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ATT MERLlSS, MD, ; MATTHEW 1. )
ERLISS LIVING TRUST )
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ACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN;
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REEN ACTION LAWN SERVICE )
NO ITS OWNER NERY R MACAL- )
RUZ; DARLENE SHARPE, )
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apacity as an employee of DICKSON )
EAL TY; DICKSON REALTY; NV
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NERGY PUBLIC UTILITY
ORPORATION; NEVADA COURT
ERVICES; JOEL DURDEN,
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rocess server for NEV ADA COURT
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CASE NO: rev20 1 1 -00 1 708
DEPT. NO: 2
AFFIDAVIT I N SUPPORT
OFMOTION FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT DENYING SUMMARY
EVICTIONIMOTION FOR
SANCTIONS/TRIAL STATEMENT
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AFFIDAVIT I N SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
DENYING SUMMARY EVICTION/MOTION FOR SANCTIONSITRIAL
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Document Code:
Zach Coughlin
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Tenant-De,endant-Counterclaimant, Zach Coughlin, here@> ,ile; thi; 7otion, @a;ed
on the +oint; and authoritie; @eloA, the a@ove$re,erenced ;tatute and rule; o, civil
+rocedure, and all +a+er; and +leading; on ,ile herein.
POINTS AND AUTHORITIES
ANALYSIS
8a; Vega; had to enact and get a++roval ,rom the Nevada Su+reme Court ,or
Rule (( o, the 8a; Vega; .u;tice Court Rule; ,or a rea;on. "hat rea;on i; that the
Summar> 1viction +roce;; a; ;et ,orth in NRS (!.2% ;im+l> doe; not alloA ,or
ordering individual; in that ;etting to de+o;it an> amount; into a courtB; rent e;croA
account. 3h> Aould Rule (( o, the .u;tice Court Rule; o, 8a; Vega;, concerning rent
de+o;it; relating to claim; o, uninha@ita@ilit> under NRS 1185.% need to @e enacted
i, NRS Cha+ter; (! and 118a and NevadaB; .u;tice Court Rule; o, Civil *rocedure
authoriCed .u;tice CourtB; .udge; to order tenantB; in the Aar+ ;+eed Summar> 1viction
+roceeding arena to de+o;it monie; into the CourtB; rent e;croA account, in a++arent
contradiction to the dictate; ,ound in NRS (!.2%D)?E 5ctuall>, one ha; to Aonder
hoA 8a; Vega; .u;tice Court Rule (( i; Aa; +ermitted in light o, the legi;lature clearl>
e'+re;;ed intent, in Ariting, in NRS (!.2%D)?E 7a>@e the Nevada Su+reme Court
alloAed 8a; Vega; .u;tice Court to im+lement Rule (( in light o, the hi;toriciall> ,a;t
and tran;ient nature o, large ;Aath; o, the +o+ulation o, 8a; Vega; at an> one time.
*erha+;, that i; under;tanda@le and nece;;ar> in 8a; Vega;. 4oAever, it certainl>
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doe; not entitle a Chico, Cali,ornia neurologi;t to retaliate again;t a li,elong Reno
re;ident Aho ha; ;erved a; a 8egal 5id 2rganiCation attorne> merel> @ecau;e that
tenant doe; not a++reciate having hi; home laA o,,ice ;u@Fect to the variou; +ro@lem;
Ahich NRS 118a.1! +revent; Dr. 7erli;; ,rom relatiating again;t the under;igned ,or
;eeking redre;; ,or. "he;e com+laint; the under;igned i; +rotection ,rom retaliation
,or re+orting include: criminal ma>hem, de;truction o, +ro+ert>, to'ic mold
in,e;tation, in;u,,icient and damaged in;ulation, a @roken AindoA that ha; e'+o;ed
;har+ ;hard; o, gla;; remaining attached to the caulking, @roken kitchen ;ink di;+o;al,
a ,allen ceiling light ,i'tur. 5dditionall>, a Aa;hing machine that tAice ,looded the
living room car+et, Ahen re+aired @> and ,looded again @> G5ntonioH DAho did not
clean u+ the Aater that ,looded the ,loor;, the under;igned did, Aith the under;ignedB;
Aet-dr> Sho+vac in addition to +lacing ,our ,an; out to dr> the ,loor; and +revent
molding o, the car+et and it; underla>ment?, a hand>man Aho ;+oke ne't to no
1ngli;h DAhen the under;igned com+lained o, thi; he Aa; deemed GentitledH @> Dr.
7erli;;, Aho re+eatedl> cho;e to +a> an unlicen;ed +erha+; undocumented Aorked
Aho +re;uma@l> Aa; not ;u@Fect to Iuite a; man> ta'e; a; ;ome other Reno re;ident;
and Aa; there,ore a@le to +rovide com+etitive rate; to Dr. 7erli;;?. Dr. 7erli;;B;
choice o, Aho to em+lo> di,,ered markedl> u+on the entrance o, Ca;e> <aker, 1;I,
into the eIuation: enter Na;h *e;t Control et al?. 5dditional +rotected com+laint;
included crum@ling ;tair; to the ,ront entrance o, the home laA o,,ice, rotting Aood
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and +eeling gri+ ;tri+; on the Aooden deck directl> @e,ore the ,ront door, crum@ling
@rick ;te+; in the @ack>ard, e'treme no'iou; Aeed; ;+routing u+ on @oth +ro+ertie;
oAned @> Dr. 7erli;; DAhich al;o create e'tremel> +ain,ul goathead; dried out Aeed
carca;;e; that are real haCard to dogB; +aA;?. Dr. 7erli;; remarked in Ariting a@out
hoA much more he like dealing Aith the under;ignedB; ,ormer co$tenant, 7eli;;a /lloa
DAho took CoughlinB; ;hare o, the ,inal tAo month; ;he lived at the re;idence and
,ailed to ,orAard it on to Dr. 7erli;;, @ut Aho did ;u@;eIuentl> arrange to make
+a>ment; Aith Dr. 7erli;;, an intere;ting dou@le di++ing ;cenario @eing created
Ahere@> Dr. 7erli;; could +otentiall> recou+ much more than he ,eel; he i; oAed?.
7;. /lloa i; hal, 7e'ican, her ,ather ha; @een a ;ort order cook ,or over 2! >ear; a,ter
moving to the /nited State; ,rom Zacateca;, 7e'ico. "he under;igned ha; made a
+rotected com+laint that he i; @eing di;criminated again;t on the @a;i; o, hi; inclu;ion
in ;everal +rotected cla;;, ie, hi; race, national origin, and ;e'. 3here Dr. 7erli;;
,ind; 7;. /lloa a ,re;h @reeCe, he ,ind; the under;igned an GentitledH thorn in hi; ;ide,
Gkee+ing him aAa> ,rom the im+ortant Aork he i; doing in hi; medical +ractice.H
Similarl>, Dr. 7erli;; i; una@le to hold Darlene Shar+e, a ,emaile, or the :reen 5ction
8aA Service creA and it; oAner, all 4i;+anic, accounta@le ,or the +ro+ert> damage
the> cau;e and Ahich 7;. Shar+e encouraged, de;+ite the ,act that the :reen 5ction
8aA Service creA Aa; aAare o, the laAn car+eting at the under;ignedB; re;idence +rior
to making their @id to Aork on the land;ca+ing-Aeed; at that re;idence. "hat creA Aa;
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Aell aAare o, the laAn car+eting ,rom the entire da> ) o, them ;+ent Aeeding the
hou;e Dr. 7erli;; oAn; ne't door to the under;ignedB; re;idence Danother headache
entirel> con;idering the e'treme nui;iance created @> the :reen 5ction creA in taking
an hour and a hal, to di;mantle an aluminum truck cam+er ;hell through the +roce;; o,
@anging on it Aith metal hammer; and dro++ing @older; on it a@out 2! ,eet ,rom
CoughlinB; re;idence over 9! minute +eriod, to achieve their ;tated goal o, not Ggetting
charged e'tra @> the dum+H?. "he :reen 5ction creA admitted to Coughlin Dand
Coughlin Aa; +revented ,rom ;u@mitting video and audio recording; into the record @>
.udge S,erraCCa, de;+ite the ;alient im+ortance to CoughlinB; counterclaim; an>
;tatement; the> made Aould have a; to Ahether Dr. 7erli;; i; re;+on;i@le ,or or
rati,ied the +ro+ert> damage to Coughlin care,ul Aool green laA car+et in;tallation,
Ahich Aa; laid, cut, and notched around the hou;e and e'terior ,ence in a ver>
e'acting manner, onl> to @e converted @> the :reen 5ction creA and le,t in the ;treet
and ;ideAalk near the hou;e, creating a the,t haCard and e'igent ;ituation in Ahich the
under;ignedB; laA +ractice ;u,,ered economic damage; and Coughlin Aa; reIuired to
take immediate action to mitigate the damage;.
0, the Reno .u;tice Court Aant; to im+lement ;omething ;imilar to .u;tice Court
Rule (( o, 8a; Vega;, it mu;t ,ir;t have the rule a++roved @> the Su+reme Court o,
Nevada. See, Nevada .CRC* R/81 8%. GR/81S <6 ./S"0C1 C2/R"S: 1ach
Fu;tice or Fu;tice court in a toAn;hi+ Aith more than one Fu;tice, @> action o, a maForit>
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o, the Fu;tice; thereo,, ma> ,rom time to time make and amend the rule; governing it;
+ractice not incon;i;tent Aith the;e rule;. Co+ie; o, rule; and amendment; ;o made @>
an> Fu;tice court ;hall u+on their +romulgation @e ,urni;hed to the Su+reme Court, @ut
;hall not @ecome e,,ective until a,ter a++roval @> the Su+reme Court and +u@lication.
0n all ca;e; not +rovided ,or @> the;e rule; the Fu;tice court; ma> regulate their +ractice
in an> manner not incon;i;tent Aith the;e rule;.H
8a; Vega; .u;tice Court Rule (( a++lie; in 8a; Vega;. <ut that i; 8a; Vega;,
and thi; i; Reno. "he tAo have alAa>;, alAa>;, @een ver>, ver> di,,erent, +roviding an
e'cellent ,oil to each other. 5; ;uch, the Reno .u;tice Court ;hould a++l> the
a++lica@le laA and not ,a;hion order; that e;;entiall> ,olloA 8a; Vega; .u;tice Court
Rule (( until ;uch time a; the Reno .u;tice Court choo;e; to im+lement ;uch a rule
and get; it ;igned o,, on @> the Nevada Su+reme Court. 0 +er;onall> ho+e the> do not.
2ur toAn, Ahich 0 have lived in almo;t e'clu;ivel> ;ince a@out 19#9, doe; not need to
make thing; ea;ier ,or ;lumlord; Aho do not care a@out our cit> and merel> ;ee it a; a
+ro,it center ,or their real e;tate enter+ri;e;. 0 do not get u+ in the morning and decide
0 am going to @e a ;urgeon that da>. 2ne ;houldnBt ;eek to me a neurologi;t in Chico,
Cali,ornia and +re;ume that ;omehoA magicall> all the dutie; attendant to a +ro+ert>
manager or actual landlord Aill Fu;t magicall> take care o, them;elve; or @e handled
and ;u@;idiCed @> the tenant. 0t i; e;+eciall> amu;ing to hear a +h>;ician re+eatedl>
;eem to in;i;t that the Gim+ortanceH o, their GAork and medical +racticeH ;omehoA
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Fu;ti,ie; ;uch an arrangement. 3ell, Dr. 7erli;;, +eo+le here in lil olB Reno are doing
im+ortant thing; too. 2ne attorne>, Aho ;erved ,ormerl> ,or a 8egal 5id 2rganiCation
a; a dome;tic violence attorne> i; noA rather immer;ed in +rotecting tenantB; right; in
Reno and throughout Nevada. "hat ;ame attorne> i; @u;> Aorking to +rotect the
intere;t; o, homeoAner; ,acing "ru;teeB; ;ale;, +articularl> noA that the Nevada
Su+reme Court ha; ;et a tone along Aith the 7a;;achu;ett; in i;;uing the tAo .ul> #,
2!11 deci;ion; D8e>va and *a;illa;? related to the ,oreclo;ure mediation +roce;; and
the a++lica@ilit> o, ;anction; again;t lenderB; agent; Aho make re+re;entation; not
@a;ed in ,act Aith re;+ect to a;;ignment; o, mortgage; or deed; and the e'tent to
Ahich tho;e re+re;entative; have the authorit> to +artici+ate in the ,oreclo;ure
mediation in good ,aith and the tran;+arenc> and truth,ulne;; evinced in tho;e
re+re;entative; ;tatement; regarding Ahom the> re+re;ent Done lender, all the lender;,
the "ru;teeE?. 2, cour;e, i, the Reno .u;tice Court im+lement; it; oAn ver;ion o, 8a;
Vega; .u;tice CourtB; Rule ((, think o, the +o;;i@ilitie;J 3h>, +rett> ;oon, Ae here in
Reno could have gu>; +a;;ing out +ro;titution +am+hlet; and ,l>er; to ever> touri;t
the> come acro;;. 3e could have our 1R ;hut doAn entirel>. 3e could have a
horri,icall> @ad college ,oot@all teamJ 8a; Vega; i; a cit> 0 dearl> love, and it i; Ahere
0 Aent to laA ;chool and +a;;ed the .ul> 2!!1 @ar e'amination Aith the <o>d School
o, 8aAB; charter cla;;, a grou+ o, gam@ler; Aho Aent to the ;chool +rior to it @ecoming
accredited and Ahile it Aa; hou;ed in the old *aradi;e 1lementar> School @uilding on
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7ar>land 5ve. 4oAever, 8a; Vega; ,ace; entirel> di,,erent challenge; and
o++ortunitie; than Reno doe;, in ,act, the va;tne;; o, our Aonder,ul ;tate +re;ent; trul>
odd com+ari;on;. Reno and 8a; Vega; are con;idered a ;ort o, +air due to the ;tate
line;, hoAever, di;tance Ai;e, that i; ;ort o, like ;a>ing +eo+le in 3a;;au, 3i;con;in
and NeA 2rlean;, 8oui;iana have ;o much in common that the .u;tice CourtB; in tho;e
citie; can ea;il> u;e the ;ame rule;. 0 do not ,eel that that i; the ca;e and it o,,end; me
greatl> to ;ee +eo+le Aho have rented a hou;e ,or 2! >ear; @e ;u@Fect to a retaliator>
eviction like that ;een in *aullin v. Sutton, 198), #2( *.2d #(9, 1!2 Nev. (21.
"he time$line o, CoughlinB; Aritten com+laint;, e;ta@li;hed in e'cruciating
detail in the attache chronological collection o, time ;tam+ed email; @etAeen landlord
and tenant clearl> e;ta@li;he; a retaliator> motive and intent on Dr. 7erli;;B; +art.
0ndeed, Dr. 7erli;; on numerou; occa;ion; re,erred to the under;igned a; GentitledH.
5 retaliator> animu; i; clearl> evince in ;uch ;tatement;, and a; ;uch the actual
damage; alloAed under NRS 118a ;hould @e granted, +articularl> in light o, the
e'tremel> @ad ,aith ,act; +re;ent in thi; ca;e. 0t; em@arra;;ing reall>. "he landlord
and hi; attorne>B; have over;een a ;ummar> eviction +roceeding that ha; included
im+ermi;;i@le G+o+H in;+ection; D,or Ahich the> attem+ted to create a++earance o, a
@reach on tenantB; +art de;+ite tenant; e'+re;; ;tatement; to the attorne> and
videogra+her Aho ;hoAed u+ to Gin;+ect and re+airH ha@ita@ilit> i;;ue; that the> Aere
not +revented ,rom conducting there in;+ection. 0t i; curiou; that landlordB; attorne>
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did not have hi; videogra+her ,ire u+ her recording eIui+ment i, Coughlin Aa; reall>
@ehaving in the manner <aker allege;. "he under;igned could go on ,or hour; a@out
all the little curiou; act; and +o;ition; taken @> <aker, 1;I,, including ;ending de@t
collection notice; not @a;ed in ,act or laA D7r. <aker canBt @e trou@led to make
rea;ona@l> diligent inIuir>, like reading the 2! +age; o, email; Coughlin +rovided him
chronicling the Aritten notice; o, ha@ita@ilit> i;;ue;, the agreed to rent deducdtion; @>
hi; client, and the rent +ortion; <akerB; client ha; alread> recovered ,rom CoughlinB;
,ormer co$tenant and the arrangemnet; and agreement; Dr. 7erli;; made in Ariting
Aith that ,ormer co$tenant, 7eli;;a /lloa, Ahere@> Dr. 7erli;; and 7;. /lloa made
arrangment; ,or her to re+a> Dr. 7erli;; the +ortion; o, rent ,or Ahich 7;. /lloa took
the under;igned; u;ual ;hare o, the rent and ,ailed to ,orAard it on to Dr. 7erli;; Da;
Aa; the co$tenant; e;ta@li;hed +ractice ,or the 18 month; in Ahich the> coha@itated at
the re;idence-o,,ice the rented ,rom Dr. 7erli;;?. "hi; i; al;o a 7otion to Strike
<akerB; outrageou; allegation; o, Gl>ingH. Coun;el <aker ha; in;tructed thi; Court that
the Seller; doe; not alloA ,or ;anction; or attorne>B; ,ee; to @e aAarded to +ro ;e
litigant;, even one; Aho are attorne>; licen;ed in the State o, Nevada. Non;en;e.
NOTE: Awarding Attorney's Fees to Pro Se Litigants Under Rule 11, .une, 199#, 9
7ich. 8. Rev. 2%!8, .erem> D. S+ector.
&urthr, doe; (!.28! reIuire landlord to ,ile a certi,icate o, mailing in addition to
Ahen a +roce;; ;erver veri,ie; that the notice Aa; ta+ed to the door vi; a vi; NRS
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118a.19!D2?E 0, ;o, thi; +roceeding mu;t @e di;mi;;d a; the ;ummar> eviction nature
i; held to ;trict adherence to +rocedural, notice, and ;ervice reIuirement;.
&urther, di;engenuou;l>, <aker actuall> ;ought ;anction; again;t the
under;igned Ahile al;o arguing the under;igned Aa; +recluded ,rom receiving and
attorne>B; ,ee; aAard or ;anctdion; aAard in light o, the under;ignedB; +ro ;e ;tatu;.
4oA i; that argument rea;ona@l> @a;ed in laAE Doe; <aker have ;ome G,ree +a;;H 0
do not knoA o, that let; him throA a @unch o, mud at a mall and G;ee Ahat ;tick;H
Ahere other attorne>; Aould @e ;anctionedE 3h> Aould that @e the ca;eE 0; getting
;anctioned her and thre a Gco;t o, doing @u;ine;;H that <aker and Richard :. 4ill,
1;I., ;hould @e made to @are once in a AhileE Can a +ro ;e litigant, Aho ha++en; to @e
an attorne> licen;ed in the ;tate Ahere the action i; @rought, @e ;anctioned under NRS
#.!8, even Ahere ;ome +rohi@ition ma> a++l> again;t an attorne> re+re;enting
him;el, receiving attorne>B; ,ee;E 0; that not an untena@le ;ituation Ahere ;omeone
like <aker can Ghave it @oth Aa>;HE Seller; v. &ourth .udicial Di;t. Ct., 119 Nev. 2),
#1 * .%d (9 D2!!%?, @ut, ;ee: NOTE: Awarding Attorney's Fees to Pro Se Litigants
Under Rule 11, .une, 199#, 9 7ich. 8. Rev. 2%!8, .erem> D. S+ector. <aker cite; no
authorit> on thi; or an> other i;;ue that live; an>Ahere @e>ond ,orm motion, tem+late
time, turn and @urn +ractice o, laA. 3hile <aker did manage to cite the SellerB; ca;e,
he Iuote; no language ,rom it and ;eemingl> make; not attem+t to anal>Ce it; ruling.
4e ;hould have. Seller; ;+eak; to aAard; o, attorne>B; ,ee; to +revailing +artie; in
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civil action;. 0t doe; not +ur+ort to ;+eak to attorne>B; ,ee; aAard; ;temming ,rom
Rule 11 violation, a ;ituation Ahere the granting o, attorne>B; ,ee; to an attorne> +ro ;e
litigant i; ,ar more acce+ted throughout 5merican Furi;+rudence. Sim+l> +ut, the
SellerB; ca;e i; ina++lica@le and <aker ;hould ;to+ citing ca;e; Ahere he clearl> ha; a
ver> ;halloA gra;+ o, Ahat the> ;+eak to.
"o Ait:
G;tate; that have con;idered Ahether an attorne> +ro+er +er;on litigant
ma> @e aAarded attorne> ,ee; are divided, Aith a ;light maForit>
+ermitting ;uch ,ee;. Deci;ion; a++roving ,ee aAard; to attorne> +ro+er
+er;on litigant; generall> do ;o on the @a;i; that an attorne> i; +aid ,or
rendering legal ;ervice;, and i, he render; ;uch ;ervice; on hi; oAn
@ehal,, it re;ult; in a; much +ecuniar> lo;; to him a; i, he +aid another
attorne> to render the ;ame ;ervice;. So, i, a lo;ing +art> mu;t +a>
attorne> ,ee; an>Aa>, it ;hould make no di,,erence Ahether the ,ee; are
to @e +aid to an attorne> re+re;enting him;el, or another attorne>
em+lo>ed @> him. 0n ;hort, Ka laA>erB; time and advice are hi; ;tock in
trade.K...3e inter+ret NRS )9.!%! to reIuire that all +ro+er +er;on
litigant;, Ahether attorne> or non$attorne>, @e o@ligated to +a> attorne>
,ee; a; a +rereIui;ite ,or an aAard o, +revailing +art> attorne> ,ee;.
"hi; inter+retation give; e,,ect to the 8egi;latureB; clear intent that the
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+revailing +art> in Fu;ticeB; court @e reim@ur;ed @> the lo;ing +art> ,or
out$o,$+ocket co;t; incurred to +ro;ecute the ;uit. "o inter+ret the
;tatute otherAi;e Aould reIuire u; to rede,ine Ahat i; meant @> an
attorne> ,ee, Ahich i; commonl> under;tood to @e the ;um +aid or
charged ,or legal ;ervice;. <ecau;e 7attheA; re+re;ented him;el, and
did not +a> or incur an> o@ligation to +a> attorne> ,ee;, the Fu;ticeB;
court e'ceeded it; Furi;diction @> aAarding ;uch ,ee;. 3e there,ore
grant, in +art, the +etition ,or a Arit o, certiorari.H Seller; v. &ourth
.udicial Di;t. Ct., 119 Nev. 2), #1 * .%d (9 D2!!%?.
NRS )9.!%! G*revailing +art> alloAed attorne>B; ,ee to @e ta'ed a; co;t; in
Fu;tice court. "he +revailing +art> in an> civil action at laA in the Fu;tice court; o, thi;
State ;hall receive, in addition to the co;t; o, court a; noA alloAed @> laA, a
rea;ona@le attorne> ,ee. "he attorne> ,ee ;hall @e ,i'ed @> the Fu;tice and ta'ed a;
co;t; again;t the lo;ing +art>.H So, <akerB; @ig contri@ution to the legal re;earch
reIuired to rule on thi; ca;e i; to cite SellerB;, Ahich doe; not ;+eak to Ahether a +ro ;e
attorne> can receive attorne>B; ,ee; +ur;uant to a Rule 11 ;anction. "he ;tatute
involved doe; not a++l> here, either, Ahere a Rule 11 Sanction motion i; in +la>.
&urther, even i, it did a++l>, Ahich it doe; not, Coughlin did H+a> or incur an>
o@ligation to +a> attorne> ,ee;H a; he ha; ;tated in the &act ;ection that he +aid to and
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incurred ;uch an o@ligation to him;el,. 3here 7attheA; ma> have not @een e'act
enough in hi; +leading;, Coughlin ha; @een.
&urther, <aker ha; unFu;ti,ia@l> redacted ;everal +ortion; o, hi; @ill and i;
a++arentl> currentl> tr>ing to charge Coughlin at <akerB; hourl> rate a; an attorne>
Ahenever Coughlin e'erci;e; hi; ;tatutor> right to contact the landlord Din thi; ca;e,
the landlord i; a re+re;ented +art>, a; ;uch Coughlin ha; a;ked <aker ,or an
a++ro+riate +art> to re+ort ha@ita@ilit> i;;ue; to Aho i; not @illing at the hourl> rate o,
a licen;ed attorne> ,or ;uch ;im+le matter; a; coordinating the re+air o, a @roken
AindoA?. "he ne't tAo ca;e; e;ta@li;h that ;uch ;tatement; do not need to @e
+roduced or can @e ;electivel> redacted, a; long a; there i; other evidence that
adeIuate de;cri@e; the ;ervice; rendered or ,rom Ahich claim; a++ortionment can @e
revieAed @> the trial court. :regg v. Revelle D:regg 0?, 2!!( 38 2)!1#8! D(th Di;t.,
Div. 1 Nov. 1#, 2!!(? Dun+u@li;hed?. 0deal i; entitled to di;cover the in,ormation it
reIuire; to a++rai;e the rea;ona@lene;; o, the amount o, ,ee; reIue;ted @> 0&0C,
including the nature and e'tent o, the Aork done @> 0&0CB; coun;el on variou; +ha;e;
o, the ca;e, ;o that it ma> +re;ent to the court an> legitimate challenge; to 0&0CB;
claim. See National 5;;Bn o, Concerned Veteran; v. Secretar> o, De,en;e, )# &.2d
1%19, 1%29 DD.C. Cir. 1982?. 0&0C ma> o+t to Aithhold @illing ;tatement; under a
claim o, attorne>$client +rivilege9 hoAever, Ahere 0&0CB; a;;ertion o, a +rivilege
re;ult; in the Aithholding o, in,ormation nece;;ar> to 0dealB; de,en;e to 0&0CB; claim
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again;t it, the +rivilege mu;t give Aa> to 0dealB; right to mount a de,en;e. /nder the
common$laA doctrine o, im+lied Aaiver, the attorne>$ client +rivilege i; Aaived Ahen
the client +lace; otherAi;e +rivileged matter; in controver;>. See ) .ame; 3. 7oore,
et al., 7ooreB; &ederal *ractice ; 2).(9LM D%d ed. 199#?. "hi; court e'+lained the
rationale underl>ing the im+lied Aaiver doctrine in 0n re Sealed Ca;e, )#) &.2d #9%
DD.C. Cir. 1982?: 0m+lied Aaiver deal; Aith an a@u;e o, a +rivilege.... 3here ;ociet>
ha; ;u@ordinated it; intere;t in the ;earch ,or truth in ,avor o, alloAing certain
in,ormation to remain con,idential, it need not alloA that con,identialit> to @e u;ed a; a
tool ,or mani+ulation o, the truth$;eeking +roce;;.... L5 +art> a;;erting attorne>$client
+rivilegeM cannot @e alloAed, a,ter di;clo;ing a; much a; he +lea;e;, to Aithhold the
remainder. 0d. at 8!# DIuotation omitted?. "hi; i; +articularl> true Ahere, a; here, a
+art> +artiall> di;clo;e; the allegedl> +rivileged in,ormation in ;u++ort o, it; claim
again;t another, @ut then a;;ert; the +rivilege a; a @a;i; ,or Aithholding ,rom it;
o++onent the remainder o, the in,ormation Ahich i; nece;;ar> to de,end again;t the
claim. 5ccord /nited State; v. 3e;tern 1lec. Co., 1%2 &.R.D. 1, % DD.D.C. 199!?
DAhere client +laced coun;elB; action; at i;;ue, client Aa; +recluded ,rom a;;erting
Aork$+roduct +rivilege a; to an> document; that undermined clientB; +o;ition Ahile at
the ;ame time +roducing Aork$+roduct that ;u++orted +o;ition?9 <>er; v. <urle;on,
1!! &.R.D. (%), ((! DD.D.C. 198%? Dattorne>$client +rivilege im+liedl> Aaived Ahere
+rivileged in,ormation i; nece;;ar> to re;olve +reci;e i;;ue Ahich +art> a;;erting
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+rivilege interFect$ ed into the ca;e?9 3ender v. /nited Service; 5uto. 5;;Bn, (%( 5.2d
1%#2, 1%#( DD.C. 1981? D@> a;;erting it; reliance on advice o, coun;el a; a material
element o, it; de,en;e, +art> Aaived the attorne>$client +rivilege Aith re;+ect to all
communication; to or ,rom coun;el concerning the tran;action?. <> claiming
indemni,ication o, attorne>B; ,ee; ,rom 0deal and o,,ering the @illing ;tatement; a;
evidence o, the ;ame, 0&0C Aaived it; attorne>$client +rivilege Aith re;+ect to the
redacted +ortion; o, the @illing ;tatement; and an> other communication; going to the
rea;ona@lene;; o, the amount o, the ,ee aAard. See 0n re Sealed Ca;e, 8## &.2d 9#),
98!$81 DD.C. Cir. 1989? DKL5M Aaiver o, the +rivilege in an attorne>$ client
communication e'tend; to all other communication; relating to the ;ame ;u@Fect
matter.K?
<aker ;u@mitted ;ome @ill;, Aith ;everal redaction;, in an attem+t to ;u++ort hi;
motion ,or ;anction;. <aker did not hoAever, ;u@mit an> +roo, that 7erli;; actuall>
+aid the @ill or otherAi;e o@ligated him;el, to +a> it. 5; ;uch, hi; motion ;hould @e
denied.
<. 71R80SS 5ND <5=1R S42/8D <1 Sanctioned &2R 40S &R0V282/S 5ND
V1N5"02/S &080N: 5ND 750N"1N5NC1 2& "40S *R2C11D0N:
1ven though he ha; +ulled the Da> Summar> 1viction he tried get over on
Coughlin in R1V2!11$1(92, al@eit too late to avoid committing ;anctiona@le conduct,
<aker ;till a;ked the court to let him Ain on it, curiou;l>. 4oA man> coache; +ull
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their +la>er; o,, the ,ield, tell them to go to the locker room ,or good, then +lead Aith
the re,eree to change the ;core@oard to re,lect a Ain ,or the team that IuitE 3h> ;erve
the Summar> 1viction in the ,ir;t +lace i, one did not intend to +roceed Aith itE Could
it @e 7erli;; Aa; Fu;t ho+ing to ;neak one @> Coughlin and the courtE 5; ;et ,orth
a@ove, <akerB; motion i; ,atall> ,laAed, and not Aarranted @> e'i;ting laA or an>
argument ,or change to the e'i;ting laA. C,., NRS #.!8D1?, R*C %.1.
<aker continue; to ;chle+ hi; legal ;t>ling; Aithout an> regard ,or +ro+er
+rocedure, controlling laA, or thi; courtB; order; Dthe oneB; that actuall> @are a Fudge;
;ignature, not Fu;t hi; +rinted name on non +leading +a+er?. &urther, <aker ;eem; to
lo;e intere;t in citing +recedent Ahenever it Aould reIuire an actual tri+ to the laA
li@rar>, rather than Fu;t regurgitating rotel>, tem+late ;t>le, the mo;t @a;ic and @road
rule; o, laA and ;tatute; involved. 4i; intent in doing ;o i; o@viou;l> onl> to ve' ,or
mone>, and to cau;e Coughlin anno>ance and Aor;e. 7erli;; and <akerB; action; are
;o ,ar out;ide the @all+ark o, rea;ona@le or +ro,e;;ional conduct, and ;o ;macking o,
cho+ ;ho+, @> a licen;ed attorne> ;o a; to make it ea;> not to re;ort to GknoA it Ahen 0
;ee itH vaguene;; or ad hominem attack, @ut rather to alloA ,or ;im+l> ;tating ;ome
+recedent and a++l>ing the ,act; to it. 0R5C. <aker ;u@+eona; multi+le Aitne;; DNa;h
*e;t Control? Aho do not even have an>thign to te;ti,> a@out. 0, the 8ea;t 5greement
reIuire; (8 notice, +erha+; Ariten, the hoA i; ;ending Na;h *e;t Control l;; than 2!
hour; a,ter 7erli;; ;ent the tenant and GemailH +o;;i@l> in com+liance Aith the notice
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reIuirement; ,or ;uch G+o+H in;+ection;E 0t i; not. So Ah> Aa;ter Na;h *et Control;
time and ;omeoneB; mone> to @oth ;end Na;h *e;t Control to the re;idence, then to the
court, a; Aell a; +u;h a @unch o, ;u@+oena; all over the land;ca+e and ,iling o,,ice
de;kE 0t ma> look like legal Aork, @ut are >ou ;ure it i;E <aker, and +erha+;, Richard
:. 4ill, 1;I., ;hould @e ;anctioned under NRS #.!8D1? ,or hi; calloA incom+etence
and ve'atiou; conduct. Coughlin ha; actuall>, rea;ona@l> and nece;;aril> incurred at
lea;t O,!!! in the +re+aration o, the +leading; and court a++earance; he ha; +ut ,orth
;o ,ar in thi; matter, and in dealing Aith <akerB; regretta@le, decla;;e conduct in thi;
matter. <aker ;hould @e ;anctioned in that amount, +lu; an> ,ee; incurred in dra,ting a
re+l> in ;u++ort o, thi; motion, and +re+aring ,or and attending an> hearing. 2h,
>eah, al;o, <akerB; client had the electricit> ;hut o,, to the re;idence in the middle o,
the ,ive da> +eriod ,or Ahich Coughlin Aa; entitled to ,ile a "enantB; 5,,idavit to
avoid eviction. 2h, and, the ;ame da>, <aker and a videogra+her ;hoAed u+ to the
home laA o,,ice to do a videota+ed Gin;+ectionH and to G,i'H ha@ita@ilit> i;;ue;, onl>
to make ;ome lame attem+t; to ,ind a @reach rather than Fu;t conduct the in;+ection
the> had @illed hour; on to arrange.
NRS (!.2% ;+eci,icall> +rovide; that i, >ou +aid the rent or tried to +a> the rent
Dcalled Gtendered the rentH in legale;e?, then >ou have a legal de,en;e to a +a> rent or
Iuit eviction. NRS 1185.% alloA; >ou to Aithhold rent i, D1? >our dAelling violate;
NRS 1185.29! DNevadaP; ha@ita@ilit> laA?, D2? >ou have +rovided Aritten notice to
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>our landlord, and D%?>our landlord ha; not ,i'ed thi; +ro@lem or attem+ted to ,i' the
+ro@lem Aithin 1( da>;. See the ;ection o, ha@ita@ilit> laA ,or ,urther detail;. 0, the
landlord ha; ,i'ed or attem+ted to ,i' the +ro@lem, or >ou are not current Aith the rent,
>ou cannot Aithhold rent. 5l;o, NRS 1185.% reIuire; >ou to de+o;it >our rent Aith
the court Ahen >ou ,ile >our a,,idavit. "he court Aill determine Ahen the landlord Aill
get the rent,
NRS 1185.(9! alloA; one to o,,;et or ;u@tract ,rom >our rent an> amount the
landlord oAe; >ou under >our lea;e, NRS Cha+ter 1185, or other a++lica@le laA. "o
have a de,en;e to a non+a>ment eviction, thi; o,,;et amount mu;t eIual or e'ceed the
rent >ou oAe to the landlord. Coughlin incurred at lea;t O1,!!! in damage; in ,i'ing
the ;ituation created @> 7erli;;, Darlene Shar+e, and :reen 5ction 8aAn Service
incident to the ma>hem and conver;ion o, the Aoolen green laAn car+et. Coughlin
;eek; and 2rder granting ;uch damage;. "he 8ea;e 5greement clearl> make; Dr.
7erli;; re;+on;i@le ,or :reen 5ction and Darlene Shar+e; conduct, Ahich he rati,ied.
Similarl>, in addition to the +enaltie; alloAed ,or interru+tion o, e;;ential ;ervice;
DO1,!!!, ;uch a;, here, ,or electricit>, turn o,, during the da> +eriod alloAed ,or
,iling a "enantB; 5,,idavit? Dr. 7erli;; ;hould @e re;+on;i@le ,or the con;eIuential
damage; incident to the electricit> ;hut o,,. Some O(!! in +eri;ha@le; and grocerie;
Aere ruined @> having the +oAer ;hut o,, un$noticed @> NV 1nereg> and Dr. 7erli;;.
Dr. 7erli;; enFo>ed the a@ilit> to control the account, he ;hould @e accounta@le ,or the
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un$noticed interru+tion. "he ,ull O1,!!! ;hould @e aAarded, in +art ,or the O!! Aorth
o, +eri;ha@le and grocerie; ;+oliating, @ut ,urther ,or the @u;ine;; and o++ortunit>
co;t; to Coughlin occa;ioned @> the emergenc> ;ituation created @> 7erli;;B; and NV
1nerg>B; un$noticed ;hut o,, o, an e;;ential ;ervice, electricit>, to CoughlinB; home laA
o,,ice. NRS 1185.%9! alloA; tenantB; to ;ue the landlord ,or O1,!!! in ;tatutor>
damage;, +lu; actual damage;. 7erli;; ;hould @e ordered to +a> the ,ull O1,!!! in
;tatutor> damage;, +lu; actual damage; o, another O2,2!! dollar; DO(!! in +eri;ha@le;
and grocerie; lo;t, +lu; . @illa@le hour; attorne> time at O2!!-hr, +lu; a O#!! red
adult male :ar> &i;her 7ountain <ike Aa; ;tolen ,rom CoughlinB; @ack >ard u+on NV
1nerg>B; un$noticed entrance into the @ack>ard, Ahich i; gated, and e'iting leaving the
gate Aide o+en. "he 8ea;e 5grement i; clear in holding Dr. 7erli;; re;+on;i@le ,or
;uch damage; to CoughlinB; +ro+ert>. Coun;el <aker made a @ig deal a@out the
G,reedom to contractH, and clearl> Dr. 7erli;; ,reel> entered into a lea;e Aith a
lia@ilit> +rovi;ion that i; noA Aorking again;t him and hi; crude, ve'atiou; method;.
0t i; not clear to Coughlin that an>thing in NRS 1185 or el;eAhere actuall>
reIuire; Coughlin to de+o;it an>thing into a Grent e;croA accountH. "he O2,2#
Coughlin Aa; ,orced to de+o;it in the CourtB; rent e;croA account ;hould @e returned
to Coughlin at once. Coughlin did not +roceed under the +rocedure; ,or Aithholding
rent. 5@;ent minded, not detailed oriented, out o, the countr> landlord 7erli;; ;im+l>
decided he Aa; oAed rent ,rom tAo and three month; +rior to hi; making demand; ,or
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it, never mind the rent deduction; he agreed to in Ariting and the +ro+ert> damage ,or
Ahich the 8ea;e 5greement Ahich 7erli;; ,reel> entered into hold; him lia@le.
"he ;tatute i; +ro$landlord enough Aithout ever>@od> and their @rother inter+reting,
en,orcing, Note Re+l>ing it, and otherAi;e ve'atiou;l> ;eeking to leverage it again;t
Nevadan;, legi;lating ,rom the ,iling o,,ice de;king, ,a'ing it e' +arte to o++o;ing
coun;el, attem+ting to get an e' +arte emergenc> 2rder reIuiring 0n;+ection, +erha+;
even one that did not have the ;ervice it +ur+orted to have in the *roo, o, Service
attached to it in the ver;ion ;ent to Coughlin, Aherea; the ver;ion in the CourtB; ,ile
lack; a *roo, o, Service, much le;; a /S*S Certi,icate o, 7ailing, and the ,ile ,urther
;eem; to have ;omehoA had a ;igned 2rder @> .u;tice o, the *eace Cli,ton, a++arentl>
@uttre;;ed u+on a *roo, o, Service Aa; not ,iled, curiou;, ver> curiou;. "he le;; ;aid
a@out troglod>te +roce;; ;erver; de;cending u+on citiCenB; @ack >ard; and home; and
+la>ing drum; on their AindoA; ,or, ;a>, (! minute; at a time, % time; a da>, the
@etter, Ahile announcing them;elve; in a mi;leading manner intended to a++l> the
+oAer or color o, laA to an> demand; the> i;;ue in a loud, @elligerent, "otalitarian,
5uthoritarian voice Ahile Aearing a out,it looking ;u;+iciou;l> clo;e in color and cut
to tho;e t>+icall> Aorn @> mem@er; o, laA o,,ice, ;+eci,icall> tho;e Aith the 3a;hoe
Count> Sheri,,B; 2,,ice, ;ame @roAn and tan. Service mu;t @e done in a +eacea@le
maimer. NRS (!.22! and NRS (!.2%D?D@?. 5n> lea;e +rovi;ion @roader than thi; in
alloAing ;el, hel+ i; void a; again;t +u@lic +olic>. (9 5m .ur 2d Q%% at *. %1(. 0
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could @e dead Arong a@out the;e legal i;;ue;, @ut...0 +romi;e >ou 0 Aill make ;ure the
Nevada Su+reme Court tell; me that @e,ore 0 Aill give u+ on thi; ca;e, >ou have m>
;olemn voA.
Nev. .CRC* R/81 1!(. N2"0C1 2& 415R0N:
*rior to the holding o, a hearing ,or ;ummar> eviction, the Fu;tice ;hall determine
the method o, ;ervice o, notice o, the hearing on @oth +artie;. "he date o, ;ervice o,
the notice ;hall @e calculated to a,,ord the +artie; ;u,,icient o++ortunit> to +re+are their
ca;e; and @e +re;ent at the hearing. 5 Fu;tice court ma> enact rule; reIuiring landlord;
to +rovide additional in,ormation to tenant; on the notice o, eviction, and ;uch rule;
;hall not @e ;u@Fect to the +rovi;ion; o, Rule 8%.
0t i; not clear hoA Nevada .CRC* relate; to .CRR" 2B; contention that nothing
in the .CRR" a++lie; to landlord tenant action;...>et, the Reno .u;tice Court ,iling
2,,ice order; tenant; to call them, to come doAn the ne't da> and ;u@mit to ;ervice,
etc. 3here do ;uch rule; or +olicie; ;tem ,romE
"he .u;tice Court Rule; o, Reno "oAn;hi+ clearl> ;tate, in Rule 2, that the> do
not a++l> to landlord tenant matter;. So, Ahere doe; thi; ,iling o,,ice get the authorit>
,or ordering tenant; to call them or come doAn and @e ;erved and otherAi;e ena@le
the;e ;ummar> eviction +roceeding; to +roceed at Aar+ ;+eedE Rui "amE
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!a"s a#ter ser$ice o# s%mmons an! com&laint'( Coughlin cited thi; rule in o+en
court on 2cto@er 1#
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argua@l> no longer a ;ummar> eviction +roceeding under NRS (!.2%, a; ;uch, the
reIuirement; o, a +lenar> unlaA,ul detainer action mu;t @e ,olloAed. &urther,
NevadaB; .CRC* Rule 1!9 a++lie;, and the GtrialH date o, 2cto@er 2
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com+l> Aith the dictate; o, Nev. .CRC* 1!9. 5; ;uch, Coughlin ;tate; hi; o@Fection
to thi; trial ,or the record. 0ndeed, there ha; @een no G;ervice o, ;ummon; and
com+laintH in thi; matter, >et, Coughlin i; @eing ;u@Fect to all ;ort; o, +lenar>
reIuirement; Aithout, ;eemingl>, @eing a,,orded an> o, the +lenar> +rotection; o, ,ull
unlaA,ul detainer action;.
"enant a;k; thi; Court; to aAard him hi; actual damage; a; Aell a; the O1!!!
alloAed @> NRS 1185.1!, another O1,!!! ,or NRS 118a.%9!, in light o, the
retaliator> eviction threat; made @> the 8andlord, another O9!! in light o, NRS
1185.%)!. DO!! mold in,e;ted in;ulation, O1! AindoA re+air, O2! deck and @ack
+atio ;tair; re+air; a,ter Aell @e>ond 1( da>; +a;;ed @etAeen the numerou; Aritten
notice; ;ent to Dr. 7erli;;, all o, Ahich Aent received no re;+on;e?. 0t i; im+ortant to
note that Dr. 7erli;; agreed to modi,> the rental agreement Aith re;+ect to the O1,2!
,or the re+air o, the crum@ling ,ront ;tair;, O#!! ,or tAo di,,erent ;ea;on; Aorth o,
Aeeding Done ;ea;on Aa; e'+licitl> agreed to in Ariting, argua@l> alloAing ,or an
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amendment, Aaiver, or rati,ication @eing read into the lea;e Fu;ti,> aAarding the other
;ea;on; Aeeding e'+en;e o, another O%!, ,or a total o, O#!!?, a; Aell a; O12 ,or
re+airing the kitchen gar@age di;+o;al Dthe;e amount; Aere agreed to in Ariting @> Dr.
7erli;;, ;ee 1'hi@it; on ,ile o, email; @etAeen landlord and tenant?.
341R1&2R1, tenant, Zach Coughlin, ;eek an 2rder that 7erli;; and <aker @e
;anctioned in the amount o, O),!!!.!!, a; and ,or the attorne>;B ,ee; incurred @>
Coughlin in re;+onding to 7erli;;B; motion, +lu; an> ,ee; incurred in litigating thi;
matter9 and ,or ;uch other, ,urther and additional relie, a; ;eem; Fu;t to the court in the
+remi;e;, including the aAard o, O,## Dre+re;enting the variou; rent deduction;,
;tatutor> retaliation damage;-+enaltie;, actual damage;, con;eIuential damage;, and
+ro+ert> damage cau;ed @> 7erli;;?.
5 landlord ma> not evict a tenant in retaliation ,or the tenant ma)in* a *oo!
#aith com&laint abo%t the $iolation o# a ho%sin* co!e+ a health co!e+ a criminal
la,+ or the -air Ho%sin* Act to either a *o$ernmental a*enc"+ the lan!lor! or
la, en#orcement or has s%e! the lan!lor! #or s%ch $iolation' NRS 118a.1!:
Retaliator> Conduct +rohi@ited: Com+laint; retaliated again;t ,or: NRS 1185.%%
8andlord +rohi@ited ,rom em+lo>ing certain +er;on; Aithout Aork card under certain
circum;tance;9 reIuirement; governing i;;uance and reneAal o, Aork card9 e'ce+tion;.
No.io%s ,ee! or!inance/ Reno 0it" 0harter re#erenceS 5uthorit> to ado+t
uni,orm code;, Q 2.11!. Sec. 1(.!(.1!!. $ 0nternational Re;idential Code. "he 2!!)
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1dition o, the 0nternational Re;idential Code including 5++endi' Cha+ter; : and 4
Co+>right 2!!) @> the 0nternational Code Council marked a; K1'hi@it CK9 together
Aith ;uch change; to the Re;idential Code, a; are nece;;ar> to make the ;ame
a++lica@le to the condition; in the cit> Ahich are marked K1'hi@it <K9 all o, Ahich i;
ado+ted @> re,erence and incor+orated herein and made a +art hereo, a; i, ;et ,orth in
,ull. D2rd. No. )!92, Q %, 2$11$!9? D1!9? State 8aA re,erenceS 5uthorit> to ado+t
uni,orm code;, NRS 2)8,!129 cit> @uilding code;, NRS 2)8.(1%, 2#8.8! Dno'iou;
Aeed ordinance, in;ulation reIuiremeent;, +orch landing ;a,et> i;;ue;?. 0nternational
Re;idential Code 2!!) a; ado+ted @> Cit> o, Reno Charter Aith 2!11 Aeed height
amendment: G%!2.( 3eed;. 5ll +remi;e; and e'terior +ro+ert> ;hall @e maintained ,ree
,rom Aeed; or +lant groAth in e'ce;; o,H 8 inche; in height. 5ll no'iou; Aeed; ;hall
@e +rohi@ited. 3eed; ;hall @e de,ined a; all gra;;e;, annual +lant;, and vegetation,
other than tree; or ;hru@; +rovided,9 hoAever, thi; term ;hall not include cultivated
,loAer; and garden;.
Ins%lation mol!/ a. "he minimum R$value ,or ceiling; i; ,urther @a;ed on a minimum
)$inch D11 mm? heel height to alloA the ceiling in;ulation to e'tend over the to+
+late. @. "he minimum R$value ,or @a;ement Aall to @e a++lied at the time o, ,ini;hing
the @a;ement. c. R$value; are minimum;. /$,actor; and S4:C are ma'imum;. R$19
in;ulation ;hall @e +ermitted to @e com+re;;ed into a 2 T ) cavit>. d. "he ,ene;tration
/$,actor column e'clude; ;k>light;. "he ;olar heat gain coe,,icient DS4:C? column
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a++lie; to all glaCed ,ene;tration. e. R$ ;hall @e added to the reIuired ;la@ edge R$
value; ,or heated ;la@;. &or S0: 1 <tu-hr Dhr$,eet2U&? V .)8 3-meter;2 =9 one Dhr$
,oot2U&?-<tu V !.1#) meter;2 =-3 1'ce+tion: Ruali,>ing @uilding; Ahich have
in;talled therein either a high$e,,icienc> ga; ,urnace having a minimum 9! 5&/1
rating, or high$e,,icienc> heat +um+; having a minimum 8.! 4S*& and 1% S11R, ;hall
@e +ermitted to a++l> the high e,,icient trade$o,, li;ted @eloA ,or e'terior a@ove grade
Aall;, @a;ement Aall;, ;la@ +erimeter in;ulation, and craAl ;+ace Aall;. 5ll other
,actor; remain the ;ame:
&air 4ou;ing ;tatute; alleged violated incident to the di;crimination @a;ed on
race, ;e', and national origin. D1!9? Ca;e laA re,erenceS Re Cit> 2rdinance No. (%(,
@uilding ordinance, in e,,ect 19%9. State e'. rel. Roman Catholic <i;ho+ o, Reno v.
4ill, 9 Nev. 2%1, 9! *. D2d? 21# D19%9? NRS 2!.%( De;truction or removal o,
+er;onal +ro+ert> u+on Ahich ;ecurit> intere;t or lea;e e'i;t;. NRS 2!.%8!
2@taining mone>, +ro+ert>, rent or la@or @> ,al;e +reten;e;. NRS 2!.98!
Determination o, value o, lo;; ,rom crime9 notice to victim9 order o, re;titution
deemed Fudgment to collect damage;. NRS 2!.!8%2 5ction; Ahich con;titute the,t.
NRS 2!.22! :rand larcen>: De,inition. 1'ce+t a; otherAi;e +rovided in NRS
2!.22) and 2!.228, a +er;on commit; grand larcen> i, the +er;on: NRS
2!).!(! 1ntering +ro+ert> Aith intention to damage or de;tro> +ro+ert>. NRS
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amounting to ro@@er>9 limitation on granting o, +ro@ation or ;u;+en;ion o, ;entence.
NRS 2!).%%! *lacing gra,,iti on or otherAi;e de,acing +ro+ert>: &ine; and
+enaltie;9 +arent or guardian re;+on;i@le ,or ,ine; and +enaltie; i, +er;on violating
;ection i; under age o, 18 >ear;9 ;u;+en;ion o, driverP; licen;e. NRS 2!).%%! *lacing
gra,,iti on or otherAi;e de,acing +ro+ert>: &ine; and +enaltie;9 +arent or guardian
re;+on;i@le ,or ,ine; and +enaltie; i, +er;on violating ;ection i; under age o, 18 >ear;9
;u;+en;ion o, driverP; licen;e. 1. /nle;; a greater criminal +enalt> i; +rovided @>
a ;+eci,ic ;tatute, a +er;on Aho +lace; gra,,iti on or otherAi;e de,ace; the +u@lic or
+rivate +ro+ert>, real or +er;onal, o, another, Aithout the +ermi;;ion o, the oAner:
Da? 3here the value o, the lo;; i; le;; than O2!, i; guilt> o, a mi;demeanor. D@?
3here the value o, the lo;; i; O2! or more @ut le;; than O,!!!, i; guilt> o, a gro;;
mi;demeanor. Dc? 3here the value o, the lo;; i; O,!!! or more or Ahere the
damage re;ult; in the im+airment o, +u@lic communication, tran;+ortation or +olice
and ,ire +rotection, i; guilt> o, a categor> 1 ,elon> and ;hall @e +uni;hed a; +rovided
in NRS 19%.1%!. 0, the court grant; +ro@ation to ;uch a +er;on, the court ;hall reIuire
a; a condition o, +ro@ation that the +er;on ;erve at lea;t 1! da>; in the count> Fail.
2. 0, a +er;on commit; more than one o,,en;e +ur;uant to a ;cheme or continuing
cour;e o, conduct, the value o, all +ro+ert> damaged or de;tro>ed @> that +er;on in the
commi;;ion o, tho;e o,,en;e; mu;t @e aggregated ,or the +ur+o;e o, determining the
+enalt> +re;cri@ed in ;u@;ection 1, @ut onl> i, the value o, the lo;; Ahen aggregated i;
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O,!!! or more. %. 5 +er;on Aho violate; ;u@;ection 1 ;hall, in addition to an>
other ,ine or +enalt> im+o;ed: Da? &or the ,ir;t o,,en;e, +a> a ,ine o, not le;; than
O(!! @ut not more than O1,!!! and +er,orm 1!! hour; o, communit> ;ervice. D@?
&or the ;econd o,,en;e, +a> a ,ine o, not le;; than O#! @ut not more than O1,!!! and
+er,orm 2!! hour; o, communit> ;ervice. Dc? &or the third and each ;u@;eIuent
o,,en;e, +a> a ,ine o, O1,!!! and +er,orm 2!! hour; o, communit> ;ervice. W "he
communit> ;ervice a;;igned +ur;uant to thi; ;u@;ection mu;t, i, +o;;i@le, @e related to
the a@atement o, gra,,iti. (. "he +arent or legal guardian o, a +er;on under the age
o, 18 >ear; Aho violate; thi; ;ection i; lia@le ,or all ,ine; and +enaltie; im+o;ed
again;t the +er;on. 0, the +arent or legal guardian i; una@le to +a> the ,ine and +enaltie;
re;ulting ,rom a violation o, thi; ;ection @ecau;e o, ,inancial hard;hi+, the court ma>
reIuire the +arent or legal guardian to +er,orm communit> ;ervice. . 0, a +er;on
Aho i; 18 >ear; o, age or older i; ,ound guilt> o, violating thi; ;ection, the court ;hall,
in addition to an> other +enalt> im+o;ed, i;;ue an order ;u;+ending the driverP; licen;e
o, the +er;on ,or not le;; than ) month; @ut not more than 2 >ear;. "he court ;hall
reIuire the +er;on to ;urrender all driverP; licen;e; then held @> the +er;on. 0, the
+er;on doe; not +o;;e;; a driverP; licen;e, the court ;hall i;;ue an order +rohi@iting the
+er;on ,rom a++l>ing ,or a driverP; licen;e ,or not le;; than ) month; @ut not more
than 2 >ear;. "he court ;hall, Aithin da>; a,ter i;;uing the order, ,orAard to the
De+artment o, 7otor Vehicle; an> licen;e; together Aith a co+> o, the order. ).
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"he De+artment o, 7otor Vehicle;: Da? Shall not treat a violation o, thi; ;ection in
the manner ;tatutoril> reIuired ,or a moving tra,,ic violation. D@? Shall re+ort the
;u;+en;ion o, a driverP; licen;e +ur;uant to thi; ;ection to an in;urance com+an> or it;
agent inIuiring a@out the +er;onP; driving record. 5n in;urance com+an> ;hall not u;e
an> in,ormation o@tained +ur;uant to thi; +aragra+h ,or +ur+o;e; related to
e;ta@li;hing +remium rate; or determining Ahether to underArite the in;urance. #.
5 criminal +enalt> im+o;ed +ur;uant to thi; ;ection i; in addition to an> civil +enalt>
or other remed> availa@le +ur;uant to another ;tatute ,or the ;ame conduct. 8. 5;
u;ed in thi; ;ection: Da? G0m+airmentH mean; the di;ru+tion o, ordinar> and
incidental ;ervice;, the tem+orar> lo;; o, u;e or the removal o, the +ro+ert> ,rom
;ervice ,or re+air o, damage. D@? GValue o, the lo;;H mean; the co;t o, re+airing,
re;toring or re+lacing the +ro+ert>, including, Aithout limitation, the co;t o, an>
material; and la@or nece;;ar> to re+air, re;tore or re+lace the item. NRS 2!).%(
*er;on or entit> to @e +aid i, re;titution i; ordered ,or violation o, NRS 2!).12 or
2!).%%!. 0, a court order; a +er;on Aho violate; the +rovi;ion; o, NRS 2!).12 or
2!).%%! to +a> re;titution, the +er;on ;hall +a> the re;titution to: 1. "he oAner o,
the +ro+ert> Ahich Aa; a,,ected @> the violation9 or 2. 0, the violation involved the
+lacing o, gra,,iti on an> +u@lic +ro+ert>, the governmental entit> that incurred
e'+en;e; ,or removing, covering or cleaning u+ the gra,,iti. See 1'hi@it 2.
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*815S1 N2"1: 0n addition to rai;ing the a@ove i;;ue; a; a de,en;e in an
eviction action, >ou ma> al;o ;ue ,or actual damage; and +unitive damage; ,or u+ to
O1,!!!.!!. See NRS 1185.1!. 7erli;; and hi; coun;el have di;claimed an> right to
receive an> @ack rent, re,u;ing to even a;;ert the> are oAed an>. 5; ;uch, no notice to
Coughlin Aa; ever ;erved that thi; +roceeded Aould involve ;uch a de,en;e or
determination and it i; im+ro+er to aAard an> rent to 7erli;; or the CourtB; rent e;croA
account. 4oAever, it i; im+ortant to note that ,ormer co$tenant did +a> 7erli;;
a++ro'imatel> O)!! ,or 7a>, 2!11 and O%! ,or .une, 2!11, a; ;uch, 7erli;; mu;t @e
+revented ,rom Gdou@le di++ingH.
A--IR1ATION P%rs%ant to NRS 2234'2
"he under;igned doe; here@> a,,irm that the +receding document doe; not contain
the ;ocial ;ecurit> num@er o, an> +er;on.
D5"1D thi; 2th da> o, 2cto@er, 2!11
X-;- Zach Coughlin
Zach Coughlin
Tenant50o%nterclaimaint
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*R22& 2& S1RV0C1
0, Zach Coughlin, declare:
2n 2cto@er 2
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, 2!11, 0, 7r. Zach Coughlin ;erved the ,oregoing 7otion ,or
Summar> .udgment-7otion ,or Sanction;-"rial Statement @> +er;onall> ;erving Dor
making rea;ona@le attem+t; to a;certain the +artie; email; and ,a'e; and have the
+artie; ;erved +ur;uant to the granted 0n &orma *au+eri; *etition and ;o emailing or
,a'ing? a true co+> thereo, to:
Richard :. 4ill, 1;I.
Ca;e> D. <aker, 1;I.
)2 &ore;t Street
Reno, NV 89!9
cd@akerYrichardhillaA.com
rhillYrichardhillaA.com
7att 7erli;; +hone num@er i;: cell %! 21 ))%9 or home %! 89% 9%(%
5ttorne>; ,or 7attheA 7erli;;
Darlene Shar+e, CRS, C*D1, SR1S, e*ro and
Dick;on Realt>
882 Silver DaAn Ct.
Reno, NV 89!)
d;har+eYdick;onrealt>.com
;tar;Y;o,tcom.net
"el: D##? 8!$#!!! 2,,ice: D##?8!$%1(#
Cell: D##? %%8$(1!2 &a': D##?8!$#!11
:reen 5ction 8aAn Service$
21 3ol, Creek Dr.
Reno, NV 892% Note: the CourtB; o,,icial ,ile contain; returned mail ;ent
to thi; addre;; D##?829$!(8 DN2"1: thi; num@er i; not Aorking?
Dated thi; 2
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o, 2cto@er, 2!11
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Zach Coughlin
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