4 19 12 Transcript of Hearing in 0376 Where Judge Elliott Day Hill Filed Fee Motion 03638 0204 065630 26405 03628 60331 1708 26800 00696

7/29/2019 4 19 12 Transcript of Hearing in 0376 Where Judge Elliott Day Hill Filed Fee Motion 03638 0204 065630 26405 03628 60331 1708 26800 00696

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F I L E DElectronically

CODE: 4185 05-09-2012:09:42:24 AM

LORIURMSTON,CCR#51 Joey Orduna Hastings

PeggyHoogs&Associates Clerk of the Court435MarshAvenue Transaction # 2941159Reno,Nevada 89509

(775)3274460

CourtReporter

SECONDJUDICIALDISTRICTCOURTOFTHESTATEOFNEVADA

INANDFORTHECOUNTYOFWASHOE

HONORABLESTEVENP.ELLIOTT,DISTRICTJUDGE

STATEOFNEVADA,

Plaintiff,

CaseNo.CR120376

vs.

Dept.No.10

ZACHARYBARKERCOUGHLIN,

Defendant.

_____________________________/

TRANSCRIPTOFPROCEEDINGS

REPORT PSYCHIATRICEVALUATION

APRIL19,2012;THURSDAY

RENO,NEVADA

Reportedby: LORIURMSTON,CCR#51

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ForthePlaintiff:

FortheDefendant:

FortheDepartmentof

Parole&Probation:

APPEARANCES:

ZACHYOUNG

DeputyDistrictAttorney

1SouthSierraStreet

SouthTower,4thFloor

P.O.Box30083

Reno,Nevada 89520

BIRAYDOGAN

DeputyPublicDefender

350S.CenterStreet

P.O.Box30083

Reno,Nevada 89520

GAILFALCONER

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RENO,NEVADA;THURSDAY,APRIL19,2012;10:20A.M.

o0o-

THECOURT: Andthenthelastthingwe'regoingto

takebeforearecesswillbetheZacharyCoughlin.

MR.YOUNG: Goodmorning,YourHonor.

MR.DOGAN: YourHonor,BirayDoganonbehalfof

Mr. Coughlinwhoispresenttodayandoutofcustody.

THEDEFENDANT: Goodmorning,YourHonor.

THECOURT: Allright. Thenthismatterishereon

areportofpsychiatricevaluation. Thereisaletter

herefromSallyFarmerandBillDavis. Andhaveyou

receivedthis,Mr.Dogan?

MR.DOGAN: YourHonor,canIhavetheCourt's

indulgence?

MR.YOUNG: YourHonor,canweapproach?

THECOURT: Yes.

(Adiscussionwasheldofftherecord.)

THECOURT: Well,asaresultofthehearinghere

atthebench,theCoughlinmatterwillbecontinuedto

theendofourdocketsothatwecantakearecessnow.

Andtheendofthedocketmeansthatitwouldbeafter

the10o'clockmatter,becauseit'salready25after

10:00orso,andweneedtogetonwithanothermatter

inthatwehavealotofpeoplehere.

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Allright. Socourtwillstandinrecess.

(Arecesswastakenandthefollowing

proceedingswerehadat10:45a.m.:)

THECOURT: Asournextcasethen,we'llgobackto

the8:30docket,andlet'stakeZacharyCoughlinagain.

Let'sseeifwecanconcludethatmatter.

MR.YOUNG: Goodmorning,YourHonor.

THEDEFENDANT: Goodmorning,YourHonor.

THECOURT: Andthenwe'reheretodiscussthe

letterofApril17thatwassentoutreallyto

Mr.DoganwithcopiestomeandMr.YoungfromSally

FarmerandBillDaviswhoarepsychologistsatthe

LakesCrossingCenter.

And,Mr.Dogan,doyouwanttoexplainthis?

MR.DOGAN: Yes,YourHonor.

THEDEFENDANT: I'msorry,YourHonor,ifIcan

interjectquickly.

THECOURT: I'maskingMr.Dogantostart.

THEDEFENDANT: Yes,YourHonor,butbeforeheputs

anythingontherecord,I'mgoingtoasktohavehim

withdrawnor-

MR.DOGAN: Thatwouldbeaseparatematter.

THECOURT: I'llgowithMr.Dogan.

THEDEFENDANT: Thankyou,YourHonor.

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MR.DOGAN: YourHonor,ifanyissuesareraised

regardingamotiontowithdraworanythingdealingwith

myrepresentationofMr.Coughlin,thatwouldbea

separatehearing. ThathearingwillbeunderYoung

versusState. Todaywearehereforonematter,and

thatistheSB89regardingmyclient'scompetencyand

whetherhe'sfittoproceedwithadjudication.

YourHonor,I'mgoingtoberequestingashort

twoweekcontinuanceinthiscasesothatmyclientcan

beevaluatedbyLakesCrossing,bybothSallyFarmer

andDr.Davis.

Myclienthasdoneallhecandotomakehis

scheduledappointmentswithbothofthedoctorsinthis

matter. Andtherehavebeensomesignificant

difficultieswithMr.Coughlinbeingevaluatedbyboth

ofthosedoctors. However,Ibelievethose

difficultieswillbeableto we'llironthemoutand

we'llbeabletogetthatcompetencyevaluationforthe

Courtwithintwoweeks.

THECOURT: Soyou'reinessencetellingmethat

youbelieveatthispointintimethatyourclientis

willingtocooperatewithanevaluator?

MR.DOGAN: Ido,YourHonor. YourHonor,the

reasonisbecausetheCourthasnever we'venever

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appearedincourt. AndifYourHonororders

Mr.Coughlintocooperateandtoobtainthe

evaluations,bythenweshouldbeabletohavethose

evaluationsforCourt.

TheonethingthatIwanttopreventinthiscase

isMr.Coughlinbeingremandedintothecustodyofthe

WashoeCountySheriffsothathecanbeevaluatedwhile

he'sattheWashoeCountyJail. That'sahugeconcern

ofmine. AndIdonotwantMr.Coughlintoberemanded

tothecustodyoftheSheriff.

YourHonor,themainreasonisbecauseMr.Coughlin

isalicensedattorney. Hedoeshaveclientsandhe's

representingthoseclients. Ifheisremandedintothe

custodyoftheSheriff,hewillnotbeabletopursue

thelitigationthathemustwhilerepresentingthose

individuals,andhislivelihood itwillsignificantly

impacthislivelihood. And,therefore,I'mgoingto

makethatrequest,thatthismatterbecontinued

brieflyfortwoweeks,YourHonor.

THECOURT: Well,clearlyifhe'snotgoingto

cooperateoutofcustody,puttinghimintocustody,you

know,andforciblycooperatingisthealternative,so

ithastobeconsidered.

And,Mr.Young,whatistheState'sposition?

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MR.YOUNG: YourHonor,IthinkMr.Dogan

accuratelystatedthatessentiallyyourtwo

alternativesatthispointarejusttocontinuethe

matteroutafewweekstogiveMr.Coughlinan

opportunitytobeevaluatedoralternativelyremandhim

intocustodywhere,asyoustated,itwouldmoreor

lessseekto thattheevaluationstakeplace.

I'mgoingtorespectfullyaskthatyoufollowthe

latterofthosetwoalternatives. AndifIcouldtake

aminutetoexplainwhyI'mmakingthatrecommendation.

Hewasreleasedforthiscaseona1,500dollar

bondthatheposted. Andobviously,oneofthe

conditionsofsomebodybeingreleased,whetherit's

bond,ORorotherwise,isconditioneduponthat

individual'sgoodbehavior. Andwhatwehavehereis

anindividualwho Thecompetencyevaluationwas

filedinJusticeCourtFebruary27th. Thematterwas

settomyknowledgeforApril3rdinfrontofYour

Honorfortheevaluation.

Therewastherequest,albeitdonebyemailby

Mr.Coughlininhispersonalcapacity,butafter

speakingwiththecourtstaffandMr.Dogan,Iagreed

tocontinuethatouttogiveMr.Coughlinthe

opportunitytogethisevaluationsdone.

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Wethengoforwardtotoday. AndYourHonorhas

alreadyreferencedtheletterwhichtalksabout

threateninglegalactionagainstoneoftheevaluators,

showinguplatetothescheduledappointment,taking

additionaltimeto-

THEDEFENDANT: Object,YourHonor;hearsay.

THECOURT: Overruled.

THEDEFENDANT: Movetostrike.

THECOURT: You'renotinapositiontoobjectto

anything.

THEDEFENDANT: Iunderstandthat,YourHonor.

Respectfully,Isubmitthatratherthanhaving

handcuffsonme,byhavingMr.Doganasmyattorney,I

wouldaskthatIbeallowedtorepresentmyself.

THECOURT: You'reinapositionwhere,youknow,

ifyouinterruptandcausetrouble,you'regoingtobe

takenintocustodyandthenforcibly,youknow,given

theseevaluations,soifIwereyou,Iwouldsimply

cooperatewithusanddon'tcauseaproblem.

Allright. Mr.Young,youmayproceed.

MR.YOUNG: YourHonor,aftershowingup20minutes

lateaccordingtotheletter,whichisonfilewiththe

court,hetakesanadditionaltenminutesarguingwith

securitypersonnelandbasicallybeingcompletely

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disruptivetotheprocess.

Theironicthingaboutthisisthatthisevaluation

isentirelyforMr.Coughlin'sbenefit. Thethreshold

questionis: Ishecompetenttostandtrial? Buteven

ifhe's iftheevaluationscomebackthatheis

competent,hisattorneycanusethattohisbenefit

withwhat'scontainedintheevaluationsforany

potentialnegotiationpurposes,sentencing,shouldwe

gettothatpoint,andthelike.

Andsothroughtheactionsofthedefendant,notto

mentionhispreviousstatementsthat,one,hedoesn't

evenwanttogetevaluatedforcompetency,andthen

subsequenttothathavingaproblemhavingLakes

Crossingdothat,ataminimum,hisactionsarenot

evidencinggoodcharacterasisrequiredbyhisbail

beingposted. Atworst,it'scompletely

obstructionist.

Andheisinthesolepositiontobringthisentire

proceedingtoascreechinghaltifhecontinuesthis

behavior,showinguplate,notcooperatingwithgoing

throughevaluationswhichbenefithim.

Sobasedonthat,YourHonor,whatIwouldaskis

thatyourevokethebondthatwaspreviouslypostedand

remandhimintocustody. Wecansetthisforanother

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hearingconsistentwiththeCourt'scalendarandthe

evaluatorsatLakesCrossingsothatwecancomeback

toYourHonoranddetermine,whichistheonly

thresholdquestionatthispoint,isheevencompetent

togoforward.

And,likeIsay,basedontheactionsinthiscase,

thecorrespondencesenttome,eithercc'dordirectly

fromMr.Coughlin,it'scleartotheStatethathe's

justbeinganobstructionistthroughthisentire

process,andsoremandisappropriatetotheState.

THECOURT: Well,Mr.Coughlin,weareatthis

stagewhereyouneedtohavethisevaluation. AndI

needtoknow,areyougoingtocooperateandgooverto

LakesCrossingandgettheevaluation?

THEDEFENDANT: YourHonor,ifImayaddressthat

foramoment.

THECOURT: Pleasedo.

THEDEFENDANT: Okay. YourHonor,there'sbeen

someproblemsintermsofworkingwithMr.Doganhere.

Ihaven'tbeencopiedonfilingstotheCourt. It's

alwaysbeenmyunderstanding,eitherbyMr.Doganorby

theD.A.,it'salwaysbeenmyunderstandingasan

attorneythatthat'sjustamatterofcourse,youcopy

yourclientsonanythingyoufileandanythingyou

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receive.

Mr.Bosler,afterIhadcomplainedofMr.Dogan's

failuretosocopymeinthatregard,particularlywith

respectto,say,thisorderforcompetencyeval-

MR.DOGAN: Fortherecord,thatwasprovidedto

Mr.Coughlin.

THEDEFENDANT: Hemighthaveemailedthattome,

butcertainlydocumentssuchastheD.A.'sopposition

tomymotiontoappearascocounselandhave

Mr.Dogan,Ibelieve,withdrawascounsel,thatwas

neverforwardedontomedespitemy-

MR.DOGAN: Fortherecord,thatwasalsoprovided

toMr.Coughlin.

THEDEFENDANT: Excuseme,sir. Iwouldliketo

havemyopportunitynow.

THECOURT: Goahead.

THEDEFENDANT: IhaveprovidedMr.Doganexpress

writtenindicationthatIwishtobecopiedonevery

singlefilinginthismatter. Inaddition,matters

whichperhapsaregoingtobesubjecttoaworkproduct

exceptionwhichthePublicDefenderwouldnothaveto

provideme,suchasemailsbetweenMr.Doganand

Mr.Young,butIhaveexpresslyindicatedinwritingon

numeroustimesthatIwishedtobecopiedonthat.

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Mr.Youngonthisrecentlyinwriting,saysthat

motionshavetobeinwriting. Therewasnowritten

motioninthisregard. I'vereviewedthefileinthe

RenoJusticeCourt. Andthisisthecasewithbothof

thecompetencyevaluationsthathavebeenorderedhere.

Andbothofthem,Ibelieve,demonstratearetaliatory

intentonthepartofthePublicDefender.

AndMr.Huntwhowastestifyinghereearlier,well,

hewentintomatterstowhichIcan't Ican'tsay-

IknowMr.Dogan. Wewenttohighschooltogether.

We'rebothRenoHigh,Ibelieve,classof'95ish,from

SwopetoRenoHigh. AndI'veneverknownhimtobea

Jihadistoranythingorthatsort. Youknow-

MR.DOGAN: AJihadistforthePublicDefender,

though.

THEDEFENDANT: He'salwaysbeenabrightguywith,

youknow,agoodsenseofhumor. SoIcan'tconcur

withMr.Hunt'sstatementsinthatregard.

Now,respectfully,IcansubmitI'vebeenshushed.

I'vebeentold,youknow,thingssimilartowhatwas

beingsaid.

IunderstandthatthePublicDefenderisinavery

funnysituation. It'savery It'sgottobevery

difficult. AndI'lljustsayrespectfully,YourHonor,

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Iwasadomesticviolenceattorneyforalegalaid

organizationwhichIbelieveyou'reawareofattendant

toanothercaseinyourcourt,butIthoughtthatstuff

washeavytodealwithonanemotionallevel. But

sittingherethismorning,witnessingwhatthebench

andthePublicDefenderandtheDistrictAttorneyhave

todealwith,thattheyhavetodointhecourseof

theirbusinesseveryday,it's Idon'twanttosay

impressive,butitmakesmehaveevenmorerespectfor

thecourtandthePublicDefenderandtheDistrict

Attorney,becausetheseareheavymatters. Theseare

veryhumanissuesthatyoudealwithhere.

AndIsaythatrespectfully. NowI'mgoingtoget

towhatIwantedtosay,whichissomewhatcritical.

AndIjustprefaceditwiththatrespect,topointout

thatIdoevenmoresonowcomprehendtheenormityof

the theheavinessandtheemotionalburdenthatyou

andthoseatthebarherefaceeveryday.

ButIhavebeenshushedalot. I'vehadMr.Dogan

stormawayfromme. Granted,it'snoteasytohavean

attorneyasaclient.

THECOURT: Mr.Coughlin,youknow,Ihavelimited

timetodaytodevotetothismatter,andreallywhat

youarefacingisthatIagreethatyouneedthis

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evaluation,Iwanttoseeit,andeitheryouagreethat

you'llcooperateandgoovertoLakesCrossingandget

thetwoevaluationsorIwillrevokeyourbail,putyou

intocustodyandthenasanincustodyyouwillbe

evaluated.

THEDEFENDANT: Yes,YourHonor. Andjustquickly

fortherecord,I'lldispensewiththefrillylanguage

andextemporaneous,youknow,speechmaking,butthere

wasnomotionheremadepursuantto178,Ibelievedot

455. ThereneedstobeintherecordswiththeJustice

Courtarticulatinganexpressbasisforseekingthis.

Ibelievethere'saretaliatorybasis.

Justdayspriortothisbeingmade,andIbelieve

impropercontactbeingmadewiththeMunicipalCourtby

somebodywiththePublicDefender's,justdayspriorto

that,IfiledamotioncriticalofMr.Doganmissinga

hearing. Inthatregard,Ibelievetherealsoneedsto

beahearing. Therewasnohearingineitherofthese

matters.

THECOURT: Mr.Coughlin,areyoubasicallytelling

methatyou'renotintendingtogettheevaluation,

thatyou'reresisting-

THEDEFENDANT: No,sir,that'snotwhatI'm

tellingyou. I'msaying-

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THECOURT: Becauseifyou'renotgoingtodoiton

yourown,I'llputyouincustodyandwe'lltakecare

ofitthatway.

THEDEFENDANT: Iunderstand,YourHonor. And

that'snotwhatI'msaying. WhatI'msayingis You

referencedthisprocess. Ibelieveifwe'regoingto

callitaprocess,itneedstoentailsomeprocess,

somedueprocesshopefully.

AndifIaskMr.DogantoconductsomeLegal

researchon whichIhavedone,YourHonor,andI

wouldliketoputforthsomeofthesecasestoyou,

directedtotheparametersofsuchcompetency

evaluation,directedtotheprivacyrightsattendantto

oneforcedtoundergosuchanevaluation. I'vesimply

receivednocounselornoadvocacyinthisregardfrom

thePublicDefender. I'vehadmeetingsmissed. I've

beentoldtoshush. I'vebeentoldallsortsofthings

thatjustfranklyI'mtakenabackby.

Thisevaluation,wehavenoideaofthescopeof

thisotherthanI'mgivensomeindicationbythe

statutewhatitisdirectedto,myabilityto

understandtheproceedings,toassistMr.Doganinthe

defensethereof. Andthere'sonemoreelementwhich

I'mblankingonrightnow,butit'ssubstantially

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similartothefirstone.

It'snota it'snotablankcheckto

psychiatristswhohavesomesortofrequirement

contractwiththePublicDefender,andIstatedsome-

orthecourt. I'vestatedsomeobjections. Ibelieve

Ishouldbeabletohaveaprivatepsychologist

appropriatelycertifiedunderNRS178toperformthis.

I'vebeentoldno. I'vebeentoldIwon'tbe

reimbursedinthatregard.

Butit'snotablankcheck,Idon'tbelieve,to

forceme,someonewhoisseekingtotakeadvantageof

mytaxdollarsatworkbyhavingmySixthAmendment

righttocounselaccordedtome. It'snotablank

checktoLakesCrossingtodemandanythingtheywantto

knowaboutme,particularlywhenI'minvolvedina

fieldwheremendaciousandscurrilousindividualssuch

asRichardG.Hillwillcoopanysortofinformation

orinnuendo-

MR.YOUNG: YourHonor,I'mgoingtoobjecttothis

ascompletelyirrelevant.

THEDEFENDANT: tofurthertheirends.

THECOURT: Ihavetoagree.

Mr.Coughlin,ifyou'retellingmefundamentally

thatyoudon'tplantocooperate,I'llrevokeyourbail

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andputyouintocustodyoftheWashoeCountySheriff

andthentheycangetyou,youknow,theevaluationsas

anincustodyperson. That'swhatIwouldhavetodo.

Youknow,youareaveryarticulatemanand,you

know,you'restatingyourpositionsonthis,butyour

positionsareagainstwhatIwantdone.

THEDEFENDANT: Idon'tknowwhatyouwantdone,

YourHonor.

THECOURT: Ijustwantyoutogetthetwo

evaluationsatLakesCrossing. They'rethepeoplethat

normallydothisforeverybody,youknow,and-

THEDEFENDANT: AndIpresented-

THECOURT: that'stheappropriatethingtohave

doneatthistime.

THEDEFENDANT: AndIpresentedtwiceinthat

regard,YourHonor,andit'smyunderstandingtheyjust

flatoutrefusetocontinue. Inthatregard,Ibelieve

Ishould One,Idisputetheaccuracyoftheirletter

wholeheartedly. Ifinditinaccurate,Ifindit

retaliatoryintone. ButIdidpresent Andthere's

acase-

THECOURT: Well,I'veneverseenaletterlike

thisbefore. Imean,peoplejustdon'tshowup,that's

true,butoncetheyshowup,theygenerally,youknow,

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cooperatewiththetalkingandtakingwhatevertesting

needstobedoneandgettheevaluation. It'snota

verypainfulprocess.

THEDEFENDANT: AndIwastold Maybenotfor

peoplewhoaren'tveryawareofconstitutionalrights.

Butforsomeonewhoisburdenedwiththefactthatthey

wenttolawschool,youknow,it'sdifficult. AndI

wouldsubmitthatthere'sanumberofcasesinjuris

prudenceinthisregardthatspeaktotheextent-

THECOURT: Mr.Coughlin,sinceyou'renotgoingto

cooperate-

THEDEFENDANT: No,Iwillcooperate. Ijustneed

toknow,YourHonor-

THECOURT: Butyou'retellingmeyou'renot

cooperating.

THEDEFENDANT: No,Iwill. I'mtellingyouI

will. AndIdid,Ishowedup. Theyaskedmea

question-

THECOURT: Youhavetoshowupandyouhaveto

meetwiththetwopsychiatristsorpsychologists,I

guess,technically,whatevertheyare,and,youknow,

talktothem,beresponsiveandgettheappropriate

evaluation.

THEDEFENDANT: Iftheyaskmetotakeoffmy

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clothesandappearnaked,doIneedtodothat?

THECOURT: Ithinkit'sunlikelythatthat'sgoing

tohappentoyou. I'mnotgoingtospeculateasto,

youknow,totallyabsurd,youknow,thingsthatcould

happenduringapsychological-

THEDEFENDANT: IftheyaskmeifI'veeverhadany

mentalhealthtreatment,iftheyaskmetohaveacopy

ofanyofmymedicalrecords,iftheyaskmeanysort

ofpersonalinformationthatwouldnormallybe

protected-

THECOURT: Thenyou'resayingyouwon'tcooperate?

THEDEFENDANT: No,Ididn'tsaythat,sir. AndI

didn'tsaythattoLakesCrossingeither. Theystormed

off. Isaid,"I'llhavetocheckmyrecords,letme"

somethinglike,"Letmethinkaboutthat."

Andtheystormedoffinanger. Theysaid,"We're

doneandleft."

Anditwasappalling. Andthentosendtheletter

theysentyou,YourHonor,isappalling. Ididn't

standthereandsay: I'mrefusingtotellyou

anything. Ididn'tdothat. Dr.Davisappeared-

THECOURT: Look,Mr.Coughlin,Ijustneedto

know,areyougoingtogothereandcooperateandget

thispsychologicalevaluationornot? Imean,areyou

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goingtodoitonyourownoutofcustody?

THEDEFENDANT: Yes,YourHonor,Iwill,but-

THECOURT: Okay. Well,ifyouaregoingtodo

thatandyoucommittothiscourtbasicallyunder

penaltyofbeingfoundincontemptforfailingtodo

it,youknow,I'llleaveyououtofcustodyandyoucan

getthisonyourown. Butifyou'renotgoingtogo

thereandcooperate,I'mforcedtorevokeyourbailand

putyouintocustodyandthenasanincustodyprisoner

youcangetsomepsychologicalcounseling,and,you

know,evaluation.

THEDEFENDANT: YourHonor,Iwouldjustputforth,

Ialwaysintendtofollowordersofthecourt. Iwould

likeanopportunitytobriefthisandopposetheorder

initiallysinceI'vebeen-

THECOURT: Well,thatisdenied. We'reatthe

pointnowwhereit'salreadydeterminedthatyou'reto

getthisevaluation.

THEDEFENDANT: ButIbelievethatanexcusable

neglectanalysiswouldaugertowardsallowingmeto

replaceMr.Doganbasedonhisfraudulencebasicallyor

hisexcusableneglectorsomething,butIhavenotbeen

accordedadueprocessrighttoopposethisevaluation.

Iwouldlikethat.

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Failingthat,Iwouldlikeanopportunitytobrief

theextenttowhichthisevaluationisablankcheckto

LakesCrossing. Iwouldalsoliketheopportunityto

brieftheextenttowhichImustutilizeLakesCrossing

versusaprivatecertifiedentityoraprofessional.

THECOURT: Well,Mr.Coughlin,afterhearingyou

argueandargueaboutthisissue,I'mmakingthe

determinationthatyou'renotgoingtocooperatewith

this,andIamrevokingyourbail.

THEDEFENDANT: Sir,Iwillcooperate. Ifthat's

whatitcomesdownto,I-

THECOURT: You'regoingtobeplacedintocustody

oftheWashoeCountySheriffatthistime. Irevoke

yourbail.

THEDEFENDANT: YourHonor,Ijustrespectfullyask

thatyoureconsider,andI'lldowhateveryousayfor

my-

THECOURT: We'redonewiththis. I'msorrythat

you'veforcedmetotakethisaction. Idon'treally

wanttoputyouincustody,butit'sclearthatyou're

reallynotgoingtocooperate. Andyou'reraising

issuesaboutissuesthatseemkindofpreposterousbut

thatwouldgiveyousomeexcusenottocooperate. So

you'llhavetogettheexaminationasanincustody

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person.

MR.DOGAN: YourHonor,canImakeonesuggestion?

THECOURT: Yes.

MR.DOGAN: Assoonasthosecompetencyevaluations

arecompleted,canwehaveMr.Coughlinremovedorno

longerincustodyattheWashoeCountyJail?

THECOURT: He'sgoingtoremainincustodyuntil

hecanbebroughtbackhereforthehearingon

competence.

THEDEFENDANT: YourHonor,ifImayjustmakeone

request. Givenyourruling,YourHonor,Ibasically

willdowhatyousaytodo,particularly-

THECOURT: Well,Idon'tbelievethatyouwill.

Afterallthis,we'vespentalotoftimeonit,Ijust

don'tbelieveyouanymore.

THEDEFENDANT: Well,YourHonor,ifImaymoveto

staybasedontheprejudicetomyclientsthat-

THECOURT: Denied.

MR.YOUNG: YourHonor,dowewanttosetanew

date?

THECOURT: Solet'ssetthisoutaboutinabouta

month.

MR.DOGAN: Canwejust-

THECOURT: Andifit'sdoneearlier,fine,but

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let'strackitforaboutamonthiswhatitnormally

takes.

MR.DOGAN: Iunderstand,YourHonor. Canwejust

haveastatushearingjustincasebothofthe

evaluationshavebeencompleted?

THECOURT: Ifit'sdone,youallcangettogether

andsetitbackonthecalendaratthattime.

THECLERK: YourHonor,thefirstavailabledate

wouldbeMay24that8:30. Isthatacceptable?

MR.YOUNG: May24?

THECLERK: Yes. Isthatacceptable?

MR.DOGAN: Itis. Thankyou.

THEDEFENDANT: MayIhavethosepapersentered

intotherecord?

MR.YOUNG: Thanks,YourHonor.

THEDEFENDANT: Thatlegalresearchonthetable.

THECOURT: Denied.

(Theproceedingswerecontinuedto

May24,2012at8:30a.m.)

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STATEOFNEVADA )

)ss.

COUNTYOFWASHOE )

I,LORIURMSTON,CertifiedCourtReporter,inand

fortheStateofNevada,doherebycertify:

Thattheforegoingproceedingsweretakenbyme

atthetimeandplacethereinsetforth;thatthe

proceedingswererecordedstenographicallybymeand

thereaftertranscribedviacomputerundermy

supervision;thattheforegoingisafull,trueand

correcttranscriptionoftheproceedingstothebest

ofmyknowledge,skillandability.

IfurthercertifythatIamnotarelativenoran

employeeofanyattorneyoranyoftheparties,noram

Ifinanciallyorotherwiseinterestedinthisaction.

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oftheStateofNevadathattheforegoingstatements

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