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Zach Coughlin1471 E. 9th St.Reno, NV 89512Tel and Fa! 949 ""7 74#2ZachCoughlin$hot%ail.co%
&'o &e' de(endant )not an atto'ne*, can+t iue u-&oena, houldn+t -e u-ect to anundul* 'igid and (o'%ulaic a&&o'ach to dealing /ith &'o e de(endant e0incing a'etaliato'* ani%u to &unih an* /ho uetion the C3+ lac o( 6ealou ad0ocac* o'/ho &oint out &'oecuto'ial o' la/ en(o'ce%ent %iconduct.
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:0e' the *ea', the Co%%ittee on Code o( Conduct ha 'ecei0ed a nu%-e' o( inui'ie
'ega'ding 'ecual conide'ation /hen a udgeH &oue, child, o' othe' 'elati0e e'0e a
an >itant tto'ne* )I>J. Thi o&inion u%%a'i6e the Co%%itteeH
ad0ice on that to&ic.
Canon C)1)d, Code o( Conduct (o' udge hall diuali(* hi%el( o' he'el( in a &'oceeding in /hich the udgeH
i%&a'tialit* %ight 'eaona-l* -e uetioned, including -ut not li%ited to intance in
/hich!
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)d the udge o' the udgeH &oue , o' a &e'on 'elated toeithe' /ithin the thi'd deg'ee o(
'elationhi&, o' the &oue o( uch a &e'on i!
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)ii acting a a la/*e' in the &'oceedingL.M
The Co%%enta'* unde' u-ection C)1)d)ii &'o0ide!
The (act that a la/*e' in a &'oceeding i a((iliated /ith a la/
(i'% /ith /hich a 'elati0e o( the udge i a((iliated doe not o(
itel( diuali(* the udge. o/e0e', i( Ithe udgeH
i%&a'tialit* %ight 'eaona-l* -e uetionedJ unde'
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Canon C)1, o' the 'elati0e i no/n -* the udge to ha0e
an inte'et in the la/ (i'% that could -e Iu-tantiall*
a((ected -* the outco%e o( the &'oceedingJ unde'
Canon C)l)d)iii, the udgeH diuali(ication i 'eui'ed.
e note (i't that e'0ice a an > i ditinguiha-le ('o% e'0ice a an atto'ne* in a
&'i0ate la/ (i'% o' 'e&'eentation o( a &'i0ate litigant. > the uch, he i in a &eculia' and 0e'*
de(inite ene the e'0ant o( the la/, the t/o(old ai% o( /hich i that guilt hall not eca&e
o' innocence u((e'.
Ae'ge' 0. . @ie/ie, an > doe not ha0e an Iinte'etJ in the tto'ne*H
:((ice in the a%e ene that a &a'tne', %e%-e' o' ha'eholde' %a* ha0e an inte'et in a
&'i0ate la/ (i'%.
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S&eci(ic ci'cu%tance %a*, ho/e0e', 'eui'e 'ecual. The %ot ('euent ci'cu%tance
a'e add'eed -elo/.
1.
>cting a an atto'ne*. Recual i 'eui'ed -* Canon C)1)d)ii i( the 'elati0e ha acted a
an atto'ne* in o' 'elating to the &'oceeding. Thi 'et'iction include cae in /hich the
'elati0e ha done an* /o' o' gi0en an* ad0ice, /hethe' that ad0ice /a gi0en o' /o'
done -e(o'e o' a(te' the action /a (iled. Recual (o' thi 'eaon i not u-ect to 'e%ittal
unde' Canon -ecaue the -ai (o' 'ecual (all /ithin the &eci(ic diuali(*ing
ci'cu%tance dec'i-ed in Canon C)1)aD)e.
2.
>cting a a u&e'0io'. Recual i alo necea'* i( the 'elati0e ha u&e'0io'*
'e&oni-ilit* o0e' the atto'ne* handling a cae -e(o'e the udge, e0en i( the 'elati0e i not
&e'onall* in0ol0ed and ha no no/ledge o( the cae. Such a ci'cu%tance (all /ithin
Canon C)1H IcatchDallJ &'o0iion 'eui'ing diuali(ication in a &'oceeding Iin /hich
the udgeH i%&a'tialit* %ight 'eaona-l* -e uetioned.J iuali(ication unde' thi
catchDall &'o0iion i u-ect to 'e%ittal unde' Canon .
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>cting tto'ne*. ( the 'elati0e e'0e a eithe' the tto'ne* o'
>cting tto'ne*, the udge hould 'ecue in all cae in /hich the o((ice
a&&ea'.
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Recual deciion a'e alo go0e'ned -* the 'ecual tatute, 28 lthough the Co%%ittee on Code o( Conduct i not
autho'i6ed to 'ende' ad0io'* o&inion inte'&'eting 455 and 144, Canon C o( the Code
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legal co%%unit* &e'cei0e that thi i the cae -aed u&on the con(idential and cloe
natu'e o( the 'elationhi& -et/een cle' and udge.
The igni(icance o( the 'elationhi& -et/een udge and la/ cle' i 'e(lected in ce'tain
&'o0iion o( the Code o( Conduct (o' ;udicial E%&lo*ee )E%&lo*eeH Code that a'e
di'ectl* 'ele0ant to the inui'*. Canon F)2)a)i0)A &'eclude a la/ cle' ('o%
&e'(o'%ing o((icial dutie in an* %atte' /he'e the la/ cle'H &oue i acting a a la/*e'
in the &'oceeding. Canon F)2)a)iii &'o0ide that la/ cle' hould diuali(*
the%el0e in cae /he'e thei' &oue o' %ino' child'en ha0e a (inancial inte'et in a
%atte' in cont'o0e'*. e ha0e &'e0ioul* concluded that a &a'tne' in a la/ (i'% ha a
(inancial inte'et in all %atte' handled -* the (i'%. >cco'dingl*, i( the la/ cle'H &oue
i /o'ing on the cae, o' i( the &oue i a &a'tne' in the (i'% handling the %atte', the la/
cle' hould not &a'tici&ate in the cae.
> %o'e di((icult uetion a'ie /hen the &oue i an aociate in a la'ge (i'% and ha no
in0ol0e%ent in the cae. E0en unde' thee ci'cu%tance, the Co%%ittee conclude that
the cle' hould not -e &e'%itted to /o' on an* cae o( the (i'% that e%&lo* the la/
cle'H &oue. To do o 0iolate the &i'it o( Canon 2 o( the E%&lo*eeH Code and Canon
2> o( the Code o( Conduct (o'
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'eui'ed to 'ecue /hen the udgeH child /a an aociate in a la/ (i'% 'e&'eenting a
&a't* in a cae -e(o'e the cou't. n that intance, the child /a not /o'ing on the %atte'
and the childH co%&enation /a not a((ected -* the outco%e o( the cae.
The Co%%ittee -elie0e that e0e'al (acto' uti(* %aing a ditinction. Cle' o(ten
co%e to cle'hi& di'ectl* ('o% la/ chool. > a 'ule, the* a'e not a tee&ed in
uide to ;udicia'* 3olic*, Vol. 2A, Ch. 2 3age 51D2
o' eniti0e to the ethical iue that go0e'n a udgeH conduct and a'e not liel* to ha0e
the a%e le0el o( udg%ent a the %o'e e&e'ienced udge (o' /ho% the* /o'. @a/
cle' and thei' &oue a'e %o'e liel* to (ind the%el0e in ituation /he'e atto'ne* o'
othe' %a* intentionall* o' inad0e'tentl* dicu %atte' that a'e &ending -e(o'e the la/
cle'H udge. To a0oid thee dange' and an* a&&ea'ance o( i%&'o&'iet*, a -lanet 'ecual
&olic* i necea'*, and ('o% thi it (ollo/ that the 'ecued cle' hould a0oid an*
dicuion o( the cae /ith the udge, la/ cle', o' othe'.
Finall*, the diuali(ication o( a udge i (a' %o'e di'u&ti0e to the ad%init'ation o(
utice than the diuali(ication o( a la/ cle'. ot udge ha0e %o'e than one cle', and
the %atte' %a* -e t'an(e''ed eail* to anothe' cle'. ( a udge ha onl* one cle', an
a''ange%ent %a* -e %ade to t'ade the e'0ice o( the la/ cle' (o' the e'0ice o( a la/
cle' to anothe' udge on the a%e -ench. > -alancing o( the 'elati0e eae o( handling the
coneuence o( la/ cle' 'ecual againt the conide'ation outlined he'ein and Canon 2
conce'n (o' the a&&ea'ance o( i%&'o&'iet* acco'dingl* u&&o't a -lanet 'ecual &olic*.
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The Co%%ittee additionall* o-e'0e that (o' %an* o( the 'eaon a'ticulated in >d0io'*
:&inion No. 8 )Iiuali(ication hen Relati0e an >itant tto'ne*J, a i%ila' -lanet 'ule doe not a&&l* /he'e the &oue o( the udgeH la/ cle'
i e%&lo*ed a a la/*e' (o' the tto'ne*, &u-lic de(ende' o' othe'
go0e'n%ent agenc*.
Note (o' >d0io'* :&inion No. 51
1 >n a%end%ent to the Code o( Conduct (o' la/ cle' hould, the'e(o'e, dete'%ine the udgeH &'e(e'ence a to 'ecual i(
uch ci'cu%tance a'e &'eented.
;une 2##9J
;udge Cli(ton al%ot could not -'ing hi%el( to ad%it to Coughlin, u&on
uetioning, on 4G2G1, that hi /i(e i Chie( e&ut* > Rhonda Cli(ton!
Iuide to ;udicia'* 3olic*, Vol. 2A, Ch. 2 3age 5D1
Co%%ittee on Code o( Conduct
>d0io'* :&inion No. 5
3olitical n0ol0e%ent o( a ;udgeH S&oue
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Canon 5 )'e('ain ('o% &olitical acti0it* and Canon 2 )a0oid i%&'o&'iet* and the
a&&ea'ance o( i%&'o&'iet* in all acti0itie o( the Code o( Conduct (o' dditionall*, udge %a* attend &u'el* ce'e%onial e0ent, uch a
inaugu'ation, a thoe e0ent a'e not conide'ed &olitical?
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oin in the ue o( the %a'ital ho%e (o' &olitical %eeting o' (undD'aiing e0ent, and
hould diaociate hi%el( o' he'el( ('o% an* uch gathe'ing?
)c
oin in o' a&&'o0e an* 'e(e'ence to the 'elationhi& -et/een the udge and &oue in an*
co%%unication 'elating di'ectl* o' indi'ectl* to the &oueH &olitical acti0it*. o/e0e',
the udge %a* a&&ea' in a (a%il* &hotog'a&h ued in ca%&aign %ate'ial, o long a that
&hotog'a&h doe not identi(* the udge a a udge.
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> &oueH in0ol0e%ent in &olitical acti0itie o' candidac* (o' elected o((ice %a* inc'eae
the ('euenc* /ith /hich a udge i 'eui'ed to 'ecue. ;udge hould &a* attention to that
inc'eaed lielihood. >dditionall*, i( the'e i a &e'on othe' than a &oue /ith /ho% the
udge %aintain -oth a houehold and an inti%ate 'elationhi&, the udge hould conide'
the caution contained in thi o&inion in o'de' to a0oid an* a&&ea'ance o( i%&'o&'iet*.
;une 2##9J
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NRS 1.2# 'ound (o' diuali(*ing udge othe' than Su&'e%e Cou't utice.
1. > udge hall not act a uch in an action o' &'oceeding /hen the udge ente'tain actual -ia o' &'eudice(o' o' againt one o( the &a'tie to the action.
2. > udge hall not act a uch in an action o' &'oceeding /hen i%&lied -ia eit in an* o( the (ollo/ing'e&ect!
)a hen the udge i a &a't* to o' inte'eted in the action o' &'oceeding.
)- hen the udge i 'elated to eithe' &a't* -* conanguinit* o' a((init* /ithin the thi'd deg'ee.
)c hen the udge ha -een atto'ne* o' counel (o' eithe' o( the &a'tie in the &a'ticula' action o'&'oceeding -e(o'e the cou't.
)d hen the udge i 'elated to an atto'ne* o' counelo' (o' eithe' o( the &a'tie -* conanguinit* o' a((init*
/ithin the thi'd deg'ee. Thi &a'ag'a&h doe not a&&l* to the &'eentation o( e &a'te o' unconteted %atte',ece&t in (iing (ee (o' an atto'ne* o 'elated to the udge.
. > udge, u&on the udgeH o/n %otion, %a* diuali(* hi%el( o' he'el( ('o% acting in an* %atte' u&onthe g'ound o( actual o' i%&lied -ia.
4. > udge o' cou't hall not &unih (o' conte%&t an* &e'on /ho &'oceed unde' the &'o0iion o( thicha&te' (o' a change o( udge in a cae.
5. Thi ection doe not a&&l* to the a''ange%ent o( the calenda' o' the 'egulation o( the o'de' o( -uine.
>n* &'e0iou atte%&t to o-tain a 'ecual /he'e di'ected to/a'd the R;C in
gene'al, thi i &eci(ic to ;udge Cli(ton, and due to the R;C (iling o((ice and it Aaili((+
ha'aing Coughlin and out'ight 'e(uing to allo/ hi% acce to the (ile to 'e0ie/ it, and
the etent to /hich it i unclea' /hat ha o' ha not -een (iled )e&eciall* 'e&ecting
%ate'ial u-%itted -* Coughlin a good (aith -elie( that the a&&li(cation (o' o'de' o(
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'ecual i &e'%ii-le eit. >nd %ot o( the g'ound (o' thi a&&lication did not eit
&'io' to the ta't o( the 11G27G12 ea'ing in #"5"# o' /he'e not 'eadil* no/a-le to
de(endant then.
NRS 1.25 3'ocedu'e (o' diuali(*ing udge othe' than Su&'e%e Cou't utice.
1. >n* &a't* to an action o' &'oceeding &ending in an* cou't othe' than the Su&'e%e Cou't, /ho ee todiuali(* a udge (o' actual o' i%&lied -ia o' &'eudice %ut (ile an a((ida0it &eci(*ing the (act u&on/hich the diuali(ication i ought. The a((ida0it o( a &a't* 'e&'eented -* an atto'ne* %ut -eacco%&anied -* a ce'ti(icate o( the atto'ne* o( 'eco'd that the a((ida0it i (iled in good (aith and notinte'&oed (o' dela*. Ece&t a othe'/ie &'o0ided in u-ection 2 and , the a((ida0it %ut -e (iled!
)a Not le than 2# da* -e(o'e the date et (o' t'ial o' hea'ing o( the cae? o'
)- Not le than da* -e(o'e the date et (o' the hea'ing o( an* &'et'ial %atte'.
2. Ece&t a othe'/ie &'o0ided in thi u-ection and u-ection , i( a cae i not aigned to a udge
-e(o'e the ti%e 'eui'ed unde' u-ection 1 (o' (iling the a((ida0it, the a((ida0it %ut -e (iled!)a ithin 1# da* a(te' the &a't* o' the &a't*H atto'ne* i noti(ied that the cae ha -een aigned to audge?
)- Ae(o'e the hea'ing o( an* &'et'ial %atte'? o'
)c Ae(o'e the u'* i e%&aneled, e0idence taen o' an* 'uling %ade in the t'ial o' hea'ing,
/hiche0e' occu' (i't. ( the (act u&on /hich diuali(ication o( the udge i ought a'e not no/n to the&a't* -e(o'e the &a't* i noti(ied o( the aign%ent o( the udge o' -e(o'e an* &'et'ial hea'ing i held, theaffidavit may be filed not later than the commencement of the trial or hearing of the case.
. ( a cae i 'eaigned to a ne/ udge and the ti%e (o' (iling the a((ida0it unde' u-ection 1 and &a'ag'a&h)a o( u-ection 2 ha e&i'ed, the &a'tie ha0e 1# da* a(te' notice o( the ne/ aign%ent /ithin /hich to(ile the a((ida0it, and the t'ial o' hea'ing o( the cae %ut -e 'echeduled (o' a date a(te' the e&i'ation o( the
1#Dda* &e'iod unle the &a'tie ti&ulate to an ea'lie' date.
4. >t the ti%e the a((ida0it i (iled, a co&* %ut -e e'0ed u&on the udge ought to -e diuali(ied. Se'0ice%ut -e %ade -* deli0e'ing the co&* to the udge &e'onall* o' -* lea0ing it at the udgeH cha%-e' /itho%e &e'on o( uita-le age and dic'etion e%&lo*ed the'ein.
5. The judge against whom an affidavit alleging bias or prejudice is filed shall proceed no further with
the matter and shall:
(a) Immediately transfer the case to another department of the court, if there is more than one
department of the court in the district, or reuest the judge of another district court to preside at the
trial or hearing of the matter! or
)- File a /'itten an/e' /ith the cle' o( the cou't /ithin 5 udicial da* a(te' the a((ida0it i (iled,ad%itting o' den*ing an* o' all o( the allegation contained in the a((ida0it and etting (o'th an* additional
(act /hich -ea' on the uetion o( the udgeH diuali(ication. The uetion o( the udgeH diuali(ication%ut the'eu&on -e hea'd and dete'%ined -* anothe' udge ag'eed u&on -* the &a'tie o', i( the* a'e una-le toag'ee, -* a udge a&&ointed!
)1 A* the &'eiding udge o( the udicial dit'ict in udicial dit'ict ha0ing %o'e than one udge, o' i( the&'eiding udge o( the udicial dit'ict i ought to -e diuali(ied, -* the udge ha0ing the g'eatet nu%-e' o(*ea' o( e'0ice.
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)2 A* the Su&'e%e Cou't in udicial dit'ict ha0ing onl* one udge.
Z>C>R= A>RBER C:
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a-out 4!45 &%...cu'ioul*, -oth ;udge Cli(ton and S(e''a66a+ clai% that no cdGd0d+
/e'e u-%itted con(lict /ith R;C c'i%inal di0iion (iling o((ice cle' Ro--in Aae'+
ad%iion to Coughlin u-euentl* that Couglhin did in (act u-%it (iling in -oth cae
/ith cdGd0d attached the'eto )and /hile ;udge Cli(ton /ouldn+t let Coughlin an/e' hi
uetion on No0e%-e' 27th, 2#12 in #"5"#...=e, Couglhin doe indeed decla'e unde'
&enalt* o( &e''* that the'e /a cdGd0d attached a ehi-it to hi (iling on No0e%-e'
15th, 2#12 in -oth 'c'2#11D#"41 and 'c'2#12D#"5"#, and -oth ;udge Cli(ton and
S(e''a66a ha0e de%ont'ated a (ailu'e ot %eet the u&e'0io'* dut* the* ha0e o0e' thei'
cou't ta(( in 'e&one to Coughlin ale'ting the% to uch eigent conce'n and cu'iou
dia&&ea'ance o( Coughlin+ ehi-it, /hich i all the %o'e cu'iou u&on a tho'ough
'e0ie/ o( ;udge Cli(ton+ a&&a'ent atte%&t to OcleaneO the 'eco'd o( an* &'ee'0ing
iue (o' a&&eal -* Coughlin in #"5"#, and o( an* con(lict -ai (o' eithe' the R;C o'
C> in an* %atte'...the ua &onte atte%&t o(
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ha'anguing, 'e-uing, -elittling, and c'ea%ing at Coughlin th'ough %ot e0e'* %inute
Coughlin ha a&&ea'ed -e(o'e hi% in hi cou't'ooo% )no (aing (o' an F3
de(endant...&oo' lil+ C>+ o((ice, uggetion /ith no -ai that > =oung /ould
ha0e to /al a'ound to a -unch o( (a %achineP /he'e did that co%e ('o%P (ailu'e to
iue a %o'e cu'tailed o'de', ut u%&ed t'aight to -anning coughlin ('o% (aing. ;udge
Cli(ton ha de%ont'ated e0ident i%&a'tialit* in &'acticall* e0e'* entence he ha utte'ed
o' c'ea%ed at Coughlin in #"5"#, in addition to the %ultitude o( irregularities and
othe' -ai (o' 'ecuing hi%el( and o' (inding a con(lict o( -oth the R;C, ;udge Cli(ton,
and the C>. Fu'the' Ai'a* ogan and the C3 attet to ha0ing Oe'0ed -* (aingO
Coughlin the 11G7G12 otino to Quah Su-&oena )&e'ha& one o( the Su-%iion on
Su-&oena ;udge Cli(ton add%itted to looin at (o' on
Coughlin )'athe' than 'e&o'ting Coughlin to the SANP. ;udge Nah ol%e G14G12
g'ei0ance on Coughlin to the SAN cont'adict Ai'a* ogan+ lac o( cando' to the t'i-unal
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R;C in connection /ith Coughlin /he'e Re*e alleged to Coughlin O*ou -'ing it out o(
&eo&le he'eO. Ft leat ha0e a o-...O in addition to Re*e
telling Coughlin to lea0e the (iling o((ice &'io' to it cloing, &'e0enting Coughlin+
atte%&t to (ile docu%ent in the R;C and telling Couglhin Ogo ho%e and tae *ou'
%edicationO. >dditional*, Ro--in Aae' o( the R;C 'ecentl* clai%ed Coughlin did not
lea0e nu%e'ou docu%ent in he' &oeion (o' (iling, including one u-%iion on
u-&oena /he'e Coughlin ought to u-&oena Ro--in Aae' and R;C Aaili(( 3la%ondon,
e&eciall* 'ega'ding the dia&&ea'ance o( the cdGd0d Aae' &'e0ioul* ad%itted /he'e
attached to the docu%ent Coughlin u-%itted (o' (iling in -oth 'c'2#11D#"41 and
'c'2#12D#"5"#.... @atl*, ;% @elie and Ai'a* ogan ha0e -een o-t'uctionit 'ega'ding
tu'ning o0e' Coguhlin+ (ile in #"5"# )l*ing a-out /hethe' the* had &'e0ioul* on
nu%e'ou occaion, and e0en in @elie 'ecent &d( e%ailed %ate'ial, the 11G1"G12 otion
to &'e0ent F>ing i not &'eent...and Coughlin /a &'eudiced -* ogan+ 'e(ual to e0e'
&'o0ide hi% a co&* o( the 7G#G12 otion to >%end until a&&'o&'iatel* 12G"G12, and
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ogan lied a-out /hethe' he /a &'o0ided an* indication o( the -ai (o' Coughlin
eeing ot o&&oe uch an a%ending.
.1 alo, conide' Cae* Aae'+ %al(eaance and the (act that Coughlin he'e-*
/ea' unde' &enalt* o( &e'u'*, &u'uant to NRS 5.#45, that the loc%ith /ho
conducted the locout on 11G1G11, Sean Cheathu%, told Coughlin that the locout
occu''ed no ea'lie' than 4!48&% and, in (act, it /a a 'eal 'uh and &oint o( iue /ith
Aae' and the CS: to get it done &'io' to the cloc t'iing 5 &% on 11G1G11. Fu'the',
Coughlin u-&oened the Reno ;utice Cou't in acco'd /ith the SANGNNAG3anel+
indicationg a to the &a'ticula' SCR 1#5)4 and NRC3 45 a&&lication attendant and
attachign to Coughlin+ ici&lina'* ea'ing, ho/e0e' the R;C (ailed to 'e&ond and
('aud -* 3at Bing &'e0ented Coughlin ('o% a (ull* ae'ting hi 'ight to a continuance o'
to %ae a ho/ caue %otion 'elati0e the'eto at the 11G14G12 hea'ing. CS: Ci0il
i0iion Ro* Sil0a told Coughlin the CS: /ill e((ect locout e0en /he'e the* no/
o0e' O24 hou'O ha &aed ince thei' o((ice 'ecei0ed the locout o'de'O a the CS:
o((ice (eel entitled to do it ho/ the* lie to and thin the* can /al o0e' tenant+ in
0iolation o( the la/, &u'&oe(ull* and /ill(ull*. Sil0a ha la%%ed the &hone do/n
e0e'al ti%e /hen &eaing /ith Coughlin and o((e'ed e0ai0e and 0ague an/e'
'e&ecting /hen he' o((ice FRST 'ecei0ed eithe' o( the e0iction o'de' in 'e02#11D
##17#8, and (u'the' il0a, and Stuchell ha0e indicated that the (aed e0iction o'de' the*
'ecei0ed ('o% the R;C )and the R;C+ Ba'en Stancil ha indicated it i the cuto%a'*
&'actice and &olic* o( the R;C to (a uch e0iction o'de' o0e' the da* the* a'e igned o'
the net da* at the latet a'e taen ('o% the /co (a %achine, and -a'e a (a heade'
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indicating the ti%e o( 'ecei&t o( the o'de', at /hich &oint an e%&lo*ee %anuall* ente' a
ti%e into a o(t/a'e &'og'a% that 'e(eclt not /hen the (aed o'de' /a 'ecei0ed, -ut
'athe' the ti%e at /hich the e%&lo*ee unde'tae %anuall* t*&ing into the o(t/a'd
&'og'a% a 'e&'eentation o( /hen the* &ulled the o'de' o(( the (a %achine. il0a and
tuchell then indicate that no co&* o' 'eco'd o( that (a /ith the (a heade' indicating the
ti%e o( t'an%iion o' 'ecei&t i e&t, -ut 'athe' that eact &'intout i (iled /ith the
>((ida0it o( Se'0ice a(te' the locout i conduct -* the /co, /hich the R;C totall*
di&uted to Coughlin and ha not -een Coughlin+ e&e'ience eithe'... Coughlin i%ila'l*
u&oened the CS: and it i unclea' /hethe' Coughlin coudl hi'e the% to e'0e the
u-&oena on the%el0e o /hethe' the* and o' a'* Banda'a /ai0ed e'0ice the'eo( o'
a'e con(licted out o( eeing to uah uch u-&oena. See the attach Reno Ca'on
eenge' 'ecei&t ho/ing deli0e'* o( the @ocout :'de' to the CS: at 4!45 &% on
1#G1G11 )and note CS:+ e&ut* achen lit -oth the 1#G25G11 :'de' and the
1#G27G11 :'de' a -oth -eing O&e'onall* e'0edO )hi u&e'0io' Stuchell late' ad%itted
that onl* %ean O&oted on the doo' /hen no one i ho%e...Fu'the', /a gi0en
&e'%iion -* Cle' o( Cou't 3ete', Aa' Counel, NNA, 3anel to (ile elect'onicall* and
alo it /a indicated to %e -* thoe &oeing u((icient autho'it* to o decla'e, and u&on
/hich 'eaona-l* 'elied, that all %* (iling )including the attach%ent the'eto /e'e
-eing co&ied -* the SAN to all 3anel e%-e', and (u'the', that /a g'anted the 'ight to
iue u-&oena %*el(, de&ite -eing a u&ended atto'ne*, and that all /itne (ee o'
u-&oena duce tecu% (ee /e'e /ai0ed and that /ould not -e 'eui'ed to &a* the%.
>lo, t /a decla'ed to %e -* the SAN, NNA, A>R Counel, 3anel that the 8G2G12
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ce'ti(ied %ailing o( the Co%&laint and an*thing included the'ein /ould ne0e' -e &ut (o'th
a a &'oo( o( e'0ice o' 'etu'n o( e'0ice o( the Co%&laint, etc., e0en unde' SCR 1#9,
e&eciall* /he'e Cle' o( Cou't 3ete' ad%it to that ce'ti(ied %ailing -eing 'etu'ned to
the SAN /ithout a ignatu'e ca'd igned -* Coughlin, on 9G1#G12.
Richa'd . ill, E. and Cae* Aae', E. )/ho ha no/ con0enientl* a-conded -ac to Bentuc* no/
that hi lie ha0e i%&e'iled Coughlin+ la/ licene )ee Coughlin+ 'ecent (iling in "19#1 and "#88 (o' %o'e
e&lication the'eo( (ailed to co%&l* /ith Ne0ada la/ 'e&ecting the 'etu'n o( Coughlin+
ecu'it*Gda%ageGcleaning de&oit )5## (o' ecu'it*Gda%age, 2## (o' OcleaningO de&oit, /ith the Standa'd
Rental >g'ee%ent gi0ing Coughlin ce'tain o&tion the'eto. Coughlin i indigent )la'gel* due to the ('aud o(
Aae', ill, and thei' client, '. att e'li, and a thi Cou't to 'ecogni6e that the (ailu'e o( the
landlo'd to co%&l* /ith Ne0ada la/ 0i a 0i the ite%i6ation o' 'etu'n /ithin # da* o( the de&oit hould
(ul(ill an* 5## -ond on a&&eal, and then o%e. Fu'the', the Reno ;utice Cou't i till 'e(uing to 'etu'n the
25# Coughlin de&oited /ith it in co%&liance /ith NRS 118>.8# and 118>.85 )(u'the', it i not clea'
ho/ N;CRC3 72 o' 7 could a&&l* to u%%a'* e0iction )e0en one lie thi one that /e'e notice, in /'iting,
-* the R;C, a a OT'ialO a(te' ;udge S(e''a66a had 'uled that Coughlin had %et hi NRS 4#.25 -u'den to
&'o0e the'e /a a Ogenuine iue o( %ate'ial (actO, -oth at and (ollo/ing the 1#G1G11 Ou%%a'* e0iction
&'oceedingO and du'ing the (i't &a't, at leat, o( the OT'ialO /hich cu'ioul* t'an%og'i(ied into, a&&a'entl*,
o%ething othe' than a T'ial /hen Aae' %anaged to &oint out, the coneuence the'eo(. Rega'dle,
Coughlin (iled a Notice o( >&&eal on :cto-e' 18th, 2#11 )and ee alo the a&&eal and aociated gene'al
ci0il Co%&laint in the it'ict Cou't. >lo, cou't cle'+ ichelle 3u'dee and o' @o'i atheu ee%ed to
'e(ue to (ile in a docu%ent ('o% Coughlin o%eti%e -et/een :cto-e' 17th to No0e%-e' 1t, 2#11 that %a*
ha0e a'gua-l* o&e'ated a a NR>3 8 otion to Sta*, in 0iolation o( the dictate in Ne0ada la/ againt cou't
cle'+ unilate'all* 'e(uing to (ile thing, lie in hit%an, Sulli0an, ohono, Aa'ne, and thei' &'ogen*.
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No/ the SAN intend to hold a hea'ing on No0e%-e' 14th, 2#12 &u'uant to it SCR 1#5
Co%&laint againt Coughlin /he'ein all u-&oena -* Coughlin a'e ought uahed, e0en /he'e the SAN
tate that ;udge o'oth* Nah ol%e /ill a&&ea' by phoneto an/e' uetion )-ut a&&a'entl* not teti(*,
and he han+t 'ecued he'el( ('o% the t/o %atte' he ha Coughlin a a c'i%inal de(endant -e(o'e he' in
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caue (o' the G2G12 ea'ing in the 'icha'd hill e0iction a&&eal in c011D#"28, -aed u&on a ('audulent
%otion to ho/ caue and decla'ation (iled -* ill, hi aociate Cae* Aae', and ill+ t'u* licened
cont'acto', NA+ 3hil Ste/a't
It is categorically false for "udge #ash $olmes to assert, in the audio record on
%&'&' the order of events and when she ased *oughlin her uestions about
recording, considering when a restroom brea too place an e+actly what it is she
ased *ouglin and when, and what his responses were, and when some allegations by
the -arshal were made, what they consisted of, etc.. on %&'&' in '' tr /00 the
audio transcript reads 1 minutes into the audio record the 2-* provided the 34#:
"udge #ash $olmes (#ash): It appears to me in this case that the defendant is suffering from
some e+treme form of mental illness. during the trial I ased the defendant attorney
repeatedly if he was recording the proceedings he denied that vehemently a few times and
then he uote too the fifth a few other times and then he reuested to be e+cused to go to the
bathroom and the -arshal later reported to me that while the gentleman was in the
bathroom he disassembled a recording device in his pocet and too the memory out of it
and it was later found in that, uh, by the -arshal no one else had gone into the bathroom
and that was retrieved and it was put into his possession at the 3heriffs office and when they
booed him into jail for the contempt charge that was booed into evidence and I ased the
3heriffs office to hold that into evidence. I believe he has violated 3upreme *ourt 2ule
6()(4) which was amended by 789T 0, 7ugust 'st, 0''....
:ne Coughlin did not do an*thing o( the o't indicated -* ;udge Nah ol%e )-* /a* o(unatt'i-uted hea'a*, lie he' ca' lee&ing allegation in he' G14G12 lette' 'e Coughlin to the SANa-o0e.
NRS 178.4#5 hould ha0e &'e0ented an*thing aid o' done -* ;udge Nah ol%e (ollo/ing he'tate%ent at the 7 %inute %a' that Ot a&&ea' to %e in thi cae that the de(endant i u((e'ing('o% o%e et'e%e (o'% o( %ental illne.O Fu'the', that /hich ;udge Nah ol%e hadco%%unicated to he' &'io' to the ta't o( T'ial on 2G27G12 in 11 t' 2"8## need to -e teti(ied tounde' oath, 'athe' than ha0e Aa' Counel ae't to hal( -aed Ocan+t a the udge a-out he' %ental&'oceeO loo&hole, a he ha done.
Cit* >tto'ne* :'%aa u'e could -e %ade to e&lain he' tate%ent on the 'eco'd 'ega'ding/hethe' the citation o' 'e&o't in 11 t' 2"8## contained an* %ention o( 'etaliation, gi0en he /a
looing 'ight at it and gi0en /hat he aid in cou't. >lo, the /hi&e'ing /ith a'hal a'le*, andthe -it a-out Coughlin 'e&o'ting to :'%aa /hat R3 :F(ice' Ca'te' aid to Coughlin in "19#1,and :'%aa+ 'e&one the'eto on 2G27G12, and an ong, ditto at an ea'lie' hea'ing on that%atte'...
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Si%&l* &ut, the'e /a no uetioning -* ;udge Nah ol%e o( Coughlin a to /hethe' he /a 'eco'dingan*thing o' /hethe' he &oeed a O'eco'ding de0iceO until >FTER the one and onl* 'et'oo% -'ea ;udgeNah ol%e %ention on the audio 'eco'd. >nd that ua &onte inte''ogation o( Couglin occu'edE>TE@= >FTER TE RESTR:: ARE>B, > ARE>B N C ;S :@ESREF@@: C:BE S =E@@: @E>@ 3> T >N C:CCFTER C:E > VERA>@ 3RESERV>T:N :N TE REC:R :F TES3ERN N E>C :TER+S E>RS A= CT= >TT:RNE= >@@S:N :R>>S >N>RS>@ >R@E= ): SEEE > AT A:@ )T 3ER: :FTE ERE ;S :@E+S >SSST>NT NC>TE, :N TE REC:R N :NE :FTE :TER C>SES :N T>T ST>CBE :CBET, T>T ;udge Nah ol%e ut couldn+t -e (ound,and ho/ odd that /a.../hich i odd, conide'ing /hat /a going on in 11 c' 2217", 11 c' 2"4#5 12 c'##"9" and 11 t' 2"8##, and 'c'2#12D#"5"# and 'c'2#11D#"41 at the ti%e )lot o( 'eaon (o' andindication that local la/ en(o'ce%ent and &'oecuto' and &u-lic de(ende' /e'e non too ha&&* /ithCoughlin...and conide' the 2G24G12 e%ail 0acating the 2G27G12 tatu con(e'ence -et/een *oung and doganthat neithe' =:ung no' ogan /ih to teti(* a-out...-ut /hich ee% to ha0e -een held an*/a* a(te' a/'itten co%%unication o( it -eing 'eet /a t'an%itted to Coughlin -* ogan, /he'ein, du'ing the ti%e;udge Nah ol%e couldn+t -e (ound )%a*-e he /a at one o( the g'ou& %eeting a%ongt ;udge a-outCoughlin that RC >d%init'ati0e ;udge illia% a'dne' 'e(e'enced on the 'eco'd in 11 CR 2"4#5Pnte'eting the Notice o( >&&eal in "##2 /a (iled that a%e da* too, 2G27G12 ogan got hi :Rde' (o'
Co%&etenc* E0aluation o( Coughlin in 'c'2#12D#"5"# )a&&a'entl* in 'etaliation (o' Coughlin+ (iling o(2G21G12, and > Zach =oung /a till %a'ting ('o% a (iling -* Coughlin o( a&&'oi%atel* 11G28G12,/hich 'eultd in =oung &'o%&tl* a%ending hi co%&laint in 'c'2#11D#"41 to add a cha'ge that /adu&licati0e, e0en /he'e =:ung (ailu'e to allege the(t o' &oeingG'ecei0ing O('o% anothe'+ unde' Staa-%ae hi o cha'ging Coughlin in that i3hone cae a R3C .8 0iolation, /hich i =:ung+ &ecialt*,a&&a'entl*. That, and 0iolating NR 178.4#5, /hich =:ung did -* (iling in 'c'2#11D#"41 /ith a ta%& o(2!55&% a (ugiti0e docu%ent o( hi o/n, an :&&oition to Coughlin+ o' the C3 otion to >&&ea' aCoCounel on 2G27G12...ne0e'%ind =:ung t'ied to hold a TR>@ on 5G7G12 in that cae de&ite the :'de'(inding Coughlin co%&etent in c'12D#7" didn+t e0en get igned and ente'ed until 5G9G12...ditto the T'ialeeting o( 5G8G12 in RC 11 c' 2"4#5, the c'i%inal t'e&a cae. N:t %uch 'e&ect (o' n' 178.4#5)including /ithin NR 5.#1# he'e in No'the'n ne0ada..
Coughlin didn+t 'ecei0ed the 2G28G12 Conte%&t :Rde' in 11 t' 2"8## until ;ul* 2#12...-ut did (ile a Notice o(>&&eal G7G12...de&ite Ou%%a'* c'i%inal conte%&tO -eing a (inal a&&eala-le o'de', ;udge Nah :l%econtinue to 'e(ue to (ollo/ NRS 189.#1#D#5# )o Coughlin ha to t*&e the t'anc'i&t, *a*....
t i t'ue that conte%&t co%%itted in a t'ial cou't'oo% can unde' o%e ci'cu%tance -e &unihed u%%a'il*-* the t'ial udge. See Cooe 0. ENE :T:N >N >FF>VT :R EC@>R>T:N :F Z>C C:TE, :T:N F:R STR>@ >N N:TCE :F NEFFECTVE >SSST>NCE :F C:N3R:SEC@ SC:N
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ina&&'o&'iate, &a'ticula'* /he'e he not onl* &u'&o't to iue a Ou%%a'* c'i%inal conte%&tO con0ictionagaint an atto'ne*, -ut alo /he'e ;udge Nah ol%e a&&ea' to t'* to t'an%og'i(* /hat he ee a Oai%&le t'a((ic citation t'ialO into a (ull -lo/n SCR 1#5 dici&lina'* hea'ing /he'e he i -oth Aa' Couneland the 3anel...That a'hal need to ign an a((ida0it, unde' NRS 22.#2# and ;udge Nah :l%e ought toha0e to &ut o%ething on the 'eco'd, unde' oath, in 'e&one to Coughlin+ 'ecent u-&oena )and SAN 3atBing /ihe to let ;udge Nah :l%e &hone in he' teti%on*, and it &'o-a-l* /on+t e0en -e /o'nteti%on*, -ut 'athe' ut o%e %uing -* ;udge Nah ol%e &u'&o'ting to %ae O'ulingO (inding O-*clea' and con0incing e0idenceO all o't o( thing outide he' u'idiction on 11G14G12, on, 3a'tic :. Bing,SAN Aa' Counel ha alo (iled otion to Quah the Su-&oena Coughlin atte%&ted to ha0e e'0ed ona'hal ;oel a'le*, a'hal eighton, ;udge Nah :l%e, ;udge illia% a'dne', ;udge a'dne'>d%init'ati0e >itant @ia agne', /ho can+t uite (ind the N:tice o( >&&eal Coughlin (aed to he')allo/a-le unde' the RC Rule on ;une 28th, 2#12 in 11 CR 2"4#5 )the a&&eal /a di%ied unde' anNRS 189.#1# anal*i -* ;udge Elliott, /ho% alo got Coughlin a&&eal o( the 11 c' 2217" con0iction'eulting in thi Cou't+ "G7G12 te%&o'a'* u&enion :'de' in c'11D2#"4, /hich /a denied -aed u&on acivil&'e&a'ation o( t'anc'i&t do/n &a*%ent 'ule, in that criminal a&&eal, /he'e the RC ha a thing in&lace /ith thi 3a% @ongoni that 0iolate Ne0ada la/ in that it 'e(ued to gi0e Coughlin the audio cd o( thet'ial (o' o%e ti%e, initing onl* @ongoni /ould -e allo/ed to t'anc'i-e it, and that the t'anc'i&t+&'e&a'ation /ould a-olutel* not ta't until a do/n &a*%ent /a %ade. 3lu, e0en /he'e Coughlin ca0ed tothe &a*%ent de%and..@ongoni 'e&eatedl* hung u& the &hone on hi% and othe'/ie igno'ed hico%%unication )the'e %a* -e an iue o( the e%ail @ongoni holding out to the &u-lic iuing a
O-ounce-acO...-ut he need to ign an a((ida0it a to /hethe' he &ut Coughlin on a -loced lit, and u&onin(o'%ation and -elie(, Coughlin (aed hi 'euet to the nu%-e' the RC held out (o' he' on he' -ehal(too...
n he' a'ch 14th, 2#12 g'ie0ance againt Coughlin to the SAN )no/ N12D#44,
and &e'ha&, N12D#45, de&ending u&on /ho% *ou a and /hat Bing %ean -* OCle'
o( Cou'tO...-ecaue in Bing+ G2G12 e%ail to Coughlin he a&&a'entl* identi(ie .
a'il*n Tognoni a OCle' o( Cou't o( e&a't%ent O.../hoe0e', /ouldn+t it -e Second
;udicial it'ict Cou't Cle' o( Cou't ;oe* :'duna ating that /ould need to end
Fa%il* Cou't ;udge @inda a'dne'+ >&'il 2##9 :'de' anctioning Coughlin to the SAN+
Bing (o' Bing no/ a&&a'ent contention that the N12D#45 Oghot g'ie0anceO coniting
o( ;udge @. a'dne'+ >&'il 2##9 :'de' /a not (iled -* the RC ;udgeP :h, Cle' o(
Cou't :'duna atingP o *ou ha0e an*thing to a* a-out thiP ;udge Nah ol%e+
G14G12 g'ie0ance to -a' counel 'ead indicate that the ahoe Count* 3u-lic e(ende'
contacted he' and o' the RC 'ega'ding it client, Zach Coughlin. Fu'the' ;udge Ste0en
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Elliott ha O'ando%l*O -een aigned th'ee o( Coughlin+ c'i%inal cae )t/o a&&eal o(
con0iction ('o% the RC c'12D12"2 and c'11D2#"4, in addition to c'12D#7", and c011D
#1955, ;udge Elliott /ent to Stan(o'd in the late 19"# /ith 3anel Chai' in ng12D#2#4
;:hn Eche0e''ia and /o'ed at Chai' Eche0e''ia+ (athe'+ la/ (i'%, Eche0e''ia and
:-o'ne....Eche0e''ia and Elcano a&&ea' to ha'e %o'e than O-o*hood chu%O tatu, -oth
hea0il* in0ol0ed in Aaue cultu'al a((ai' and /ine -uine, Reno Stan(o'd Clu-, etc.,,,
and one cae te%%ing ('o% 25 *ea' 0ete'an o( the ahoe Count* it'ict >Tto'ne*+
o((ice tu'ned Reno ;utice Cou't ;udge, >0id Cli(ton )/hoe ca'ee' a a > (ocued
%otl* on do%etic 0iolence /o' and /he'e ;udge Elliott /a on C>>+ -oa'd, and
(ailed to dicloe that o' 'ecue hi%el( /he'e Coughlin dued C>> in CV11D#1955, and
/he'e on Fe-'ua'* 27th, 2#12, u&on in(o'%ation and -elie(, Elliott, Cli(ton, the C>+
:((ice, the ahoe Count* 3u-lic e(ende', the RC, and ;udge Nah ol%e, a'dne'
and o/a'd con&i'ed to ha0e Coughlin (o'ced into anothe' O'ando%O aign%ent to
;udge Elliott )ho/ /ould Cli(ton no/ on 2G27G12 that ;udge Elliott /ould -e aigned
the cae and /h* doe it &eci(icall* o'de' the Aill a0i, 3h.. do the e0aluation,
e&eciall* cu'iou conide'ing a0i+ ('audulent >&'il 18th, 2#12 ('audulent lie (illed
lette' on (ile in c'12D#7" that ;udge Elliott cited to in g'anting > =oung+ NRS
178.4#5 0iolating otion to 'e%and Coughlin to cutod* (o' aing a &aa 'ight
uetion. Coguhlin &ent 8 da* in ail, Richa'd ll and Cae* Aae' (iled a otion (o'
>tto'ne*+ FEe on the 2nd da* Coughlin in ail, 'eulting in 42,#5# n' 7.#85 atto'ne*+
(ee a/a'd againt Coughlin in a&&eal o( u%%a'* e0iction c011D#"28. ;udge Cli(ton
cu'iou :'de' in that e0iction &'oceeding and e &a'te co%%unication and (aing
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-et/een ll, Aae', and Cli(ton /he'e ll and Aae' ee i%&e'%ii-le :Rde' ci'ca
:cto-e' 2#11, Cli(ton /a not Chie( ;udge at the ti%e....
4. transcript of 11/6/12 court date in 065630:
judge Clifton manages to admit at the 10:26 A ar! on the audio transcript from
"o#em$er 6% 2012 in rjc rcr2012&065630 that he had e'tra judicial communications and or
acces to (udge )*erra++a,s file in rcr2011&063341 -ma$e that e'plains ho (udge
Clifton alternatel announces ho he has almost ne#er seen Coughlin $efore% et seems
to ha#e such strong opinions% negati#e opinions of Coughlin% and someho !nos lots
a$out Coughlin,s other cases -hich is onl rele#ant hen (udge Clifton see!s to $ar
Coughlin from fa'ing...all other times (udge Clfiton goes out of his a to disinfect the
record of an preser#ation of appeala$le issues $ Coughlin or anthing pro#idng the
CA had !noledge of a conflcit reuiring their $eing ta!en off all Coughlin
prosecutions and or their other misconduct in addition to the (C ha#ing !noledge.
Curtious ho the 11/2/12 filings $ Coughlin don,t get filed in% $ut rather a (udge Clifton
post&it note der...1
judge Clifton manages to admit at the 10:26 A ar! on the audio transcript from
"o#em$er 6% 2012 and 06560 that he loo!ed at the su$missions on su$poenas Coughlin
su$mitted on "o#em$er 15% 2012 hich along ith the filings Coughlin su$mitted at the
same time on "o#em$er 15 at 4:45 7 lea#ing those filings hich $oth had attached
C/8s to them in the custod of chief criminal filing office cler! o$$in 9a!er hom
admitted to Coughlin su$seuentl on "o#em$er 26% 2012 that those filings Coughlin
ga#e to her at 4:45 7 in 06530 and 063341 "o#em$er 15% 2012 did indeed ha#eattached to $oth of them C/8s. ur (C 9aless eond and too! those filings
Coughlin left for filing in the custod of o$$in 9a!er on at that time and him properl
e'ited the our (C criminal di#ision filing office ith them near 5 7 and attempted to hand
them $ac! to Coughlin ho e'plicitl indicated to 9aless eond and that those
materials ere left for filing and that it as improper for him to ha#e ta!en them from the
filing office and add gi#en at that point the ;C $ailiff for closing the filing office doors it
as imperati#e that $ailiff eond and return them to the ;C filing office and assure
that the ere file stamped that da "o#em$er 15 to hich $ailiff eond and assured
Coughlin he ould do.
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#iolation of their duties as judges to super#ise their support staffs in a#oid an
appearance of impropriet. hen #ieed in com$ination ith judge Clifton su$seuent
granting of an e' parte emergenc order purporting to pre#ent Coughlin from fa'ing
anthing to the ashoe Count ist. Att.,s office is A >ach oung this is particularl
trou$ling. ?he e'tent hich judge Clifton at that same "o#em$er 2% 2012 hearing
indicated to Coughlin that anthing connected to an other matters e#en 063341 assimpl not rele#ant in 065630 re#ealed a trou$ling $ias on judge Clifton )par! particularl
here A oung,s motion to for an order pre#enting Coughlin from fa'ing as left to rel
on him .2 Coughlin fa'ing to A oung in 063341 rather than an significant fa'ing
Coughlin undertoo! to A oung in 065630.
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Coughlin,s la office a completel ridiculous reuest at the time judge Clifton as not the
Chief (udge and so it,s unclear h ill ould choose judge Clifton the fa' such a reuest
to further judge Clifton signed an order on or a$out cto$er 1% 2011 in that same
summar e#iction proceeding/trial depending upon hen ou as!ed (udge )ferra++a
hat the nature of the proceeding as% ie% hether it as summar or plenar% in hich
judge Clifton ruled as mute Coughlin,s motion to set aside or reconsidered (oe)ferra++a,s cto$er 13% 2011 ruling in that matter despite the fact the clearl the issues
ere not mute and the mere fact that Coughlin as forced to the deposit and did deposit
the D2300 in rent escro did not ma!e mute the legal issues Coughlin,s set forth in his
cto$er 14% 2011 motion. (udge Clifton needs to disclose in specific detail an e'tra
judicial communications he has had ith (udge )ferra++a in an a relating to Coughlin%
and not limited to an one case. *urther% (udge Clifton needs to disclose an potential
conflict e'ists that ould eigh on the propriet of his hearing an cases in#ol#ing
Coughlin% includign $ut not limited to A"E connection he has to ichard ;. ill% @s.%
judges inda or illiam ;ardner% the domestic #iolence industr and field% 7aul @lcano%
(udge )te#en @lliot% (ohn @che#erria....?he e'tent to hich judge Clifton further on
*e$ruar 2% 2012 an order for coffins e#aluation timestamp 1:31 7 as someho a$le
to !no on that date that it ould $e judge @lliott in the istrict Court to come Coughlin,s
associated istrict Court case of ould $e uote randoml assigned to is particularl
trou$lesome and further demonstrating appearance of impropriet here at $est. ?he
e'tent hich judge Clifton at that time as a$le to identif that as 9ill a#is% 7h.. of
a!es Crossing -h not r. 9issett or 8ieth% or an of the other ualified indi#iduals
there% and h onl a!e,s CrossingFG And 9ill a#is onl la!es crossing ho ould $e
a$le to perform the competenc out #aluation is further trou$lesome hen considering
that is 9ill a#is histrionics incident to the April 1% 2000 and ill 11 imported competenc
e#aluation and su$seuent fraudulent and slanderous letter filed ith judge @lliott,s
istrict Court department in C 12 036 herein a#is lies alleges that Coughlinthreatened to sue him hen clearl that is not the case and here la!es crossing
a$solutel refuses to allo anone to $ring anthing into the e#aluation ams ith them
there$ su$jecting them to the lies of their #aluators hom are a$le to ma!e such lies
secure in the fact that their su$ject searches and su$ject to patdon searches the going
$eond a ?err stop stle patdon in fact more of the search incident to arrest herein
la!es crossing in hich he admits that date specificall e'clude anone from $ringing an
sort of smart phone phone recording de#ice or an other sort of materials and since
e#aluations ith them this. ?his is impermissi$le and it to ta!ing in #iolation of 42 H)C
1=B3 and that indi#iduals are $eing forced to su$mit to these competenc e#aluations
often here there pu$lic defenders alleged no sort of specific $ases or reasona$l
particulari+ed facts to support their reuests for these orders for competenc e#aluation
hich are as a matter of course as admitted to $ (C staff ru$$erstamped ith judge,s
signatures.
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?he fact that judge @lliott has uote unuote $een randoml assigned three of Coughlin,s
criminal istrict Court cases to of $een $eing appeals from the eno unicipal Court
con#ictions Coughlin sustained into 216 for the almart pett larcen con#iction no the
su$ject of the "e#ada )upreme Court case 06B3B and for the criminal trespass
con#iction stemming from ichard ill signed criminal complaint at Coughlin,s former
home la office on "o#em$er 13% 2011 26405 presided o#er $ judge illiam ;ardner along time cit of eno prosecutor ho sister or!ed ith judge Clifton at the ashoe
Count istrict Attorne,s ffice for ears as a prosecutor and him as judge 9reen,s la
cler!. Coughlin as fraudulentl remo#ed from the mental health court in 12 0032
incident to lies $ )haron dollar high and enIe $ond of that ere cosigned $ judge
7eter $ringing ith respect to the sua sponte the material alteration to a contract entered
ith Coughlin and acceptance of Coughlin into the mental health court program ta!ing
issue ith Coughlin,s use of a medication for attention deficit disorder and treatment
resistant depression for hich he has $een on for a decade at least $ut for hich neither
medication as he on during the to arrests and su$seuent con#ictions for pett larcen
that Coughlin has sustained this ear occurring ithin 1= das of each other -the i7hone
pett larcen arrest -ell% actuall a grand larcen arrest gi#en 7 officer "ic!
urdalde,s gaming of the sstem in o#ercharging the offense $ased upon a fraudulent
assessment of the #aluation of a three ear old i7hone -alleged #ictim Cor ;o$le
testified it as orth a$out DB0 at the time of the arrest and uralde made smug
commentar to Coughlin at the time of the arrest related to his decision to charge it as
felon grand larcen and polluting the statement that oooh% that,s a felonJ -fel&o&
!neeeeeeJJJJG and ho ther as certain $enefits to charging the crime as felon grand
larcen in comparison to pett larcen -a reference to uradle,s attempts to $ass the
prohi$ition in ") 1B.160 pro$i$iting arrests for alleged misdemeanors occuring outside
the presence of the office $eteen the hours of pm and am% particular here Coughlin
himself called =11 and alleged he as $eing assaulted% $attered% and that the earltent&something s!ater ouths in in the donton eno s!ate pla+e ere attempting to
steal his $iccle and dog in Coughlin,s 11:26:52 pm =11 call on B/20/11G. A oung
as guilt of misconduct in that 063341 case presided o#er $ judge )ferra++a at hich
judge Clifton admits to ha#ing impermissi$le e'trajudicial communications ith judge
)ferra++a and/or access to the files in that case in 063341 here at the 10:26 A ar!
on the "o#em$er 6% 2012 audio transcript of the hearing in 065630 (udge Clifton% in
referring to C2011&063341 admits that < ha#e loo!ed at this file $ecause there as
the said mission on su$poenas the came to (udge )ferra++a... -hich is odd gi#en
that (udge )ferra++a signed the "o#em$er 16th% 2012 rder% stamped 11:42 am ruling
on that "o#em$er 15th% 2011 filing $ Coughlin in rcr2011&063341 that included the
)u$mission on )u$poenas -incident to a fraudulent assertion $ eno Cit Attorne )!au
that (udge )ferra++a authori+ed him to effect ser#ice on Coughlin $ email of "otice for
an @mergenc @' 7arte earing to Kuash Coughlin,s )up$oenas held on 11/13/12% one
da prior to an un$ifurcated formal disciplinar hearing against Coughlin $rough in )9" #.
Coughlin ";12&0204 -2/14/12 grie#ance $ ichard ;. ill incident mostl to the e#iction
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from Coughlin,s former home la office in 10B herein ichard ill impermissi$l fa' to
judge Clifton a motion see!ing an emergenc e' parte order granting an inspection of
Coughlin,s former home la office and here judge Clifton,s order on Coughlin said
motion to set aside or for reconsideration of judge )ferra++a,s cto$er 13% 2011 order
that impermissi$l reuired from Coughlin a rent escro deposit #iolati#e of "e#ada la
under ") 40.253 su$sections 6 And (ustice Court rules ci#il procedure B3 and that theeno justice court as admitted to $ judge )ferra++a after the eno justice court judges
held a meeting herein (oe )ferra++a indicated the admitted that Coughlin as correct
in asserting that the eno justice court had et to pu$lish and ha#e appro#ed $ the
"e#ada )upreme Court a corollar to justice court ruled as 8egas rule 44 alloing such
a rent escro deposit order in e#iction matter. ?he e'tent to hich judge Clifton
continuall asserted uote ou,re losing me to Coughlin hene#er Coughlin ould
attempt to specif particulari+ed facts supporting a conflict analsis that ould reuire the
;C to recuse himself and or $e conflict it out in addition to ashoe Count istrict
Attorne,s ffice $eing conflict it out further presents an appearance of and propriet it,s a
pin! elephant in the room the judge Clifton continuall asserts is merel confusing rather
than pro#iding a per se o$#ious cases for a conflict analsis and recusal. hereas% A
oung can point to Coughlin fa'ing and something that different case sufficient to secure
an emergenc e' parte order arri#ing Coughlin of the right fa' file and possi$l e#en just
to send oung correspondence $ fa' at the ris! of summar incarceration for contempt
incident to a friend order $ judge Clifton% judge Clifton in a stle all to tpical of eno
unicipal Court in eno justice court judges find as irrele#ant anthing hich ma 10 to
lesson the jurisdiction of the court or the e'tent to hich it is a$le to control matters
related to count or municipalit ci#il mitigation of ci#il lia$ilit incident to the #arious
rongful arrest committed $ local la enforcement -judge Clifton is $een made aare
that since August 20% 2011 Coughlin has $een incarcerated and times three of hich
ha#e $een essentiall summar contempt findings one $ judge "ash olmes on*e$ruar 2% 2012 herein she attempted to transmogrif a simple traffic citation trial into
a formal disciplinar hearing/summar criminal contempt order despite her failure to cite
to ") 1==.340 $ut rather to a plenar ci#il contempt ou and ") 22.010 and ")
22.100 and here she failed to reuire her marshal (oel arle to sign the affida#it
reuired $ ") 22.030 for conduct a alleged conduct not occurring in immediate
presence of the court and here judge "ash olmes lied under of at Coughlin,s 11 1412
formal disciplinar hearing in asserting that she had ueried Coughlin has to recording
and recording de#ices prior to the one $athroom $rea! and at trial and 11 ? 26B00
despite the fact that she undertoo! no such inuir of Coughlin until after the one
$athroom $rea!. (udge "ash olmes conduct in testifing $ phone no less during that
formal disciplinar hearing% is particularl trou$lesome here she ent on to allege that
Coughlin onl sought to use the restroom after furti#el refusing to anser uestion she
alleges she as!ed him a$out recording or recording de#ices prior to the $athroom $rea!
herein then judge "ash ons continued to lie in asserting that Coughlin uote too! the
fifth hen in actualit Coughlin pointed out to her upon her sua sponte interrogation
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Coughlin that she as li!el #iolating the fourth amendment in demanding an and
attempting to coerce from Coughlin a response to the sua sponte interrogation that she
undertoo! immediatel upon Coughlin returning from the one $athroom $rea! that da
hich occurred after Coughlin noted on the record that cit of eno marshal (oel arle
and Allison rmaas ere hispering in each other,s ears during the proceeding% hich
in#ol#ed a traffic citation against Coughlin issued $ 7 )argent (ohn ?arter hen atthe 30 hi speed cit of eno emploees outside ichard ill,s office on "o#em$er 15
shortl after Coughlin appeared there upon the release from a three&da custodial arrest
and jail incident ill and his landlord client meritless and the 7 officer Carter and
)argent ope+ ling and committing a fraudulent arrest of Coughlin for criminal trespass
on "o#em$er 13% 2011 -)argent ope+ admitted in a #ideo taped confession recorded $
Coughlin hile )argent ope+ !ne she as $eing filmed that the 7 did not identif
themsel#es as la enforcement or issuing Coughlin a arning to lea#e prior to effecting a
custodial criminal trespass arrest upon him on 11/13/12 in 11 cr 26405G. Cit attorne or
months hom li!e her $oss chief criminal deput cit attorne an ong refuse an of
the materials Coughlin offered them to support his contention that the traffic citation in 26
B00 $ )gt. Carter and the officer he called and ou rite it as not present during the
alleged offense a California roll 9oule#ard stop that as cited just minutes after )gt.
Carter as informed $ Coughlin that 7 officer Chris Carter (unior admitted to shortl
after handcuffing Coughlin on "o#em$er 13% 2011 affecting a criminal trespass custodial
arrest of Coughlin that eah ichard ill pas me a lot of mone so < arrest ho he sas
to arrest and < do hat he sas to do% in response to Coughlin uering 7 officer Chris
Carter (unior ith the folloing uestion: )o% are ou on ichard ill,s paroll% tooF.
fficer Carter me indicate that he as jesting or $eing sarcastic $ut it,s hardl a laughing
matter hen one is arresting an attorne in charging him ith an offense hich $ar
counsel su$seuentl threatened to file as a )C 111 su$sections si' serious offense
petition ith the "e#ada )upreme Court in 61=01 that ould reuire a mandator and orcompulsor suspension temporar suspension of Coughlin,s la license a propert right
protected under the 14th amendment.
(udge Clifton,s $io as listed on the eno justice court,s e$site indicated he has $een
acti#el in#ol#ed in training local la enforcement for ears further indicating the $ases
for recusal in this matter particularl here Coughlin has no $een su$ject to somehere
$eteen si' and 10 rongful arrests since August 20% 2011 alone most all of them
containing a retaliator animus particularl those made after the initial arrest in the i7hone
case 063341 hich judge Clifton midst to ha#ing e'trajudicial communications ith judge)ferra++a on and access to $oth a luminous materials connected to Coughlin,s "o#em$er
15 su$mission of su$poenas and associated filings and attached C/8s as e'hi$its.
Again (C chief criminal cler! o$$in 9a!er 9a!er admitted that the filings su$mitted $
Coughlin on "o#em$er 15% 2011 at around 4:45 7 $oth had attached as e'hi$its
C/8s. s. 9a!er ma ish to $ac! off this no particularl after the gloering glares
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sent her a in reference to that topic $ (C Criminal i#ision *iling fficer )uper#isor
Cath ood% hom curiousl indicated to Coughlin that she !ne Coughlin to su$mit an
such C/8s ith his "o#em$er 15% 2012 filings in 063341 and 065630 despite her
contemporaneous admission that she as not present on at the time Coughlin su$mitted
this materials on "o#em$er 15% 2012 at appro'imatel 4:45 7. Cath ood gre
noticea$l reticent hen Coughlin pointed out the incongruit of her attesting to ha#ingpersonal !noledge sufficient to indicate Coughlin,s filings in 063341 and 065630 on that
da and on that time did not -in neither 063341 nor 065630G including an attached
C/8s. Coughlin sears under penalt of perjur that $oth cases ha#e filing su$mitted
on that date that contain attached C 8s as e'hi$its and that the materials on the C
8s presented per se $asis for the (C to recuse himself and or $ecome lac! comple'
it out of the hearing a prosecutions in#ol#ing Coughlin and printed presented sufficient
$ases for the ashoe Count istrict Attorne,s ffice to $e pre#ented from prosecuting
Coughlin matters. egardless the summar and $lasI manner hich $oth judge
)ferra++a and judge Clifton dismiss Coughlin,s contentions that those materials su$mitted
for filing and left in the possession of o$$in 9a!er ith the e'press structuring that she
do so on "o#em$er 15% 2011 particularl here 9a!er indicated that she ould so file
stamped thos materials and filed them in at that time and here Coughlin then indicated
he ould $e right $ac! to collect a file stamp co#er page of those filings after he dropped
off the copies of those materials to the ashoe Count istrict Attorne,s ffice shortl
$efore 5 7.
*urther $ases for recusal the (C and or a conlficting out of the (C from presiding o#er
criminal prosecutions against Coughlin e'ists here Coughlin is denied $ ?C staff is
articulated through all of AC court )treet as the title he sas to file C 2011 is 63341
since at least part to "o#em$er 20% 2012.
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from uote the si'pac!. itness stateliness "ate >arate testified specificall as to ha#epersonall itness of some ard of a si'pac! of the i7hone of opportunit is state as.(udge )ferra++a. ?he e'tent to let >arate and the oung and oung out of conseuencesof >arate perjur and Eoung,s !noingl putting on such as -Eoung as pro#ided the#ideos herein >arate admits that he onl inferred that Coughlin had recei#ed the i7honefrom the man ith the si'&pac! of $eer rather than ha#ing personall ee itnesses
such an occurence% and A Eoung had those #ideos for o#er one ear prior to puttingon such perjured testimon. o$ert ason admitted to Coughlin upon the )tar$uc!sou in )eptem$er 2012 that no from the ashoe Count pu$lic defenders office as didColton ?empleton. ?he e'tent to hich the eno justice court ta!es the or! of (im eslieand $ride ogan and other ashoe Count pu$lic defenders to $e $eond reproach andthere ere to $e a$solute gospel as to the standard of care the pro#ided is particularltrou$lesome here time and again Coughlin has caught the ashoe Count pu$licdefenders office
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cando' to the t'i-unal,..chec that ce't o( e'0ice on ol+ @elie Ti-al 11G7G12 (aing to Coughlin at 949 ""774#2...one, (a to coughlin not u((icient e'0ice...t/o, he didn+t (a an*thing to coughlin, th'ee, ce'ti(icateo( e'0ice doe not %ention it -eing e'0ed on > =oung...*et > =oung had it at the 11G19G12 T'ialdate in RR2#11D#"41 )the one /he'e hi onl* O&'oo(O a to the identit* o' natu'e o( the thing allegedl*tolen /a o%e O0e'i&icO thing that he > =oung too di'ectl* out o( the &olice 'e&o't.../he'e >=oung then de%ont'ated a lac o( cando' to the t'i-unal in alleging it /a not &a't o( the &olice 'e&o't,e&eciall* /he'e > ought to eclude the itne State%ent, Su&&le%ental ecla'ation, andu-euentl* &'oduced ONa''ati0eO )/hich > (u'the' de%ont'ated a lac o( cando' to the t'i-unal and indealing /ith o&&oing counel -* &u'&o'ting the na''ati0e to ha0e -een included in the initial dico0e'*&'o&ounded..../hich it /a not. then the'e i the (act that the R;C &u'&o't to ha0e (a Coughlin t/odi((e'ent :'de' on 11G1"G12 &eaing to the 0a'iou %otion to uah u-&oena, -ut that, ho/e0e', the R;Cee% to ha0e, uh, accidentall* (aed the a%e o'de' t/ice, the'e(o'e &'eudicing coughlin cae /ith 'e&ectto hi not ha0ing -een e'0ed the econd o'de' a ingle ti%e, -ut 'athe' hi ha0ing -een e'0ed the 12G1"G11
(iled 'c'2#11D#"4 O:'de' en*ing otion (o' it'ial and ContinuanceO )/ith a (ile ta%& o( 11!41 >TCE, /hile the O:'de'O -a'ing a (ile ta%& o( 11!42 a% on 12G1"G11 in 'c'2#11D#"41 /a ne0e' (aedto Coughlin, de&ite the Ce'ti(icate o( Se'0ice o( R;C @o'i To/nend indicating it /a...the digitall*0e'i(ia-le 'ecei&t on Coughlin+ end &'o0e othe'/ie, and =:< >RE EREA= 3@>CE :N >@T>T:N :@ N:TCE T RES3ECT T: >N= >N >@@ F> @:S A= ETER TE>S:E C:S T: >N= F>ES,E>@S, :R :TER TR>NSSS:NS 3CC:T Z>CC:@.C: >N :R Z>C C: NS @STE T .NVA>R.:R :F 949 ""7 74#2.
Fu'the', Coughlin+ attached%ent )including thoe on digital %edia dic ha0e uddenl* gone %iing o'the R;C i a&&a'entl* alleging the* /e'e ne0e' the'e. Aaili(( aldonada on 11G15G12 too Coughlin+ (iling
('o% the (ilign o((ice de /he'e Coughlin had le(t the% (o' (iling /ith Ro-in Aae', and 0entu'ed outto/a'd the RC )Coughlin had gone to &e'onall* deli0e' a co&* o( thoe (ilign to C> Z. =oung...othe chain o( cutod* i &'o-le%atic...
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d ca'd to the RC a'hal, a ad%itted to -* CS: e%&lo*ee in eail* &'o0a-le /a, to the Renoa'hal, a (ull da* a(te' Coughlin+ %a't&hone and %ic'o d ca'd /e'e -ooed into Coughlin+ ecu'ed&'o&e't* at the CC...)the'e(o'e, not at all a Oea'ch incident to a''etO.../hich i too -ad, conide'ing allthat ia6 /ould allo/....
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5 . decla'e unde' &enalt* o( &e'u'* that the (o'egoing i t'ue and co''ect..
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