7e ,#$t ,an4n +ts n $ n t7e %t+n 8 t7e lan!l$!4 +n,$ease t7e @n!. See NRS =/.)0-"+t +s #n,lea$ 7et7e$ t7e ,#$t v+es %e as a $es+!ent+al tenant $ a ,%%e$,+altenant. I ple! as a ,%%e$,+al tenant4 an! t7e$e8$e4 6+ven t7e N Ca#se EV+,t+nnt+,e 7+,74 @v+#sl9 !+! nt alle6e nn pa9%ent 8 $ent $ t7e$ nn %neta$9!e8a#lt n t7e lease"4 t7e s#%%a$9 ev+,t+n p$,ee!+n6s #n!e$ NRS =/.() a$e ntalle! t ev+,t a ,%%e$,+al tenant s#,7 as %9sel8 I $an @t7 a la p$a,t+,e an! a%att$ess @#s+ness #t 8 t7e s#@Je,t p$pe$t9...."...t7e $ent as #n!e$ K-4///....@#t +8I a% a ,%%e$,+al tenant4 t7e @n! %a9 @e K(/4 $ even %$e....7eve$4 t7at +s8$ nn pa9%ent 8 $ent nt+,e ev+,t+n ,%%e$,+al tenants4 nt n ,a#se ne3s l+He%9 ,ase...+8 I a% v+ee! as a $es+!ent+al tenant $ ,lass+8+e! as s#,74 t7en I t7+nHK(/ @n! +s +n64 an! I %a!e seve$al atte%pts t pa94 +n,l#!+n6 t D$e%a an! a

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@$#nette R<C ,le$ 7se na%e es,apes %e n Ms. Stan,+l4 I a% $e8e$$+n6 t t7e,le$ 7% as s+tt+n6 ne?t t Bnn+e t!a9" an! %a9@e ne t7e$ ,le$. I ept6ett+n6 @#n,e! #t 8 t7e R<C 8+l+n6 88+,e4 !esp+te ente$+n6 t7e l+ne an! even t7e+n! ell p$+$ t p%....as s#,7 I @el+eve an9 @n! pa+! at t7+s p+nt s7#l!$elate @a, t t7se !ates4 7+,7 a$e 8#$t7e$ ,%pl+,ate! @9 t7e a%en!e! Ev+,t+n

OR!e$ an! t$eat%ent 8 t7e $ent es,$:s#pe$se!eas:appeal @n! +n <#!6eS8e$$aa3s O$!e$s 8 ,t (*4 (/-- an! NOve%@e$ *4 (/-- an! t7e ,la#se +n s#,7$!e$s $elate! t a $#l+6n n %9 Mt+n T STa9 @e8$e <#!6e Be$$94 7+,7 7as nt @een $#le! n 9et. F#$t7e$4 +t #l! see% a sta9 s7#l! 7ave @een a#t%at+,all96$ante! 7en <#!6e S8e$$aa $all9 ann#n,e! 7+s $#l+n6 n O,t@e$ ('4 (/-- t7at7e as $eta+n+n6 t7e K(4(* $ent es,$4 $e,lass+89+n6 +t as a @n! 8 s$ts 8$ t7eappeal.... I +s7 t pa9 7at I nee! t t eep %9 appeal al+ve4 +ll 9# all %etQMROA -'(0".

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t7e a@veent+tle! C#$t +ss#e! a <#!6%ent !ate! O,t@e$ (*4 (/-- $!e$+n6 t7eev+,t+n 8 Tenant 8$% a nn,%%e$,+al p$e%+ses t7e ,#$t3s sa9 s t7+s4 tenantsa9s +t as 7+s 7%e la 88+,e4 t7e$e8$e ,%%e$,+al4 $e6a$!less4 $ent as K//"+t7 $ent less t7an K-4///.//4 an appeal as 8+le! n Nve%@e$ (4 (/--4 +t7app$p$+ate 8ees $ a+ve$s4 NO THEREFORE4 Appellant Za,7 C#67l+n4 Es.4an! C#67l+n Me%$9 Fa% psts 7+s S#pe$se!eas:Cst Bn! +n t7e a%#nt 8K(/4 p#$s#ant t NRS =/.)0-". P#$s#ant t NRS =/.)0-" see4 als MROA-0--4 -(' t -(4 -)(4 an! espe,+all9 -)&S8e$$aa. Pete F$%& S8e$$aa4 Pete Sent& T& C,& T7#$s!a94 De,e%@e$ ((4 (/--(&)) PM 3a,7,#67l+n7t%a+l.,%3; ,!@ae$$+,7a$!7+lla.,% Stan,+l4 5a$en

S#@Je,t& RE& +nvent$9 ,nt+n#e! Dea$ M$ C#67l+n& T7e sta9 as !en+e! . 2#+ll nee! t as t7e D+st$+,t C#$t 8$ a sta9. Pete S8e$$aa F$%& Za,7 C#67l+nW%a+lt&a,7,#67l+n7t%a+l.,%X Sent& T7#$s!a94 De,e%@e$ ((4(/-- -(&/ PMT& S8e$$aa4 Pete; ,!@ae$$+,7a$!7+lla.,% S#@Je,t& +nvent$9 ,nt+n#e! Dea$<#!6e S8e$$aa an! M$. Bae$4 A!!+t+nall9 s%e $a$e @ a$e %+ss+n64 8a%+l9 p7t6$ap7s:eepsaes:7e+$l%s:%e!+a4 I @el+eve t7e 7a%%e$ e+67te! a,t+n,asl 00 e9 P ))/ Is t7e %!el n#%@e$4 I @el+e'? I >i** 7)' o 7' &&&&

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27)2. NRS =/.)0 Sta9 8 e?e,#t+n #pn appeal; !#t9 8 tenant 7 $eta+ns pssess+n 8 p$e%+ses t pa9 $ent !#$+n6 sta9. Upn an appeal 8$% an $!e$ente$e! p#$s#ant t NRS =/.()&

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$espn!ent4 <#!6e S8e$$aa4 !ate! -(:((:--4 SEE MROA -)*4 -)*" $eveals anappl+,at+n 8 NRS =/.)0/ !esp+te t7e 8a,t t7at -*/0 as nt a 8$%al ev+,t+n atleast t7$#67 t7e lens 8 t7e -/:(:-- T$+al !ate @e+n6 $e,7a$a,te$+e! @9 <!#6eSFe$$aa n -/:(:--4 as a ,nt+n#at+n 8 t7e s#%%a$9 ev+,t+n p$,ee!+n6 8-/:-):--..."4 as s#,7 t7e +t7+n -/ !a9s 8 NRS =/.)0/ +s +nappl+,a@le$e6a$!less4 t7e -/:(:-- O$!e$ $en!e$e! @9 <#!6e SFe$$aa nt nl9 a+ve! t7e8+l+n6 8ees t 7ateve$ e?tent s#,7 as nt al$ea!9 !ne @9 t7e 6$ant+n6 C#6l+nIFP stat#ts n -/:':--4 @#t 8#$t7e$%$e4 +t $e,lass+8+e! t7e K(4(* a%#tn C#6l+n!eps+te! n -/:-):-- 7+,7 C#6l+n !eps+te! +n sat+s8a,t+n 8 an9 appeal 8ees4 @n!s4 s#pe$se!eas @n!s4 t$ans,$+pt $e#+$e%ents ne,essa$9 t @ta+n a sta9 an!

8#$t7e$ 7+s appeal.. as sat+s89+n6 C#6l+n3s appeal @n! NOTE& t7e$e +s ntappeal @n! +n appeals 8 s#%%a$9 ev+,t+n $!e$s...t7e$e +s a s#pe$se!eas @n! #n!e$ NRS =/.)0 t7at ne4 espe,+all9 ne 7se $ent +s less t7an K-54 %a9!eps+te an a#t%at+,all9 @ta+n a nn!+s,$et+na$9 sta9 an! t7e --:*:--!+s,$et+na$9 %a+n6 8 s%e s#,7 a%#nt t @e t7$ee t+%es t7e %nt7l9 $ent +sv+! 8$ la, 8 J#$+s!+,+tn". see als MROA -=(4 -='4 -'/4 -*04 -=4espe,+all9 (/=/4 (/=-4 (/'4 (/'-4 (/'(4 (/*)4 an! ESPECIALL2 (-*4 7e$eH+ll:Bae$ a$e n+,e ne#67 t ,+$,le $+67t nea$ 7e$e +n C#67l+n3s e%a+l t7e $ent#n!e$ K-4/// p$@le%s NRS =/.)0 p$esents t $espn!ent"4 MROA (((=4 4als&

THERE IS ne t7+n6 t7at +s $eall9 +%p$tant t $e%e%@e$ 7e$e4 t7#67...79 +s +tt7at R+,7a$! G. H+ll4 Es. an! Me$l+ss 8eel t7e nee! t 6 +nt all t7ese #t$a6e#salle6at+ns +n t7e ,nte?t 8 pps+n6 a TRO $ Mt+n F$ Sta9Q 79 nt J#st8,#s n t7e $elevant 8a,ts an! laQ Is +t @e,a#se NRS =/.)0 +s s ve$9 @a! 8$t7e+$ ,aseQ Is +t @e,a#se ne s+%pl9 ,annt #se a S#%%a$9 Ev+,t+n P$,ee!+n6a6a+nst a ,%%e$,+al tenant a,,$!+n6 t @$+67t l+ne @la, lette$ la +n Neva!a4 p#$s#ant t NRS =/.()Q Is +t @e,a#se t7e9 n t7e9 7ave t p+, t7e+$ p+sn4 +e4e+t7e$ I a% a $es+!ent+al tenant an! %9 $ent +s #n!e$ K-4///4 s #n!e$ NRS =/.)04 @9 !eps+t+n6 t7e stat#t$+l9 set s#% 8 K(/ +t7 t7e <#st+,e C#$t I %a9 6et asta9 !#$+n6 t7e pen!en,9 8 t7e appeal4 ve$s#s4 7e$e I a% !ee%e! a ,%%e$,+altenant....s#$e t7e @n! ,an @e set s%e7e$e nea$ t7$ee t+%es t7e %nt7l9$ent...@#t4 GIVEN THE FACT THAT BA5ER AND HILL CONDUCTED HATAND THEIR NEUROSURGEON CLIENT ILL UNDERSTAND THIS4INCLUDING HETHER OR NOT THE2 GOT HIS INFORMED CONSENTTO IT" AS4 ESSENTIAL24 A 3RONG SITE SURGER2 B2 USING A NOCAUSE EVICTION NOTICE TO EVICT A COMMERCIAL TENANT4 INDIRECT CONTRAVENTION OF THE EPRESS DICTATES OF THE BENCHBOO54 NRS =/.()4 AND MROS ((*" THE ANVUI AND GLAZIER

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DECISIONS OF THE NEVADA SUPREME COURT4 MERLISS3S HOLECASE FALLS DON LI5E A HOUSE OF CARDS. An! ,#e t7e sa!4 %#$n8#l$n68#l ev+,t+n s#n!t$a, an! ens#+n6 l+t+6at+n....Als4 M$. H+ll +s ,#$+#sl9s+lent +t7 $espe,t t t7e Lease A6$ee%ent atta,7e! 7e$e+n as E?7+@+t -"4 7+,74 atPa$a6$ap7 -/4 ,lea$l9 states& Res+!ent 8#$t7e$ %a9 #se t7e p$e%+ses 8$ an9

,%%e$,+al ente$p$+se4 @#t nt 8$ an9 p#$pse 7+,7 #nla8#l. L+e+se4 t7eLease A6$ee%ent +n t7+s %atte$s4 at Pa$a6$ap7 -- 7l!s& OCCUPANC2&O,,#pan,9 8 t7e p$e%+ses +s l+%+te! t ( a!#lts...an! s7all @e #se! 8$ a $es+!en,ean! 8$ t7e$ p#$pses. E%p7as+s a!!e!". MROA ((*'"...(. A%n6st t7e p$pe$t9 H+ll Me$l+ss an! Bae$ $n68#ll9 appl+e! a l+en t e$e 7a$ !$+ves4+n,l#!+n6 t7se ,nta+n+n6 sens+t+ve ,l+ent +n8$%at+n. THERE IS EVIDENCETHAT THOSE HARD DRIVES ERE ACCESSED AND OR COPIED HILEIN HILL AND BA5ERS POSSESSIONY THAT IS AN OUTRAGE OF EPICPROPORTIONS. Appellant4 ZACHAR2 BAR5ER COUGHLIN4 Es.3s la p$a,t+,e an! %att$ess:8#$n+t#$e @#s+ness C#67l+n Me%$9 Fa%

COUGHLIN"4 as a ,%%e$,+al tenant at t7e P$pe$t9 @e6+nn+n6 +n lateFe@$#a$9 (/-/. C#67l+n3s $ent p#$s#ant t t7e lease as K//.// pe$ %nt7 +e4#n!e$ t7e K-4/// l+%+t %ent+ne! +n NRS =/.)0;4 an! t7e$e8$e a K(;/ @n! pst+n6 s7#l! 7ave 9+el!e! a sta94 %#,7 less t7e R<C eep+n6 C#67l+n3sK(4(*;...espe,+all9 7e$e Bae$ $e%+?e! <#!6e S8e$$aa3s p$n#n,e%ent 8 7+s$#l+n6 8$% t7e @en,7 n O,t@e$ ('4 (/--4 a p$a,t+,e t7at t7e easel Bae$$ep$te!l9 !es 7eneve$ pss+@le. 7en C#67l+n last pa+! $ent 7as nt @eenl+t+6ate! at all +n t7+s ,ase $ R<C Rev(/--//-*/04 +n!ee!4 IT AS A NOCAUSE EVICTION NOTICE t7at as se$ve! +n t7at ,ase4 79 #l! a ,#$tspen! an9 t+%e n 7en $ent as last pa+!. H+ll ,nt+n#es t t$9 t pa+nt t7e ,#$t +n

,ln %ae#p +t7 7+s $#@@+s7 alle6at+ns 8 7 7en $ent as last pa+! ast7+s $ t7at. Stp +t R+,7a$!4 9# e%@a$ass nt nl9 9#$sel84 @#t 9#$ @$et7$en +nt7e le6al p$8ess+n +n t7e p$,ess. H+ll l+es +n 7+s t9p+,al an! patente! st9le an!8#$t7e$4 t7e #n!e$s+6ne! 7as $epeate!l94 an! !es s a6a+n 7e$e+n4 state t7at 7e 7asne+t7e$ t7e t+%e n$ +n,l+nat+n t $espn! t eve$9 @aseless alle6at+n H+ll %aes4as s#,74 a @lanet !en+al appl+es t an9t7+n6 #tte$e! $ $+tten @9 H+ll4 7+s ass,+ate47+s sta884 an9ne H+ll 7as eve$9 lve!4 an9t7+n6 H+ll 7as eve$ t#,7e!4 6ae! #pn4$ t7e$+se @es%+$,7e!"4 +n 7+s Opps+t+n4 a state 8 a88a+$s 7+,7 7e 7as#nsee%+n6l9 passe! n t 7+s ass,+ate MROA ((*".A!!+t+nall94 Appellant $espe,t8#ll9 s#@%+ts t7at t7e O,t@e$ (*t74 (/-- O$!e$ +snt +n ,%pl+an,e +t7 Neva!a La +nas%#,7 as +t ,alls 8$ e?e,#t+n 8 t7eev+,t+n +t7+n (= 7#$s 8 se$v+,e 8 +t. NRS =/.)'/ states t7at 7en t7e p$,ee!+n6 +8 8$ an #nla8#l !eta+ne$ a8te$ t7e !e8a#lt +n t7e pa9%ent 8 $ent4 an!t7e lease a6$ee%ent #n!e$ 7+,7 t7e $ent +s pa9a@le 7as nt @9 +ts te$%s e?p+$e!4e?e,#t+n #pn t7e J#!6%ent s7all nt @e +ss#e! #nt+l t7e e?p+$at+n 8 ; !a9s a8te$ent$9 8 t7e J#!%6ent.... NRS =/.)'/ )". E?e,#t+n an! en8$,e%ent. 7en t7e p$,ee!+n6 +s 8$ an #nla8#l !eta+ne$ a8te$ !e8a#lt +n t7e pa9%ent 8 t7e $ent4 an!t7e lease $ a6$ee%ent #n!e$ 7+,7 t7e $ent +s pa9a@le 7as nt @9 +ts te$%s e?p+$e!4

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estate; @#t4 +8 pa9%ent4 as 7e$e+n p$v+!e!4 @e nt %a!e B+t7+n t7e !a9s4 t7e J#!6%ent %a9 @e en8$,e! 8$ +ts 8#ll a%#nt an! 8$ t7e pssess+n 8 t7e p$e%+ses. In all t7e$ ,ases t7e J#!6%ent %a9 @e en8$,e! +%%e!+atel9.[ S4 t t7ee?tent t7e R<C ,7se t $ea! +nt Respn!ent3s ,ase B7at Bas nt plea! $ a$6#e!t7e R<C see%e! t Bant t ,$eate a nnpa9%ent 8 $ent O$!e$ B7e$e s#,7 a ,la+%Bas nt plea!4 +n B7+,7 ,ase4 t#$na@#t +s 8a+$ pla94 an! t7e O,t@e$ (*t74 (/--O$!e$ +s v+! 8$ la,H 8 J#$+s!+,t+n +n t7at +s 6es a6a+nst t7e !+,tates 8 NRS=/.)'/ )" $e6a$!+n6 e?e,#t+n an! en8$,e%ent. F#$t7e$4 NRCP '(!"4 NRS=/.)04 an! NRAP * p$v+!e t7at e?e,#t+n 8 an O$!e$ s7all @e sta9e! pen!+n6appeal as ln6 as a @n! $ e#+valent se,#$+t9 +n t7e s#% 8 K(/ t ,ve$ ,sts 8

appeal +s 8le! B+t7 t7e !+st$+,t ,#$t. T7e R<C 7el! n t K(4(* 8 Appellants%ne94 %$e t7an en#67 t ,ve$ t7e K(/ appeal @n! an! an9 $easna@les#pe$se!eas @n! an! NRS =/.)0 st$n6l9 asse$ts t7at a s#pe$se!eas @n! 8 nl9K(/ Bas all $e#+$e! 8 Appellant B7e$e 7+s $ent Bas less t7an K-4///4 as 7e$e".Appellant %a9 @ta+n a sta9 pen!+n6 appeal @9 ,%pl9+n6 B+t7 t7e p$v+s+ns 8 NRS =/.)0. T7+s stat#te at t7e $elevant t+%e +n #est+n" p$v+!e! t7at +8 anappeal +s taHen 8$% an $!e$ 8 s#%%a$9 ev+,t+n ente$e! p#$s#ant t NRS =/.()4Ea sta9 8 e?e,#t+n %a9 @e @ta+ne! @9 8+l+n6 B+t7 t7e t$+al ,#$t a @n! +n t7ea%#nt 8 K(/ t ,ve$ t7e e?pe,te! ,sts n appeal.E NRS =/.)0-". T7e stat#te8#$t7e$ p$v+!es t7at +8 t7e s#@Je,t lease +s 8$ ,%%e$,+al p$pe$t9 an! t7e %nt7l9

$ent e?,ee!s K-4///4 t7e !+st$+,t ,#$t E%a94 #pn +ts Bn %t+n $ t7at 8 a pa$t94an! #pn a s7B+n6 8 6! ,a#se4 $!e$ an a!!+t+nal @n! t @e pste! t ,ve$t7e e?pe,te! ,sts n appeal.E I!. <#!6e S8e$$aa3s Nve%@e$ *4 (/-- O$!e$4 p#$p$t+n6 t $elease t Appellant B7at 7a! ea$l+e$ @een ,lass+8+e! as sat+s89+n6 @t7t7e appeal @n! an! s#pe$se!eas @n!4 +n a!!+t+n t $esett+n6 t7eMROA (=*0"a%#nt s#,7 a s#pe$se!eas @n! B#l! enta+l t an +%pe$%+ss+@l9 7+67 8+6#$e4#ts+!e t7e J#$s+!+,t+n ava+la@le t t7e R<C B7e$e t7e Appellant3s $ent Bas #n!e$K-4///4 an! als B7e$e t7e appellant Bas a ,%%e$,+al tenant an! nnpa9%ent 8$ent Bas nt alle6e!. S 8$ t7se Heep+n6 s,$e at 7%e4 t7at +s a@#t 8+ve 8$ 8+ve8$ <#!6e S8e$$aa e?,ee!+n6 t7e J#$s+!+,t+n 6$ante! t 7+% #n!e$ Neva!a LaB +na %anne$ t7at $es#lte! +n p$eJ#!+,e an! +$$epa$a@le 7a$% t t7e Appellant an! aB+n!8all t t7e Respn!ent MROA (=*". als MROA (=0'0*4 (=*)4 (0/)4)/=*

MROA (*0* an! (0)) ,nta+ns a %+sp$+nte! ve$s+n 8 C#6l+n3s ):0:-(Case appeal State%ent4 t7e a,t#al4 ,$$,,t ve$s+n n 8+le +s atta,7e! 7e$ets%et7+n6 Bent B$n6 B+t7 t7e 8nts +n t$9+n6 t $e!#,e! t7e 8+le s+e 8 t7eMROA...

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> 0*). Gene$all9 > 0*=. Un!e$ t7e Un+8$% Res+!ent+al Lan!l$! an! Tenant A,t

> 0*. Un!e$ t7e Restate%ent > 0*'. C#nte$,la+%s > 0**. C#nte$,la+%sLease

p$v+s+ns > 0*0. C#nte$,la+%sPe$%+tte! $ ,%p#ls$9 ,#nte$,la+%s > 0*.

Set88 > 00/. Tenant3s $+67t t ,#$e > 00-. Tenant3s $+67t t ,#$eUn+8$%Res+!ent+al Lan!l$! an! Tenant A,t > 00(. <#!6%ent an! en8$,e%ent > 00).

L+a@+l+t9 8 lan!l$! 8$ $n68#l ev+,t+n > 00=. Cn,l#s+veness; $es J#!+,ata >

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Lan!l$!3s Pssess$9 Re%e!+es @. S#%%a$9 Pssess$9 A,t+ns '" Appeal Tp+,

S#%%a$9 C$$elat+n Ta@le Re8e$en,es > 000. Bn!; ,nt+n#+n6 pa9%ent 8 $ent

est3s 5e9 N#%@e$ D+6est est3s 5e9 N#%@e$ D+6est4 Lan!l$! an! Tenant(--0"4 )--"4 )-=" 7e$e a tenant 7as va,ate! t7e p$e%+ses4 +t +s nt $e#+$e!

t pst @n! +n $!e$ t appeal a $+t 8 $est+t#t+n 8 t7e p$e%+ses +n an #nla8#l

!eta+ne$ a,t+n.WFN-X A @n! +s $e#+$e! nl9 +8 t7e tenant4 a8te$ $e,e+pt 8 a $+t 8$est+t#t+n 8 t7e p$e%+ses4 +s7es t ,nt+n#e t ,,#p9 t7e p$e%+ses.WFN(X Ot7e$

a#t7$+t9 7l!s t7at a s#pe$se!eas @n! +s nt $e#+$e! t pe$8e,t an appeal +n a

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sta9e! pen!+n6 appeal #nless a s#pe$se!eas @n! +s 8+le!.WFN)X A stat#t$9

$e#+$e%ent 8$ an appeal @n! +n s#%%a$9 p$,ess a,t+ns %a9 +n,l#!e t7e

$e#+$e%ent t7at pe$+!+, pa9%ents @e %a!e n a,,#nt 8 a tenant3s #se an!

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appeal4 t7e !e8en!ant %#st pa9 t7e pla+nt+88 s#%s 8 %ne9 e#al t t7e $ent 8 t7e

p$e%+ses.WFNX B9 a,,ept+n6 t7e 8#n!s4 t7e pla+nt+88 !es nt a+ve t7e $+67t t

@ta+n pssess+n 8 t7e p$e%+ses n$ !es $e,e+pt 8 t7e 8#n!s $e+nstate t7e

!e8en!ant as a tenant.WFN'X On t7e t7e$ 7an!4 #nless a stat#te p$v+!es t7e$+se4a lan!l$! 7 appeals a s#%%a$9 p$,ess J#!6%ent 8av$a@le t t7e tenant +s nt

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'-'/)**4 \'-'/)** T$+al Mt+n4 Me%$an!#% an! A88+!av+t" Nev.D+st.Ct.

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Mt+n $ an O$!e$ Sta9+n6 E?e,#t+n 8 S#%%a$9 Ev+,t+n Pen!+n6 Appeal

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NO. A(--"LIBRAR2 REFERENCES

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RESEARCH REFERENCESEn,9,lpe!+as-/0 A%. <#$. P$8 8 Fa,ts )! ==4 Lan!l$!3s R+67t t Ev+,t Tenants $ Ot7e$O,,#pants8$% Res+!ent+al P$pe$t9.

T$eat+ses an! P$a,t+,e A+!s== Ca#ses 8 A,t+n (! ==*4 Ca#se 8 A,t+n @9 Res+!ent+al Lan!l$! t Ev+,tTenants $ Ot7e$ O,,#pants.

NRCP

C#67l+n3s lease 7a! nt te$%+nate! $ e?p+$e! at t7e t+%e 8 7+s 8+l+n6 aTenan3ts Anse$ n -/:':-- +n $J, $ev---*/04 an! 7e$e t7e R<C essent+all9 ple!

nnpa9%ent 8$ Me$l+ss4 an! e?pse! C#67l+n t s#,74 NRS =/.)'/ I7e$e ;!a9s +s less t7an -- an! nRS =/.=// %aes NRCP 'Ia"4Ie" appl+,a@le"4 as at pa6e-' 8 t7e / pa6e 8+$st 8+l+n6 +n Anv#+& D#e t t7e T7ans6+v+n6 Hl+!a94 ,#nsel8$ Anv#+ !+! nt 7ave an pp$t#n+t9 t $ev+e an! $ev+se D$a6n3s p$pse!O$!e$ an! ,#nsel 8$ Anvn+ 7as J#st lea$ne! t7at t7e C#$t s+6ne! D$a6n3s ve$s+n8 t7e p$pse! O$!e$ n Nve%@e$ ((4 (//'. C#nsel 8$ D$a6n $espe,t8#ll9s#@%+ts t7at t7e O$!e$ +s nt +n ,%pl+an,e +t7 Neva!a La +nas%#,7 as +t ,ans8$ e?e,#t+n 8 t7e ev+,t+n +t7+n (= 7#$s 8 se$v+,e 8 s%+te. NRS =/.)'/ statest7at 7en t7e p$,ee!+n6 +s 8$ an #nla8#l !eta+ne$ a8te$ t7e !e8a#lt +n t7e pa9%ent 8 $ent4 an! t7e lease +$ a6$ee%ent #n!e$ 7+,7 t7e $ent +s pa9a@le 7as nt

@9 +ts te$%s e?p+$e!4 e?e,#t+n #pn t7e J#!6%ent s7all nt @e +ss#e! #nt+l t7ee?p+$at+n 8 ; !a9s a8te$ t7e ent$9 8 t7e J#!6%ent... It7e$e +s s+%+la$ -/ !a9a#t%at+, sta9 #pn t7e ent$9 8 an O$!e$ p$event+n6 e?e,t#+n t7e$e#pn #n!e$ NRCP '(Ia"4 an! t7e (//= D$a8te$3s Nte t NRCP '(I!" %aes ,lea$ S#@!+v+s+nI!" +s a%en!e! t a!! t7e e?,ept+ns 8$ +nJ#n,t+ns an! $e,e+ve$s7+ps ,ns+stent+t7 t7e a%en!%ents t s#@!+v+s+n Ia". T7e p$v+s+n $eta+ns t7e Neva!a $#le t7ata sta9 #pn appeal +s e88e,t+ve 7en t7e s#pe$se!eas @n! +s 8+le! +n l+e# 8 t7e8e!e$al p$v+s+n t7at t7e sta9 +s e88e,t+ve 7en t7e ,#$t app$ves t7e s#pe$se!eas @n!. 8#$t7e$ s#pp$t+n6 t7e Venet+an v. T Ra!s v+e t7at NRS =/.)0; sta9sa$e nt !+s,$et+na$94 @#t eas+l9 @ta+ne! #pn pl#n+n6 !n t7e K(;/."....Be,a#se t7e O$!e$ ,alls 8$ e?e,#t+n +t7+n (= 7#$s $at7e$ t7an ; !a9s4 ane%e$6en,9 e? pa$te sta9 pen!+n6 appeal +s ne,essa$9. Anv#+ !@a l+en$a73s B+st$$espe,t8#ll9 !+sa6$ees +t7 t7e C#$t3s Nve%@e$ ((4 (//' O$!e$ an! 7as 8+le! a Nt+,e 8 Appeal 8 sa%e. Anv#+ 7aa @een pe$at+n6 as Hanna73s B+st$ at t7eLa%e! P$e%+ses 8$ ve$ a 9ea$ n 3el!e$ a ,%%e$,+al lease. Anva+ 7as as+6n+8+,ant ,#st%e$ @ase an! 6! $ep#tat+n +t7+n t7e ,%%#n+t9. Anv#+ +lls#sta+n s+6n+8+,ant !a%a6es t +ts @#s+ness an! $ep#tat+n +8 +t +s $e#+$e! t va,atet7e p$e%+ses an! s7#t !n pen!+n6 +ts appeal t t7e Neva!a S#p$e%e C#$t 8 t7e

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C#$t3s Nve%@e$ ((4 (//' S#$a%a$9 Ev+,t+n O$!e$. As a $es#lt4 Al%a $e#estst7at t7+s C#$t ente$ an e%e$6ene9 ,?p pa$te $!e$ sta9+n6 e?e,#t+n 8 t7eS#%%a$9 Ev+,t+n O$!e$ pen!+n6 +ts Appeal t t7e Neva!a S#p$e%e C#$t.

MROA () NRS =.=(/ 7l!s s#,7 ent$+es +n a J#st+,e ,#$t !,et t @e p$+%a 8a,+eev+!en,e 8 8a,ts" ,ta+ns an ent$9 8$ -/:(:-- $ea!+n6& Hea$+n6 7el!. Lan!l$!7as %et 7+s @#$!en 8 p$8. EVICTION GRANTED e88e,t+ve O,t@e$ )-4 (/-- at&// p%. Lan!l$! %a9 +n =0 7#$s 8$% t!a94 +nspe,t t7e p$pe$t9. O$!e$ t @es#@%+tte! t t7e ,#$t @9 nn n T7#$s!a9. Den9 $e#est 8$ a <#$9 T$+al4 ntt+%el9. Ba+l:$ent pste! 8 K((*.// nt t @e !+s@#$se! at t7+s t+%e. Tenant 7as -/!a9s t appeal an! pste! $ent +ll s#88+,e as appeal @n!. C#$t 8%!s t7at t7e$e +sn De8ense 8 $etal+at+n @9 t7e lan!l$!. Tenant3s Ve$@al Mt+n t Sta94 Den+e!. J<R<C D,et ent$+es at MROA ( +n,l#!e!&

DEC - Opps+t+n t an! Rese$vat+n 8 R+67t t Oppse n t7e Me$+ts AllPape$s F+le! $ S#@%+tte! @9 De8en!ant n $ a@#t Nve%@e$ ()4 (/- -. J< O$!e$8+le! @9 <#!6e Pete$ < S8e$$aa. T7e O$!e$ Aa$!+n6 Att$ne93s Fees +sVACATED; T7+s C#$t n ln6e$ 7as J#$+s!+,t+n +n t7+s %atte$ +t7 $espe,t t t7eev+,t+n4 s+n,e t7+s ,ase as appeale! t t7e Se,n! <#!+,+al D+st$+,t C#$t; +t +s8#$t7e$ $!e$e! t7at an9 t7e$ %t+ns t7at 7ave @een 8+le! +t7 t7e C#$t s7all @esta9e! #nt+l s#,7 t+%e as t7e appeal +s !e,+!e!."DEC Opps+t+n t Mt+n t S7 Ca#se; Mt+n t Va,ata an! $ Set As+!ean! $ Sta9 Ev+,t+n O$!e$lMt+n 8$ San,t+ns 8+le!. A88+!av+t:De,la$at+n +nS#pp$t 8 Mt+n t Cntest Pe$snal P$pe$t7 L+en an! 8$ Ret#$n 8 Pe$snal

P$pe$t9 8+le!. Mt+n t Cntest Pe$snal P$pe$t9 L+en an! 8$ Ret#$n 8 Pe$snalP$pe$t9 8+le!. DEC 0 Re,e+ve! a ,7e, %a!e pa9a@le t 3Se,n! <#!+,+al D+st$+,tC#$t3 !ate! - --0:-- 8$ K(-'.//. T7+s +s 8$ D+st$+,t C#$t3s appeal 8ee 7enappeal 6es ve$" s ...DEC -( Re,e+ve! ,7e, -=(( 8$% Za,7a$9 C#67l+n pa9a@le t D+st$+,t C#$t8$ appeal 8ee. J<DEC -= R''i5 o )7)(3 Co.67*in 4(o; R'no ./i' Co.( 4o( G2-0&00 4o(

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STATEMENT OF POINTS ON APPEAL; AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILEBRIEF; State%ent 8 P$,ee!+n6s; CERTIFICATE OF NO TRANSCRIPT; NOTICE OF POSTING AND ACCEPTANCE OF SUPERSEDEAS:COST BONDON APPEAL 8+le!....

A $e,e+pt 8$ t7at K(/.// NRS =/.)0 s#pe$se!eas @n! C#67l+n pste!

+t7 t7e R<C !esp+te t7e R<C ,nt+n#all9 +n8$%+n6 C#67l+n t7at an appeal @n! as !+88e$ent 8$% a s#pe$se!eas @n! an! t7at t7e appeal @n! +n -*/0#l! @e t7e stan!a$! K(/4 7+,7 ,n8l+,ts s7a$pl9 +t7 t7e state%ent 8 t7e lan t7e Cla$ C#nt9 s+te l+ne! t a@ve an! #te! +n C#67l+n3s --:(=:-- an!-(::-- an! -(:-(:-- e%a+ls t va$+#s +n!+v+!#als +t7 t7e (<DC4 R<C4 an!$espn!en3ts att$ne93s 88+,e.

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MROA /) +s t7e -/:(:-- Ev+,t+n De,+s+n an! OR!e$ an! $ea!s&Hea$+n6 Hel!. DECISION& Lan!l$! 7as %et 7+s @#$!en 8p$] EVICTIONGRANTED e88e,t+ve O,t@e$ ) - 4 (/ - - at &// p%. Lan!l$! %a9 +n =0 7#$s8$% t!a94 +nspe,t t7e p$pe$t9. O$!e$ t @e s#@%+tte! t t7e ,#$t @9 nn nT7#$s!a9. Den9 $e#est 8$ a <#$9 T$+al4 nt t+%el9. Ba+l:$ent pste! 8K((*.//nt t @e !+s@#$se! at t7+s t+%e. Tenant 7as I / !a9s t appeal an! pste! $ent +lls#88+,e as appeal @n!. C#$t t+n!s t7at t7e$e +s n De8ense 8 $etal+at+n @9 t7elan!l$!. Tenant3s Ve$@al Mt+n t Sta94 Den+e!

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t7at p+nt4 R<C !,et4 8$% -(:-:--4 as 7+s E?7+@+t -/...C#67l+n +n,l#!e! an R<C !,et +n t7e l!e$ st9le @e8$e t7e R<C,nve$te! t a %$e !+6+tal 8$%at4 t7at ent t7$#67 (:-:-( +n 7+s MROA atMROA = t 4 an! MROA4 an! s%e ,#$+#s t7+n6s appea$ at MROA 0 !esp+te t7e 8a,t t7at C#67l+n3s8+l+n6s l+ste! t7e$e+n 8 -(:(-:-- an! -(:((:-- ! nt appea$ +n t7e -:=:-(S#pple%ental t7e R<C 8+le! +n /)'(0...an! st+ll !n3t appea$ +n t7e =:-:-)S#pple%ental t7e R<C 8+le! +n /)'(0 t ,$$e,t t7e 8a+l#$e t a,t#all9 t$ans%+t t7e!,#%ents l+ste! +n t7e Appeal Re,e+pt an! atteste! t +n t7e Ce$t+8+,ate 8 Cle$+n t7at -:=:-( S#pple%enta 8+le! @9 t7e R<C +n /)'(0. 7at3s %$e ,#$+#s +s t7e8a,t t7at t7se ve$9 !,#%ents a$e a8#ll9 +%p$tant 7en ,ns+!e$+n6 8tnte t <#!6e Flana6an3s ):)/:-( O$!e$ !en9+n6 C#67l+n3s appeal4 t7e !en+al 8 a sta9t C#67l+n ve$all4 @9 @t7 t7e R<C an! t7e (<DC4 an! H+ll3s ,#$$ent a$6#%entsv+s a v+s NRAP * an! t7e nt+,ea@le la, 8 an9 +n!+,+a +n t7e !,et 8$ t7e-(:(/:-- 7ea$+n6 as t an9 ,nsent t t7e C#$t ente$+n6 an9 s$t 8 CnsentO$!e$4 an! t7e ,#$+#sl9 t+tle! -(:(-:-- O$!e$ Resolving Mt+n t CntestPe$snal P$pe$t9 L+en an! t7en t7e #lt$a ,#$+#s 8a+l#$e 8 t7e R<C4 st+ll4 tt$ans%+t t7e -(:(-:-- 8+l+n6 @9 C#67l+n4 7+,7 +s l+ste! +n t7e !,et4 at least4 as

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Tenant3s NOt+,e t7at NO AG$ee%ent $ Settle%ent as %a!e $ ente$e! +nt @9Tenant4 an! t7at De,e%@e$ (-4(/-- OR!e$ 8 C#$t as an O$!e$& VOLUME VDEC (/ Bt7 pa$t+es appea$e! +n 8$nt 8 <#!6e S8e$$aa 8$ a Mt+n t CntestPe$snal P$pe$t9 Le+n Hea$+n6. De,+s+n l"Ev+,t+n as nt p$e%at#$e an!

De8en!ant as 6+ven pp$t#n+t9 T 7ave a 7ea$+n6 $ t7+s Mt+n +t7+n -/ !a9s.(" O$!e$ D+,tate! )" E?7+@+ts - t * A!%+tte!. B,DEC (- O$!e$ Reslv+n6 Mt+n T Cntest Pe$snal P$pe$t9 L+en 8+le!.DEC (- D+st$+,t C#$t C+v+l Appeal p$,esse!. Ne Case N#%@e$ +s CV --/)'(0Dept. *. DEC (( Lette$ t all pa$t93s a!v+s+n6 t7e% 8 Appeal an! t7e ,ase n#%@e$. Nt+,e 8 Pst+n6 an! A,,eptan,e 8 S#pe$se!eas:Cst Bn! n Appeal 8+le!.Tenants Nt+,e t7at N A6$ee%ent $ Settle%ent as %a!e $ ente$e! +nt @9Tenant4 an! t7at De,e%@e$ (-4 (/ II O$!e$ 8 C#$t as an O$!e$ 8+le!. Nt+,e 8Pst+n6 s#pe$se!eas @n! as set @9 stat#e 7e$e +s %9 sta9:$e#est 8$ s#@%+ss+n8 All 8 tenant3s #tstan!+n6 %t+ns 8+le!. ,e

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C#67l+n 7e$e@9 a#t7ent+,ates t7at t7e R<C !,et 8$ Rev---*/0 8#n! @eteen 7+s MROA = t +s a t$#e an! ,$$e,t ,p9 8 t7e !,et p$v+!e! t 7+%!+$e,tl9 @9 t7e R<C3s 8+l+n6 88+,e4 an! s !e,la$es #n!e$ penalt9 8 pe$J#$9 p#$s#antt NRS )./=.

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$ A%en! <#!6%ent <CRCP ; $ +n t7e Alte$nat+ve4 Mt+n t Set As+!e $Va,ate -(-(-:-- O$!e$ Reslv+n6 Mt+n n Pe$snal P$pe$t9 L+en <CRCP'/"8+le!. sFEB - Re#est 8$ S#@%+ss+n 8$ Ret#$n 8S(/.// S#pe$se!eas Bn! 8+le!.SUBMITTED. sFEB -* O$!e$ Den9+n6 Mt+n 8$ Ret#$n 8 K(/.// S#pe$se!eas Bn! 8+le!. sJPURSUANT TO UDGE SFERRAA$ DECEMBER 1? 2011 ORDER?

T#E CLERKS CANNOT TAKE ANY MORE PLEADINGS ON T#IS CASE

UNTIL T#E APPEAL IS REMANDED FROM DISTRICT COURT - PER

UDGE SFERRAA 2/1@/12FEB (* RECEIVED ONL2 Fa?e! <#$9 De%an! aln6 +t7 a Mt+n In8$%aPa#pe$+s. Be Ma+le! ,7e, 8$ SI.OO R<C C7e, ))-=0 8$ a $e8#n!" s

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Nte& On,e a Fee a+ve$ Appl+,at+n 7as @een !en+e! n a ,ase @9 t7e <#!6e4 t7eTenant ,annt s#@%+t ant7e$ Fee a+ve$ Appl+,at+n. T7e Tenant %#st pa9 t7e8ees at t7e t+%e 8 8+l+n6 t7e !,#%ents.

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t7e$ +ss#es.W)X Heve$4 a ,#$t +t7 J#$+s!+,t+n ve$ 8$,+@le ent$9 an! !eta+ne$

a,t+ns %a9 7ave pe$ t $!e$ all e#+ta@le $e%e!+es t7at a ,#$t 8 6ene$al

J#$+s!+,t+n ,#l! #se +n $eslv+n6 t7e sa%e ,a#se 8 a,t+n.W=X T7e a,t+n $

p$,ee!+n6 %#st @e +t7+n t7e te$$+t$+al J#$+s!+,t+n 8 t7e ,#$t +n 7+,7 +t +s

@$#67t.W;X M$eve$4 a J#!6%ent 8$ $ent $ !a%a6es %#st nt e?,ee! t7e a%#nt @9 7+,7 t7e J#$+s!+,t+n 8 t7e ,#$t +s l+%+te! @9 ,nst+t#t+n $ stat#te.W'X I8 all

%atte$s @eteen a lan!l$! an! tenant ,annt @e a!J#!+,ate! +n t7e ,#$t +n 7+,7

8$,+@le ent$9 an! !eta+ne$ p$,ee!+n6s a$e pen!+n6 !#e t t7at ,#$t3s l+%+te!

s#@Je,t%atte$ J#$+s!+,t+n4 t7en e+t7e$ t7e lan!l$! $ tenant n$%all9 %a9

%a+nta+n an a,t+n +n a ,#$t 8 ,%petent J#$+s!+,t+n 8$ p$pe$ $el+e8. W*X T7e

%et7!s p$es,$+@e! @9 stat#te 8$ @ta+n+n6 an! e?e$,+s+n6 J#$+s!+,t+n $!+na$+l9

%#st @e st$+,tl9 p#$s#e!. W0X In a lan!l$! tenant !+spssess p$,ee!+n64 7+le t7e

8a+l#$e 8 t7e lan!l$! t alle6e $ p$ve t7e tenant3s !e8a#lt4 +s s#88+,+ent 6$#n! t

a$$ant !+s%+ssal 8$ la, 8 J#$+s!+,t+n.WX S#@Je,t%atte$ J#$+s!+,t+n %a9 @e

!epen!ent n t7e se$v+,e 8 a p$pe$ nt+,e t #+t4 7+,7 +s a ,n!+t+n p$e,e!entt a s#%%a$9 p$,ess.W-/X <#$+s!+,t+n $!+na$+l9 +s nt #ste! @9 %atte$s ,,#$$+n6

a8te$ t7e a,t+n +s @$#67t4W--X an! t7e tenant3s $e%val 8$% p$e%+ses 7+le a

s#%%a$9 p$,ee!+n6 +s pen!+n6 +ll nt !ep$+ve t7e ,#$t 8 J#$+s!+,t+n t $en!e$an $!e$ aa$!+n6 lan!l$! pssess+n.W-(X T7#s4 a ,#$t e$$s +n !+s%+ss+n6 a

s#%%a$9 p$,ee!+n6 8$ nnpa9%ent 8 $ent an! 8$ J#!6%ent 8$ $ent a$$ea$s n

t7e 6$#n! t7at t7e ,#$t la,s J#$+s!+,t+n @e,a#se t7e tenant 7a! va,ate! t7e

p$e%+ses p$+$ t t$+al.W-)X WFN-X N.<.H#s+n6 A#t7$+t9 8 Tn 8 M$$+stn

v. L+ttle4 -); N.<. (*=4 ') A.(! (0' -=". N.2.Ra!l6 Realt9 C$p. v. Ge+6e$4

(;= A.D. );(4 ; N.2.S.(! 0( -st Dep3t -)0". N.C.F$! v. F$! M#l!+n6 C.4

()- N.C. -/;4 ;' S.E.(! -= -=". As t $e#+$e%ent t s#88+,+entl9 alle6e a ,a#se8 a,t+n +n plea!+n6s4 see > -;;). WFN(X as7.Ma,Rae v. a94 '= as7. (!

;==4 )( P.(! 0(* -'=". WFN)X as7.2#n6 v. R+le94 ; as7. (! ;/4 )';

P.(! *' -'-". L+%+te! J#$+s!+,t+n as7.Ma,C$%a, v. R@+ns Cnst.4 --

as7. App. 0/4 ;(- P.(! *'- D+v. - -*=". E88e,t 8 s#@se#ent ,#nte$,la+% O$.

+lsn v. Matt7es4 (- O$. ))4 '(0 P.(! )) -0-". WFN=X AlasaS7a v. Nan4 In,.4 '= P.)! -)- Alasa (//)". WFN;X M.5$e+s%an v. 5$n8el!4 (/0

S..(! * M. Ct. App. -=0". N.<.R9 v. H#nte$4 -)= N.<.L. );*4 =0 A.(! ((/

N.<. S#p. Ct. -='". I%p$pe$ ven#e nt J#$+s!+,t+nal N.2.B$,n Realt9 C. v.

Massape#a P+a4 In,.4 =( M+s,. (! *=(4 (=0 N.2.S.(! 0=) D+st. Ct. -'=". WFN'X

Te?.Ha6+nas v. Mal@+s Me%$+al F#n!at+n4 )= S..(! ;* Te?. C+v. App.

H#stn -'-"4 $+t 6$ante!4 <an. -/4 -'(" an! J#!6%ent a883!4 -') Te?. (*=4 );=S..(! )'0 -'(". 9.H#$st v. Dav+s4 )0' P.(! =) 9. -')". WFN*X Te?.

M,Glt7l+n v. 5l+e@e$t4 '*( S..(! ()- Te?. -0=". WFN0X Ala.B+,e v.

Hen!$+?4 (*= Ala. (0-4 -=0 S. (! ((= -'(". N.2.V+lla6e 8 !$+!6e v.

P$9e,t4 -0 M+s,. (! '()4 -0 N.2.S.(! (;0 C#nt9 Ct. -;". WFNX N.<.

Ma$+n+ v. I$elan!4 ;' N.<. -)/4 ('; A.(! ;('4 =/ A.L.R.)! -);' -*/". C#$t nt

!ep$+ve! 8 s#@Je,t%atte$ J#$+s!+,t+n A !e8+,+en,9 +n t7e p$a9e$ 8 a lan!l$!3s

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a 8$,+@le !eta+ne$ a,t+n. Te?.Pell v. Mel Pe$s Inv. B#+l!e$4 / S..(!

0)* Te?. C+v. App. H#stn -=t7 D+st. -*". WFN-/X Cnn.C+t9 8 B$+stl v.

O,ean State <@ Lt St$es 8 Cnne,t+,#t4 In,.4 (0= Cnn. -4 )- A.(! 0)* (//*".

WFN--X N.2.B$a#se v. ('0 T7+$! Ave.4 In,.4 =) M+s,. (! '-4 (- N.2.S.(! *=

App. Te$% -'=". WFN-(X N.2.S,7$ v. D%e$94 )= M+s,. (! 0'4 ()( N.2.S.(! (/ <. Ct. -'(". WFN-)X N.2.L+a Realt9 C$p. v. M. Ma,7l#s

Leat7e$ G!s4 =) M+s,. (! *4 (/ N.2.S.(! )* App. Te$% -'=". C<S

LANDLORD > -) C$p#s <#$+s Se,#n!#% Data@ase #p!ate! Ma$,7 (/-)

Lan!l$! an! Tenant II. Reent$9 an! Re,ve$9 8 Pssess+n @9 Lan!l$! C.

Stat#t$9 D+spssess+n P$,ee!+n6s; S#%%a$9 P$,ee!+n6s -. In Gene$al > -)'.

Sta9 8 p$,ee!+n6s 4 Lan!l$! an! Tenant (/.4 ( A s#%%a$9 p$,ee!+n6 t

!+spssess a tenant %a9 @e sta9e! 7e$e $!e$l9 p$,e!#$e !e%an!s s#,7 a,t+n. A

,#$t %a9 6$ant a sta9 +n s#%%a$9 p$,ee!+n6s t !+spssess a tenant 7e$e $!e$l9

p$,e!#$e !e%an!s s#,7 a,t+n4 s#,7 as 7e$e +t +s ne,essa$9 t !ete$%+ne t7e

#t,%e 8 t7e tenant3s a,t+n 8$ spe,+8+, pe$8$%an,e 8 an alle6e! pt+n t$ene t7e lease.W-X Heve$4 a sta9 %a9 +ss#e nl9 8$% a ,#$t 7+,7 7as

J#$+s!+,t+n +n t7e %atte$ an! %a9 @e 6$ante! nl9 8$ a $easna@le len6t7 8 t+%e.

W(X T7e lan!l$! %a9 7ave t7e $+67t t appl9 t va,ate $ lessen t7e sta9.W)X Un!e$ a pa$t+,#la$ stat#te4 a !e8en!ant %a9 a$$est t7e p$,ee!+n6s an! $eta+n pssess+n @9

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,sts4 as %a9 @e $e,ve$e! a6a+nst 7+% $ 7e$ n t7e t$+al 8 t7e ,ase.W=X WFN-X

Mnt.Stan+s+,7 v. State H+67a9 C%%+ss+n4 -=- Mnt. -==4 )* P.(! -/-

-'(". Sta9 pen!+n6 !+sps+t+n 8 a!%+n+st$at+ve p$,ee!+n6 $e6a$!+n6 $ental

+n,$ease D.C.Aass9 v. +ll+a% Penn Apa$t%ents Lt!. Pa$tne$s7+p4 0- A.(!

(- D.C. (//'". Sta9 nt J#st+8+e! @9 J#$+s!+,t+nal p$+$+t9 $#le O7+State e?$el. e+ss v. Hve$4 0= O7+ St. )! )/4 -O7+=((4 */ N.E.(! -((* -".

Sta9 ,n!+t+ne! n pa9%ent 8 $ent N.2.Ca7+ll v. M+$an!4 -=- N.2.S.(! '*

S#p -". InJ#n,t+ve $el+e8 nt a$$ante! Cnn.N+,l+ v. F$#6e C$p.4 -*-

Cnn. (=4 )'0 A.(! *= -*'". N.2.C7+l!$ess v. L+p+s4 *( A.D.(! *(=4 ==)

N.2.S.(! ') -st Dep3t -*". WFN(X N.2.Ma,Le! v. S7ap+$4 (/ A.D.(! =(=4(=* N.2.S.(! =() -st Dep3t -'=". As t sta9s pen!+n6 appeal4 see > -*). WFN)X

N.2.P$an!+ v. Gl!%an4 --* N.2.S.(! / M#n. Ct. -(". WFN=X Ga.a$!

v. ale$4 ((( Ga. =-4 -- S.E.(! ((0 -''". C<S LANDLORD > -)'

II. Reent$9 an! Re,ve$9 8 Pssess+n @9 Lan!l$! C. Stat#t$9 D+spssess+n

P$,ee!+n6s; S#%%a$9 P$,ee!+n6s *. Appellate Rev+e > -*). Sta9 pen!+n6

appeal 4 Lan!l$! an! Tenant (/.4 (--0"4 (4 )--" T7e en8$,e%ent 8 a J#!6%ent +n s#%%a$9 p$,ee!+n6s %a9 @e +n,l#!e! +n t7e a#t%at+, sta9

p$v+s+ns 8 a stat#te4 7e$e t7e p$pe$t9 +s st+ll +n t7e pssess+n 8 t7e tenant.

T7e en8$,e%ent 8 a J#!6%ent +n s#%%a$9 p$,ee!+n6s %a9 @e +n,l#!e! +n t7e

a#t%at+, sta9 p$v+s+ns 8 a stat#te4 7e$e t7e p$pe$t9 +s st+ll +n t7e pssess+n

8 t7e tenant.W-X Heve$4 an appeal $!+na$+l9 !es nt sta9 $ s#spen! t7e

e?e,#t+n 8 t7e J#!6%entW(X #nless t7e$e +s ,%pl+an,e +t7 stat#t$9 ,n!+t+ns4

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a!e#ate @n! @e8$e an appeal +ll @e 6$ante! t ,ve$ t7e J#!6%ent appeale!

8$% +n an #nla8#l ent$9 an! !eta+ne$ a,t+n4 as ell as $ent t7at +ll a,,$#e !#$+n6

t7e pen!en,9 8 t7e appeal.W=X A 8a+l#$e t 8+le a @n! +ll a$$ant t7e !+s%+ssal 8

a %t+n t sta9 t7e p$,ee!+n6sWX @#t !es nt !+vest t7e tenant 8 t7e $+67t t

appeal.W'X Un!e$ a pa$t+,#la$ stat#te4 t7e 8+l+n6 8 an a88+!av+t 8 s#@stant+al7a$!s7+p %a9 a#t%at+,all9 sta9 t7e e?e,#t+n 8 a J#!6%ent 8$ pssess+n4 as a

%atte$ 8 la4 pen!+n6 an appeal 8 t7e #nla8#l !eta+ne$ a,t+n.W*X WFN-X N.2.

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7+te v. Ln64 (0 Pa. (4 -)* A. '*) -(*". Tenn.Bell v. S%+t74 -0 Tenn.

--4 (/( S..(! '= -=*". WFN)X N.2.P+san v. Nassa# C#nt94 =- M+s,. (!

0==4 (=' N.2.S.(! *)) S#p -')"4 $!e$ a883!4 (- A.D.(! *=4 (( N.2.S.(! ((

(! Dep3t -'=". P#$pse 8 @n! $e#+$e%ent Cnn.2#n6 v. 2#n64 (= Cnn.

=0(4 *)) A.(! 0) -". Re#+$e%ent 8 a!e#ate se,#$+t9 pe$%+ss+@le U.S.

L+n!se9 v. N$%et4 =/ U.S. '4 ( S. Ct. 0'(4 )- L. E!. (! )' -*(". P$,ess 8$

,7allen6+n6 appeal @n! Mass.E$+,sn v. S%e$s4 ==' Mass. -/-4 0=' N.E.(!--( (//'". WFN=X .Va.State e? $el. Ree,e v. G+es4 -' . Va. *(4 -0

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A#t7$+t9 8 C+t9 8 San Antn+4 -0 S..)! *0( Te?. (//'". WFN*X Ala.E?

pa$te F$@#s4 -/ S. (! (=( Ala. -0*". A88+!av+t s#88+,+ent Te?.ale$ v.

Bl#e ate$ Ga$!en Apa$t%ents4 **' S..(! *0 Te?. -0". C<S LANDLORD >

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P$,ee!+n6s; S#%%a$9 P$,ee!+n6s *. Appellate Rev+e > -*=. Nt+,e 8 appeal;

t+%e t appeal 4 Lan!l$! an! Tenant (--0"4 )--" t )-=" In $!e$ t ava+l

7+%sel8 $ 7e$sel8 8 a stat#t$9 $+67t 8 $ev+e +n a stat#t$9 !+spssess+n

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+%pse! @9 stat#te4W-X s#,7 as 8+l+n6 a nt+,e 8 appeal4W(X +n a t+%el9 %anne$.W)X

Appeals +n s#%%a$9 p$,ee!+n6s a$e #s#all9 6ve$ne! @9 stat#tes spe,+8+,all9

$elat+n6 t7e$et $at7e$ t7an @9 stat#tes $elat+n6 t appeals 6ene$all9.W=X WFN-X Cl.

est v. <#!!4 -/) Cl. =)(4 0' P.(! -/0- -)". WFN(X Ga.Realt9

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G+@@93s In,. v. A9lett4 ' Nev. '*04 '- P.(! = -0/". N.H.La!! v.

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Cnn.HUD:Ba$@#$ave$l9 v. +lsn4 () Cnn. '/4 ''0 A.(! -)/ -".

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S,7at@e$64 -* Fla. )*4 (' S. (! '( -='". La, 8 J#$+s!+,t+n t +ss#e $+t 8

,e$t+$a$+ Del.Capan Invest%ents v. Leven@e$64 '= A.(! --)/ Del. -0". As

t t$+al4 J#!6%ent4 an! $ev+e 8 a,t+ns +n eJe,t%ent4 6ene$all94 see C.<.S.4

EJe,t%ent >> -0' t ((. As t t7e $+67t 8 $ev+e4 6ene$all94 see C.<.S.4 Appeal

an! E$$$ >> ()* t (-. C<S LANDLORD > -*= C$p#s <#$+s Se,#n!#%Data@ase #p!ate! Ma$,7 (/-) Lan!l$! an! Tenant II. Reent$9 an! Re,ve$9 8

Pssess+n @9 Lan!l$! C. Stat#t$9 D+spssess+n P$,ee!+n6s; S#%%a$9

P$,ee!+n6s *. Appellate Rev+e > -*. G$#n!s 8$ $ev+e; p$ese$vat+n 8

+ss#es 4 Lan!l$! an! Tenant (--0"4 )--" 1#est+ns %a9 nt @e $a+se! 8$ t7e

8+$st t+%e +n an appellate ,#$t $ev+e+n6 t7e J#!6%ent +n a stat#t$9 !+spssess+n

p$,ee!+n6. An appellate ,#$t $ev+e+n6 t7e J#!6%ent +n a stat#t$9 !+spssess+n

p$,ee!+n6 +ll nt ,ns+!e$ #est+ns t7at a$e atte%pte! t @e $a+se! 8$ t7e 8+$st

t+%e n appeal.W-X T7#s4 t7e appellate ,#$t +ll nt ,ns+!e$ #est+ns t7at e$e

nt $a+se! an! p$esente! +n t7e t$+al ,#$t +n s%e app$p$+ate an! a!e#ate %anne$.

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Ca#se Nt+,e 8 Ev+,t+n se$ve! +n $ev(/--//-*/04 an! t7e !+,tates 8 NRS=/.(;)4 #l! %ae t7e R<C3s S#%%a$9 Ev+,t+n O$!e$ v+! 8$ la, 8 J#$+s!+,t+n4 as s#%%a$9 ev+,t+ns a$e nl9 alla@le a6a+nst ,%%e$,+al tenants7e$e 8a+l#$e t pa9 $ent +s alle6e! an! ple! B2 THE LANDLORD4 nt @9 s%e#lt$a ,$eat+ve s#a spnte pen+n6 t7e !$ t7e$9 8 @$+n6+n6 a nn pa9%ent 8$ent a$6#%ent +nt t7e e#at+n %e$el9 @e,a#se t7e tenant alle6es $etal+at+n 7e$eseve$al -= !a9 nt+,es t ,#$e 7a@+ta@+l+t9 +ss#es ent #n$espn!e! t4 an! $ 7e$et7e tenants $+67t t 8+? an! !e!#,t ,a%e +nt pla94 $ 7e$e 7a@+ta@+l+t9 ,%pla+ntse$e %et +t7 a6$ee%ents +n $+t+n6 8$% t7e lan!l$! t $ent !e!#,t+ns 7+,74appa$entl94 e$e s#@se#entl9 !+s7n$e!".

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NRS --0A.(/ 7en l+en $ se,#$+t9 +nte$est +n tenantVs 7#se7l! 6!s %a9 @een8$,e!; !+st$a+nt 8$ $ent a@l+s7e!; !a%a6es. -. An9 l+en $ se,#$+t9 +nte$est +n t7e tenantVs 7#se7l! 6!s ,$eate! +n 8av$8 t7e lan!l$! t ens#$e t7e pa9%ent 8 $ent +s #nen8$,ea@le #nless ,$eate! @9

atta,7%ent $ 6a$n+s7%ent. (. D+st$a+nt 8$ $ent +s a@l+s7e!. ). A lan!l$! 7 $eta+ns t7e 7#se7l! 6!s $ t7e$ pe$snal p$pe$t9 8 atenant +n v+lat+n 8 t7+s se,t+n +s l+a@le t t7e tenant 8$ !a%a6es as p$v+!e!+n NRS --0A.)/. A!!e! t NRS @9 -**4 -)==; A -04 -=-0"I 7e$e@9 %ve t7e ,#$t t san,t+n Me$l+ss an! HIll 8$ +t77l!+n6 8$% %e t7e%ate$+als 8$ 7+,7 t7e9 7ave nt l+en at all. F#$t7e$4 H+ll 7as 8+le! !,#%ents +ntt7e ,#$t +t7 7at 7e @el+eves t @e %9 s,+al se,#$+t9 n#%@e$4 an! H+ll +t77el!%9 nl9 state +ss#e! +!ent+8+,at+n 8$% %e 8$ ve$ * !a9s 8$% !esp+te %9

n#%e$#s $+tten an! $al $e#ests 8$ +t 8$% Nve%@e$ -4 (/-- t Nve%@e$((4 (/--. 7en H+ll 8+nall9 !+! 6+ve %e %9 !$+ve$3s l+,ense4 7e p$!#,e! a 7+te6a$@a6e @a6 8#ll 8 t$as74 tell+n6 %e t7e9 e$e %9 E,l+ent 8+lesE. H+ll $epeate!l94 +n$+tten ,$$espn!en,e an! +n 7+s NOve%@e$ (-4 (/-- 8+l+6n +t7 t7e R<C ,la+%st7at 7e #l! $ +ll 6+ve %e %9 ,l+ent 8+les +t7#t an9 p$e,n!+t+ns4 9et 7e 7as,nt+n#all9 8a+le! t4 t4 I @el+eve4 %#,7 !a%a6e t %9 ,l+ents ,ases an! %9 @#s+nesses. M$. H+ll ,nt+n#es t $e8#se t p$v+!e an9 a,,ess 7atseve$ t %9,l+ent 8+les4 an! 8#$t7e$4 +s 7l!+n6 p$pe$t9 8 %+ne t7at as nt at t7e -(- R+ve$R, St. a!!$ess at t7e t+%e 8 t7e ea$l94 +lle6al4 nt p$pe$l9 nt+,e! $ E$e,e+ptEs7+n64 El,#tE. A!!+t+nall94 7e asse$ts an #nla8#l $ent !+st$a+nt4 p$!#,+n6 a

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a,,#nt4 as s#,7 I ! nt @el+eve I ,an %ae an9 pa9%ent 8 an9 8ee $ @n! !#e...

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A Mt+n t Sta9 an!:$ Va,ate O$!e$ 8$ S#%%a$9 Ev+,t+n l+n t 8$%"4 allBs

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E?,#sa@le ne6le,t n t7e tenants pa$t;

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M+stae4 +na!ve$ten,e4 s#$p$+se;

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T7e J#!6%ent +s v+!. See <CRCP '/

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%a9 @e $e8#n!e! t t7e pa$t9 pst+n6 +t +8 t7e9 +n t7e+$ appeal.Lan!l$!s +s7+n6 t appeal 8$% t7e !en+al 8 an ev+,t+n $!e$ %#st pst a @n!8 at least K(/. See <CRCP *).Tenants %#st als pst a @n! @#t t7e a%#nt 8 t7e @n! +ll !epen! n 7et7e$t7e9 a$e appeal+n6 a s#%%a$9 $ Z8$%al[ $!e$ 8$ ev+,t+n an! 7et7e$ $ ntt7e9 +s7 t stp t7e ev+,t+n pen!+n6 t7e appeal. Tenants a$e $espns+@le 8$,nt+n#+n6 t pa9 $ent pen!+n6 t7e #t,%e 8 t7e appeal an! ,an @e s#@Je,t tant7e$ ev+,t+n a,t+n 8$ 8a+l+n6 t ! s. See NRS =/.)0("Sele,t t7e app$p$+ate l+n 8$&Appeals 8$% O$!e$s 8$ S#%%a$9 Ev+,t+n

Appeals 8$% Te%p$a$9 D$+ts 8 Rest+t#t+nAppeals 8$% <#!6%ents 8 Ev+,t+nAppeals 8$% O$!e$s 8$ S#%%a$9 Ev+,t+nAll tenants 8+l+n6 an appeal %#st pst a @n! 8 at least K(/. I8 9# +s7 t stpt7e ev+,t+n pen!+n6 9#$ appeal an! a$e a tenant 8 a $es+!ent+al p$pe$t9 7se%nt7l9 $ent +s K-/// $ less4 t7+s K(/ +s all 9# a$e $e#+$e! t pa9.I8 9# a$e a tenant 8 $es+!ent+al p$pe$t9 7se %nt7l9 $ent e?,ee!s K-/// $ atenant 8 a ,%%e$,+al p$pe$t9 9# %#st pst @n! 8 K(/ @#t t7e ,#$t ,an4 n+ts n $ n t7e %t+n 8 t7e lan!l$!4 +n,$ease t7e @n!. See NRS =/.)0-"Appeals 8$% Te%p$a$9 D$+ts 8 Rest+t#t+nI8 9#$ lan!l$! as aa$!e! a te%p$a$9 $+t 8 $est+t#t+n +e an ev+,t+n t7at as$!e$e! 8ll+n6 an $!e$ t s7 ,a#se 7ea$+n6 as ppse! t a t$+al"4 9# %a9nt 8+le an appeal. See <CRCP *(A. Heve$4 9# %a9 7ave t7e$ $e%e!+esava+la@le t7at a$e #ts+!e 8 t7e s,pe 8 t7+s se,t+n. Tenants +s7+n6 t ,7allen6ea te%p$a$9 $+t 8 $est+t#t+n a$e en,#$a6e! t see le6al a!v+,e.Appeals 8$% <#!6%ents 8 Ev+,t+nA tenant appeal+n6 8$% a J#!6%ent 8 ev+,t+n +e an ev+,t+n t7at as $!e$e!8ll+n6 a t$+al as ppse! t an $!e$ t s7 ,a#se 7ea$+n6" %#st pst a @n! 8

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at least K(;/. I8 t7at tenant +s7es t stp an ev+,t+n pen!+n6 t7e appeal4 t7e tenant+s $e#+$e! t pst a @n! 8 at least t+,e t7e a%#nt 8 t7e J#!6%ent an! ,sts.See NRS =/.)0/ Appeals 8$% O$!e$s 8$ S#%%a$9 Ev+,t+n

All tenants 8+l+n6 an appeal %#st pst a @n! 8 at least K(;/. I8 9# +s7 t stpt7e ev+,t+n pen!+n6 9#$ appeal an! a$e a tenant 8 a $es+!ent+al p$pe$t9 7se%nt7l9 $ent +s K-/// $ less4 t7+s K(;/ +s all 9# a$e $e#+$e! t pa9.I8 9# a$e a tenant 8 $es+!ent+al p$pe$t9 7se %nt7l9 $ent e?,ee!s K-/// $ atenant 8 a ,%%e$,+al p$pe$t9 9# %#st pst @n! 8 K(;/ @#t t7e ,#$t ,an4 n+ts n $ n t7e %t+n 8 t7e lan!l$!4 +n,$ease t7e @n!. See NRS =/.)0;-" +t +s #n,lea$ 7et7e$ t7e ,#$t v+es %e as a $es+!ent+al tenant $ a ,%%e$,+altenant. I ple! as a ,%%e$,+al tenant4 an! t7e$e8$e4 6+ven t7e N Ca#se EV+,t+nnt+,e 7+,74 @v+#sl9 !+! nt alle6e nn pa9%ent 8 $ent $ t7e$ nn %neta$9

!e8a#lt n t7e lease"4 t7e s#%%a$9 ev+,t+n p$,ee!+n6s #n!e$ NRS =/.(;) a$e ntalle! t ev+,t a ,%%e$,+al tenant s#,7 as %9sel8 I $an @t7 a la p$a,t+,e an! a%att$ess @#s+ness #t 8 t7e s#@Je,t p$pe$t9...."...t7e $ent as #n!e$ K-4///....@#t +8I a% a ,%%e$,+al tenant4 t7e @n! %a9 @e K(;/4 $ even %$e....7eve$4 t7at +s8$ nn pa9%ent 8 $ent nt+,e ev+,t+n ,%%e$,+al tenants4 nt n ,a#se ne3s l+He%9 ,ase...+8 I a% v+ee! as a $es+!ent+al tenant $ ,lass+8+e! as s#,74 t7en I t7+nHK(;/ @n! +s +n64 an! I %a!e seve$al atte%pts t pa94 +n,l#!+n6 t D$e%a an! a<,el9n4 R<C 8+l+n6 88+,e ,le$Hs an! %a9@e ne t7e$ ,le$H. I Hept 6ett+n6 @#n,e!#t 8 t7e R<C 8+l+n6 88+,e4 !esp+te ente$+n6 t7e l+ne an! even t7e +n! ell p$+$ t ;p%....as s#,7 I @el+eve an9 @n! pa+! at t7+s p+nt s7#l! $elate @a,H t

t7se !ates4 7+,7 a$e 8#$t7e$ ,%pl+,ate! @9 t7e a%en!e! Ev+,t+n O$!e$ an!t$eat%ent 8 t7e $ent es,$:s#pe$se!eas:appeal @n! +n <#!6e S8e$$aa3s O$!e$s8 O,t@e$ (*4 (/-- an! NOve%@e$ *4 (/-- an! t7e ,la#se +n s#,7 $!e$s $elate! ta $#l+6n n %9 Mt+n T Sta9 @e8$e <#!6e Be$$94 7+,7 7as nt @een $#le! n9et. F#$t7e$4 +t #l! see% a sta9 s7#l! 7ave @een a#t%at+,all9 6$ante! 7en<#!6e S8e$$aa $all9 ann#n,e! 7+s $#l+n6 n O,t@e$ ('4 (/-- t7at 7e as$eta+n+n6 t7e K(4(*; $ent es,$4 $e,lass+89+n6 +t as a @n! 8 s$ts 8$ t7eappeal....

C#67l+n 8+le! n =:*:-( +n CV--/)'(0 a NRPC R#le ;( $ ;a"4e" tll+n6Mt+n as t t7e ):)/:-( O$!e$ !en9+n6 C#67l+n3s appeal a%n6st t7e$ t7+n6s"see C#67l+n3s Meta ROA at pa6e (0=)//0" t7at 7as 9et t @e !+pse! 8 @9 t7e(<DC. C#67l+n 8+le! an A%en!e! Nt+,e 8 Appeal +n CV--/)'(0 t %aHe even%$e ,lea$ t7at 7e as an! +s appeal+n6 t7e ):)/:-( OR!e$ !en9+n6 7+s appeal 8t7e -/:(;:-- an! -/:(*:-- s#%%a$9 ev+,t+n $!e$s...L+He+se4 C#67l+n 8+le! n:-;:-( a NRCP ;( $ ; Mt+n as t t7e ':(;:-( O$!e$ aa$!+n6 Att$ne93s Fees.

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T7e S#p$e%e C#$t $e,entl9 ,la$+8+e! t7at t7e -/!a9 pe$+! +n 7+,7 t 8+le a pst

J#!6%ent tll+n6 %t+n +s ,al,#late! @9 ,#nt+n6 nl9 J#!+,+al !a9s 8$ t7e -/

!a9s4 an! +8 se$v+,e +s a,,%pl+s7e! @9 %a+l+n6 $ ele,t$n+, %eans4 an a!!+t+nal ),alen!a$ !a9s a$e a!!e! a8te$ t7e -/ !a9s. DeBe$4 -)= P.)! at *)-.MROA (==".

7en a nt+,e 8 appeal +s t+%el9 8+le!4 t7e !+st$+,t ,#$t ,annt ente$ an9 $!e$s

$e6a$!+n6 t7e +ss#es t7at a$e pen!+n6 @e8$e t7e S#p$e%e C#$t. See Ma,Manle9v. Ma,4 -(( Nev. *4 4 -)0 P.)! (4 (^)/ (//'". Heve$4 t7e !+st$+,t

,#$t +s 8$ee t %ae $!e$s n ,llate$al +ss#es t7at a$e nt pen!+n6 @e8$e t7e

S#p$e%e C#$t. I!. In t7e event t7at a !+st$+,t ,#$t ente$s an $!e$ n an +ss#e

pen!+n6 @e8$e t7e S#p$e%e C#$t a8te$ t7e !+st$+,t ,#$t 7as @een !+veste! 8

J#$+s!+,t+n4 t7e !+st$+,t ,#$tVs $!e$ +s v+!4 @#t t7e !+st$+,t ,#$t %a9 7ea$ s#,7 a

%atte$ an! ,e$t+89 t t7e S#p$e%e C#$t 7 +t +nten!s t $#le. S%+t74 -/ Nev. at

*=/^=-4 0' P.(! at -)00. MROA (=/".C. EFFECT OF PREMATUREL2FILED NOTICE OF APPEAL. In t7e event t7at

a nt+,e 8 appeal +s 8+le! !#$+n6 t7e pen!en,9 8 an9 pstJ#!6%ent tll+n6 %t+n4

$ a8te$ t7e $al p$n#n,e%ent 8 an $!e$ @#t @e8$e t7e $+tten $!e$4 t7e nt+,e

8 appeal +s ,ns+!e$e! p$e%at#$e. See NRAP =a"'". Alt7#67 a nt+,e 8 appeal

#s#all9 !+vests t7e !+st$+,t ,#$t 8 J#$+s!+,t+n4 a p$e%at#$e nt+,e 8 appeal !esnt !+vest t7e !+st$+,t ,#$t 8 J#$+s!+,t+n. I!.; see als S%+t7 v. E%e$94 -/ Nev.

*)*4 *=/4 0' P.(! -)0'4 -)00 -)" ,+tat+n %+tte!". T7e$e a$e ,e$ta+n

e?,ept+ns t t7+s 6ene$al $#le t7at t7e !+st$+,t ,#$t +s !+veste! 8 J#$+s!+,t+n; 8$

e?a%ple4 a %t+n 8$ sta9 a,,$!+n6 t NRCP '(!" ,an @e %a!e Zat $ a8te$ t7e

t+%e 8 t7e 8+l+n6 8 t7e nt+,e 8 appeal.[ nt a,,$!+n6 t <#!6e S8e$$a3a

#nse$ve! Nte O$!e$s +n ea$l9 Nve%@e$ an! -(:((:-- +n -*/0 as t C#67l+n NRS=/.)0 Mt+ns 8$ Sta9...". A,,$!+n6 t t7e 8$%e$ NRAP =a"("4 t7e S#p$e%e

C#$t t$eate! a p$e%at#$e nt+,e 8 appeal as #nt+%el94 an! ,ns+stentl9 7el! t7at

s#,7 a nt+,e 8 appeal Zs7all 7ave n e88e,t.[ See4 e.6.4 R#st v. Cla$ C#nt9

S,7l D+st.4 -/) Nev. '0'4 '004 *=* P.(! -)0/4 -)0( -0*". Heve$4 n

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s#,7 appeals p$esent %e$+t$+#s +ss#es. See O$!e$ A%en!+n6 R#le =a" 8 t7e Neva!a R#les 8 Appellate P$,e!#$e4 AD5T )0- De,. -'4 (//=". T7e ,#$$ent NRAP =a"'" nB states t7at a nt+,e 8 appeal 8+le! a8te$ t7e p$n#n,e%ent 8 a!e,+s+n $ $!e$ @#t @e8$e t7e B$+tten ent$9 B+ll a#t%at+,all9 @e ,ns+!e$e! as8+le! n t7e !ate 8 an! a8te$ ent$9 8 t7e $!e$4 J#!6%ent $ B$+tten !+sps+t+n 8

t7e last$e%a+n+n6 t+%el9 %t+n[ s ln6 as t7e S#p$e%e C#$t !es nt !+s%+sst7e !e8+,+ent nt+,e 8 appeal +n t7e +nte$+%". A!!+t+nall94 NRAP =a"*" allBs a pa$t9 t 8+le an a%en!e! nt+,e 8 appeal t ,#$e an9 s#,7 !e8+,+en,9 B+t7#t+n,#$$+n6 an9 a!!+t+nal 8+l+n6 8ees. Re6a$!less 8 t7e t+%+n6 8 t7e nt+,e 8 appeal4an a%en!e! nt+,e 8 appeal %a9 @e ne,essa$9 t +!ent+89 an9 pstJ#!6%enttll+n6 %t+ns 8$% B7+,7 an appeal %a9 @e taen. MROA (=;-"

(. ,#67l+n3s 8+l+n6 8 -:)/:-( +n ,v--/)'(0 H+ll $e8e$en,e +n Mt+n tD+s%+ss +n '-)0) 8 =:(':-). Clea$l94 pa6e - %etaROA MROA" (==((==).Za,7 C#67l+n 8+les t7+s !,#%ent4 an! als B+s7es +t t se$ve as nt+,e t7at an

in2'(*o1.2o(3 )55')* +s @e+n6 8+le! 8 t7at -:)/:-( 8+l+n6 %aes ,lea$ +t +s a Nt+,e8 Appeal 8 an +nte$l,#t$9 va$+et94 as t nt J#st s%e !en+al 8 a NRCP R#le'( TRO +n t7e -:--:-( O$!e$ t7at !en+e! C#67l+n3s -(:)/:-( Mt+n t Sta9B7+,7 at pa6es -(-) an! -0 ,lea$l9 ,+te! t t7e nn!+s,$et+na$9 sta9 $e#+$e! @9 NRS =/.)0; an! t7e !+88+,#lt9 t Respn!ent p$esente! @9 t7e 8a,t t7at e+t7e$ t7e p$eO,t(/-- 8$% 8 NRS =/.)0; ,ns+!e$+n6 C#67l+n3s $ent Bas #n!e$ t7eK-4/// l+ste! t7e$e+n" $ t7e neBe$ NRAP R#le 0 spe,+8+,all9 +nv+n6 ve$s+nB7+,7eve$ B#l! appl94 +ts nt s ,lea$ 6+ven t+%e8$a%es +nvlve!" %ae ve$9 @a!8$ Respn!ent ,ns+!e$+n6 t7e J#$+s!+,t+nal p$e$e#+s+t+e see Pa#l v A$%st$n64Dav+!s7n v. D9le4 et,." p$esente! @9 NRS =/.(;=3s p$7+@+t+n a6a+nst t7e #se 8

NRS =/.(;) a6a+nst ,%%e$,+al tenant3s an! C#67l+n ,lea$l9 ple! t7at 7e Bass#,74 at least t a %+?e! e?tent B7e$e #s+n6 t7e p$pe$tl9 as 7+s 8$%e$ 7%e laB88+,e s%et7+n6 even <#!6e S8e$$aLLa sa+! n -/:(;:--....I3% nt 6+n6 t let9# l+ve t7e$e4 $ #se t7e 88+,e4 8$ 8$ee B7en t7$eaten+n6 t appl9 an even %$eatten#ate! an! !#@+#s appl+,a+tn 8 NRS --0A.);;;" B7e$e Me$l+ss 7a!,nsente! t !eals4 settle%ents4 an! set 88s4 an! an9 t7e$ alle6e!l9 B+n6 $entala%#nts +ts nt l+e Me$l+ss eve$ ple! nnpa9%ent4 $ %et t7e J#$+s+!+,t+nal p$e$e#+s+te 8 8+l+6n a ve$+8+e! lan!l$!3s a88+!av+t pe$ NRS =/.(;);"'" t7atsat+s8+e! NRS =/.(;=("..."

4 s B7et7e$ NRAP )a@"(= appl+es B7e$e NRAP = !es an! B7e$e H+ll 8eele!,%pelle! t se$ve a Nt+,e 8 Ent$94 an! B7e$e In $e Ve$t#n6 %aes $at7e$ ,lea$4+s +$$elevant. F#$7te$4 t7e *:)/:-( Nt+,e 8 Appeal Bas a,t#all9 +te! 8$% as7eC#nt9 <a+l n <#l9 *t74 (/-( B+t7 ,lea$ +nst$#,t+ns t 8+le +t +n t7e ,#$t l+ste! +nt7e ,apt+n (<DC"4 an! t7e *:-0:-( R<C 8+le sta%p+n6 see R<C A!%+n+st$at$Steve T#ttle3s !es+6nat+n n t7at 8+le sta%p+n6" an! t7e ,7a+n 8 ,#st!9 t7e$e+n%ae ,lea$ t7at t7e Nt+,e 8 Appeal +s t+%el9. F#$t7e$4 t7e se,t+n IV 8

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ann#n,e%ent +n (//= !+s,la+%+n6 t7e p$ev+#s +%p$t 8 R#st v+s a v+s p$e%at#$e

nt+,es 8 appeal t 7ateve$ e?tent t7e -:)/:-( $ (:-=:-( $ (:-;:-( (:-=:-( +s

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

ZACH COUGHLIN;

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MATT MERLISS, MD; MATTHE !.MERLISS LIVING TRUST;

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BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND MOTION TO STRIKE APPENDIX


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COSTS COUGHLIN'S MOTIONS HERE ATTEMPT TO RE-LITIGATE SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES THIS

COURT HAS ALREADY DECIDED+ OR FRIVOLOUS CLAIMS THIS COURT HAS PREVIOUSLY

IGNORED & P1()/*0; FURTHER THE O6C?S 7 ING EMAIL COUGHLIN A COP5 OF THAT 1*1ORDER 65 !UDGE FLANAGAN, PROVIDING CONCLUSIVE PROOF THAT 7 ING AS AARE OF IT, AND 5ET PERSISTED IN HIS VIOLATING OF RPC +.*, AND +.+ IN SEE7ING TO HAVE COUGHLIN DIS6ARRED INCIDENT t" t4e 3&a%#%lent asse&t-"n 4e an# H-ll 'a-nta-ne# at t4e ****1

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0+)1 >!%#8e Flana8an &"te( AFTER REVIEING MERLISS'S MOVING PAPERS /INCLUDING THE DETAILED AND THOROUGH SUMMAR5 OF FEES AND HIS COUNSELS? ACCOMPAN5ING D ECLARATIONS - AND AFTER CONSIDERING ALL OF THE PARTIES ' ARGUMENTS , THIS COURT CONCLUDES MERLISS?S ATTORNE5?S FEES REUEST IS AUTHORIZED 65 NEVADA LA. THIS COURT ALSO HAS CONSIDERED THE FACTORS SET FORTH IN 6RUNZELL, SUPRA. AFTER ANAL5ZING THOSE FACTORS, AND GIVEN THE UNIQUE FEATURES OF THIS CASE , THIS COURT CONCLUDES MERLISS?S FEE REUEST IS REASONA6LE. P+(*+.. HERE !UDGE FLANAGAN SPECIFICALL5 MENTIONS ONL5 THE LANDLORD?S MOVING PAPERS AND HERE HE PREVIOUSL5 NOTES >INCORRECTL5$ IN THE ORDER THAT COUGHLIN FAILED TO FILE AN5 OPPOSITION > I N THE ABSENCE OF ANY OPPOSITION FROM APPELLANT ZACHAR5 6AR7ER COUGHLIN >:COUGHLIN:$, MERLISS

SU6MITTED THIS MATTER FOR DECISION ON MA5 B, 10*1.

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!4*r*& Q *//+ r*<ar:/*ss "1 94*!4*r "r "! !4a!'s !ru*+ !4a!'s :(11*r*! !4a

94a! "u =us! sa(:& Y"u sa(: !4(s (s a )r(,(a/ !r*s5ass !r(a/& Y"u sa(:+ Y"u

,a:* !4a! u5 a1!*r !4* 1a)!& Bu! !4* I 5"(!*: "u! !" "u !4a!+ "+ R()4 (!'s

5/*: r(<4! !4*r*& I!'s 5/*: r(<4! !4*r*& S" (s !4a! !ru!41u/ MR& KING2

O0=*)!("& Ar<u,*!a!(.*& THE ITNESS2 Is !4*r* a ?u*s!(" ( !4*r* BY

MR& COUGHLIN2 Q Y*a4& Y"u !4r"9 "u!+ Y"u ,a:* (! u5 a1!*r !4* 1a)!&

A: !4* I sa+ "+ R()4+ (!'s O)!"0*r %!4 6NOTE2 a)!ua// (!s a!

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O0=*)!("& Ar<u,*!a!(.*& MR& ECHEVERRIA2 Sus!a(*:& I'// a//"9 "u "*

,"r* ?u*s!("& MR& COUGHLIN2 T4a!'s a//& MR& ECHEVERRIA2 I!'s "9+

a))"r:(< !" !4* )/")@ " !4* 9a// 4*r*+ (!'s "9 278& BY MR& COUGHLIN2

Q 4a! :" "u ,*a 94* "u sa+ Y"u ,a:* !4a! u5 a1!*r !4* 1a)! A

Mr& Ba@*r+ ( 5a5*rs !4a! 4* 1(/*:+ 5"(!*: "u! !" !4* )"ur! !4a! "u 4a: "!

ra(s*: !4a! (ssu* ( !4* =us!()*'s )"ur!+ a: "u :(: "! )4a//*<* !4a! s!a!*,*!

0 Mr& Ba@*r ( !4* 5a5*rs !4a! 4* 1(/*: 9(!4 !4* )"ur! ( "ur r*s5":(<

5a5*rs& Q 4a! s!a!*,*! 0 Mr& Ba@*r A T4a! "u 4a: "! !(,*/ ra(s*:

!4* )",,*r)(a/ !*a! 0us(*ss ( !4* =us!()*'s )"ur!&

Pet-t-"ne&, ZACHAR5 6AR7ER COUGHLIN, &ep&esent-n8 4-'sel3.,

"pp"ses Resp"n#ent?s '"v-n8 t4-s "%&t t" #-s'-ss t4-s ase an# t" sta2 t4e 9&-e3-n8s4e#%le -n t4e -nte&-'.

IV. R-84ts, D%t-es, an# L-a9-l-t-es "3 Pa&t-es C. Pa&t-%la& R-84ts "3 Lan#l"&#

). Lan#l"&#?s P"ssess"&2 Re'e#-es 9. S%''a&2 P"ssess"&2 At-"ns >)$ Appeal

@. M""tness est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est, Lan#l"&# an# Tenant <1B*>*$, +*@>*$

Un#e& s"'e a%t4"&-t2, a tenant?s appeal 3&"' a t&-al "%&t?s aa&# "3 p"ssess-"n t" alan#l"&# -n a lan#l"&#?s 3"&-9le/#eta-ne& at-"n -s '""t 4e&e t4e tenant vaates t4e

p&e'-ses.QFN* N"net4eless, an appellate "%&t -ll &ev-e an -ss%e &a-se# -n an

%nla3%l/#eta-ne& at-"n #esp-te t4e '""tness "3 t4e -ss%e s-ne t4e tenant 4a#

vaate# 4-s "& 4e& apa&t'ent -3 t4e -ss%e as a 'atte& "3 "nt-n%-n8 an# s%9stant-al

p%9l- -nte&est.QFN1 Un#e& "t4e& a%t4"&-t2, 4en t4e &-84t t" p"ssess-"n -s at -ss%e-n an %nla3%l/#eta-ne& at-"n, t4e -ss%e -s n"t '""t "n appeal s-'pl2 9ea%se t4e

tenant 4as vaate# t4e p&e'-ses.QFN+ S-'-la&l2, -t 4as 9een 4el# t4at t4e &-84t t"

appeal 3&"' a %#8'ent "3 ev-t-"n -s n"t 3"&3e-te# 4en t4e tenant "'pl-es -t4

t4e %#8'ent.QFN QFN* C&a'9lett v. &-84t, 100@/O4-"/)*0B, 100@ L

+01B0 >O4-" Ct. App. @t4 D-st. C"s4"t"n C"%nt2 100@$; 6a=te& v. Gates "3

N"&'an#-e, 100 L +0+@B >Te=. App. Dallas 100$. An appeal 3&"' a s%''a&2 p&"ess %#8'ent 9e"'es '""t 4e&e, at t4e t-'e "3 t4e appeal, t4e #e3en#ant -s

n" l"n8e& -n p"ssess-"n "3 t4e p&e'-ses. C4es4-&e v. Le-s, @ C"nn. App. B1, *

A.1# *1 >100+$. 4e&e t4e tenant?s lease e=p-&es an# 4e "& s4e p&esents n" 9as-s

3"& la-'-n8 a &-84t t" p"ssess-"n a3te& t4at #ate, t4e -ss%e "3 p"ssess-"n as '""t

as "3 t4at #ate. Ma&s4all v. H"%s-n8 A%t4"&-t2 "3 C-t2 "3 San Ant"n-", B Te=. S%p.

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Ct. !. +BB, 100) L @0)+@ >Te=. 100)$. QFN1 !"sep4-n-%' Ass"-ates v. 7a4l-,

*** as4. App. )*, @ P.+# )1 >D-v. * 1001$. QFN+ H"%s-n8 A%t4"&-t2 "3 C-t2

"3 Pas" an# F&an<l-n C"%nt2 v. Pleasant, *1) as4. App. +1, *0B P.+# 11 >D-v.

+ 100@$. QFN S'-t4 v. S4-&le2, *@ S". 1# B0 >La. Ct. App. +# C-&. 1001$, &-t

#en-e#, *) S". 1# +0 >La. 1001$.

As t" t4e *11*** O&#e& -n *0, C"%8l-n -n n" a2 "nsente# t" -t "&

ente&e# -nt" an2 :C"nsent O&#e&:, an# -t -s tell-n8 t4at t4e R!C st-ll, even a3te&

C"%84l-n?s p&"testat-"ns &es%lte# -n a **+ S%pple'ental 3-l-ne# -n 0+)1

p%&p"&t-n8 t" "&&et t4at 4-4 as le3t "%t 92 t4e **1 S%pple'ental t4e&e-n,

st-ll 3a-ls t" -nl%e# C"%84l-n?s *111** N"t-e t4at *11*** O&#e& as !%st T4at,An O&#e& an# T4at C"%84l-n In N" a2 C"nsente# T" It, an# C"%84l-n?s *111**

N"t-e "3 P"st-n8 S%pe&se#eas 6"n# 4e&e -s M2 Sta2, as ell as C"%84l-n?s

*111**, "n a "%&t app&"ve# 3"&', N"t-e "3 P"st-n8 S%pe&se#eas 6"n#.

VIII. Appellate Dete&'-nat-"ns 6. L"ss "3 Rev-ea9-l-t2; M""tness 1.

A%-esene -n !%#8'ent a. In Gene&al T"p- S%''a&2 C"&&elat-"n Ta9leRe3e&enes @B. R-84t t" appeal "nsent %#8'ent est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8estest?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est, Appeal an# E&&"& <*@>$ A pa&t2 n"&'all2 4as n"

stan#-n8 t" appeal a %#8'ent t" 4-4 4e "& s4e "nsen/te#.QFN* H"eve&, t4-s

&%le -s s%9et t" n%'e&"%s e=ept-"ns an# %al-3-at-"ns. It #"es n"t appl2 4e&e

t4e "nsent as "nl2 as t" t4e 3"&' "3 t4e p&"p"se# "&#e&.QFN1 t4e

%#8'ent -s alle8e# t" 4ave 9een ente&e# -n e=ess "3 t4e "%&t?s %&-s#-t-"n.QFN+

-t -s alle8e# t4at t4e "nsent t" t4e %#8'ent as "e&e#QFN "& neve& 8-ven atall.QFN@ a pa&t2 &e%este# t4e ent&2 "3 a 3-nal %#8'ent -n "&#e& t" 4allen8e an

-nte&l"%t"&2 "&#e& 4-4 4e "& s4e -s4e# t" appeal -t4"%t 3%&t4e& #ela2.QFN)

t4e %est-"n p&esente# 92 t4e appeal -s "ne "3 p%9l- -nte&est.QFN t4e %#8'ent alle8e#l2 #ev-ates 3&"' t4e te&'s "3 t4e pa&t-es? a8&ee'ent.QFN t4e

%#8'ent as alle8e#l2 "9ta-ne# 92 3&a%#, "ll%s-"n, "& '-sta<e.QFNB t4e pa&t2

appeal-n8 4as %ne%-v"all2 &ese&ve# t4e &-84t t" appeal t4e %#8'ent.QFN*0 t4e %#8'ent a#ve&sel2 a33ets t4e &-84ts "3 a '-n"& "& "t4e& -n"'petent pe&/s"n.

QFN** CUMULATIVE SUPPLEMENT Cases( I3 t4e&e as n" at%al "nsent

9ea%se t4e "nsent %#8'ent as "e&e#, e=ee#e# t4e s"pe "3 "nsent, "& as

n"t -t4-n t4e %&-s#-t-"n "3 t4e "%&t, "& 3"& an2 "t4e& &eas"n "nsent as n"t

e33et-ve, an appeal -ll 9e ente&ta-ne#. S%te& v. St%<e2, 01 M#. 1**, B+@ A.1#

+* >100$. N"/3a%lt -ns%&e& #-# n"t a-ve -ts la-' "n appeal t4at t&-al "%&t e&&e#

-n aa&#-n8 att"&ne2 3ees 3"& %n&eas"na9le &e3%sal t" pa2 a la-' 92 a%-es-n8 -n

t4e ent&2 "3 t&-al "%&t?s 3-nal %#8'ent, 4e&e -ns%&e& 4a# "ns-stentl2 "9ete# t"

t4e aa&# "3 att"&ne2 3ees; -ns%&e&?s app&"val "3 t4e ent&2 "3 t4e %#8'ent #-# n"t

t&ans3"&' t4e #-sp%te# -ss%e -nt" an %nappeala9le settle'ent "& "nsent %#8'ent.

R"ss v. A%t" Cl%9 G&"%p, * M-4. *, N..1# @@1 >100$. QEND OF

SUPPLEMENT QFN* A#a's v. Leve& 6&"s. C"., F.1# +B+, *+ Fe#. R. Se&v.

+# *0B0 >t4 C-&. *BB$; In &e Ca&e an# T&eat'ent "3 Saat4"33, 11 7an. 1*B, +1

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P.+# **+ >100*$. QFN1 Deve= C"&p. v. H"%#a-lle In#%st&-es, In., +1 F.1# *

>t4 C-&. *B)$. QFN+ Nat-"nal -l#l-3e Fe#e&at-"n v. G"&s%4, F.1# B)+, +B

Fe#. R. Se&v. 1# *+1 >+# C-&. *B$; C-t2 "3 Glen#ale v. Ge"&8e, 10 Cal. App. +#

*+B, 1@) Cal. Rpt&. 1 >1# D-st. *BB$. QFN In &e Ma&&-a8e "3 6&"<'an, *B

Cal. App. +# *0+@, 10 Cal. Rpt&. B) >1# D-st. *B$. QFN@ Ne'an v. G&a##-<,

0 F.1# *@*+ >**t4 C-&. *B$ >&eete# "n "t4e& 8&"%n#s 92, U.S. v. State "3Tenn., B1@ F. S%pp. *1B1 >.D. Tenn. *BB@$$. QFN) U. S. v. P&"te& Ga'9le

C"., +@) U.S. ), S. Ct. B+, 1 L. E#. 1# *0 >*B@$. QFN C-t2 "3 H-84""#

v. O9en9e&8e&, 1+ Ill. App. +# *0)), *B Ill. De. )@, )0@ N.E.1# *0B >1# D-st.

*BB1$. QFN !"4ns"n v. %-nn, 1* F.1# 1*1 >+# C-&. *B$; Hats-s v. Hats-s, *11

A.D.1# ***, @0 N.5.S.1# @0 >1# Dep?t *B)$. QFNB Sal-nas v. R"a#a2

E=p&ess, In., 01 F.1# >@t4 C-&. *B)$; U.S. v. Ol-n C"&p., )0) F. S%pp. *+0*

>N.D. Ala. *B@$. QFN*0 C"%84l-n v. Re8an, ) F.1# ) >*st C-&. *B@$. QFN**

!ean9lan v. Mell"tt, *@1 Ill. App. +# 0*, *0@ Ill. De. 0@, @0 N.E.1# BB0 >1#

D-st. *B$ >#-sapp&"ve# "3 "n "t4e& 8&"%n#s 92, G-9s"n v. 6elv-#e&e Nat. 6an<

an# T&%st C"., +1) Ill. App. +# @, 1@B Ill. De. B+0, @B N.E.1# BB* >1# D-st.100*$$.

VIII. Appellate Dete&'-nat-"ns 6. L"ss "3 Rev-ea9-l-t2; M""tness +. M""tness a.

In Gene&al T"p- S%''a&2 C"&&elat-"n Ta9le Re3e&enes @B). Gene&all2 est?s

7e2 N%'9e& D-8est est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est, C"%&ts <+0 est?s 7e2 N%'9e&

D-8est, Fe#e&al C"%&ts <*1.* Ne-t4e& stateQFN* n"& 3e#e&alQFN1 appellate "%&ts

-ll "ns-#e& t4e 'e&-ts "3 a '""t appeal. De3-n-t-"n( An appeal 9e"'es '""t4en -t -s n" l"n8e& l-ve "& 4en t4e pa&t-es la< a le8all2 "8n-a9le -nte&est -n

t4e "%t"'e;QFN+ "& 4en t4e ase n" l"n8e& p&esents a &ealQFN "&

%st--a9leQFN@ "nt&"ve&s2 9ea%se t4e -ss%es -nv"lve# 4ave 9e"'e aa#e'- "&n"ne=-st/ent,QFN) "& 4en t4e "%&&ene "3 an event &en#e&s -t -'p"ss-9le 3"& t4e

appellate "%&t t" 8&ant an2 e33et-ve &el-e3.QFN H"eve&, an appeal -ll n"t 9e

&en#e&e# '""t 92 t4e p&esentat-"n "3 '""t la-'s 4e&e n"n'""t la-'s a&e als" p&esente# an# t4e&e &e'a-ns a l-ve "nt&"ve&s2 9eteen a#ve&se pa&t-es.QFN

P&at-e T-p( T4e -ss%e "3 '""tness 'a2 9e &a-se# 92 a pa&t2,QFNB an a'-%s

%&-ae,QFN*0 "& t4e &ev-e-n8 "%&tQFN** at an2 t-'e 9e3"&e t4e #ete&'-nat-"n "3

t4e appeal,QFN*1 an# 'a2 9e a'pl-3-e# 92 a 9&-e3 3-le# a3te& "&al a&8%'ent.QFN*+

T4e pa&t2 asse&t-n8 '""tness a&&-es t4e 9%&#en "3 esta9l-s4-n8 -t.QFN* S-ne t4e

'""tness #"t&-ne -s a l-'-tat-"n "n t4e "nst-t%t-"nal %&-s#-t-"n "3 t4e 3e#e&al

appellate "%&ts,QFN*@ t4e pa&t-es 'a2 n"t, 92 st-p%lat-"n, atte'pt t" enla&8e t4e

%&-s#-t-"n "3 t4e "%&t 92 &e%est-n8 t4at -t "ns-#e& a '""t %est-"n.QFN*)

Ca%t-"n( 4e&e an appellant "nt-n%es t" l-t-8ate an appeal a3te& -t lea&l2 9e"'es

3&-v"l"%s, %n&eas"na9le, an# 8&"%n#less 9ea%se s%4 appeal -s lea&l2 '""t, "sts

"3 t4e appeal an# att"&ne2?s 3ees -ll 9e assesse# a8a-nst t4e appellant.QFN*

CUMULATIVE SUPPLEMENT Cases( T4e e=-stene "3 an at%al "nt&"ve&s2 -s

an essent-al &e%-s-te t" appellate %&-s#-t-"n. T"n "3 Ne Ha&t3"&# v.

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C"nnet-%t Res"%&es Re"ve&2 A%t4"&-t2, 1B* C"nn. @01, B0 A.1# @ >100B$.

T4e %est-"n "3 4et4e& v-t-'/-n%&2 p"-nts "%l# 9e -'p"se#, 4-4 &es%lte# -n a

l"n8e& sentene "3 -'p&-s"n'ent an# l"ss "3 l-9e&t2, -n t4e a9sene "3 a a%sal

"nnet-"n 9eteen t4e %n#e&l2-n8 "33ense an# t4e v-t-'?s #eat4 as a la-' "3

8&eat p%9l- -'p"&tane an# -t as l-<el2 t" &e%& 2et eva#e &ev-e, an# t4%s,

#e3en#ant?s appeal as n"t '""t, even t4"%84 4e 4a# 3-n-s4e# se&v-n8 t4e-na&e&at-ve p"&t-"n "3 4-s sentene. S-'s v. State, BB S". 1# B >Fla. 100$.

Alt4"%84 t4e -ss%es -n state?s appeals "n %est-"ns "3 la 3"ll"-n8 an a%-ttal a&e

neessa&-l2 '""t, t4e p%&p"se "3 t4e appeal -s t" p&"v-#e 8%-#ane 3"& l"e& "%&ts

-n s-'-la& 3%t%&e ases. State v. !a<s"n, B N.E.1# *B >In#. 100$. A t4&es4"l#

%est-"n -n an2 appellate &ev-e "3 a "nt&"ve&s2 -s t4e '""tness "3 t4e

"nt&"ve&s2. M-ss"%&- P%9l- Se&v-e C"'?n v. M-ss"%&- Inte&state Gas, LLC, 1))

S..+# * >M". Ct. App. .D. 100$. A ase -s "ns-#e&e# :'""t: 4en a

#ete&'-nat-"n -s s"%84t "n a 'atte& 4-4, 4en &en#e&e#, ann"t 4ave an2

p&at-al e33et "n t4e e=-st-n8 "nt&"ve&s2; t2p-all2, "%&ts -ll n"t ente&ta-n s%4

ases 9ea%se -t -s n"t t4e &esp"ns-9-l-t2 "3 "%&ts t" #e-#e a9st&at p&"p"s-t-"ns "3la. H-n#'an v. Appala4-an State Un-ve&s-t2, 1+ S.E.1# @B >N.C. Ct. App.

10*1$. T4e S%p&e'e C"%&t 'a2 "ns-#e& t4e t4&es4"l# -ss%e "3 '""tness -n eve&2

appeal. In &e G.7.S., 10*1 ND *, 0B N..1# ++@ >N.D. 10*1$. 4e&e an "%ts-#eevent 4as &en#e&e# a %est-"n '""t, "%&ts '%st e=e&-se %#--al &est&a-nt; t4%s,

"%&ts 8ene&all2 &e3&a-n 3&"' 8-v-n8 an a#v-s"&2 "p-n-"n "n a '""t %est-"n "&

&%l-n8 "n a %est-"n "3 la t4at ann"t a33et 'atte&s at -ss%e -n t4e ase. T4"'ps"n

v. T4"'ps"n, *B) O4-" App. +# ), 10**/O4-"/)1), B)@ N.E.1# + >*0t4 D-st.

F&an<l-n C"%nt2 10**$, appeal n"t all"e#, *+* O4-" St. +# *@00, 10*1/O4-"/

*@0*, B) N.E.1# 0 >10*1$. An appellate "%&t -ll n"t pass "n '""t an#

aa#e'- %est-"ns "& 'a<e an a#%#-at-"n 4e&e t4e&e &e'a-ns n" at%al"nt&"ve&s2. Sl"an v. Depa&t'ent "3 T&ansp., +B S.C. *)0, ))) S.E.1# 1+) >100$.

Appellate "%&ts #e-#e "nl2 t4"se -ss%es -n 4-4 a "nt&"ve&s2 e=-sts. State 3"&

P&"tet-"n "3 C"<e&4a' v. C"<e&4a', 1* S..+# 1B >Te=. App. Te=a&<ana

100$. QEND OF SUPPLEMENT QFN* Van S4aa< H"l#-n8s, Lt#. v.

F%len-#e&, B P.1# 1 >C"l". *BB0$; State "3 N.M. e= &el C5FD v. A'an#a H.,** N.M. 1BB, 100/NMCA/01B, *@ P.+# ) >Ct. App. 100)$; H"lt"n v.

Depa&t'ent "3 E'pl"2'ent T&a-n-n8 >T"n "3 Ve&n"n$, * Vt. *, A.1#

*0@* >100@$. QFN1 Le-s v. C"nt-nental 6an< C"&p., B U.S. 1, **0 S. Ct.

*1B, *0 L. E#. 1# 00 >*BB0$; Ren#ell v. R%'s3el#, F.+# 1+) >+# C-&. 100$.

QFN+ C-t2 "3 E&-e v. Pap?s A.M., @1B U.S. 1, *10 S. Ct. *+1, *) L. E#. 1# 1)@

>1000$; A6N A'&" Ve&e<e&-n8en 6V v. Ge"l"8-st-s A'e&-as, In., @ F.+# @>1# C-&. 100$. D-st&-t "%&ts ann"t &eta-n %&-s#-t-"n "ve& ases -n 4-4 "ne "&

9"t4 "3 t4e pa&t-es pla-nl2 la<s a "nt-n%-n8 -nte&est, as 4en t4e pa&t-es 4ave

settle# "& a pla-nt-33 p%&s%-n8 a n"ns%&v-v-n8 la-' 4as #-e#, n"t-t4stan#-n8 t4e

s%n< "sts t" t4e %#--al s2ste'. F&-en#s "3 t4e Ea&t4, In. v. La-#la

Env-&"n'ental Se&v-es >TOC$, In., @1 U.S. *), *10 S. Ct. )B+, *@ L. E#. 1#

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)*0, *)+ A.L.R. Fe#. B >1000$. QFN R"a&< v. R"a&<, @@* N.E.1# )@ >In#. Ct.

App. +# D-st. *BB0$; M"ntana Tave&n Ass?n v. State 62 an# T4&"%84 Dept. "3

Reven%e, 11 M"nt. 1@, 1B P.1# *+*0 >*B)$. QFN@ I#a4" C"%nt2 P&"pe&t2

One&s Ass?n, In. v. S2&-n8a Gene&al H"sp. D-st., **B I#a4" +0B, 0@ P.1# *1++

>*BB*$; Ma&t-n/T&-8"na v. 6a=te&, +@ N..1# >I"a *BB$. QFN) !%n<-ns v.

6&ansta#, 1* N..1# *+0 >I"a *B$. QFN @B. QFN P"ell v.MC"&'a<, +B@ U.S. ), B S. Ct. *B, 1+ L. E#. 1# B* >*B)B$; In &e 7ell"88

6&"n R""t, In., *)) S..+# +1 >Te=. 100@$. QFNB Ta2l"& v. MEl&"2, +)0

U.S. 0B, B S. Ct. *1, + L. E#. 1# *@1 >*B@B$. QFN*0 Stan#a&# Fas4-"n C". v.

Ma8&ane/H"%st"n C"., 1@ U.S. +), 1 S. Ct. +)0, )) L. E#. )@+ >*B11$. QFN**

6a4n'-lle& v. De&-ns<-, B1+ F.1# *0@ >t4 C-&. *BB*$; R-ve&4ea# Sav. 6an< v.

Nat-"nal M"&t8. E%-t2 C"&p., B+ F.1# **0B, *@ Fe#. R. Se&v. +# *+@* >Bt4 C-&.

*BB0$. QFN*1 H%##lest"n v. Nels"n 6%n<e& H%nt T&%st Estate, *0B 6.R. *B >N.D.

Te=. *BB$. QFN*+ S-9&"n v. Ne 5"&<, +B1 U.S. 0, S. Ct. *B, 10 L. E#. 1#

B* >*B)$. QFN* Cente& 3"& 6-"l"8-al D-ve&s-t2 v. L"4n, + F.+# B >Bt4 C-&.

100$. QFN*@ @B. QFN*) U.S. v. Alas<a S.S. C"., 1@+ U.S. **+, 0 S. Ct. ,) L. E#. 0 >*B10$; S4a33e& v. H"a&#, 1B U.S. 100, +B S. Ct. 1@@, )+ L. E#.

@@B >*B*B$. QFN* e&4 v. C-t2 "3 6e&l-n, )+ F.1# *B1 >t4 C-&. *B1$.

VIII. Appellate Dete&'-nat-"ns 6. L"ss "3 Rev-ea9-l-t2; M""tness +. M""tness 9.

E=ept-"ns t" M""tness D"t&-ne T"p- S%''a&2 C"&&elat-"n Ta9le Re3e&enes

)01. Iss%es 4-4 a&e apa9le "3 &epet-t-"n 2et eva#e &ev-e est?s 7e2 N%'9e&

D-8est est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est, C"%&ts <+0 est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est, Fe#e&alC"%&ts <*1.* A.L.R. L-9&a&2 Fe#e&al a#'-n-st&at-ve "&#e&s as s%9et t" %#--al

&ev-e 4e&e s%4 "&#e&s a&e apa9le "3 &epet-t-"n, 2et eva#-n8 &ev-e, ))

A.L.R. Fe#. 1@ An appeal -s n"t &en#e&e# '""t 92 a 4an8e "3 -&%'stanes"%&&-n8 #%&-n8 t4e pen#en2 "3 t4e l-t-8at-"n -3 t4e ase -s "ne 4-4 -s apa9le "3

&epet-t-"n, 2et eva#es &ev-e.QFN* T4e appl-at-"n "3 t4-s &%le an ell 9e

-ll%st&ate# 92 a9"&t-"n ases, s-ne t4e te&' "3 p&e8nan2 -s s" &elat-vel2 s4"&t t4at a p&e8nan2 -ll "'e t" te&' 9e3"&e t4e %s%al appellate p&"ess -s "'plete#; t4%s,

-3 l-t-8at-"n -nv"lv-n8 p&e8nan2 -s t" eve& "'e 9e3"&e t4e 4-84e& appellate "%&ts,

a 3le=-9le &%le &e8a&#-n8 '""tness -s &e%-&e#, an# t4e apa9le "3 &epet-t-"n, 2et

eva#es &ev-e test -s %se#.QFN1 In t4e a9sene "3 a lass at-"n, t4e apa9le "3

&epet-t-"n, 2et eva#-n8 &ev-e #"t&-ne -s l-'-te# t" s-t%at-"ns 4e&e t" ele'ents

"'9-ne( >*$ t4e 4allen8e# at-"n -s -n -ts #%&at-"n t"" s4"&t t" 9e 3%ll2 l-t-8ate#

p&-"& t" -ts essat-"n "& e=p-&at-"n; an# >1$ t4e&e -s a &eas"na9le e=petat-"n "&

#e'"nst&ate# p&"9a9-l-t2 t4at t4e sa'e "'pla-n-n8 pa&t2 -ll 9e s%9ete# t" t4e

sa'e at-"n a8a-n.QFN+ Reas"na9le e=petat-"n s4"%l# n"t 9e e%ate# -t4

#e'"nst&ate# p&"9a9-l-t2; &at4e& t4ese stan#a&#s s4"%l# 9e v-ee# -n t4e

#-s%nt-veQFN s" t4at a "nt&"ve&s2 'a2 9e 3"%n# t" 9e apa9le "3 &epet-t-"n

9ase# "n e=petat-"ns t4at, 4-le &eas"na9le, a&e 4a&#l2 #e'"nst&a9l2 p&"9a9le.

QFN@ T4e "ne&n -n all ases -nv"lv-n8 p"tent-all2 '""t la-'s -s 4et4e& t4e

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"nt&"ve&s2 -s apa9le "3 &epet-t-"n, n"t 4et4e& t4e la-'ant an #e'"nst&ate t4at

a &e%&&ene "3 t4e #-sp%te -s '"&e p&"9a9le t4an n"t.QFN) H"eve&, t4e apa9le

"3 &epet-t-"n, 2et eva#-n8 &ev-e e=ept-"n -ll n"t 9e appl-e# 4e&e t4e&e -s

n" '"&e t4an a t4e"&et-al p"ss-9-l-t2 t4at t4e sa'e pa&t2 -ll 9e s%9et t" t4e sa'e

at-"n a8a-n.QFN t4e pla-nt-33 an s4" "nl2 t4at "t4e& pe"ple 'a2 l-t-8ate a

s-'-la& la-' -n t4e 3%t%&e.QFN a pla-nt-33 9&-n8s t4e at-"n "nl2 "n 4-s "& 4e&"n 9e4al3, t4e at-"n 9e"'es '""t, an# -t appea&s t4at an"t4e& ase "%l# &ea4

t4e s%p&e'e "%&t -n t-'e t" "9ta-n appellate &ev-e an# e33et-ve &el-e3.QFNB In an

appeal "3 a lass at-"n, t4e 'e&e 3at t4at t4e "nt&"ve&s2 4as 9een &es"lve# as t"

t4e lass &ep&esentat-ve #"es n"t &e%-&e #-s'-ssal "n t4e 8&"%n# "3 '""tness, s"

l"n8 as t4e "nt&"ve&s2 &e'a-ns al-ve as t" "t4e& lass 'e'9e&s an# t4e -ss%e

s"%84t t" 9e l-t-8ate# -ll esape 3%ll appellate &ev-e at t4e 9e4est "3 an2 s-n8le

4allen8e&.QFN*0 CUMULATIVE SUPPLEMENT Cases( Fat4e&?s -'p&-s"n'ent

3"& %p t" *1 '"nt4s, 3"ll"-n8 a -v-l "nte'pt 3-n#-n8 9ase# "n 4-s 3a-l%&e t"

"'pl2 -t4 a S"%t4 Ca&"l-na 4-l# s%pp"&t "&#e&, as -n -ts #%&at-"n t"" s4"&t t"

9e 3%ll2 l-t-8ate# t4&"%84 t4e state "%&ts an# a&&-ve -n t4e Un-te# States S%p&e'eC"%&t p&-"& t" -ts e=p-&at-"n, s%pp"&t-n8 3at4e&?s a&8%'ent t4at 4-s la-' t4at t4e

Fe#e&al C"nst-t%t-"n?s D%e P&"ess Cla%se ent-tle# 4-' t" "%nsel at 4-s "nte'pt

4ea&-n8 as n"t '""t 9ea%se -t 3ell -t4-n t4e spe-al ate8"&2 "3 #-sp%tes t4ate&e apa9le "3 &epet-t-"n 4-le eva#-n8 &ev-e. U.S.C.A. C"nst.A'en#. *.

T%&ne& v. R"8e&s, *+* S. Ct. 1@0 >10**$. 6a& e=a'-nat-"n p&"v-#e&?s appeals "3

p&el-'-na&2 -n%nt-"ns all"-n8 le8all2 9l-n# appl-ant 3"& a#'-ss-"n t" p&at-e "3

la t" ta<e l-ens-n8 e=a'-nat-"ns "n "'p%te& e%-ppe# -t4 ass-st-ve te4n"l"82

s"3ta&e e&e n"t '""t, even t4"%84 e=a'-nat-"ns 4a# al&ea#2 9een "n#%te#,

s-ne s-t%at-"n as apa9le "3 &epet-t-"n 2et eva#-n8 &ev-e, as p&"v-#e& "%l#

&eas"na9l2 9e e=pete# t" 9e s%9et t" an"t4e& p&el-'-na&2 -n%nt-"n %p"nappl-ant s-8n-n8 %p 3"& 3%t%&e e=a'-nat-"n a3te& 3a-l-n8 p&-"& e=a'-nat-"ns, an#

#%&at-"n "3 -n%nt-"ns as t"" s4"&t t" all" 3%ll l-t-8at-"n p&-"& t" e=p-&at-"n "3

-n%nt-ve &el-e3. En2a&t v. Nat-"nal C"n3e&ene "3 6a& E=a'-ne&s, In., )+0 F.+#

**@+ >Bt4 C-&. 10**$. :Capa9le "3 &epet-t-"n 2et eva#-n8 &ev-e: e=ept-"n t"

'""tness #"t&-ne appl-e# -n appeal 92 E%al E'pl"2'ent Opp"&t%n-t2C"''-ss-"n >EEOC$ -n s%-t a8a-nst e'pl"2e& t" en3"&e a#'-n-st&at-ve s%9p"ena;

e'pl"2e& "%l# "'pl2 -t4 s%9p"ena &e%est-n8 p&el-'-na&2 -n3"&'at-"n 9ase#

%p"n an"t4e& 4a&8e, t4%s '""t-n8 ase at 4an#, an# t4en t%&n a&"%n# an# 4allen8e

EEOC?s ne=t a#'-n-st&at-ve s%9p"ena 9ase# %p"n t4e se"n# 4a&8e, &a-s-n8

e=atl2 t4e sa'e le8al a&8%'ents -t &a-se# -n #-st&-t "%&t an# 9e3"&e C"%&t "3

Appeals. E.E.O.C. v. Fe#e&al E=p. C"&p., @+ F.+# @+* >Bt4 C-&. 100$, "p-n-"na'en#e# an# s%pe&se#e# "n #en-al "3 &e4?8, @@ F.+# 1 >Bt4 C-&. 100B$. T4e

apa9le/"3/&epet-t-"n e=ept-"n t" A&t-le III?s ase "& "nt&"ve&s2 &e%-&e'ent

appl-es "nl2 -n e=ept-"nal s-t%at-"ns, an# 8ene&all2 "nl2 4en t4e na'e# pla-nt-33

an 'a<e a &eas"na9le s4"-n8 t4at 4e -ll a8a-n 9e s%9ete# t" t4e alle8e#

-lle8al-t2. U.S.C.A. C"nst. A&t. +, 1, l. *. "l3s"n v. 6&a''e&, 11 F. S%pp. 1#

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B1@ >D. A&-G. 10**$. Cla-'s 92 Me#-a&e Pa&t D &e-p-ents t4at Depa&t'ent "3

Healt4 an# H%'an Se&v-es an# S"-al Se%&-t2 A#'-n-st&at-"n -'p&"pe&l2

al%late# p&es&-pt-"n #&%8 p&e'-%'s 3-t -t4-n '""tness e=ept-"n 3"& la-'s t4at

e&e apa9le "3 &epet-t-"n, 2et eva#-n8 &ev-e; -3 pla-nt-33s #e-#e# t" 4an8e

4ealt4 plans "& "pt -nt" "& "%t "3 S"-al Se%&-t2 p&e'-%' -t44"l#-n8, t4e sa'e

t2pe "3 e&&"& "%l# &e%&. Ma4a#" v. Leav-tt, @1 F. S%pp. 1# *@ >D. Mass.100$. Iss%e as '""t 4et4e& p&eE%#8'ent &e'e#2 "3 atta4'ent "%l# 9e

8&ante# a8a-nst a p"l-t-al s%9#-v-s-"n "3 t4e State, -n a 9&ea4 "3 "nt&at an#

%nE%st en&-4'ent at-"n 9&"%84t a8a-nst t4e Res"%&es Re"ve&2 A%t4"&-t2; t4e

atta4'ent "&#e& e=p-&e# %p"n -ss%ane "3 E%#8'ent a8a-nst t4e A%t4"&-t2, an# t4e

-ss%e #-# n"t 3all -t4-n t4e :apa9le "3 &epet-t-"n, 2et eva#-n8 &ev-e: e=ept-"n t"

t4e '""tness #"t&-ne, 9ea%se t4e A%t4"&-t2 3a-le# t" #e'"nst&ate t4at t4e

s%9stant-al 'aE"&-t2 "3 s%4 appeals eva#e# &ev-e. T"n "3 Ne Ha&t3"&# v.

C"nnet-%t Res"%&es Re"ve&2 A%t4"&-t2, 1B* C"nn. @01, B0 A.1# @ >100B$.

T" %al-32 3"& appellate &ev-e %n#e& t4e e=ept-"n t" t4e '""tness #"t&-ne 3"&

'atte&s apa9le "3 &epet-t-"n, 2et eva#-n8 &ev-e, an "t4e&-se '""t %est-"n '%st'eet t4&ee &e%-&e'ents( 3-&st, t4e 4allen8e# at-"n, "& t4e e33et "3 t4e 4allen8e#

at-"n, 92 -ts ve&2 nat%&e '%st 9e "3 a l-'-te# #%&at-"n s" t4at t4e&e -s a st&"n8

l-<el-4""# t4at t4e s%9stant-al 'aE"&-t2 "3 ases &a-s-n8 a %est-"n a9"%t -ts val-#-t2-ll 9e"'e '""t 9e3"&e appellate l-t-8at-"n an 9e "nl%#e#; se"n#, t4e&e '%st

9e a &eas"na9le l-<el-4""# t4at t4e %est-"n p&esente# -n t4e pen#-n8 ase -ll a&-se

a8a-n -n t4e 3%t%&e, an# t4at -t -ll a33et e-t4e& t4e sa'e "'pla-n-n8 pa&t2 "& a

&eas"na9l2 -#ent-3-a9le 8&"%p 3"& 4"' t4at pa&t2 an 9e sa-# t" at as s%&&"8ate;

an# t4-&#, t4e %est-"n '%st 4ave s"'e p%9l- -'p"&tane. T"n "3 Ne Ha&t3"&#

v. C"nnet-%t Res"%&es Re"ve&2 A%t4"&-t2, 1B* C"nn. @01, B0 A.1# @

>100B$. T4e p%9l- -'p"&tane &e%-&e'ent 3"& t4e :apa9le "3 &epet-t-"n, 2eteva#-n8 &ev-e: e=ept-"n t" t4e '""tness #"t&-ne as sat-s3-e# -t4 &espet t"

4%s9an#?s appeal 3&"' t&-al "%&t?s p&e/#-ss"l%t-"n "&#e& &e%-&-n8 4-' t" atten# a

pa&ent-n8 e#%at-"n p&"8&a' #es-8ne# 92 t4e E%#--al 9&an4; 4%s9an#?s appeal

&a-se# t4e %est-"n 4et4e& t4e stat%t"&2 &e%-&e'ent "3 atten#-n8 s%4 a p&"8&a'

-n3&-n8e# "n t4e 3%n#a'ental &-84t "3 a pa&ent t" &a-se 4-s "& 4e& 4-l#&en 3&ee 3&"'%nneessa&2 8"ve&n'ental -nte&3e&ene. D%t<-e-G v. D%t<-e-G, 1B C"nn. +)1,

B@ A.1# 1* >100$. H%s9an#, as a p&" se l-t-8ant, as an app&"p&-ate s%&&"8ate

3"& p%&p"ses "3 t4e &e%-&e'ent 3"& t4e :apa9le "3 &epet-t-"n, 2et eva#-n8 &ev-e:

e=ept-"n t" t4e '""tness #"t&-ne t4at t4e -nte&ests "3 t4e pe"ple l-<el2 t" 9e

a33ete# 92 t4e %est-"n p&esente# -n t4e appeal a&e a#e%atel2 &ep&esente# -n t4e

%&&ent l-t-8at-"n, -t4 &espet t" 4%s9an#?s appeal 3&"' t&-al "%&t?s p&e/#-ss"l%t-"n"&#e& &e%-&-n8 4-' t" atten# a pa&ent-n8 e#%at-"n p&"8&a' #es-8ne# 92 t4e

E%#--al 9&an4. D%t<-e-G v. D%t<-e-G, 1B C"nn. +)1, B@ A.1# 1* >100$.

4et4e& a pa&t2 -s an app&"p&-ate s%&&"8ate, 3"& p%&p"ses "3 t4e s%&&"8ate

&e%-&e'ent 3"& t4e :apa9le "3 &epet-t-"n, 2et eva#-n8 &ev-e: e=ept-"n t" t4e

'""tness #"t&-ne, 4-4 &e%-&e'ent -s t4at t4e -nte&ests "3 t4e pe"ple l-<el2 t" 9e

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a33ete# 92 t4e F%est-"n p&esente# -n t4e appeal a&e a#eF%atel2 &ep&esente# -n t4e

%&&ent l-t-8at-"n, '%st 9e #ete&'-ne# "n a ase92/ase 9as-s. D%t<-e-G v.

D%t<-e-G, 1B C"nn. +)1, B@L A.1# 1* >100$. T4e s%&&"8ate &eF%-&e'ent 3"&

t4e :apa9le "3 &epet-t-"n, 2et eva#-n8 &ev-e: e=ept-"n t" t4e '""tness #"t&-ne,

4-4 -s t4at t4e -nte&ests "3 t4e pe"ple l-<el2 t" 9e a33ete# 92 t4e F%est-"n

p&esente# -n t4e appeal a&e a#eF%atel2 &ep&esente# -n t4e %&&ent l-t-8at-"n, -sneessa&2 t" ens%&e t4at E%#--al #e-s-"ns 4-4 'a2 a33et t4e &-84ts "3 "t4e&s a&e

3"&8e# -n 4"t "nt&"ve&s2, -t4 ea4 s-#e 3a-&l2 an# v-8"&"%sl2 &ep&esente#, 9%t

s%4 p&e'-se #"es n"t 'an#ate a st&-t &%le t4at t4e -#ent-al pa&t2 '%st 9e l-<el2 t"

9e a33ete# -n t4e 3%t%&e. D%t<-e-G v. D%t<-e-G, 1B C"nn. +)1, B@L A.1# 1*

>100$. T4e F%est-"n p&esente# -n 4%s9an#?s appeal as &eas"na9l2 l-<el2 t" &e%&,

3"& p%&p"ses "3 :apa9le "3 &epet-t-"n, 2et eva#-n8 &ev-e: e=ept-"n t" t4e

'""tness #"t&-ne, -t4 &espet t" 4%s9an#?s appeal 3&"' t&-al "%&t?s p&e/

#-ss"l%t-"n "&#e& &eF%-&-n8 4-' t" atten# a pa&ent-n8 e#%at-"n p&"8&a' #es-8ne#

92 t4e E%#--al 9&an4; 92 stat%te, an a%t"'at- "&#e& &eF%-&-n8 pa&t--pat-"n -n t4e

pa&ent-n8 e#%at-"n p&"8&a' "%l# 9e -ss%e# 3"& an2 pa&ent -t4 '-n"& 4-l#&en, -n an at-"n 3"& #-ss"l%t-"n "3

a 'a&&-a8e "& -v-l %n-"n, le8al sepa&at-"n, "& ann%l'ent, "& 3"& an appl-at-"n 3"&

%st"#2 "& v-s-tat-"n. D%t<-e-G v. D%t<-e-G, 1B C"nn. +)1, B@L A.1# 1*>100$. 4et4e& t4e&e -s a &eas"na9le l-<el-4""# t4at t4e F%est-"n p&esente# -n t4e

pen#-n8 appeal -ll a&-se a8a-n -n t4e 3%t%&e, an# t4at -t -ll a33et e-t4e& t4e sa'e

"'pla-n-n8 pa&t2 "& a &eas"na9l2 -#ent-3-a9le 8&"%p 3"& 4"' t4at pa&t2 an 9e

sa-# t" at as s%&&"8ate, as ele'ent 3"& :apa9le "3 &epet-t-"n, 2et eva#-n8 &ev-e:

e=ept-"n t" t4e '""tness #"t&-ne, enta-ls t" sepa&ate -nF%-&-es( >*$ 4et4e& t4e

F%est-"n p&esente# -ll &e%& at all, an# >1$ 4et4e& t4e -nte&ests "3 t4e pe"ple

l-<el2 t" 9e a33ete# 92 t4e F%est-"n p&esente# a&e a#eF%atel2 &ep&esente# -n t4e%&&ent l-t-8at-"n. D%t<-e-G v. D%t<-e-G, 1B C"nn. +)1, B@L A.1# 1* >100$.

H%s9an#?s appeal 3&"' t&-al "%&t?s p&e/#-ss"l%t-"n "&#e& &eF%-&-n8 4-' t" atten# a

pa&ent-n8 e#%at-"n p&"8&a' #es-8ne# 92 t4e E%#--al 9&an4 sat-s3-e# t4e

&eF%-&e'ent 3"& t4e :apa9le "3 &epet-t-"n, 2et eva#-n8 &ev-e: e=ept-"n t" t4e

'""tness #"t&-ne t4at t4e 4allen8e# at-"n as "3 a l-'-te# #%&at-"n s" t4at t4e&eas a st&"n8 l-<el-4""# t4at t4e s%9stant-al 'aE"&-t2 "3 ases &a-s-n8 a F%est-"n

a9"%t -ts val-#-t2 "%l# 9e"'e '""t 9e3"&e appellate l-t-8at-"n "%l# 9e

"nl%#e#; t4e stat%t"&2 st&%t%&e "3 t4e pa&ent-n8 e#%at-"n &eF%-&e'ent

esta9l-s4e# a t-'e "nst&a-nt 92 &eF%-&-n8 pa&ents t" atten# t4e pa&ent-n8 e#%at-"n

p&"8&a' -t4-n )0 #a2s "3 t4e &et%&n #a2. D%t<-e-G v. D%t<-e-G, 1B C"nn.

+)1, B@L A.1# 1* >100$. An appellant t2p-all2 sat-s3-es t4e &eF%-&e'ent, 3"& t4e:apa9le "3 &epet-t-"n, 2et eva#-n8 &ev-e: e=ept-"n t" t4e '""tness #"t&-ne, t4at

t4e 4allen8e# at-"n -s "3 a l-'-te# #%&at-"n s" t4at t4e&e -s a st&"n8 l-<el-4""# t4at

t4e s%9stant-al 'aE"&-t2 "3 ases &a-s-n8 a F%est-"n a9"%t -ts val-#-t2 -ll 9e"'e

'""t 9e3"&e appellate l-t-8at-"n an 9e "nl%#e#, -3 t4e&e e=-sts a 3%nt-"nall2

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%n#e& t4e :apa9le "3 &epet-t-"n, 2et eva#-n8 &ev-e: e=ept-"n t" t4e '""tness

#"t&-ne, -t '%st 'eet t4&ee &e%-&e'ents( >*$ t4e 4allen8e# at-"n, "& t4e e33et "3

t4e 4allen8e# at-"n, 92 -ts ve&2 nat%&e '%st 9e "3 a l-'-te# #%&at-"n, s" t4at t4e&e

-s a st&"n8 l-<el-4""# t4at t4e s%9stant-al 'a"&-t2 "3 ases &a-s-n8 a %est-"n a9"%t

-ts val-#-t2 -ll 9e"'e '""t 9e3"&e appellate l-t-8at-"n an 9e "nl%#e#; >1$ t4e&e'%st 9e a &eas"na9le l-<el-4""# t4at t4e %est-"n p&esente# -n t4e pen#-n8 ase -ll

a&-se a8a-n -n t4e 3%t%&e, an# t4at -t -ll a33et e-t4e& t4e sa'e "'pla-n-n8 pa&t2 "&

a &eas"na9l2 -#ent-3-a9le 8&"%p 3"& 4"' t4at pa&t2 an 9e sa-# t" at as s%&&"8ate;

an# >+$ t4e %est-"n '%st 4ave s"'e p%9l- -'p"&tane. D%t<-e-G v. D%t<-e-G,

1B C"nn. +)1, B@ A.1# 1* >100$. T4e '""tness #"t&-ne #"es n"t p&el%#e an

appellate "%&t 3&"' a##&ess-n8 an "t4e&-se '""t -ss%e t4at -s apa9le "3

&epet-t-"n, 2et eva#-n8 &ev-e. D%t<-e-G v. D%t<-e-G, 1B C"nn. +)1, B@ A.1#

1* >100$. Un#e& t4e &e%&&ene e=ept-"n t" t4e '""tness #"t&-ne, an appellate

"%&t 'a2 &ev-e '""t "nt&"ve&s-es 4e&e t4e&e -s a &eas"na9le e=petat-"n t4at

t4e sa'e "'pla-n-n8 pa&t2 "%l# 9e s%9et t" t4e sa'e at-"n a8a-n an# t4eat-"n 4allen8e# "%l# 9e "3 s%4 s4"&t #%&at-"n t4at -t "%l# n"t 9e 3%ll2 l-t-8ate#

p&-"& t" -ts essat-"n. H"ll2 v. M"ntes, 1+* Ill. 1# *@+, +1 Ill. De. *, B)

N.E.1# 1) >100$, e&t. #en-e#, 100B L 1@00 >U.S. 100B$. E=ept-"n t"'""tness #"t&-ne, 3"& -ss%es apa9le "3 &epet-t-"n 2et eva#-n8 &ev-e, appl-es

4en 4allen8e# at-"n -s t"" s4"&t -n #%&at-"n t" 9e 3%ll2 l-t-8ate# 9e3"&e -ts

essat-"n "& e=p-&at-"n, an# t4e&e -s &eas"na9le e=petat-"n t4at sa'e "'pla-n-n8

pa&t2 -ll 9e s%9et t" sa'e at-"n a8a-n. State e= &el. Sa2e& v. Cen#&"s<-, **

O4-" St. +# @0, 100/O4-"/**, @ N.E.1# B+ >100$. T" e=ept-"ns t" t4e

'""tness #"t&-ne a&e &e"8n-Ge#( >*$ t4e appeal p&esents a %est-"n "3 9&"a#

p%9l- -nte&est, an# >1$ t4e 4allen8e# event -s apa9le "3 &epet-t-"n, 2et eva#-n8&ev-e. State e= &el. O<la4"'a F-&e3-84te&s Pens-"n an# Ret-&e'ent S2ste' v. C-t2

"3 Spene&, 100B O7 +, 100B L +*0+) >O<la. 100B$. I3 an "t4e&-se '""t

-ss%e &a-se# -n an appeal -s apa9le "3 &epet-t-"n 9%t 8ene&all2 -ll eva#e &ev-e,

t4e appellate "%&t an ta<e %&-s#-t-"n t" a##&ess t4e %est-"n. Sl"an v.

Depa&t'ent "3 T&ansp., +B S.C. *)0, ))) S.E.1# 1+) >100$. QEND OFSUPPLEMENT QFN* Le-s v. C"nt-nental 6an< C"&p., B U.S. 1, **0 S. Ct.

*1B, *0 L. E#. 1# 00 >*BB0$; Ren#ell v. R%'s3el#, F.+# 1+) >+# C-&. 100$;

C"99 v. State Canvass-n8 6"a&#, 100)/NMSC/0+, *0 N.M. , *0 P.+# B

>100)$; Sl"an v. Depa&t'ent "3 T&ansp., +)@ S.C. 1BB, )* S.E.1# ) >100@$.

QFN1 R"e v. a#e, *0 U.S. **+, B+ S. Ct. 0@, +@ L. E#. 1# * >*B+$ >4"l#-n8

'"#-3-e# "n "t4e& 8&"%n#s 92, Planne# Pa&ent4""# "3 S"%t4easte&n Penns2lvan-a v.Case2, @0@ U.S. ++, **1 S. Ct. 1B*, *10 L. E#. 1# ) >*BB1$$. QFN+ M%&p42 v.

H%nt, @@ U.S. , *01 S. Ct. ***, * L. E#. 1# +@+ >*B1$; U.S. v. %att&"ne,

01 F.+# +0 >1# C-&. 100@$; I"a P&"tet-"n an# A#v"a2 Se&v-es v. Tana8e&,

In., 1 F.+# @*, )+ Fe#. R. Se&v. +# B >t4 C-&. 100@$. D"t&-ne #-# n"t appl2

t" state/"%&t %#8e?s appeal "3 3e#e&al/"%&t p&el-'-na&2 -n%nt-"n "9ta-ne# 92

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nespape&s a8a-nst %#8e?s 8a8 "&#e& -n n"/"nl%#e# t"&t at-"n; %#8e?s appeal

4a# 9een &en#e&e# '""t 92 pa&t-es? -nat-"n &at4e& t4an nat%&e "3 nespape&s?

4allen8e, an# s-ne %n#e&l2-n8 at-"n as -v-l, &epet-t-"n as less l-<el2 an#

&ev-e '"&e l-<el2 #%e t" p&e#"'-nane "3 8a8 "&#e&s -n &-'-nal t&-als an#

&elat-vel2 l"n8 #%&at-"n "3 -v-l t&-als. D" !"nes C"., In. v. 7a2e, 1@) F.+#

*1@* >**t4 C-&. 100*$. QFN M%&p42 v. H%nt, @@ U.S. , *01 S. Ct. ***, * L.E#. 1# +@+ >*B1$. QFN@ H"n-8 v. D"e, U.S. +0@, *0 S. Ct. @B1, B L. E#. 1#

)), * A.D.D. +++, + E#. La Rep. @ >*B$. QFN) H"n-8 v. D"e, U.S.

+0@, *0 S. Ct. @B1, B L. E#. 1# )), * A.D.D. +++, + E#. La Rep. @ >*B$.

QFN M%&p42 v. H%nt, @@ U.S. , *01 S. Ct. ***, * L. E#. 1# +@+ >*B1$ >-t

as %nl-<el2 t4at all t4&ee "3 appellant?s "nv-t-"ns "%l# 9e "ve&t%&ne# s" as t"

plae appellant -n a s-t%at-"n 4e&e 4e '-84t see< 9a-l a8a-n$; Pet-t-"n "3 G&een

M"%nta-n P"e& C"&p., * Vt. +++, @+1 A.1# @1 >*B$. QFN F%n9%s S2ste's,

In. v. State "3 Cal. P%9l- Ut-l-t-es C"'?n., 0* F.1# **10, Fe#. R. Se&v. +# 11

>Bt4 C-&. *B)$. QFNB Le-s v. C"nt-nental 6an< C"&p., B U.S. 1, **0 S. Ct.

*1B, *0 L. E#. 1# 00 >*BB0$. QFN*0 S"sna v. I"a, *B U.S. +B+, B@ S. Ct.@@+, 1 L. E#. 1# @+1, *B Fe#. R. Se&v. 1# B1@ >*B@$.

:VIII. Appellate Dete&'-nat-"ns 6. L"ss "3 Rev-ea9-l-t2; M""tness +. M""tness

9. E=ept-"ns t" M""tness D"t&-ne T"p- S%''a&2 C"&&elat-"n Ta9le Re3e&enes

)0. P%9l- -nte&est e=ept-"n est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est est?s 7e2 N%'9e&

D-8est, C"%&ts <+0 est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est, Fe#e&al C"%&ts <*1.* An appellate

"%&t 'a2 &ea4 t4e 'e&-ts "3 a te4n-all2 '""t -ss%e -3 t4e -ss%e 3alls -t4-n t4e p%9l- -nte&est e=ept-"n t" t4e '""tness #"t&-neQFN* -n t4at t4e -ss%e -s l-<el2 t"

&e/%&,QFN1 appl-at-"n "3 t4e '""tness #"t&-ne 'a2 &epeate#l2 3&%st&ate &ev-e,

QFN+ an# t4e -ss%e -s "ne "3 -'p"&tant p%9l- -nte&est.QFN O9se&vat-"n( T4e p%9l- -nte&est e=ept-"n t" t4e '""tness #"t&-ne -s #-st-nt 3&"' t4e apa9le "3

&epet-t-"n, 2et eva#-n8 &ev-e e=ept-"n -n t4at t4e l-<el-4""# "3 &e%&&ene %p"n

4-4 t4e p%9l- -nte&est e=ept-"n #epen#s nee# n"t -nv"lve t4e sa'e pla-nt-33.QFN@ CUMULATIVE SUPPLEMENT Cases( Case &e8a&#-n8 4at "nst-t%te#

&ep"&ta9le at-v-t2 :-n s%pp"&t "3 a l"992-n8 e33"&t,: an# 4" 9&"a#l2 state l"992-n8

"''-ss-"n "%l# -nte&p&et t4at p4&ase -t4"%t &%nn-n8 a3"%l "3 F-&st A'en#'ent,

as n"t '""t, alt4"%84 "''-ss-"n %lt-'atel2 a9an#"ne# -ts #e'an# 3"& a##-t-"nal

&ep"&t-n8 92 l"992-st "n 9-ll9"a&# a3te& l"992-st 3-le# "'pla-nt alle8-n8 t4at

"''-ss-"n?s #e'an# 3"& &ep"&t-n8 "n e=penses 3"& n"n/l"992-n8 a#v"a2 at-v-t2

v-"late# F-&st A'en#'ent. Ne 5"&< C-v-l L-9e&t-es Un-"n v. G&an#ea%, @1 F.+#

*11 >1# C-&. 100$. Unl-<e -n t4e &e%&&ene e=ept-"n t" t4e '""tness #"t&-ne 3"&

appeals, t4e p%9l- -nte&est e=ept-"n t" t4e '""tness #"t&-ne 3"& appeals "ns-#e&s

p"tent-al &e%&&enes t" an2 ent-t2, n"t "nl2 t4e "'pla-n-n8 pa&t2. H"ll2 v.

M"ntes, 1+* Ill. 1# *@+, +1 Ill. De. *, B) N.E.1# 1) >100$, e&t. #en-e#,

100B L 1@00 >U.S. 100B$. T4e &-te&-a 3"& appl-at-"n "3 t4e p%9l- -nte&est

e=ept-"n t" t4e '""tness #"t&-ne a&e( >*$ t4e %est-"n p&esente# -s "3 a p%9l-

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nat%&e, >1$ an a%t4"&-tat-ve &es"l%t-"n "3 t4e %est-"n -s #es-&a9le t" 8%-#e p%9l-

"33-e&s, an# >+$ t4e %est-"n -s l-<el2 t" &e%&. C-n<%s v. V-lla8e "3 St-<ne2

M%n--pal O33-e&s Elet"&al 6#., 11 Ill. 1# 100, +*B Ill. De. , ) N.E.1#

*0** >100$, as '"#-3-e#, >Ap&. 1+, 100$. A lea& s4"-n8 "3 ea4 &-te&-"n -s

neessa&2 3"& appl-at-"n "3 t4e p%9l- -nte&est e=ept-"n t" t4e '""tness #"t&-ne.

C-n<%s v. V-lla8e "3 St-<ne2 M%n--pal O33-e&s Elet"&al 6#., 11 Ill. 1# 100,+*B Ill. De. , ) N.E.1# *0** >100$, as '"#-3-e#, >Ap&. 1+, 100$. In

8ene&al, t4e S%p&e'e C"%&t #el-nes t" a##&ess t4e 'e&-ts "3 '""t la-'s %nless t4e

'atte& -s "3 p%9l- -nte&est an# apa9le "3 &epet-t-"n. Cent&al In#-ana P"#-at&2, P.C.

v. 7&%e8e&, 1 N.E.1# 1+ >In#. 100$. In ase&ta-n-n8 4et4e& an -ss%e 3alls

-t4-n t4e p%9l- -nte&est e=ept-"n t" t4e '""tness #"t&-ne, t4e S%p&e'e !%#--al

C"%&t "ns-#e&s 4et4e& t4e -ss%e -s p&-vate "& p%9l-; 4et4e& "%&t "33--als nee#

an a%t4"&-tat-ve #e-s-"n 3"& 3%t%&e p&"ee#-n8s; an# t4e l-<el-4""# "3 t4e -ss%e

&epeat-n8 -tsel3 -n t4e 3%t%&e. In &e C4&-st"p4e& H., 10** ME *+, *1 A.+# ) >Me.

10**$. M""tness #"t&-ne?s p%9l-/-nte&est e=ept-"n #-# n"t appl2 t" #-&et"&s?

-nte&l"%t"&2 appeal "3 p&el-'-na&2 -n%nt-"n t4at p&"4-9-te# #-&et"&s 3&"'"ntat-n8 "&p"&at-"n?s a%#-t"&s %nt-l en# "3 l-t-8at-"n "& %nt-l "&p"&at-"n "9ta-ne#

a%#-te# 3-nan-al state'ents 3"& e&ta-n 2ea& an# 3-le# #"%'ent -t4 Se%&-t-es an#

E=4an8e C"''-ss-"n >SEC$, t4"%84 #-&et"&s &a-se# #e3ense 9ase# "n F-&stA'en#'ent &-84t t" pet-t-"n; all 9%t "ne "&#e& -n p&el-'-na&2 -n%nt-"n -nv"lve#

#-&et"&/a%#-t"& "''%n-at-"ns n"t "nnete# -t4 3-l-n8 "3 s%-t an# n"t a33et-n8

a &elat-"ns4-p -t4 8"ve&n'ent, an# at-"n -nv"lve# p&-vate l-t-8at-"n 9eteen

p&-vate pa&t-es see<-n8 '"stl2 p&-vate &el-e3. Ha'"t v. Tel"s C"&p., *@ M#. App.

+@1, B0 A.1# B1 >100B$. 4e&e t4e s"le pa&t2 -t4 an -nte&est -n a p&"ee#-n8

-nv"lv-n8 p%&el2 pe&s"nal &-84ts #-es, n"t "nl2 a&e t4e -ss%es -n t4at p&"ee#-n8

'""t 9%t t4e&e -s n" l"n8e& a pa&t2 t" "nt-n%e t4e l-t-8at-"n an# t4e&e -s n" "ne-t4 a %st--a9le -nte&est 4" 'a2 ta<e t4at pa&t2?s plae; t4e&e3"&e, t4e p%9l-

-nte&est e=ept-"n t" '""tness #"es n"t appl2 4en an appeal a9ates 9ea%se "3 t4e

#eat4 "3 t4e s"le pa&t2 -t4 an -nte&est -n a p&"ee#-n8 t4at -nv"lves p%&el2 pe&s"nal

&-84ts "3 t4e #eease# pa&t2. S4e&'an v. Net4, 1+ Ne9. B@, 10*1 L *B1)*

>10*1$. T4e&e -s an e=ept-"n t" t4e &%le p&el%#-n8 &ev-e "3 '""t -ss%es 3"&%est-"ns "3 e=t&e'e p%9l- -'p"&tane, 4-4 a&e apa9le "3 &epet-t-"n 9%t 4-4

eva#e &ev-e. A&n"l# v. Le9el, B* A.1# *+ >R.I. 100$. An appellate "%&t 'a2

#e-#e "t4e&-se '""t %est-"ns "3 -'pe&at-ve an# 'an-3est %&8en2 t" esta9l-s4 a

&%le 3"& 3%t%&e "n#%t -n 'atte&s "3 -'p"&tant p%9l- -nte&est. Sl"an v. Depa&t'ent

"3 T&ansp., +B S.C. *)0, ))) S.E.1# 1+) >100$. In #e-#-n8 4et4e& an -ss%e "3

s%9stant-al p%9l- -nte&est -s -nv"lve# -n an at-"n t4at 4a# "t4e&-se 9e"'e '""t,t4e S%p&e'e C"%&t l""<s at t4&ee &-te&-a( >*$ t4e p%9l- "& p&-vate nat%&e "3 t4e

%est-"n p&esente#; >1$ t4e #es-&a9-l-t2 "3 an a%t4"&-tat-ve #ete&'-nat-"n t4at -ll

p&"v-#e 3%t%&e 8%-#ane t" p%9l- "33-e&s; an# >+$ t4e l-<el-4""# t4at t4e %est-"n

-ll &e%&. In &e S-lva, *)) as4. 1# *++, 10) P.+# *10 >100B$. QEND OF

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P.+# *11) >Alas<a 100)$. QFN1 C""< v. C-t2 "3 !a<s"nv-lle, 1+ S". 1# ), **1

A.L.R.@t4 0* >Fla. 1001$; !%n<-ns v. 6&ansta#, 1* N..1# *+0 >I"a *B$.

QFN+ 6-8 D C"nst. C"&p. v. C"%&t "3 Appeals 3"& State "3 A&-., D-v. One, *)+

A&-. @)0, B P.1# *0)*, B A.L.R.t4 @) >*BB0$; In &e R-##le'"se&, +* M#.

B), @) A.1# *1 >*BB$. QFN Ta2l"& v. G-ll St&eet Invest'ents, + P.1# +@

>Alas<a *B$; In#epen#ent Ene&82 P&"#%e&s Ass?n v. MP4e&s"n, + Cal. t4*010, Cal. Rpt&. +# ), *+) P.+# * >100)$; C""< v. C-t2 "3 !a<s"nv-lle, 1+

S". 1# ), **1 A.L.R.@t4 0* >Fla. 1001$. QFN@ Ta2l"& v. G-ll St&eet Invest'ents,

+ P.1# +@ >Alas<a *B$.:

VIII. Appellate Dete&'-nat-"ns 6. L"ss "3 Rev-ea9-l-t2; M""tness +. M""tness 9.E=ept-"ns t" M""tness D"t&-ne T"p- S%''a&2 C"&&elat-"n Ta9le Re3e&enes

)0@. !%#8'ents 4-4 'a2 4ave "nt-n%-n8 e33ets "& "llate&al "nse%enes

est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est, C"%&ts <+0 est?s 7e2

N%'9e& D-8est, Fe#e&al C"%&ts <*1.* I3 a #e-s-"n 92 t4e "%&t 9el" 'a2 4ave

e33ets "n 3%t%&e events,QFN* "& "llate&al "nse%enes 3"& t4e pa&t-es,QFN1 anappeal 3&"' t4at #e-s-"n -s n"t '""t, even t4"%84 t4e appellate "%&t ann"t 8-vee33et-ve &el-e3 -n t4e p&esent ase.QFN+ T4%s, a &-'-nal ase -ll 9e 3"%n# '""t

"nl2 -3 -t -s s4"n t4at t4e&e -s n" p"ss-9-l-t2 t4at an2 "llate&al le8al "nse%enes

-ll 9e -'p"se# "n t4e 9as-s "3 t4e 4allen8e# "nv-t-"n.QFN S%4

"nse%enes 'a2 -nl%#e t4e p"ss-9le %se "3 t4e %#8'ent -n 3%t%&e &-'-nal ases

t" -'pea4 t4e #e3en#ant "& #-s&e#-t t4e #e3en#ant?s &ep%tat-"n -3 plae# -n -ss%e,

QFN@ t4e p"ss-9le %se "3 t4e "nv-t-"n 3"& senten-n8 p%&p"ses s4"%l# t4e#e3en#ant a8a-n 9e "nv-te# "3 a &-'e,QFN) an# t4e p"ss-9le %se "3 t4e %#8'ent

a8a-nst t4e #e3en#ant -n 3%t%&e -v-l ases.QFN T4-s &%le als" appl-es 4e&e t4e

alle8e# "llate&al "nse%enes 3l" n"t 3&"' a "nv-t-"n 9%t 3&"' a p&-s"n#-s-pl-na&2 at-"n a33et-n8 t4e te&'s "3 t4e p&-s"ne&?s p&esent "& 3%t%&e &est&a-nt.

QFN H"eve&, t4e -'pat "3 p"ss-9le "nse%enes "3 t4e l"e& "%&t?s "&#e&

'a2 9e #-s&e8a&#e# 4e&e t4e la-' -s t"" spe%lat-ve.QFNB CUMULATIVESUPPLEMENT Cases( 4en a #e3en#ant 4allen8es 4-s %n#e&l2-n8 "nv-t-"n, t4e

S%p&e'e C"%&t 4as l"n8 p&es%'e# t4e e=-stene "3 "llate&al "nse%enes, s%4

t4at t4e #e3en#ant an "nt-n%e 4-s appeals a3te& t4e e=p-&at-"n "3 4-s sentene; 9%t

4en a #e3en#ant 4allen8es "nl2 an e=p-&e# sentene, n" s%4 p&es%'pt-"n

appl-es, an# t4e #e3en#ant '%st 9ea& t4e 9%&#en "3 -#ent-32-n8 s"'e "n8"-n8

"llate&al "nse%ene t4at -s t&aea9le t" t4e 4allen8e# p"&t-"n "3 t4e sentene

an# l-<el2 t" 9e &e#&esse# 92 a 3av"&a9le %#--al #e-s-"n. U.S. v. !%ven-le Male,

*+* S. Ct. 1)0 >10**$. A #e3en#ant 4" -s se&v-n8 a te&' "3 s%pe&v-se# &elease

an# 4allen8es "nl2 4-s "'plete# sentene "3 -'p&-s"n'ent '%st s4" "llate&al

"nse%enes -n "&#e& t" &a-se a l-ve ase "& "nt&"ve&s2 %n#e& A&t-le III "3 t4e

C"nst-t%t-"n s%4 t4at a "%&t -ll 4ave %&-s#-t-"n "ve& 4-s appeal. U.S. v.

!a<s"n, @1+ F.+# 1+ >+# C-&. 100$. De3en#ant?s 4allen8e t" @/'"nt4 sentene

as n"t &en#e&e# '""t 4en sentene e=p-&e#, 4e&e 4e 4a# s-ne 9een "nv-te#

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3"& -lle8al &eent&2 a3te& #ep"&tat-"n an# as 3a-n8 an"t4e& sentene. U.S. v.

Al'aGan/6ee&&a, )@ Fe#. App=. ))@ >Bt4 C-&. 10*1$. Al-en?s #ep"&tat-"n a3te&

appl-at-"n 3"& -t44"l#-n8 "3 #ep"&tat-"n as 3-le# #-# n"t 8-ve &-se t" "llate&al

"nse%enes &e#&essa9le 92 pet-t-"n, an# t4%s, la-' 3"& -t44"l#-n8 as '""t;

al-en?s -na#'-ss-9-l-t2 t" Un-te# States as n"t a "llate&al "nse%ene "3 6"a&# "3

I''-8&at-"n Appeals? >6IA$ #en-al "3 appl-at-"n 3"& -t44"l#-n8, 9%t &at4e& as a"llate&al "nse%ene "3 6IA?s %n4allen8e# #ete&'-nat-"n t4at al-en 4a# en8a8e#

-n te&&"&-st at-v-t-es. 7a%& v. H"l#e&, @)* F.+# B@ >Bt4 C-&. 100B$. T4e t&-al "%&t,

"n &e'an#, -s 9"%n# 92 t4e la "3 t4e ase #"t&-ne. Fe&nan#es v. R"#&-8%eG, *00

C"nn. App. 0+, B*B A.1# @*) >100$, e&t-3-at-"n #en-e#, 11 C"nn. B1B, B1)

A.1# ))@ >100$. T4e&e a&e t" e=ept-"ns t" t4e la "3 t4e ase #"t&-ne; t4e 3-&st

appl-es 4en a 4-84e& &ev-e-n8 "%&t, s%9se%ent t" t4e l"e& &ev-e-n8 "%&t?s

#e-s-"n, -ss%es a "nt&a&2 &%l-n8 "n t4e sa'e -ss%e, an# t4e se"n# e=ept-"n

all"s t4e &ev-e-n8 "%&t t" #epa&t 3&"' t4e #"t&-ne "3 la "3 t4e ase -3 t4e "%&t

3-n#s t4at -ts p&-"& #e-s-"n as palpa9l2 e&&"ne"%s, 9%t "nl2 4en t4e "%&t

&e'an#e# t4e ase 3"& a ne t&-al "n all -ss%es. Al-n v. V-lla8e "3 4eel-n8, +*Ill. App. +# B, +0B Ill. De. )@), ) N.E.1# B >*st D-st. 100$, appeal #en-e#,

11 Ill. 1# @*, * N.E.1# @ >100$. Le8al-t2 "3 #e3en#ant?s sentene "%l# n"t

9e "ns-#e&e# '""t 4e&e 4e as se&v-n8 t" "nse%t-ve -n#ete&'-nate sentenes3"& t" "nv-t-"ns -t4 an a88&e8ate 'a=-'%' te&' "3 l-3e -n p&-s"n. Pe"ple v.

"&t4, + A.D.+# *@, B1+ N.5.S.1# *0 >t4 Dep?t 10**$. 6e3"&e #ete&'-n-n8

4et4e& an appeal -s '""t 4en t4e #e3en#ant 4as "'plete# 4-s sentene, -t -s

neessa&2 t" #ete&'-ne 4et4e& "llate&al le8al "nse%enes "3 an a#ve&se nat%&e

'a2 &es%lt. State v. 6la<, ) S.E.1# *BB >N.C. Ct. App. 100B$. 4en t4e te&'s "3

a %#8'ent 9el" 4ave 9een 3%ll2 a&&-e# "%t, -3 "llate&al le8al "nse%enes "3 an

a#ve&se nat%&e an &eas"na9l2 9e e=pete# t" &es%lt t4e&e3&"', t4en t4e -ss%e -s n"t'""t an# t4e appeal 4as "nt-n%e# le8al s-8n-3-ane. State v. 6la<, ) S.E.1#

*BB >N.C. Ct. App. 100B$. I3 a #e-s-"n 92 t4e t&-al "%&t 'a2 a33et 3%t%&e events,

"& 4ave "llate&al "nse%enes 3"& t4e pa&t-es, an appeal 3&"' t4at #e-s-"n -s n"t

'""t, even t4"%84 t4e appellate "%&t ann"t 8-ve e33et-ve &el-e3 -n t4e p&esent

ase. Sl"an v. Depa&t'ent "3 T&ansp., +B S.C. *)0, ))) S.E.1# 1+) >100$. QENDOF SUPPLEMENT QFN* St"&e& v. 6&"n, *@ U.S. 1, B S. Ct. *1, +B L.

E#. 1# * >*B$. QFN1 R"a&< v. R"a&<, @@* N.E.1# )@ >In#. Ct. App. +# D-st.

*BB0$; Mea# v. 6at4l"&, +@ M-4. 0, )0 N..1# B+, +1 A.L.R.@t4 +

>*BB0$. QFN+ St"&e& v. 6&"n, *@ U.S. 1, B S. Ct. *1, +B L. E#. 1# *

>*B$. T4%s, even t4"%84 a #-sp%te# elet-"n -s "ve& an# a an#-#ate 4" 4as s%e#

t" "9ta-n a 9all"t p"s-t-"n as pe&'-tte# t" &%n, an appeal 92 t4e elet-"n a%t4"&-t-es-s n"t '""t, s-ne a #e-s-"n 92 t4e "%&t 9el" -ll a33et t4e "n#%t "3 3%t%&e

elet-"ns. Man#el v. 6&a#le2, +1 U.S. *+, B S. Ct. 11+, @+ L. E#. 1# *BB

>*B$. QFN M-nnes"ta v. D-<e&s"n, @0 U.S. +)), **+ S. Ct. 1*+0, *1 L. E#.

1# ++ >*BB+$; A#a's v. 7-lleen, **@ I#a4" *0+, 1 P.1# 1* >Ct. App. *BB$.

De3en#ant 4" -nv"l%nta&-l2 se&ve# a sentene 4a# an -nte&est -n av"-#-n8 t4e

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"n#%t "nv-t-"n as n"t '""t. State v. 5"&<, *BBB ME *00, +1 A.1# @B >Me.

*BBB$. QFN@ S-9&"n v. Ne 5"&<, +B1 U.S. 0, S. Ct. *B, 10 L. E#. 1# B*

>*B)$; R"a&< v. R"a&<, @@* N.E.1# )@ >In#. Ct. App. +# D-st. *BB0$. QFN)

S-9&"n v. Ne 5"&<, +B1 U.S. 0, S. Ct. *B, 10 L. E#. 1# B* >*B)$; State v.

Me4l-n8, 1*B . Va. +)), )++ S.E.1# +** >100)$. QFN R"a&< v. R"a&<, @@* N.E.1# )@ >In#. Ct. App. +# D-st. *BB0$. QFN A#a's v. 7-lleen, **@ I#a4"

*0+, 1 P.1# 1* >Ct. App. *BB$. QFNB San#-#8e v. State "3 as4., *+ F.1#

*01@ >Bt4 C-&. *B$, 4"l#-n8 t4at a Nat-"nal G%a&# "33-e&?s appeal -n 4-s s%-t

see<-n8 &ev-s-"n "3 a "9 pe&3"&'ane eval%at-"n as '""t 4e&e t4e pla-nt-33 as

n" l"n8e& -n t4e Nat-"nal G%a&# an# 4-s la-' t4at t4e eval%at-"n '-84t a#ve&sel2

a33et 4-s 3%t%&e "9 sea&4 as t"" spe%lat-ve.

VIII. Appellate Dete&'-nat-"ns 6. L"ss "3 Rev-ea9-l-t2; M""tness +. M""tness .

C-&%'stanes 4-4 Ma2 Ren#e& an Appeal M""t T"p- S%''a&2 C"&&elat-"n

Ta9le Re3e&enes )*@. C"'plet-"n "3 at-v-t2 s"%84t t" 9e en"-ne# est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est, C"%&ts <+0 est?s 7e2 N%'9e&D-8est, Fe#e&al C"%&ts <*1.* A #e3en#ant %s%all2 ann"t 92 -ts "n v"l%nta&2

"n#%t '""t a ase an# #ep&-ve a "%&t "3 %&-s#-t-"n.QFN* T4%s, -n an

-n%nt-"n p&"ee#-n8, t4e 'e&e 3at t4at a #e3en#ant -t4 n"t-e "'pletes t4e ats

s"%84t t" 9e en"-ne# #"es n"t neessa&-l2 '""t an appeal, s-ne t4e "%&t, -n t4-s

s-t%at-"n, 'a2 92 'an#at"&2 -n%nt-"n &est"&e t4e stat%s %".QFN1 T4e 3"ll"-n8

3at"&s pla2 a p&e#"'-nant &"le -n &es"lv-n8 a '""tness la-' 4en a "%&t?s e%-t2 %&-s#-t-"n -s -nv"<e# -t4 &espet t" a la-' 3"& pe&'anent -n%nt-ve &el-e3

a8a-nst t4e "nst&%t-"n "3 a 3a-l-t2 t4at 4as al&ea#2 9een "'plete#( >*$ t4e

&elat-ve %lpa9-l-t2 "& 9la'elessness "3 t4e #e3en#ant -n "'plet-n8 t4e p&"eta8a-nst 4-4 a pe&'anent -n%nt-"n -s n" s"%84t; >1$ 4et4e& t4e pla-nt-33

s"%84t s"'e 3"&' "3 te'p"&a&2 "& p&el-'-na&2 -n%nt-ve &el-e3 -n "&#e& t" p&ese&ve

t4e stat%s %" #%&-n8 t4e pen#en2 "3 t4e l-t-8at-"n; an# >+$ t4e va&-e# -nte&estsl-<el2 t" 9e a33ete# an# t4e p"tent-al 4a&#s4-ps l-<el2 t" 9e a%se# 92 ente&ta-n-n8

a la-' 3"& a pe&'anent -n%nt-"n -t4 &espet t" t4e "nst&%t-"n "3 t4e 3a-l-t2

al&ea#2 "'plete#.QFN+ I3 t4e 8&ant-n8 "3 pe&'anent -n%nt-ve &el-e3 "%l# 9e

'an-3estl2 -napp&"p&-ate an# -ne%-ta9le %n#e& t4e t"tal -&%'stanes "3 t4e ase,

t4e -n%nt-ve la-' 'a2 9e #-s'-sse# as '""t.QFN CUMULATIVE

SUPPLEMENT Cases( C"''"nealt4?s a&8%'ent "n appeal t4at t&-al "%&t e&&e#

-n "&#e&-n8 DNA test-n8 "3 ev-#ene p%&s%ant t" #e3en#ant?s p"st"nv-t-"n pet-t-"n

as '""t t" e=tent t4at test-n8 4a# al&ea#2 9een #"ne. M""&e v. C"'., +@ S..+#

0 >72. 10**$, as '"#-3-e# "n #en-al "3 &e4?8, >N"v. 1+, 10**$. QEND OF

SUPPLEMENT QFN* P"-nte Res"&ts, In. v. C%l9e&ts"n, *@ A&-. *+, )* P.1#

*0* >*B$, 4"l#-n8 t4at an appeal 4-4 4allen8e# a '%n--pal-t2?s a%t4"&-t2 t"

ente& -nt" a t&ansat-"n -t4 a #evel"pe& as n"t &en#e&e# '""t 'e&el2 9ea%se t4e

t&ansat-"n 4a# 9een "'plete# an# t4e #evel"p'ent -n "nt&"ve&s2 4a# 9een

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C"'plet-"n "3 4-84a2 p&"et &en#e&e# '""t pla-nt-33s? ase see<-n8 t" en"-n

p&"et 3"& alle8e# v-"lat-"n "3 9"t4 3e#e&al an# state env-&"n'ental p"l-2 ats.

Ne-849"&4""# T&ansp. Net"&<, In. v. Pena, 1 F.+# **)B >t4 C-&. *BB$. QFN

Z"n-n8 6# "3 A#%st'ent "3 Ga&3-el# C"%nt2 v. DeV-l9-ss, 1B P.1# +@+ >C"l".*B)$.

6ea%se '""tness -'pl-ates s%9et 'atte& %&-s#-t-"n, -t p&esents a %est-"n "3

la "ve& 4-4 appellate &ev-e -s plena&2. T"n "3 Ne Ha&t3"&# v. C"nnet-%t

Res"%&es Re"ve&2 A%t4"&-t2, 1B* C"nn. @01, B0 A.1# @ >100B$.

De3en#ant?s p&"9at-"n v-"lat-"n "%l# 9e %se# as an a88&avat-n8 3at"& -n a

s%9se%ent senten-n8 4ea&-n8, an# t4%s, 4-s appeal 3&"' s%pe&-"& "%&t?s %#8'ent

&ev"<-n8 4-s p&"9at-"n as n"t '""t, even t4"%84 4e 4a# al&ea#2 "'plete# 4-s

sentene. State v. 6la<, ) S.E.1# *BB >N.C. Ct. App. 100B$.

IU. De-s-"n "n Appeal an# S%9se%ent P&"e#%&es A. D-s'-ssal "3 Appeal *.

D-s'-ssal 92 C"%&t 9. Pa&t-%la& G&"%n#s 3"& D-s'-ssal T"p- S%''a&2

C"&&elat-"n Ta9le Re3e&enes 0). A9sene "3 ase "& "nt&"ve&s2; '""tness

est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est, Appeal an# E&&"& <*,

B1 est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est, C&-'-nal La <**+*>$ est?s 7e2 N%'9e&

D-8est, Fe#e&al C"%&ts <1+.*, 1 F"&'s A'. !%&. Plea#-n8 an# P&at-e F"&'s,

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'""t$ 4e&e an event "%&s #%&-n8 t4e pen#en2 "3 an appeal &en#e&-n8 t4e ase

'""t, t4e appeal '%st 9e #-s'-sse#.QFN* A s%p&e'e "%&t #"es n"t &en#e&a#v-s"&2 "p-n-"ns, an# -t -ll #-s'-ss an appeal -3 t4e -ss%es 9e"'e '""t "& s"

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'""tness "3 an appeal -s 4et4e& t4e appellate "%&t an 8-ve t4e appellant an2

e33et-ve "& p&at-al &el-e3 -n t4e event t4at -t #e-#es t4e 'atte& "n t4e 'e&-ts -n t4e

appellant?s 3av"&.QFN+ T4e '""tness #"t&-ne #"es n"t &e%-&e t4at t4e e=at le8al

&e'e#2 s"%84t 9el" &e'a-n ava-la9le, "nl2 t4at t4e "%&t an 8&ant s"'e e33et-ve

&el-e3.QFN T4e enat'ent "3 le8-slat-"n an '""t an appeal even t4"%84 t4e&e

'a2 4ave 9een a v-a9le -ss%e -n t4e l"e& "%&t, an# t4-s -nl%#es le8-slat-"n

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O9se&vat-"n( 6ea%se t4e %est-"n "3 '""tness -s %&-s#-t-"nal -n nat%&e, -t 'a2 9e

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t4e "nt&"ve&s2 4as 9een '""te# 92 -nte&ven-n8 events s%a sp"nte.QFNB 4et4e&

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&e%-&e'ent "3 a l-ve ase "& "nt&"ve&s2.QFN*0 CUMULATIVE SUPPLEMENT

Cases( A ase 9e"'es '""t "nl2 4en -t -s -'p"ss-9le 3"& a "%&t t" 8&ant an2

e33et%al &el-e3 4ateve& t" t4e p&eva-l-n8 pa&t2. 7n"= v. Se&v-e E'pl"2ees Inte&n.Un-"n, L"al *000, *+1 S. Ct. 11 >10*1$. I3 a ase -s '""t, a 3e#e&al "%&t 4as n"

"nst-t%t-"nal a%t4"&-t2 %n#e& A&t-le III t" &es"lve t4e -ss%es t4at -t p&esents.

U.S.C.A. C"nst. A&t. +, 1, l. *. M%&&a2 v. F-#el-t2 Nat. F-nan-al, In., @B F.+#

*B >@t4 C-&. 10*0$. T4e&e as n" l-ve, "n&ete "nt&"ve&s2 9eteen &e#-t a&#

-ss%e& an# "ns%'e&, 4" 9&"%84t at-"n a8a-nst -ss%e&, "n 9e4al3 "3 4e&sel3 an# all

"t4e&s s-'-la&l2 s-t%ate#, a3te& "ns%'e& aepte# -ss%e&?s "33e& "3 %#8'ent -t4

&espet t" "ns%'e&?s la-' t4at -ss%e&?s %ns"l--te# -ss%ane "3 &e#-t a&#s

v-"late# TILA, an# t4e&e3"&e "ns%'e& "%l# n"t appeal #-st&-t "%&t?s #en-al "3

lass e&t-3-at-"n "n t4e TILA la-', even t4"%84 "ns%'e& aepte# -ss%e&?s "33e&

"3 %#8'ent "n t4e %n#e&stan#-n8 t4at t4e "33e& an# 4e& aeptane p&ese&ve# 4e&&-84t t" appeal all "3 t4e #-st&-t "%&t?s a#ve&se "&#e&; n"4e&e, #-# "ns%'e&

-n#-ate t4at, 8-ven t4e &es"l%t-"n "3 4e& pe&s"nal s%9stant-ve la-'s, s4e &eta-ne# a

"n&ete -nte&est -n t4e &es"l%t-"n "3 t4e lass e&t-3-at-"n -ss%e, an# "ns%'e&&ee-ve# -n 4e& settle'ent "'pensat-"n 9"t4 4e& "sts "3 t4e at-"n an# 4e&

&eas"na9le att"&ne2?s 3ees. M%&" v. Ta&8et C"&p., @0 F.+# @, Fe#. R. Se&v. +#

@01 >t4 C-&. 100B$. Gene&all2, 4en a pa&t2 settles all "3 4-s pe&s"nal la-'s 9e3"&e

appeal, an appeals "%&t '%st #-s'-ss t4e appeal as '""t %nless t4at pa&t2 &eta-ns a

pe&s"nal sta<e -n t4e ase t4at sat-s3-es t4e &e%-&e'ents "3 A&t-le III. U.S.C.A.

C"nst. A&t. +, 1, l. *. San3"&# v. Me'9e&/"&<s, In., )1@ F.+# @@0 >Bt4 C-&.

10*0$. 4e&e t4e "'ple=-"n "3 t4e ase 4as ent-&el2 4an8e# 4-le appeal -s pen#-n8, as "%l# &en#e& appeal '""t, "%nsel 3"& 9"t4 pa&t-es 4ave an "9l-8at-"n

t" s" -n3"&' t4e "%&t; t4at -s s" even -3 a pa&t2 9el-eves -t 4as a 9as-s 3"& a&8%-n8

t4at t4e -ss%e s4"%l# st-ll 9e #e-#e#. Mans"%&-an v. Re8ents "3 Un-ve&s-t2 "3

Cal-3"&n-a, @B F.+# *0B@ >Bt4 C-&. 10*0$. 4en, #%&-n8 t4e pen#en2 "3 an appeal,

events 4ave "%&&e# t4at p&el%#e an appellate "%&t 3&"' 8&ant-n8 an2 p&at-al&el-e3 t4&"%84 -ts #-sp"s-t-"n "3 t4e 'e&-ts, t4e appeal 4as 9e"'e '""t. D%t<-e-

v. D%t<-e-, 1B C"nn. +)1, B@ A.1# 1* >100$. Invest"&s? v"te t" &e'"ve

l-'-te# l-a9-l-t2 "'pan2?s >LLC$ 'ana8e& #-# n"t &en#e& '""t LLC?s appeal "3

te'p"&a&2 -n%nt-"n a8a-nst -nte&3e&-n8 -t4 v"t-n8; 'ana8e& &e3%se# t" step #"n,

an# t4e -n%nt-"n "nt-n%e# t" p&event LLC an# 'ana8e& 3&"' 4allen8-n8 t4e

v"te. Ha'pt"n Islan# F"%n#e&s, LLC v. L-9e&t2 Cap-tal, LLC, 1+ Ga. 1B, )@S.E.1# )*B >100$. A3te& ve&#-t an# %#8'ent, -t -s t"" late t" &ev-e a %#8'ent

#en2-n8 a s%''a&2 %#8'ent, 3"& t4at %#8'ent 9e"'es '""t 4en t4e "%&t

&ev-es t4e ev-#ene %p"n t4e t&-al "3 t4e ase. Ce&ta-n Un#e&&-te&s at Ll"2#?s "3

L"n#"n v. R%<e& C"nst., In., 1@ Ga. App. , ) S.E.1# *0 >100$. A ase

"n appeal 9e"'es '""t 4e&e t4e -ss%es p&esente# -n t4e t&-al "%&t n" l"n8e&

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e=-st 9ea%se events s%9se%ent t" t4e 3-l-n8 "3 t4e appeal &en#e& -t -'p"ss-9le 3"&

t4e &ev-e-n8 "%&t t" 8&ant t4e "'pla-n-n8 pa&t2 e33et%al &el-e3. C-n<%s v.

V-lla8e "3 St-<ne2 M%n--pal O33-e&s Elet"&al 6#., 11 Ill. 1# 100, +*B Ill. De.

, ) N.E.1# *0** >100$, as '"#-3-e#, >Ap&. 1+, 100$. Appellate "%&ts #" n"t

&en#e& a#v-s"&2 "p-n-"ns n"& #e-#e n"n/e=-stent -ss%es. C"le v. Ca&na4an, 11

S..+# +B1 >M". Ct. App. .D. 100$, t&ans3e& #en-e#, >De. 1+, 100$ an#t&ans3e& #en-e#, >!an. 1, 100B$. A ase -s '""t an# 8ene&all2 s4"%l# 9e #-s'-sse#

-3 a %#8'ent &en#e&e# 4as n" p&at-al e33et %p"n an e=-st-n8 "nt&"ve&s2 "& 4en

an event "%&s t4at 'a<es a "%&t?s #e-s-"n %nneessa&2 "& 'a<es 8&ant-n8

e33et%al &el-e3 92 t4e "%&t -'p"ss-9le. C"le v. Ca&na4an, 11 S..+# +B1 >M". Ct.

App. .D. 100$, t&ans3e& #en-e#, >De. 1+, 100$ an# t&ans3e& #en-e#, >!an. 1,

100B$. De3en#ant?s p&"9at-"n v-"lat-"n "%l# 9e %se# as an a88&avat-n8 3at"& -n a

s%9se%ent senten-n8 4ea&-n8, an# t4%s, 4-s appeal 3&"' s%pe&-"& "%&t?s %#8'ent

&ev"<-n8 4-s p&"9at-"n as n"t '""t, even t4"%84 4e 4a# al&ea#2 "'plete# 4-s

sentene. State v. 6la<, ) S.E.1# *BB >N.C. Ct. App. 100B$. 4e&e, a3te& an

appeal 4as 9een "''ene#, "n#-t-"ns a&-se 4-4 p&el%#e an appellate #e-s-"n3&"' a33"&#-n8 an2 e33et-ve &el-e3, t4e appeal -ll 9e #-s'-sse# 3"& '""tness. State

e= &el. O<la4"'a F-&e3-84te&s Pens-"n an# Ret-&e'ent S2ste' v. C-t2 "3 Spene&,

100B O7 +, 100B L +*0+) >O<la. 100B$. QEND OF SUPPLEMENT QFN* Ne Ha'ps4-&e M"t"& T&ansp"&t Ass?n v. R"e, F.+# )) >*st C-&. 100)$,

pet-t-"n 3"& e&t. 3-le#, @ U.S.L.. +*B >U.S. A%8. *), 100)$; Ren#ell v.

R%'s3el#, F.+# 1+) >+# C-&. 100$; -ll2 v. A#'-n-st&at-ve Rev-e 6#., 1+

F.+# + >@t4 C-&. 100@$; Na#e& v. Lan#, ++ F.+# B) >)t4 C-&. 100)$; L%p-an- v.

al/Ma&t St"&es, In., +@ F.+# 1 >t4 C-&. 100)$; Cente& 3"& 6-"l"8-al

D-ve&s-t2 v. L"4n, + F.+# B >Bt4 C-&. 100$; A.G. v. Depa&t'ent "3 C4-l#&en

an# Fa'-l2 Se&v-es, B+1 S". 1# +** >Fla. D-st. Ct. App. 1# D-st. 100)$; M%t%alSe&v-e Cas. Ins. C". v. M-#a2 Massa8e, In., )B@ N..1# *+ >M-nn. Ct. App.

100@$, &ev-e #en-e#, >!%ne *, 100@$; State e= &el. A"33 v. C-t2 "3 Un-ve&s-t2

C-t2, *0 S..+# + >M". Ct. App. E.D. 100@$; Nae&a v. C4esapea<e D-v. "3

S"-al Se&v-es, Va. App. 1+, )1B S.E.1# 1* >100)$. QFN1 State v. Hansen,

100) ND *+B, * N..1# @* >N.D. 100)$. QFN+ -ll2 v. A#'-n-st&at-veRev-e 6#., 1+ F.+# + >@t4 C-&. 100@$; Na#e& v. Lan#, ++ F.+# B) >)t4 C-&.

100)$; A'e&" v. N.L.R.6., @ F.+# + >Bt4 C-&. 100)$; P&-e& v. Stee#, @) F.+#

*10B >*0t4 C-&. 100)$; 6eet4"ven."' LLC v. L-9&a&-an "3 C"n8&ess, +B F.+# B+B

>D.C. C-&. 100@$, as a'en#e#, >Fe9. , 100@$; e Ca&eSanta Pa%la v. He&&e&a,

*+B Cal. App. t4 +, 1 Cal. Rpt&. +# @ >1# D-st. 100)$; S%ll-van v. MD"nal#,

1* C"nn. *11, B*+ A.1# 0+ >100$; A.G. v. Depa&t'ent "3 C4-l#&en an# Fa'-l2Se&v-es, B+1 S". 1# +** >Fla. D-st. Ct. App. 1# D-st. 100)$; L" v. P&"vena

C"venant Me#-al Cente&, +@) Ill. App. +# @+, 1B1 Ill. De. @*, 1) N.E.1# @B1

>t4 D-st. 100@$; Nae&a v. C4esapea<e D-v. "3 S"-al Se&v-es, Va. App. 1+,

)1B S.E.1# 1* >100)$. QFN 6a&t"n v. Al9e&ts"n?s, In., *11 Fe#. App=. 0 >Bt4

C-&. 100$. QFN@ S4anee T&-9e v. U.S., 1+ F.+# *10 >*0t4 C-&. 100@$. QFN)

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C"nse" #e Desa&&"ll" E"n"'-" #e Me=-al-, A.C. v. U.S., 1 F.+# **@ >Bt4

C-&. 100$. QFN est C"&p. v. C-t2 "3 S%&p&-se, + F.+# **) >Bt4 C-&. 100)$.

QFN U.S. v. La&es/Me&a, @1 F.+# +@1 >@t4 C-&. 100)$; C"l"&a#" O33 H-84a2

Ve4-le C"al-t-"n v. U.S. F"&est Se&v-e, +@ F.+# **+0 >*0t4 C-&. 100$; Nat-"nal

A#ve&t-s-n8 C". v. C-t2 "3 M-a'-, 01 F.+# *+1B >**t4 C-&. 100@$, e&t. #en-e#, *1)

S. Ct. *+*, *) L. E#. 1# >U.S. 100)$. QFNB A'e&-an C-v-l L-9e&t-es Un-"n"3 Neva#a v. L"'a=, * F.+# *0*0 >Bt4 C-&. 100)$; M""n8ate ate& C"., In. v.

D"na Ana M%t%al D"'estate& C"ns%'e&s Ass?n, 10 F.+# *01 >*0t4 C-&.

100@$. QFN*0 U.S. v. La&es/Me&a, @1 F.+# +@1 >@t4 C-&. 100)$ >&e3e&&-n8 t" U.S.

C"nst. A&t. III, 1, l. *$; 6an<est, In. v. 6a<e&, ) F.+# *+@ >**t4 C-&. 100)$

>an appellate "%&t #"es n"t 4ave %&-s#-t-"n %n#e& A&t-le III t" #e-#e %est-"ns

4-4 4ave 9e"'e '""t 92 &eas"n "3 -nte&ven-n8 events$.

I. De-s-"n "n Appeal an# S%9se%ent P&"e#%&es A. D-s'-ssal "3 Appeal *.


C"&&elat-"n Ta9le Re3e&enes 0. La< "3 appellate %&-s#-t-"n est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est, Appeal an# E&&"& <1, B1 est?s7e2 N%'9e& D-8est, C&-'-nal La <**+*>$ est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est, Fe#e&al

C"%&ts <1@ F"&'s A'. !%&. Plea#-n8 an# P&at-e F"&'s, Appeal an# E&&"& @

>N"t-eM"t-"n t" #-s'-ss appealLa< "3 se&v-e "3 p&"p"se# ase$ A'. !%&.

Plea#-n8 an# P&at-e F"&'s, Appeal an# E&&"& )0 >A33-#av-tIn s%pp"&t "3

'"t-"n t" #-s'-ss appealLa< "3 se&v-e$ A'. !%&. Plea#-n8 an# P&at-e F"&'s,

Appeal an# E&&"& ) >M"t-"nT" #-s'-ss appealI'p&"pe& pa&t2 appellant$A'. !%&. Plea#-n8 an# P&at-e F"&'s, Appeal an# E&&"& )@ >M"t-"nT"

#-s'-ss appealI'p&"pe& pa&t2 appellantLa< "3 se&v-e$ A'. !%&. Plea#-n8 an#

P&at-e F"&'s, Appeal an# E&&"& )) >M"t-"nT" #-s'-ss appeal!%#8'entappeale# 3&"' n"t 3-nal$ A'. !%&. Plea#-n8 an# P&at-e F"&'s, Appeal an# E&&"&

>O&#e&D-s'-ss-n8 appealFa-l%&e t" se&ve p&"p"se# ase$ An appellate

"%&t 4as a #%t2 t" "ns-#e& -ts %&-s#-t-"n "ve& an appeal an# #-s'-ss t4e appeal -3 %&-s#-t-"n -s la<-n8.QFN* An appellate "%&t '%st #-s'-ss an appeal even 4e&e

t4e p"-nt -s &a-se# 92 ne-t4e& pa&t2, 9e-n8 -nstea# &a-se# "n t4e "%&t?s "n -n-t-at-ve

"& '"t-"n.QFN1 A "%&t?s %&-s#-t-"n -s neve& p&es%'e#, an# -3 t4e &e"&# #"es n"t

a33-&'at-vel2 #e'"nst&ate t4e appellate "%&t?s %&-s#-t-"n, t4e appeal '%st 9e

#-s'-sse#.QFN+ An appeal 3a-l-n8 t" sat-s32 t4e %&-s#-t-"nal '-n-'%' a'"%nt -n

"nt&"ve&s2 '%st als" 9e #-s'-sse#.QFN I3 t4e t&-al "%&t la<s %&-s#-t-"n, t4e

appellate "%&t 4as %&-s#-t-"n "nl2 t" vaate t4e %#8'ent "3 t4e t&-al "%&t an#

#-s'-ss t4e a%se.QFN@ In#ee#, 4e&e a t&-al "%&t ente&s %#8'ent -t4"%t

%&-s#-t-"n, t4e %#8'ent -s v"-# an# t4e appellate "%&t a%-&es %&-s#-t-"n "nl2

t" #ete&'-ne t4e -nval-#-t2 "3 t4e %#8'ent an# t" #-s'-ss t4e appeal.QFN)

H"eve&, t4e v-e 4as 9een e=p&esse# t4at 4e&e a pa&t2 alle8es t4at t4e t&-al "%&t

la<s %&-s#-t-"n t" "ns-#e& a a%se "3 at-"n, -t -s t4e #%t2 "3 t4e appellate "%&t

t" e=a'-ne t4e ase an# #ete&'-ne 4et4e& t4e alle8at-"n -s 'e&-t"&-"%s, an# -3 t4e

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appellate "%&t 3-n#s t4at t4e t&-al "%&t #-# la< %&-s#-t-"n, t4e appellate "%&t

'a2 9e &e%-&e# t" vaate t4e t&-al "%&t?s %#8'ent -t4 &e8a&# t" t4e a%se "3

at-"n 9%t -s n"t &e%-&e# t" #-s'-ss t4e appeal 3"& la< "3 %&-s#-t-"n 9e3"&e t4e

appellate "%&t.QFN T4e %est-"n 4et4e& an "&#e& "& %#8'ent -s 3-nal 3"& appeal

p%&p"ses -s a %&-s#-t-"nal %est-"n, an# an appellate "%&t, "n a #ete&'-nat-"n t4at

t4e "&#e& "& %#8'ent -s n"t 3-nal, 4as a #%t2 t" #-s'-ss t4e appeal,QFN an# -3 t4eappellee 4as n"t '"ve# 3"& a #-s'-ssal, t4en t4e "%&t s4"%l# #-s'-ss t4e appeal "n

-ts "n '"t-"n.QFNB T4e 3a-l%&e t" "'pl2 -t4 t4e &%le &e%-&-n8 e&t-3-at-"n "3

3-nal %#8'ent -n appeal-n8 3&"' a s%''a&2 %#8'ent t4at #"es n"t #-sp"se "3 all

t4e pa&t-es an# la-'s #ep&-ves t4e appellate "%&t "3 %&-s#-t-"n, an# t4e appeal

-ll 9e #-s'-sse#.QFN*0 An appellate "%&t la<s %&-s#-t-"n "ve& a #e3en#ant

4"' t4e pla-nt-33s #-s'-sse# 3&"' l-t-8at-"n 9e3"&e t&-al, &e%-&-n8 #-s'-ssal "3 t4e

appeal pe&ta-n-n8 t" s%4 #e3en#ant.QFN** T4e Un-te# States S%p&e'e C"%&t 'a2

als" #-s'-ss an appeal 3"& la< "3 %&-s#-t-"n 4e&e t4e appellants la< a%t4"&-t2 t"

p%&s%e t4e appeal as -n#-v-#%als an# a&e n" l"n8e& pa&t-es t" t4e at-"n.QFN*1

O9se&vat-"n( 4e&e an -nte&'e#-ate appeal -s #-s'-sse# 9ea%se a 3-nal %#8'ent4as 9een ente&e#, t4e -ss%es -n t4e -nte&'e#-ate appeal 'a2 9e "ns-#e&e# "n t4e

appeal 3&"' t4e 3-nal %#8/'ent.QFN*+ CUMULATIVE SUPPLEMENT Cases(

4en -t -s #ete&'-ne# t4at an "&#e& appeale# 3&"' -s n"t a 3-nal %#8'ent, -t -s t4e#%t2 "3 t4e appellate "%&t t" #-s'-ss t4e appeal e= 'e&" '"t%. E= pa&te G&een, @

S". +# *+@ >Ala. 10*0$. S-ne a v"-# %#8'ent -ll n"t s%pp"&t an appeal, -t 3"ll"s

t4at t4e appeal -s #%e t" 9e #-s'-sse#. P-e&e v. A'e&-an Gene&al F-nane, In.,

BB* S". 1# 1*1 >Ala. 100$. A #-s'-ssal "n t4e 'e&-ts ann"t 9e a33-&'e# "n appeal

-3 t4e t&-al "%&t #-# n"t 4ave %&-s#-t-"n "ve& t4e s%9et 'atte& "3 t4e at-"n;

-nstea#, t4e %#8'ent "3 #-s'-ssal '%st 9e vaate#. L"<""# v. S4eppa&#, M%ll-n,

R-4te& Ha'pt"n, *+ Cal. App. t4 )@, B+ Cal. Rpt&. +# 110 >1# D-st. 100B$.Alt4"%84 -nvent"& 9&"%84t 4-s at-"n a8a-nst att"&ne2 an# la 3-&' -n state "%&t,

4e as ent-tle# t" 4allen8e state "%&t?s s%9et 'atte& %&-s#-t-"n "ve& at-"n "n

appeal, la-'-n8 t4at t4e 'atte& as -t4-n t4e e=l%s-ve %&-s#-t-"n "3 3e#e&al

"%&ts; -nvent"&?s ase as #-s'-sse# "n t4e 'e&-ts, an# t4%s, -3 4e as "&&et t4at

4-s la-'s s4"%l# 4ave 9een #-s'-sse# 3"& la< "3 %&-s#-t-"n, 4e as p&e%#-e# 92t4e #-s'-ssal "n t4e 'e&-ts #%e t" t4e &es %#-ata e33et s%4 a #-s'-ssal 4a#, an#

t4e appellate "%&t "%l# 4ave t" vaate t4at #-s'-ssal. L"<""# v. S4eppa&#,

M%ll-n, R-4te& Ha'pt"n, *+ Cal. App. t4 )@, B+ Cal. Rpt&. +# 110 >1# D-st.

100B$. T4e appellate "%&t 4as a #%t2 t" #-s'-ss, even "n -ts "n -n-t-at-ve, an2

appeal t4at -t la<s %&-s#-t-"n t" 4ea&. Le-s v. Sla<, **0 C"nn. App. )*, B@@

A.1# )10 >100$, e&t-3-at-"n #en-e#, 1B C"nn. B@+, B)* A.1# * >100$. I3 anappellate "%&t #"es n"t 4ave %&-s#-t-"n, -t 4as a #%t2 t" #-s'-ss an appeal.

-ll-a's v. Lat"n, 1 7an. ), 10 P.+# *01 >100B$. An appellate "%&t 4as a

#%t2 t" %est-"n %&-s#-t-"n "n -ts "n -n-t-at-ve. State v. !"4ns"n, 1) 7an. 1,

*B0 P.+# 10 >100$. I3 t4e &e"&# s4"s t4e&e -s n" %&-s#-t-"n 3"& t4e appeal, t4e

appeal '%st 9e #-s'-sse#, an# t" 'a<e t4-s #ete&'-nat-"n, appellate "%&ts '%st

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Un-te# States n"& 7ansas C"nst-t%t-"ns 8&ant s%4 a &-84t. State v. !"4ns"n, 1)

7an. 1, *B0 P.+# 10 >100$. T4e &-84t t" appeal -s p%&el2 stat%t"&2, an# an

appellate "%&t 4as a #%t2 t" %est-"n %&-s#-t-"n "n -ts "n -n-t-at-ve. State v.

S"v-lle, 1) 7an. 00, * P.+# B@B >100$. I3 t4e &e"&# &eveals t4at %&-s#-t-"n

#"es n"t e=-st, an appeal '%st 9e #-s'-sse#. State v. S"v-lle, 1) 7an. 00, *P.+# B@B >100$. 4et4e& an appeal -s s%9et t" #-s'-ssal 9ea%se t4e #e-s-"n

appeale# 3&"' -s a#v-s"&2 -n nat%&e 'a2 9e &a-se# 92 t4e C"%&t "n -ts "n '"t-"n.

Fa&&ell v. C-t2 "3 A%9%&n, 10*0 ME , + A.+# +@ >Me. 10*0$. M"t-"n 92 4ealt4

a&e p&"v-#e&s t" seal #"%'ents s4-el#e# 92 p&"tet-ve "&#e& -n t4e event t4at

C"%&t "3 Appeals #ete&'-ne# &ev-e "3 "&#e& as a&&ante# "%l# 9e #-s'-sse# as

'""t "n pat-ent?s appeal 3&"' %#8'ent 3"& p&"v-#e&s -n ne8l-8ene at-"n, 4e&e

C"%&t "3 Appeals #ete&'-ne# t4at -t la<e# %&-s#-t-"n t" &ev-e p&"tet-ve "&#e&.

5"&<e v. N"vant Healt4, In., ))) S.E.1# *1 >N.C. Ct. App. 100$. T4e S%p&e'e

C"%&t 8ene&all2 #-s'-sses an appeal as "3 &-84t "nl2 4en t4e "%&t la<s s%9et

'atte& %&-s#-t-"n t" &ev-e t4e appeal, t4e appeal -s 9a&&e# 92 stat%te, "& t4eappeal 4as 9een &en#e&e# '""t. R"sen v. Cele9&ee, ** O4-" St. +# 1*, 100/

O4-"/@+, + N.E.1# 10 >100$. Lan#"ne& "%l# n"t %&e %&-s#-t-"nal #e3et

-n 4-s ne8l-8ene la-'s a8a-nst Te=as Pa&<s an# -l#l-3e Depa&t'ent >TPD$ an#TPD e'pl"2ees, an# t4%s la-'s "%l# 9e #-s'-sse# "n appeal, &at4e& t4an

&e'an#e# t" all" lan#"ne& t" a'en#, 8-ven 3-n#-n8 t4at lan#"ne&?s alle8at-"ns,

a&-s-n8 3&"' #a'a8e t" p&e'-ses lease# t" TPD 3"& 9"at st"&a8e, #-# n"t &elate t"

t4e at-ve %se "& "pe&at-"n "3 a '"t"& ve4-le "& '"t"&/#&-ven e%-p'ent, as "%l#

s%pp"&t a 3-n#-n8 "3 a-ve& "3 s"ve&e-8n -''%n-t2, 9%t t" t4e "n#-t-"n "3 state

p&"pe&t2. Te=as Pa&<s an# -l#l-3e Dept. v. E.E. L"&e2 Realt2, Lt#., 1+@ S..+#

)B1 >Te=. 100$. An appellate "%&t la<s %&-s#-t-"n "ve& an appeal t4at -s n"tta<en 3&"' a 3-nal "&#e& "& %#8'ent; -n s%4 -&%'stanes, t4e appellate "%&t

'%st &e3%se t" #e-#e t4"se ases n"t p&"pe&l2 9e3"&e -t. DFI P&"pe&t-es LLC v. GR

1 Ente&p&-ses LLC, 10*0 UT )*, 11 P.+# * >Uta4 10*0$. QEND OF

SUPPLEMENT QFN* S'""< v. M-nne4a4a C"%nt2, @ F.+# 0) >t4 C-&.

100)$, e&t. #en-e#, *1 S. Ct. *@, *) L. E#. 1# +) >U.S. 100$; H"l'es v.!"4ns"n, 100 L )01@ >Ala. C-v. App. 100$; 7-' v. Mans""&-, 1* A&-. @,

*@+ P.+# *0) >Ct. App. D-v. 1 100$; In &e C"nse&vat"&s4-p "3 6en C., 0 Cal. t4

@1B, @+ Cal. Rpt&. +# @), *@0 P.+# + >100$, pet-t-"n 3"& e&t. 3-le# >U.S. Ma2 +,

100$; P&-t4a&# v. P&-t4a&#, 1* C"nn. 1)1, B* A.1# *01@ >100$; St. El-a9et4?s

H"sp. v. "&<e&s? C"'pensat-"n C"'?n, +* Ill. App. +# 1, +0B Ill. De. 00,

) N.E.1# 1)) >@t4 D-st. 100$; Fl"&es Rentals, L.L.C. v. Fl"&es, *@+ P.+# @1+>7an. 100$, as '"#-3-e#, >Ma2 **, 100$; State e= &el. St%#e v. !a<s"n, 1*+

S..+# 10 >M". Ct. App. E.D. 100$; Te=as Dept. "3 P%9l- Sa3et2 v. St2&"n,

100 L ** >Te=. App. H"%st"n *st D-st. 100$; In &e A#"pt-"n "3 !RH, 100)

5 B, *+ P.+# )+ >2". 100)$. Gene&all2, as t" %&-s#-t-"n "3 appellate "%&ts,

see * t" ). QFN1 H"l'es v. !"4ns"n, 100 L )01@ >Ala. C-v. App. 100$;

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+ >100$, pet-t-"n 3"& e&t. 3-le# >U.S. Ma2 +, 100$; P&-t4a&# v. P&-t4a&#, 1*

C"nn. 1)1, B* A.1# *01@ >100$; Lesl-e v. Estate "3 Tava&es, *0B Ha. , *11

P.+# 0+ >100@$, &e"ns-#e&at-"n 8&ante# -n pa&t, *0B Ha. 1+, *1 P.+# +

>100@$; In &e Ma&&-a8e "3 Ma&#et<", +)B Ill. App. +# B+, +0 Ill. De. 1B, )*

N.E.1# +@ >1# D-st. 100$; M"se& v. M"se&, + N.E.1# @+1 >In#. Ct. App. 100@$,t&ans3e& #en-e#, @@ N.E.1# *00 >In#. 100)$; Gates v. G""#2ea&, *@@ P.+# **B)

>7an. Ct. App. 100$; Anne A&%n#el C"%nt2 v. Ca'9&-#8e C"''"ns L.P., *)

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>100)$; State e= &el. St%#e v. !a<s"n,

1*+ S..+# 10 >M". Ct. App. E.D. 100$; Mann-n8 v. Mann-n8, 100) ND ),

** N..1# *B >N.D. 100)$. QFN+ Z%n-8a v. Nava&&" Ass"-ates, P.C., *@

S..+# ))+ >Te=. App. C"&p%s C4&-st- 100@$, &e4?8 "ve&&%le#, >Ap&. , 100@$ an#

&ev-e #en-e#, >Ot. *, 100@$. QFN R-< v. Sp&a8%e, 0) N..1# * >I"a

100@$. QFN@ Allen v. Da2, 1*+ S..+# 1 >Tenn. Ct. App. 100)$, appeal #en-e#,

>De. 1, 100)$; 7e&& v. Ha&&-s C"%nt2, * S..+# 1B0 >Te=. App. H"%st"n *stD-st. 100@$. QFN) R-4a&#s"n v. !allen Invest'ent G&"%p, In., *0 S..+# **1

>M". Ct. App. E.D. 100$. QFN 6&"n v. D%nan, +)* Ill. App. +# *1@, 1B) Ill.

De. ))+, +) N.E.1# , 101 E#. La Rep. +@ >*st D-st. 100@$. QFN6lan<ens4-p v. 6lan<ens4-p, 100 L @BB >Ala. C-v. App. 100$; V-v-# V-#e",

In. v. Pla29"2 Ente&ta-n'ent G&"%p, In., * Cal. App. t4 +, @ Cal. Rpt&. +#

1+1 >1# D-st. 100$; G"&el-< v. M"ntana&", B C"nn. App. *, B* A.1# *

>100)$; C"''"n Ca%se "3 7ent%<2 v. C"'., *+ S..+# )+ >72. Ct. App.

100$; 6ell v. A'e&-an Inte&n. G&"%p, B@0 S". 1# *) >La. Ct. App. +# C-&. 100$;

In &e Ma&&-a8e "3 R4"a#s, 10B S..+# 1 >M". Ct. App. S.D. 100)$; Hall-e

Mana8e'ent C". v. Pe&&2, 11 Ne9. *, * N..1# @+* >100)$; 6%&ns v. M"&8an,*)@ O4-" App. +# )B, 100)/O4-"/*1*+, N.E.1# *1 >t4 D-st. H-84lan#

C"%nt2 100)$; S"%t4est C"nst. Ree-va9les, Lt#. v. Re8-"ns 6an<, *)1 S..+#

@B >Te=. App. Te=a&<ana 100@$, &ev-e #en-e#, >1 pets.$>!%ne B, 100)$ >e=ept 3"&

stat%t"&2 e=ept-"ns, -3 t4e %#8'ent 3&"' 4-4 t4e pa&t2 4as appeale# #"es n"t

#-sp"se "3 all pen#-n8 pa&t-es an# la-'s, t4en t4e %#8'ent -s #ee'e# t" 9e-nte&l"%t"&2 an# t4e "%&t "3 appeals s4"%l# e-t4e& a9ate t4e appeal "& #-s'-ss -t

3"& ant "3 %&-s#-t-"n$. QFNB G.C. v. !.G., 100 L 0)1 >Ala. C-v. App.

100$; At<-ns"n v. At<-ns"n, *) O4-" App. +# 0, 100)/O4-"/+)), @) N.E.1#

*01+ >t4 D-st. as4-n8t"n C"%nt2 100)$. QFN*0 Lee v. Ma&t-n#ale, +)+ A&<.

1B, 1*+ S..+# * >100@$. QFN** C"na2 v. D&avenst"tt, 100)/O4-"/0, 100)

L 1))1* >O4-" Ct. App. +# D-st. C&a3"&# C"%nt2 100)$. QFN*1 7a&4e& v.Ma2, U.S. 1, *0 S. Ct. +, B L. E#. 1# +1, 1 E#. La Rep. *0)1 >*B$.

QFN*+ Le8en#&e v. S--n8 6a", 1B A.D.+# )@, *) N.5.S.1# B@ >1# Dep?t

100)$; Le-n v. C"%nt2 "3 S%33"l<, * A.D.+# )1*, B@ N.5.S.1# )@B >1# Dep?t

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C"&&elat-"n Ta9le Re3e&enes 0B. P&"e#%&al e&&"&s est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est

est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est, Appeal an# E&&"& <+ t" @ est?s 7e2 N%'9e&

D-8est, C&-'-nal La; <**+*>$ est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est, Fe#e&al C"%&ts <11

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an# P&at-e F"&'s, Appeal an# E&&"& ) >M"t-"nT" #-s'-ss appealFa-l%&e

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t" pe&3et -ts appeal -n t4e 'anne& p&"v-#e# 92 stat%te, an# a9sent s%4 "'pl-ane,

t4e &ev-e;-n8 "%&t la<s %&-s#-t-"n t" 4ea& t4e appeal.QFN@ M"&e pa&t-%la&l2,

t4e %&-s#-t-"n "3 an appellate "%&t 'a2 #epen# "n t4e t-'el2 3-l-n8 "3 a n"t-e "3appeal, an# ;4e&e s%4 -s la<-n8, t4e "%&t?s "nl2 pe&'-ss-9le at-"n -s t" #-s'-ss

t4e appeal.QFN) H";eve&, "'pl-ane ;-t4 p&"e#%&al &%les 'a2 9e v-e;e# as n"t

&elat-n8 t" t4e "%&t?s %&-s#-t-"n,QFN s" t4at an appellate "%&t 'a2 4ave t4e

#-s&et-"n t" "ve&l""< p&"e#%&al va&-at-"ns, ;4-4 '-84t ;a&&ant t4e #-s'-ssal "3

t4e appeal ;4en neessa&2 t" av"-# 4a&s4 &es%ltsQFN "& ;4e&e t4e&e -s n"ev-#ene "3 p&e%#-eQFNB T4%s, t4e appellate "%&t &eta-ns t4e #-s&et-"n t"

#e-#e appeals, n"t;-t4stan#-n8 3a-l%&e t" "'pl2 ;-t4 t4e &%les "3 appellate

p&"e#%&e, ;4en -t p&e%#-es ne-t4e& t4e &esp"n#ent n"& t4e "%&t?s &ev-e;, an#

;4en t4e -ss%es p&esente# a&e -'p"&tant.QFN*0 In#ee#, %n#e& t4e Fe#e&al R%les "3

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"3 t4e appeal.QFN** Als", p&"e#%&al v-"lat-"ns 92 t4e appellants #%&-n8 t4e-&

appeal #" n"t ;a&&ant #-s'-ssal "3 t4e appeal, ;4e&e t4e appeal -s 'e&-t"&-"%s, an#

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D"8""# Devel"p'ent an# Mana8e'ent C"., LLC v. 4-te Oa< T&ansp"&t C".,

In., +)1 N.C. *B*, )@ S.E.1# +)* >100$. N"n"'pl-ane -t4 t4e appellate &%les

#"es n"t, -ps" 3at", 'an#ate #-s'-ssal "3 an appeal. D"8""# Devel"p'ent an#Mana8e'ent C"., LLC v. 4-te Oa< T&ansp"&t C"., In., +)1 N.C. *B*, )@ S.E.1#

+)* >100$. 4en a pa&t2 3a-ls t" "'pl2 -t4 "ne "& '"&e n"n%&-s#-t-"nal

appellate &%les, t4e "%&t s4"%l# 3-&st #ete&'-ne 4et4e& t4e n"n"'pl-ane -s

s%9stant-al "& 8&"ss, -3 -t s" "nl%#es, -t s4"%l# t4en #ete&'-ne 4-4, -3 an2,

sant-"n s4"%l# 9e -'p"se#, an# 3-nall2, -3 t4e "%&t "nl%#es t4at #-s'-ssal -s t4e

app&"p&-ate sant-"n, -t 'a2 t4en "ns-#e& 4et4e& t4e -&%'stanes "3 t4e ase

%st-32 -nv"<-n8 t4e appellate &%le all"-n8 s%spens-"n "3 t4e &%les t" &ea4 t4e

'e&-ts "3 t4e appeal. D"8""# Devel"p'ent an# Mana8e'ent C"., LLC v. 4-te

Oa< T&ansp"&t C"., In., +)1 N.C. *B*, )@ S.E.1# +)* >100$. QEND OF

SUPPLEMENTR QFN*R U.S. v. Ca&el"<, @B F.+# + >+# C-&. 100)$. QFN1R 0. QFN+R D-Le" v. E&nst 5"%n8, B0* F.1# )1 >t4 C-&. *BB0$ >3e#e&al &%les$;

Pen-< v. Ca#" S2ste's "3 Cent. Ala9a'a, In., )1 S". 1# @B >Ala. *BB+$;

H"%st"n v. e-s'an, *B S..+# 10 >M". Ct. App. E.D. 100)$; State v. Ca8le,)* S.E.1# 0@ >N.C. Ct. App. 100$ >t4e &%les "3 appellate p&"e#%&e a&e

'an#at"&2 an# a v-"lat-"n s%9ets t4e appeal t" #-s'-ssal$; C"'. v. M%&p42, 0@

Pa. S%pe&. @1, @B1 A.1# @0 >*BB*$ >&-'-nal ase$; Le8e& v. State, @@ P.1# +@B

>2". *BB+$. As t" t4e #e8&ee "3 "'pl-ane neessa&2 t" av"-# a #-s'-ssal 3"&

3a-l%&e t" 3"ll" appellate &%les "3 p&"e#%&e, see *0. QFNR 4-ttle v. State, 1*0

Ga. App. *, + S.E.1# 1 >*BB+$; In &e !"s4%a ., B M#. App. ), )* A.1#

**@ >*BB+$; enel v. State, *@ S..+# *@ >M". Ct. App. S.D. 100)$, &e4?8an#"& t&ans3e& #en-e#, >Fe9. *, 100)$ an# t&ans3e& #en-e#, >Ap&. **, 100)$ an#

e&t. #en-e#, *1 S. Ct. 1)@, *)) L. E#. 1# 10 >U.S. 100)$. QFN@R C"l'"&e v.

Un-ns%&e# E'pl"2e&s? F%n#, 100@ MT 1+B, +1 M"nt. *, *1* P.+# *00 >100@$.

QFN)R M-lle& v. C-t2 "3 St. L"%-s, *0 S..+# )01 >M". Ct. App. E.D. 100$. QFNR

6""ne v. Evanst"n H"sp., 11@ Ill. App. +# *B@, *) Ill. De. , @ N.E.1# *0B>*st D-st. *BB1$; C-t2 "3 -4-ta v. 100 S"%t4 6&"a#a2, Lt#. Pa&tne&s4-p, 1@+

7an. +, @@ P.1# B@) >*BB+$. QFNR 7&e9s v. State, @ S". 1# + >Fla. D-st. Ct.

App. @t4 D-st. *BB*$ >t4e #-s'-ssal "3 an appeal 'a2 9e t"" 4a&s4 a sant-"n 3"& t4e

late 3-l-n8 "3 an -n-t-al 9&-e3$; 6""ne v. Evanst"n H"sp., 11@ Ill. App. +# *B@, *)

Ill. De. , @ N.E.1# *0B >*st D-st. *BB1$. QFNBR State v. Manes, **1 N.M.

*)*, *1 P.1# *+0B >Ct. App. *BB*$ >an appellate "%&t 'a2 #el-ne t" #-s'-ss a&-'-nal #e3en#ant?s appeal 3"& 3a-l%&e t" #es-8nate neessa&2 e=4-9-ts, as &e%-&e#

92 t4e appellate &%les "3 t4e %&-s#-t-"n, 4e&e t4e state ens%&e# t4at t4e p&"pe&

e=4-9-ts e&e 9e3"&e t4e appellate "%&t$; L.. S4"e'a<e&, M.D.,

In. v. C"nn"&, * O4-" App. +# , )*1 N.E.1# +)B >*0t4 D-st. F&an<l-n C"%nt2

*BB1$; Hel's v. 6"2le, +* Pa. S%pe&. )0), )+ A.1# )+0 >*BB$ >n"t-n8 t4at t4e

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-ss%e as n"t &a-se# -n t4e "pp"s-n8 pa&t2?s 9&-e3$. QFN*0 F%&l"n8 C"'pan-es, In.

v. C-t2 "3 7ansas C-t2, 100@ L 0@@1 >M". Ct. App. .D. 100@$, &e4?8 an#"&

t&ans3e& #en-e#, >Ma&. 1B, 100@$ an# t&ans3e&&e# t" M". S. Ct., *B S..+# *@

>M". 100)$. QFN** Fe#. R App. P. +>a$>1$. QFN*1 a&# v. C-&%s C-&%s Cas-n"s,

In., + F.+# BB >Bt4 C-&. 100$; C"le2 v. State, *+ N.C. App. *, )10 S.E.1#

1@ >100@$, a33?# as '"#-3-e# "n "t4e& 8&"%n#s, +)0 N.C. B+, )+* S.E.1# *1*>100)$. QFN*+ a&# v. C-&%s C-&%s Cas-n"s, In., + F.+# BB >Bt4 C-&. 100$;

T4e 6e2t, R-s4, R"99-ns G&"%p, A&4-tets v. Appala4-an Re8-"nal Healt4a&e,

In., @ S..1# >72. Ct. App. *BB+$ >a9sene "3 -n#-spensa9le pa&t2 "n &"ss

appeal$. QFN* C"a4'en In#%st&-es, In. v. C&"n Steel C"., @ N.E.1# )01

>In#. Ct. App. +# D-st. *BB*$. QFN*@ C-t2 O3 Clevelan# v. C"&nell, 100/O4-"/

*+@, 100 L )+B+* >O4-" Ct. App. t4 D-st. C%2a4"8a C"%nt2 100$. QFN*)

U.S. v. 6a&n4a&t, *@1 Fe#. App=. 1*0 >+# C-&. 100@$. QFN* He#&-< v. D-&et"& "3

Reven%e, 10 S..+# )@ >M". Ct. App. S.D. 100)$. QFN* 4-te v. 4-te, )

S..1# 1*1 >M". Ct. App. S.D. *BB+$. QFN*B enel v. State, *@ S..+# *@

>M". Ct. App. S.D. 100)$, &e4?8 an#"& t&ans3e& #en-e#, >Fe9. *, 100)$ an# t&ans3e&#en-e#, >Ap&. **, 100)$ an# e&t. #en-e#, *1 S. Ct. 1)@, *)) L. E#. 1# 10 >U.S.

100)$. QFN10 4-ttle v. State, 1*0 Ga. App. *, + S.E.1# 1 >*BB+$. QFN1*

4-ttle v. State, 1*0 Ga. App. *, + S.E.1# 1 >*BB+$; State v. Pea<, 1+S..1# 11 >Tenn. C&-'. App. *BB*$. QFN11 In &e Ca&#-e' CD Ant-t&%st

L-t-8at-"n, +B* F.+# *1, )0 Fe#. R. Se&v. +# 1), 100 FED App. 01BP >)t4 C-&.

100$, e&t. #en-e#, @ U.S. *0B, *1@ S. Ct. 11B, *)* L. E#. 1# *0B >100@$.

QFN1+ Pen-< v. Ca#" S2ste's "3 Cent. Ala9a'a, In., )1 S". 1# @B >Ala.

*BB+$. QFN1 Cle'ent v. G&aves, B1 S". 1# *B) >La. Ct. App. *st C-&. 100@$.

QFN1@ State v. M-lle&, *@ S..1# 1 >M". Ct. App. E.D. *BB*$. QFN1) Le8e& v.

State, @@ P.1# +@B >2". *BB+$.

*0. P&"e#%&al e&&"&sS%33--en2 "3 s%9stant-al "'pl-ane est?s 7e2

N%'9e& D-8est est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est, Appeal an# E&&"& <+ t" @ est?s7e2 N%'9e& D-8est, C&-'-nal La <**+*>$ est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est, Fe#e&al

C"%&ts <11 Appeals s4"%l# 9e 4ea&# "n t4e 'e&-ts -3 p"ss-9le,QFN* an#,

a"&#-n8l2, t4e appellate "%&ts s4"%l# l-9e&all2 -nte&p&et t4e appl-a9le appellate

&%les t" all" s%4 appeals t" p&"ee#.QFN1 S%9stant-al "'pl-ane -t4 t4e &%les

"3 appellate p&"e#%&e 'a2 9e 3"%n# s%33--ent t" av"-# t4e #-s'-ssal "3 an appeal

an# all" t4e "%&t t" a##&ess t4e 'e&-ts.QFN+ T4%s, 'e&e le&-al e&&"&s 'a2 9e

-ns%33--ent t" &e%-&e #-s'-ssal 4e&e t4e -ntent t" appeal -s lea&.QFN Als", t4e

appellate "%&t -s &el%tant t" #-s'-ss a p&"ee#-n8 9ea%se "ne see<s t4e &"n8

&e'e#2; a 'e&e '-sn"'e& "3 t4e p&"e#%&e s4"%l# "&#-na&-l2 n"t &es%lt -n a

#-s'-ssal.QFN@ M"&e"ve&, -n s"'e %&-s#-t-"ns t4e appellate "%&t -s &e%-&e# t"

all" an appellant t" "&&et an e&&"& 9e3"&e t4e "%&t an #-s'-ss t4e appeal,QFN)

s" t4at -3 t4e appellant t-'el2 3-les a #"%'ent -n a 9"na 3-#e atte'pt t" -nv"<e t4e

appellate "%&t?s %&-s#-t-"n, t4e appellate "%&t '%st, "n t4e appellant?s '"t-"n,

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all" t4e appellant t4e "pp"&t%n-t2 t" &e3-le "& a'en# t4e -nst&%'ent &e%-&e# t"

pe&3et t4e appeal.QFN O9se&vat-"n( T4e v-e 4as 9een e=p&esse# t4at -t -s n"t t4e

&"le "3 t4e appellate "%&ts t" &eate an appeal 3&"' an appellant, an# -3 v-"lat-"ns

"3 t4e &%les "3 appellate p&"e#%&e a&e "ve&l""<e# 92 -nv"<-n8 s%9stant-al

"'pl-ane, t4e &%les 9e"'e 'ean-n8less.QFN A"&#-n8l2, an appellate "%&t

'a2 n"t &ev-e an appeal t4at v-"lates t4e &%les "3 appellate p&"e#%&e even t4"%84s%4 v-"lat-"ns ne-t4e& -'pe#e t4e "%&t?s "'p&e4ens-"n "3 t4e -ss%es n"& 3&%st&ate

t4e appellate p&"ess.QFNB CUMULATIVE SUPPLEMENT Cases( C"'pl-ane

-t4 t4e appellate &%les -s 'an#at"&2. D"8""# Devel"p'ent an# Mana8e'ent

C"., LLC v. 4-te Oa< T&ansp"&t C"., In., +)1 N.C. *B*, )@ S.E.1# +)* >100$.

Pa&t-es 4" #e3a%lt %n#e& t4e appellate &%les "&#-na&-l2 3"&3e-t t4e-& &-84t t" &ev-e

"n t4e 'e&-ts. D"8""# Devel"p'ent an# Mana8e'ent C"., LLC v. 4-te Oa<

T&ansp"&t C"., In., +)1 N.C. *B*, )@ S.E.1# +)* >100$. QEND OF

SUPPLEMENT QFN* 0. QFN1 6&"n v. Ha'-#, @) S..1# @* >M". *BB+$.

QFN+ C"a4'en In#%st&-es, In. v. C&"n Steel C"., @ N.E.1# )01 >In#. Ct.

App. +# D-st. *BB*$; Dav-s v. State, * S..1# +@ >Te=. C&-'. App. *BB*$.QFN Al"n" v. S-lve&'an Ma&<s Pl%'9-n8 C"., )1+ S". 1# *0 >La. Ct. App.

t4 C-&. *BB+$ >4"l#-n8 t4at t4e "'-ss-"n "3 "ne appellant?s na'e 3&"' t4e appeals

9"n# #-# n"t a&&ant #-s'-ssal "3 t4at appellant 4e&e -t as lea& all t4e appellants-nten#e# t" appeal$. QFN@ S-3t v. State, B@1 S". 1# *0+B >M-ss. Ct. App. 100$.

QFN) Ra'-&e v. Pean Del%=e Can#2 C"., +B S..1# *0* >Te=. App. Dallas

*BB1$, &-t #en-e#, >De. +*, *BB1$. QFN G&an# P&a-&-e In#epen#ent S4""l D-st.

v. S"%t4e&n Pa&ts I'p"&ts, In., *+ S..1# BB, )B E#. La Rep. **0 >Te=.

*BB*$. QFN !"nes v. Ha&&els"n an# S'-t4 C"nt&at"&s, LLC, )+ S.E.1# 111

>N.C. Ct. App. 100)$. QFNB !"nes v. Ha&&els"n an# S'-t4 C"nt&at"&s, LLC, )+

S.E.1# 111 >N.C. Ct. App. 100)$.

Tenants a-ve# "n appeal t4e-& a&8%'ent t4at t&-al %#8e as &e%-&e# t" 3-n# at

least lea& an# "nv-n-n8 p&""3 "3 tenants? 9&ea4 "3 a lease a8&ee'ent, 4e&e t4e2

#-# n"t &a-se t4e -ss%e -n t4e t&-al "%&t -n ev-t-"n p&"ee#-n8s. 7""n v. Fa&es, +B

S.C. *@0, ))) S.E.1# 1+0 >100$.

V. E33et "3 Ta<-n8 Appeal; S%pe&se#eas "& Sta2 A. E33et "3 Ta<-n8 Appeal %p"n

!%#8'ent Appeale# 3&"' an# !%&-s#-t-"n "3 T&-al C"%&t *. In Gene&al T"p-S%''a&2 C"&&elat-"n Ta9le Re3e&enes +. Gene&all2 est?s 7e2 N%'9e&

D-8est est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est, Appeal an# E&&"& <+) est?s 7e2 N%'9e&D-8est, Fe#e&al C"%&ts <)*.* T4e 'e&e ta<-n8 "3 an appeal, 8ene&all2, #"es n"t

"pe&ate t" vaate "& n%ll-32 t4e %#8'ent appeale# 3&"',QFN* %nless t4e s"pe "3

&ev-e "n appeal -s #e n"v".QFN1 T4%s, a9sent a sta2 "& t4e 3-l-n8 "3 a s%pe&se#eas

9"n#, t4e %#8'ent 'a2 8ene&all2 9e en3"&e# 92 t4e t&-al "%&t,QFN+ "& e=e%te#%p"n 92 t4e pa&t2 4" "n t4e %#8'ent.QFN 4-le t4e %#8'ent "& t4e "&#e&

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"%&t pe&ta-n-n8 t" t4e 'e&-ts "3 t4e %#8'ent an# ente&e# a3te& t4e appeal 4as 9een

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&eve&se, '"#-32, "& a33-&' t4at %#8'ent.QFN*+ F"& -nstane, t4e "%&t 'a2

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"%&t t" p&"ee# -t4 spe-3-all2 state# 'atte&s.QFN*B P&at-e T-p( T4e p&e-se

t-'e at 4-4 a p&"pe&l2 ta<en appeal #-vests t4e t&-al "%&t "3 %&-s#-t-"n va&-es

a'"n8 states.QFN10 CUMULATIVE SUPPLEMENT Cases( 4-le an appeal -s

pen#-n8, a l"e& "%&t ann"t at "n 'atte&s a33et-n8 t4e -ss%e "n appeal.

G&"ss4%es4 v. C&a'e&, + S.C. *1, )@B S.E.1# **1 >100$. QEND OF

SUPPLEMENT QFN* Matte& "3 C"'9-ne# Metals Re#%t-"n C"., @@ F.1# *B,1+ Fe#. R. Se&v. 1# *1*B >Bt4 C-&. *B$; S"la&ana v. In#%st&-al Elet&"n-s, In., @0

Ha. 11, 1 P.1# ** >*B)$; Mal-< v. Mal-<, 1* O&. *+, @+0 P.1# *1+

>*B@$. QFN1 Fel#'an v. St. Ma&2?s H"sp-tal an# Healt4 Cente&, *1) A&-. 1)1,

)* P.1# ++ >Ct. App. D-v. 1 *B0$. QFN+ TSA Inte&n. Lt#. v. S4-'-% C"&p., B1

Ha. 1+, BB0 P.1# *+ >*BBB$, as a'en#e# "n #en-al "3 &e"ns-#e&at-"n, >De. +0,*BBB$; In &e G%a&#-ans4-p "3 H-<'an, ** N.E.1# + >In#. Ct. App. 100$,

t&ans3e& #en-e#, +* N.E.1# + >In#. 100@$. QFN Matte& "3 Estate "3 M"&elan#,

@+ S". 1# *+@ >M-ss. *BB$; -est v. -e8ele, *0 O4-" App. +# 00, 100)/

O4-"/@+, ) N.E.1# *00 >*st D-st. Ha'-lt"n C"%nt2 100)$. QFN@ 6e&t Allen

T"2"ta, In. v. G&as, B S". 1# +@ >M-ss. Ct. App. 100$. QFN) C-t2 "3

Dev"n#ale v. Stall-n8s, B@ S..1# B@ >72. *BB0$. N"t-e "3 appeal #ep&-ve# t4e#-st&-t "%&t "3 %&-s#-t-"n t" 8&ant appellant?s '"t-"n t" &e"pen t4e &e"&# t"

pe&'-t -nt&"#%t-"n "3 ve&-3-e# -nte&&"8at"&2 anse&s. VF6 LLC v. Ca'p9ell S"%p

C"., 1 F.+# )1 >+# C-&. 100$. QFN +B). QFN MNe-l v. Heste&, @+ S". 1#

*0@ >M-ss. 1000$. QFNB S4n-e& v. D-st&-t C"%&t In an# F"& C-t2 an# C"%nt2 "3

Denve&, )B) P.1# 1) >C"l". *B@$; C"&9-n v. State Fa&' Ins. C"., *0B N.M. @B,

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)@ P.1# 1+ >*B+$; R"9e&ts"n v. Ran8e& Ins. C"., )B S..1# 10B >Te=. *B@$.

QFN** Ca&&"ll C"%nt2 Dept. "3 S"-al Se&v-es v. E#el'ann, +10 M#. *@0, @

A.1# * >*BB0$. QFN*1 In Inte&est "3 6.L., 0 N..1# ++ >I"a *BB*$; Dent v.

S-''"ns, )* M#. App. *11, @ A.1# 10 >*B@$. !%&-s#-t-"n "ve& aa&# "3

att"&ne2?s 3ees n"t-t4stan#-n8 appeal, see +B*. QFN*+ In &e S.!., *0) O4-" St. +#**, 100@/O4-"/+1*@, 1B N.E.1# *10 >100@$. QFN* In &e M!7 Clea&-n8, In.,

+01 6.R. 11 >D. M-nn. 100+$. QFN*@ 6e&t Allen T"2"ta, In. v. G&as, B S". 1#

+@ >M-ss. Ct. App. 100$. QFN*) U.S. v. He-nen, +@ F. S%pp. 1# *1 >D.N.M.

100@$; R.M.S. T-tan-, In. v. &e<e# an# A9an#"ne# Vessel, +1 F. S%pp. 1#

)), * A.L.R.)t4 @B >E.D. Va. 100$ >appeal 3&"' #en-al "3 p&el-'-na&2

ev-#ent-a&2 '"t-"ns$. QFN* In &e S.!., *0) O4-" St. +# **, 100@/O4-"/+1*@, 1B

N.E.1# *10 >100@$. QFN* E= pa&te An#&es, @10 S". 1# @0 >Ala. *B$; In &e

C%st"#2 "3 R.R.7., 1)0 M"nt. *B*, @B P.1# BB >*BB+$. Aa&# "3 att"&ne2?s 3ees

92 t&-al "%&t n"t-t4stan#-n8 ta<-n8 "3 appeal, see +B*. QFN*B MG%&n v. S"tt,

@B) S". 1# *01 >Fla. *BB1$ >#-&et-n8 t4e t&-al "%&t t" 'a<e a #ete&'-nat-"n as t"t4e a'"%nt "3 p&e%#8'ent -nte&est #%e$. QFN10 M"&&-s"n v. T2s"n F""#s, In., **

A&<. App. *)*, )) S..1# >*B$ >l"#8-n8 "3 &e"&# "n appeal -n appellate

"%&t$; 6e&t Allen T"2"ta, In. v. G&as, B S". 1# +@ >M-ss. Ct. App. 100$>3-l-n8 "3 n"t-e "3 appeal$.

P&at-e T-p( Alt4"%84 -t -s s"'et-'es sa-# t4at appellate &ev-e "3 p&"ee#-n8s -n

e%-t2 -s #e n"v", -n t4-s "nte=t #e n"v" 8ene&all2 &e3e&s t" t4e a9sene "3#e3e&ene t" t4e 3at%al 3-n#-n8s "3 t4e l"e& "%&t &at4e& t4an t" t&-al #e n"v"; t4e

&ev-e-n8 "%&t 'a2 n"t t&2 t4e ase ane, 9%t &at4e& -s l-'-te# t" t4e &e"&#

t&ans'-tte# 3&"' t4e t&-al "%&t. U. S. v. C-t2 "3 6&""<4aven, *+ F.1# 1 >C.C.A.@t4 C-&. *B+$; a-te v. A.S. 6att-at" C"., In., 1+ Ne9. *@*, )B N..1# ))

>*BB*$. AM!UR APPELLATE )1.

II. Appeala9le Matte&s A. In Gene&al; F-nal-t2 +. E=ept-"ns an# %al-3-at-"ns t"

F-nal !%#8'ent R%le a. In Gene&al T"p- S%''a&2 C"&&elat-"n Ta9le Re3e&enes

*0@. C"llate&al "&#e& #"t&-ne est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est est?s 7e2 N%'9e&

D-8est, Appeal an# E&&"& <1, * est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est, Fe#e&al C"%&ts

<@1.* Ce&ta-n "&#e&s ente&e# #%&-n8 t4e "%&se "3 a t&-al, 4-4 #ete&'-ne

-'p"&tant &-84ts "3 t4e pa&t-es, 9%t 4-4 a&e n"t &elate# t" t4e a%se "3 at-"n

p&esente#, a&e appeala9le %n#e& t4e "llate&al "&#e& #"t&-ne, even t4"%84 s%4

"&#e&s #" n"t "nl%#e t4e ase.QFN* Un#e& t4e "llate&al "&#e& #"t&-ne, t4e"%&ts "3 appeals 'a2 "ns-#e& "nl2 -ss%es "3 la an# 'a2 n"t "ns-#e& an2 ase

4-4 &a-ses a 8en%-ne -ss%e "3 'ate&-al 3at "n appeal.QFN1 T4e "llate&al "&#e&

#"t&-ne -s 9est %n#e&st""# n"t as an e=ept-"n t" t4e 3-nal #e-s-"n &%le la-# #"n

-n t4e stat%te 4-4 8-ves t4e Un-te# States C"%&ts "3 Appeals %&-s#-t-"n "ve& all

3-nal #e-s-"ns "3 #-st&-t "%&t t4at a&e n"t #-&etl2 appeala9le t" t4e S%p&e'e

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C"%&t, 9%t as a p&at-al "nst&%t-"n "3 t4e &%le.QFN+R T4e stat%t"&2 a%t4"&-t2 "3

t4e C"%&ts "3 Appeals t" &ev-e; all D3-nal #e-s-"nsM "3 t4e #-st&-t "%&ts -nl%#es

appellate E%&-s#-t-"n "ve& a na&&"; lass "3 #e-s-"ns t4at #" n"t te&'-nate t4e

l-t-8at-"n 9%t a&e s%33--entl2 -'p"&tant an# "llate&al t" t4e 'e&-ts t4at t4e2 s4"%l#

n"net4eless 9e t&eate# as 3-nal.QFNR T4e "llate&al "&#e& #"t&-ne a"''"#ates a

s'all lass "3 &%l-n8s, n"t "nl%#-n8 t4e l-t-8at-"n, 9%t "nl%s-vel2 &es"lv-n8la-'s "3 &-84t t4at a&e sepa&a9le 3&"', an# "llate&al t", &-84ts asse&te# -n t4e

at-"n, an# t4at a&e t"" -'p"&tant t" 9e #en-e# &ev-e; an# t"" -n#epen#ent "3 t4e

a%se -tsel3 t" &e%-&e t4at appellate "ns-#e&at-"n 9e #e3e&&e# %nt-l t4e ;4"le ase

-s a#E%#-ate#.QFN@R H";eve&, 8-ven t4e 8ene&al &%le t4at a pa&t2 -s ent-tle# t" a

s-n8le appeal, t" 9e #e3e&&e# %nt-l 3-nal E%#8'ent 4as 9een ente&e#, -n ;4-4 appeal

la-'s "3 e&&"& 92 a 3e#e&al #-st&-t "%&t at an2 sta8e "3 t4e l-t-8at-"n 'a2 9e

vent-late#, t4e "n#-t-"ns 3"& appeal %n#e& t4e stat%te 8"ve&n-n8 appeals t" t4e

Un-te# States C"%&ts "3 Appeals p%&s%ant t" t4e "llate&al "&#e& #"t&-ne a&e

st&-n8ent.QFN)R F"& p%&p"ses "3 #ete&'-n-n8 ;4et4e& a 3e#e&al #-st&-t "%&t "&#e& -s

-''e#-atel2 appeala9le as a D3-nal #e-s-"nM p%&s%ant t" t4e "llate&al "&#e&#"t&-ne, t4e %est-"n ;4et4e& a &-84t -s a#e%atel2 v-n#-a9le "& e33et-vel2

&ev-e;a9le "n appeal 3&"' 3-nal E%#8'ent ann"t 9e ans;e&e# ;-t4"%t a E%#8'ent

a9"%t t4e val%e "3 t4e -nte&ests t4at ;"%l# 9e l"st t4&"%84 &-8"&"%s appl-at-"n "3 a3-nal E%#8'ent &e%-&e'ent.QFNLR T4e -ss%e "3 appeala9-l-t2 p%&s%ant t" t4e

"llate&al "&#e& #"t&-ne -s t" 9e #ete&'-ne# 3"& t4e ent-&e ate8"&2 t" ;4-4 a la-'

9el"n8s, ;-t4"%t &e8a&# t" t4e 4ane t4at t4e l-t-8at-"n at 4an# '-84t 9e spee#e#,

"& a pa&t-%la& -nE%st-e ave&te#, 92 a p&"'pt appellate "%&t #e-s-"n.QFNR T4e

"n#-t-"ns 3"& D"llate&al "&#e& appealM a&e st&-n8ent, an# &e%-&e t4at an "&#e& >*$

"nl%s-vel2 #ete&'-ne t4e #-sp%te# %est-"n, >1$ &es"lve an -'p"&tant -ss%e

"'pletel2 sepa&ate 3&"' t4e 'e&-ts "3 t4e at-"n, an# >+$ 9e e33et-vel2%n&ev-e;a9le "n appeal 3&"' a 3-nal E%#8'ent.QFNBR T4e "&#e& '%st 9e t4e 3-nal

#-sp"s-t-"n "3 t4e "llate&al -ss%e, an# tentat-ve "&#e&s "n "llate&al -ss%es ann"t 9e

appeale#.QFN*0R I3 t4e "&#e& "nl2 p&esents a 3at%al %est-"n ;4-4 'a2 #-33e& -n

ea4 ase,QFN**R "& -3 -t -nv"lves an e=e&-se "3 #-s&et-"n ;4-4 'a2 9e

&e"ns-#e&e# 92 t4e t&-al "%&t,QFN*1R an appeal s4"%l# n"t 9e all";e#. T4e"llate&al "&#e& e=ept-"n t" t4e 3-nal E%#8'ent &%le #"es n"t appl2 t" pe&'-t a

pla-nt-33 t" -''e#-atel2 appeal a #-st&-t "%&t?s "&#e&s sta2-n8 -ts at-"n t" "llet

"n a E%#8'ent a8a-nst t4e #e3en#ant, ;4e&e t4e at-"n -s sta2e# pen#-n8 &es"l%t-"n

"3 pa&allel state p&"ee#-n8s, an# #-sp%te# %est-"ns 4ave n"t 9een "nl%s-vel2

#ete&'-ne#.QFN*+R T4e &e%-&e'ent t4at t4e "&#e& '%st &es"lve an -'p"&tant -ss%e

"'pletel2 sepa&ate 3&"' t4e 'e&-ts "3 t4e at-"n p&events p-ee'eal &ev-e; an#, asa &es%lt, "&#e&s ;4-4 -nv"lve "ns-#e&at-"ns t4at a&e en'es4e# -n t4e 3at%al an#

le8al -ss%es "3 t4e a%se "3 at-"n a&e n"t -''e#-atel2 &ev-e;a9le.QFN*R An "&#e&

#-s'-ss-n8 3"& la< "3 stan#-n8 t4e la-'s "3 a 8&"%p "3 pla-nt-33s 3"& -nE%nt-ve

&el-e3 a8a-nst an alle8e# #en-al "3 p&e3e&&e# s4""l ass-8n'ents 9ase# "n &ae -s n"t

-''e#-atel2 appeala9le %n#e& t4e "llate&al "&#e& #"t&-ne, 9ea%se -t -s lea&l2 n"t

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sepa&a9le 3&"' t4e 'e&-ts, -n t4at t4e "&#e& -s #epen#ent "n t4e "%&t?s eval%at-"n "3

t4e 3at%al 9as-s 3"& a la-' "3 %n"nst-t%t-"nal #-s&-'-nat-"n, as ell as t4e

appl-at-"n "3 stan#-n8 %&-sp&%#ene t" t4"se 3ats.QFN*@ T4e &e%-&e'ent t4at

t4e "&#e& 9e e33et-vel2 %n&ev-ea9le "n 3-nal appeal 'eans t4at t4e &-84ts asse&te#

"%l# 9e l"st.QFN*) It -s n"t 'e&e av"-#ane "3 a t&-al, 9%t av"-#ane "3 a t&-al t4at

"%l# -'pe&-l a s%9stant-al p%9l- -nte&est, t4at "%nts 4en as<-n8 4et4e& a#-st&-t "%&t "&#e& -s e33et-vel2 %n&ev-ea9leM -3 &ev-e -s t" 9e le3t %nt-l a3te&

ent&2 "3 a 3-nal %#8'ent, as &e%-&e# %n#e& t4e "llate&al "&#e& #"t&-ne.QFN*

T4e "llate&al "&#e& #"t&-ne #"es n"t p&"v-#e an e=ept-"n t" t4e 3-nal-t2 &%le, as a

9as-s 3"& appellate %&-s#-t-"n "ve& #-s"ve&2 "&#e&s "3 a #-st&-t "%&t -n an

"n8"-n8 en3"&e'ent p&"ee#-n8, 4e&e #-sl"s%&e 4as al&ea#2 "%&&e#, s-ne

#e3e&&-n8 &ev-e %nt-l a 3-nal #e-s-"n 92 t4e #-st&-t "%&t -ll n"t a%se a##-t-"nal

4a&', an# an2 4a&' t4at 4as "%&&e# -ll 9e &ev-ea9le 4en a 3-nal "&#e& -s

-ss%e#.QFN* A state 4as t4e 9ene3-t "3 t4e "llate&al "&#e& #"t&-ne t" appeal a

#e-s-"n #en2-n8 -ts la-' t" Elevent4 A'en#'ent -''%n-t2.QFN*B D-st&-t "%&t

"&#e&s &eet-n8 a9s"l%te -''%n-t2 an# %al-3-e# -''%n-t2 l-<e-se a&e-''e#-atel2 appeala9le %n#e& t4e #"t&-ne;QFN10 s%4 an "&#e&, 4et4e& ente&e#

at t4e #-s'-ssal sta8e "& t4e s%''a&2 %#8'ent sta8e, -s a 3-nal %#8'ent s%9et t"

-''e#-ate appeal.QFN1* Re'-n#e&( A state appellate &%le -s n"t p&ee'pte# 92 t4e3e#e&al -v-l &-84ts laQFN11 t" t4e e=tent t4e &%le #"es n"t all" state "33--als t"

ta<e an -nte&l"%t"&2 appeal 3&"' #en-al "3 %al-3-e# -''%n-t2, 4e&e s%4 a &%le -s

a ne%t&al state &%le 3"& a#'-n-ste&-n8 t4e state "%&ts, appl-at-"n "3 t4e &%le

p&-'a&-l2 -nv"lves a 9alan-n8 "3 state -nte&ests, an# #ela2-n8 an appeal "%l# n"t

a33et t4e %lt-'ate "%t"'e "3 t4e ase; t4e &-84t t" -''e#-ate appeal -n 3e#e&al

"%&t -s a p&"e#%&al &-84t t4at #"es n"t appl2 -n a n"n3e#e&al 3"&%'.QFN1+ On t4e

"t4e& 4an#, a #-st&-t "%&t?s #en-al "3 a "%nt2?s '"t-"n 3"& s%''a&2 %#8'ent -nan at-"n %n#e& Set-"n *B+QFN1 9ase# "n '%n--pal l-a9-l-t2 -s n"t

-''e#-atel2 appeala9le; %nl-<e %al-3-e# -''%n-t2 ent-tle'ent, a '%n--pal

#e3ense %n#e& Set-"n *B+ -s n"t a &-84t t" -''%n-t2 3&"' t&-al, 9%t a 'e&e #e3ense

t" l-a9-l-t2, an# t4e "llate&al "&#e& #"t&-ne #"es n"t appl2.QFN1@ L-<e-se, a

#-st&-t "%&t "&#e& &eet-n8 t4e %#8'ent 9a& "3 t4e Fe#e&al T"&t Cla-'s At>FTCA$ as a #e3ense t" a 6-vens at-"n 9&"%84t a8a-nst 8"ve&n'ent a8ents 92

pla-nt-33s, 4"se at-"n a8a-nst t4e Un-te# States %n#e& t4e FTCA as #-s'-sse#

a3te& t4e 6-vens at-"n as 3-le#, as n"t -''e#-atel2 appeala9le %n#e& t4e

"llate&al "&#e& #"t&-ne.QFN1) -t4 &espet t" s"'e #a'a8es la-'s, %n#e& t4e

6-vens #e-s-"n,QFN1 92 an -n#-v-#%al 4" as a 3"&'e& e'pl"2ee "3 a sav-n8s

an# l"an ass"-at-"n, a8a-nst a 3"&'e& a8ent "3 a 3e#e&al 9an<-n8 9"a&#, 3"& alle8e#v-"lat-"ns "3 t4e -n#-v-#%al?s 3e#e&al "nst-t%t-"nal &-84ts t" #%e p&"ess, t4e a8ent

as n"t l-'-te# t" "ne -nte&l"%t"&2 appeal t" a 3e#e&al "%&t "3 appeals 3&"' a

#en-al "3 %al-3-e# -''%n-t2, 4e&e t4e a8ent as appeal-n8 3&"' a 3e#e&al #-st&-t

"%&t?s #en-al "3 s%''a&2 %#8'ent "n %al-3-e# -''%n-t2 8&"%n#s; an "&#e&

&eet-n8 t4e #e3ense "3 %al-3-e# -''%n-t2 at e-t4e& t4e #-s'-ssal sta8e "& t4e

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s%''a&2 %#8'ent sta8e -s a 3-nal %#8'ent s%9et t" -''e#-ate appeal, t" t4e

e=tent t4at t4e "&#e& t%&ns "n an -ss%e "3 la, an# an %ns%ess3%l appeal 3&"' a

#en-al "3 #-s'-ssal ann"t &en#e& t4e late& #en-al "3 s%''a&2 %#8'ent an2 less

3-nal.QFN1 CUMULATIVE SUPPLEMENT Cases( T4at a #-st&-t "%&t &%l-n8

'a2 9%&#en l-t-8ants -n a2s t4at a&e "nl2 -'pe&3etl2 &epa&a9le 92 appellate

&eve&sal "3 a 3-nal #-st&-t "%&t %#8'ent #"es n"t s%33-e, 3"& p%&p"ses "3 "llate&al"&#e& #"t&-ne, 4-4 all"s an -''e#-ate appeal t" a "%&t "3 appeals 3&"' a

n"n3-nal #e-s-"n "3 a #-st&-t "%&t; -nstea#, t4e #e-s-ve "ns-#e&at-"n -s 4et4e&

#ela2-n8 &ev-e %nt-l t4e ent&2 "3 3-nal %#8'ent "%l# -'pe&-l a s%9stant-al p%9l-

-nte&est "& s"'e pa&t-%la& val%e "3 a 4-84 "&#e&. M"4a< In#%st&-es, In. v.

Ca&pente&, *+0 S. Ct. @BB >100B$. T4e "llate&al "&#e& #"t&-ne, 4-4 all"s an

-''e#-ate appeal t" a "%&t "3 appeals 3&"' a n"n3-nal #e-s-"n "3 a #-st&-t "%&t,

'%st neve& 9e all"e# t" sall" t4e 8ene&al &%le t4at a pa&t2 -s ent-tle# t" a s-n8le

appeal, t" 9e #e3e&&e# %nt-l 3-nal %#8'ent 4as 9een ente&e#. M"4a< In#%st&-es,

In. v. Ca&pente&, *+0 S. Ct. @BB >100B$. Stat%t"&2 %&-s#-t-"n "3 "%&ts "3 appeals,

3"& appeals 3&"' 3-nal #e-s-"ns "3 #-st&-t "%&ts, en"'passes n"t "nl2 %#8'entst4at te&'-nate an at-"n, 9%t als" a s'all lass "3 "llate&al &%l-n8s t4at, alt4"%84

t4e2 #" n"t en# t4e l-t-8at-"n, a&e app&"p&-atel2 #ee'e# 3-nal %n#e& t4e "llate&al

"&#e& #"t&-ne, 4-4 s'all ate8"&2 -nl%#es "nl2 #e-s-"ns t4at a&e "nl%s-ve,t4at &es"lve -'p"&tant %est-"ns sepa&ate 3&"' t4e 'e&-ts, an# t4at a&e e33et-vel2

%n&ev-ea9le "n appeal 3&"' t4e 3-nal %#8'ent -n t4e %n#e&l2-n8 at-"n. 1

U.S.C.A. *1B*. M"4a< In#%st&-es, In. v. Ca&pente&, *+0 S. Ct. @BB >100B$.

P&"v-#e# -t t%&ns "n -ss%e "3 la, #-st&-t "%&t "&#e& #en2-n8 %al-3-e# -''%n-t2

an 3all -t4-n na&&" lass "3 p&e%#8'ent "&#e&s &ev-ea9le %n#e& "llate&al

"&#e& #"t&-ne;

s%4 an "&#e& "nl%s-vel2 #ete&'-nes t4at #e3en#ant '%st 9ea& 9%&#ens "3#-s"ve&2, "nept%all2 #-st-nt 3&"' 'e&-ts "3 pla-nt-33?s la-', an# "%l# p&"ve

e33et-vel2 %n&ev-ea9le "n appeal 3&"' 3-nal %#8'ent. 1 U.S.C.A. *1B*.

As4&"3t v. I9al, *1B S. Ct. *B+, *+ L. E#. 1# ), + Fe#. R. Se&v. +# +

>100B$. Un#e& :"llate&al/"&#e& #"t&-ne,: l-'-te# set "3 #-st&-t "%&t "&#e&s a&e

&ev-ea9le t4"%84 s4"&t "3 3-nal %#8'ent; "&#e&s -t4-n t4-s na&&" ate8"&2 a&e-''e#-atel2 appeala9le 9ea%se t4e2 3-nall2 #ete&'-ne la-'s "3 &-84t sepa&a9le

3&"', an# "llate&al t", &-84ts asse&te# -n at-"n, t"" -'p"&tant t" 9e #en-e# &ev-e

an# t"" -n#epen#ent "3 a%se -tsel3 t" &e%-&e t4at appellate "ns-#e&at-"n 9e

#e3e&&e# %nt-l 4"le ase -s a#%#-ate#. 1 U.S.C.A. *1B*. As4&"3t v. I9al, *1B

S. Ct. *B+, *+ L. E#. 1# ), + Fe#. R. Se&v. +# + >100B$. D-st&-t "%&t

#e-s-"n #en2-n8 G"ve&n'ent "33-e&?s la-' "3 %al-3-e# -''%n-t2 an 3all -t4-nna&&" lass "3 appeala9le "&#e&s #esp-te t4e a9sene "3 a 3-nal %#8'ent. 1

U.S.C.A. *1B*. As4&"3t v. I9al, *1B S. Ct. *B+, *+ L. E#. 1# ), + Fe#. R.

Se&v. +# + >100B$. P&"v-#e# -t t%&ns "n -ss%e "3 la, #-st&-t "%&t "&#e& #en2-n8

%al-3-e# -''%n-t2 an 3all -t4-n na&&" lass "3 p&e%#8'ent "&#e&s &ev-ea9le

%n#e& "llate&al "&#e& #"t&-ne; s%4 an "&#e& "nl%s-vel2 #ete&'-nes t4at

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#e3en#ant '%st 9ea& 9%&#ens "3 #-s"ve&2, "nept%all2 #-st-nt 3&"' 'e&-ts "3

pla-nt-33?s la-', an# "%l# p&"ve e33et-vel2 %n&ev-ea9le "n appeal 3&"' 3-nal

%#8'ent. As4&"3t v. I9al, *1B S. Ct. *B+, *+ L. E#. 1# ), + Fe#. R. Se&v.

+# + >100B$. Un#e& :"llate&al/"&#e& #"t&-ne,: l-'-te# set "3 #-st&-t "%&t "&#e&s

a&e &ev-ea9le t4"%84 s4"&t "3 3-nal %#8'ent; "&#e&s -t4-n t4-s na&&" ate8"&2

a&e -''e#-atel2 appeala9le 9ea%se t4e2 3-nall2 #ete&'-ne la-'s "3 &-84t sepa&a9le3&"', an# "llate&al t", &-84ts asse&te# -n at-"n, t"" -'p"&tant t" 9e #en-e# &ev-e

an# t"" -n#epen#ent "3 a%se -tsel3 t" &e%-&e t4at appellate "ns-#e&at-"n 9e

#e3e&&e# %nt-l 4"le ase -s a#%#-ate#. As4&"3t v. I9al, *1B S. Ct. *B+, *+ L.

E#. 1# ), + Fe#. R. Se&v. +# + >100B$. T4"%84 n"t a 3-nal &es"l%t-"n "3 t4e

ase, an "&#e& 3"& t4e p&"#%t-"n "3 #"%'ents "ve& 4-4 a p&-v-le8e -s asse&te# -s

appeala9le as 3-nall2 &es"lv-n8 a "llate&al #-s"ve&2 -ss%e. a4tel v. Healt4 Net,

In., 1 F.+# 11@, + Fe#. R. Ev-#. Se&v. **+ >+# C-&. 100$. Un#e& t4e "llate&al

"&#e& #"t&-ne, alt4"%84 :3-nal #e-s-"ns: %n#e& appellate %&-s#-t-"n stat%te

t2p-all2 a&e %#8'ents te&'-nat-n8 an at-"n, stat%te als" en"'passes s'all

ate8"&2 "3 p&e%#8'ent "&#e&s t4at a&e "llate&al t" t4e 'e&-ts "3 an at-"n an# t""-'p"&tant t" 9e #en-e# -''e#-ate &ev-e; t4-s ate8"&2 -nl%#es "nl2 #e-s-"ns >*$

t4at a&e "nl%s-ve, >1$ t4at &es"lve -'p"&tant %est-"ns sepa&ate 3&"' t4e 'e&-ts,

an# >+$ t4at a&e e33et-vel2 %n&ev-ea9le "n appeal 3&"' t4e 3-nal %#8'ent -n t4e%n#e&l2-n8 at-"n. 1 U.S.C.A. *1B*. U.S. v. M2e&s, @B+ F.+# ++ >t4 C-&.

10*0$. C"%&t "3 Appeals #-# n"t 4ave %&-s#-t-"n %n#e& t4e "llate&al "&#e& #"t&-ne

t" a##&ess pa&-s4?s a&8%'ent, "n -nte&l"%t"&2 appeal 3&"' #en-al "3 -ts '"t-"n t"

#-s'-ss at-"n 9&"%84t 92 "nt&at"& an# s%9"nt&at"& 3"& pa2'ents alle8e#l2 #%e,

"ne&n-n8 t4e "llate&al est"ppel e33et "3 a &%l-n8 92 an"t4e& %#8e -n t4e sa'e

#-st&-t 4-4 "nst&%e# t4e sa'e 4"-e"3/3"&%' la%se p&esent -n pa&-s4?s "nt&at

-t4 "nt&at"&. Un-te# D-saste& Resp"nse, LLC v. O'n- P-nnale, LLC, @** F.+#) >@t4 C-&. 100$, e&t. #en-e#, 100 L *0+)** >U.S. 100$. Appeal "3 #-st&-t

"%&t?s #en-al "3 %al-3-e# -''%n-t2 at s%''a&2 %#8'ent -s -nte&l"%t"&2 appeal

t4at C"%&t "3 Appeals 4ea&s as 3-nal #e-s-"n "3 #-st&-t "%&t, p%&s%ant t" "llate&al

"&#e& #"t&-ne. D"&se2 v. 6a&9e&, @* F.+# +B >)t4 C-&. 100$. Un&es"lve#

"llate&al -ss%es "3 t&a#e'a&< "ne&?s '"t-"n 3"& 3ees an# "sts an# sepa&ate'"t-"n t" 4ave "'pet-t"& 4el# -n "nte'pt #-# n"t a33et e=-stene "3 appellate

%&-s#-t-"n 3"& p%&p"ses "3 a##&ess-n8 -ss%es 9e3"&e C"%&t "3 Appeals "3 #a'a8es

3"& "'pet-t"&?s -n3&-n8e'ent %n#e& Lan4a' At, 4e&e "'pet-t"& 4a# 9een

p&"pe&l2 se&ve# 9%t 3a-le# t" appea& "& anse& "ne&?s "'pla-nt, "'pet-t"& 4a#

9een 3"%n# t" 9e -n #e3a%lt, an# #e3a%lt %#8'ent 4a# 9een ente&e# an# "ne&?s

'"t-"n 3"& &e"ns-#e&at-"n late& 4a# 9een #en-e#. MS Ga'-n8 In. v. PCP&"#%t-"ns Lt#., @1 F.+# )0* >t4 C-&. 100$, as a'en#e#, >Sept. *), 100$. All

t4&ee &e%-&e'ents 3"& "llate&al "&#e& appeal '%st 9e 'et 3"& a "%&t t" e=e&-se

%&-s#-t-"n %n#e& t4e "llate&al "&#e& #"t&-ne. G&eensp&-n8s 6apt-st C4&-st-an

Fell"s4-p T&%st v. C-lle2, )1B F.+# *0) >Bt4 C-&. 10*0$. C"llate&al/"&#e& #"t&-ne

#-# n"t appl2 t" all" appellate &ev-e "3 #-st&-t "%&t?s &e'an# "&#e& -n p&"pe&t2

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"ne&s? at-"n t" %-et t-tle t" &eal p&"pe&t2 3"&'e&l2 %se# as a &a-l&"a# &-84t"3/a2

a8a-nst &a-la2 "'pan2 an# t&a-l a%t4"&-t2, #esp-te #e3en#ants? atte'pt t" 3as4-"n

a &ev-ea9le "llate&al "&#e& 92 a88&e8at-n8 seve&al #-st&-t "%&t state'ents a9"%t

p&"pe&t2 "ne&s? state/la la-'s; t4e "llate&al/"&#e& #"t&-ne "nl2 pe&'-tte#

&ev-e 4e&e t4e stat%t"&2 9a& "n &ev-e "3 &e'an# "&#e&s #-# n"t appl2, an# #-#

n"t p&"v-#e an -n#epen#ent 9as-s 3"& &ev-e. M""#2 v. G&eat este&n R2. C"., @+)F.+# **@ >*0t4 C-&. 100$. M"t-"n t" #-s'-ss -n#-t'ent 4a&8-n8 "nsp-&a2 t"

p"ssess an# at%al p"ssess-"n "3 'a&-%ana -t4 -ntent t" #-st&-9%te "n 9as-s t4at

p&"se%t-"n "nst-t%te# a s%9stant-al 9%&#en "n #e3en#ant?s e=e&-se "3 t4e-& &el-8-"n

-n v-"lat-"n "3 t4e RFRA #-# n"t -'pl-ate t4e F-&st A'en#'ent &-84t n"t t" 9e

t&-e#, an# t4%s, appeal 3&"' "&#e& #en2-n8 '"t-"n #-# n"t "'e -t4-n "llate&al

"&#e& e=ept-"n t" 8ene&al &%le t4at %&-s#-t-"n "3 C"%&t "3 Appeals -n &-'-nal

'atte&s -s l-'-te# t" appeals 3&"' 3-nal %#8'ents; #e3en#ants asse&te# "nl2 a F-&st

A'en#'ent #e3ense. U.S. v. %a-ntane, @1+ F.+# ** >*0t4 C-&. 100$. D-st&-t

"%&t?s #en-al "3 '"t-"n t" #-s'-ss -n #e-s-"n "nl%s-vel2 #ete&'-n-n8 -ss%e "3

s%9et 'atte& %&-s#-t-"n "ve& L-92a #esp-te asse&t-"n "3 s"ve&e-8n -''%n-t2,sepa&ate 3&"' 'e&-ts "3 F&en4 "&8an-at-"n?s s%-t, %n#e& t4e F"&e-8n S"ve&e-8n

I''%n-t-es At >FSIA$, "n 9e4al3 "3 -ns%&e&s t4at "'pensate# s%&v-v"&s an#

estates "3 passen8e&s <-lle# -n 9"'9-n8 "3 F&en4 a-&l-ne& -n A3&-a, as &ev-ea9le"n -nte&l"%t"&2 appeal, %n#e& "llate&al "&#e& e=ept-"n t" 3-nal-t2 &%le, s-ne

#e-s-"n "%l# 4ave 9een e33et-vel2 %n&ev-ea9le "n appeal 3&"' 3-nal %#8'ent

#%e t" -na9-l-t2 t" &epa-& #a'a8e a%se# 92 &e%-&-n8 L-92a t" l-t-8ate

n"t-t4stan#-n8 s"ve&e-8n -''%n-t2. La Re%n-"n Ae&-enne v. S"-al-st Pe"ple?s

L-92an A&a9 !a'a4-&-2a, @++ F.+# + >D.C. C-&. 100$. C"llate&al "&#e& #"t&-ne

appl-e# t" appeal "3 asse&t-"n "3 %&-s#-t-"n 92 #-st&-t "%&t "ve& R%ss-an

Fe#e&at-"n -t4 &e8a&# t" "ne la-' %n#e& F"&e-8n S"ve&e-8n I''%n-t-es At>FSIA$ t4at 4a# n"t 9een #-s'-sse# 4e&e #-st&-t "%&t 4a# #-s'-sse# "t4e& FSIA

la-' an# e=p&essl2 #ete&'-ne# t4at t4e&e as :n" %st &eas"n 3"& #ela2: "3

appellate &ev-e "3 t4at #-s'-sse# la-'. A8%#as C4as-#e- C4a9a# "3 U.S. v.

R%ss-an Fe#e&at-"n, @1 F.+# B+ >D.C. C-&. 100$. T4e #en-al "3 a '"t-"n t"

#-s'-ss 9ase# "n t4e 9a& "3 an e=-st-n8 %#8'ent, 4et4e& t4e 9a& -s stat%t"&2 -nnat%&e "& %n#e& "''"n la &es %#-ata p&-n-ples, -s n"t s%9et t" -''e#-ate

appeal %n#e& t4e "llate&al "&#e& #"t&-ne. Ta'a&a A. v. M"nt8"'e&2 C"%nt2 Dept.

"3 Healt4 an# H%'an Se&v-es, 0 M#. *0, B)+ A.1# + >100B$. T4e "llate&al

"&#e& #"t&-ne 8ene&all2 pe&'-ts an appeal 3&"' a n"n/3-nal "&#e& t4at sat-s3-es 3"%&

&e%-&e'ents( t4e "&#e& '%st >*$ "nl%s-vel2 #ete&'-ne t4e #-sp%te# %est-"n, >1$

&es"lve an -'p"&tant -ss%e, >+$ 9e "'pletel2 sepa&ate 3&"' t4e 'e&-ts "3 t4e at-"n,an# >$ 9e e33et-vel2 %n&ev-ea9le "n appeal 3&"' a 3-nal %#8'ent. !"4ns"n v.

Cla&<, *BB M#. App. +0@, 1* A.+# *BB >10**$. QEND OF SUPPLEMENT QFN*

U.S. v. M"ats, B)* F.1# **B, 11 Fe#. R. Se&v. +# *00 >@t4 C-&. *BB1$; 6"a&# "3

ate& "&<s T&%stees v. C-t2 "3 Des M"-nes, )B N..1# 00 >I"a *BB*$; 7&"n

v. 7&"n, +B+ Pa. S%pe&. 11, @ A.1# B* >*BB0$. QFN1 Sallen8e& v. Oa<es, +

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F.+# +* >t4 C-&. 100$. QFN+ -ll v. Hall"<, @) U.S. +@, *1) S. Ct. B@1, *)+

L. E#. 1# +) >100)$ >&e3e&&-n8 t" 1 U.S.C.A. *1B*$. As t" t4e 3-nal %#8'ent

&%le, 8ene&all2, see B, #-s%ss-n8 1 U.S.C.A. *1B*. QFN -ll v. Hall"<,

@) U.S. +@, *1) S. Ct. B@1, *)+ L. E#. 1# +) >100)$. QFN@ -ll v. Hall"<, @)

U.S. +@, *1) S. Ct. B@1, *)+ L. E#. 1# +) >100)$; In &e Dep"s-t Ins. A8en2, 1

F.+# )*1 >1# C-&. 100$; I9et" Pet&"4e'-al In#%st&-es Lt#. v. MT 6e33en, @F.+# @) >1# C-&. 100$. QFN) D-8-tal E%-p'ent C"&p. v. Des<t"p D-&et, In., @**

U.S. )+, ** S. Ct. *BB1, *1 L. E#. 1# 1, 1B Fe#. R. Se&v. +# +BB >*BB$

>&e3e&&-n8 t" 1 U.S.C.A. *1B*$. As t" 1 U.S.C.A. *1B*, 8ene&all2, see B.

QFN D-8-tal E%-p'ent C"&p. v. Des<t"p D-&et, In., @** U.S. )+, ** S. Ct.

*BB1, *1 L. E#. 1# 1, 1B Fe#. R. Se&v. +# +BB >*BB$. QFN D-8-tal E%-p'ent

C"&p. v. Des<t"p D-&et, In., @** U.S. )+, ** S. Ct. *BB1, *1 L. E#. 1# 1, 1B

Fe#. R. Se&v. +# +BB >*BB$. QFNB -ll v. Hall"<, @) U.S. +@, *1) S. Ct. B@1,

*)+ L. E#. 1# +) >100)$; D"e v. E=="n M"9-l C"&p., + F.+# +@ >D.C. C-&.

100$; U.S. v. H"a&#, 0 F.+# *00@ >Bt4 C-&. 100$; In &e Napste&, In.

C"p2&-84t L-t-8at-"n, B F.+# *0 >Bt4 C-&. 100$. QFN*0 6l"n#-n v. -nne&,11 F.1# B)B >*0t4 C-&. *B$. QFN** Inte&nat-"nal 6%s-ness Ma4-nes C"&p. v.

U.S., 0 F.1# 1B+ >1# C-&. *B+$. QFN*1 C"4en v. 6ene3--al In#%s. L"an C"&p.,

++ U.S. @*, )B S. Ct. *11*, B+ L. E#. *@1 >*BB$. QFN*+ 7a&a4a 6"#as C".,LLC. v. V-&8-n-a In#"nes-a C"., 6P M%&-a4 Lt#., @ Fe#. App=. @+@ >+# C-&. 100+$.

QFN* R"senste-n v. Me&&ell D" P4a&'ae%t-als, In., )B F.1# +@1 >)t4 C-&.

*B@$; !a2 !en<-ns

C". v. F-nan-al Plann-n8 D2na'-s, In., 1@) Ga. +B, ++ S.E.1# >*B)$;

6"a&# "3 ate& "&<s T&%stees v. C-t2 "3 Des M"-nes, )B N..1# 00 >I"a

*BB*$. QFN*@ An#e&s"n v. C-t2 "3 6"st"n, 1 F.+# 1+), *@+ E#. La Rep. 1B >*st

C-&. 100*$. QFN*) R-4a&#s"n/Me&&ell, In. v. 7"lle&, 1 U.S. 1, *0@ S. Ct.1@, ) L. E#. 1# +0 >*B@$; 6l"n#-n v. -nne&, 11 F.1# B)B >*0t4 C-&. *B$.

QFN* -ll v. Hall"<, @) U.S. +@, *1) S. Ct. B@1, *)+ L. E#. 1# +) >100)$.

QFN* ADAPT "3 P4-la#elp4-a v. P4-la#elp4-a H"%s-n8 A%t4"&-t2, * F.+# +B0

>+# C-&. 100@$. QFN*B -ll v. Hall"<, @) U.S. +@, *1) S. Ct. B@1, *)+ L. E#. 1#

+) >100)$. As t" t4e appeala9-l-t2 "3 "&#e&s #en2-n8 Elevent4 A'en#'ent-''%n-t2 an# %al-3-e# -''%n-t2, 8ene&all2, see 0. QFN10 -ll v. Hall"<, @)

U.S. +@, *1) S. Ct. B@1, *)+ L. E#. 1# +) >100)$. QFN1* Evans/Ma&s4all v.

6"a&# "3 E#%. "3 T-pp C-t2 E=e'pte# V-lla8e S4""l D-st., 1 F.+# 11+, 10+ E#.

La Rep. , 100@ FED App. 0+1P >)t4 C-&. 100@$. QFN11 1 U.S.C.A. *B+.

QFN1+ 0. QFN1 1 U.S.C.A. *B+. QFN1@ S%''e&s v. Le-s, +) F.+# *,

100 FED App. 0*P >)t4 C-&. 100$. QFN1) -ll v. Hall"<, @) U.S. +@, *1)S. Ct. B@1, *)+ L. E#. 1# +) >100)$. QFN1 6-vens v. S-= Un<n"n Na'e#

A8ents "3 Fe#e&al 6%&ea% "3 Na&"t-s, 0+ U.S. +, B* S. Ct. *BBB, 1B L. E#. 1#

)*B >*B*$. QFN1 6e4&ens v. Pellet-e&, @*) U.S. 1BB, **) S. Ct. +, *++ L. E#.

1# +, + Fe#. R. Se&v. +# * >*BB)$.

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F-nal !%#8'ent R%le 9. Inte&l"%t"&2 Appeals A%t4"&-e# 92 Stat%te "& R%le >1$

T2pes "3 Inte&l"%t"&2 Appeals A%t4"&-e# %n#e& T2p-al State Stat%tes "& R%les

T"p- S%''a&2 C"&&elat-"n Ta9le Re3e&enes **. O&#e&s &es%lt-n8 -n -&&epa&a9le

-n%&2 est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est, Appeal an# E&&"&

<), +>1$ A.L.R. L-9&a&2 Appeala9-l-t2 "3 -nte&l"%t"&2 "& pen#ente l-te "&#e& 3"&te'p"&a&2 4-l# %st"#2, 1 A.L.R.@t4 +B S"'e stat%es "& &%les a%t4"&--n8

spe-al appeals 3&"' -nte&l"%t"&2 "&#e&s 4ave "nta-ne# p&"v-s-"ns pe&'-tt-n8

appeals "3 -nte&l"%t"&2 "&#e&s 4-4 'a2 a%se -&&epa&a9le -n%&2.QFN* Un#e&

s%4 p&"v-s-"ns, a pa&t2 t4%s 'a2 appeal an -nte&l"%t"&2 "&#e& t4at a33ets s"'e

s%9stant-al &-84t la-'e# 92 t4e appellant an# -ll "&< an -n%&2 t" 4-' "& 4e& -3

n"t "&&ete# 9e3"&e an appeal 3&"' t4e 3-nal %#8'ent.QFN1 In t4-s "nnet-"n,

t4e test 3"& #ete&'-n-n8 4et4e& an -nte&l"%t"&2 %#8'ent 'a2 a%se -&&epa&a9le

-n%&2, an# t4%s 9e appeala9le, -s 4et4e& a p&"e#%&al e&&"& -ll 4ave s%4 an

e33et "n t4e 'e&-ts "3 t4e ase t4at t4e appellate "%&t ann"t "&&et an e&&"ne"%s

#e-s-"n "n t4e 'e&-ts.QFN+ An appellant see<-n8 an -nte&l"%t"&2 appeal "3 an"&#e& as s" "nl%#-n8 t4e &-84ts "3 t4e pa&t-es t4at 3%&t4e& p&"ee#-n8s ann"t

a33et t4e' '%st #" '"&e t4an s4" t4at t4e t&-al "%&t?s #e-s-"n t4&eatens

-&&epa&a9le 4a&'; t4e appellant '%st s4" t4at t4at #e-s-"n t4&eatens t" a9&"8ate a&-84t t4at 4e "& s4e t4en 4"l#s.QFN A %#8'ent s%sta-n-n8 an e=ept-"n "3

-'p&"pe& ven%e -s an appeala9le -nte&l"%t"&2 %#8'ent %n#e& a stat%t"&2 p&"v-s-"n

all"-n8 an -''e#-ate appeal "3 -nte&l"%t"&2 %#8'ents -3 a 3a-l%&e t" #" s" "%l#

a%se -&&epa&a9le 4a&'; t4e 3a-l%&e t" &ev-e a %#8'ent s%sta-n-n8 an e=ept-"n "3

-'p&"pe& ven%e "%l# a%se -&&epa&a9le 4a&' 4e&e t4e e33et "3 s%4 a %#8'ent,

t&2-n8 t4e ase -n an -'p&"pe& ven%e, ann"t, as a p&at-al 'atte&, 9e "&&ete# "n

appeal.QFN@ QFN* Ale%t-an Re8-"n R. E. A. A. v. "lans<2, )+0 P.1# @1B>Alas<a *B*$; Da8-nella v. F"&e'"st Ins. C"., *B C"nn. 1), B@ A.1# 0B >*B@$;

R-ve&lan#s Nat. 6an< v. -ll-a's, @0 S". 1# @+ >La. Ct. App. @t4 C-&. *B$;

C&a3ts v. %-nn, 1 A.1# 1@ >Me. *B$. QFN1 Depa&t'ent "3 T&ansp. v. R"e,

+@* N.C. *1, @1* S.E.1# 0 >*BBB$. QFN+ M-lle& v. Up"4n C"., )* S". 1# ))

>La. Ct. App. *st C-&. *B$; M"s4e M2e&"-t, D.C., P.A. v. H"a&#, @0 A.1#@ >Me. *B)$. QFN Massa4%setts M%t. L-3e Ins. C". v. 6l%'ent4al, 1* C"nn.

0@, B* A.1# B@* >100$. QFN@ Ge&&ets v. Ge&&ets, B S". 1# ++ >La. Ct. App.

t4 C-&. 100$.


F-nal !%#8'ent R%le 9. Inte&l"%t"&2 Appeals A%t4"&-e# 92 Stat%te "& R%le >1$

T2pes "3 Inte&l"%t"&2 Appeals A%t4"&-e# %n#e& T2p-al State Stat%tes "& R%les

T"p- S%''a&2 C"&&elat-"n Ta9le Re3e&enes **@. O&#e&s a33et-n8 s%9stant-al

&-84ts est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est, Appeal an# E&&"&

<), 0, 0>$, >*$, B*>*$ A.L.R. L-9&a&2 Appeala9-l-t2 "3 -nte&l"%t"&2 "&

pen#ente l-te "&#e& 3"& te'p"&a&2 4-l# %st"#2, 1 A.L.R.@t4 +B State stat%tes

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s%9stant-al &-84t,QFN* an# ;4-4 -n e33et #ete&'-nes t4e at-"n "& s%-t s" as t"

p&event a %#8'ent "& #e&ee t4e&e-n,QFN1 "& a 3-nal "&#e& a33et-n8 a s%9stant-al

&-84t 'a#e -n a spe-al p&"ee#-n8.QFN+ Un#e& s%4 a stat%te, -nte&l"%t"&2 "&#e&s

a&e n"t -''e#-atel2 appeala9le %nless a s%9stant-al &-84t "3 "ne "3 t4e pa&t-es ;"%l#

9e a33ete# -3 t4e appeal -s #ela2e# %nt-l a 3-nal %#8'ent.QFN A s%9stant-al&-84t, 3"& p%&p"ses "3 t4e &%le t4at an -nte&l"%t"&2 "&#e& t4at a33ets a s%9stant-al

&-84t -s -''e#-atel2 appeala9le, -s a &-84t t4at ;-ll 9e l"st "& -&&e'e#-a9l2 an#

a#ve&sel2 a33ete# -3 t4e t&-al "%&t?s "&#e& -s n"t &ev-e;e# 9e3"&e a 3-nal %#8'ent.

QFN@ 4et4e& an -nte&l"%t"&2 &%l-n8 a33ets a s%9stant-al &-84t, an# -s t4%s

-''e#-atel2 appeala9le, &e%-&es "ns-#e&at-"n "3 t4e pa&t-%la& 3ats "3 t4at ase

an# t4e p&"e#%&al "nte=t -n ;4-4 t4e "&#e& 3&"' ;4-4 t4e appeal -s s"%84t ;as

ente&e#.QFN) T4e&e3"&e, ;4et4e& a s%9stant-al &-84t -s a33ete#, s" t4at an

-nte&l"%t"&2 "&#e& -s -''e#-atel2 appeala9le, -s #ete&'-ne# "n a ase/92/ase

9as-s.QFN T" 9e a s%9stant-al &-84t ;-t4-n t4e 'ean-n8 "3 s%4 a stat%t"&2

p&"v-s-"n, t4e &-84t -nv"lve# -n t4e "&#e& appeale# 3&"' '%st 9e an essent-al le8al&-84t an# n"t a 'e&e te4n-al "ne.QFN A s%9stant-al &-84t, 3"& p%&p"ses "3

#ete&'-n-n8 ;4et4e& a #e-s-"n -s 3-nal an# appeala9le, -s a le8al &-84t en3"&e# an#

p&"tete# 92 la;.QFNB 4en a pa&t2 asse&ts a stat%t"&2 p&-v-le8e t4at #-&etl2&elates t" t4e 'atte& t" 9e #-sl"se# %n#e& an -nte&l"%t"&2 #-s"ve&2 "&#e&, an# t4e

asse&t-"n "3 s%4 p&-v-le8e -s n"t "t4e&;-se 3&-v"l"%s "& -ns%9stant-al, t4e

4allen8e# "&#e& a33ets a s%9stant-al &-84t, 3"& appellate p%&p"ses.QFN*0

L-<e;-se, an appellate "%&t 4as %&-s#-t-"n t" &ev-e; a t&-al "%&t?s -nte&l"%t"&2

"&#e& ente&-n8 s%''a&2 %#8'ent "n t4e -ss%e "3 p%n-t-ve #a'a8es -n an at-"n 92

3"&'e& pat-ents a8a-nst a 'e#-al #-&et"& an# t4e #-&et"&?s e'pl"2e&, s-ne t4e

pat-ents 4ave a s%9stant-al &-84t -n 4av-n8 t4e-& la-' 3"& p%n-t-ve #a'a8es#ete&'-ne#, -3 at all, 9e3"&e t4e sa'e %#8e an# %&2 ;4-4 4ea&# t4e la-' 3"&

"'pensat"&2 #a'a8es.QFN** M"t-"ns 3"& 4an8e "3 ven%e, 9ea%se t4e "%nt2

#es-8nate# -s n"t p&"pe&, a33et a s%9stant-al &-84t an# a&e -''e#-atel2 appeala9le.

QFN*1 A"&#-n8 t" s"'e a%t4"&-t2, 4";eve&, t4e 8ene&al &%le t4at t&ans3e& "&#e&s

a&e n"t 3-nal appeala9le "&#e&s e=ten#s t" s-t%at-"ns -n ;4-4 an "&#e& t&ans3e&s aase t" a #-33e&ent t2pe "3 t&-al "%&t.QFN*+ CUMULATIVE SUPPLEMENT

Cases( F"& p%&p"ses "3 #ete&'-n-n8 ;4et4e& a t&-al "%&t?s "&#e& -s "ne a33et-n8 a

s%9stant-al &-84t 'a#e #%&-n8 a spe-al p&"ee#-n8, s%4 t4at -t -s 3-nal an#

appeala9le, a :s%9stant-al &-84t: -s an essent-al le8al &-84t, n"t a 'e&e te4n-al

&-84t. est?s Ne9.Rev.St. 1@*B01. In &e Inte&est "3 7a&l-e D., 1+ Ne9. @*,

10*1 L B)B >10*1$. Anal2s-s "3 ;4et4e& a t&-al "%&t "&#e& #ep&-ves a pa&t2 "3a '"#e "3 t&-al t" ;4-4 -t -s ent-tle# as a 'atte& "3 &-84t, s%4 t4at t4e "&#e& -s

-''e#-atel2 appeala9le, -nl%#es t4e "ns-#e&at-"n "3 t4e ava-la9-l-t2 "3 t&-al, as

%est-"n "3 t4e #en-al "3 an at%al t&-al -s -nt&-ns- t" t4at anal2s-s. Sal'"nsen v.

CGD, In., + S.C. 1, ))* S.E.1# * >100$. QEND OF SUPPLEMENT QFN*

7ell2 v. Ma23-el#, ) O4-" App. +# *, )00 N.E.1# *0B >*st D-st. Ha'-lt"n C"%nt2

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Met&". H"%s. A%t4., B O4-" St. +# @+, *BB/O4-"/+)), ) N.E.1# 1 >*BB$.

QFN1 In &e M-4ael U., 1+ Ne9. *B, 1 N..1# **) >100$. QFN+ C4ap'an v.

D"&se2, 1+0 M-nn. 1B, * N..1# +, *) A.L.R.1# *0*@ >*B@0$; 6a&&2 v. "l3,

* Ne9. 1, 1) N..1# +0+ >*B$; 6a&&2 v. "l3, * Ne9. 1, 1) N..1# +0+>*B$; Ha&t-8 v. Ha&ve2, 1@0 -s. , 1 N..1# +)+, *@ A.L.R.1# +++ >*B$>"ve&&%le# -n pa&t "n "t4e& 8&"%n#s 92, State v. MD"nal# L%'9e& C"., B -s. 1#

10), *00 N..1# 0* >*B)0$$. An "&#e& 'a2 9e "ne a33et-n8 a s%9stant-al &-84t

an# t4%s 9e appeala9le 4en 'a#e -n a spe-al p&"ee#-n8, even t4"%84 -t #"es n"t

te&'-nate t4e at-"n "& "nst-t%te a 3-nal #-sp"s-t-"n "3 t4e ase. S%ll-van v. St"&,

*@) Ne9. *, @@ N..1# BB, + A.L.R.1# **1 >*B@1$. QFN 6"l-< v. C"%nt2

"3 Cal#ell, )* S.E.1# +) >N.C. Ct. App. 100$. QFN@ Nell" L. Tee& C"., In. v.!"nes 6&"s., In., )* S.E.1# +1 >N.C. Ct. App. 100$. QFN) Depa&t'ent "3

T&ansp. v. R"e, +@* N.C. *1, @1* S.E.1# 0 >*BBB$. QFN Nell" L. Tee& C".,

In. v. !"nes 6&"s., In., )* S.E.1# +1 >N.C. Ct. App. 100$. QFN S%ll-van v.St"&, *@) Ne9. *, @@ N..1# BB, + A.L.R.1# **1 >*B@1$. QFNB State e= &el.

4-te v. C%2a4"8a Met&". H"%s. A%t4., B O4-" St. +# @+, *BB/O4-"/+)), )

N.E.1# 1 >*BB$. QFN*0 S4a&pe v. "&lan#, +@* N.C. *@B, @11 S.E.1# @>*BBB$. QFN** F"ste& v. C&an#ell, )+ S.E.1# @1) >N.C. Ct. App. 100$. QFN*1

Hale2 v. H"98""#, * N.C. App. )0), )11 S.E.1# ** >100@$. QFN*+ L"ps v.

L"ps, *0 F.+# B1 >**t4 C-&. *BB$ >appl2-n8 Ge"&8-a la$. W 10*1 T4"'s"n

Re%te&s. ++/+6 W 10*1 T4"'s"n Re%te&sRIA. N" Cla-' t" O&-8. U.S. G"vt.

"&<s. All &-84ts &ese&ve#. AM!UR APPELLATE **@ END OF DOCUMENT

A'e&-an !%&-sp&%#ene, Se"n# E#-t-"n Data9ase %p#ate# A%8%st 10*1 Appellate

Rev-e R"'%al#" P. Elavea, !.D., L%as Ma&t-n, !.D., 7a&l Oa<es, !.D., an#Glen#a 7. Ha&na#, !.D, "3 t4e Nat-"nal Le8al Resea&4 G&"%p, In. II. Appeala9le

Matte&s A. In Gene&al; F-nal-t2 +. E=ept-"ns an# %al-3-at-"ns t" F-nal !%#8'ent

R%le 9. Inte&l"%t"&2 Appeals A%t4"&-e# 92 Stat%te "& R%le >1$ T2pes "3

Inte&l"%t"&2 Appeals A%t4"&-e# %n#e& T2p-al State Stat%tes "& R%les T"p-

S%''a&2 C"&&elat-"n Ta9le Re3e&enes **). O&#e&s te&'-nat-n8 spe-al p&"ee#-n8 "& spe-al at-"n est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est est?s 7e2 N%'9e&

D-8est, Appeal an# E&&"& <+, >@$ A.L.R. L-9&a&2 Appeala9-l-t2 "3 -nte&l"%t"&2

"& pen#ente l-te "&#e& 3"& te'p"&a&2 4-l# %st"#2, 1 A.L.R.@t4 +B Rev-ea9-l-t2

9e3"&e t&-al "3 "&#e& #en2-n8 %al-3-e# -''%n-t2 t" #e3en#ant s%e# -n state "%&t

%n#e& 1 U.S.C.A. se. *B+, B A.L.R.@t4 * State stat%tes a%t4"&--n8 appeals

3&"' e&ta-n e=ept-"nal -nte&l"%t"&2 #e-s-"ns 'a2 p&"v-#e 3"& appeal 3&"' an"&#e& te&'-nat-n8 a spe-al p&"ee#-n8.QFN* F"& t4e p%&p"ses "3 a stat%te

p&"v-#-n8 t4at an "&#e& a33et-n8 a s%9stant-al &-84t 'a#e -n a spe-al p&"ee#-n8 -s

a 3-nal "&#e& 3"& p%&p"ses "3 appeal, a spe-al p&"ee#-n8 -nl%#es eve&2 spe-al

stat%t"&2 &e'e#2 4-4 -s n"t -n -tsel3 an at-"n.QFN1 E=a'ples "3 spe-al

p&"ee#-n8s, 3"& p%&p"ses "3 a stat%te p&"v-#-n8 t4at an "&#e& a33et-n8 a

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appeal, -nl%#e %ven-le "%&t p&"ee#-n8s, p&"9ate at-"ns, an# "&<e&s?

"'pensat-"n ases.QFN+ A"&#-n8 t" s"'e a%t4"&-t2, a spe-al p&"ee#-n8

4-4 a33ets a s%9stant-al &-84t -s, 92 #e3-n-t-"n, n"t pa&t "3 an at-"n.QFN A

%#8'ent &en#e&e# 92 t4e #-st&-t "%&t t4at -s 'e&el2 a step "& p&"ee#-n8 -t4-n

t4e "ve&all at-"n t4%s -s n"t a spe-al p&"ee#-n8, 3"& t4e p%&p"ses "3 a stat%te p&"v-#-n8 t4at an "&#e& a33et-n8 a s%9stant-al &-84t 'a#e -n a spe-al p&"ee#-n8 -s

a 3-nal "&#e& 3"& p%&p"ses "3 appeal.QFN@ A"&#-n8 t" "t4e& a%t4"&-t2, 4"eve&,

t4e p&"ee#-n8 'a2 9e spe-al even t4"%84 -t -s "nnete# -t4 a pen#-n8 at-"n.

QFN) CUMULATIVE SUPPLEMENT Cases( A %ven-le "%&t p&"ee#-n8 -s a

:spe-al p&"ee#-n8,: 3"& p%&p"ses "3 #ete&'-n-n8 4et4e& a %ven-le "%&t?s "&#e&

-s "ne a33et-n8 a s%9stant-al &-84t 'a#e #%&-n8 a spe-al p&"ee#-n8, s%4 t4at -t -s

3-nal an# appeala9le. est?s Ne9.Rev.St. 1@*B01. In &e Inte&est "3 7a&l-e D., 1+

Ne9. @*, ** N..1# 1* >10*1$. P&"9ate p&"ee#-n8s a&e spe-al p&"ee#-n8s

%n#e& stat%te #e3-n-n8 3-nal, appeala9le "&#e&s. est?s Ne9.Rev.St. 1@*B01. 6-8

!"4n?s 6-ll-a&#s, In. v. State, 1+ Ne9. B), ** N..1# 10@ >10*1$. QEND OFSUPPLEMENT QFN* In &e Ma&&-a8e "3 Re=, *BB M"nt. +1, )B P.1# )0

>*B1$; In &e M-4ael U., 1+ Ne9. *B, 1 N..1# **) >100$. QFN1 P3e-l v.

State, 1+ Ne9. *1, 1 N..1# 1* >100$. QFN+ P3e-l v. State, 1+ Ne9. *1, 1 N..1# 1* >100$. QFN P3e-l v. State, 1+ Ne9. *1, 1 N..1# 1* >100$.

QFN@ P3e-l v. State, 1+ Ne9. *1, 1 N..1# 1* >100$. QFN) S%ll-van v. St"&,

*@) Ne9. *, @@ N..1# BB, + A.L.R.1# **1 >*B@1$. W 10*1 T4"'s"n

Re%te&s. ++/+6 W 10*1 T4"'s"n Re%te&sRIA. N" Cla-' t" O&-8. U.S. G"vt.

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A'e&-an !%&-sp&%#ene, Se"n# E#-t-"n Data9ase %p#ate# A%8%st 10*1 Appellate

Rev-e R"'%al#" P. Elavea, !.D., L%as Ma&t-n, !.D., 7a&l Oa<es, !.D., an#Glen#a 7. Ha&na#, !.D, "3 t4e Nat-"nal Le8al Resea&4 G&"%p, In. II. Appeala9le

Matte&s A. In Gene&al; F-nal-t2 +. E=ept-"ns an# %al-3-at-"ns t" F-nal !%#8'ent

R%le 9. Inte&l"%t"&2 Appeals A%t4"&-e# 92 Stat%te "& R%le >+$ Spe-al R%les an#

C"ns-#e&at-"ns G"ve&n-n8 D-s&et-"na&2 Inte&l"%t"&2 Appeals -n Fe#e&al C"%&ts

>a$ In Gene&al T"p- S%''a&2 C"&&elat-"n Ta9le Re3e&enes **. Ce&t-3-at-"n "3-nte&l"%t"&2 "&#e& as appeala9le 92 t&-al %#8e est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est est?s

7e2 N%'9e& D-8est, Fe#e&al C"%&ts <@@, ))0.*, ))0.+0, ))0.+@ In "&#e& 3"& an

-nte&l"%t"&2 "&#e& t" 9e

appeala9le p%&s%ant t" t4e stat%te 4-4 a"&#s t" 3e#e&al #-st&-t "%&ts

-&%'s&-9e# a%t4"&-t2 t" e&t-32 3"& -''e#-ate appeal -nte&l"%t"&2 "&#e&s

#ee'e# p-v"tal an# #e9ata9le, t4e t&-al %#8e '%st state -n &-t-n8, as pa&t "3 t4e"&#e&, t4at t4e "&#e& -nv"lves a "nt&"ll-n8 %est-"n "3 la as t" 4-4 t4e&e -s a

s%9stant-al 8&"%n# 3"& #-33e&ene "3 "p-n-"n an# t4at an -''e#-ate appeal 3&"' t4e

"&#e& 'a2 'ate&-all2 a#vane t4e %lt-'ate te&'-nat-"n "3 t4e l-t-8at-"n.QFN* T4%s,

t4e "nsent "3 t4e t&-al %#8e -s &e%-&e# 9e3"&e a pa&t2 'a2 see< &ev-e "3 a

n"n3-nal "&#e&.QFN1 T4-s &e%-&e'ent pe&'-ts t4e t&-al %#8e t" s&een appeals, s"

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"ns%'-n8 E%&-s#-t-"nal #ete&'-nat-"ns 92 t4e "%&t "3 appeals.QFN+R O9se&vat-"n(

A pa&t2 '%st "9ta-n e&t-3-at-"n 3&"' 9"t4 t4e #-st&-t "%&t an# t4e "%&t "3

appeals t" 9&-n8 an -nte&l"%t"&2 appeal.QFNR I3 t4e #-st&-t "%&t #"es n"t e&t-32

an "&#e&, t4e "%&t "3 appeals #"es n"t 4ave E%&-s#-t-"n t" 4ea& an appeal, %nless

t4e "&#e& -s appeala9le %n#e& s"'e "t4e& stat%te.QFN@R 6ea%se e&t-3-at-"n -s"nt&a&2 t" t4e 3e#e&al p"l-2 a8a-nst p-ee'eal appeals, -t -s n"t a &"%t-ne

p&"e#%&e.QFN)R Inte&l"%t"&2 appeals, %n#e& t4e -nte&l"%t"&2 appeal stat%te, a&e

&ese&ve# 3"& e=ept-"nal "& &a&e ases an# s4"%l# 9e a%t4"&-Ge# "nl2 ;-t4 8&eat

a&e.QFNLR T4%s, ;4-le t4e 8&ant-n8 "& #en-al "3 e&t-3-at-"n 3"& -nte&l"%t"&2

appeal l-es la&8el2 -n t4e #-s&et-"n "3 t4e #-st&-t E%#8e,QFNR e&t-3-at-"n "3 an

-nte&l"%t"&2 "&#e& 3"& appeal -s ;a&&ante# "nl2 -n e=ept-"nal ases, ;4e&e ea&l2

appellate &ev-e; '-84t av"-# p&"t&ate# an# e=pens-ve l-t-8at-"n.QFNBR F"& t4e

#-st&-t "%&t 'e&el2 t" state t4at t4e &%l-n8 -s e&t-3-e# p%&s%ant t" t4e appl-a9le

stat%teQFN*0R 'a2 -'pl2 t4at t4e "%&t "nl%#e# an -nte&l"%t"&2 appeal ;as

app&"p&-ate, 9%t stan#-n8 al"ne, -t #"es n"t lea&l2 #e'"nst&ate an at%al 9el-e3 92t4e #-st&-t "%&t t4at t4"se spe-3- stat%t"&2 &e%-&e'ents ;e&e sat-s3-e#.QFN**R

P&"pe& e&t-3-at-"n t4%s 'a2 9e 3"%n# ;4e&e t4e #-st&-t "%&t t&a<s t4e lan8%a8e

"3 t4e stat%te, "& ;4e&e -t -s "t4e&;-se ev-#ent "n t4e 3ae "3 t4e #-st&-t "%&t?s;&-tten "&#e& t4at e&t-3-at-"n ;as -nten#e# an# t4at t4e #-st&-t "%&t at%all2

9el-eve# t4e stat%t"&2 &e%-&e'ents ;e&e 3%l3-lle#.QFN*1R H";eve&, -t -s

&e"''en#e# t4at t4e #-st&-t "%&t state -n ;&-t-n8 t4at -t -s "3 t4e "p-n-"n t4at -ts

"&#e& -nv"lves a "nt&"ll-n8 %est-"n "3 la; as t" ;4-4 t4e&e -s s%9stant-al 8&"%n#

3"& #-33e&ene "3 "p-n-"n an# t4at an -''e#-ate appeal 'a2 'ate&-all2 a#vane t4e

%lt-'ate te&'-nat-"n "3 t4e l-t-8a/t-"n.QFN*+R P&at-e T-p( An "&#e& 'a2 9e

a'en#e# t" -nl%#e t4e p&es&-9e# stat%t"&2 &e%-&e'ents at an2 t-'e.QFN*RF%&t4e&'"&e, a #-st&-t "%&t 4as a%t4"&-t2 t" &es-n# -ts p&-"& "&#e& e&t-32-n8 an

-nte&l"%t"&2 appeal at an2 t-'e p&-"& t" t4e "%&t "3 appeals "&#e& 8&ant-n8

pe&'-ss-"n t" 9&-n8 s%4 an ap/peal.QFN*@R Alt4"%84 -t ;-ll "3ten 9e ev-#ent ;42

t4e %est-"n p&esente# 92 t4e e&t-3-e# "&#e& -s D"nt&"ll-n8,M 3%&t4e& ela9"&at-"n 92

t4e #-st&-t E%#8e ;-ll 9e 4elp3%l -n %n#e&stan#-n8 ;42 t4e E%#8e 9el-eves t4at t4e&e-s a Ds%9stant-al 8&"%n# 3"& #-33e&ene "3 "p-n-"nM an# t4at -''e#-ate appeal 3&"'

t4e "&#e& 'a2 D'ate&-all2 a#vaneM t4e %lt-'ate te&'-nat-"n "3 t4e l-t-8a/t-"n.

QFN*)R A #-st&-t "%&t &%l-n8 ;4-4 -s a 'e&e e=p&ess-"n "3 t4e "%&t?s v-e; "3 t4e

la; %nass"-ate# ;-t4 t4e #-sp"s-t-"n "3 an2 la-' -s n"t an "&#e& "t4e&;-se

appeala9le %n#e& t4e stat%te all";-n8 e&t-3-at-"n "3 -nte&l"%t"&2 appeals.QFN*LR

On t4e "t4e& 4an#, a #-st&-t "%&t an e&t-32 as 3-nal an appeal 3&"' a E%#8'ent,even ;-t4"%t e=pl--t 3-n#-n8s an# an e=planat-"n "3 t4e &eas"n-n8 %n#e&l2-n8 -ts

e&t-3-at-"n.QFN*R A3te& "9ta-n-n8 p&"pe& e&t-3-at-"n 3"& an -''e#-ate appeal

3&"' a 3e#e&al #-st&-t "%&t, -t -s &e%-&e# 92 stat%teQFN*BR t4at a ;"%l#/9e

appellant pet-t-"n t4e "%&t "3 appeals 3"& pe&'-ss-"n t" appeal, an# '%st #" s"

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"%&t "&#e& e&t-32-n8 3"& -''e#-ate appeal t4e "%&t?s "&#e& sta2-n8 an at-"n

pen#-n8 &es"l%t-"n "3 e&ta-n -ss%es 92 3e#e&al an# state a8en-es #"es n"t p&"v-#e

t4e "%&t "3 appeals -t4 %&-s#-t-"n t" 4ea& t4e appeal 3&"' t4e sta2 "&#e&, 4e&e

t4e pla-nt-33 #"es n"t 3-le an -nte&l"%t"&2 appeal -t4-n *0 #a2s "3 t4e e&t-3-at-"n

"&#e&, as &e%-&e# 92 stat%te.QFN1* Un#e& t4e -nte&l"%t"&2 appeal stat%te, t4e

#-st&-t "%&t 4as "nt-n%-n8 a%t4"&-t2 t" p&"ee# -t4 t4e l-t-8at-"n a3te& e&t-32-n8an -nte&l"%t"&2 appeal, a9sent a sta2 -ss%e# 92 t4e appellate "%&t.QFN11

CUMULATIVE SUPPLEMENT Cases( Stat%te 8"ve&n-n8 appellate &ev-e 92 t4e

C"%&t "3 Appeals "3 -nte&l"%t"&2 #e-s-"ns "3 t4e #-st&-t "%&t a%t4"&-es

e&t-3-at-"n "3 "&#e&s 3"& -nte&l"%t"&2 appeal, n"t e&t-3-at-"n "3 %est-"ns. L-nt"n

v. S4ell O-l C"., @)+ F.+# @@) >@t4 C-&. 100B$. N" #e'"nst&at-"n t4at 8"ve&n-n8

stan#a&#s 3"& -nte&l"%t"&2 appeal 4a# 9een 'et as 'a#e 92 e'pl"2e& see<-n8

leave t" appeal 3&"' -nte&l"%t"&2 "&#e& "3 #-st&-t "%&t #en2-n8 -ts s%''a&2

%#8'ent '"t-"n -n !"nes At at-"n 92 p%&p"&te# sea'an; alt4"%84 #-st&-t "%&t

e&t-3-e# t" C"%&t "3 Appeals :t4e -ss%es &a-se#: -n e'pl"2e&?s s%''a&2 %#8'ent

'"t-"n, -n s%pp"&t-n8 'e'"&an#a, an# -n e'pl"2ee?s "pp"s-t-"n, #-st&-t "%&t #-#n"t 3-le s%''a&2 %#8'ent '"t-"n, "pp"s-t-"n, "& 'e'"&an#%' -n s%pp"&t -t4

appellate "%&t, n"& #-# -ts "&#e& "nta-n an2 3-n#-n8s "3 3at, "nl%s-"ns "3 la, "&

appl-at-"n "3 la t" 3at, n" %st-3-at-"n 3"& -nte&l"%t"&2 appeal as 8-ven "t4e&t4an lan8%a8e "3 stat%te 8"ve&n-n8 appeal "3 -nte&l"%t"&2 #e-s-"ns, an# e'pl"2e&

s4"%l# 4ave s"%84t e&t-3-at-"n n"t "nl2 "3 9a&e %est-"ns "3 la 3&a'e# 92 #-st&-t

%#8e, 9%t als" "3 #-st&-t "%&t?s "&#e& 8-v-n8 -ts &eas"n-n8 as t" 4" t4ese

%est-"ns e&e &es"lve# an# 42 t4at &es"l%t-"n le# t" #en-al "3 -ts '"t-"n. L-nt"n

v. S4ell O-l C"., @)+ F.+# @@) >@t4 C-&. 100B$. :Inte&ests "3 "'-t2: as n"t p&"pe&

9as-s t" e&t-32 -nte&l"%t"&2 appeals. 1 U.S.C.A. *1B1>9$. C"%4 v. Teles"pe

In., )** F.+# )1B >Bt4 C-&. 10*0$. Ce&t-3-at-"n 92 Un-te# States Att"&ne2 t4atappeal as n"t ta<en 3"& p%&p"se "3 #ela2 an# t4at ev-#ene as s%9stant-al p&""3

"3 a 3at 'ate&-al -n t4e p&"ee#-n8 as s%33--ent 3"& p%&p"ses "3 esta9l-s4-n8

appellate "%&t?s %&-s#-t-"n %n#e& Fe#e&al R%le "3 C&-'-nal P&"e#%&e 8&ant-n8

8"ve&n'ent t4e &-84t t" an -nte&l"%t"&2 appeal 3&"' a #-st&-t "%&t?s ev-#ent-a&2

&%l-n8 -n e&ta-n -&%'stanes, -n l-84t "3 pla-n lan8%a8e "3 &%le; "ve&&%l-n8 Un-te#States v. L"%# Ha<, )1 F.1# **+B; Un-te# States v. Gantt, *B F.+# B; Un-te#

States v. P"%lsen, * F.+# *++0; Un-te# States v. A#&-an, B F.1# ); Un-te#

States v. La2t"n, 10 F.1# @. U.S. v. .R. G&ae, @1) F.+# BB >Bt4 C-&. 100$.

As a 8ene&al &%le, an -nte&l"%t"&2 &%l-n8 'a2 n"t 9e appeale# pen#-n8 t4e 3-nal

#-sp"s-t-"n "3 a ase. Vesel- v. Pas4a, 11 C"nn. @)*, B1+ A.1# ) >100$. QEND

OF SUPPLEMENT QFN* 1 U.S.C.A. *1B1>9$, #-s%sse# 8ene&all2 -n **0.As t" t4e neess-t2 "3 a e&t-3-ate "3 appeala9-l-t2 -n &-'-nal ases %n#e& t4e

Ant-te&&"&-s' an# E33et-ve Deat4 Penalt2 At, see 10*. QFN1 C""pe&s

L29&an# v. L-vesa2, + U.S. )+, B S. Ct. 1@, @ L. E#. 1# +@*, 1@ Fe#. R.

Se&v. 1# @)@ >*B$. QFN+ C""pe&s L29&an# v. L-vesa2, + U.S. )+, B S. Ct.

1@, @ L. E#. 1# +@*, 1@ Fe#. R. Se&v. 1# @)@ >*B$. QFN C-t2 "3 L"s

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An8eles, Ha&9"& D-v. v. Santa M"n-a 6a2<eepe&, 1@ F.+# 1, @0 Fe#. R. Se&v.

+# ** >Bt4 C-&. 100*$. As t" leave 3&"' t4e "%&t "3 appeals t" 3-le an

-nte&l"%t"&2 appeal, 8ene&all2, see *1@. QFN@ C"''"nealt4 Ins. C". v.

Un#e&&-te&s, In., ) F.1# *B) >+# C-&. *B$; Flet4e& v. Ga8"s-an, )0 F.1#

)+, 1 Fe#. R. Se&v. 1# @)) >Bt4 C-&. *BB$; An#e&s"n v. A-& est, In., @1 F.1#

*0B0, 11 Fe#. R. Se&v. 1# +) >Bt4 C-&. *B)$. QFN) Span East A-&l-nes, In. v.D-8-tal E%-p'ent C"&p., ) F. S%pp. +* >D. Mass. *B0$. QFN 7la'at4 I&&.

D-st. v. U.S., )B Fe#. Cl. *)0 >100@$. QFN Ma&tens v. S'-t4 6a&ne2, In., 1+ F.

S%pp. 1# @B) >S.D. N.5. 1001$; Fe&&a&" v. Se&eta&2 "3 U.S. Dept. "3 Healt4 an#

H%'an Se&v-es, 0 F. S%pp. B >E.D. N.5. *BB1$. QFNB Ma&tens v. S'-t4

6a&ne2, In., 1+ F. S%pp. 1# @B) >S.D. N.5. 1001$. QFN*0 1 U.S.C.A.

*1B1>9$. QFN** He-tt v. !"2e 6eve&a8es "3 -s"ns-n, In., 1* F.1# )1@, +

Fe#. R. Se&v. 1# B@* >t4 C-&. *B+$. QFN*1 He-tt v. !"2e 6eve&a8es "3

-s"ns-n, In., 1* F.1# )1@, + Fe#. R. Se&v. 1# B@* >t4 C-&. *B+$. QFN*+

He-tt v. !"2e 6eve&a8es "3 -s"ns-n, In., 1* F.1# )1@, + Fe#. R. Se&v. 1#

B@* >t4 C-&. *B+$. QFN* D&a<e v. L"4-nva& ate& Heate&, In., )* F. S%pp.@B >D. M-nn. *B@$, %#8'ent &ev?# "n "t4e& 8&"%n#s, B F.1# )0+, A.L.R.

Fe#. @* >t4 C-&. *B)$. QFN*@ C-t2 "3 L"s An8eles, Ha&9"& D-v. v. Santa M"n-a

6a2<eepe&, 1@ F.+# 1, @0 Fe#. R. Se&v. +# ** >Bt4 C-&. 100*$. QFN*) Is&aF&%-t Lt#. v. A8&e=" A8&. E=p"&t C". Lt#., 0 F.1# 1 >1# C-&. *B)$. QFN*

C4%&4 "3 S-ent"l"82 Fla8 Se&v-e O&8., In. v. C-t2 "3 Clea&ate&, F.1# @B

>**t4 C-&. *B@$ >&e3e&&-n8 t" 1 U.S.C.A. *1B1>9$$. QFN* Me&a#" v. R-t/

Ca&lt"n San !%an H"tel, Spa Cas-n", *0 F.+# * >*st C-&. 100@$. QFN*B 1

U.S.C.A. *1B1>9$. QFN10 Case2 v. L"n8 Islan# R. C"., 0) F.+# *1 >1# C-&.

100@$. QFN1* C&2stal Clea& C"''%n-at-"ns, In. v. S"%t4este&n 6ell Tel. C".,

*@ F.+# *** >*0t4 C-&. 100@$. QFN11 C-t2 "3 Ne 5"&< v. 6e&etta U.S.A. C"&p.,1+ F.R.D. ) >E.D. N.5. 100)$. W 10*1 T4"'s"n Re%te&s. ++/+6 W 10*1

T4"'s"n Re%te&sRIA. N" Cla-' t" O&-8. U.S. G"vt. "&<s. All &-84ts &ese&ve#.

AM!UR APPELLATE ** END OF DOCUMENT A'e&-an !%&-sp&%#ene,

Se"n# E#-t-"n Data9ase %p#ate# A%8%st 10*1 Appellate Rev-e R"'%al#" P.

Elavea, !.D., L%as Ma&t-n, !.D., 7a&l Oa<es, !.D., an# Glen#a 7. Ha&na#, !.D, "3 t4e Nat-"nal Le8al Resea&4 G&"%p, In. II. Appeala9le Matte&s

A. In Gene&al; F-nal-t2 +. E=ept-"ns an# %al-3-at-"ns t" F-nal !%#8'ent R%le 9.

Inte&l"%t"&2 Appeals A%t4"&-e# 92 Stat%te "& R%le >+$ Spe-al R%les an#

C"ns-#e&at-"ns G"ve&n-n8 D-s&et-"na&2 Inte&l"%t"&2 Appeals -n Fe#e&al C"%&ts

>a$ In Gene&al T"p- S%''a&2 C"&&elat-"n Ta9le Re3e&enes **. Rev-e "3 t&-al

%#8e?s 3a-l%&e t" e&t-32 est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est est?s 7e2 N%'9e& D-8est,Fe#e&al C"%&ts <@@, ))0.*, ))0.+0, ))0.+@ A #-st&-t "%&t?s &e3%sal t" e&t-32 an

-nte&l"%t"&2 appeal, p%&s%ant t" t4e stat%te 4-4 a"&#s t" 3e#e&al #-st&-t "%&ts

-&%'s&-9e# a%t4"&-t2 t" e&t-32 3"& -''e#-ate appeal -nte&l"%t"&2 "&#e&s

#ee'e# p-v"tal an# #e9ata9le,QFN* -s n"t &ev-ea9le.QFN1 Ce&t-3-at-"n "3 an

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n"t s%9et t" &ev-e.QFN+ Man#a'%s 8ene&all2 -ll n"t l-e t" "'pel a #-st&-t

%#8e t" a## a e&t-3-ate "3 appeala9-l-t2 t" an -nte&l"%t"&2 "&#e&,QFN s-ne an

appellate "%&t -s -t4"%t %&-s#-t-"n t" &ev-e t4e #-st&-t %#8e?s e=e&-se "3

#-s&et-"n -n &e3%s-n8 t" e&t-32 a %est-"n 3"& appeal.QFN@ L-<e-se, p&"4-9-t-"n -s

n"t ava-la9le as a s%9st-t%te 3"& t4e -nte&l"%t"&2 &ev-e a%t4"&-e# 92 stat%te, 4en

t4e t&-al %#8e 'a<es n" e&t-3-ate.QFN) QFN* 1 U.S.C.A. *1B1>9$. QFN1Ma&&ese v. A'e&-an Aa#e'2 "3 O&t4"pae#- S%&8e"ns, 0) F.1# *, +) Fe#.

R. Se&v. 1# *1 >t4 C-&. *B+$, "n &e4?8, 1) F.1# **@0, * Fe#. R. Ev-#. Se&v.

**@, + Fe#. R. Se&v. 1# 10@ >t4 C-&. *B$, %#8'ent &ev?# "n "t4e& 8&"%n#s,

0 U.S. ++, *0@ S. Ct. *+1, L. E#. 1# 1 >*B@$; In &e Maste& 7e2 Ant-t&%st

L-t-8at-"n, @1 F.1# @ >1# C-&. *B@$. QFN+ In &e P"e&4"%se L-ens-n8, LLC, *

F.+# ), 100) FED App. 001P >)t4 C-&. 100)$. QFN In &e P4-ll-ps Pet&"le%'

C"., B+ F.1# )+ >E'e&. Ct. App. *BB*$; Un-te# Tele"''%n-at-"ns, In. v.

Sa33els, * F.1# +*1, +B Fe#. R. Se&v. 1# *1@+ >*0t4 C-&. *B$; State 6#. "3 E#.

v. F"=, )10 F.1# @ >)t4 C-&. *B0$. QFN@ P3-e&, In. v. L"&#, @11 F.1# )*1, 10

Fe#. R. Se&v. 1# *0@+ >t4 C-&. *B@$. QFN) In &e Cent&"te=t-l, )10 F.1# )B0 >t4C-&. *B0$ >&e3e&&-n8 t" 1 U.S.C.A. *1B1>9$$. W 10*1 T4"'s"n Re%te&s. ++/+6

W 10*1 T4"'s"n Re%te&sRIA. N" Cla-' t" O&-8. U.S. G"vt. "&<s. All &-84ts

&ese&ve#. AM!UR APPELLATE ** END OF DOCUMENT

!%#8e Flana8an?s ****1 O&#e& -n 0+)1 &ea#s( ORDER

T4-s -s an appeal 3&"' Ren" !%st-e C"%&t >:R!C:$ an# -nv"lves a lan#l"&#/

tenan #-sp%te. On Ot"9e& 1, 10**, !%st-e "3 t4e Peae Pete& !. S3e&&aa 8&ante#

a n"/a%se s%''a&2 ev-t-"n a8a-nst Appellant ZACHAR5 6AR7ER

COUGHLIN >:C"%84l-n:$ "3 3a-l%&e t" pa2 &ent "n p&"pe&t2 l"ate# at *1* R-ve&

R"< St&eet, Ren", Neva#a B@0* >t4e :P&"pe&t2:$, 4-4 as >an# st-ll -s$ "ne# 92 Resp"n#ent MATT MERLISS >:Me&l-ss:$. C%&&entl2 9e3"&e t4-s C"%&t -s

C"%84l-n?s Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Orer or In!"nction

Pre#enting Mer$iss from %Disposing% of Tenants Property& or' in t(e A$ternati#e&

Motion for Stay )%Emergency Motion%* 3-le# "n Dee'9e& +0, 10**.

A"&#-n8 t" !%#8e S3e&&aa?s 3-n#-n8s "3 3at, C"%84l-n 9e8an a telve/'"nt4 tenan at t4e P&"pe&t2 "n Ma&4 *, 10*0, 4-4 te&'-nate# "n Fe9&%a&2 1,

10** an# "nve&te# -nt" '"nt4/t"/'"nt4 tenan2. On A%8%st 11, 10**, an# -t4

p&"pe& n"t-e, Me&l-ss te&'-nate C"%84l-n?s tenan2 %n#e& NRS 0.1@*, Neva#a?s

%nla3%l #eta-ne& stat%te. 6ea%se C"%84l-n 3a-le# t" vaate t4e P&"pe&t2 -t4-n t4e

stat%t"&-l2/'an#ate# pe&-"# >t4-&t2 #a2s$, Me&l-ss se&ve# %p"n C"%84l-n a n"t-e "3

%nla3%l #eta-ne& an# s%''a&2 ev-t-"n "n Septe'9e& 1, 10*l. A3te& t"ev-#ent-a&2 4ea&-n8s, !%#8e S3e&&aa &eete# C"%84l-n?s #e3enses t" t4e ev-t-"n

4-4 -nl%#e# 4a9-ta9-l-t2 an# #-s&-'-nat-"n alle8at-"ns. T4%s, 92 a &-tten O&#e&

#ate Ot"9e& 1, 10** !%#8e S3e&&aa 8&ante# s%''a&2 ev-t-"n a8a-nst C"%84l-n

an# 8ave 4- %nt-l Ot"9e& +*,10** t" vaate t4e p&e'-ses.

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'anne&. a &es%lt, C"%84l-n ;as &e'"ve# 3"& t&espass "n N"ve'9e& *+, an# Me&l-ss

plae# a l-en "ve C"%84l-n?s pe&s"nal 9el"n8-n8s. C"%84l-n "nteste# t4e l-en an#

!%#8e S3e&&aa 4el# a 4ea&-n8 T4e&ea3te&,"n Dee'9e& 1*, 10**, !%#8e S3e&&aa

ente&e# an"t4e& O&#e& &e%-&-n8 C"%84l-n t" pa2 t" Me&l-ss t4e 3a-& an# &eas"na9le

"'pensat-"n 3"& st"&a8e "3 C"%84l-n?s pe&s"nal p&"pe&t 9et;een N"ve'9e& *,10** an# N"ve'9e& *), 10**. T4e O&#e& als" &e%-&e# C"%84l-n t &e'"ve 4-s

p&"pe&t2 92 @ p' "n Dee'9e& 1+,10**, an# t4at an2t4-n8 le3t "n t4e P&"pe&t2 a3te

t4at t-'e an# #ate :'a2 9e #-sp"se# "3 92 QMe&l-ss -n 4-s s"le #-s&et-"n.:

A8a-n, C"%84l-n 3a-le# t" &e'"ve 4-s 9el"n8-n8s t-'el2, 9%t Me&l-ss 8&ante#

4-' e=tens-"n %nt-l @ p' "n Dee'9e& +0, 10**, -n e=4an8e 3"&, -nte& al-a, a

;a-ve& "3 C"%84l-n?s se%&-t2 #ep"s-t. On Dee'9e& +0, 10**, C"%84l-n 3-le# t4e

a9"ve/'ent-"ne# E'e&8en2 M"t-"n >3n* Seve&al '-n%tes a3te& 3-l-n8 t4e

E'e&8en2 M"t-"n, C"%84l-n 3-le# an A'en#e# E'e&8en2 M"t-"n -n "&#e& t

"&&et t4e p&""3 "3 se&v-e #ate.$ t" p&event Me&l-ss?s #-sp"sal "3 4-s pe&s"nal

p&"pe&t2. Me&l-ss 3-le# an Opp"s-t-"n t" A'en#e# E'e&8en2 M"t-"n 3"&Te'p"&a&2 Rest&a-n-n8 O&#e& "n !an%a&2 +, 10*1, an C"%84l-n 3-le# a Repl2 "n

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A3te& &ev-e;-n8 t4e pa&t-es? plea#-n8s, t4e e=4-9-ts atta4e# t4e&et", t4estat%tes, pa&t-%la&l2 NRCP )@>$ an# NRS ++.0*0, an# a3te& "ns-#e&-n8 all "3 t4e

pa&t-es? a&8%'ents,t4-s C"%&t 3-n#s C"%84l-n 4as 3a-le# t" #e'"nst&ate ;-t4 spe-3-

3ats t4at -&&epa&a9le -n%&2, l"ss, "& #a'a8e ;"%l# &es%lt a9sent a TRO "&

-n%nt-"n, "& t4at a le8al &e'e#2 -s -na#e%ate. >3n1 T4-s C"%&t &e"8n-es

C"%84l-n 4as 3a-le# t" "'pl2 ;-t4 e&ta-n p&"e#%&al &e%-&e'ents "3 NRCP

)@>$, na'el2 t4e &e%-&e'ents t4at spe-3- 3ats 9e s4";n :92 a33-#av-t "& 92 t4e

ve&-3-e# "'pla-nt .... : P%&s%ant t" t4-s C"%&t?s l"n8/stan#-n8 p"l-2 "3 a#%#-at-n8ases "n t4e 'e&-ts, &at4e& t4an #-s'-ss-n8 t4e' 3"& p&"e#%&al &eas"ns t4-s C"%&t

;-ll "ve&l""< C"%84l-n?s 3a-l%&e "n t4-s "as-"n -n l-84t "3 t4e -&%'stanes

s%&&"%n#-n8 t4-s ase.$.

CONCLUSION A"&#-n8l2, C"%84l-n?s Emergency Motion for Temporary

Restraining Orer or In!"nction Pre#enting Mer$iss from %Disposing% of Tenants Property& or' in t(e A$ternati#e& Motion for Stay -s DENIED. IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED t4-s #a2 "3 !an%a&2, **t4, 10*1. s Pat&-< Flana8an D-st&-t !%#8e

4e&e !%#8e Flana8an?s )1@*1 O&#e& -n 0+)1 >FHE1$ &ea#s( ORDER

C%&&entl2 9e3"&e t4-s C"%&t -s Resp"n#ent MATT MERLISS? s >:Me&l-ss:$ Motion

for Attorney+s ,ees "n Ap&-l *B, 10*1. In the absence ! an" ##s$t$n 3&"'Appellant ZACHAR5 6AR7ER COUGHLIN >:C"%84l-n:$, Me&l-ss s%9'-tte#

t4-s 'atte& 3"& #e-s-"n "n Ma2 B, 10*1. H";eve&, "n !%ne B, 10*1, C"%84l-n 3-le#

a S"pp$ement to Opposition to Motion for Attorney+s ,ees. &esp"nse, Me&l-ss 3-le# a

Rep$y to S"pp$ement to Opposition to Motion for Attorney+s ,ees !%ne *, 10*1,

an# s%9'-tte# t4e 'atte&/a8a-n/t4at sa'e #a2.

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Me&l-ss &e%ests t4-s C"%&t t" aa&# att"&ne2?s 3ees -n t4e a'"%nt "31,0)@.@0 a8a-nst C"%84l-n -n t4e %n#e&l2-n8 s%''a&2 ev-t-"n 'atte& p%&s%ant t" NRS )B.0@0 an# NRS L.0@ Me&l-ss an# 4-s "%nsel ave& t4ese 3ees a&e &eas"na9le, pa&t-%la&l2 8-ven C"%84l-n? :#el-9e&ateQ ... patte&n "3 a9%s-ve, ve=at-"%s, an# '"st-'p"&tantl2, *>5*s(.* -n 9"t4 t4-s appeal an# -n t4e ase 9el" Q-n Ren" !%st-e

C"%&t.: >M"t. at p. 1$ >O&-8-nal e'p4as-s. Me&l-ss ave&s C"%84l-n?s l-t-8at-"nst&ate82 :as s-'pl2 t" <eep t4e 3-84t 8"-n8: an# :&e%-&e s%9stant-al a##-t-"nal"&< 92 Me&l-ss? "%nsel, 3a& 9e2"n# an2t4-n8 -n a ?n"&'al? ev-t-"n.? >M"t. at p.+.$ Me&l-ss asse&ts t4-s a##-t-"nal "&< as neessa&2 9ea%se 4e :"%l# n"t &-s<t4e "%&t aept-n8 s"'e &an#"' -tat-"n -n C"%84l-n?s pape&s an# ente&-n8 ana#ve&se &%l-n8 9ea%se Q4e 4a# n"t "pp"se# -t.: >M"t. at p. @.$

F%&t4e&, Me&l-ss?s "%nsel, R-4a&# G. H-ll, alle8es t4ese 3ees :#" n"t -nl%#es%9stant-al a'"%nt "3 e#-t-n8 an# "t4e& at-v-t-es pe&3"&'e# 92 QM&. H-ll -n t4-sase.: >M"t. a . ); M"t. E=. .$ Me&l-ss "nten#s :Q-t -s 4a&# t" -'a8-ne a '"&eapp&"p&-ate ase t4an t4-s -n 4-4 t" aa&# t4e 'a=-'%' a'"%nt %st-3-e# 92 t4e

s%9stant-al ev-#ene 9e3"&e t4e "%&t.? >M"t. at p. ).$ Me&l-ss 8"es even 3%&t4e& an#states(

DAs p&"ven a9"ve an# 9el", t4e 3&-v"l-t2 an# ve=at-"%sness "3C"%84l-n?s 'a-ntenane an# e=tens-"n "3 t4-s 'atte& 4as 9een s" 9e2"n# &eas"n, an# s" "%t&a8e"%s, an# t4e ne=%s "3 4-s 9e4av-"& t"t4e 3ees -n%&&e# 92 Me&l-ss s" #-&et an# -n#-sp%ta9le, t4at n"t4-n8less t4an a 3%ll aa&# "3 t4"se 3ees s4"%l# even 9e "ns-#e&e# 92 t4e"%&t. T" n"t -'p"se t4e 3%ll 'eas%&e "3 t4e 4a&' C"%84l-n 4asa%se# "%l# &ea&# an# en"%&a8e 4-s ve=at-"%sness -n t4-s an#"t4e& ases. T4e&e nee#s t" 9e a #a2 "3 &e<"n-n8 3"& C"%84l-n?s

ant-s. >M"t. at p. .$ Neva#a la p&"v-#es 3"& :a &eas"na9le att"&ne2 3ee t" 9e 3-=e# an# all"e#

92 t4e #-st&-t "%&t 3"& all se&v-es &en#e&e# -n 9e4al3 "3 t4e p&eva-l-n8 pa&t2: "nappeal 3&"' %st-e "%&t. NEV. REV. STAT. )B.0@0. In a##-t-"n, NRS L.0@&e%-&es t4e #-st&-t "%&t t" "&#e& an att"&ne2 pe&s"nall2 t" pa2 &eas"na9leatt"&ne2?s 3ees -n%&&e# as a &es%lt "3 t4e 3-l-n8, 'a-nta-n-n8 "& #e3en#-n8 "3 c$%$&

act$n 4e&e :s%4 at-"n "& #e3ense -s n"t ell/8&"%n#e# -n 3at "& -s n"ta&&ante# 92 e=-st-n8 la ....: NEV. REv. STAT. L.0@>*$>a$. T4e sa'e appl-est" att"&ne2 4" 4as :Q%n&eas"na9l2 an# ve=at-"%sl2 e=ten#e# a -v-l at-"n . : NEV. REv. STAT. L.0@>*$>9$.

I3 8&"%n#s e=-st t" aa&# att"&ne2?s 3ees, Neva#a "%&ts 3"ll" t4e l"#esta&anal2s-s. S4%ette v. 6eae& H"'es H"l#-n8s C"&p., *1* Nev. +L, ), *1 P.+#@+0, @B >100@$ >:T4e l"#esta& app&"a4 -nv"lves '%lt-pl2-n8 t4e n%'9e& "3 4"%&s&eas"na9l2 spent "n t4e ase 92 &eas"na9le 4"%&l2 &ate.:$ >%"tat-"ns an# -tat-"ns"'-tte#.$ In #ete&'-n-n8 t4e &eas"na9leness "3 t4e 3ee aa&#, t4e #-st&-t "%&ts4"%l# "ns-#e& t4e 3"ll"-n8 3"%& 3at"&s( >*$ t4e a#v"ates? %al-t-es; >1$ t4e4a&ate& "3 t4e "&<; >+$ t4e "&< pe&3"&'e#; an# >$ t4e &es%lt "9ta-ne#. See,

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6&%nell v. G"l#en Gate Nat?l 6an<, @ Nev. +@, +B, @@ P.1# +*, ++ >*B)B$>-tat-"n "'-tte#$; 6a&ne2 v. Mt. R"se Heat-n8 C"n#-t-"n-n8, *1 Nev. 1*, 1B,*B1 P.+# +0, + >100$ >pe& %&-a'$ >appl2-n8 t4e 6&%nell 3at"&s$.

A1!*r r*.(*9(< M*r/(ss's ,".(< 5a5*rs/-nl%#-n8 t4e #eta-le# an#t4"&"%84 s%''a&2 "3 3ees an# 4-s "%nsels? a"'pan2-n8 Dec$arations-an a!te(

cns$e($n) a&& ! the #a(t$es' a()*+ents, t4-s C"%&t "nl%#es Me&l-ss?s att"&ne2?s3ees &e%est -s a%t4"&-e# 92 Neva#a la. T4-s C"%&t als" 4as "ns-#e&e# t4e3at"&s set 3"&t4 -n 6&%nell, s"pra. anal2-n8 t4"se 3at"&s, an )$%en the *n$,*e

!eat*(es ! th$s case, t4-s C"%&t "nl%#es Me&l-ss?s 3ee &e%est -s &eas"na9le.A"&#-n8l2, Me&l-ss?s Motion for Attorney+s ,ees GRANTED -n t4e s%' "3

1,0)@.@0. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED t4-s 1@t4 #a2 "3 !%ne, 10*1. s Pat&-<Flana8an D-st&-t !%#8e

4e&e !%#8e Flana8an?s )1@*1 O&#e& -n 0+)1 >FHE1$ &ea#s( &&&C%&&entl2 9e3"&e t4-s C"%&t -s Resp"n#ent MATT MERLISS? s >:Me&l-ss:$ Motion for

Attorney+s ,ees "n Ap&-l *B, 10*1. In the absence ! an" ##s$t$n 3&"'Appellant ZACHAR5 6AR7ER COUGHLIN >:C"%84l-n:$, Me&l-ss s%9'-tte#t4-s 'atte& 3"& #e-s-"n "n Ma2 B, 10*1...

A1!*r r*.(*9(< M*r/(ss's ,".(< 5a5*rs/-nl%#-n8 t4e #eta-le# an#t4"&"%84 s%''a&2 "3 3ees an# 4-s "%nsels? a"'pan2-n8 Dec$arations-an a!te(

cns$e($n) a&& ! the #a(t$es' a()*+ents, t4-s C"%&t "nl%#es Me&l-ss?s att"&ne2?s3ees &e%est -s a%t4"&-e# 92 Neva#a la. T4-s C"%&t als" 4as "ns-#e&e# t4e3at"&s set 3"&t4 -n 6&%nell, s"pra. anal2-n8 t4"se 3at"&s, an )$%en the *n$,*e

!eat*(es ! th$s case, t4-s C"%&t "nl%#es Me&l-ss?s 3ee &e%est -s &eas"na9le.A"&#-n8l2, Me&l-ss?s Motion for Attorney+s ,ees GRANTED -n t4e s%' "3

1,0)@[email protected] -s lea& -s t4at !%#8e Flana8an?s 4"-e "3 "&#s -n t4e a9"ve e=e&pt#e'"nst&ates t4at 4e as appl2-n8 DCR *+>+$ >an# n"t NRS .0@ "& NRS )B.0@0$-n aa&#-n8 att"&ne2?s 3ees >F%&t4e&, 6a<e& 4a# p&ev-"%sl2 s"%84t att"&ne2?s 3ees -nn%'9e& "3 #-33e&ent 3-l-n8s -n 0+)1, an# t4e O&#e&s 92 !%#8e Flana8an 4e&e-ns%4 3ees e&e n"t aa&#e# s4"%l# at as a la "3 t4e ase 9a& t" t4e a&"ss t4e 9"a&# aa&# "3 3ees 3"& t4e ve&2 ent&-es -n 6a<e&?s :At-v-t2 Rep"&ts: t4at !%#8eFlana8an p&ev-"%sl2 3a-le# t" aa&# att"&ne2?s 3ees >t" sa2 n"t4-n8 "3 t4e '%lt-t%#e"3 -nstanes 4e&e 6a<e& s"%84t 3ees 3"& t4e sa'e t4-n8 9"t4 3&"' !%#8e S3e&&aa-n *0 an# a8a-n 3&"' !%#8e Flana8an -n t4e appeal -n 0+)1$ 3"& -n &esp"nse t"6a<e&?s al&ea#2 "ne 'a#e '"t-"ns 3"& s%4 >6a<e& -ll a&8%e t4at 4-s 3a-l%&e t" t-tlet4e 3-l-n8s 4e&e-n s%4 &e%ests 3"& att"&ne2?s 3ees as a :M"t-"n 3"& Att"&ne2?sFees: s"'e4" 'a<es -nappl-a9le DCR *+>$ #-tate a8a-nst 'a<-n8 a '"t-"na8a-n an# a8a-n >:.XXN" ,"!(" ")* 4*ar: a: :(s5"s*: "1 s4a// 0* r**9*:

( !4* sa,* )aus*+ "r s4a// !4* sa,* ,a!!*rs !4*r*( *,0ra)*: 0* r*4*ar:+

u/*ss 0- /*a.* "1 !4* )"ur! <ra!*: u5" ,"!(" !4*r*1"r+ a1!*r "!()* "1 su)4

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Instanes "3 6a<e& see<-n8 att"&ne2?s 3ees -n 4-s 3-l-n8s -nl%#e(

Case2 D. 6a<e&?s )**1 3-l-n8 -n 0+)1 &ea#s( REPL5 TOSUPPLEMENT TO OPPOSITION TO MOTION FOR ATTORNE5?S FEES

Resp"n#ent, MATT MERLISS, 92 an# t4&"%84 4-s "%nsel, RICHARD G. HILL,

LTD., an# CASE5 D. 6A7ER, ES., &epl-es t" t4e :S%pple'ent t" Opp"s-t-"n t"

M"t-"n 3"& Att"&ne2?s Fees: 3-le# 4e&e-n "n !%ne B, 10*1 92 M&. C"%84l-n. M&.

C"%84l-n?s s%pple'ent -s se&-"%sl2 ta&#2, an# -s n"nsense. M&. C"%84l-n?s

s%pple'ent s4"%l# 9e st&-<en 3&"' t4e &e"&#( T4-s &epl2 -s 9ase# "n t4e p"-ntsan# a%t4"&-t-es 9el" an# all pape&s an# plea#-n8s "n 3-le 4e&e-n.

POINTS AND AUTHORITIES; FACTS

As t4e "%&t -s aa&e, t4-s -s an appeal 3&"' a s%''a&2 ev-t-"n "&#e&ente&e# -n t4e Ren" !%st-e C"%&t. Me&l-ss 9el-eves t4e "%&t t" 9e 3a'-l-a& -t4 t4e

%n#e&l2-n8 s%9stant-ve 3ats "3 t4-s ase, an# -ll n"t nee#lessl2 &epeat t4e' 4e&e.

T4e pe&t-nent p&"e#%&al 3ats a&e as 3"ll"s(*.On Ot"9e& 1, 10*1, t4e Ren" !%st-e C"%&t ente&e# -ts F-n#-n8s "3 Fat,

C"nl%s-"ns "3 La, an# O&#e& 3"& S%''a&2 Ev-t-"n -n ase n". REV10**/

00*0. ROA, V"l. II, pp. @/0.

1. On !an%a&2 *, 10*1, C"%84l-n 3-le# 4-s :Opp"s-t-"n t" M"t-"n 3"& Att"&ne2?s

Fees,: even t4"%84 n" s%4 '"t-"n 4a# 9een 3-le# -n t4-s ase.

+. On Ma&4 +0,10*1, t4-s "%&t ente&e# an "&#e& #en2-n8 C"%84l-n?s appeal 3&"'

t4e s%''a&2 ev-t-"n "&#e&. Me&l-ss as t4e p&eva-l-n8 pa&t2 "n appeal. Me&l-ss3-le# an# se&ve# a n"t-e "3 ent&2 "3t4at "&#e& "n t4e sa'e #a2.

.On Ap&-l +, 10*1, Me&l-ss t-'el2 3-le# an# se&ve# 4-s 'e'"&an#%' "3"sts an#

#-s9%&se'ents.

@. C"%84l-n?s '"t-"n t" &eta= as #%e 92 n" late& t4an Ap&-l B, 10*1. C"%84l-n #-#

n"t 3-le an2 '"t-"n t" &eta= as &e%-&e# 92 NRS *.**0, 9%t -nstea# 3-le# a 9-a&&e,&a'9l-n8, an# a9%s-ve :"pp"s-t-"n t" 'e'"&an#%' "3 "sts,: t" 4-4 Me&l-ss

&epl-e# "n Ap&-l *1, 10*1.

). On Ap&-l *B, 10*1, Me&l-ss t-'el2 3-le# an# se&ve# 4-s '"t-"n 3"& att"&ne2?s 3ees

p%&s%ant t" NRS )B.0@ an# NRS .0@.

. C"%84l-n?s "pp"s-t-"n t" Me&l-ss? '"t-"n 3"& att"&ne2?s 3ees as #%e 92 n" late&

t4an Ma2 , 10*1. C"%84l-n #-# n"t 3-le an2 "pp"s-t-"n t" t4e '"t-"n 3"& 3ees.. On Ma2 B, 10*1, Me&l-ss &e%este# s%9'-ss-"n "3 4-s '"t-"n 3"& att"&ne2?s 3ees.

T4at '"t-"n &e'a-ns pen#-n8, aa-t-n8 t4e "%&t?s &%l-n8.

B. On Ma2 11, 10*1, t4e C"%&t ente&e# an "&#e& 8&ant-n8 Me&l-ss? 'e'"&an#%' "3

"sts an# #-s9%&se'ents. %n#e&l2-n8 s%9stant-ve 3ats "3 t4-s ase, an# -ll n"t

nee#lessl2 &epeat t4e' 4e&e.

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**. On !%ne B, 10*1, '"&e t4an a '"nt4 a3te& 4-s "pp"s-t-"n ;as #%e, an# e=atl2

"ne '"nt4 a3te& t4e '"t-"n 4a# 9een s%9'-tte# 3"& a #e-s-"n, C"%84l-n 3-le# t4e

-nstant :s%pple'ent,: -n ;4-4 4e p%&p"&ts t" 3-nall2 "pp"se Me&l-ss? '"t-"n 3"&

att"&ne2?s 3ees.

LA AND ANAL5SIS

M&. C"%84l-n?s "pp"s-t-"n, -3 an2, t" Me&l-ss? '"t-"n 3"& att"&ne2?s 3ees ;as#%e 92 n" late& t4an Ma2 , 10*1. DCR *+>+$. DCR *1>1$. C"%84l-n?s:s%pple'ent: -s ta&#2, 4av-n8 9een 3-le# '"&e t4an a '"nt4 a3te& -t ;as #%e, an#

e=atl2 "ne '"nt4 a3te& t4e '"t-"n ;as s%9'-tte# t" t4e "%&t 3"& a #e-s-"n.

C"%84l-n?s 3a-l%&e t" 3-le a t-'el2 "pp"s-t-"n s4"%l# 9e "nst&%e# 92 t4e "%&t as an

a#'-ss-"n 92 C"%84l-n t4at t4e '"t-"n -s 'e&-t"&-"%s an# s4"%l# 9e 8&ante#. DCR

*+>+$. 7-n8 v. Ca&tl-#8e, *1* Nev. B1), *1 P.+# **)* >100@$.

C"%84l-n la-'s t4at t4e "pp"s-t-"n 4e 3-le# "n !an%a&2 *, 10*1 -s :astan#-n8 "&#e& an# appl-es an# appl-e# t" an2 an# all att"&ne2?s 3ees '"t-"n >s-$

eve& s%9'-tte# -n t4-s 'atte&... : S%pple'ent t" Opp"s-t-"n at @(1*/11. T4-s -s

n"nsense an# ;-t4"%t an2 9as-s -n t4e R%les "& ase la;. C"%84l-n "33e&s n"a%t4"&-t2 3"& t4e p&"p"s-t-"n t4at a l-t-8ant an 3-le a p&e/e'pt-ve "pp"s-t-"n t" a

'"t-"n t4at 'a2, "& 'a2 n"t, eve& 9e 3-le# -n t4e 3%t%&e. In 3at, 9"t4 DCR *1>1$

an# DCR *+>+$ spe-3-all2 &eF%-&e t4at an2 "pp"s-t-"n '%st 9e 3-le#: ... ;-t4-n *0#a2s a3te& se&v-e "3 a '"t-"n... : >E'p4as-s a##e#$. C"%84l-n?s !an%a&2 *, 10*1

:"pp"s-t-"n: ;as an# -s a 3%8-t-ve #"%'ent ;-t4 n" 9ea&-n8 "n t4-s ase, "t4e&

t4an t" s4"; e-t4e& >*$ C"%84l-n?s "'plete -n"'petene as an att"&ne2, an#"& >9$

t4at t4e 3ees 4e "ns-stentl2 an# nee#lessl2 -n3l-te# "n Me&l-ss t4&"%84"%t t4-s ase

;e&e 92 spe-3- #es-8n.

S%9stant-vel2, C"%84l-n?s :s%pple'ent: p&"ves t4e p"-nts 'a#e -n Me&l-ss?

'"t-"n. T4e 3ees -n t4-s ase 4ave &ea4e# s%4 ast&"n"'-al levels s"lel2 an#e=l%s-vel2 #%e t" C"%84l-n?s &-#-%l"%s &av-n8s an# 4-s pen4ant 3"& "n3&"ntat-"n

;4e&e n"ne s4"%l# e=-st. He "nt-n%es t" 3-le n"nsens-al &ants 3"& n" p%&p"se

"t4e&t4an t" #&a8 t4-s 'atte& "%t an# "st Me&l-ss a##-t-"nal 3ees.

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T4&ea#e# a'"n8st t4ese atta<s a&e C"%84l-n?s -napp&"p&-ate atte'pts t" &e/a&8%e

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-&&elevant an# %nanal2Ge# st&-n8 -tes "3 a%t4"&-t2 t4at C"%84l-n "p-e# an# paste#3&"' estla;. N";4e&e -n 4-s :s%pple'ent: #"es C"%84l-n 'a<e an2 "4e&ent

a&8%'ent, "& -te t" an2 &elevant a%t4"&-t2, as t" ;42 Me&l-ss s4"%l# n"t 9e

a;a&#e# 4-s 3ees.

Me&l-ss ;as %n#-sp%te#l2 t4e p&eva-l-n8 pa&t2 "n appeal. He -s ent-tle# t" an

a;a&# "3 3ees %n#e& NRS )B.0@0 as a 'atte& "3 &-84t. C"%84l-n?s 3&-v"l"%s an#

ve=at-"%s e33"&ts t" p&"l"n8 t4-s 'atte& ;-t4"%t an2 9as-s -n la; "& 3at a&e la-# 9a&e

-n Me&l-ss? '"t-"n. Int4e event -t ;as n"t "9v-"%s al&ea#2, C"%84l-n?s :s%pple'ent:

&e'"ves all #"%9t t4at an a;a&# "3 3ees %n#e& NRS L.0@ -s als" app&"p&-ate.* >3n*

C"%84l-n?s l-ense t" p&at-e la; -n Neva#a ;as s%spen#e# 92 t4e Neva#a

S%p&e'e C"%&t "n !%ne L, 10*1. See EUHI6IT * 4e&et", ;4-4 -s a t&%e an# "&&et"p2 "3 t4at C"%&t?s "&#e&. Neve&t4eless, NRS L.0@ st-ll appl-es t" all "3 C"%84l-n?s

"n#%t &e3e&ene# -n t4e '"t-"n, an# sant-"ns a&e app&"p&-ate.$

!%st as #es&-9e# -n t4e '"t-"n 3"& att"&ne2?s 3ees, Me&l-ss 4as n"; 9een3"&e#, 2et a8a-n, t" -n%& a##-t-"nal 3ees t" &esp"n# t" C"%84l-n?s :s%pple'ent,:

even t4"%84 t4at #"%'ent -s ;-t4"%t an2 'e&-t ;4ats"eve&. C"%84l-n?s 9l-n#

-ns-stene "n "nt-n%-n8 4-s &a'pa8e -s n"t ;ell/3"%n#e# -n e-t4e& la; "& 3at. 6%t,

&at4e&, -t -s al%late# "letl2 t" -n3l-t '"&e 4a&' "n Me&l-ss. As #-s%sse# -n

#eta-l -n Me&l-ss? 3ees '"t-"n, C"%84l-n?s 3-l-n8s, an# ea4 "3 t4e', 4ave 9een

pe&3etl2 an# "ns-stentl2 3&-v"l"%s an# ve=at-"%s. C"u<4/( ,us! 0* s!"55*:&

P&"e#%&al sant-"ns a&e 9"t4 neessa&2 an# app&"p&-ate.T4-s "%&t p"ssesses t4e -n4e&ent p";e& :"3 eF%-t2 an# "3 "nt&"l "ve& t4e

e=e&-se "3 Q-ts %&-s#-t-"n.: !"&#an v. State, Dept. "3 M"t"& Ve4-les, *1* Nev.

, @B,**0 P.+# +0 >100@$. T4at p";e& -nl%#es t4e &-84t t" &est&-t a l-t-8ants

aess t" t4e "%&t?s p&"esses. I#. In a##-t-"n, :NRCP ** pe&'-ts a #-st&-t "%&t t"

-'p"se app&"p&-ate #ete&&ent sant-"ns "n a pa&t2 ;4" v-"lates t4at &%le 0- s(<(<

)"ur! :")u,*!s !4a! ar* 1r(."/"us "r 5r*s*!*: 1"r a (,5r"5*r 5ur5"s*.: I#.

>E'p4as-s a##e#$. See als", NRCP **>C$>1$.

He&e, C"%84l-n 4as #e'"nst&ate# 4-s "ve&;4el'-n8 an# "ns-stent

p&"pens-t2 t" 3-le #"%'ents s"lel2 t" ve= an# 4a&ass Me&l-ss. H-s '%lt-ple an#

v"l%'-n"%s 3-l-n8s, an# ea4 "3 t4e', -nl%#-n8 t4e -nstant :s%pple'ent,: 4ave

9een s" #e3--ent, an# s" #ev"-# "3 'e&-t, as t" &a-se a p&es%'pt-"n t4at eve&2#"%'ent 3-le# 92 4-' 3&"' t4-s p"-nt 3"&;a&# ;-ll 9e, an# -s, 3&-v"l"%s. M*r/(ss

s5*)(1()a//- as@s !4* )"ur! !" ,a@* su)4 a 1a)!ua/ 1(:(<& M*r/(ss 1ur!4*r

r*?u*s!s !4a! !4* )"ur! *>*r)(s* (!s *?u(!a0/* a: s!a!u!"r- au!4"r(!- !"

sa)!(" C"u<4/(+ a: 5r"!*)! M*r/(ss 1r", C"u<4/('s a0us*s+ 0- *!*r(< a

sa)!(" "r:*r !" !4* *11*)! !4a! M*r/(ss (s "! r*?u(r*: !" r*s5": !" a-

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Me&l-ss as<s t4at t4e s"pe "3 an2 s%4 "&#e& -nl%#e t4e !%ne , 10*1 :'"t-"n t"alte& "& a'en# "&#e& 8&ant-n8 'e'"&an#%' "3 "sts: 3-le# 92 C"%84l-n. I

a::(!(" !" !4* 1"r*<"(< "-,"*!ar sa)!("s+ M*r/(ss a/s" as@s 1"r

sa)!("s ( !4* a,"u! "1 ;8''&''+ as a: 1"r !4* 1**s 4* ()urr*: !" 5r*5ar*

!4(s r*5/+ a: !4a! C"u<4/( 0* 4*/: ( )"!*,5! "1 )"ur! (1 4* 1a(/s !" 5a.Re3e&ene -s 'a#e t" t4e Dela&at-"n "3 Case2 D. 6a<e&, Es., atta4e#

4e&et" as EHI6IT 1, 3"& a%t4ent-at-"n "3 all e=4-9-ts an# a #-s%ss-"n "3 t4e 3ees-n%&&e# -n p&epa&-n8 t4-s &epl2.

CONCLUSION T4-s ase -s "ve&. En"%84 -s en"%84. C"%84l-n l"st at eve&2level, an# '%st n" 3ae t4e "nse%enes "3 4-s at-"ns. Me&l-ss -s ent-tle# t" anaa&# "3 3ees p%&s%ant t" NRS )B.0@0 an# NRS .0@, as #-s%sse# -n t4e -nstant'"t-"n. C"%84l-n?s :s%pple'ent: -s ta&#2, an# -t4"%t an2 s%9stant-ve 'e&-t. T4e"ntents "3 t4e :s%pple'ent: "nl2 &e-n3"&e t4e a&8%'ents 'a#e 92 Me&l-ss -n 4-s'"t-"n. T4e !an%a&2 *, 10*1 :"pp"s-t-"n: 3-le# 92 C"%84l-n -s a 3%8-t-ve

#"%'ent t4at 'a2 n"t 9e "ns-#e&e# 92 t4e "%&t. DCR *+>+$. DCR *1>1$.C"%84l-n?s 3a-l%&e t" t-'el2 3-le an "pp"s-t-"n t" Me&l-ss? '"t-"n 3"& att"&ne2?s 3eess4"%l# 9e "nst&%e# as an a#'-ss-"n 92 C"%84l-n t4at t4e '"t-"n s4"%l# 9e8&ante#. DCR *+>+$. In a##-t-"n t" t4e 3ees &e%este# -n t4e '"t-"n, Me&l-ss as<st4e "%&t 3"& an a##-t-"nal aa&# "3 3ees -n t4e a'"%nt "3 @00.00, 4-4 &ep&esentst" 4"%&s "3 t4e %n#e&s-8ne#?s t-'e t" &ea#, #e-p4e&, an# "pp"se C"%84l-n?s3&-v"l"%s :s%pple'ent.: Me&l-ss 3%&t4e& as<s 3"& a sant-"n "&#e& a8a-nst C"%84l-nt" t4e e33et t4at Me&l-ss nee# n"t &esp"n# t" an2 3%t%&e 3-l-n8s 92 C"%84l-n, %nt-lan# %nless #-&ete# t" #" s" 92 t4e C"%&t.

HEREFORE, Me&l-ss p&a2s 3"& -n aa&# "3 3ees as p&a2e# 3"& -n t4e

'"t-"n 3"& att"&ne2?s 3ees 3-le# 4e&e-n "n Ap&-l *B, 19*1; 3"& an a##-t-"nal aa&# "33ees -n t4e a'"%nt "[email protected], as an# 3"& 3ees -n%&&e# -Y p&epa&-n8 t4-s &epl2; 3"& asant-"n "&#e& "3 t4e "%&t t4at Me&l-ss nee# n"t &esp"n# t" ant 3%t%&e 3-l-n8 92C"%84l-n, %nt-l an# %nless #-&ete# t" #" s" 92 t4e "%&t; an# 3"& s%4 "t4e&,3%&t4e&, an# a##-t-"nal &el-e3 as see's %st t" t4e "%&t -n t4e p&e'-ses. DATEDt4-s *t4 #a2 "3 !%ne, 10*1 s Case2 D. 6a<e&, Es.

In 4-s 11*1 Anse&-n8 6&-e3, 6a<e& &-tes( RESPONDENT?SANSERING 6RIEF Resp"n#ent, MATT MERLISS >:MERLISS:$, 92 an# t4&"%84 4-s"%nsel, RICHARD G. HILL, LTD. an# CASE5 D. 6A7ER, ES., s%9'-ts 4-sAnse&-n8 6&-e3.

I. STATEMENT OF THE ISSUES( T4e "nl2 -ss%e -n t4-s appeal -s 4et4e& t4eRen" !%st-e C"%&t e&&e# -n 8&ant-n8 a s%''a&2 ev-t-"n "3 appellant, ZACHAR5COUGHLIN >:COUGHLIN:$ 92 -ts F-n#-n8s "3 Fat, C"nl%s-"ns "3 La, an# O&#e& 3"&S%''a&2 Ev-t-"n >:FFCLO:$ #ate# Dee'9e& 1,10*.1. See Re"&# "n Appeal>:ROA:$ at V"l. II, pp. @/0. EHI6IT * 4e&et".

II. STATEMENT OF THE CASE( Alt4"%84 C"%84l-n 4as '%##-e# t4e &e"&# t" aspeta%la& #e8&ee -t4 4-s a9%s-ve 3-l-n8s, at -ts "&e, t4-s -s a s-'ple n"/a%se r*s(:*!(a/

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s%''a&2 ev-t-"n ase. T4e pe&t-nent 3ats a&e as 3"ll"s( T4e %n#e&l2-n8 3ats "3 t4e

ev-t-"n a&e set 3"&t4 -n t4e FFCLO. T4e s!a!u!"r- "!()*s a: "!4*r :")u,*!ar-

*.(:*)* !4* )"ur! r*/(*: " ( ,a@(< (!s 1(:(<s "1 1a)! >NOTE( 6a<e& -s #an-n8a&"%n# t4e la< "3 a sat-s3at"&2 Lanl#"&#?s A33-#av-t p%&s%ant t" NRS 0.1@>1$$ an 9e

3"%n# at ROA, V"l. V, pp. @/B; B0/B; B@/*0B; **+/*1. EUHI6ITS 1, +, an# @

4e&et". T4e Stan#a&# Rental A8&ee'ent >:LEASE:$ 3"& t4e 4"'e at *1* R-ve& R"<,Ren", Neva#a >t4e :PROPERT5:$ an 9e 3"%n# at ROA, V"/& V, pp *1B/*+1. EUHI6IT )

4e&et". T4"se 3ats e&e esta9l-s4e# #%&-n8 t" ev-#ent-a&2 4ea&-n8s, -n 4-4 C"%84l-n

3%ll2 pa&t--pate#. T4e 3-&st 4ea&-n8 as "n Ot"9e& *+, 10**, an# laste# B0 '-n%tes. A

cnt$n*at$n ! that hea($n) "%&&e# "n Ot"9e& 1@, 10**, an# laste# seve&al 4"%&s. l

T4e p%&p"se "3 t4"se 4ea&-n8s as t" :#ete&'-ne t4e t(*th!*&ness an' s*!!$c$enc" "3 t4e

tenant?s an# t4e lan#l"&#?s a33-#av-ts,: t" #ete&'-ne 4et4e& t4e&e -s an2 : &e)a& 'e!ense $ as

t" t4e alle8e# %nla3%l #eta-ne&,: an# 4et4e& :t4e tenant -s 8%-lt2 "3 an %nla3%l#eta-ne&:.1 T4"se 4ea&-n8s e&e C"%84l-n?s "pp"&t%n-t2 t s*bstant$ate- b" c+#etent

e%$'ence, an2 le8al #e3ense 4e 'a2 4ave 4a# t" t4e ev-t-"n.

T4e "nl2 #e3enses &a-se# 92 C"%84l-n 9el" e&e 9ase# "n 4at 4e la-'e# as

:&etal-at"&2:

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"n#%t 92 Me&l-ss, an# :4a9-ta9-l-t2: -ss%es at t4e p&"pe&t2. 6"t4 #e3ensese&e 9ase# "n p&"v-s-"ns "3 NRS C4apte& l*A.+ At t4e 3-&st 4ea&-n8, C"%84l-n alle8e#

4-s #e3enses, b*t '$' nt !!e( an" e%$'ence t s*##(t the+.--- !%#8e S3e&&aa "%l# 4ave8&ante# an ev-t-"n a3te& t4at 4ea&-n8, 9%t 4"se -nstea# t" all" C"%84l-n anthe(

##(t*n$t" t s*bstant$ate h$s a&&e)at$ns. S-ne C"%84l-n?s #e3enses e&e 9ase# "n

alle8e# :4a9-ta9-l-t2: -ss%es, t4e "%&t &e%-&e# 4-' t" #ep"s-t, p%&s%ant t" NRS 0.+@@>@$

>s-, NRS **A.+@@>@$$, t4e a'"%nt "3 &ent C"%84l-n la-'e# 4e 4a# -t44el# 3"& t4"se&eas"ns, 9e3"&e 4e "%l# 9e all"e# t" s%9stant-ate-v t4e' -t4 ev-#enev.@ C"%84l-n

%lt-'atel2 !a$&e' t (a$se an" +ate($a& !act*a& '$s#*te, an# t4e "%&t p&"pe&l2 8&ante# t4e

ev-t-"n. T4e l"<"%t as pe&3"&'e# "n N"ve'9e& *, 10**. C"%84l-n 3-le# 4-s !$(st n"t-e"3 appeal "n N"ve'9e& +, 10**.) On N"ve'9e& *+, 10**, C"%84l-n as 3"%n# l-v-n8 -n

t4e 9ase'ent "3 t4e p&"pe&t2, an# as a&&este#. C"%84l-n cnt$n*es t !$&e a''$t$na&

#a#e(s $n bth c*(ts- .he(e$n he atte+#ts t (a$se ne. a()*+ents he ne%e( (a$se'

be&..

III. STANDARD OF REVIE( :QAn "&#e& 8&ant-n8 s%''a&2 ev-t-"n %n#e& NRS

0.1@+>)$ s4"%l# 9e &ev-ee# "n appeal 9ase# %p"n t4e stan#a&# 3"& &ev-e "3 an "&#e&

8&ant-n8 s%''a&2 =u:<,*! %n#e& NRCP @) 9ea%se t4ese p&"ee#-n8s a(e ana&)*s.v- >:T" s%ess3%ll2 #e3en# a8a-nst a s%''a&2 =u:<,*! '"t-"n, t4e n"n'"v-n8 pa&t2'%st t&ansen# t4e plea#-n8s an#, 92 a33-#av-t "& "t4e& a#'-ss-9le ev-#ene, -nt&"#%e

spe-3- 3ats t4at s4" a )en*$ne $ss*e ! +ate($a& !act .?:B v--A ase appeale# '%st n"t 9e

t&-e# a ne.: *0 F%&t4e&, :a Ql"e& "%&t?s 3-n#-n8s -ll n"t 9e #-st%&9e# "n appeal %nlesst4e2 a&e lea&l2 e&&"ne"%s an# a&e n"t 9ase# "n s%9stant-al ev-#ene.v---:** > :T4e n"t-e "3

appeal s4all spe-32 t4e pa&t2 "& pa&t-es ta<-n8 t4e appeal; s4all #es-8nate t4e =u:<,*!,

"&#e& "& pa&t t4e&e"3 appeale# 3&"' ...,,*1 :Onl2 t4"se pa&ts "3 t4e =u:<,*!(> 4-4 a&e-nl%#e# -n t4e n"t-e "3 appeal -ll 9e "ns-#e&e# 92 t4e appellate C"%&t. *+

B.T"&&eal9a v. 7es'-t-s, *1 Nev. B@, * P.+# *) >100$.

*0. N!CRCP )A.

**. G-9ell-n- v. 7l-n#t, **0 Nev. *10*, *10, @ P.1# @0 >*BB$ >e'p4as-s a##e#$.

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*1. N!CRCP L1> $.

*+. Ren" Ne;spape&s, In. v. 6-99, L) Nev. ++1, ++@, +@+ P.1# @ >*B)0$. >Its l-te&all2

42ste&-al t4e e=tent t" ;4-4 6a<e& sta&ts "%t 92 p"-nt-n8 "%t t4e Anv%- manatorya"t(ority t(at appeals "3 s%''a&2 E%#8'ent "&#e& an# s%''a&2 ev-t-"n "&#e&s :a&e

anal"8"%s: >an# ;4e&e 6a<e& -tes t" t4e :n" le8al #e3ense: lan8%a8e "3 NRS 0.1@+>)$,

t4en 8&a3ts "n t" t4at t4e :n" 8en%-ne -ss%e "3 'ate&-al 3at: 3&"' t4e :anal"8"%s: NRCP@)>$ >n"te, :anal"8"%s: #"es n"t 'ean -#ent-al, an# lea&l2 t4e le8-slat%&e &e"8n-e# t4e

-'p&"p&-et2 "3 4"l#-n8 a tenant -n a s%''a&2 ev-t-"n p&"ee#-n8 t" t4e sa'e 9%&#en as t"

3at%al 'atte&s ;4e&e #-s"ve&2 -s e-t4e& n"t pe&'-tte# "& ent-&el2 %&ta-le# 8-ven t4e&ap-#-t2 "3 t4e p&"e#%&es %n#e& NRS 0.1@+ an# t4e p&-'a2 "3 "ne 4av-n8 a &""3 "ve&

t4e-& 4ea# "& 9%s-ness.$...T4en 6a<e& p&"ee#s t" -te ent-&etl2 t" ases t4at 4ave n"t4-n8

t" #" ;-t4 :s%''a&2 E%#8'ent:, '%4 less t4e 'e&el2 :anal"8"%s: s%''a&2 ev-t-"n

p&"e#%&es %n#e& NRS 0.1@+...S%&e, G-9ell-n- sa2s :a Ql";e& "%&t?s 3-n#-n8s ;-ll n"t 9e#-st%&9e# "n appeal %nless t4e2 a&e lea&l2 e&&"ne"%s an# a&e n"t 9ase# "n s%9stant-al

ev-#ene:, 9%t, t4at ase -nv"lve# a plena&2 t&-al, n"t a s%''a&2 ev-t-"n. T4e&e3"&e, 3a&

less #e3e&ene s4"%l# 9e a"&#e# t" t4e :t&-al "%&t?s: FOF -n *L0 >-s -t &eall2 a :t&-al

"%&t: -3 t4e&e ;as n" :t&-al:$. T4en 6a<e& p&"ee#s t" -te t" '"&e p&ee#ent &elat-n8"nl2 t" plena&2 t&-als >Ma&%se, S4%<, 6-99, et.$.C"&p%s !%&-s Se%n#%'

Data9ase %p#ate# Ma&4 10*+

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C. Stat%t"&2 D-sp"ssess-"n P&"ee#-n8s; S%''a&2 P&"ee#-n8s

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p&"ee#-n8 'a2 9e &ev-ee# 3"& a9%se "3 #-s&et-"n, 9%t %n#e& s"'e stat%tes, a #e n"v" &ev-e -s "n#%te#.

T4e &ev-e-n8 "%&t -ll 8-ve e-84t t" t4e "p-n-"n "3 t4e t&-al "%&tQ * an# -ll n"t #-st%&9 ane=e&-se "3 #-s&et-"n 92 t4e t&-al "%&t -n t4e a9sene "3 an a9%se "3 t4e "%&t?s #-s&et-"n.Q1 T4e appellate"%&t -ll -n#%l8e -n &eas"na9le p&es%'pt-"ns -n s%pp"&t "3 t4e 3-n#-n8s "3 t4e t&-al "%&t "n "n3l-t-n8

ev-#eneQ+ an# -n s%pp"&t "3 t4e %#8'ent appeale# 3&"'.Q

Un#e& s"'e stat%tes, 4"eve&, #-sp"ssess-"n p&"ee#-n8s a&e t&-a9le #e n"v" "n appeal.Q@ 4e&e

t4e&e -s a t&-al #e n"v", t4e appellate "%&t s4"%l# "ns-#e& t4e 3ats "3 t4e aseQ ) an# &en#e& a p&"pe& %#8'ent.Q

4et4e& t4e %nla3%l #eta-ne& n"t-e &e%-&e'ent -s al%late# -n a"&#ane -t4 t4e t-'-n8

p&"v-s-"ns "3 t4e -v-l &%les -s a 'atte& "3 stat%t"&2 -nte&p&etat-"n t" 9e &ev-ee# #e n"v".Q An "&#e&

8&ant-n8 a s%''a&2 ev-t-"n %n#e& a lease p&"v-#-n8 3"& pe&-"#- &ent &ese&ve# 92 t4e '"nt4, "& an2 s4"&te& pe&-"#, s4"%l# 9e &ev-ee# "n appeal 9ase# %p"n t4e stan#a&# "3 &ev-e 3"& an "&#e& 8&ant-n8 s%''a&2

%#8'ent, 4-4 -s #e n"v" &ev-e, 9ea%se s%4 p&"ee#-n8s a&e anal"8"%s.QB

QFN* N.5.Met&"p"l-tan L-3e Ins. C". v. Ca&&"ll, + M-s. 1# )+B, 1@* N.5.S.1# )B+ >App. Te&' *B)$.

QFN1 Cal.4-pple v. Ha9e&le, 11+ Cal. App. 1# , +) Cal. Rpt&. B >@t4 D-st. *B)+$. Rev-e-n8#e-s-"n &e8a&#-n8 -ss%ane "3 a p&"tet-ve "&#e& D.C.G&a4a' v. Lan-e& Ass"-ates, *B A.+# +)* >D.C.

10**$. Plena&2 &ev-e "3 s%33--en2 "3 n"t-e t" %-t C"nn.6a2e& v. S4"'"t-"n, In., 1B1 C"nn. +*,

B+ A.1# *11B >100B$. QFN+ Ala.H2#e v. Is9ell, 1@ Ala. ++, S". 1# )@ >*B@0$. Ill.""#s"n v.

6ens"n, ++0 Ill. App. 1, 0 N.E.1# 1 >*st D-st. *B$. QFN Ill.M-t4ell v. T2le&, ++1 Ill. App. @,

) N.E.1# 1+ >*st D-st. *B$. Mass.Staples v. C"ll-ns, +1* Mass. B, + N.E.1# 1B >*B$. QFN@

Ala.H2#e v. Is9ell, 1@ Ala. ++, S". 1# )@ >*B@0$. M".C"nle2 v. Dee, 1) S..1# +@ >M". Ct.

App. *B@1$. QFN) A&-.Ol#s 6&"s. L%'9e& C". v. R%s4-n8, ) A&-. *BB, *) P.1# +B >*B)$. QFN

A&-.Ol#s 6&"s. L%'9e& C". v. R%s4-n8, ) A&-. *BB, *) P.1# +B >*B)$. M".C"nle2 v. Dee, 1)S..1# +@ >M". Ct. App. *B@1$. QFN as4.C4&-stensen v. Ells"&t4, *)1 as4. 1# +)@, *+ P.+# 11

>100$. QFNB Nev.Anv%-, LLC v. G.L. D&a8"n, LLC, *1+ Nev. 1*1, *)+ P.+# 0@ >100$. C!S

LANDLORD *@)

Instea#, 4at 6a<e& an# !%#8e Flana8an #-# -s appl2 t4e stan#a&# "3 &ev-e t4at "%l# 9e

appl-a9le 4a# !%#8e S3e&&aa at%all2 #"ne 4at NRS 0.1@+>)$ &e%-&e# "3 4-' %p"n 4-s 3-n#-n8 t4at

C"%84l-n 4as esta9l-s4e# a :le8al #e3ense: -n 4-s *0*+** &%l-n8, 4-4 "%l# 9e t" "n#%t a plena&2 t&-al

a la N!CRCP *0B, 4e&e-n N!CRCP + t" B "%l# 9e appl-a9le >4-4 "%l# 'a<e 6a<e& an# Flana8an?s-tat-"ns t" N!CRCP 1 an# ) app&"p&-ate$. All "3 6a<e&?s 3"%s "n :s%9stant-at-n8: t4e a33-#av-ts -s

'-splae#, pa&t-%la&l2 -t4 &espet t" 4et4e& t4e&e -s :n" 8en%-ne -ss%e "3 'ate&-al 3at:. Rat4e&, NRS

0.1@+>)$ all"s "nl2 3"& :test-n8 t4e t&%t43%lness an# s%33--en2 "3 t4e a33-#av-ts: as s%4 &elates t"

4et4e& t4e&e -s :n" le8al #e3ense: >-e, t4e se"n# pa&t "3 t4e NRCP @)>$ stan#a&#.

F&"' t4e *0*+** T&ans&-pt(

:!%#8e( Al&-84t, s-&. I a' 8"-n8 t" &%le n" 9ea%se 3-&st "3 all I 3-n# %n#e& t4e NRS

-3 2"% ant t" 'a<e a 4a9-ta9-l-t2 la-' 2"% 4ave t" #ep"s-t t4e &ent an# -3 -t asnZtlea& -n '2 "&#e& p&ev-"%sl2 I a' 8"-n8 t" 'a<e -t ve&2 lea& t"#a2. De3en#ant(

5"%& H"n"&. !%#8e( 6%t n" s-& I a' 8"-n8 t" 8-ve 2"% &e#-t 3"& 2"%& alle8e#

4a9-ta9-l-t2 -ss%es. T4e &ent t4at -s #%e as "3 t"#a2 -ll 9e ,@00. IZ' 8"-n8 t" 8-ve

2"% &e#-t 3"& t4e sta-&s "3 *1@0, ee#s "3 +@0 ee#s "3 +@0 t-e. T4e 8a&9a8e

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t" 8-ve 2"% @00 &e#-t 3"& t4e '"l# a9ate'ent, 4-4 -s 11@. S" t4e @00 '-n%s111@ -s 11@. I -ll "nt-n%e t4-s t-ll t"'"&&" at B(00 AM 3"& 2"% t" #ep"s-t t4e10. It "nZt 9e t"'"&&" -t -ll 9e M"n#a2. De3en#ant( 5"%& H"n"& Q-na%#-9le0((1@ *,000 la-' 3"& #a'a8e t" t4e lan#sap-n8 -nstallat-"n -3 2"% "%l#nZt'-n#. !%#8e( I a' n"t 8"-n8 t" #" an2t4-n8 3"& t4at, 9%t -t 4as n"t4-n8 t" #" -t4

t4e lan#l"&# s" 3a& as I a' "ne&ne# at t4-s p"-nt t4at -s a t4-&# pa&t2 la-' 4-42"% an p&"ee# a8a-nst t4e t4-&# pa&t2. De3en#ant( 5"%& H"n"& t4e lease -s [!%#8e( T4at -s n"t 4a9-ta9-l-t2 s-&, t4at 4as n"t4-n8 t" #" [ De3en#ant( 6%t t4elease sa2s 4e -s l-a9le 3"& #a'a8e #"ne "n '2 lan. !%#8e( 4" sa-# De3en#ant(T4e lease sa2s t4at s%9set-"n 1. !%#8e( ell[ De3en#ant( Clea&l2. !%#8e( N"t 92t4-&# pa&t-es. De3en#ant( It #"es 5"%& H"n"&, -t sa2s 92 4-s a8ents "& e'pl"2ees 4e-s &esp"ns-9le. !%#8e( 5ea4 an# Q-na%#-9le 0((@ t4at t4e2 a&e 4-s a8ents I 3-n#t4e2 a&e -n -n#epen#ent "nt&at"& an# s" -3 2"% #ep"s-t t4e &ent 92 M"n#a2 at B(00"Zl"< -t4 t4e "%&t -n t4e a'"%nt "3 11@ I -ll "nt-n%e t4-s 3"& T&-al "n t4e'e&-ts t" #ete&'-ne 4et4e& "& n"t t4e&e &eall2 -s a 4a9-ta9-l-t2 -ss%e. I3 t4e &ent -s

n"t #ep"s-te# t4en t4e&e -ll 9e n" "nt-n%ane t4e ev-t-"n -ll 9e 8&ante#3"&t4-t4 "n M"n#a2 '"&n-n8 at B(00 "Zl"<. An# 3%&t4e&'"&e t4e "%&t -s n"'a<-n8 an2 3-n#-n8 "t4e& t4an t4at 2"% 4ave 'a#e an a&8%'ent a9"%t 4a9-ta9-l-t2an# t4at 2"% a&e ent-tle# t" T&-al "n t4at -ss%e -3 2"% #ep"s-t t4e &ent. Al&-84t 9%t2"% a&e n"t ent-tle# t" T&-al -3 2"% #"nZt #ep"s-t t4e &ent. An# I 4ave 8-ven 2"%&e#-t 9ase# "n 2"%& alle8at-"n 4-4 -s, 4-4 I #" n"t 3-n# as s*bstant$ate'

t'a"; I s-'pl2 3-n# t4at 2"% 'a#e t4at alle8at-"n, t4at t4-s -s 4at 2"% e&e "e#.An# s" -3 2"% #ep"s-t t4e &ent t4en e -ll set t4-s 3"& T&-al an# -t -ll 9e t4e3"ll"-n8 ee< a3te& t4at "n t4e sa'e "%&t #a2. T4e sa'e #a2 "3 t4e ee<.De3en#ant( T%es#a2s an# T4%&s#a2. S" "n t4e T%es#a2 -t -ll 9e at *0(00 AM.

!%#8e( 4at #a2 -s t4at De3en#ant( ell 2"% a&e l""<-n8 at, "<a2 4e 4as 4a# %nt-l*t4 t" p"st t4e 11@ an# 2"% a&e sa2-n8 4ave t4e 4ea&-n8 t4e 3"ll"-n8 ee< t4at-ll 9e 1@t4 Ot"9e&. !%#8e( O<a2 1@t4 Ot"9e& 4at t-'e De3en#ant( T4at "%l# 9e at *0(00 "Zl"<. !%#8e( Al&-84t, s" t4atZs t4e "%&tZs "&#e& an# I -ll see 2"% 9a< t4en 4ave a 8""# #a2. Q0(@*(1:

T4e C!S "n &ev-e "3 plena&2 t&-als t4at 3"ll"s -s s-'pl2 -nappl-a9le t" &ev-e "3 s%''a&2ev-t-"ns, 9%t -ts p&ett2 '%4 e=atl2 t4e app&"a4 ta<en 92 6a<e& an# Flana8an(

II. Reent&2 an# Re"ve&2 "3 P"ssess-"n 92 Lan#l"&# 6. At-"ns 3"& Re"ve&2 "3 P"ssess-"n -n Gene&al .P&"e#%&e *@11. Appeal an# e&&"& , Lan#l"&# an# Tenant 1@>$ A E%#8'ent 3"& t4e p"ssess-"n "3 t4elease# p&e'-ses -s appeala9le %nless "t4e&-se p&"v-#e# 92 t4e lease "& 92 stat%te. Unless t4e &-84t t" appeal-s a-ve# -n t4e lease,Q* an# e=ept t" t4e e=tent t4at t4e appeal -s "nt&"lle# 92 stat%te,Q1 E%#8'ent 3"& t4e

p"ssess-"n "3 t4e p&e'-ses -s appeala9le "n t4e 8-v-n8 "3 s%4 se%&-t2 as 'a2 9e &e%-&e# 92 t4e l"al p&at-e.Q+ T4e tenant 'a2 9e &e%-&e# t" p"st t4e a'"%nt "3 &ent a&&ea&s.Q A stat%te 'a2 &e%-&e t4etenant t" pa2 &ent as -t 9e"'es #%e #%&-n8 t4e pe&-"# "3 appeal.Q@ T4e 8ene&al &%les "3 appeal an# e&&"&%s%all2 appl2 "n s%4 an appeal,Q) an#, a"&#-n8l2, t" 9e appeala9le, a #e-s-"n '%st 9e 3-nalQ an# p&esent a "n&ete #-sp%te.Q O9Eet-"ns n"t &a-se# -n t4e t&-al "%&t 'a2 n"t 9e %&8e# "n appeal.QBS-'-la&l2, t4e 3a-l%&e t" &a-se an -ss%e -n t4e t&-al "%&t p&"ee#-n8s 'a2 p&el%#e an a&8%'ent "n appeal ast" t4e 9%&#en "3 p&""3 "n t4at -ss%e.Q*0 La< "3 a t&ans&-pt 'a2 als" 9e 3atal t" an appeal.Q** T4e&ev-e-n8 "%&t -ll n"t "ns-#e& t4e 'e&-ts "3 t4e appeal 4e&e a '""t %est-"n -s -nv"lve#.Q*1 A tenant?sappeal 3&"' a E%#8'ent "3 p"ssess-"n 3"& t4e lan#l"&# 9e"'es '""t -3 t4e tenant 4as v"l%nta&-l2

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s%&&en#e&e# p"ssess-"n "3 t4e p&e'-ses.Q*+ H";eve&, tenants? -nv"l%nta&2 #epa&t%&e 3&"' t4e p&e'-ses 92

ev-t-"n #"es n"t &en#e& s%4 an appeal '""t.Q* A t&-al "%&t?s 3-n#-n8s "3 3at ;-ll n"t 9e #-st%&9e# %nless

t4e2 a&e lea&l2 e&&"ne"%s, an# t4e ev-#ene ;-ll 9e v-e;e# -n t4e l-84t '"st 3av"&a9le t" t4e p&eva-l-n8

pa&t2.Q*@ QFN* Pa.Sea8&ave v. La2, 1 Pa. S%pe&. @), *B0@ L +0 >*B0@$. QFN1 Pa.Fe#e&"33 v.

N-e&at<", ) Pa. D. C. @+, *BB L +*+* >C.P. *BB$. QFN+ Ne9.R"&-< Pa&tne&s4-p v. Ha%8, 11 Ne9. +), 11 N..1# +)@ >*B$. N.5.!a< Sp&-n8, In. v. L-ttle, @0 Ill. 1# +@*, 10 N.E.1# 10 >*B1$.

R.I.!"nes v. A-, *0B R.I. )*1, 1B A.1# >*B1$. QFN Pa.S'-t4 v. C"2ne, @@@ Pa. 1*, 11 A.1#*011 >*BBB$. QFN@ R.I.R%ss" v. Fleet;""#, *+ A.1# @ >R.I. *BB$. QFN) D.C.H"4ensee v.

L-n<-ns, *)0 A.1# +B0 >M%n. Ct. App. D.C. *B)0$. As t" t4e &-84t "3 &ev-e;, 8ene&all2, see C.!.S., Appeal

an# E&&"& 1+ t" 1B*. QFN D.C.LaP&a#e v. L-e9le&, )* A.1# @) >D.C. *BB1$. QFN R.I.!"nes v.

A-, *0B R.I. )*1, 1B A.1# >*B1$. QFNB N.D.H-e9 v. !el-ne<, B N..1# >N.D. *BB+$. QFN*0

U.S.7""n v. Fa&es, +B S.C. *@0, ))) S.E.1# 1+0 >100$, e&t. #en-e#, *+0 S. Ct. *, *@ L. E#. 1# *

>100B$. QFN** D.C.Ma< v. Zal" Realt2, In., )+0 A.1# **+) >D.C. *BB+$. QFN*1 La.6a&"', In. v.D"ll, **B S". 1# @ >La. Ct. App., O&leans *B)0$. QFN*+ D.C.!"2ne& v. !"nat4an ""#ne& C"., B

A.1# +0 >D.C. *B$. QFN* D.C.!"2ne& v. !"nat4an ""#ne& C"., B A.1# +0 >D.C. *B$. QFN*@

D.C.H-nt"n v. Sealan#e& 6&"<e&a8e C"., B* A.1# B@ >D.C. 100$. F-n#-n8s "3 3at Rev-e;-n8 "%&t

s4"%l# n"t s%9st-t%te -ts ";n 3-n#-n8s "3 3at. N.5.Glen9&-a& C". v. L-ps'an, @ N.5.+# +, 0 N.5.S.1#

*B, + N.E.1# )+@ >100@$. C!S LANDLORD *@11

IV. ARGUMENT( Desp-te 4av-n8 3-le# '"&e t4an @0 pa8es -n t;" 9&-e3s,

C"%84l-n 3a-ls t" a&t-%late "& "4e&entl2 anal2e ;4at 4e la-'s t" 9e e&&"&s 92 t4e %st-e"%&t. * He #"es n"t 'a<e s" '%4 as a s-n8le -tat-"n t" t4e ROA, an# 4-s 3a-l%&e -n t4-s

&e8a&# -s sant-"na9le.*@ T4e C"%&t an# Me&l-ss a&e %n3a-&l2 le3t t" spe%late as t" t4e

9ases 3"& 4-s appeal. *) T4e -n"4e&en2 "3 C"%84l-n?s 9&-e3s 'a<es t4at tas< nea&l2-'p"ss-9le. T4-s #-33-%lt2 -s "'p"%n#e# 92 C"%84l-n?s &e3%sal t" pa2 3"& a t&ans&-pt "3

t4e p&"ee#-n8s 9el";. * On "& a9"%t Fe9&%a&2 , 10*1, C"%84l-n atte'pte# t"

s%pple'ent 4-s "pen-n8 9&-e3 ;-t4 a CD t4at s%pp"se#l2 "nta-ne# t4e a%#-" &e"&#-n8s

"3t4e 4ea&-n8s 9el";. N"t "nl2 ;as t4-s an -'p&"pe& atte'pt 92 C"%84l-n t" -&%'ventt4e &e"&# "n appeal, t4e CD #el-ve&e# t" t4e %n#e&s-8ne#?s "33-e ;as s" 9a#l2 #a'a8e#,

t4at -t ;"%l# n"t 9e "pene#, even 92 "%nsel?s IT p&"3ess-"nal. 6ea%se "3C"%84l-n?st&ans8&ess-"ns, Me&l-ss 4as 9een #ep&-ve# "3t4e a9-l-t2 t" a%&atel2 -te t" t4e 4ea&-n8

9el";. As 9est Me&l-ss an tell, C"%84l-n alle8es t4e 3"ll";-n8 e&&"&s(

*. !%#8e S3e&&aa +$sta/en&" ca&&e' the Octbe( 01- 0230 hea($n) a 4t($a&4 an#

&e%-&e# C"%84l-n t" #ep"s-t t4e ;-t44el# &ent ;-t4 t4e "%&tS%''a&2 ev-t-"n 4ea&-n8s a&e "n#%te# p%&s%ant t" NRS 0.1@+>)$. :F"&'al: ev-t-"n

p&"ee#-n8s a&e "n#%te# p%&s%ant t" NRS 0.1B0 t4&"%84 NRS 0.10. :F"&'al:

ev-t-"n p&"ee#-n8s "nte'plate t4e 3-l-n8 "3 a "'pla-nt, an ans;e&, "n#%t-n8#-s"ve&2, an# a 3"&'al :t&-al.,,* T4e2 an -nl%#e la-'s 3"& #a'a8es 92 9"t4 s-#es.

:F"&'al: ev-t-"ns an e-t4e& 9e -n-t-ate# 92 t4e lan#l"&# -n t4e 3-&st -nstane, "&, ;4e&e a

s%''a&2 ev-t-"n 4as 9een "''ene#, an# t4e tenant esta9l-s4es a le8al #e3ense at t4e

4ea&-n8, t4e "%&t '%st t4en "&#e& t4e pa&t-es t" p&"ee# %n#e& t4"se stat%tes.*B4* Ju:<* S1*rraa )"!(u*: !4* O)!"0*r $+# 4*ar(<+ 4* ,(ss5"@*

a: )a//*: !4* s*)": 4*ar(< a !r(a/& T4a! sa,* 9"r:+ !r(a/+ 9as *!*r*: (!"

!4* )"ur!'s "r:*r&# C"u<4/( 4as s*(*: u5" !4* 9"r: !r(a/ !" ar<u* !4a! 4*

s4"u/: 4a.* 0** a11"r:*: s",* 1ur!4*r 5r")*:ura/ 5r"!*)!("s "1 !4* 1"r,a/

*.()!(" 5r")**:(<s 6,a(/-+ :*/a-3& T4(s ar<u,*! (s "s*s*&# T4* "/- 9a- !4*

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C"%84l-n #-# n"t 4ave t4e &ent, an# 3a-le# t" p&"ve 4-s ase, t4e "%&t 4as, -n e33et,

-'p&"pe&l2 en"-ne# t4e lan#l"&#?s %se "3 4-s p&"pe&t2. In an2 event, t4e Ot"9e& *+,10**

"&#e& ;as n"t an appeala9le "&#e& %n#e& N!CRCP 1A. F"& t4at &eas"n, -t -s n"t p&"pe&l2at -ss%e 4e&e. It-s als" '""t, s-ne t4e "%&t event%all2 &et%&ne# C"%84l-n?s #ep"s-t t" 4-',

as #-s%sse# 3%&t4e&, 9el";.

1. N"! 1(:(< a a,0(<u(! ( !4* /*as* r*<ar:(< 9**:s One :4a9-ta9-l-t2: -te' alle8e# 92 C"%84l-n ;as t4at ;ee#s ;e&e 8&";-n8 -n t4e

2a&#. T4e "%&t 3"%n# t4at 'a-ntenane "3 t4e s%&&"%n#-n8 8&"%n#s, -nl%#-n8 an2 ;ee#s,

;e&e C"%84l-n?s &esp"ns-9-l-t2 %n#e& pa&a8&ap4 11 "3 t4e Lease.1 T4at pa&a8&ap4 p&"v-#es -n pa&t t4at :Tenant ;-ll -&&-8ate an# 'a-nta-n an2 s%&&"%n#-n8 8&"%n#s, -nl%#-n8

&a.ns an# s4&%99e&2, -3 t4e2 a&e 3"& t4e Tenant?s e=l%s-ve %se.:1B It -s %n#-sp%te# t4at t4e

2a&# at t4e p&"pe&t2 ;as 3"& C"%84l-n?s e=l%s-ve %se. T4e Lease -s %na'9-8%"%s, an# t4e

"%&t?s 3-n#-n8 ;as "&&et. M"&e"ve&, :;ee#s: #" n"t "nst-t%te a :4a9-ta9-l-t2: -ss%e%n#e& NRS **A.1B0, -n an2 event, an# C"%84l-n neve& p&esente# an2 ev-#ene= t4at t4e2

#-#, "& t4at 4e "'pl-e# ;-t4 t4e stat%t"&2 p&"t""l 3"& ;-t44"l#-n8, "& 4a# an2 &-84t t"

;-t44"l#, an2 &ent 3"& t4at, "& an2 "t4e& alle8e# :4a9-ta9-l-t2: -ss%e. +0 >NOTE( n"te t&%e,

;4e&e C"%8l-n p%t "n ev-#ene t4at a set-"n "3 t4e Ren" M%n--pal C"#e p&"4-9-ts s%4;ee#s 8&";-n8 9e2"n# -n4es -n 4e-84t, an# ;4e&e Me&l-ss 4-'sel3 ;a-ve& an2 e=tent t"

;4-4 !%#8e S3e&&aa?s -nte&p&etat-"n "3 t4e lease plaes s%4 a 9%&#en "n C"%84l-n t";ee# t4e p&"pe&t2, -n a##-t-"n, C"%84l-n?s "'pla-nts as t" t4e ;ee#?s 9le# -nt" t4e

"'pla-nts t" Me&l-ss "3 a v-"lat-"n "3 a spe-3- &-'-nal stat%te >la&en2, #est&%t-"n "3

p&"pe&t2, et.$ -n-#ent t" G&een At-"n La;n Se&v-es app&"a4 "n Ma2 1+&#, 10**,;4-4 C"%84l-n p&"'ptl2 ;&"te t" Me&l-ss "'pla-n-n8 "3, an# "nl2 %p"n C"%84l-n

asse&t-n8 9"t4 4-s ;&-te t" a set/"33 "3 s%4 #a'a8es p%&s%ant t" Pa&a8&ap4 1 "3 t4e lease,

-n a##-t-"n t" t4e set/"33 3"& s%4 all";a9le %n#e& NRS **A.+0, "& .B0, "& .+@@, "& .

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C"%84l-n n"; a&8%es t4at 4e ;as a :"''e&-al: tenant, an# t4e&e3"&e n"t s%9et

t" s%''a&2 ev-t-"n. He 3-&st=- &a-se# t4-s a&8%'ent -n 4-s :Opp"s-t-"n t" M"t-"n 3"& O&#e&t" S4"; Ca%se,: ;4-4 4e 3-le# "n Dee'9e& @, 10**, s-= ;ee<s a3te& t4e ev-t-"n ;as

8&ante#. +* M*r/(ss a::r*ss*: (! ( 4(s r*5/ 1(/*: !4* 1"//"9(< :a.+1 F-&st, C"%84l-n

4as t4e la; ;&"n8. S%''a&2 ev-t-"ns a&e ava-la9le a8a-nst a tenant "3 an2 p&"pe&t2 t4at-s s%9et t" NRS C4apte& **A, ;4-4 Me&l-ss? p&"pe&t2 %n%est-"na9l2 ;as. ++ Se"n#,

C"%84l-n a33-&'at-vel2 ;a-ve# an2 a&8%'ent t4at NRS C4apte& **A #"es n"t appl2 92

9as-n8 4-s ent-&e #e3ense >&etal-at-"n4a9-ta9-l-t2$ "n ;4at 4e alle8e# ;e&e v-"lat-"ns "3

t4at 4apte&.+ M"&e"ve&, 9ea%se t4e "%&t a#"pte# C"%84l-n?s p"s-t-"n an# &%le# "n t4at 9as-s, 4e -s %#--all2 est"ppe# 3&"' 4an8-n8 4-s t4e"&2 n";.+@ A##-t-"nall2, s-ne

C"%84l-n neve& t-'el2 &a-se# t4e a&8%'ent 9el";, -t ann"t 3"&' t4e 9as-s 3"& an2 &el-e3

"n appeal.+) In an2 event, C"%84l-n 4as n"t -te# t" an2;4e&e -n t4e ROA t4at ;"%l#s%pp"&t t4-s ne; a&8%'ent, an# ne-t4e& t4-s C"%&t n"& t4e "%&t 9el"; a&e "& ;e&e

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T4e FFCLO ;as ente&e# "n Ot"9e& 1, 10**. C"%84l-n?s 3-&st n"t-e "3 appeal;as 3-le# "n N"ve'9e& +, 10**. C"%84l-n 3-le# 4-s 3-&st '"t-"n t" "ntest pe&s"nal p&"pe&t2 l-en "n N"ve'9e& *), 10**. + NRS 0.1@+>$ p&"v-#es t4at a 4ea&-n8 "n t4at'"t-"n '%st 9e set ;-t4-n *0 #a2s a3te& t4e '"t-"n -s 3-le#. H";eve&, C"%84l-n (e!*se t

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3"& 4-s appeal 9"n#, an# *.00 3"& 4-s :s%pe&se#eas 9"n#: >4-4 s%'s 4e 4ass%9se%entl2 '"ve# t" 4ave &et%&ne# t" 4-'$.@0 62 t4en, 4-s &e%est 3"& a sta2 4a# 9een'""t 3"& app&"=-'atel2 s-= ee<s.). S4e&-33?s &e'"val "3tenant :-t4-n 1 4"%&s "3&ee-pt "3t4e O&#e&.:C"%84l-n t&-es t" -'pl2 s"'e s"&t "3 &"n8#"-n8 -n &elat-"n t" t4e l"<"%t -n t4-s ase "n pa8e * "34-s se"n# "pen-n8 9&-e3. 6%t 4e #"es n"t -n3"&' t4e "%&t t" 4-4 :"&#e&: 4e -s&e3e&&-n8 t4at p&"v-#e# 3"& a l"<"%t :-t4-n 1 4"%&s,: "& 4at, e=atl2, 4-s a&8%'ent -s.@* In t4-s ase, t4e "%&t ann"%ne# t4e ev-t-"n at t4e 4ea&-n8 "n Ot"9e& 1@, 10**.@1T4at ev-t-"n as n"t e33et-ve %nt-l a3te&@ (00 p.'. "n Ot"9e& +*, 10**, s-= #a2s late&. T4-s as "n3-&'e# -n t4e FFCLO s-8ne# 92 t4e "%&t "n Ot"9e& 1, 10**. C"%84l-n as l"<e# "%t "n N"ve'9e& *,10**. T4-s

:a&8%'ent: -s 3&-v"l"%s, %ns%pp"&te , n"nsensla ,an ann"t *0&' t e aSls lO& an2 &e Ie e&e.. T4e t&-al C"%&t?s Appl-at-"n "3NRS **A.B0C"%84l-n "'pla-ns t4at -t as &eve&s-9le e&&"& 3"& t4e :t&-al "%&t: t" appl2 NRS**A.B0. He #"es n"t -te t" an24e&e -n t4e ROA t" s%pp"&t 4-s alle8at-"n t4at t4atstat%te as eve& appl-e# 92 t4e "%&t.@+ In 3at, -t neve& as. T4e %st-e "%&t appl-e# NRS **A.+@@>@$. T4-s :a&8%'ent: -s "3 n" '"'ent.. T4e Se%&-t2 Dep"s-t.C"%84l-n alle8es t4at Me&l-ss 4as n"t &et%&ne# "& a"%nte# 3"& t4e se%&-t2 #ep"s-t %n#e&t4e Lease. He 4as n"t -te# t" an24e&e -n t4e ROA t" s%9stant-ate t4at alle8at-"n. @ He#"es n"t e=pla-n 4" t4e se%&-t2 #ep"s-t 4as an2t4-n8 t" #" -t4 t4e %n#e&l2-n8 n"/a%seev-t-"n, "& 4" t4e l"e& "%&t e&&e# -n &elat-"n t" -t.@@ C"%84l-n ants t" #-s%ss 4at4e t4-n<s -s a la-' 3"& #a'a8es, 9%t ne-t4e& t4-s C"%&t n"& t4e "%&t 9el" 4ave "& 4a# %&-s#-t-"n t" even "ns-#e& t4e 'atte&. @)V. CONCLUSION( Desp-te t" "pp"&t%n-t-es t" #" s", C"%84l-n 3a-le# t" 'eet 4-s 9%&#en 9el" t" -nt&"#%e, 92 a33-#av-t "& "t4e& a#'-ss-9le ev-#ene, spe-3- 3ats t4at s4" a8en%-ne -ss%e "3 'ate&-al 3at. As s%4, t4e %st-e "%&t p&"pe&l2 8&ante# t4e s%''a&2ev-t-"n 9ase# "n t4e ev-#ene 9e3"&e -t; na'el2, t4e Lease, t4e stat%t"&2 n"t-es se&ve# 92Me&l-ss, an# t4e test-'"n2 a##%e# at t4e 4ea&-n8s. C"%84l-n 4as n"t 'et 4-s 9%&#en 4e&et" s4" t4at an2 "3t4e "%&t?s 3-n#-n8s e&e lea&l2 e&&"ne"%s an# n"t 9ase# "n s%9stant-alev-#ene. T4e :a&8%'ents: 4e p&esents -n 4-s 9&-e3s a&e n"nsens-al, an#,. 3"& t4e '"st pa&t, %nt-'el2, n"t p&"pe&l2 p&ese&ve# "& 9e3"&e t4-s "%&t, an# #e&-ve# 3&"' %nappeala9leat-v-t2 9el". N"ne "3 C"%84l-n?s a&8%'ents a&e s%pp"&te# 92 an2 -tat-"n t" t4e &e"&#.As s%4, 4e 4as n"t 8-ven t4-s "%&t an2 ev-#ent-a&2 "& le8al 9as-s t" "ve&t%&n an2 &%l-n8 92 t4e l"e& "%&t. 4at C"%84l-n &eall2 ants t" #" -s &el-t-8ate t4e ase 4e&e, 4-4 -sn"t pe&'-tte#. C"%84l-n -s n"t ent-tle# t" an2 &el-e3, an# 4-s appeal '%st 9e #-s'-sse#.

HEREFORE, Me&l-ss p&a2s t4at C"%84l-n ta<e n"t4-n8 92 a2 "3 4-s appeal;t4at sa'e 9e #-s'-sse# -n -ts ent-&et2; an# t4at t4e =u:<,*! "3 t4e l"e& "%&t, -nl%#-n8-ts "&#e& "3 Dee'9e& 1, 10**, 9e a33-&'e#; that Me(&$ss be a.a('e' h$s !ees an' csts

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*. See FFCLO at *1. NRS 0.1@+>)$. FFCLO at , ,+.

+. See FFCLO at +,,B et se. See, als", ROA, V"l. I, pp. 1+/1)); ROA, V"l. V, pp. *B/

*B.. NRS 0.1@+>)$.

@. ROA, V"l.l, p. *@+.

). ROA V"l. III, pp. 11B/1++.. ROA, V"l. III, pp. */++.

. Anv%-, LLC v] G.L. D&a8"n, LLC, *1+ Nev. 1*1, 1*@,*)+ P.+# 0@ >100$.

B.T"&&eal9a v. 7es'-t-s, *1 Nev. B@, * P.+# *) >100$.*0. N!CRCP )A.

**. G-9ell-n- v. 7l-n#t, **0 Nev. *10*, *10, @ P.1# @0 >*BB$ >e'p4as-s a##e#$.*1. N!CRCP 1> $.

*+. Ren" Nespape&s, In. v. 6-99, ) Nev. ++1, ++@, +@+ P.1# @ >*B)0$.*. Please see Me&l-ss? "%nte&/'"t-"n t" st&-<e e=ess pa8es, 3-le# 4e&e-n "n Fe9&%a&2

B,10*1. I3 t4e "%&t -s 8"-n8 t" "ns-#e& an2t4-n8 9e2"n# t4e 3-&st 3-ve pa8es 3-le# 92

C"%84l-n, Me&l-ss spe-3-all2 &e%ests leave t" 3-le a s%pple'ental 9&-e3 t" 'eet t4"sea&8%'ents.

*@. See NRAP 1>a$>$ an# >e$. See als", e##ell v. Stea&t, *1 Nev. A#v. Op. @,1)*

P.+# *00, *0 >Sept. 1B,10**$ >: ...-t -s -'pe&at-ve t4at t4e pa&t-es 3"ll" t4e appl-a9le p&"e#%&al &%les an# t4at t4e2 "'pl2 -n a t-'el2 3as4-"n -t4 Qt4e "%&t?s #-&et-ves.:$;

an# S'-t4 v. E'e&2, *0B Nev. +, +, @) P.1# *+) >*BB+$.

*). C3., S4%< v. S-8nat%&e Fl-84t S%pp"&t "3 Neva#a, In., *1) Nev. ] >A#v.Op. 1$,1@P.+# @1,@/@@ >N"v. , 10*0$ >t4e "%&t -s :n"t "9l-8ate# t" a#e t4&"%84 an# sea&4t4e ent-&e &e"&# 3"& s"'e spe-3- 3ats 4-4 '-84t s%pp"&t t4e n"n'"v-n8 pa&t2?s

la-'.:$ C3., N!CRCP >9$.

*. C3., N!CRCP >9$.*. I#.

*B^ See NRS 0.1@+>)$.

10. ROA, V"l. I, p. *@+.1*. See, N!CRCP *0 >:P&-"& t" t4e 4"l#-n8 "3 a 4ea&-n8 3"& s%''a&2 ev-t-"n, t4e %st-e

s4all #ete&'-ne t4e 'et4"# "3 se&v-e "3 n"t-e "3 t4e 4ea&-n8 "n 9"t4 pa&t-es.:$

11. NRS 0.1@+>)$.

1+. C"%84l-n?s %ne=pla-ne# an# %ne=%se# &e3%sal t" pa2 3"& a t&ans&-pt 'a<es -t-'p"ss-9le t" -te !%#8e S3e&&aa?s state'ents -t4 p&e-s-"n.

1. A"&#, Lee v. GNLV C"&p., **) Nev. 1,1,BB) P.1# *) >1000$ >t4e -'p"&tant

-n%-&2 -s "n :4at t4e "&#e& "& %#8'ent at%all2 #"es, n"t "n 4at -t -s alle#.:$>e'p4as-s -n "&-8-nal$.

1@. ROA, V"l. III, pp. 1+0/1++.

1). NRS **A.+@@>l$>#$. ROA, V"l. I, pp. 1+/1)).1. I#.

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+0. FFCLO at ?Y*1/*1.l.+*. ROA, V"l. IV, pp. 1@+/1)*.

+1. See, :S%pple'ental !%st-e C"%&t Appeal P&"ee#-n8s,: at 1, 3-le# 4e&e-n "n !an%a&2 ,

10*1. Me&l-ss? &epl2 -s -#ent-3-e# as -te' n%'9e& . F"& &eas"ns %n<n"n, "p-es "3t4"se#"%'ents e&e n"t 'a#e ava-la9le t" Me&l-ss t4&"%84 t4e "%&t?s elet&"n- 3-l-n8 s2ste'.

++. NRS 0.1@.

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+). S4%<. T4e l"e& "%&t &e"8n-e# as '%4 at t4e Dee'9e& 10,10** 4ea&-n8 "n

C"%84l-n?s '"t-"n t" "ntest pe&s"nal p&"pe&t2 l-en. F"& t4at 4ea&-n8, Me&l-ss 4a#

s%9p"enae# Da&lene S4a&pe, t4e &eal estate a8ent 4" 4a# 3a-l-tate# t4e &ental "3t4e p&"pe&t2 t" C"%84l-n, t" test-32 -n t4e event t4e "%&t as 8"-n8 t" all" C"%84l-n t"

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neve& 'ent-"ne# t4at 4e as an att"&ne2, "& t4at 4e 4a# e-t4e& a :la p&at-e: "& a:'att&ess 9%s-ness,:

>1$ t4at C"%84l-n 4a# &ep&esente# 4-'sel3 "n 4-s &ental appl-at-"n as a :sel3/e'pl"2e#

&esea&4e&,: an# >+$ t4at C"%84l-n 4a# s%&&ept-t-"%sl2 alte&e# t4e lease t" all" 3"&

:"''e&-al: %se "3 t4e p&"pe&t2. See, Repl2 -n S%pp"&t "3 M"t-"n 3"& O&#e& t" S4"Ca%se, -#ent-3-e# as -te' n%'9e& -n t4e S%pple'ental !%st-e C"%&t Appeal P&"ee#-n8s,

3-le# 4e&e-n "n !an%a&2 , 10*1.

+. S4%<.+. ROA, V"l. III, pp. *@+/*)0.

+B. ROA, V"l. IV, pp.1, 11/1+.

0. ROA, V"l. III, p. @.*. Ren" Nespape&s, In.

1. ROA, V"l. I, pp. 1/1@.

+^ NRS *1(0*@. Caspe& v. H%9e&, @ Nev. ,@) P.1# +) >*B)B$.^ N!CRCP +A>a$.

@^ ROA, V"l. II, pp. @,1.

). ROA, V"l III, pp. 1*/1*B; V"l. II, pp. ,1.

. Ma&%se.. ROA, V"l. II, p. +.

B. ROA, V"l. II, pp. , 1

@0. ROA, V"l. IV, pp. 1*0/1**.@*. C3., S4%<.

@1. ROA, V"l. II, p. @.

@+. C3., S4%< @. C3., S4%<.

@@. C3., G-9ell-n-.

@). N!CRCP )A, Ren" Nespape&, In.; NRS 0.1@+>)$.

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#-s&et-"na&2 >see Venet-an v. T;" R"a#s t&ans&-pt 3"& -ns-84t "nl2$. It ;as%nt-'el2, -s n"; '""t, an# '%st 9e #-s'-sse#. T4e se"n# n"t-e "3 appeal, 3-le#!%l2 +0, 10*1, ;as n"t t-'el2 an# '%st 9e #-s'-sse# 3"& la< "3 %&-s#-t-"n.Appellant 4as n"t "nl2 p&"v-#e# t4e Resp"n#net te4 9"n#, "& "t4e& se%&-t2 3"&"sts, as &e%-&e# 92 NRAP , 9%t 3-le# a M"t-"n t" P&"ee# In F"&'a Pa%pe&-s ast" t4at 9"n# s4"%l# t4-s C"%&t v-e; t4e Resp"n#ent?s 3a-l%&e t" &et%&n, a"%nt 3"&,"& t-'el2 -te'-e# t4e se%&-t2 #ep"s-t t4at ;as neve& &et%&ne# t" C"%84l-n as-ns%33--ent 3"& p%&p"ses "3 an "33/set "3 an2 9"n# %n#e& NRAP >pa&t-%la&l28-ven t4e 3at t4at t4e R!C "nt-n%es t" &e3%se t" &elease t" C"%84l-n t4e 1@0s%pe&se#eas 9"n# C"%84l-n as 3-nall2 a9le t" 'ana8e t" 8et t4e R!C t" aept "n

*111** -n *0, ;4e&e p&ev-"%s atte'pts t" s" #ep"s-t s%4 >9e2"n# s%4 a#ep"s-t 9e-n8 a"'pl-s4e# %p"n !%#8e S3e&&aa ann"%n-n8 t4at t4e 1,1@C"%8l-n 4a# p&ev-"%sl2 p&"v-#e# t4e R!C >;4-4, "'9-ne# ;-t4 C"%84l-n?s 3-l-n8a N"t-e "3 Appeal -n t4e t&-al "%&t -n *0 "n *0*** '"&e t4an pe&3ete#C"%84l-n?s appeal an# #-veste# t4e R!C "3 %&-s#-t-"n, at least as '%4 asC"%84l-n?s 3-l-n8 a N"t-e "3 Appeal ;-t4 t4e D-st&-t C"%&t -n CV**/0+0@* "n*0*B** >an# 4a# a s%9'-ss-"n &e3%se# 3"& 3-l-n8 92 t4e 1!DC "n *01)** -nCV**/0+0@* , ;4-4 t4e 1!DC ;as &e%-&e# t" app&-se t4e R!C "3 >an# #-#$, ;4-4'a<es all "%&&-n8 -n CV**/0+)1 a&8%a9l2 v"-# 3"& la< "3 %&-s#-t-"n. F-nall2,M&. C"%84l-n '-sta<enl2 t4-n<s 4e -s appeal-n8 t4e #-st&-t "%&t?s #e-s-"n #en2-n8

4-s appeal 3&"' an ev-t-"n "&#e& -n Ren" !%st-e C"%&t.C"%84l-n ;-ll #" 4-s 9est t" 8et 4-s 'eta/ROA 3-le# -n 9"t4 t4-s 'atte&,)*++, an# t4e -n t4e appeal "3 t4e *1**1 FOFCOL -n )1++ >;4-le t4atFOFCOL -s n"t t-tle# as a #e-s-"n s%33--ent t" -nv"<e# SCR *0@>+$, -t 4as 9eent&eate# as s%4 92 Cle&< L-n#e'an, an# t4e S6Ns Cle&< "3 C"%&t La%&a Pete&s pe&s-sts -n 4av-n8 C"%84l-n p&"se%te# 92 4e& eve& ;-ll-n8 a"'pl-es, e&, t4eRen" C-t2 Att"&ne2?s O33-e& >Dan "n8, Es.$ 3"& C"%84l-n?s alle8e#l2 v-"lat-n8 a"&<plae Ha&ass'ent TPOEPO t4e S6N "9ta-ne# ;4e&e C"%84l-n -s alle8e# t"4ave atte'pte# t" 3-le #"%'ents -n t4e 3"&'al #-s-pl-na&2 'atte& ste''-n8 3&"'Resp"n#ent?s att"&ne2, R-4a&# G. H-ll, Es.?s p%&p"&te# ***1 e'a-le#, 9%t%ns-8ne#, %ns;"&n 8&-evane t" 4-s 3&-en# 3&"' t4e-& M-slne& v. Ca&sta&p4en #a2s,Asst. 6a&. C"%nsel Pat&-< O. 7-n8, Es., ;-t4-n t4e *0 %#--al #a2s -n ;4-4 "ne'%st, p%&s%ant t" t4e appl-at-"n "3 NRCP @1 an# @B -n l-84t "3 t4e #-tates "3 SCR*0@>$ an# SCR **B>+$, s" 3-le s%4 '"t-"ns >an# an# a'en#'ent "& s%pple'entalt4e&et" %n#e& NRCP *@$ -n NG*1/010, 0+, 0+@. D%e t" t4e 3at t4at 3-l-n8C"%84l-n?s 'eta/ROA, ;4-4 -s s"'e +,@) pa8es, "'p&-s-n8 *@ v"l%'es, "ve&s"'e *B1 M6 ;"%l# enta-l spl-tt-n8 s%4 p#3s -nt" app&"=-'atel2 +00 #-33e&ent

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3-les t" 9e %pl"a#e#, pa-nsta<-n8l2, "ne 92 "ne >"nl2 t" 4ave t4-s C"%&t?s E3le= sta33t4en &esta< s%4 -n#-v-#a%l 3-l-n8s -n all l-<el-4""#$ -n l-84t "3 t4e E3le=&est&-t-"ns t4at "ne 'a2 "nl2 %pl"a# p#3?s "3 '9 "& less at a t-'e, t4e&e -s a4ane C"%84l-n 'a2 9e %na9le t" s" 3-le t4-s 'eta/ROA -n a t-'el2 'anne&, 9%t -t-s ava-la9le 3"& #"nl"a#, an# C"%84l-n -s4es 3"& an2 3-l-n8 "3 s%4 t" 9e 'a#e

p%9l-l2 aes-9le as an e=4-9-t t" "ne "3 4-s 3-l-n8s, &at4e& t4an t&eate# -n t4et2p-al 'anne& t4at ROA?s a&e 4an#le#, 4-4 -s t" sa2, t4e2 a&e n"t aes-9le "&v-ea9le t" t4e p%9l-$.S%9et( Re%est t" FTPF&"'( Za4 C"%84l-n >Ga4"%84l-n4"t'a-l."'$Sent( T4% @0B*+ +(01 PMT"( tl-n#e'annv"%&ts.nv.8"v >tl-n#e'annv"%&ts.nv.8"v$;last-ll"nv"%&ts.nv.8"v >last-ll"nv"%&ts.nv.8"v$4ttps(s<2#&-ve.l-ve."'&e#-&&es-#J+0)+F+1F@F1KB++ Dea& Cle&< L-n#e'an,

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FACTS T4e 3ats pe&ta-n-n8 t" t4-s '"t-"n a&e(

*. T4-s ev-t-"n ase 9e8an -n Ren" !%st-e C"%&t. NRSX.10 Ent&-es -n#"<et p&-'a 3a-e ev-#ene "3 3ats >see C"%84l-n?s 'eta/ROA >MROA$ pa8es *t" B, -t4 e'pa4s-s "n ent-&es 3"& *0***, *0*B**, **1+**, *1*1, *1*1*1,

*1**1, an# *111*1 -n *0 "n pa8es t" B #eta-l-n8 t4e va&-"%s atte'pts t" pa2, an# pa2'ent "3, 92 C"%84l-n t4e 1@0 &e%-&e# %n#e& NRS 0.+@, %p"n4-4, "ne -s ent-tle# t" a 'an#at"&2 sta2$. >see . >EHI6IT * t" H-ll?s M"t-"n t"D-s'-ss >pa8e *1 "3 t4at *B* pa8e 3-l-n8$ "nta-ns a "ve& pa8e "3 C"%84l-n?s*0)** Tenant?s Anse& t" +0 Da2 N" Ca%se Ev-t-"n et. t4at 9a&es t4e &"n8ase n%'9e&, Rev**/00*B1 >see pa8e *)B "3 C"%84l-n?s atte'pt at 'eta/ROA t4at"'p&-ses an atte'pt t" -nl%#e all 3-l-n8s 3&"' all ases "nnete# t" )*++ -ns"'e 'ate&-al a2, 4-4 4as t4e at%al 3-le sta'p-n8 an# R!C?s -nte&l-neat-"n "3t4e "&&et ase n%'9e& Rev**/*0...n"t-n8 t4at t4e -n-t-al ase -n Rev**/*B1as a n"n/pa2 s%''a&2 ev-t-"n 9&"%84t 92 Resp"n#ent 4-4 Resp"n#ent 8ave%p "n, 'a<-n8 a <e2 tat-al e&&"& -n l-84t "3 t4e pe& se &etal-at-"n >%n#e& NRS**A.@*0>e$$ atten#ant t" C"%84l-n?s #e3en#-n8 9ase# %p"n 4a9-ta9-l-t2 -ss%es -n*B1 92 a2 "3 4-s B** Tenant?s Anse& t4e&e-n, an# B*B** A'en#e# Tenant?sAnse&, an# a&8%'ents at t4e s%''a&2 ev-t-"n p&"ee#-n8 "n B1**,4e&e%p"n, -n &etal-at-"n, Resp"n#ent t4e&ea3te& p"ste# a @ #a2 N" Ca%se Ev-t-"n N"t-e "n B1**, an# t4e -nte&pla2 9eteen Resp"n#ent?s a&8%'ent -n 4-s B1)**REPL5 IN SUPPORT OF LANDLORD?S MOTION TO STRI7E TENANT?S

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MOTION FOR SANCTIONS, et -n *B1 >see pa8e *1 "3 C"%84l-n?s +,@0 pa8e 'eta/ROA$ an# t4e "'pletel2 "nta&2 a&8%'ents Resp"n#ent -s 3"&e# t"'a<e ;4e&e atte'pt-n8 t" asse&t t4at n" v-lat-"n "3 NRS **A.@*0 t""< plae -n*L0 -n l-84t "3 *B1. It -s pa&t-%la&l2 &-4 -n &est&"spet, ;4e&e -n Resp"n#en?tsB1)** 3-l-n8 -ts all ;4at, ;e #-#n?t 3-le n"t4-n?, n" ;a2 N!CRCP ** appl-es t" %s

'e&el2 p"st-n? t4-s "& t4at n"t-e >Appellant -s pa&ap4&as-n8 a&t""n-s4l2 4e&e$ve&s%s t4e -nev-ta9le a&8%'ent Resp"n#ent ;-ll n"; 'a<e "3 "4, n" ;a2, "%& p"st-n8 a +0 Da2 N"t-e "3 Te&'-nat-"n "n 11** neessa&-l2 9eats -n t-'eAppellant?s 3-l-n8 a Tenant?s Ans;e& -n a #-33e&e %#--al "& a#'-n-st&at-ve p&"ee#-n8 s%33--ent t", at t4e ve&2 least, &e9%t an2 -n3e&ene "3 &etal-at-"n -n *L0atten#ant t" t4e e=t&e'e te'p"&al p&"=-'-t2 "3 Appellant?s s" -ns-t%t>-n8$ "&#e3e#>-n8$ a8a-nst %st s%4 a p&"ee#-n8 -n *B1.

1. 4-le Resp"n#net ;&-tes On Ot"9e& 1L, 10**, Ren" !%st-e C"%&t-ss%e# an ev-t-"n "&#e& 4e 3a-ls t" 'ent-"n t4e *01@** Ev-t-"n O&#e& an#

De-s-"n als" ente&e# t4e&e-n. F%&t4e&, ;4-le Resp"n#ent n"tes t4at On N"ve'9e& +, 10**, C"%84l-n 3-le# a n"t-e "3 appeal t" t4e Se"n# !%#--al D-st&-tC"%&t >%&-"%sl2 a &ev-e; "3 t4at **+** NOA &eveals a patent #e3--en2 t4e&e-nt4at "ne ;"%l# t4-n< )0,000 ;"&t4 "3 att"&ne2?s 3ees "%l# 4ave a%84t...9%t t4en,at4-n8 C"%84l-n?s 3a-l%&e t" -#ent-32, 92 #ate an# na'e, t4e &%l-n8 ;4-4 4es"%84t t" appeal >n"t t" 'ent-"ne# t" %se "3 t4e te&' !%#8'ent -s, neessa&-l2,-ne33et-ve 8-ven !%#8e S3e&&aa?s -ns-stene "n *01@** t4at -t ;as n"t a t&-als%33--ent t" a"&# C"%84l-n t4e p&"e#%&al p&"tet-"n "3 SCR *0B, et., "& t4e&-84t t" 9&-n8 "%nte&la-'s, t4"%84 Resp"n#ent ;as st-ll a9le t" "n#%t#-s"ve&2, %&-"%sl2, an#, 3"& a s4"&t ;4-le, l-t-8ate &ent ";e# an# 9e a;a&#e# t4e

&ent es&"; #esp"s-t &e%-&e# -n a N" Ca%se s%''a&2 ev-t-"n %n#e& s"'ee=t&e'el2 atten%ate# appl-at-"n "3 NRS **A.+@@>@$ ;4e&e, lea&l2, NRS**A.+)0 ;as -nv"<e# t" ;4ateve& e=tent t4e R!C all";e# t4e Resp"n#ent t"av"-# t4e 'ess2 tas< "3 at%all2 la-'-n8 s"'e &ent ;as ";e#$. C"ns-#e& H-ll?s";n p%&p"&te# ;&-t-n8 t" t4e S6N "3 ***1 ;4e&e -t &ea#s( **. An"t4e& e=a'ple"3 4-s -n"'petene -s t4at 4e #"es n"t %n#e&stan# ;4at "&#e&s a&e, an# a&e n"t,appeala9le. He #"es n"t %n#e&stan# t4at 3-l-n8 a n"t-e "3 appeal #-vests t4e l";e&"%&t "3 %&-s#-t-"n. I a' "n3-#ent t4at "ne 2"% l""< -nt" t4-s 'atte&, 2"% ;-lla8&ee t4at M&. C"%84l-n s4"%l# n"t 9e p&at--n8 la;. He -s a #an8e& t" t4e"''%n-t2. S-ne&el2, S R-4a&# G. H-ll$. Appa&entl2, H-ll #"es n"t rea$$y 9el-eve t4e R!C ;as #-veste# "3 %&-s#-t-"n %p"n C"%84l-n 3-l-n8 a N"t-e "3Appeal -n *L0 "n *0*B**, "& an"t4e& "ne -n CV**/0+0@* "n *0*B**, 9%t "nl2'a<es s%4 a&8%'ents t" 6a& C"%nsel ;4en l"#8-n8 a 8&-evane a8a-nstC"%84l-n.=--

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an# O&#e&, 9"t4 "3 4-4 #-veste# t4e R!C "3 %&-s#-t-"n t" #" p&ett2 '%4 an2 "3

t4at 4-4 as a##&esse# -n CV**/0+)1. On Dee'9e& +0, 10**, C"%84l-n 3-le#

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Me&l-ss 3&"' &e'"v-n8 a9an#"ne# pe&s"nal p&"pe&t2 3&"' C"%84l-n?s 3"&'e&

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"3 -nte&3e&-n8 -t4 t4e &ev-e "3 t4at "&#e&.QFN+ QFN* Fl"&-#a Pat-ent?s

C"'pensat-"n F%n# v. Ca#%e%s Sel3 Ins. F%n#, @+ S". 1# 0+ >Fla. D-st. Ct. App.

t4 D-st. *BB$ >t&-al "%&t "%l# n"t p&"pe&l2 ente& pa&t-al s%''a&2 %#8'ent "n

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Fla. *BBB$. QFN+ -tte&s v. H-<s, ++ Ill. App. +# L@*, 1L+ Ill. De. )+, LB0

N.E.1# @ >@t4 D-st. 100+$.

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"%&t.=--- It as n"t 3-ve #a2s late. C"%84l-n appeale# : ... all t4e va&-"%s "&#e&s#-s'-ss-n8 t4-s ase, -nl%#-n8 0u! "! /(,(!*: !" t4"se ente&e# !an%a&2 *+, 10*1.:.

F%&t4e&, C"%8l-n 3-le# -n 0+)1, "n L1*1, a N"t-e "3 Appeal t4at H-ll see's t"

4ave '-sse# ent-&el2. >see -ts appea&ane -n t4e MROA, 4-4 -s "nven-entl2

a&&an8e# 4&"n"l"8-all2 an# 4as pa-nsta<-n8l2 %n#"ne t4e te&&-9le p&esentat-"n "3

t4e t&-al "%&t ROA 92 t4e R!C >-ns%33--ent #p-, n"t 9ates sta'pe#, n"t -n

4&"n"l"8-al "&#e&, -n 9as-all2, ta<e a 3-le 3&"' a la 3-&', all '"st &eent 3-l-n8s"n t"p, et., an# 3ee# -t t" a "p-e&/st2le, at L@ #p-, an# '-ss-n8 e=t&e'el2 <e2

3-l-n8s 92 C"%84l-n, -nl%#-n8 4-s *11)** N"t-e "3 Appeal t" 4at as

#e3-natel2 n"t a C"nsent O&#e& "3 *11***, an# C"%84l-n?s *111** N"t-e "3

P"st-n8 S%pe&se#eas 6"n# 4e&e -s M2 Sta2, an# an# *111** N"t-e "3 P"st-n8

S%pe&se#eas 6"n# >"n a "%&t app&"ve# 3"&'$.

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H-ll?s EUHI6IT *) t" 4-s 1*1 M"t-"n t" D-s'-ss #"es, -n 3at, "nta-nan -n#-at-"n t4at C"%84l-n p"ste# se%&-t2 3"& "sts ;-t4 4-s n"t-e "3 appeal as&e%-&e# 92 NRAP L -n-#ent t" t4e n"tat-" "3 C"%8l-n?s B*@*1 an# **B*13-l-n8s t4e&e-n >see MROA$.

H-ll ;&"te( On Ma&4 +0, 10*1, t4e #-st&-t "%&t #en-e# C"%84l-n?s appeal

3&"' t4e ev-t-"n "&#e& -ss%e# 92 Ren" !%st-e C"%&t. See EUHI6IT L. N"t-e "3ent&2 ;as 3-le# an# elet&"n-all2 se&ve# "n C"%84l-n t4at sa'e #a2. SeeEUHI6ITS an# B. 4at -s n"t all t4at lea& -s ;4et4e& a$$ "3 t4e t"ll-n8 M"t-"nss"'e4"; "nnete# t" t4at ++0*1 O&#e& -n 0+)1 4ave 9een #-sp"se# "3.Re8a&#less, C"%84l-n &e%ests t4at t4-s C"%&t -nl%#e# a'"n8st t4e O&#e&sC"%84l-n -s appeal-n8 -n t4-s 'atte& ea4 an# eve&2 O&#e& ente&e# 92 !%#8eFlana8an, save t4e +1L*1 O&#e& Den2-n8 H-ll?s Se"n# M"t-"n 3"& O&#e& t" S4";Ca%se >;4-4 &eall2 s4"%l# 4ave -n#-ate# t" H-ll an# 6a<e& t4at t4e-& atta4-8nAt-v-t2 Rep"&ts see<-n8 ;"&< #"ne -n "nnet-"n ;-t4 t4at *1**1 Se"n#M"t-"n 3"& O&#e& t" S4"; Ca%se ;as n"t an app&"p&-ate s%9'-ss-"n 3"& att"&ne2?s

3ees 8-ven t4e la; "3 t4e ase atten#ant t" t4at +1L*1 O&#e&$.C%&-"%sl2, H-ll 8ets '"&e a&e3%l ;4e&e 4e ;&-tes On !%ne 1@, 10*1, t4e

#-st&-t "%&t 8&ante# Me&l-ss? '"t-"n 3"& 3ees a8a-nst C"%84l-n. See EUHI6IT *0.T4e S6N?s Asst 6a& C"%nsel 7-n8 >"& t4e p%9l-l2 ava-la9le 3-l-n8s -n )1++L$ '%st4ave t-ppe# H-ll "33 t4at t4e -8 -s %p ;-t4 &espet t" t4e "nsp-&a2 9et;een H-llan# 7-n8 t" pa-nt t4e )1@*1 O&#e& as a sanct$n a;a&#-n8 s"'e 17 -natt"&ne2?s 3ees a8a-nst C"%84l-n, 8-ven t4e e=p&ess -n#-at-"ns t4at s%4 )1@*1O&#e& ;as NOT a sant-"n, as a#'-tte# t" 92 !%#8e Flana8an -n 4-s 1*1 O&#e&-n 0+)1, ;4-4 7-n8 p&"9a9l2 ;-s4es 4e 4a# n"t e'a-le# t" C"%84l-n "n +0*18-ven 4-s 3&a%#%lent p&esentat-"n "3 s%4 as a sant-"n -n-#ent t" 4-s #-&et

e=a'-nat-"n "3 H-ll "3 ****1 -n t4e 'atte& "n appeal -n )1++L.H-ll a#'-ts C"%84l-n?s n"t-e "3 appeal ;as #%e n" late& t4an !%l2 1), 9%tappa&entl2 t4e )07 H-ll 4as 4a&8e# Me&l-ss #"esn?t -nl%# H-ll &ea#-n8 t4e t-tle "3C"%84l-n?s L1*1 3-l-n8 -n 0+)1, ;4-4 lea&l2 -#ent-3-es -tsel3 as a N"t-e "3Appeal. C"%84l-n 3-le# t4at "n L1*1 t;" #a2s a3te& 8ett-n8 "%t "3 an * #a2sta2 -n as4"e C"%nt2 !a-l -n-#ent t" t4e "nstant 4a&ass'ent C"%84l-n 4as 3ae#3&"' t4e Ren" P"l-e Depa&t'ent, Ren" !%st-e C"%&t, Ren" C-t2 Att"&ne2?s O33-e>t4at t-'e a L+*1 %st"#-al a&&est 3"& e-t4e& s"'e '-n"& t&a33- v-"lat-"n "3 at&%'pe# %p #-st%&9-n8 t4e peae... C"%84l-n 4as 9een ;&"n83%ll2 a&&este# at least*@ t-'es s-ne 10** an# ;&"n83%ll2 ev-te# at least B t-'es s-ne *****, all -nRen"$.

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appeal 3&"' Ren" !%st-e C"%&t. It -s appa&ent t4at 4e t4-n<s 4e -s appeal-n8 t4e&%l-n8 "n t4e 'e&-ts "3 t4e ev-t-"n. C"%84l-n?s Case Appeal State'ent an#"t4e& 3-l-n8s t4e&e-n >-nl%#-n8 4-s 1*@*1 N"t-e "3 Appeal$ a&8%a9l2 9&-n8 ;-t4-nt4e s%9et 'atte& "ns-#e&e# -n t4-s appeal t4e ++0*1 O&#e& -n 0+)1, an# an2 NRAP + "& A&t-le ) Se ) a&8%'ent?s a8a-nst s%4 -nl%s-"n s4"%#l 9e #-s'-sse#

-n 3av"& "3 %#--al e"n"'2 8-ven t4e Man#a'%s at-"n t4at ;"%l# neessa&-l23"ll";, an# t4e 3at t4at t4e&e a&e e=ept-"ns t" s%4 a%t4"&-t2 ;4-4 ;"%l# all";t4-s "%&t t" ente&ta-n s%4 'atte&s.

ANALYSIS I. . NRAP L #"es n"t &e%-&es a #-s'-ssal 4e&e, espe-all2 ;4e&e t4e R!C &e%-&e#C"%8l-n pa2 -nt" -t [email protected] as an appeal 9"n# "n *1*1** >9%t 3a-le# t" a"&# asta2...see'-n8l2 t4e R!C ;as st-ll t&eat-n8 *L0 as a T&-al ;-t4 a !%#8'ent 9e-n8 appeale#, an# t4e&e-n appl2-n8 s"'et4-8n 3&"' N!CRCP L+ "& L) "& s"'e"t4e& N!CRCP + t" ) t4at N!CRCP R%le 1 'a<es lea& #"es nt" appl2 t"

s%''a&2 ev-t-"n at-"ns, t" ;4-4, ne-t4e& #"es, NRS 0.+0..., s", 9e2"n#Resp"n#ent 3a-l-n8 t" 3"ll"; Neva#a la; as t" t4e L00 se%&-t2 #ep"s-tlean-n83ee >C"%84l-n a&8%a9l2 -s ent-tle# t" all "3 -t 8-ven t4e 4"-e "3 lean-n8 pe&'-tte# 92 4-' %n#e& t4e lease an# t4e "9st&%t-"n-st tat-s "3 H-ll an# 6a<e& an# 3a-l%&et", ;-t4-n +0 #a2s, -te'-Ge an# a"%nt 3"& s%4 #ep"s-tlean-n8 3ee, an# t4e &es %#-ata e33et "3 t4e-& #&"pp-n8 t4e-& n"npa2'ent s%''a&2 ev-t-"n -n *B1$.

Re8a&#less, H-ll?s -nv"at-" "3 NEFCR B>t$ 3a-ls t" a"%nt 3"& NRCP )>e$?st4&ee #a2s a##e# even 3"& elet&"n- se&v-e, an# NRS 0.00 ;"%l# appea& t"'a<e appl-a9le NRAP, an# t4e&e -s a 'e&e FA pa8e "n t4-s C"%&t?s ;e9s-te t" p%&p"&ts t", at '"st, spea< t" s%4 appl-at-"n, 9%t e&ta-nl2, ;"%l# n"t appea& t" 9e

p&ee#ent. F%&t4e&, NRAP spe-3-all2 'a<es appl-a9le s%4 &%les "nl2 t" appeals3&"' D-st&-t C"%&ts, s"...III. T4e appeal "3 t4e #en-al "3 an -n%nt-"n ;as t-'el2 an# -s n"t '""t, an# even-3 -t ;as, t4-s s-t%at-"n -s e=atl2 t4e s"&t t" ;4-4 all t4e e=ept-"ns t" t4e '""tness#"t&-ne appl2.=-v

C"%84l-n nee#s '"&e t-'e t" p&epa&e t4-s Opp"s-t-"n, espe-all2 -n l-84t "3t4e -&%'stanes -n-#ent t" t4e S6N?s 3&a%#%lent ;"&<plae 4a&ass'entTPOEPO, t4e R!C?s ne8l-8ent -ss%ane "3 s%4, an# t4e Ren" C-t2 Att"&ne2?sa9"'-na9le 'a-ntenane "3 t;" #-33e&ent p&"se%t-"ns >RMC !%#8e D-l;"&t4st&-<-n8 3&"' t4e Re"&# C"%84l-n?s @**+ M"t-"n t" %as4, D-s'-ss, et. t4e&e-n#esp-te t4e anal"82 p&esente# 92 DCR * -s t&"%9l-n8, 9%t at least 4-s '"v-n8 t4et&-al "%t t" A%8%st 10*+ -s a 9-8 step %p 3&"n RCA C4-e3 "n8?s atte'pt t" 3astt&a< -t 3"& @1+*1,, espe-all2 ;4e&e "n8 4as st-ll 2et t" se&ve C"%84l-n t4e#-s"ve&2 an# p"l-e &ep"&ts 4e 4as &e%este# an# 'a#e M"t-"n 3"&. O<ease seeatta4e# e=4-9-ts an# t4e n"vel le8al &esea&4, "3 a ta&8ete# va&-et2 atta4e# -n p&-nt"%ts t4at a&e "3ten "3 ve&2 s'all 3"nt 8-ven te4 as4"e C"%nt2 D-st&-tAtt"&ne2?s O33-e -ns-sts "n en3"&-n8 a t4e "%nt2?s "nt&at ;-t4 estla; ;"n?t

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"nst&%e# t" -nl%#e t4e #-st&-t "%&t?s "&#e& "3 Ma&4 +0, 10*1, #en2-n8

C"%84l-n?s appeal 3&"' Ren" !%st-e C"%&t, t4-s "%&t 4as n" appellate %&-s#-t-"n.

RELIEF

Un#e& t4e -&%'stanes, t4e "%&t s4"%l# -''e#-atel2 sta2 t4e 9&-e3-n8 s4e#%le.

T4e "%&t s4"%l# #-s'-ss t4-s ent-&e "ns"l-#ate# appeal. C"%84l-n 4as n"t p"ste#

t4e 'an#at"&2 9"n# 3"& "sts "n t4-s appeal. T4e 3-&st n"t-e "3 appeal as n"tt-'el2, an# t4e %est-"n p&esente# -s n" '""t. T4e se"n# n"t-e "3 appeal as

n"t t-'el2 an# '%st als" 9e #-s'-sse#. C"nt&a&2 t" t4e 3"%s an# "nt&a&2 "3

C"%84l-n?s "pen-n8 9&-e3, t4-s "%&t #"es n"t 4ave appellate %&-s#-t-"n t" &ev-e

t4e #-st&-t "%&t?s #e-s-"n "n t4e 'e&-ts "3 C"%84l-n?s appeal t" t4at "%&t 3&"'

Ren" !%st-e C"%&t.

T4e 9&-e3-n8 s4e#%le -n t4-s ase '%st 9e s%spen#e# %nt-l t4-s '"t-"n an# t4e

'"t-"n t" st&-<e C"%84l-n?s appen#-= 4ave 9een #e-#e#. Ot4e&-se, Me&l-ss -ll

-n%& nee#less 3ees an# "sts. HEREFORE, &esp"n#ent p&a2s t4at t4-s "%&t sta2

t4e 9&-e3-n8 s4e#%le; #-s'-ss t4-s ent-&e ase; t4at appellant, Za4a&2 C"%84l-n, 9e

sant-"ne#; t4at &esp"n#ent 9e aa&#e# att"&ne2?s 3ees an# "sts p%&s%ant t" NRAP+; an# 3"& s%4 "t4e&, 3%&t4e& an# a##-t-"nal &el-e3 as see's %st t" t4e C"%&t -n t4e

p&e'-ses.

C4-e3 !%st-e P-<e&-n8?s 1*+ O&#e& -n )0++* an# )*++ &ea#s( T4eseases e&e 9"t4 -n-t-all2 #"<ete# -n t4-s "%&t ,-t4"%t pa2'ent "3 t4e &e%-s-te

3-l-n8 3ees. D"<et N". )0++*. as #"<ete#. "n Fe9&%a&2 1B, 10*1, an# D"<et

N". )*++ as #"<ete# "n !%l2 +*, 10*1. On Septe'9e& ), 10*1, t4e 3-l-n8 3ee

as pa-# -n D"<et N". )0++*. D"<et N". )*++ as #-s'-sse# "n N"ve'9e& ,

10*1, 3"& 3a-l%&e t" pa2 t4e 3-l-n8 3ee. T4e n"t-e "3 appeal -n D"<et N". )0++*

&e3e&&e# t" D-st&-t C"%&t Case N". CV**/0*B) 3n* >3n* T4-s "%&t n"tes t4at t4e&e

-s %&&entl2 an appeal pen#-n8 -n t4-s "%&t 4-4 -s ass"-ate# -t4 t4at #-st&-t"%&t ase n%'9e&. C"%84l-n v. as4"e Le8al Se&v-es, D"<et N". )0+01.$ 9%t

4en -t as t&ans'-tte# 92 t4e #-st&-t "%&t t" t4-s "%&t, -t as #es-8nate# as 9e-n8

an appeal 3&"' an "&#e& -n D-st&-t C"%&t Case N".CVII/0+)1. T4e latte& ase

n%'9e& -s t4e ase at -ss%e -n D"<et N". )*++. D"<et N". )0++* as

e&&"ne"%sl2 #"<ete#, an# -s 4e&e92 a#'-n-st&at-vel2 l"se# -n 3av"& "3 D"<et N".)*++. T4e le&< "3 t4-s "%&t s4all t&ans3e& all #"%'ents 3-le# -n D"<et N".

)0++* t" D"<et N". )*++.

F%&t4e&, t4e 3-l-n8 3ee pa-# -n D"<et N". )0++* s4all 9e appl-e# t" D"<et

N". )*++. A"&#-n8l2, appellant?s '"t-"n 3"& &e"ns-#e&at-"n -n D"<et N".

)*++ -s 8&ante# an# t4at appeal -s &e-nstate#.

It -s s" ORDERED. s P-<e&-n8, C.!.

AFFIRMATION P%&s%ant t" NRS 1+B6.0+0


t4e s"-al se%&-t2 n%'9e& "3 an2 pe&s"n. DATED t4-s "3 Ap&-l, 10*+.

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Please 3-n# atta4e# 4e&e-n t4e L1*1 N"t-e "3 Appeal -n CV**/0+)1, ;4-4;"%l#, even %n#e& t4e anal2s-s 2"% set "%t -n 2"%& 1*+ M"t-"n t" D-s'-ss -n)*++, 9e t-'el2. I3 2"% a8&ee t" a st-p%lat-"n t" ;-t4#&a;, at least t" t4at pa&t,2"%& '"t-"n t" #-s'-ss, please 3a= "& e'a-l 'e s%4 a s-8ne# st-p%lat-"n s4"%l#2"%& l-ent ;-s4 t4at 9e #"ne.

Please als" n"te t4e *0*L** 3-l-n8 -n Rev10**/*L0 at pa8e ) >-n a##-t-"n t" a'%lt-t%#e "3 "t4e& -nstanes "3 s%4 #e3ense 9e-n8 ple#$ spe-3-all2 &e9%ts 2"%&s;"&n test-'"n2 "3 ****1 t4at alle8e# t4at C"%84l-n :3a-le# t" &a-se t4e -ss%e -nt4e t&-al "%&t: &espet-n8 t4e p&"4-9-t-"n a8a-nst %t-l-G-n8 t4e s%''a&2 p&"e#%&es%n#e& NRS 0.1@+, 92 ;a2 "3 NRS 0.1@ a8a-nst a "''e&-al tenant ;4e&e s%4s%''a&2 ev-t-"n p&"ee#s 0 3&"' a @ Da2 N" Ca%se N"t-e. A##-t-"nall2, NRS**A.@*0?s p&"4-9-t-"n a8a-nst 9&-n8-n8 an :at-"n 3"& p"ssess-"n: ;4e&e a tenant4as :#e3en#e# a8a-nst: s%4 an at-"n 3"& p"sses-"n >s%4 as Rev10**/00*B1$;4e&e t4e tenant &a-se# an -ss%e "3 4a9-ta9-l-t2 >see C"%84l-n?s BL** Tenant?s

Ans;e& an# 4-s B*B** A'en#e# Tenant?s Ans;e&$ ;"%l# see' t" p&esent a %&-s#-t-"nal p&e&e%-s-te 'a<-n8 v"-# !%#8e S3e&&aGGa?s va&-"%s ev-t-"n "&#e&s -nRev**/00*L0, even '"&e s" t4an t4e *0*L** O&#e&?s 3a-l%&e t" 8&ant t4e'an#at"&2 sta2 C"%84l-n s"%84t as &e%-&e# %n#e& NRS 0.+@ >see Venet-an vT;" R"a#s, t&ans&-pt "3 4ea&-n8 atta4e# as an e=4-9-t t" "ne "3 t4e 3-l-n8st4e&e-n$.

H-ll atta4e# as E=4-9-t 1 t" 4-s 1*+ -nstant M"t-"n t" D-s'-ss

C"%84l-n?s *1+0** 3-l-n8 -n CV**/0+)1, ;4-4 at pa8e *+ >an# e4"e# a8a-n at

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T4e %n#e&s-8ne# 4e&e92 #ep"s-te# 1@0 ;-t4 t4e Ren" !%st-e C"%&t, ;4e&e%p"n NRS 0.+@ &e%-&es a sta2 9e 8&ante#, %nless t4e R!C ;ants t" sa2 C"%84l-n -s a"''e&-al tenant, -n ;4-4 ase, a S%''a&2 Ev-t-"n P&"ee#-n8 ;as-'pe&'-ss-9le ;4e&e "nl2 a N" Ca%se Ev-t-"n N"t-e ;as 3-le#. IF t4e&e -sa'9-8%-t2 -n t4e lease, s%''a&2 %#8'ent -s n"t app&"p&-ate, -ss%e "3 la; an#

3at n"t ;ell s%-te# t" s%''a&2 p&"ee#-n8s.

T4e&ea3te& C"%84l-n, at pa8e *, "p-e# an# paste# t4e ent-&et2 "3 NRS0.+@ >t4e ve&s-"n -n e33et p&-"& t" Ot"9e& *, 10**, ;4-4 'a2 4ave 9een ane&&"&, s4"%l# t4e ne;e& ve&s-"n, ;4-4 spe-3-all2 -nv"<es NRAP , appl2 t" t4e-nstant ase. Re8a&#less, C"%84l-n

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AFFIRMATION Pursua! !" NRS #$%B&'$'


t4e s"-al se%&-t2 n%'9e& "3 an2 pe&s"n. T4e asse&t-"ns 4e&e-n a&e 'a#e, p%&s%ant

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"3 t4ese 'atte&s, e=ept t" pe&4aps a ve&2, ve&2 3e; aspets "3 a a ve&2 3e;

asse&t-"ns ;4-4 a&e 'a#e %p"n -n3"&'at-"n an# 9el-e3.

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-**. ////Gen%-ne -ss%e "3 'ate&-al 3at, ava-la9-l-t2 "3 &e'e#2

Gen%-ne -ss%es "3 'ate&-al 3at e=-ste# as t" ;4et4e& p&-s"n "33--als a33"&#e# n"t-e an# an "pp"&t%n-t2 t"

appeal t" p&-s"ne& ;-t4 &espet t" ens"&s4-p "3 e&ta-n -n"'-n8 an# "%t8"-n8 'a-l, p&el%#-n8 s%''a&2

%#8'ent -n 3av"& "3 p&-s"n "33--als "n p&-s"ne&?s p&"e#%&al #%e p&"ess la-'. -t4e&"; v. C&a;3"&#,

100), ) F.S%pp.1# *1@+, "n &e"ns-#e&at-"n 100 L 1)10), a#4e&e# t" 100 L 1@0B0+0, a33-&'e#

++B Fe#.App=. @, 100B L 1+1@* , e&t-"&a&- #en-e# *+0 S.Ct. 1*0, *) L.E#.1# +). Fe#e&al C-v-lP&"e#%&e

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Gen%-ne -ss%e "3 'ate&-al 3at e=-ste# as t" ;4et4e& "''e&-al 8ene&al l-a9-l-t2 -ns%&ane p"l-2 p&"v-#e#

"ve&a8e 3"& -ns%&e#, a 3&a'-n8 "nt&at"&, ;4-4 &e%-&e# -ns%&e&s t" #e3en# an# -n#e'n-32 -ns%&e# -n

%n#e&l2-n8 "nst&%t-"n #e3et lass at-"n, p&el%#-n8 s%''a&2 %#8'ent "n -ns%&e#?s la-' a8a-nst

-ns%&e&s 3"& 9&ea4 "3 #%t2 "3 8""# 3a-t4 an# 3a-& #eal-n8. Ga&2 G. Da2 C"nst&. C"., In. v. Cla&en#"n

A'e&-a Ins. C"., 100), @B F.S%pp.1# *0+B. Fe#e&al C-v-l P&"e#%&e

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Gen%-ne -ss%e "3 'ate&-al 3at e=-ste# as t" ;4et4e& "''e&-al 8ene&al l-a9-l-t2 -ns%&ane p"l-2 p&"v-#e#

"ve&a8e 3"& -ns%&e#, a 3&a'-n8 "nt&at"&, ;4-4 &e%-&e# -ns%&e&s t" #e3en# an# -n#e'n-32 -ns%&e# -n

%n#e&l2-n8 "nst&%t-"n #e3et lass at-"n, p&el%#-n8 s%''a&2 %#8'ent "n -ns%&e#?s 9&ea4 "3 "nt&at

la-' a8a-nst -ns%&e&s. Ga&2 G. Da2 C"nst&. C"., In.

v. Cla&en#"n A'e&-a Ins. C"., 100), @B F.S%pp.1# *0+B. Fe#e&al C-v-l P&"e#%&e

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Gen%-ne -ss%e "3 'ate&-al 3at e=-ste# as t" ;4et4e& a-#ent an# p&"pe&t2 #a'a8e "%&&e# #%&-n8

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C"., In. v. Cla&en#"n A'e&-a Ins. C"., 100), @B F.S%pp.1# *0+B. Fe#e&al C-v-l P&"e#%&e

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p&el%#e# s%''a&2 %#8'ent -n -ns%&e&?s at-"n see<-n8 #ela&at-"n t4at a%t"'"9-le #-# n"t 3all ;-t4-n

s"pe "3 n"n/";ne# ve4-le "ve&a8e %n#e& 3at4e&?s a%t"'"9-le p"l-2. Allstate Ins. C". v. La&-'e&, 100@,

++ F.S%pp.1# **B@. Fe#e&al C-v-l P&"e#%&e 1@0*

Gen%-ne -ss%e "3 'ate&-al 3at &e'a-ne# ;4et4e& p&-s"n "33--als 9&ea4e# #%t2 t" e=e&-se "&#-na&2 a&e;4en t4e2 &elease# %a#&-ple8- -n'ate t" -n'ate?s 8-&l3&-en# at 4e& t&a-le& ;4en t4e2 <ne; t4at 8-&l3&-en#

4a# n"t p&epa&e# 4e& t&a-le& 3"& -n'ate?s spe-al nee#s, s%4 as ;4eel4a-& &a'p an# 4"sp-tal 9e#, an# t4at

8-&l3&-en# appea&e# t" 9e p42s-all2 -napa9le "3 a#e%atel2 ta<-n8 a&e "3 -n'ate, t4%s p&el%#-n8 s%''a&2

%#8'ent -n -n'ate?s ne8l-8ene at-"n a8a-nst p&-s"n "33--als. 6%tle& e= &el. 6-lle& v. 6a2e&, 100, *)

P.+# *0@@, *1+ Nev.

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T4e #"%'ents l-ste# "n t4e Appeal Ree-pt "3 t4e S%pple'ental t" !%st-e C"%&tAppeal P&"ee#-n8s 3-le# "n !an%a&2 , 10*1 4ave n" 9een &ee-ve# 92 t4e Se"n# !%#--al

D-st&-t C"%&t. T4e #"%'ents e&e 3-le# -nt" ase CV**/0+)1 "n M"n#a2, Ap&-l *, 10*+.

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++0*1 O&#e& appea&s t" see< t" e=%plate t4e R!C an# -ts Cle&<s, et. 3"& t4e 3a-l%&e t" set an#

4"l# -t4-n *0 #a2s "3 C"%8l4-n?s ***)** M"t-"n T" C"ntest Pe&s"nal P&"pe&t2 l-en p%&%santt" NRS 0.1@+>$, 4en v-ee# -n "n%nt-"n -t4 t4e a#'-ss-"n 92 1!DC Asst. Cle&< "3

C"%&t -se t4at t4e R!C #-# n"t, -n 3at, t&ans'-t t4e #"%'ents l-ste# -n t4e Appeal Ree-pt

"3 t4e **1 S%ppl'ental -n CV**/0+)1, pa&t-%la&l2 4e&e "ne s%4 #"%'ent as a N"t-e

"3 Appeal "3 t4at *11*** O&#e& Res"lv-n8 M"t-"n t" C"ntest Pe&s"nal P&"pe&t2 L-en. M"&e

p&"9le'at- st-ll -s t4e 3at t4at, even 4a# t4e #"%'ents l-ste# -n sa-# Appeal Ree-pt

at%all2 9een t&ans'-tte#, s%4 "%l# 4ave 3a-le# t" -nl%#e# t4e *111** 3-l-n8s 92

C"%84l-n...t4e ve&2 "ne?s H-ll test-3-e# at t4e 3"&'al #-s-pl-na&2 4ea&-n8.

4-le DCR R%le *B. Appeals 3&"' '%n--pal an# %st-e "%&ts. .... In -v-l appeals

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