CV11-03628-2754417 (Case Appeal Statement)

7/29/2019 CV11-03628-2754417 (Case Appeal Statement)

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Document Code:Zach Coughlin, Esq.Nevada Bar No: 94734!! E. 9th "t. #!$eno, N% &9'!

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CASE APPEAL STATEMENT OR, PLED IN THE ALTERNATIVE, MOTION FOR

EXTENSION OF TIME TO CORRECT DEFICIENCIES IN APPEAL PAPERS

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03-08-2012:12:18:48 AMJoey Orduna Hastings

Clerk of the Court

Transaction # 2811755


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(here is a arallel criminal roceeding in $>C C$ !4-' hich is to go to (rial 1airl0 soon, @ut not rior to

the 6rder (o "ho Cause 5earing in this matter.

II. ARGUMENT:

The Tenant's A!"a#!t $%e" !t &as a h(e %a& !)e, !e a )((e*)!a% %ease, the Lease A+*ee(ent e$%!)!%t-

a%%&e" * s)h, the %an"%*" n%- se*#e" a n )ase e#!)t!n nt!)e, the Lease ha" nt e$!*e" /- !ts te*(s,

*e+a*"%ess... .s((a*- e#!)t!n &as !na$$*$*!ate a$$*a)h as a (atte* %a&, $e*!". In)*$*ate /- *ee*en)e

a%% $a$e*s n !%e !n th!s (atte* an" the (atte* !n the t*!a% )*t, et).

A+a!nst a $a*t- &h ta0es the F!th. Gene*a%%-, the "e)!s!n !n a )!#!% )ase &hethe* t a"(!t ne's

!n#)at!n the F!th A(en"(ent !nt e#!"en)e !s !n the "!st*!)t )*t's "!s)*et!n. Fa*a)e #. In"e$. F!*e Ins. C.,

122 F.3" 345, 364 78th C!*.629;. The*e !s n )nst!tt!na% /a* t the a"(!ss!n th!s e#!"en)e, an" !t (a- /e

a"(!tte" ! !t !s *e%e#ant an" nt the*&!se $*h!/!te" /- the *%es e#!"en)e. "!)e. See Fa*a)e, 122 F.3" at 342?66 7e*** t a"(!t that

$%a!nt!t0 the F!th !n a )*!(!na% !n#est!+at!n: $*e>"!)!a% ee)t t&e!+he" the $*/at!#e #a%e that

e#!"en)e, &h!)h sh%" ha#e /een e)%"e";. I a &!tness &h ta0es the F!th at an ea*%- $*)ee"!n+ /t %ate*

)han+es h!s $s!t!n an" test!!es, then h!s *!+!na% !n#)at!n the F!th sh%" nt /e se" a+a!nst h!(. Ha**e%%

#. DCS E@!$(ent Leas!n+ C*$., 286 F.3" 658, 6515 78th C!*.6223; Fa*a)e, 122 F.3" at 342?66. 3. A+a!nst the

&!tness' e($%-e*B The sa(e *%es e#!"en)e +#e*n &hethe* t a"(!t an e($%-ee's !n#)at!n the F!th !n a

s!t a+a!nst that &!tness' e($%-e*. See C*t!s #. MS Pet*%e(, In)., 6=5 F." 116 78th C!*. 6222; G*-

!nst*)te" that !t (a- )ns!"e* )*$*ate *e$*esentat!#e's !n#)at!n !th a+a!nst the )*$*at!n;. The F!th

C!*)!t /se*#e" !n C*t!s that, /e)ase a )*$*at!n %a)0s a $*!#!%e+e a+a!nst se%?!n)*!(!nat!n, $n /e!n+

se*#e" &!th "!s)#e*- *e@ests, a )*$*at!n (st a$$!nt a+ents &h )an, &!tht ea* se%?!n)*!(!nat!n,

*n!sh *e%e#ant !n*(at!n a#a!%a/%e t the )*$*at!n. I". at 1=5. The C*t the*e*e )n)%"e" that !t &as

nt n"%- $*e>"!)!a% t a )*$*ate "een"ant t a%%& an a"#e*se !ne*en)e /ase" n a "es!+nate" )*$*ate

*e$*esentat!#e's !n#)at!n h!s F!th A(en"(ent *!+hts at a "e$s!t!n /e)ase a )nt*a*- )n)%s!n &%"

ee)t!#e%- $e*(!t the )*$*at!n t asse*t n !ts &n /eha% the $e*sna% $*!#!%e+e !ts !n"!#!"a% a+ents an"

)!*)(#ent the S$*e(e C*t $*e)e"ent that = Cha$te* 36 )*$*ate ent!t!es (a- nt asse*t a F!th

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A(en"(ent $*!#!%e+e. I". 7!nte*na% @tat!n (a*0s an" )!tat!ns (!tte";. III. Sta- C!#!% P*)ee"!n+ Pen"!n+

C*!(!na% hen a )!#!% "een"ant a)es *e%ate" )*!(!na% $*se)t!n, he !s $t t a H/sn's Ch!)e% /et&een 76;

test!-!n+ t "een" h!s )!#!% $*)ee"!n+, &h!)h (!+ht !n)*!(!nate h!( !n h!s )*!(!na% $*)ee"!n+, * 73; ta0!n+ the

F!th, &h!)h (!+ht *e!t h!s "eense t the )!#!% $*)ee"!n+. C*ts ha#e *e)+n!e" a s%t!n: t sta- the )!#!%

)ase nt!% the )*!(!na% )ase !s *es%#e". A. hen Can a Sta- /e S+htB I the )!#!% &!tnessJ"een"ant has a%*ea"-

/een !n"!)te", then the *!s0 )*!(!na% $*se)t!n 7an" the nee" * the sta-; !s )%ea*. I the )!#!%

&!tnessJ"een"ant has nt /een !n"!)te", he &!%% ha#e t )n#!n)e a s(et!(es s0e$t!)a% >"+e that the *!s0 !s *ea%

an" !((!nent. The H/sn's Ch!)e, h&e#e*, e!sts /e*e * ate* !n"!)t(ent, as an- test!(n- +!#en !n a )!#!

)ase /e*e !n"!)t(ent (a- /e se" /- $*se)t*s. In the %ea"!n+ )ase eh%!n+ #. C%(/!a "!)e t $%a!nt!

)ase" /- a "e%a- 5; the $*!#ate !nte*ests an" /*"en n "een"ants 8; the !nte*ests the )*t an" 1; the

$/%!) !nte*est. a%sh Se)*!t!es, In). #. C*!st P*$e*t- Mana+e(ent, Lt"., = F.S$$.3" 83, 831?3=

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$e*e)t%- &!%%!n+ t ta0e the F!th an" se* an a"#e*se !ne*en)e !n h!s )!#!% t*!a% ! he a%s then +t t "!s)#e* an"

"e$se the +#e*n(ent's &!tnesses /e*e the )*!(!na% t*!a%. In that )!*)(stan)e, $*se)t*s (!+ht (#e t sta-

the )!#!% )ase, an" s)h *e@ests a*e ten +*ante". Cha$te* 36 In +*ant!n+ a sta-, the )*t !s /a%an)!n+ the )!#!%

&!tnessJ"een"ant's *!+ht t "een" h!s )!#!% )ase &!th h!s *!+ht nt t !n)*!(!nate h!(se%. e$a*"- th*+h the en" h!s t*!a%, th*+h h!s

senten)!n+, an" e#en th*+h h!s a$$ea%. De$en"!n+ n the a)ts, the )*t has "!s)*et!n &hethe* t *"e* a sta-

th*+ht a$$ea%. E. See atta)he" Mt!n * Sta- an" O*"e* !n Un!te" States #. Fast& &he*e the C*t sta-e"

Deen"ant's /%!+at!ns t !%e an Ans&e* * *es$n" t "!s)#e*- "*!n+ the $en"en)- )*!(!na% $*)ee"!n+s.

IV. C*$*ate C$e*at!nJa!#e* P*!#!%e+eJTh*&!n+ E($%-ees O#e*/a*" O* )*!(!na% %a& !s nt s$$se"

t $n!sh "een"ants * ee*)!s!n+ the!* *!+ht t t*!a%, /t !t (a- 7an" "es; *e&a*" "een"ants &h a))e$t

*es$ns!/!%!t- * the!* )*!(es, )$e*ate &!th +#e*n(enta% ath*!t!es, an" sh& *e(*se an" *eha/!%!tat!n. In

the %ast "e)a"e, $n!sh(ents * e"e*a% )*!(e ha#e !n)*ease" "*a(at!)a%%-. Man- )a**- %!e !n $*!sn 7s)h as *

a th!*" na*)t!)s ense * * a se)*!t!es *a" ae)t!n+ a (a>* $/%!) )($an-;. As the +a$ !n $n!sh(ent

/et&een %s!n+ a t*!a% an" $%ea"!n+ +!%t- &!"ens, the "!st!n)t!n /et&een *e&a*"!n+ )$e*at!n an" $n!sh!n+

"een"ants * ee*)!s!n+ the!* *!+ht t t*!a% e#a$*ates, an" !nn)ent as &e%% as +!%t- $e$%e &!%% "e)!"e the- (st

+!#e $ the!* *!+ht t t*!a%. Man- )*$*at!ns ea* that (e*e%- /e!n+ !n"!)te" &!%% e$se the( t !nt%e*a/%e )sts,

&h!)h the- &!%% ta0e et*e(e a)t!n t a#!". The ea* e)ess!#e $n!sh(ent, $%s the (eth"s )$e*at!n,

a*e e*"!n+ t*a"!t!na% nt!ns the a"#e*sa*!a% s-ste(. C. hat !s sta-e": the &h%e )ase * *athe* a $a*t A.

"!s)#e*-B In 6222, an" a+a!n !n 344, the De$a*t(ent st!)e !sse" (e(*an"a "es)*!/!n+ a)t*s !t &%"

)ns!"e* !n "e)!"!n+ &hethe* t $*se)te The )*t has "!s)*et!n t sta- an ent!*e )!#!% a )*$*at!n that ha"

)((!tte" a )*!(e. )ase, !n)%"!n+ e#en the /%!+at!n t !%e an ans&e*, * n%- a $a*t "!s)#e*-, ! a (*e

%!(!te" sta- &!%% se*#e the *e@!*e" $*$ses. D. H& %n+ "es sta- %astB

I ha#e +ne th*+h a #e*-, #e*- *+h $at)h *e)ent%-. In ne 3466 (- $a*tne* 8 -ea*s %et (e an"

(#e" t * sha*e" h(e %a& !)e. Un*tnate%-, n0n&n t (e at the t!(e, she ha" s)0e" a&a- t&

(nths *ent that I &as n"e* the !($*ess!n she &as *&a*"!n+ n t the %an"%*", as &as a%&a-s *

a**an+e(ent !n the $*e#!s -ea*s. I )an't *ea%%- sa- th!s &(an, Me%!ssa U%%a, st%e the (ne- *( (e *

an-th!n+ %!0e that. As I a( s*e - 0n&, %!#!n+ &!th a "(est!) $a*tne* * 8 -ea*s enta!%s a +*eat "ea% (!e"

!nan)es, h&e#e*, !t &as a )($%ete s*$*!se t (e !n ea*%- A+st, 3466 * s (- %an"%*" )nta)te" (e a/t

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the (!ss!n+ *ent. An" )*se !t &as "e#astat!n+ t ha#e a 8 -ea* %!#e !n *e%at!nsh!$ that (ean s ()h t (e

en", $a*t!)%a*%- ate* I ha" sa)*!!)e" t ()h #e* that t!(e t he%$ Ms. U%%a /e)(e the !*st $e*sn !n he*

a(!%- t +*a"ate *( )%%e+e. She "!", *( UNR &!th a "e+*ee !n >*na%!s(, !n Ma- 3466. He* athe* (#e"

he*e *( a)ate)as, Me!) an" has &*0e" as a sh*t *"e* )0 * #e* 34 -ea*s, s I &as en*(s%- (#!n+

t &at)h Me%!ssa +*a"ate %ast -ea*, 0n&!n+ &hat %n+ ""s s)h a $*$s!t!n a)e", an" h& (an- sha*e"

sa)*!!)es &he*e !n#%#e".

got arrested on /ugust !-th, !- incident to a ver0 unusual situation here a hi0 1ound a hone in the sate

ar, held it alo1t, and announced he ould Fthro it in the riverF i1 some@od0 didnGt claim it immediatel0. "ome

sate@oarders angril0 accosted me some time therea1ter, and 1rightened and ala0s aard ith the olice, m0 resonse

turned the situation into something much more damaging to me than it ro@a@l0 should have @een. ;hile in Hail 1or si+

da0s incident to that charge, could not get ahold o1 an0@od0 to @ail me out, or sign the @ail sheet, and donGt @elieve

have the 1ull @ail required 1or the then 1elon0 grand larcen0 charge)the charge as soon therea1ter reduced to ett0

larcen0. ;hile in Hail, a No Cause "ummar0 Eviction 1rom m0 then home la o11ice as instituted Iand argua@l0, a

ease /greement lie the one involved, hich alloed 1or commercial uses o1 the roert0, made imermissi@le the uses

o1 the summar0 eviction rocedures 1ound in N$" 4-.!'3?, and that resulted in a ver0 rolonged legal @attle ith $ichard

r. 5ill and ish him no harm and Hust ant these situations to de1use as much as

ossi@le and hoe1ull0, result, in m0 retaining m0 la license and having an oortunit0 to ic u the ieces o1 m0 li1e,

mae m0 mea culas and aologies, and @egin to re@uild m0 reutation in our legal communit0 and amongst the udges.

>0 2u@lic De1ender in the /ugust !-th, !- ett0 larcen0 arrest 1or the the1t or Fossession o1 lost, mislaid roert0

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onl0 uon a No Cause Eviction Notice Iie, the non)a0ment o1 rent as not alleged @0 the landlord or his counsel,

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roceeding is an oen hearing, art o1 the u@lic record, so... am not sure hat she as getting at, @ut...(he $eno

>arshalGs >arshal 5a0ne0 Ior 5ine0, not sure? and the $eno Cit0 /ttorne0 6rmaas ere seen hisering in each otherGs

ears during the hearing I noted that ver@all0 into the record? and a1ter the hearing, hile >arshal 5a0ne0 as searching

me ursuant to m0 @eing arrested Ihich as odd given as in the rocess o1 attemting to a0 the alternate disciline

udge 5olmes had o11ered, J'--, hich as suosed to ena@le me to avoid serving the ' da0s Hail time?, he 1ound m0

hone and a micro sd card as on the 1loor ne+t to m0 1oot. 5e immediatel0 started accusing me o1 FrecordingF and told

the other >arshalGs to reort that had @een doing so to the udge, udge Nash 5olmes.

t seemed that the Cit0 /ttorne0 6rmaas as a1raid had a recording o1 her telling me she did not care a@out an0

reorts o1 @ri@er0 @0 $ichard C maes o1 all hearings, i1 it doesnGt m0steriousl0 disaear or get FdamagedF?

includes m0 stating that had attemted to rovide such roo1 to not onl0 $eno Cit0 /ttorne0 6rmaas, @ut also the

revious $eno Cit0 /ttorne0 on the case, Dan ;ong, and that the0 had @oth told me the0 didnGt care to hear a@out such

@ri@er0 allegations involving the $eno 2D and $ichard C tra11ic citation matter is tr !&-- $>C Iticet num@er '44!&? and the (rial or

5earing occurred at m *e@. !7th @e1ore udge 5olmes

/@out - da0s ago 1iled an alication 1or a temorar0 rotection order against a $eno ustice Court Baili11

named $e0es. Baili11 $e0es had, on ro@a@l0 Novem@er !&, !- or so, told me he as going to Fut his 1oot u 0our

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assF. 5e continued to @e menacing and aggressive to me and 1inall0 1iled a rotection order a@out - da0s ago. (o m0

noledge, no decision or hearing has @een held on that rotection order, and Aaren "tancil, Chie1 Civil Cler ith the

$C in1ormed me it as @eing trans1erred to "ars ustice Court I @elieve? do to the $C having a con1lict. /lso,

reorted to $C Court /dministrator (uttle another incident herein Chie1 Baili11 >ichael "e+ton has made menacing

commentar0 to me regarding m0 FassF as ell, tice during (hansgiving ee in the Civil Division *iling 611ice.

am telling 0ou this @ecause donGt no hat to do, or hat is going to haen. am tr0ing to de1use the

situation as @est as ossi@le....(o clari10, the $>C is the $eno >unicial Court and the0 emlo0 >arshals to @e the

muscle in court. (he $C is the $eno ustice Court and the0 emlo0 Baili11s to do the same.

A""!t!na% Le+a% P!nts t Cns!"e*:

N$" &/.39- 8nla1ul removal or e+clusion o1 tenant or ill1ul interrution o1 essential items or services=

rocedure 1or e+edited relie1. . 1 the landlord unla1ull0 removes the tenant 1rom the remises or e+cludes the tenant

@0 @locing or attemting to @loc the tenantMs entr0 uon the remises, ill1ull0 interruts or causes or ermits the

interrution o1 an0 essential item or service required @0 the rental agreement or this chater or otherise recovers

ossession o1 the delling unit in violation o1 N$" &/.4&-, the tenant ma0 recover immediate ossession ursuant to

su@section 4, roceed under N$" &/.3&- or terminate the rental agreement and, in addition to an0 other remed0,

recover the tenantMs actual damages, receive an amount not greater than J!,'-- to @e 1i+ed @0 the court, or @oth. !. n

determining the amount, i1 an0, to @e aarded under su@section , the court shall consider: Ia? ;hether the landlord acted

in good 1aith= I@? (he course o1 conduct @eteen the landlord and the tenant= and Ic? (he degree o1 harm to the tenant

caused @0 the landlordMs conduct. 3. 1 the rental agreement is terminated ursuant to su@section , the landlord shall

return all reaid rent and securit0 recovera@le under this chater. 4. E+cet as otherise rovided in su@section ', the

tenant ma0 recover immediate ossession o1 the remises 1rom the landlord @0 1iling a veri1ied comlaint 1or e+edited

relie1 1or the unla1ul removal or e+clusion o1 the tenant 1rom the remises, the ill1ul interrution o1 an0 essential item

or service or the recover0 o1 ossession o1 the delling unit in violation o1 N$" &/.4&-. '. / veri1ied comlaint 1or

e+edited relie1: Ia? >ust @e 1iled ith the court ithin ' Hudicial da0s a1ter the date o1 the unla1ul act @0 the landlord,

and the veri1ied comlaint must @e dismissed i1 it is not timel0 1iled. 1 the veri1ied comlaint 1or e+edited relie1 is

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dismissed ursuant to this aragrah, the tenant retains the right to ursue all other availa@le remedies against the

landlord. I@? >a0 not @e 1iled ith the court i1 an action 1or summar0 eviction or unla1ul detainer is alread0 ending

@eteen the landlord and tenant, @ut the tenant ma0 see similar relie1 @e1ore the Hudge residing over the ending action.

. (he court shall conduct a hearing on the veri1ied comlaint 1or e+edited relie1 not later than 3 Hudicial da0s a1ter the

1iling o1 the veri1ied comlaint 1or e+edited relie1. Be1ore or at the scheduled hearing, the tenant must rovide roo1 that

the landlord has @een roerl0 served ith a co0 o1 the veri1ied comlaint 1or e+edited relie1. 8on the hearing, i1 it is

determined that the landlord has violated an0 o1 the rovisions o1 su@section , the court ma0: Ia? 6rder the landlord to

restore to the tenant the remises or essential items or services, or @oth= I@? /ard damages ursuant to su@section = and

Ic? EnHoin the landlord 1rom violating the rovisions o1 su@section and, i1 the circumstances so arrant, hold the

landlord in contemt o1 court. 7. (he a0ment o1 all costs and o11icial 1ees must @e de1erred 1or an0 tenant ho 1iles a

veri1ied comlaint 1or e+edited relie1. /1ter an0 hearing and not later than 1inal disosition o1 the 1iling or order, the

court shall assess the costs and 1ees against the art0 that does not revail, e+cet that the court ma0 reduce them or aive

them, as Hustice ma0 require.

NRS 669A.24 Un%a&% *e(#a% * e)%s!n tenant * &!%%% !nte**$t!n

essent!a% !te(s * se*#!)es $*)e"*e * e$e"!te" *e%!e.F. 1 the landlord unla1ull0removes the tenant 1rom the remises or e+cludes the tenant @0 @locing or attemting to@loc the tenantMs entr0 uon the remises, ill1ull0 interruts or causes or ermits theinterrution o1 an0 essential item or service required @0 the rental agreement or this chater

or otherise recovers ossession o1 the delling unit in violation o1 N$" &/.4&-, thetenant ma0 recover immediate ossession ursuant to su@section 4, roceed under N$"&/.3&-...4. E+cet as otherise rovided in su@section ', the tenant ma0 recoverimmediate ossession o1 the remises 1rom the landlord @0 1iling a veri1ied comlaint 1ore+edited relie1 1or the unla1ul removal or e+clusion o1 the tenant 1rom the remises, theill1ul interrution o1 an0 essential item or service or the recover0 o1 ossession o1 thedelling unit in violation o1 N$" &/.4&-. '. / veri1ied comlaint 1or e+edited relie1:Ia? >ust @e 1iled ith the court ithin ' Hudicial da0s a1ter the date o1 the unla1ul act @0the landlord, and the veri1ied comlaint must @e dismissed i1 it is not timel0 1iled. 1 theveri1ied comlaint 1or e+edited relie1 is dismissed ursuant to this aragrah, the tenantretains the right to ursue all other availa@le remedies against the landlord. I@? >a0 not @e1iled ith the court i1 an action 1or summar0 eviction or unla1ul detainer is alread0ending @eteen the landlord and tenant, @ut the tenant ma0 see similar relie1 @e1ore the

Hudge residing over the ending action. . (he court shall conduct a hearing on theveri1ied comlaint 1or e+edited relie1 not later than 3 Hudicial da0s a1ter the 1iling o1 theveri1ied comlaint 1or e+edited relie1. Be1ore or at the scheduled hearing, the tenant mustrovide roo1 that the landlord has @een roerl0 served ith a co0 o1 the veri1iedcomlaint 1or e+edited relie1. 8on the hearing, i1 it is determined that the landlord hasviolated an0 o1 the rovisions o1 su@section , the court ma0: Ia? 6rder the landlord torestore to the tenant the remises or essential items or services, or @oth= I@? /ard damagesursuant to su@section = and Ic? EnHoin the landlord 1rom violating the rovisions o1su@section and, i1 the circumstances so arrant, hold the landlord in contemt o1 court. F

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*urther, NRS 669A.594 Lan"%*"s *e)#e*- $ssess!n "&e%%!n+ n!t: F(helandlord shall not recover or tae ossession o1 the delling unit @0 action or otherise,including ill1ul diminution or interrution or causing or ermitting the diminution orinterrution o1 an0 essential item or service required @0 the rental agreement or thischater, e+cet: . B0 an action 1or ossession or other civil action or summar0 roceedingin hich the issue o1 right o1 ossession is determined= !. ;hen the tenant has surrenderedossession o1 the delling unit to the landlord= or 3. ;hen the tenant has a@andoned thedelling unit as rovided in N$" &/.4'-F

N$" &/.4&- comes into la0 i1 the landlord did tae Frecover0 o1 ossessionF o1 m0 1ormer home la o11ice

at ! $iver $oc "t. rior to @eing legall0 alloed to do so. (o anal0Ke this, one must no hat t0e o1 service o1

the 6rder o1 "ummar0 Eviction is required. (his @eing a civil matter, the Frendition o1 Hudgment or orderF or

FrenderedF language one 1inds in criminal statutes lie N$" &9.-- Iherein the deadline 1or 1iling a Notice o1

/eal 1rom a criminal conviction is set 1orth? is inalica@le. (hat @eing said, and as e+licitl0 set 1orth in N$"

/ letter 1rom the ;ashoe Count0 "heri11Gs 611ice I;C"6? Civil DivisionGs iK "tuchell rovides some insight as to

hether the locout that too lace on Novem@er , !- in this case as ermissi@le.

F"u@Hect: $E: ;C"6 Deut0 >achemGs Fersonall0 servedF /11idavit o1 LL!-Date: (ue, 7 *e@ !-! :4-:39 )-&--*rom: "tuchellashoecount0.us(o: Kachcoughlinhotmail.comCC: mandarasda.ashoecount0.us

>r. Coughlin,

6ur records indicate that the eviction conducted on that da0 as ersonall0

served @0 Deut0 >achen @0 osting a co0 o1 the 6rder to the residence. (he residenceas unoccuied at the time.iK "tuchell, "uervisor ;C"6 Civil "ectionF

2ut siml0, the Novem@er , !- locout, 1or hich ;C"6 Deut0 >achem indicates he Fersonall0 servedF

the 6rder o1 "ummar0 Eviction, as not la1ull0 conducted, and as such is ine11ective and invoes the rovision o1

N$" &/.4&-. ;hen considering that the tenant did 1ile such a comlaint 1or illegal locout, and the 1act that the

$C 1ailed to rule on tenants 1iling Iand a good deal o1 other such 1ilings @0 the tenant have languished in the $C

unruled on desite requests 1or su@mission @eing su@mitted...?, the current criminal tresass roceeding in the $>C in

C$ !4-' and the 5earing on the 6rder to "ho Cause currentl0 set 1or >arch !3rd at :-- am in Deartment 7 in

C%)-3!&, the aeal 1rom the eviction matter involving $ichard EN( 6$, 2ED N (5E /(E$N/(%E, >6(6N *6$ E(EN"6N 6* (>E (6 C6$$EC(DE*CENCE" N /22E/ 2/2E$"


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6rder EN( 6$, 2ED N (5E /(E$N/(%E, >6(6N *6$ E(EN"6N 6* (>E (6 C6$$EC(DE*CENCE" N /22E/ 2/2E$"


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da0 eriod commenced on Novem@er 3-, !--, @ased on three da0s 1or mailing a1ter e+cluding "aturda0s and "unda0s.

n order to @ring a claim under either (itle % or the /D/, a lainti11 must e+haust administrative remedies and sue

ithin 9- da0s o1 receit o1 a right to sue letter. "ee 4! 8.".C. R !---e)'I1?I?. "ee Baldin Count0 ;elcome Center v.

Bron, 4 8.". 47, 4& n., -4 ".Ct. 7!3, &- .Ed.!d 9 I9&4?Igranting lainti11 an additional three da0s 1or

mailing ursuant to $ule ?....O ...


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instant case? requires the ;C"6 to e11ect the locout ithin !4 hours o1 the ;C"6 receiving the locout

6rder...otherise such an 6rder ould @ecomestaleQ

5oever, to those ho ould Hudge or assert some Fsecial treatmentF is @eing sought, as 0oursel1 hether

0ou @rought home ith 0ou over the last 3- 0ears ever0oneGs overdosing on methadone, or aling out o1 oneGs o11ice

a1ter maing ever0 assurance that suicide as not at all a ossi@ilit0 onl0 to reveal that, indeed it as, or have countless

eeends and vacations involve hone calls concerning hether a atient is F1ull codeF or Fno codeF...ou @ring that

home ith 0ou 1or 3- 0ears and tell me hat sort o1 comensation is aroriate and then comare it to the managed

care era 1amil0 h0sicianGs and then e can discuss Fsecial treatmentF. /nd 0ou do that ithout a drin in 3- 0ears

and then 0ou can tal. But all this Fsecial treatmentF discussion seems a @it strained hen discussing hether $ichard

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counterclaims, desite the e+licit authorit0 1or the tenant doing so uon a court al0ing NRS 669A.524 A)t!ns

/ase" $n nn$a-(ent *ent: Cnte*)%a!( /- tenant "e$s!t *ent &!th )*t >"+(ent * e#!)t!n.

ndeed, the undersigned tenant in that matter did attemt to assert such counterclaims, hoever his right to do so as

denied. "iml0 ut, the landlord as a@le to have it his a0 in so man0 di11erent a0s in this eviction matter. 5e as

a@le to roceed under a no cause summar0 eviction notice herein the nona0ment o1 rent as not alleged hile at the

same time @ene1iting 1rom the court 1orcing the tenant to deosit a rent escro amount o1 J!,!7'. (his aroach is

1urther underscored @0 the 1act that onl0 - da0s or so a1ter receiving the summar0 eviction order the landlordGs counsel

su@mitted to the tenant a landlordGs a11idavit 1or summar0 eviction @ased on the nona0ment o1 rent. t ould seem

onl0 1air and indeed required @0 N$" &/.49- allo the tenant to assert counterclaims here the tenant is so 1orced

to mae a rent escro deosit. /nd, hile the ease /greement rovided that the landlord shall @e, at su@section !&:

39. LIAEN( 6$, 2ED N (5E /(E$N/(%E, >6(6N *6$ E(EN"6N 6* (>E (6 C6$$EC(DE*CENCE" N /22E/ 2/2E$"


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4-.!'3 dictates that, the court ill allo @oth arties to sea and resent evidence on their @ehal1 a1ter hich the court

ill determine hether there is a genuine disute o1 material 1acts.O I"ee /nvui, C v. E (6 C6$$EC(DE*CENCE" N /22E/ 2/2E$"


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discrimination. "ee, e.g., 5amilton v. 5oard 8niversit0, 9- /.!d 3-&, 3') ID.C.!--&?= ;allace v. "adden, /rs,

"late, >eagher V *lom 2, 799 /.!d 3&, 3& ID.C.!--!?= 5ollins, 7- /.!d at '7. ;e there1ore do not 1oreclose

the ossi@ilit0 that, on a roerl0 suorted record, the trial court ma0 disose o1 a de1ense o1 retaliator0 eviction at the

summar0 Hudgment stage. ;hen the statutor0 resumtion o1 retaliator0 action has @een triggered, hoever, the record

ould have to esta@lish, under the standards that govern summar0 Hudgment, that the landlord has re@utted it @0 clear

and convincing evidence.F

ndeed, this is true hen considering that a tough choice 1aces the landlord in this matter. 1 the tenant as a

commercial tenant, then N$" 4-.!'3 1or@ids roceeding under the summar0 eviction rocedure 1ound therein here

onl0 a No Cause Eviction Notice as served Iie, the non)a0ment o1 rent as not alleged?, as as the case in that

matter. 5oever, to the e+tent the landlord ishes to argue the tenant as not a commercial tenant Idesite the ease

/greement e+licitl0 alloing 1or such use as ell as local Koning las? then the dictates o1 N$" 4-.3&' al0, and the

tenant must @e accorded a sta0 o1 eviction uon deositing ith the court the altr0 some o1 J!'-, much less the J!,!7'

Frent escro deosit required to reserve the right to litigate ha@ita@ilit0 issuesF the $C continued to hold a1ter the

6rder 1or "ummar0 Eviction as signed, and 1or hich the $C classi1ied it as the F@ond to cover the costs on aealF.

ndeed, NRS 54.98 Sta- ee)t!n $n a$$ea% "t- tenant &h

*eta!ns $ssess!n $*e(!ses t $a- *ent "*!n+ sta-.8on an aeal 1rom an order

entered ursuant to N$" 4-.!'3: . E+cet as otherise rovided in this su@section, a

sta0 o1 e+ecution ma0 @e o@tained @0 1iling ith the trial court a @ond in the amount o1

J!'- to cover the e+ected costs on aeal. / suret0 uon the @ond su@mits to the

Hurisdiction o1 the aellate court and irrevoca@l0 aoints the cler o1 that court as the

suret0Ms agent uon hom aers a11ecting the suret0Ms lia@ilit0 uon the @ond ma0 @e

served. ia@ilit0 o1 a suret0 ma0 @e en1orced, or the @ond ma0 @e released, on motion in

the aellate court ithout indeendent action.

5oever, lease donGt misunderstand, the undersigned is quite 1ond o1 the e+tremel0 intelligent and charismatic

udge "1erraKKa and does not mean this Fhindsight)quasi)!-L!- vieointF and overl0 critical tone to indicate a lac or

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resect 1or the Court or udge "1erraKKa, articularl0 here $ichard erit *inalist could send

months stud0ing it night and da0 and still @arel0 understand it...to sa0 nothing o1 hat is ased o1 the $eno ustice

Court udges, hom must gras such a varied cross section o1 the la on a dail0 @asis, that it literall0 @oggles the mind

the tas 1aced @0 these mem@ers o1 the udiciar0. t is certainl0 not a osition the undersigned could 1athom 1illing

an0time soon, and most liel0never.

NRS 669A.524 A)t!ns /ase" $n nn$a-(ent *ent: Cnte*)%a!( /- tenant"e$s!t *ent &!th )*t >"+(ent * e#!)t!n.. n an action 1or ossession @aseduon nona0ment o1 rent or in an action 1or rent here the tenant is in ossession, thetenant (a- "een" an" )nte*)%a!( * an- a(nt &h!)h the tenant (a- *e)#e*

n"e* the *enta% a+*ee(ent, th!s )ha$te*, * the* a$$%!)a/%e %a&.F

$ichard 5ill got me arrested 1or !- hours 1or Ha0aling on L!L!, signing the criminal comlaint hich

resulted in the currentl0 ending criminal case in $>C cr!4-'... as 1ilming 1rom a u@lic sot his contractors

utting lots o1 m0 osessions I1ormer, guess, @ut "1erraKKaGs !L!L F6rder $esolving >otion to Contest 2Ersonal

2roert0 ienF ma0@e @e vulnera@le to a -@ voidness set aside as the $C 1ailed to coml0 ith N$" 4-.!'3I7? and I&?Gs

dictates that the $C set a hearing ithin - da0s and have the sheri11 served notice thereo1....the $C seems to onl0

1ollo N$" dictates hen the0 @ene1it landlords or those ith @ig mone0 attorne0s is hat some eole sa0, hear, not

that ould sa0 an0 shit lie that, noe....(hen $ichard 5ill 1iled 1or a stalingLharassment 6$der against me on ! !

hile as in the squad car at the scene at 4m. udge "chroeder got a signed (26 1iled ithin 4' minutes....the

e+tension hearing as 0esterda0, 5ill shoed u said FiGve seen neither hide nor hair o1 him, so am moving to ithdra

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%!0e !t * nt * &hethe* !t )($%!es &!th n*)$ 1 * se*#!)eJnt!)e *%es; t +et (e /a)0 the 344...s the RC

"!"n't nee" (- $e*(!ss!n t set that hea*!n+, /t then the- )%a!( the )%"n't )($%- &!th the (an"at*- h%"

hea*!n+ n Mt!n t Cntest Pe*sna% P*$e*t- L!en &!th!n 64 "a-s an" ha#e nt!)e !t se*#e" /- the She*!

$n Lan"%*" n" !n NRS 54.387=; an" 79; /e)ase - "!"n't +!#e s $e*(!ss!n t set the hea*!n+ 7the

Mt!n t Cntest PE*sna% P*$e*t- L!en &as !%e" 66J6=J66, an" the- e(a!%e" (e an" H!%% )a%%e" sa-!n+ a

hea*!n+ &as n * 66 33 66...I sh&e" $ * !t /t !t &as #a)ate" * )an)e%%e" /e)ase I "!"n't +!#e the(

$e*(!ss!n t set !t * + *&a*" &!th !t * s(eth!n+....s I "!"n't +et a hea*!n+ n the L!en n"t!%

63J34J66...&he*e$n Se**aa e)ee"e" h!s >*!s"!)t!n n"e* NRS 54.387=;, 79; *ese*#!n+ a%% th!s >*s!"!)t!ns,

*%!n+ n th!n+s he &asn't +!#en ath*!t- t, et)., et)...The )ase !s n a$$ea% *!+ht n& an" I a( !n nee" he%$

&!th !t....0e, /t !ts nt a >0!n+ s!tat!n &hen - a*e a**est!n+

an att*ne- * t*es$ass ate* H!%% sen"s a /!%% * the %% *enta% #a%e the $*$e*t- 7nt >st *easna/%e st*a+e

(#!n+ an" e$enses n"*e NRS 669a.514; 244 * N#e(/e*, $%s HI%% has th!s )nt*a)t* na(e" Ph!% &h

0ee$s s/(!tt!n+ these >a)0e" $ /!%%s 76484 t /a*" $ the $*)h as *easna/%e st*a+e, (#!n+ an"

!n#ent*-!n+ "es$!te h!s nt ta0!n+ an nse)*e" &!n"& n!t a) t the &!n"&...an" the $%a)e &as

/*%+a*!e" n 63J63J66 * a/t 9,444 * s $e*sna% $*$e*t-;...$%s &!thhe%" (- )%!ent's !%es * 1 &ee0s,

(- "*!#e*s %!)ense * = "a-s...FDCPA #!%at!ns...the- st!%% ha#en't *et*ne" the =44 se)*!t- "e$s!t...h!s

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No, shortl0 a1ter have @een adHudge a victim o1 domestic violence and granted to

di11erent 6rders 1or 2rotection @0 >aster Edmundson Ithis Court re1used to hear an0thing a@out this

in summaril0 den0ing m0 e+cusa@le neglect arguments vis a vis the deadlines 1or re)trial

motions...0et 6rmaas and "argent (arter are alloed to call time out right @e1ore the (rial and

comare their ositions or Fcon1erFQ?. No, aside 1rom having m0 alread0 sint @an account

racticall0 emtied a0ign a J3-- toing @ill 1or m0 car incurred during this summar0 incarceration,

and having several clientGs cases @adl0 damaged Ih0 this unishment could not have @een dela0ed

even a da0 is not clear to me, rather, it is [email protected] the e+cuse the lac o1 concern 1or these

clients @0 shi1ting @lame to the undersigned 1or Kealousl0 advocating on @ehal1 o1 the accused misses

the oint and 1urther engages in a FKero sum gameF mindset that $eno and its citiKens do not need

right no?. n his on testimon0 "argent (arter admitted to a retaliator0 motive 1or the citation here.

*urther he oened the door to several matters this Court clearl0 did not ant to have see the light o1

da0. (hese include, the 1act that "argent (arter told the accused he ne he as going to turn le1t on

*orrest "t. and head @ac toards 5illGs la o11ice, and that is h0 he ulled the accused over, in

addition to the 1act that the accused, allegedl0 Fdid not come to a comlete sto !n *nto1 the hite

line, @ut onl0 a1ter the hite lineF. (his FinchingF into the intersection as necessar0 to gain a vie

o1 hether an0 cars mgith @e coming even cars going the rong a0 don a one a0 street lie

*orrest Idrun or craK0 drivers do not cease to e+ist, as "argent (arter imlied, merel0 @ecause a

street is designated as a Fone a0F. ts ironic, @ecasue the accused and "argent (arter argued a@out

hether the rationale "argent (arter ro1erred 1or ulling the accused over made an0 sense, as,

according to the accused, turning le1t on *orrest to get @ac to 5illGs o11ice at '! *orrest "t hile

the accused as heading east on "t. aurence ould have required goign don the Frong a0F o1 a

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1rom the accused. $egardless, (arter as tailing the accused, the accused as aare o1 it, and the

accused care1ull0 o@e0ed all la o1 tra11ic as he susected (arter ould tr0 to rite some hon0

tra11ic ticet. (his clearl0 contradicts (arters assertion that he as ared and not tailing the

accused, nor had he @egun to, until a1ter itnessing the alleged F1ailure to come to a comlete stoF

violation, hich included (arterGs highl0 susect testimon0 hich seemed to de10 the las o1 h0sics

and otics, in addition to other las.

De1endant 1iles this Ionl0 to the e+tent it is even necessar0 and some alternate resolution

cannot @e had...@arring that, lease treat this as a Notice o1 /eal as ell, though treating this as a

Ftolling motionF, N$C2 '!, N$C2 '9Ia?,Ie?, etc. ma0 also @e a nice aroach reventing the 1ast

ace aeals roceed at an or o@viating the need 1or me to 1ile such a Notice o1 /eal? as he as

denied his "i+th /mendment $ight (o Counsel I I this "i+th /mendment $ight to Counsel is

mentioned clearl0 in the !--& imited urisdiction CourtGs Bench Boo 1or Nevada udges, along

ith the !-- "ulement thereto, and hile a ver0 learned udge lie udge 5oard ma0 cite to

"cott v. llinois 1or suort that no such right e+ists here incarceration is not actuall0 e11ectuated, it

clearl0 as here, 1ive da0s orth, comlete ith a J3-- @ill 1or the undersignedGs car @eing toed?,

and 1iles this >otion (o "et /side udge Nash 5olmes *e@ruar0 !7th, !-! "ummar0 Contemt

6rder and also to move 1or a continuance ith resect to the ne+t (rial date that as mentioned hile

the undersigned as in custod0. "ee E+hi@it .

LEGAL ARGUMENT

/ellant argues that @0 den0ing his request to cross)e+amine itnesses a@out their otential

@ias, the trial court a@ridged his "i+th /mendment right to con1ront the itnesses against him. Bias

e+ists hen a itness has a general illingness or motivation to testi10 1alsel0 on the stand.O $ose v.

8nited "tates, &79 /.!d 9&, 99' ID.C.!--'?. Bias cross)e+amination o1 a main government itness

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is ala0s a roer area o1 cross)e+amination and is relevant in assessing the itnessG credi@ilit0 and

evaluating the eight o1 the evidence.O Blunt v. 8nited "tates, &3 /.!d &!&, &33 ID.C.!--4?=

accord, "cull v. 8nited "tates, '4 /.!d , ' ID.C.9&9? IBias is ala0s a roer su@Hect o1

cross)e+amination . and the alleged @ias or unrelia@ilit0 o1 a itness is never a collateral issueO

Icitations omitted??. 6n the other hand, although the oortunit0 to cross)e+amine adverse itnesses

is an inherent comonent o1 the de1endantGs "i+th /mendment right o1 con1rontation . that right is

su@Hect to reasona@le limits imosed at the discretion o1 the trial Hudge . to revent harassment,

reHudice, con1usion o1 the issues, or reetitive, cumulative, or onl0 marginall0 relevant questioning.O

d. at 4 Icitations omitted?. / roer 1oundationO is required 1or cross)e+amination to esta@lish

@ias, including a ro11er o1 1acts su11icient to ena@le the court to evaluate hether the roosed

question is ro@ative o1 @ias.O ones v. 8nited "tates, ' /.!d '3, '7 ID.C.9&?. (he ro11er

must include Ysome 1acts hich suort a genuine @elie1M that the itness is @iased in the manner

asserted,O id. Icitation omitted?, or at least a Yell)reasoned susicionM rather than Yan imro@a@le

1light o1 1anc0M to suort the roosed cross)e+amination.O "cull, '4 /.!d at 4 Iquoting 8nited

"tates v. 2ugh, 4 8."./. D.C. &, 7, 43 *.!d !!!, !!' I97-??. (his standard is a 1airl0 lenient

one, and an0 decision a@out the adequac0 o1 the ro11er lies ithin the sound discretion o1 the trial

court. Bron v. 8nited "tates, &3 /.!d &, !4)!' ID.C.99?. *inall0, hen challenging an

adverse ruling on a ro11er o1 itness @ias, an aellant must sho that he as rohi@ited 1rom

engaging in otherise aroriate cross)e+amination designed to sho a rotot0ical 1orm o1 @ias on

the art o1 the itness, and there@0 Yto e+ose to the Hur0 the 1acts 1rom hich Hurors . could

aroriatel0 dra in1erences relating to the relia@ilit0 o1 the itness.M O Delaare v. %an /rsdall,

47' 8.". 73, &-, - ".Ct. 43, &9 .Ed.!d 74 I9&? Icitation omitted?. /ellant argues that

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evidence allegedl0 1ound on or near him in retaliation 1or his ending civil suit, @ecause the trial

court limited his a@ilit0 to cross)e+amine the governmentGs itnesses. Be1ore the trial @egan, de1ense

counsel ro11ered to the court evidence a@out hich he ished to cross)e+amine some o1 the

government itnesses regarding @ias. Counsel e+lained to the court, a1ter the rosecutor o@Hected,

that in an earlier incident 611icers >ason and Branch, ho ere also art o1 the search arrant team,

came to aellantGs home and @roe his arm, and that as a result aellant 1iled suit.4 De1ense counsel

stated: TBUased on all o1 those 1actors, hether or not the0 sa0 the0 ne the o11icers or not, hether

or not the0 taled TtoU the o11icers or not, it seems to us that a @ias issue e+ists, and the Court should

ermit this and let the Hur0 decide. T(Uhe Hur0 can sort out hether or not this in1ormation someho

got to eole ho ere art o1 the arrest TteamU, and arrested the de1endant. ' (he court ruled: n this

case there is no relevance at all @ecause the o11icers that are testi10ing)each one o1 them no has told

us that the0 had no idea a@out the rior incident, the notice or the lasuit, on the da0 o1 the arrest o1

>r. 5oard in this case. (o allo testimon0 a@out that searate incident that these o11icers didnGt

even no a@out ould @e con1using, misleading, and reHudicial, and Gm not going to allo it. t

aears to us that the court mistaenl0 alied a re)trial credi@ilit0 1inding, on hich it had relied to

decide the issue o1 ro@a@le cause, to the searate determination o1 the trial)related issue o1 hether

the de1endant had ro11ered su11icient 1acts to arrant cross)e+amination on otential @ias. /t the

suression hearing, the court had concluded that 611icer $andolh, ho reared the search arrant

alication, did not no o1 the ending civil suit and had not @een directed @0 611icer Branch or

611icer >ason to get a search arrant 1or aellantGs home, so the arrant as valid. (his 1inding,

hoever, did not 1oreclose the de1ense trial theor0 that the o11icers at the scene ere @iased @ecause

o1 the lasuit or ma0 have @een imroerl0 in1luenced @0 611icer Branch Iho as in the room

hen the drugs ere 1ound on aellant? or 611icer >ason Iho as art o1 the search team?, and

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intentionall0 imlicated aellant even though Iaccording to the de1ense? no drugs ere actuall0

1ound on his erson. C1. "ullivan v. 8nited "tates, 4-4 /.!d '3, - ID.C.979? ITgUreat latitude is

aroriatel0 e+tended to a shoing o1 a comlaining itnessG @ias @0 means o1 cross)e+amination

concerning that itnessG ending lasuit versus the de1endant against hom he has testi1iedO @ecause

the lasuit is relevant to a shoing o1 . his ill)ill toard the de1endantO Icitations omitted??.

/lthough the trial court 1ound, at the suression hearing, that 611icer $andolh as credi@le and did

not no o1 the lasuit at the time he o@tained the search arrant or the at the time o1 its e+ecution,

and thus concluded that the arrant as valid, it as not u to the court to determine the credi@ilit0

o1 itnesses at trial regarding their otential @ias. "ee Neman v. 8nited "tates, 7-' /.!d !4, !'9

ID.C.997? In evaluating the relia@ilit0 o1 the ro11er . the court must not see to evaluate the

relia@ilit0 o1 the itnessO?. Desite the courtGs assessment o1 the o11icersG credi@ilit0 in ruling on the

validit0 o1 the arrant at the suression hearing, it as error to rel0 on that credi@ilit0 determination

to reclude @ias cross)e+amination at trial @ecause TcUonditioning @ias cross)e+amination on the

courtGs a@ilit0 to assess the credi@ilit0 o1 the source o1 the alleged motive runs too close to usuring

the Hur0Gs 1unction.O Bron v. 8nited "tates, 74- /.!d '33, '37 ID.C.999?. /t trial, de1ense counsel

sought to cross)e+amine some o1 the olice itnesses a@out their noledge o1 the civil suit against

the olice deartment and to as them hether that noledge in1luenced the e+ecution o1 the search

arrant. Counsel ro11ered 1acts hich suggested that the itnesses might @e @iased in the manner

asserted: that 611icers Branch and >ason had reviousl0 @een involved in an incident in hich

aellantGs arm as @roen, that the same o11icers I1rom the "i+th District? ere resent at the

e+ecution o1 the search arrant hich resulted in aellantGs arrest, and that aellant had 1iled a civil

suit against the olice deartment, as ell as 611icers Branch and >ason. (hese 1acts suorted at

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1rom the "i+th District, ma0 have had a motive to testi10 1alsel0, or at least to stretch the truth,

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7-' I97?. "ee %an /rsdall, 47' 8.". at &4, - ".Ct. 43 Ithe denial o1 a de1endantGs oortunit0

to imeach a itness 1or @ias is su@Hect to Chaman harmless error anal0sis?. (he 1act that the

de1ense as alloed to resent testimon0 @0 ester 5oard that he did not see an0 drugs recovered

1rom aellant and that he and aellant ere a@used @0 the olice does not alleviate the harm o1

rohi@iting the relevant and distinct @ias testimon0 a@out the itnessesG noledge o1 the lasuit. ;e

reached a similar conclusion in "cull, in hich e held that it as not harmless error 1or the trial

court to reclude the cross)e+amination o1 itnesses as to relevant @ias I1ear o1 their on

rosecution? even though it alloed other cross)e+amination o1 the same itnesses as to @ias

stemming 1rom a di11erent motivation. "ince the issue o1 this roosed cross)e+amination as

entirel0 distinct 1rom that alloed @0 the trial court, central to the Hur0Gs evaluation o1 the credi@ilit0

o1 e0 itnesses, and admissi@le, its e+clusion as constitutional error.O '4 /.!d at . "ee also

Davis, 4' 8.". at 3&, 94 ".Ct. -' I;hile counsel as ermitted to as Tthe itnessU hether he

as @iased, counsel as una@le to mae a record 1rom hich to argue h0 Tthe itnessU might have

@een @iased or otherise laced that degree o1 imartialit0 e+ected o1 a itness at trialO?. (here1ore,

the error cannot @e deemed harmless @e0ond a reasona@le dou@t. /ellant also argues that the

trial court should not have ermitted "ergeant EN( 6$, 2ED N (5E /(E$N/(%E, >6(6N *6$ E(EN"6N 6* (>E (6 C6$$EC(DE*CENCE" N /22E/ 2/2E$"


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rovides that in certain circumstances the rosecution ma0 inquire into evidence otherise

inadmissi@le, @ut onl0 a1ter the de1ense has Yoened the doorM ith regard to this evidence.O >ercer

v. 8nited "tates, 7!4 /.!d 7, 9! ID.C.999?. (he doctrine is limited, hoever, and ermits

remedial evidence onl0 to the e+tent necessar0 to remove an0 un1air reHudice hich might

otherise have ensued 1rom the original evidence.O d. Icitation omitted?. Because de1ense counsel

oened the door to evidence a@out the internal olice investigation, it as not an a@use o1 discretion

1or the trial court to allo the government to as 1urther questions on redirect. (hrough its

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*ederal aeals court reverses decision holding olice chie1 and o11icers lia@le 1or alleged retaliator0 investigation

$aovich v. ;ade, &'- *.!d &- I7th Cir. 9&&?.

2rocedural: Evidence

(rial HudgeGs re1usal to allo a lainti11 in an e+cessive 1orce lasuit to cross e+amine the

de1endant o11icer regarding his rior disciline and conduct, hich allegedl0 ould have shon that

he as ha@ituall0 dishonest in his Ho@, resulting in his resignation, as an a@use o1 discretion,

requiring a ne trial on claims against the o11icer. (he e+cessive 1orce claim against him revolved

around an issue o1 his credi@ilit0, so that @arring this evidence as not harmless. /s 1or claims

against the cit0, alleged negligent monitoring o1 an o11icer cannot @e the @asis o1 a 1ederal civil rights

claim, and the lainti11 1ailed to esta@lish an0 inadequate training @0 the cit0 on use o1 1orce or

roviding required medical care. 5inoHosa v. Butler, No. -7)'-', !--& 8.". /. e+is !!!&! I'th

Cir.?.

;hen a trial HudgeGs instructions a@out the legal standard 1or e+cessive use o1 1orce ere correct,

the HudgeGs error concerning instructions a@out the roer use o1 a olice investigatorGs reort

concerning the shooting o1 a susect ere harmless. (he reort, containing statements the shooting

o11icer made to a suervisor a1ter the shooting, hile Fhearsa0 ithin hearsa0F could have roerl0

@een considered as admissions @0 a art0)oonent in the lasuit. (he trial court had, hoever,

alloed the reort to @e entered into evidence, and the statements in the reort ere mostl0 use1ul 1or

uroses o1 imeachment. /s the lainti11Gs attorne0 used the statements 1or that urose, an0 error in

instructions concerning the use o1 the reort ere harmless. /licea v. $alston, No. -)4'!, !--&

8.". /. e+is -73 I8nu@. 3rd Cir.?.

2ortions o1 a reort @0 a olice deartmentGs nternal nvestigations "ection hich concluded that

o11icers detaining a man did so ithout reasona@le susicion or ro@a@le cause, used e+cessive 1orce,

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and ithheld medical treatment as relevant evidence under *ed. $. Evidence 4-, and ortions o1

the reort ere admissi@le as an investigative reort under *ed. $. Evid. &-3I&?IC?. (he court,

hoever, granted the cit0Gs motion to e+clude ortions o1 the reort consisting o1 intervies o1 1our

e0eitnesses Ihich it 1ound constituted Fdou@le hearsa0F?, and the legal conclusion o1 the cit0Gs

chie1 la0er. Noell v. Cit0 o1 Cincinnati, No. :-3cv&'9, !-- 8.". Dist. e+is &&! I".D. 6hio?.

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n arresteeGs lasuit against state trooer 1or alleged e+cessive 1orce used against him during the

arrest, evidence that the trooer had 1ailed a ol0grah test given on unrelated criminal charges

@rought against him as not admissi@le as evidence, and evidence o1 those unrelated criminal charges

ere also not relevant to the issue o1 hether the trooer had used e+cessive 1orce. ur0 verdict in

1avor o1 trooer uheld on aeal. Coo v. "tate Det. o1 2u@lic "a1et0, No. !--' C/ -47', 9!& "o.

!d '&9 Ia. /. !--?. TNL$U

n a lasuit @0 an arrestee claiming that o11icers used e+cessive 1orce against him, even i1 the

deartmentGs rules esta@lishing rocedures 1or resonding to domestic violence calls as relevant in

some sense, the trial Hudge did not a@use his discretion in e+cluded it 1rom evidence, @ecause it had

the otential to con1use or mislead the Hur0 concerning the issues in the case. $u11in v. Cit0 o1

Boston, No. -3)!-!, 4 *ed. /+. '- Ist Cir. !--'?. TNL$U

Evidence o1 threats that an arrestee allegedl0 made @e1ore his arrest, hich ere rela0ed to the

o11icers ho arrived on the scene ere admissi@le in e+cessive 1orce lasuit to sho o11icersG reason

1or entering a house ith their eaons dran and immediatel0 rolling him 1rom the so1a to the 1loor

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*ederal aeals court overturns Hur0 verdict in 1avor o1 la en1orcement de1endants ho allegedl0

inter1ered ith the e11orts o1 rivate ersons to rescue a man ho Humed into a river, and 1ailed to

o11er a reasona@le alternative rescue service. Court holds that Fcumulative)errorF doctrine should

al0 to civil cases, and that a ne trial as required @ecause o1 a num@er o1 evidentiar0 errors made

@0 the trial court. Bec v. 5ai, No. -)!7!3 !--4 8.". /. e+is ''9- Ith Cir.?. T!--4 $ "eU

n a lasuit against a ton 1or the death o1 a motorist hose vehicle as struc @0 an o11icerGs car

the nature o1 the call that the o11icer as resonding to at the time as relevant to determining

hether the o11icer acted in recless disregard o1 the sa1et0 o1 others, and there1ore as admissi@le.

/llen v. (on o1 /mherst, 77& N..".!d '9& I/.D. 4th Det. !--4?. TNL$U

2lainti11 ho as shot @0 olice o11icer could not ithhold his medical records in a 1ederal civil

rights lasuit against the cit0 and o11icer on the @asis o1 doctor)atient rivilege or medical records

rivilege, nor could he assert the right o1 rivac0 @ased on a rovision o1 the Cali1ornia state

constitution to revent the disclosure o1 those records. (he lainti11, ho claimed that he as shot in

the @ac @ecause the o11icer as in oor h0sical condition and as there1ore una@le to ursue him

on 1oot, as also entitled in the case to the disclosure o1 the o11icerGs medical records, including those

in a orersG comensation 1ile. 5utton v. Cit0 o1 >artineK, !9 *.$.D. 4 IN.D. Cal. !--3?. TNL$U

/rrestee could not success1ull0 see damages @ased merel0 on a custodial interrogation ithout

>irada arnings hen none o1 her elicited statements ere ever used against her at trial. *ederal

aeals court also overturns J&-,--- malicious rosecution aard to arrestee, ho claimed that

o11icers 1iled 1alse charges against her and maliciousl0 ursued them in order to assist her o11icer

@o01riend, ho she accused o1 domestic a@use. 2lainti11Gs oening statement at trial ut the question

o1 the de1endant o11icerGs truth1ul character into issue, so it as reHudicial error to e+clude evidence

o1 that character. $enda v. Aing, #-)!4!, 347 *.3d ''- I3rd Cir. !--3?. T!--4 $ *e@U

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n case here elderl0 coule challenged the validit0 o1 search arrant 1or their home, de1endants

could @e required to either roduce a con1idential in1ormant 1or an Fin cham@ersF deosition, to

reveal his identit0, or to convince the court that, 1or reasons o1 sa1et0, his identit0 need not @e

revealed. n the alternative, the de1endants could @e @arred 1rom resenting an0 evidence at trial

@ased on the alleged e+istence o1 the in1ormant. "mith v. Cit0 o1 Detroit, No. -)7-74-, !! *.$.D.

'-7 IE.D. >ich. !--3?. T!--3 $ /ugU

/dmission into evidence o1 a videotae shoing the lainti11 conducting her dail0 activities

during a trial o1 her claim that she had su11ered serious inHuries 1rom the e+cessive use o1 1orce @0 a

olice o11icer as not imroer and did not constitute Fun1air surriseF hen the lainti11Gs attorne0

as 1urnished ith a co0 and given a chance to vie it rior to its admission. >eiselman v. B0rom,

!-7 *. "u. !d 4- IE.D.N.. !--!?. TNL$U

/dmission into evidence o1 an audiotae o1 an arresteeGs conversation ith a olice disatcher as

not an a@use o1 discretion in a 1ederal civil rights case in hich the arrestee claimed that she had @een

imroerl0 arrested 1or u@lic into+ication. (he audiotaeGs reroduction o1 the arresteeGs Fh0sterical

conversationF ith the disatcher as Fno more reHudicialF than the arresting o11icerGs account o1

Fher drunen @ehavior,F so that the court could not sa0 that its admission as so reHudicial that it

violated the lainti11Gs Fsu@stantial rights.F Diamond v. 5od, #--)3!3, !&& *.3d 93! Ith Cir.

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ur0 as resumed to have 1olloed trial HudgeGs instructions that la0ersG statements and

arguments ere not evidence, so that alleged misconduct @0 de1endant olice o11icersG la0er in

giving in1erence to the Hur0 a@out items not in evidence during closing arguments as insu11icient to

suort a reversal o1 the Hur0Gs verdict 1or the de1endants in a homeonerGs 1ederal civil rights lasuit

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over alleged unreasona@le search o1 her house under a arrant. ones v. ;illiams, #--)'9!9, 3'

*ed. /+. 4!4 I9th Cir. !--!?. TNL$U

"tate trooers destro0ed taes relating to an incident in good 1aith ursuant to normal ractices

@e1ore an0 litigation as ending, and additionall0, the lainti11s received transcrits o1 the taes, so

that there could @e no adverse in1erence as to Fsoilation o1 evidenceF in an arresteeGs claim 1or

inHuries. /rrestee could not collect damages 1or his 1all and craced sull hile restrained at the

olice station 1olloing his arrest 1or driving hile into+icated, @ased on testimon0 @0 lainti11Gs on

e+ert itness that he as roerl0 restrained, and that, hile there ere alternative restraining

methods, the0 osed their on riss. $a0mond v. "tate, 74- N..".!d 743 I/.D. !--!?. TNL$U

2lainti11 arresteeGs rior histor0 o1 drining ha@its, onershi o1 guns, and use o1 rescrition

drugs as roerl0 admitted into evidence hen the lainti11 ansered questions on those issues on

cross)e+amination ithout o@Hections. (rial HudgeGs comments a@out arrestee acting as his on

la0er in 1alse arrest lasuit did not require a ne trial. 6GBrien v. ohnson, &-- "o. !d 4 Ia. /.

4th Cir. !--?. TNL$U

34':4- *iling o1 rong1ul death claim !& da0s a1ter arrestee died gave count0 and sheri11Gs

deartment actual notice that it should not destro0 audio taes o1 9 calls and radio transmissions

concerning incident= Cali1ornia aeals court orders 1urther hearings to determine hether sanctions

against de1endants in lasuit are aroriate. Nelson v. "uerior Court, #B47-7, -7 Cal. $tr. !d

49 ICal. /. !--?.

34':4 Evidence that susect, a arolee, ossessed a gun at the time o11icers tried to detain him

on susicion o1 auto the1t, as admissi@le in his lasuit against o11icers 1or shooting and ounding

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as a eaon to endanger them in his deseration to escae, Husti10ing their use o1 deadl0 1orce.

"tevenson v. D.C. >etroolitan 2olice Det., !4& *.3d &7 ID.C. Cir. !--?.

343:-' ntroduction o1 evidence o1 arresteeGs later second arrest 1or domestic violence as no

@asis, in the a@sence o1 roer o@Hection, 1or setting aside Hur0Gs verdict in 1avor o1 arresting o11icers

on his 1alse arrestLe+cessive 1orce claims. 8dem@a v. Nicoli, #--)!4, !37 *.3d & Ist Cir. !--?.

TNL$U Evidence suorted Hur0Gs verdict in 1avor o1 o11icers on 1alse arrest claim. Even i1 o11icer

as tresassing on arresteeGs @usiness roert0, the lainti11Gs action in slamming the door on the

o11icerGs hand as an unreasona@le use o1 1orce hich could suort his arrest 1or @atter0. (rial court

erroneousl0 denied de1endantGs request 1or J!7,--- in costs 1or comuteriKed evidence used 1or

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1ederal civil rights lasuit over o11icerGs detention o1 them 1olloing a vehicle sto and search o1

their ossessions= introduction o1 evidence ould also @e reHudicial= state la emotional distress

claim did not alter result. "ultin v. Bushnell, &! *."u. !d !'& ID. 8tah !---?.

334:'- *ederal aeals court uholds Hur0 verdict in 1avor o1 o11icer ho used olice dog to

su@due an auto the1t susect= lainti11Gs to rior 1elon0 convictions, @ased on no contest leas, ere

roerl0 used to imeach his testimon0= lainti11 as not entitled to an e+licit Hur0 instruction

concerning Falternative courses o1 actionF availa@le to the o11icer or the o11icerGs alleged Flac o1

ro@a@le causeF to @elieve that the lainti11 as armed. Breer v. Cit0 o1 Naa, #9&)4-, !- *.3d

-93 I9th Cir. !---?.

TNL$U E+clusion o1 nonart0 olice o11icersG testimon0 hich as consistent ith lainti11Gs

version o1 incident in hich he as mistaenl0 arehended @0 de1endant o11icers in grocer0 store

as not harmless, hen detaineeGs rincial e0eitness could @e vieed as unersuasive @ecause o1

her alleged @ias against olice. ;asserman v. Bartholome, No. ")&!3&, 9&7 2. !d 74& I/lasa

999?.

3!7:39 611icer as legall0 Husti1ied in shooting and illing a man advancing toards to o11icers

ith a ni1e held to his on throat ho had reviousl0 sta@@ing his @rother= the 1act that he osed a

threat to the o11icers rendered irrelevant an0 evidence o1 ossi@le alternate strategies o11icers might

have used rior to that oint, or evidence concerning the o11icerGs ast discilinar0 records or cit0 use

o1 1orce olic0. ello@ac v. Cit0 o1 "iou+ *alls, #!-79, -- N.;.!d ''4 I".D. 999?.

3!7:43 /eals court uholds Hur0 verdict in 1avor o1 olice o11icers in lasuit over alleged

ositional ash0+ia in case here the0 used neeling ristloc on distur@ed man to tae him into

rotective custod0= use o1 courtroom demonstration o1 neeling ristloc technique as roerl0

admitted into evidence. ones v. $alls, #9&)3'4, &7 *.3d &4& I&th Cir. 999?.

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33-:&3 Deut0 roerl0 used deadl0 1orce against man advancing on him ith a iece o1 concrete

in his hand= sheri11Gs 1ailure to train deuties in the use o1 deadl0 1orce against FcraK0F eole as no

@asis 1or lia@ilit0 hen general olic0 on use o1 deadl0 1orce as correct and no shoing o1 a rior

ro@lem in this area as shon= @asis 1or e+clusion o1 e+ert itness as erroneous, @ut Hur0 did not

need e+ert hel to conclude that deut0 acted reasona@l0. 2ena v. eom@runi, No. 99)43', !--

*.3d -3 I7th Cir. 999?.

33-:&4 ur0 roerl0 heard evidence o1 alleged a11air @eteen ma0or and arresteeGs i1e, and trial

court roerl0 declined to instruct Hur0 that arrestee had a dut0 to su@mit to an arrest ithout

resistance even i1 it as unHusti1ied= aeals court uholds aards totaling J4,--- against olice

chie1 and ma0or in lasuit claiming that imroer arrest as made ith e+cessive 1orce @ased on a

urel0 ersonal disute @eteen ma0or and arrestee. E (6 C6$$EC(DE*CENCE" N /22E/ 2/2E$"


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does not constitute a aiver o1 theraist)atient rivilege?= and three cases in hich an imlied

aiver as 1ound, *o+ v. (he


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imrisonment and malicious rosecution= suit claimed that con1ession to olice as rocured through

rior taed conversations ith minister ho allegedl0 F1edF susect details o1 crime= e+clusion o1

taes 1rom evidence as reversi@le error. "utieicK v. >onroe Count0 "heri11, - *.3d 3'! Ith

Cir. 997?.

3-:' 2lainti11 in e+cessive 1orce case against olice involving Fositional ash0+iaF could not

comel deosition o1 de1endantsG la0er regarding his ersonal noledge o1 the dangers o1

Fositional ash0+iaF hen lainti11 1ailed to sho that in1ormation as uno@taina@le through other

means, relevant and non)rivileged, and crucial to rearation o1 the case. ones v. Bd. o1 2olice

ComGrs o1 Aansas Cit0, >o., 7 *.$.D. !' I;.D. >o. 997?.

!9:!4 n suit over o11)dut0 o11icerGs shooting o1 assenger in stoed vehicle, trial court did not

err in e+cluding evidence o1 rior incident in hich same o11icer shot a susect 1rom another stoed

vehicle or in e+cluding evidence o1 /C2 FmodelF olicies concerning tra11ic stos @0 o11)dut0

o11icers, hen issue as not hether sto as roer, @ut hether use o1 1orce against assenger

once sto as made as e+cessive "oller v. >oore, &4 *.3d 94 I7th Cir. 99?.

!&7:7! 611icer as imroerl0 @arred 1rom testi10ing as e+ert itness as to hether sheri11Gs

alleged 1ailure to train deuties on roer retrieval and use o1 shotguns stored in loced truns o1

cruisers created unsa1e oring conditions= summar0 Hudgment 1or de1endant sheri11 and count0

overturned in suit @rought @0 deut0 shot @0 assailant hile attemting to retrieve shotgun 1rom trun

angum, 4 ".E.!d 7 I;.%a. 99'?.

!&':37 Cit0 and mental health agenc0 as not lia@le 1or o11icerGs shooting o1 aranoid

schiKohrenic as he e+ited his @edroom, allegedl0 advancing on o11icer ith hatchet raised=

de1endants adequatel0 e+lained reasons 1or striing to @lac Hurors, and trial Hudge correctl0

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e+cluded evidence hich as not relevant to the case at hand >cAeel v. Cit0 o1 2ine Blu11, 73 *.3d

!-7 I&th Cir, 99?.

!79:3& E+ert itness testimon0 on Fhedonic damagesF Ithe enHo0ment value o1 human li1e?.

@arred @0 trial court in lasuit over olice shooting o1 individual /0ers v. $o@inson, &&7 *."u.

-49 IN.D.ll. 99'?.

!&!:&4 Drug evidence 1rom house e+cluded at criminal trial @ecause o1 illegalit0 o1 search as

roerl0 introduced into evidence in civil de1amation lasuit @rought @0 resident against olice chie1

ho allegedl0 told his emlo0er he as a Fdrug dealerF= Ne 5amshire "ureme Court declines to

al0 e+clusionar0 rule in civil de1amation suit "imins v. (on o1 Bartlett, /.!d 77! IN5

99'?.

!&:47 8.". "ureme Court adots theraist)atient rivilege rotecting disclosures during

thera0 sessions 1rom comelled disclosure in court= a11irms ordering o1 ne trial in hich Hur0

aarded J'4',--- in olice shooting case here Hur0 as told it could resume ithheld thera0

records ould @e un1avora@le to o11icer a11ee v. /llen, ".Ct. 9!3 I99?.

NL$[ "tatement on 9 tae hich allegedl0 descri@ed o11icerGs @eating o1 lainti11 as not

admissi@le into evidence in a@sence o1 an0 shoing that the erson maing the descrition had a 1irst

hand noledge o1 hat he descri@ed Bemis v. Edards, 4' *.3d 39 I9th Cir. 99'?.

NL$[ t as not an a@use o1 discretion to re1use to allo itnesses ho ere not disclosed in

lainti11Gs retrial list o1 itnesses to testi10= cit0 olice deartment ritten olicies ere not relevant

in roving arresteeGs claims against cit0 >arti v. Cit0 o1 >aleood, >o, '7 *.3d &- I&th Cir.

99'?.

!9:7 (ae recording o1 arrest and alleged @eating o1 arrestee hich revealed that o11icer

directed a racial eithet at arrestee should have @een admitted into evidence as it as relevant to the

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Hur0Gs tas o1 deciding hether 1orce used as reasona@le under the circumstances= aeals court

rules that e+clusion o1 this ortion o1 tae as an a@use o1 discretion requiring a ne trial in civil

rights suit @rought @0 arrestee Bron v. Cit0 o1 5ialeah, 3- *.3d 433 Ith Cir. 994?.

!9:74 Evidence o1 lainti11Gs rior criminal convictions as roerl0 admitted into evidence

during his cross)e+amination hen his direct testimon0 oened the door to the evidence Duncan v.

;ells, !3 *.3d 3!! I&th Cir. 994?.

!7!:! De1endant olice o11icers had the right, in arresteeGs 1ederal civil rights e+cessive 1orce

suit against them, to cross)e+amine arrestee regarding his rior 1elon0 convictions during ast ten

0ears= cross)e+amination regarding 1elon0 convictions older than ten 0ears @arred as undul0

reHudicial Charles v. Cotter, &7 *."u. 4& IN.D.ll. 994?.

Erroneous admission o1 narcotics in1ormerGs hearsa0 statements into evidence as not harmless

and required reversal o1 Hur0 verdict in 1avor o1 arrestee in civil rights suit against narcotics agent

ia0 v. Christos, 99 *.!d 49- I3rd Cir. 993?.

(rial court roerl0 admitted certi1ied records o1 lainti11Gs ro@@er0 and ossession o1 concealed

eaons convictions into evidence, as ell as evidence o1 his conviction o1 2C2 drug to imeach his

statements, including statments that he had never used 2C2 E (6 C6$$EC(DE*CENCE" N /22E/ 2/2E$"


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used to sho o11icersG alleged retaliator0 motive 1or arresting him $o@@ins v. Cit0 o1 >iami Beach,

3 "o.!d '&- I*la /. 993?.

uestions concerning lainti11Gs rior 1elon0 convictions ere clearl0 roer 1or uroses o1

imeaching his truth1ulness as a itness= questions concerning his current incarceration, hile

generall0 inadmissi@le 1or imeachment uroses, ere alloa@le 1or the urose o1 re1uting his

claim that it as the de1endant o11icersG actions that led to his Fnegative ercetionF o1 la

en1orcement EN( 6$, 2ED N (5E /(E$N/(%E, >6(6N *6$ E(EN"6N 6* (>E (6 C6$$EC(DE*CENCE" N /22E/ 2/2E$"


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n @rutalit0 suit against o11icer, 5aaii sureme court admits evidence o1 other rongs he

committed and character evidence shoing roensit0 1or violence >e0er v. Cit0 and Count0 o1

5onolulu, 73 2.!d 49 I5aaii 9&?.

/rgersinger v. 5amlin I4-7 8.". !'? esta@lishes that the right to the assistance o1 counsel,

hether retained or court aointed, is required in all rosecutions hich ma0 result in

imrisonment, unless a comlete *aretta canvas has @een comleted and the request 1or aiving

counsel is granted.

;hile there is a time and lace, erhas 1or 6rders 1inding "ummar0 Contemt under N$"

!!.-3-...erhas, the greatest strength a Hudge can demonstrate is the a@ilit0 to sho a little eaness

to demonstrate something other than ruling ith an iron hand, to do something other than crush an0

voice o1 dissent in her court. (o strangle out o1 litigants the 1reedom to Kealousl0 adovocate on their

on or anotherGs @ehal1 Iin the case o1 licensed attorne0s? is erhas the most heinous, sad, and ugl0

thing a Hudge could do. / Hudge hom demonstrates an a@ilit0 to oversee that hich maes her less

than com1orta@le in her courtroom, that hich she does not necessaril0 agree ith, is a Hudge secure

in hher a@ilities and aare o1 the remium on restraint and atience called 1or in order 1or a Hudge and

court to transcend 1rom mere de@t collector 1or the Cit0 /ttorne0 to imartial ar@iter o1 1act and la.

(o demonstrate otherise ma0 create an atmoshere here court emlo0ees overste their @ounds

and @egin to @ull0 and harass those seeing to access Hustice, a true violation o1 the trust in hich the

u@lic endos such u@lic servants. Even erhas, here >arshals are a@le to hiser into 6rmasGs

ear, in oen court, then here the undersigned needs to use the restroom, the Court 6rders him to

leave his notead in the courtroom, then the udnersigned is summaril0 interrogated @0 the Court 1rom

the Bench in some a0 a@out FdevicesF lie he is a ma1ia in1ormant @eing rundon @0 the Don, then

the undersigned is arrested, stri searched, has his roert0 con1iscated. /nd its imortant roert0,

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including, @ut not limited to to di11erent cell hoens. 5o is the undersigned suosed to

communicate ith clientsQ *urther, the undersigned is a recent victim o1 domestic violence I*%!)

--&7 and *%!)--&&?, and rendering him more vulnera@le through conversion o1 his means o1

emergenc0 communictions, his cell hones, is not Husti1ied here.

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;heres De1endant ent to great lengths to demonstrate to udge 5oard and the $>C that

he is indigent, he, aarentl0, is not alloedO to @e so, so much so that this Court ent against the

Nevada Court o1 imited urisdiction Bench Boo o1 !--& and its !-- "ulement in den0ing the

undersigned the his "i+th /mendment $ight (o Counsel, set 1orth e+licitl0 in several locations in

the Bench Boo and mandator0 authorit0 in the8nited "tates. /rgersinger v. 5amlin, I4-7 8.". !'?.

/ 2etition to 2roceed in *2 and receive a co0 o1 the audio recording o1 an0 roceedings in this

matter is su@mitted along ith this instant 1iling.

Nevada N$C2 -I@?I3? allos a art0 to move 1or relie1 1rom a Hudgment hich is void, and

hile motions made under N$C2 -I@? are generall0 required to F@e made ithin a reasona@le timeF

and to @e adHudicated according to the district courtGs discretion, this is not true in the case o1 a void

Hudgment. Necessaril0 a motion under this art o1 the rule di11ers maredl0 1rom motions under the

other clauses o1 $ule -I@?. (here is no question o1 discretion on the art o1 the court hen a motion

is made under Tthis ortion o1 the $uleU. Nor is there an0 requirement, as there usuall0 is hen

de1ault Hudgments are attaced under $ule -I@?, that the moving art0 sho that he has a

meritorious de1ense. Either a Hudgment is void or it is valid. Determining hich it is ma0 ell resent

a di11icult question, @ut hen that question is resolved, the court must act accordingl0. B0 the same

toen, there is no time limit on an attac on a Hudgment as void. . . . TEUven the requirement that the

motion @e made ithin a Freasona@le time,F hich seems literl0 to al0 . . . cannot @e en1orced ith

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regard to this class o1 motion. 8nderstanda@l0, the arties ere not attuned to our recent aco@s

decision during oral argument. /ccordingl0, it as determined at that time to allo the arties to

sulement their @rie1s in order to determine ith certaint0 hether, in 1act, no de1ault had @een

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2.!d 4-!. 8nder N$C2 -I@? a motion to set aside a void Hudgment is not restricted to the si+ monthsG

eriod seci1ied in the rule. N$C2 '4Ia? rovides that the ord FHudgmentF as used in these rules

includes an0 order 1rom hich an aeal lies. (here1ore there is no merit to aellantsG contention

that the motion to vacate the Hudgment as not timel0 made. *oster v. eis, 7& Nev. 33-, 37! 2.!d

79 INev. L9L9!?. / void Hudgment is su@Hect to collateral attac= a Hudgment is void i1 the

issuing court laced ersonal Hurisdiction or su@Hect matter Hurisdiction= "ee 49 C..". udgments R

4-, at 79! I947 V su. 99?= 4 /m.ur.!d udgments RR !)' I99 V su. 99?.

$eno Cit0 /ttorne0Gs ;ong and 6rmaas shoed a distur@ing lac o1 concern ith regard to

the reorts that an $2D had admitted to taign @ri@es 1rom $ichard E (6 C6$$EC(DE*CENCE" N /22E/ 2/2E$"


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summar0 eviction 1rom a commercial tenanc0 la o11ice here non a0ment o1 rent as not alleged

Iin violation o1 N$" 4-.!'3Gs e+ress dictate against such actions? had aid mone0 to $2D 611icer

Carter to arrest the undersigned Ia @ri@e?. >r. ;ong indicated a comlete lac o1 consternation in

this regard and e+ressed that he intended to conduct Kero 1ollo u ith resect to that trou@ling

@reach o1 the u@lic trust, even though, as a $eno Cit0 /ttorne0, >r. ;ong liel0 has a dut0 to do so

and his 1ailure to ill augur strongl0 toard a 1inding that the $eno Cit0 /ttorne0 is lia@le 1or an0

$2D misconduct on a negligent hiring, training, and suervision claim and that the $eno Cit0

/ttorne0 is aare o1 and, in 1act, rati1ies or endorses such @ri@e taing @0 the $2D 1rom $ichard E (6 C6$$EC(DE*CENCE" N /22E/ 2/2E$"


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CV11-03628-2754417 (Case Appeal Statement)