Thursday, January 16, 2020 - Carson City - Northern Nevada Panel

Smith vs. State, BD. Of Wildlife Comm’rs
Docket Number: 77485
Carson City - 10:00 a.m. - Northern Nevada Panel

Wildlife advocate appellants appeal from an order granting summary judgment against them.

ISSUES:

The advocates primarily challenge the Legislature’s grant of regulatory authority to the Nevada Wildlife Commission, alleging that the Nevada Legislature unconstitutionally delegated lawmaking authority to the Commission.  The advocates also argue that the district court erred by ruling against them on their claims for writ and injunctive relief.

Disclaimer:

This synopsis is intended to provide only general information about this case before the Nevada Supreme Court.  It is not intended to be all-inclusive or reflect all positions of the parties.  To access the documents that have been filed in this matter, type the docket number into the court’s case search page: https://caseinfo.nvsupremecourt.us/public/caseSearch.do

In Re: Parental Rights as to C.A.L C/W 77075
Docket Number: 77074
Carson City - 11:30 a.m. - Northern Nevada Panel

Appellant is challenging the district court’s termination of his parental rights.  This appeal raises the following two issues of first impression.

ISSUES:

(1) whether parties may stipulate to parental fault terms that a district court can then rely on to find parental fault and order a termination of parental rights, (2) whether it is permissible for a district court to join two separate parental rights termination proceedings under NRS 128.090(5) & (6), and (3) whether the district court correctly analyzed the best interest of the child.

Disclaimer:

This synopsis is intended to provide only general information about this case before the Nevada Supreme Court.  It is not intended to be all-inclusive or reflect all positions of the parties.  To access the documents that have been filed in this matter, type the docket number into the court’s case search page: https://caseinfo.nvsupremecourt.us/public/caseSearch.do