11 27 12 065630 Opposition To Motion To Amend

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Document Code:
Zach Coughlin
1471 E. 9th St.
Reno, NV 8951
!ele: and "a#: 949 $$7 74%
&ould 'e ()o (e) de*endant de()i+ed Si#th ,mendment Right-
.N !/E 01S!.CE C21R! 2" REN2 !23NS/.4
.N ,ND "2R !/E C21N!5 2" 3,S/2E, S!,!E 2" NEV,D,
S!,!E 2" NEV,D,6
4lainti**,
+-.
Z,C/,R5 C217/8.N6
De*endant.
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
C,SE N2: RCR%1:%$5$;%
DE4!. N2:
R4D R411:%1$;99
OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO AMEND, OR ALTERNATIVELY, MOTION FOR
RECONSIDERATION OF ORDER GRANTING STATE'S JULY 31ST, 2012 MOTION TO
AMEND
C2<ES N23, Z,C/ C217/8.N, ES=., and *ile- the a'o+e titled document on hi- o&n 'ehal* to
the e#tent doing -o i- (e)mi--i'le he)ein.
.42.N!S ,ND ,1!/2R.!.ES
.. S!,!E<EN! 2" !/E C,SE
Zacha)> ?a)@e) Coughlin Ahe)eina*te) Bthe De*endantB9 i-C&a- cha)ged &ith 1-e o* the 911
Eme)genc> S>-tem 3hen No ,ctual o) 4e)cei+ed Eme)genc> E#i-t-, a g)o-- mi-demeano) in
+iolation o* NRS %7. 45. !o the cha)ge, the De* endant ha- (led not guilt>6 a*te) -e+e)al
continuance- du)ing &hich 'oth the 3C4D and 3CD, ha+e )e(eatedl> +iolated NRS 178.4%5 and
a((ea) to ha+e -ome in+ol+ment in N71:%4;4 A*o) &hich a *o)mal di-ci(lina)> hea)ing &a- held on
- 1 -
OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO AMEND, OR ALTERNATIVELY, MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF
ORDER GRANTING STATE'S !LY 31ST, 2012 MOTION TO AMEND
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
11C14C19, the matte) i- cu))entl> -et *o) a !)ial on Decem'e) 11th, at &hich time no &itne--e- &ill 'e
...
4)o(o-ed Com(laint,
Vi)a>
St)om'e)g
()e-ent. D !he State no& -ee@- to amend the cha)ge to a mi-demeano) o**en-e o* Re-i-ting, Dela>ing,
o) 2'-t)ucting a 4u'lic 2**ice) in +iolation o* NRS 199.8%A;9 *o) the im(e)mi--i'le (u)(o-e o*
le+e)aing SCR 111A$9. !he Com(laint a- amended doe-nDt e+en 'eging to -tate *act- that -u((o)t the
element- )eEui)ed, and i- +iolati+e o* R4C ;.8. S
... ,R71<EN! , cou)t ma>, in it- di-c)etion, allo& *o) an amendment to a cha)ging document
u(on ()o(e) motion ()o+ided doing -o i- not o+e)l> ()eFudicial to the de*endnat, 'ut it i- he)e, and the
-tateD- (u()o-e in -o amending i- im()o(e).. +. State, 11 Ne+. 159, 1$ A%%59. NRS 17;.%95 A19
()o+ide-: B!he cou)t ma> (e)mit an indictment o) in*o)mation to 'e amended at an> time 'e*o)e
+e)dict o) *inding i* no additional o) di** e)ent o**en-e i- cha)ged and i* -u'-tantial )ight- o* the
de*endant a)e not ()eFudiced.B .n the in-tant matte), the State -ee@- to amend the cha)ge to a
mi-demeano), the)e'> )e-ol+ing the ca-e at the 0u-tice Cou)t le+el. !he ()o(o-ed cha)ge e--entiall>
allege- the -ame mi-conduct a- &a- alleged in the o)iginal cha)ge. !he State doe- thi- in the inte)e-t-
o* Fu-tice, and -uch i- (e)mi--i'le 'a-ed on the StateD- +e-ted di-c)etion in cha)ging ca-e-. See +.
State, 15 Ne+. 1, $ A%%99 Aac@no&ledging that Ba ()o-ecuto) ha- ')oad di-c)etion i) cha)ging a
de*endantB and that B-o long a- the ()o-ecuto) ha- ()o'a'le cau-e to 'elie+e that the accu-ed
committed an o**en-e de*ined '> -tatute, the deci-ion &hethe) o) not to ()o-ecute, and &hat cha)ge to
*ile o) ')ing 'e*o)e a g)and Fu)>, gene)all> )e-t- enti)el> in hi- di-c)etionB9.
- 2 -
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
-uch an amendment doe- not ()eFudice the De*endant, a- unde) the ()o(o-ed amended cha)ge, he
&ould 'e -u'Fect onl> to c)iminal (uni-hment o* a mi-demeano) )athe) than the ha)-he) (otential
-entence o* the o)iginal cha)ge, &hich i- a g)o-- mi-demeano). "inall>, thi- ()o(o-ed amendment i-
timel> and 'eing made &ell in ad+ance o* t)ial :in *act, the onl> hea)ing cu))entl> -et in thi- matte) i-
a hea)ing &ithout &itne--e-.
.... C2NC81S.2N !he State he)e'> )e-(ect*ull> )eEue-t- that thi- Cou)t den> it <otion *o) 8ea+e
o* Cou)t to ,mend Com(laint, -o that thi- matte) ca ()oceed to t)ial a- a mi-demeano).
,"".R<,!.2N 41RS1,N! !2 NRS ;9?.%;%
AFFIRMATION AND DECLARATION
. decla)e, (u)-uant to NRS 5.%45, unde) (enalt> o* (e)Fu)> unde) the la&- o* the State o*
Ne+ada that the *o)egoing i- t)ue and co))ect and that thi- document doe- not contain an> -ocial
-ecu)it> num'e)-, (u)-uant to NRS ;9?.%;%, an a**i)mation to that e**ect thi- he)e'> i-.
D,!ED thi- 7!/, 2" No+em'e), %1
GC-C Zach Coughlin
Zach Coughlin
DE"END,N!
- 3 -
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
4R22" 2" SERV.CE
2N thi- date, . cau-ed a co(> o* the *o)egoing document - to 'e -e)+ed u(on the *ollo&ing '>
-ending to thei) )egi-te)ed email add)e-- and *a# num'e) a- *ound on &&&.n+'a).o)g, hand deli+e)>
to d)o(-lot o) *)ont de-@, and '> (lacing a t)ue and co))ect co(> o* the *o)egoing document in the
1.S. mail add)e--ed to:
Zacha)> N. 5oung, E-E.
3a-hoe Count> D,
1 South Sie))a 4.2. ?o# ;%%8;
Reno , NV 895%
4hone Num'e): 775:;8:;%% "a# num'e): 775:;5:$7%;
Email: H>oungIda.&a-hoecount>.u-
?i)a> Dogan, E-E.
3a-hoe Count> 4u'lic De*ende)D- 2**ice
4.2. ?o# ;%%8; Reno , NV 895%9
4hone Num'e): 775:;;7:48$8 "a# num'e): 775:;;7:485$
Email: 'doganI&a-hoecount>.u-
0ERE<5 !. ?2S8ER, E-E.
?a) No. 495
2ne Cali*o)nia ,+e
Reno, NV 895%9
A7759 ;;7:48%%
,tto)ne> *o) De*endant
D,!ED thi- 7th o* No+em'e), %1
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
Zach Coughlin
DE"END,N!
- 4 -
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
.NDEJ !2 EJ/.?.!S
E#hi'it 1: +a)io-u mate)ial-
- 5 -
. il
, .. ' :
,
.- I .. . -
" I i i' i )
! - ..... . .. "
CODE 2<)60 2Ql2FEB 27 PH I: 31
)
. I -
.:. : .. , I I " t.

DEPUT Y
2
1
5
6 IN THE JUSTICE COURT OF RENO roWNSHIP
.,
IN AND FOR Ti l E COUNTY OF WASHOE, STAr E Or NEVADA
8
9
THE STATE OF I EVADA,
10
Plainliff,
1 1
vs .
:: J) , ):Y)
Dcl"nu,lJ1l.
__________________1
1 5
No. YU:::(. \ L OC::>5(:,30
o. _ 1-
16 ORDER fOR [VALUATIONS
17 Up"n motion of wuns", lor Dcli:nuant herein ond good cause appeari ng Iherd,m:,
18 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED the Defendant be by two psychi atri sts,
19 Iwo psychologists, or one psychiatrist and one psychologist Irom lake 's Crossing tor Ihe purpose
20 uf determining whether the Defendant has Ihe prescnt abi ht y to:
21 I. Understand the nature afme criminal charges againsl hun;
22 2. Undersland Ihe nalure and purpose ofill e cnun proceeulI1gs; or
2 ) 3. Aid and assis l his cuunscl In Ihe ddense " ilh a rC<l5onabl e degree of rallOnal
24 unJ..:rsl jllding.
25 I i
2 6 ,. I I
1

'.
, ,-
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED Ihal Ih.: IS tU JPIlC.lf bd"urc the
2 HUllorabl c E//,oll ufthe Distnct Coun, Dcpanmcltl ,"1
y'"
mag 30 at hour uf '6 ',5ZJ ,,;t.m., tor a competency
1
5
evaluation heari ng.
DATED
,20 /;;J"
7
8
JUSTICE OF Til EACE
9
10
11
12
13
I.
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
2)
25
6
2
IN THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WASHOE .- -. .... ,NG
Zachary Barker Coughlin
PLAINTIFF
Vs
Matt Merliss
DEFENDANT
STATE OF NEVADA }
} ,,:
COUNTY OF WASHOE I
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
Civil File Number: 12001758
CASE No. CVl103628
AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
John Machen, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That affiant is a citizen of the United States, over
18 years of age, not a party to the within entered action, and that in the County of Washoe, State of Nevada, personally
served the described documents upon:
Pernon served: Zachary Barker Coughlin
Location: RMC I S. Sierra St. Reno. NV
Date: 2/27/2012 Time: 1:25PM
The document(s) served were: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
Richard G Hill Esq
PO Box 2551
652 Forest Street
Reno, NV 89505
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to me before me this
NOT AR PUBLIC in and or said State of Nevada.
County of Washoe
.. , , .... ,"'" "'",.,''''' "."'''''''''''''.'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''.' ..
: ROXANNA L. SILVA ,
: Nalar! Public State of Nevada
. \' Aopolntment RscordGil in Washoe County 1
. No' 07-1159-2
MICHAEL HALEY, SHERIFF
By:
Sheriffs u orized Agent
911 PARR BOULEVARD RENO, NV 89512-1000 (775) 328-3310
F!LED
11 NOV -1 AM \0: 52
IN THE RENO JUSTICE COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
Matt Merliss
PLAINTIFF
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WASHOE ./
RENO Jl:JmlJ{C./$
BY ... --
Civil File Number: 11013461 OEPUH
CASE No. REV2011001708
Ys
Zachary Barker Coughlin
)
)
)
)
)
)
DEFENDANT
.>
AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
STATE OF NEVADA
COUNTY OF WASHOE
Jobn Machen, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That affiant is a citizen of the United States, over
18 years of age, not a party to the within entered action, and that in the County of Washoe, State of Nevada, personally
served the described documents upon:
Posted: Zachary Barker Coughlin
Location: 121 River Rock Street Reno, NV 89501
Date: 111112011 Time: 4:30PM
The document(s) served were: EVICTION ORDER: FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND
ORDER FOR SUMMARY EVICTION; ORDER REQUIRING INSPECTION OF REAL PROPERTY
Richard G Hill Esq
PO Box 2551
652 Forest Street
Reno, NV 89505
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to me before me his
MICHAEL HALEY, SHERIFF
By,
Sheriff uthOrl ed _
t further
Original
and cor
docume
Justice
911 PARR BOULEVARD RENO, NV 89512-1000 (775) 328-3310
02127.2012
02t2sn012
0)022012
0]/15/2012
0]n9/2012
OSnJ/ 2012
0713 112012
OSlO9 2012
08/ 09 2012
0&09 2012
08/ 21 2012
081 21 / 2012
0827.2012
0827,2012
0827(20[2
08/ 2712012
CASE S MMARY
CASE NO. RCRl012-065630
1500 00 Hond or Cash Ball Ball Condlllond &1 by lhe lIonoruble Scali Peurson
^1aD:aIut} hlaIu5Conference (I ]0 PM) (1Bd1C18 '1!Ccf bf00Cf.18CX|
L3Scf8hSclfcd I0 Ph0Icf L0uU
10 D C lflmOl1 PS)CII
5ufClyHond oSIcd
Uohd LXuDCf8Icd
CANCELED M:lldlIOJ bIIuSConference (I ;30 I'M) (Jullkial OrCtr: L) nch, "atrlcl.)
V(ealt
9 KCmDd lfom bcCoDd 1ud1018l 1lSIfICIL0BH Ilcd
Mallon 1!cd
MOl/Oil /or l.eal' o/ Courl lO Anamd ComplUlf// fled
9 KcqucSI of.Vud1OLL:lcd
r Iollon Filed
/0 '>rud I Forma Pal/puIS
Mallon Denied
to />rofed / Formu PUlI/rlS
rlotion IIlrln(I'30PM) (1udlcialOmcer bl0,clcl|
06I 121012 Continued 10 0 7116011 - MSC NeSeflCOnilnuunC' nlf Slate ol\e
l,
Cough/III, Zachar Barker
0 7//61011 Conllnued 10 08062 011-MSC ReSefCOrlllnuunc(' The Slate o/.\Ivada
Coughlin, Zochar)
' 8(1f/er
0861 1011 Can/li/led 10 081111011 MSC ResetlCanlllll/allCe Th, State o/ Nel'ada,
COl/ghlin, Zodlry 80rkfr
"OrllfS PrtSf'n/ P/allltif
!
Th! SIO/' 0/ Nemda
Public lk/emier Dog(/I, Hlfuy
Deputy Dlstricl Allarnf' YOIlllg,7, ,,eh
/)f/tlliam lOllRMlII, Zachar /arker
Hc8fmg KcSu!I l1ud10t3'!!Ccf` bcH8. clcf_
/Jo/endU/1/ /alled 10 appear, lk/ensl requests thal lhlS case bl COrll/fIIled Ulld sel >\llh hiS
IlIIsdemtolior Reno Jusllce Courl Cast set/or August )9,201) al 8 JOA M Sale opposes as
Ihls I AIr Cuugh/Ill's second "me/adlllg ID appear I/ense'
s mOilOn IS CRANTED MSC IS
set/or AI/gusl19, ]011 at 9 OA AI
^uI\un Il(arln (830 AM) {1ud1C18!'l!1Ccf bC 8. clcf|
PUrle S Present PIQlllllf 1t StOlt 0/ "elmia
lut' D,st"ct Alloe Young. Mch
De/endanl COUgh/III, /.chuf OorAer
PubliC De/endfr udl!e, Jumes O"ulld
Pmthdcd Lflmm8!LumQ8Ihl 1lcd {1u0lCI8'ICcf b clct
Stru:Aen
cM:hg KcSuI 1ud1018!'l10cf bCN ,l'clCI|
Thf Statf mow'd 10 smi Secold Amell ifd Cm7/lIIol Camploml
Mallon LI8Dlcd {1ud1018!'ICcf: bcH,cIcf_
/Q )"k( SeC(}d Amel/ded Crullnul Complaml
!'ACiI 201' J P"'r1 0" IOOll0/lll II -liA!

w

l1`
r
o
.
o
.
2
2
22
2
2+
2
26
N HL OJL Ol
N |N l HL ONI
* * *
HL |L NLV|L|,
l1OL1LL,
ll2 G+
V.
L. 2
Z|H|lI |lLl OHlN,
LOJOL.

:
_
/"'!
;J1
|"
j' '^LH
I t
7 T.
PU, ,
~
_
g
-
/6
...,_ T
NLV||
i :
N YN NNOL
l|l |L |N YN |N ONLl
YL Nw, Ll LL OL NVJ, O_ OJ LlLOU_l lH|l |
|YYJ, 1SLL1CL |LLOLO_ OL wSlO OUOL_, OJ ZCl IOUO_, _UL_
1SLL1CL |LLOLO_, OJ lLO_ O__OSS Ll LOJOL'S YOL1OO LO
OOL1OU L1l L OJ YOL1OO LO |__O1OL OOUOSl. l1S O__OS1L1OO
1S PJ OJ OSJ U_OO Ll LLClJ O1OLS OJ |ULlOL1L1S OJ O_
2
2

r1CL
2+

2

+
6

o
.

2

+
6

o
.
2
22
2
OLl OJ/OL JOCUTOLL_ V1JOC LlL T_ O _LSOLJ L lL1O_
OO Ll1S TLLL.
|JlY|N OlO|N Nl 2.r.
l UOJLS1_OJ JOS lLO_ LL1LT LlL Ll _LCJlO_
JOCUTOL JOS OOL COOL1O Ll SOC11 SCUL1L_ OUTOL OL O_ _LSOO.
|L Ll1S c J_ 22.
lH|l |. /YY
1SLL1CL |LLOLO_
wSlO OUOL_, NVJ
/
/
r_ / / "
Z|H YO0C
_U, 1S |LLOLO_
2
26
o
.
6
1
o
.
2
2
22
23
2+
2
26
POJN1B AND AU1HOBJ1JEB
J. BemeD C De CFe
O |U_USL 2, 2, ZClL_ rLKL OU_ll1O (lL1OLLL
`Ll LOJOL wS LLSLJ LOL lLCO_. H wS ClL_J w1Ll
T1SJTOOL COUOL OL L1L LLCO_, O_ w_ OL L1T1Ol OT_l1OL,
OO OL OOUL |U_USL 2+, 211. l LOJOL wS LL1_OJ OO Ll
L1T1Ol OT_l1OL OO |U_USL 2, 2. O OL OOUL CTOL , 21,
O |TOJJ L1T1Ol OT_l1OL wS L1lJ, 1SO l1_1O_ T1SJTOOL
COUOL OL OSSSS1OO OL LOlO LO_LL_. lL lV OO TU1L1_1 _L
LL1J lL1O_S SL 1O Ll1S TLLL. _LTOL . , 2 CLOOL 2,
2, CLOOL 26, 2, OJ NOVTOL 2o, 2. O Ll1S lSL JL, Ll
LOJOL lCLJ LO XLC1S l1S COOSL1LUL1OO1 L1_lL LO LL1J.
|CCOLJlO_l_, Ll TLLL wS SL LOL LL11, SClJUJJ LO COTTOC
__LOX1TLl_ LlL TOOLlS lLL OO OLUL_ 2., 22. |ll OL Ll
w1LOSSS LOL Ll LL OL NVJ (lL1OLLL `Ll LL lV OO
SUO_OOJ LOL S1J COULL JL, OJ LLO_J Ll1L wOLK SClJUlS
CCOLJ1O_l_.
O OLUL_ 2, 22 USL 1_lL J_S _L1OL LO Ll
SCOJUJJ LL1l, Ll LOJOL, LlLOU_l l1S LLOLO_, L1lJ TOL1OO
LUSL1O_ COOL1OUOC. O LlL ST JL, Ll LOJOL, _1O
LlLOU_l l1S LLOLO_, LllJ S_LL TOL1OO LUSL1O_ LlL l O
__O1OLJ S COCOUOSl. l LL OOw O__OSS OOLl LUSLS.
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
r
J J# ABGUEN
A. The Trial Should Not Be Cont inued as t he Defendant Has Failed t o
Est ablish Good Cause
1S Llc cLcOJOL _OlOLS OUL 1O l1S YOL1OO, COULL T_
COOL1OUc LL1l, L Llc LcUcSL OL OOc OL Llc _LL1cS, lcO _OOJ
CUSc 1S SlOO. lc LLc LcS_cCLLUl1_ SUOT1LS LlL Llc LL1JV1L
L11cJ O_ Llc cLcOJOL'S COUOScl, c_UL_ UO11C cLcOJcL Oc
OOJO1_lL (lcLc1OLLcL `YL. OOJO1_lL" , L1lS LO cSLOl1Sl _OOJ
CUSc.
lc 1OSLOL CSc lS OccO lO_U1Sl1O_ 1O Llc lcOO USL1Cc
OULL S1|Cc Llc cLcOJOL'S LL1_OTcOL OO 1U_USL 25, 2011 TOLc
LlO S1X TOOLlS _L1OL LO Llc SClcJU1cJ LL11. ULLlcL, JcS_1Lc
OUTcLOUS _Lc LL11 ScLL1O_S, Llc LLc OJ Llc cLcOJOL lVc OccO
UOOJc LO LcSOlVc Ll1S TLLcL LlLOU_l _lc Oc_OL1L1OO. lc LL1l
JLc S :|OO LO OOLl Llc LLc OJ Llc cLcOJOL LOL __LOX1TLcl_
LlLcc POOLlS, _1V1O_ OOLl T_lc L1Tc LO _Lc_Lc. O LlL Lc_LJ, Llc
LLc 1SSUcJ SUO_OcOS LO 1LS 1LOcSScS, ll OL lOT lVc LcLULOcJ
Llc1L SUO_OcOS OJ LLO_cJ Llc1L OLK SClcJUlcS LO LLcOJ. cS_1Lc
LUlJ LlLcc POOLlS LO _Lc_Lc LOL LL1l, 1Ll LU1l KOOlcJ_c OL Llc
SCOcJUJcJ JLc, Llc cLcOJOL 1LcJ UOL1l cOLUL_ 21, 2012 LO L1lc
l1S YOL1OO LO OOL1OUc TcLc c1_lL J_S _L1OL LO Llc LL1J JLc.
lc LLc LcS_cCLLUll_ SUOT1LS LlL Llc OScS LOL
COOL1OUOCc SUOT1LLcJ O_ Llc cLcOJOL JO OOL L1Sc LO Llc `_OOJ
CUSc L|LcSlOlJ. !1S Cl1T LlL lc S `LOO_LUl1_ LLcSLcJ 1S
COT_lcLcJ_ SUOcCL1Vc OcllcL, Llc CSc LOL l1Cl lc S LLcSLcJ 1S
CL1Vc |J _cOJ1O_. ULLlcL, Llc LCL LlL lc 1S _LL_ LO
4
I_LOO
|__O1OL _.
ll_O
25

1 _LOLCL1V OLJLS lS OO OL1O_ OO Ll 1OSLOL CS. L Ll
2 LOJOL, 1O LCL, 1S Ll _LSOO wlO SOU_lL OJ __11J LOL SUCl
3 _LOLCL1V OLJLS, LlL _LOV1JS VO lSS OL OS1S LO COOL1OU, S
4 1L 1S Ll LOJOL l1TSlL wlO 1O1L1LJ SUCl CL1V1L_.
5 MOLOVL, Ll LL JOS OOL UOJLSLOJ lOw l1S Cl1T LlL
6 l 1S V1CL1T OL JOTSL1C V1OlOC SU__OLLS l1S LUSL. wl1l Ll
7 LL 1S S_T_LlL1C LO ;_ V1CL1T OL JOTSL1C V1OlOC, Ll
8 LOJOL L11S LO SlOw lOw l1S ll_J V1CL1T1ZL1OO 1T_CLS Ll
9 1OSLOL CS, ML. OOJO1_lL'S L_LSOLL1OO OL Ll LOJOL, OL Ll
10 LOJOL'S O1l1L_ LO SS1SL l1S COUOSl. 1T11L1_, Ll LL 1S
11 UOSUL lOw Ll LCL LlL l1S _OwL wS SlUL OLL lS O_ LLCL OO
12 Ll1S CS OL COOL1OUOC LlLOL.
13 |S SUCl, Ll LL O__OSS COOL1OUOC OL Ll LL11
14 SClJU1J LOL OLUL_ 29 , 2012.
15 B. The Defendant Should Not Be Allowed to Act as Co-Counsel
16 l LL 1OCOL_OLLS, O_ Ll1S LLLOC, 1LS MOL1OO LO
17 LL1r U_1L1V OCUTOL, wl1Cl wS L1lJ 1O Ll1S CS OO OLUL_
18 21, 2012. _C1L1Cll_, OJ S SL LOLLl 1O LlL _lJ1O_, `L Ll
19 JLOJ|L lCLS LO lV COUOSl, l lS OO L1_lL LO L_LSOL
20 l1TSlL. V. LL, 9 1 NV. 36 3, 36 6 (19 75). ULLlL, 1O Ll
21 1OSLOL CS, ML. OOJO1_lL X_LSSl_ OOCLS LO Ll __O1OLTOL OL
22 Ll L|JO\ S COCOUOSl. MOL1OO LO OOUOSl, 2,
23 l1O 19 -20 (O. 21, 2012). UCl C1LCUTSLOC wS JJLSSJ 1O
24 V. LL, 118 NV. 1, 8 -9 (2002), wl1Cl C1LJ l1LOLO1'S
COULL J!1l OL JLOJOL'S LUSL, O__OSJ O_ COUOSl, LO CL S
COCOUOSl.
5
26
o
c
L _ "J
2
2
22
2
2+
2'
26
;//

r_
__
,/

|CCOLJ1O_1_, Ll LL O__OSS Ll LOJOL'S LUSL LO
O __O1OLJ S CO COUOSl.
JJJ CONCLUBJON
l LL LS_CLLUll_ LUSLS LOL Ll LOJOL'S YOL1OO
LO OOL1OU L1J L OJ YOL1OO LO |__O1OL O OUOSl O JO1J.
|lY|N OlO|N Nl 2r.
l UOJLS1_OJ JOS lLO_ LL1LT LlL Ll _LCJ1O_
JOCUTOL JOCS OOL COOL1O Ll SOC1l SCUL1L_ OUTOL OL O_ _LSOO.
"j I
|L Ll1S ` J_
, 22.
lH|l |. |YY
1SLL1CL |LLOLO_
wSlO OUOL_, NVJ
Z|H
_U l3lLlCL |LLOLO_
i
22+.'l6++
6

4
2
J
+
2
J
+
2
2
22
2J
2+
2
26

Ll|L lw|lN
lLO_ CLL1L_ LlL T O T_JO_ OL Ll wSlO OUOL_
1SLL1CL |LLOLO_`S LL1C OJ LlL, OO Ll1S JL, LOLwLJJ LLU
CO__ O1 LD LOL_O1O_ JOCUTOL, LlLOU_D Ll wSlO OUOL_ lOLL_OC_
T1l, JJLSSJ LO.
OrL LLNLl
OrL LLNLl L
|L Ll1S 2
. il
, .. ' :
,
.- I .. . -
" I i i' i )
! - ..... . .. "
CODE 2<)60 2Ql2FEB 27 PH I: 31
)
. I -
.:. : .. , I I " t.

DEPUT Y
2
1
5
6 IN THE JUSTICE COURT OF RENO roWNSHIP
.,
IN AND FOR Ti l E COUNTY OF WASHOE, STAr E Or NEVADA
8
9
THE STATE OF I EVADA,
10
Plainliff,
1 1
vs .
:: J) , ):Y)
Dcl"nu,lJ1l.
__________________1
1 5
No. YU:::(. \ L OC::>5(:,30
o. _ 1-
16 ORDER fOR [VALUATIONS
17 Up"n motion of wuns", lor Dcli:nuant herein ond good cause appeari ng Iherd,m:,
18 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED the Defendant be by two psychi atri sts,
19 Iwo psychologists, or one psychiatrist and one psychologist Irom lake 's Crossing tor Ihe purpose
20 uf determining whether the Defendant has Ihe prescnt abi ht y to:
21 I. Understand the nature afme criminal charges againsl hun;
22 2. Undersland Ihe nalure and purpose ofill e cnun proceeulI1gs; or
2 ) 3. Aid and assis l his cuunscl In Ihe ddense " ilh a rC<l5onabl e degree of rallOnal
24 unJ..:rsl jllding.
25 I i
2 6 ,. I I
1

'.
, ,-
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED Ihal Ih.: IS tU JPIlC.lf bd"urc the
2 HUllorabl c E//,oll ufthe Distnct Coun, Dcpanmcltl ,"1
y'"
mag 30 at hour uf '6 ',5ZJ ,,;t.m., tor a competency
1
5
evaluation heari ng.
DATED
,20 /;;J"
7
8
JUSTICE OF Til EACE
9
10
11
12
13
I.
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
2)
25
6
2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Document Code:
Zach Coughlin,Esq.
NV Bar No: 9473
4!! E. 9th "t. #!
$eno, NV %9&!
'ele: 77&(33%(%%
)a*: 949(++7(74,!
-ttorne. /or 0ro "e -ttorne. 1itigant
23"'4CE C53$' $EN5 '56N"740
6-"75E C53N'8, NEV-D-
0-$9 'E$$-CE '56N75:E" -""N
; 6E"'E$N NEV-D- :-N-<:EN',
4NC., <a.le -gnes 9ern, Esq. and <a.le -.
9ern. 1td.; 1-ND15$D 5$ D318
-3'75$4ZED -<EN';
1andlord,
=s.
Z-C7-$8 B-$9E$ C53<714N;
'enant.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
C-"E N5:
DE0'. N5:
?23D<E ")E$$-ZZ- 4ND4C-'ED the.
6531D N5' -CCE0' '74" C-"E )5$
74" C-1END-$ 5$ 5'7E$64"E 7E-$
-N8'74N< 4N $E1-'45N '5 4'>
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
'EN-N'@" -N"6E$ -ND 'EN-N'@"
-))4D-V4'ADEC1-$-'45N '5 3, D-8
N5'4CE '5 B34'; :5'45N )5$
"-NC'45N" -ND -''5$NE8@" )EE"
'EN-N'@" -N"6E$ -ND 'EN-N'@" -))4D-V4'ADEC1-$-'45N '5 3, D-8 N5'4CE '5
B34'; :5'45N )5$ "-NC'45N" -ND -''5$NE8@" )EE"
054N'" -ND -3'75$4'4E"
'enantADe/endant, Zach Coughlin, Esq., hereC. /iles an -nsDer, or alternati=el., an
-mended 'enant@s -nsDer to the 3, da. N5'4CE '5 B34' -ND -N8 "3B"EB3EN' & D-8
N5'4CE '5 B34' 3N1-6)31 DE'-4NE$ N5'4CE,
'enant /urther mo=es /or sanctions against landlord, Eursuant to N$" 7.,%&, /or the attorne.s@ /ees
tenant has needlessl.
( (
'enant@s -nsDer and -//ida=itADeclaration to 3, Da. No Cause E=iction, 'enant@s Counterclaim
note: this was file stamped
2/27/12 by the RJC in
RJC REV2012-000374
disposed of by RJC Judge
Schroeder, on 3/15/12 on a default
basis where Coughlin was 8 minutes
late to the stacked docket hearing
coughlin, pursuant to wcso police was cuffed
and evicted at gunpoint
3 hours later.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
incurred due to 0arF 'errace and E' -1@s recFless uses o/ this court@s Erocesses. 0arF 'errace has not
comElied Dith the requirements o/ the rules o/ ci=il Erocedure the. seeFs to in=oFe. 7is
motion is /atall. /laDed and in/irm as a matter o/ laD.
'his oEEosition and motion is Cased on the Eoints and authorities CeloD, the
aCo=e(re/erenced statute and rules o/ ci=il Erocedure, and all EaEers and Eleadings on /ile
herein.
NRS 40.310 Issue of fact to be tried b !ur if "ro"er de#a$d #ade. %&e$e'er a$ issue of fact
is "rese$ted b t&e "(eadi$)s* it s&a(( be tried b a !ur* if "ro"er de#a$d is #ade "ursua$t to
t&e Ne'ada Ru(es of +i'i( ,rocedure or t&e Justice +ourt Ru(es of +i'i( ,rocedure.
C5:E" N56, the undersigned 'enant and states:
. 4 am the tenant o/ a rental united located at 4!! E. 9th "t. #!, $eno %9&!.
!. m. rent is not suCsidiGed C. EuClic housing authorit. or other go=ernmental agenc..
<laGier =. 2ustice Court o/ "mith Valle. 'E., Ne=. %+4, %99 0.!d ,& ?Ne=. 2ul !7, 99&>:
H"ummar. e=iction statute alloDing landlord to aEEl. to Iustice@s court /or e=iction
order Cased on de/ault in Ea.ment o/ rent did not aEEl. to unlaD/ul detainer action
against tenant Dho ne=er Eaid an. rent nor Das required to Ea. an. and, thus,
summar. e=iction order Das outside Iurisdiction o/ Iustice@s court. N.$.". 4,.!&3..5n
:arch , 993, $ichard )ulstone, Eresident o/ )ulstone, ser=ed <laGier Dith a thirt.(
da. notice to quit the EroEert.. <laGier /ailed to =acate the Eremises,and on -Eril !,
993, )ulstone ser=ed <laGier Dith a /i=e(da. notice. 'his notice e*Eressl.
threatened an action in Iustice@s court /or e=iction, Eursuant to N$" 4,.!&3,)N the
summar. e=iction statute. )N. N$" 4,.!&3 alloDs a landlord to aEEl. to the Iustice@s
court /or an e=iction order Cased on de/ault in Ea.ment o/ rent. 4/ the tenant can
shoD, C. a//ida=it, a legal de/ense to the alleged unlaD/ul detainer, /urther
Eroceedings must Ce conducted Eursuant to the more /ormal e=iction Erocedures in
N$" 4,.!9, to 4,.4!,. 4/, on the other hand, the tenant /ails to shoD a legal de/ense
to the alleged unlaD/ul detainer, then the Iustice@s court ma. issue a summar. order
/or remo=al o/ the tenant. 'he Iustice@s court held a hearing Eursuant to the Ero=isions
o/ N$" 4,.!&3 and ordered that <laGier =acate the EroEert. Dithin thirt. da.s.
( ! (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
<laGier then /iled a Eetition /or a Drit o/ certiorari Ce/ore the district court, alleging
that the Iustice@s court e*ceeded its Iurisdiction under the Jsummar.K e=iction
Ero=isions o/ the statute C., inter alia, inquiring into matters Ce.ond the truth/ulness
and su//icienc. o/ the a//ida=its, and /ailing to dismiss the Jsummar.K e=iction
Eroceeding once a legal de/ense had Ceen raised. 'he district court held a hearing on
the Drit Eetition and denied the Eetition. 5n aEEeal to this court, <laGier argues that,
Eursuant to N$" 4,.!&3, once he raised the legal de/ense that he Das a li/e tenant
under the grant o/ a li/e estate, the Iustice@s court Das oCligated to dismiss the
Jsummar.K Eroceeding and to require that the landlord Erosecute his unlaD/ul
detainer action under the JElenar.K e=iction Eroceedings Ero=ided /or in N$" 4,.!9,
to 4,.4!,. LL,+ -lthough <laGier@s argument is logicall. sound, it is simEl.
irrele=ant. 4t is clear that, desEite all the Eroceedings CeloD and the arguments o/ the
Earties Ce/ore this court, N$" 4,.!&3 does not aEEl. to this case. 'he statute is
aEElicaCle JDhen the tenant o/ an. dDelling M N Dith Eeriodic rent reser=ed C. the
month or an. shorter Eeriod, is in de/ault in Ea.ment o/ the rent.K ?EmEhasis L%++
added.> -ll Earties to this action concede that <laGier ne=er Eaid an. rent, nor Das he
required to Ea. an.. 4t ma. Ce that )ulstone is entitled to ha=e <laGier remo=ed /rom
the EroEert., Cut not Eursuant to N$" 4,.!&3. 'here Das no case or contro=ers.
Ce/ore the Iustice@s court Cased on N$" 4,.!&3, and accordingl., the Iustice@s court
e*ceeded its Iurisdiction C. issuing the summar. e=iction order. -ccordingl., De
re=erse the Iudgment o/ the district court and remand to the district court Dith
directions to grant the Drit. )urther, De order that the e=iction order entered C. the
Iustice@s court Ce =acated. Ne=.,99&. <laGier =. 2ustice Court o/ "mith Valle. 'E.
Ne=. %+4, %99 0.!d ,&, "ee, also, Ne=.,99+. 1iEEis =. 0eters ! Ne=. ,,%,
9! 0.!d !4%H
N$" 4,.!&3 3nlaD/ul detainer: "uEElemental remed. o/ summar. e=iction and e*clusion o/ tenant
/or de/ault in Ea.ment o/ rent. . E*ceEt as otherDise Ero=ided in suCsection ,, in addition to the
remed. Ero=ided in N$" 4,.!&! and 4,.!9, to 4,.4!,, inclusi=e, Dhen the tenant o/ an. dDelling,
aEartment, moCile home, recreational =ehicle or commercial Eremises Dith Eeriodic rent reser=ed C.
the month or an. shorter Eeriod is in de/ault in Ea.ment o/ the rent, the landlord or the landlordOs
agent, unless otherDise agreed in Driting, ma. ser=e or ha=e ser=ed a notice in Driting, requiring in
the alternati=e the Ea.ment o/ the rent or the surrender o/ the Eremises: ?a> -t or Ce/ore noon o/ the
/i/th /ull da. /olloDing the da. o/ ser=ice; or ?C> 4/ the landlord chooses not to Eroceed in the manner
set /orth in EaragraEh ?a> and the rent is reser=ed C. a Eeriod o/ DeeF or less and the tenanc. has
not continued /or more than 4& da.s, at or Ce/ore noon o/ the /ourth /ull da. /olloDing the da. o/
( 3 (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
ser=ice. P -s used in this suCsection, Jda. o/ ser=iceK means the da. the landlord or the landlordOs
agent Eersonall. deli=ers the notice to the tenant. 4/ Eersonal ser=ice Das not so deli=ered, the Jda. o/
ser=iceK means the da. the notice is deli=ered, a/ter Eosting and mailing Eursuant to suCsection !, to
the sheri// or constaCle /or ser=ice i/ the request /or ser=ice is made Ce/ore noon. 4/ the request /or
ser=ice C. the sheri// or constaCle is made a/ter noon, the Jda. o/ ser=iceK shall Ce deemed to Ce the
da. ne*t /olloDing the da. that the request is made /or ser=ice C. the sheri// or constaCle. !. -
landlord or the landlordOs agent Dho ser=es a notice to a tenant Eursuant to EaragraEh ?C> o/
suCsection shall attemEt to deli=er the notice in Eerson in the manner set /orth in EaragraEh ?a> o/
suCsection o/ N$" 4,.!%,. 4/ the notice cannot Ce deli=ered in Eerson, the landlord or the landlordOs
agent: ?a> "hall Eost a coE. o/ the notice in a consEicuous Elace on the Eremises and mail the notice
C. o=ernight mail; and ?C> -/ter the notice has Ceen Eosted and mailed, ma. deli=er the notice to the
sheri// or constaCle /or ser=ice in the manner set /orth in suCsection o/ N$" 4,.!%,. 'he sheri// or
constaCle shall not acceEt the notice /or ser=ice unless it is accomEanied C. Dritten e=idence, signed
C. the tenant Dhen the tenant tooF Eossession o/ the Eremises, that the landlord or the landlordOs
agent in/ormed the tenant o/ the Ero=isions o/ this section Dhich set /orth the laD/ul Erocedures /or
e=iction /rom a short(term tenanc.. 3Eon acceEtance, the sheri// or constaCle shall ser=e the notice
Dithin 4% hours a/ter the request /or ser=ice Das made C. the landlord or the landlordOs agent. 3. -
notice ser=ed Eursuant to suCsection or ! must: ?a> 4denti/. the court that has Iurisdiction o=er the
matter; and ?C> -d=ise the tenant: ?> 5/ the tenantOs right to contest the matter C. /iling, Dithin the
time sEeci/ied in suCsection /or the Ea.ment o/ the rent or surrender o/ the Eremises, an a//ida=it
Dith the court that has Iurisdiction o=er the matter stating that the tenant has tendered Ea.ment or is
not in de/ault in the Ea.ment o/ the rent; ?!> 'hat i/ the court determines that the tenant is guilt. o/ an
unlaD/ul detainer, the court ma. issue a summar. order /or remo=al o/ the tenant or an order
( 4 (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Ero=iding /or the nonadmittance o/ the tenant, directing the sheri// or constaCle o/ the count. to
remo=e the tenant Dithin !4 hours a/ter receiEt o/ the order; and ?3> 'hat, Eursuant to N$" %-.39,,
a tenant ma. seeF relie/ i/ a landlord unlaD/ull. remo=es the tenant /rom the Eremises or e*cludes the
tenant C. ClocFing or attemEting to ClocF the tenantOs entr. uEon the Eremises or Dill/ull. interruEts
or causes or Eermits the interruEtion o/ an essential ser=ice required C. the rental agreement or
chaEter %- o/ N$". 4. 4/ the tenant /iles such an a//ida=it at or Ce/ore the time stated in the notice,
the landlord or the landlordOs agent, a/ter receiEt o/ a /ile(stamEed coE. o/ the a//ida=it Dhich Das
/iled, shall not Ero=ide /or the nonadmittance o/ the tenant to the Eremises C. locFing or otherDise. &.
3Eon noncomEliance Dith the notice: ?a> 'he landlord or the landlordOs agent ma. aEEl. C. a//ida=it
o/ comElaint /or e=iction to the Iustice court o/ the toDnshiE in Dhich the dDelling, aEartment,
moCile home or commercial Eremises are located or to the district court o/ the count. in Dhich the
dDelling, aEartment, moCile home or commercial Eremises are located, Dhiche=er has Iurisdiction
o=er the matter. 'he court ma. thereuEon issue an order directing the sheri// or constaCle o/ the
count. to remo=e the tenant Dithin !4 hours a/ter receiEt o/ the order. 'he a//ida=it must state or
contain: ?> 'he date the tenanc. commenced. ?!> 'he amount o/ Eeriodic rent reser=ed. ?3> 'he
amounts o/ an. cleaning, securit. or rent deEosits Eaid in ad=ance, in e*cess o/ the /irst monthOs rent,
C. the tenant. ?4> 'he date the rental Ea.ments Cecame delinquent. ?&> 'he length o/ time the tenant
has remained in Eossession Dithout Ea.ing rent. ?+> 'he amount o/ rent claimed due and delinquent.
?7> - statement that the Dritten notice Das ser=ed on the tenant in accordance Dith N$" 4,.!%,. ?%>
- coE. o/ the Dritten notice ser=ed on the tenant. ?9> - coE. o/ the signed Dritten rental agreement,
i/ an.. ?C> E*ceEt Dhen the tenant has timel. /iled the a//ida=it descriCed in suCsection 3 and a /ile(
stamEed coE. o/ it has Ceen recei=ed C. the landlord or the landlordOs agent, and e*ceEt Dhen the
landlord is ErohiCited Eursuant to N$" %-.4%,, the landlord or the landlordOs agent ma., in a
( & (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
EeaceaCle manner, Ero=ide /or the nonadmittance o/ the tenant to the Eremises C. locFing or
otherDise. +. 3Eon the /iling C. the tenant o/ the a//ida=it Eermitted in suCsection 3, regardless o/ the
in/ormation contained in the a//ida=it, and the /iling C. the landlord o/ the a//ida=it Eermitted C.
suCsection &, the Iustice court or the district court shall hold a hearing, a/ter ser=ice o/ notice o/ the
hearing uEon the Earties, to determine the truth/ulness and su//icienc. o/ an. a//ida=it or notice
Ero=ided/or in this section. 4/ the court determines that there is no legal de/ense as to the alleged
unlaD/ul detainer and the tenant is guilt. o/ an unlaD/ul detainer, the court ma. issue a summar.
order /or remo=al o/ the tenant or an order Ero=iding /or the nonadmittance o/ the tenant. 4/ the court
determines that there is a legal de/ense as to the alleged unlaD/ul detainer, the court shall re/use to
grant either Eart. an. relie/, and, e*ceEt as otherDise Ero=ided in this suCsection, shall require that
an. /urther Eroceedings Ce conducted Eursuant to N$" 4,.!9, to 4,.4!,, inclusi=e. 'he issuance o/ a
summar. order /or remo=al o/ the tenant does not Ereclude an action C. the tenant /or an. damages
or other relie/ to Dhich the tenant ma. Ce entitled. 4/ the alleged unlaD/ul detainer Das Cased uEon
suCsection & o/ N$" 4,.!&4, the re/usal C. the court to grant relie/ does not Ereclude the landlord
therea/ter /rom Eursuing an action /or unlaD/ul detainer in accordance Dith N$" 4,.!&. 7. 'he
tenant ma., uEon Ea.ment o/ the aEEroEriate /ees relating to the /iling and ser=ice o/ a motion, /ile a
motion Dith the court, on a /orm Ero=ided C. the clerF o/ the court, to disEute the amount o/ the
costs, i/ an., claimed C. the landlord Eursuant to N$" %-.4+, or %C.!3, /or the in=entor.,
mo=ing and storage o/ Eersonal EroEert. le/t on the Eremises. 'he motion must Ce /iled Dithin !,
da.s a/ter the summar. order /or remo=al o/ the tenant or the aCandonment o/ the Eremises C. the
tenant, or Dithin !, da.s a/ter: ?a> 'he tenant has =acated or Ceen remo=ed /rom the Eremises; and
?C> - coE. o/ those charges has Ceen requested C. or Ero=ided to the tenant, P Dhiche=er is later. %.
3Eon the /iling o/ a motion Eursuant to suCsection 7, the court shall schedule a hearing on the
( + (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
motion. 'he hearing must Ce held Dithin , da.s a/ter the /iling o/ the motion. 'he court shall a//i*
the date o/ the hearing to the motion and order a coE. ser=ed uEon the landlord C. the sheri//,
constaCle or other Erocess ser=er. -t the hearing, the court ma.: ?a> Determine the costs, i/ an.,
claimed C. the landlord Eursuant to N$" %-.4+, or %C.!3, and an. accumulating dail. costs;
and ?C> 5rder the release o/ the tenantOs EroEert. uEon the Ea.ment o/ the charges determined to Ce
due or i/ no charges are determined to Ce due. 9. - landlord shall not re/use to acceEt rent /rom a
tenant that is suCmitted a/ter the landlord or the landlordOs agent has ser=ed or had ser=ed a notice
Eursuant to suCsection i/ the re/usal is Cased on the /act that the tenant has not Eaid collection /ees,
attorne.Os /ees or other costs other than rent, a reasonaCle charge /or late Ea.ments o/ rent or
dishonored checFs, or a securit.. -s used in this suCsection, Jsecurit.K has the meaning ascriCed to it
in N$" %-.!4,. ,. 'his section does not aEEl. to the tenant o/ a moCile home lot in a moCile
home EarF or to the tenant o/ a recreational =ehicle lot in an area o/ a moCile home EarF in this "tate
other than an area designated as a recreational =ehicle lot Eursuant to the Ero=isions o/ suCsection +
o/ N$" 4,.!&. N$" 4,.!%, "er=ice o/ notices to quit; Eroo/ required Ce/ore issuance o/ order to
remo=e. . E*ceEt as otherDise Ero=ided in N$" 4,.!&3, the notices required C. N$" 4,.!& to
4,.!+,, inclusi=e, ma. Ce ser=ed: ?a> B. deli=ering a coE. to the tenant Eersonall., in the Eresence o/
a Ditness; ?C> 4/ the tenant is aCsent /rom the tenantOs Elace o/ residence or /rom the tenantOs usual
Elace o/ Cusiness, C. lea=ing a coE. Dith a Eerson o/ suitaCle age and discretion at either Elace and
mailing a coE. to the tenant at the tenantOs Elace o/ residence or Elace o/ Cusiness; or ?c> 4/ the Elace
o/ residence or Cusiness cannot Ce ascertained, or a Eerson o/ suitaCle age or discretion cannot Ce
/ound there, C. Eosting a coE. in a consEicuous Elace on the leased EroEert., deli=ering a coE. to a
Eerson there residing, i/ the Eerson can Ce /ound, and mailing a coE. to the tenant at the Elace Dhere
the leased EroEert. is situated. !. "er=ice uEon a suCtenant ma. Ce made in the same manner as
( 7 (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Ero=ided in suCsection . 3. Be/ore an order to remo=e a tenant is issued Eursuant to suCsection & o/
N$" 4,.!&3, a landlord shall /ile Dith the court a Eroo/ o/ ser=ice o/ an. notice required C. that
section. Be/ore a Eerson ma. Ce remo=ed as ErescriCed in N$" 4,.!9, to 4,.4!,, inclusi=e, a
landlord shall /ile Dith the court Eroo/ o/ ser=ice o/ an. notice required Eursuant to N$" 4,.!&&.
E*ceEt as otherDise Ero=ided in suCsection 4, this Eroo/ must consist o/: ?a> - statement, signed C.
the tenant and a Ditness, acFnoDledging that the tenant recei=ed the notice on a sEeci/ied date; ?C> -
certi/icate o/ mailing issued C. the 3nited "tates 0ostal "er=ice; or ?c> 'he endorsement o/ a sheri//,
constaCle or other Erocess ser=er stating the time and manner o/ ser=ice. 4. 4/ ser=ice o/ the notice
Das not deli=ered in Eerson to a tenant Dhose rent is reser=ed C. a Eeriod o/ DeeF or less and the
tenanc. has not continued /or more than 4& da.s, Eroo/ o/ ser=ice must include: ?a> - certi/icate o/
mailing issued C. the 3nited "tates 0ostal "er=ice or C. a Eri=ate Eostal ser=ice to the landlord or the
landlordOs agent; or ?C> 'he endorsement o/ a sheri// or constaCle stating the: ?> 'ime and date the
request /or ser=ice Das made C. the landlord or the landlordOs agent; ?!> 'ime, date and manner o/
the ser=ice; and ?3> )ees Eaid /or the ser=ice. N$" %-.,, J1andlordK de/ined. J1andlordK means
a Eerson Dho Ero=ides a dDelling unit /or occuEanc. C. another Eursuant to a rental agreement. N$"
%-.!, J5DnerK de/ined. J5DnerK means one or more Eersons, Iointl. or se=erall., in Dhom is
=ested: . -ll or Eart o/ the legal title to EroEert., e*ceEt a trustee under a deed o/ trust Dho is not in
Eossession o/ the EroEert.; or !. -ll or Eart o/ the Cene/icial oDnershiE, and a right to Eresent use and
enIo.ment o/ the Eremises. N$" %-.&, J$entK de/ined. J$entK means all Eeriodic Ea.ments to
Ce made to the landlord /or occuEanc. o/ a dDelling unit, including, Dithout limitation, all reasonaCle
and actual late /ees set /orth in the rental agreement. ?-dded to N$" C. 977, 33; - 999, 9%4>.
( % (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
'his action is Crought to address )ederal )air 7ousing or Ne=ada laDs ErohiCiting discrimination. 4
am Ceing discriminated against Cased on imEermissilCe characteristics. )urther, m. lease has not
e*Eired or terminated .et. N$" %-.+, J$ental agreementK de/ined. J$ental agreementK means
an. oral or Dritten agreement /or the use and occuEanc. o/ a dDelling unit or Eremises. ?-dded to
N$" C. 977, 33>
N$" %-.&, $etaliator. conduct C. landlord against tenant ErohiCited; remedies; e*ceEtions. .
E*ceEt as otherDise Ero=ided in suCsection 3, the landlord ma. not, in retaliation, terminate a
tenanc., re/use to reneD a tenanc., increase rent or decrease essential items or ser=ices required C.
the rental agreement or this chaEter, or Cring or threaten to Cring an action /or Eossession i/: ?a> 'he
tenant has comElained in good /aith o/ a =iolation o/ a Cuilding, housing or health code aEElicaCle to
the Eremises and a//ecting health or sa/et. to a go=ernmental agenc. charged Dith the resEonsiCilit.
/or the en/orcement o/ that code; ?C> 'he tenant has comElained in good /aith to the landlord or a laD
en/orcement agenc. o/ a =iolation o/ this chaEter or o/ a sEeci/ic statute that imEoses a criminal
Eenalt.; ?c> 'he tenant has organiGed or Cecome a memCer o/ a tenantOs union or similar
organiGation; ?d> - citation has Ceen issued resulting /rom a comElaint descriCed in EaragraEh ?a>; ?e>
'he tenant has instituted or de/ended against a Iudicial or administrati=e Eroceeding or arCitration in
Dhich the tenant raised an issue o/ comEliance Dith the requirements o/ this chaEter resEecting the
haCitaCilit. o/ dDelling units; ?/> 'he tenant has /ailed or re/used to gi=e Dritten consent to a
regulation adoEted C. the landlord, a/ter the tenant enters into the rental agreement, Dhich requires
the landlord to Dait until the aEEroEriate time has elaEsed Ce/ore it is en/orceaCle against the tenant;
or ?g> 'he tenant has comElained in good /aith to the landlord, a go=ernment agenc., an attorne., a
/air housing agenc. or an. other aEEroEriate Cod. o/ a =iolation o/ N$" %.,, to %.!,,
inclusi=e, or the )air 7ousing -ct o/ 9+%, 4! 3.".C. QQ 3+, et seq., or has otherDise e*ercised
( 9 (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
rights Dhich are guaranteed or Erotected under those laDs. !. 4/ the landlord =iolates an. Ero=ision o/
suCsection , the tenant is entitled to the remedies Ero=ided in N$" %-.39, and has a de/ense in
an. retaliator. action C. the landlord /or Eossession. 3. - landlord Dho acts under the circumstances
descriCed in suCsection does not =iolate that suCsection i/: ?a> 'he =iolation o/ the aEElicaCle
Cuilding, housing or health code o/ Dhich the tenant comElained Das caused Erimaril. C. the lacF o/
reasonaCle care C. the tenant, a memCer o/ his or her household or other Eerson on the Eremises Dith
his or her consent; ?C> 'he tenanc. is terminated Dith cause; ?c> - citation has Ceen issued and
comEliance Dith the aEElicaCle Cuilding, housing or health code requires alteration, remodeling or
demolition and cannot Ce accomElished unless the tenantOs dDelling unit is =acant; or ?d> 'he
increase in rent aEElies in a uni/orm manner to all tenants. P 'he maintenance o/ an action under this
suCsection does not Ere=ent the tenant /rom seeFing damages or inIuncti=e relie/ /or the landlordOs
/ailure to comEl. Dith the rental agreement or maintain the dDelling unit in a haCitaCle condition as
required C. this chaEter. N$" %-.3%, )ailure o/ landlord to suEEl. essential items or ser=ices. .
4/ the landlord is required C. the rental agreement or this chaEter to suEEl. heat, air(conditioning,
running Dater, hot Dater, electricit., gas, a /unctioning door locF or another essential item or ser=ice
and the landlord Dill/ull. or negligentl. /ails to do so, causing the Eremises to Cecome un/it /or
haCitation, the tenant shall gi=e Dritten notice to the landlord sEeci/.ing the Creach. 4/ the landlord
does not adequatel. remed. the Creach, or use his or her Cest e//orts to remed. the Creach Dithin 4%
hours, e*ceEt a "aturda., "unda. or legal holida., a/ter it is recei=ed C. the landlord, the tenant ma.,
in addition to an. other remed.: ?a> 0rocure reasonaCle amounts o/ such essential items or ser=ices
during the landlordOs noncomEliance and deduct their actual and reasonaCle cost /rom the rent; ?C>
$eco=er actual damages, including damages Cased uEon the lacF o/ use o/ the Eremises or the
diminution o/ the /air rental =alue o/ the dDelling unit; ?c> 6ithhold an. rent that Cecomes due
( , (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
during the landlordOs noncomEliance Dithout incurring late /ees, charges /or notice or an. other
charge or /ee authoriGed C. this chaEter or the rental agreement, until the landlord has attemEted in
good /aith to restore the essential items or ser=ices; or ?d> 0rocure other housing Dhich is comEaraCle
during the landlordOs noncomEliance, and the rent /or the original Eremises /ull. aCates during this
Eeriod. 'he tenant ma. reco=er the actual and reasonaCle cost o/ that other housing Dhich is in e*cess
o/ the amount o/ rent Dhich is aCated. !. 4/ the tenant Eroceeds under this section, the tenant ma. not
Eroceed under N$" %-.3&, and %-.3+, as to that Creach. 3. 'he rights o/ the tenant under this
section do not arise until the tenant has gi=en Dritten notice as required C. suCsection , e*ceEt that
the tenant ma., Dithout ha=ing gi=en that notice: ?a> $eco=er damages as authoriGed under EaragraEh
?C> o/ suCsection i/ the landlord: ?> -dmits to the court that the landlord had FnoDledge o/ the lacF
o/ such essential items or ser=ices; or ?!> 7as recei=ed Dritten notice o/ the uninhaCitaCle condition
caused C. such a lacF /rom a go=ernmental agenc. authoriGed to insEect /or =iolations o/ Cuilding,
housing or health codes. ?C> 6ithhold rent under EaragraEh ?c> o/ suCsection i/ the landlord: ?>
7as recei=ed Dritten notice o/ the condition constituting the Creach /rom a go=ernmental agenc.
authoriGed to insEect /or =iolations o/ Cuilding, housing or health codes; and ?!> )ails to remed. or
attemEt in good /aith to remed. the Creach Dithin the time ErescriCed in the Dritten notice o/ that
condition /rom the go=ernmental agenc.. 4. 'he rights o/ the tenant under EaragraEh ?c> o/ suCsection
do not arise unless the tenant is current in the Ea.ment o/ rent at the time o/ gi=ing Dritten notice
Eursuant to suCsection . &. 4/ such a condition Das caused C. the deliCerate or negligent act or
omission o/ the tenant, a memCer o/ his or her household or other Eerson on the Eremises Dith his or
her consent, the tenant has no rights under this section. ?-dded to N$" C. 977, 339; - 9%&, 4+;
9%7, 34; 999, !3,; !,,7, !%+; !,, !37> N$" %-.39, 3nlaD/ul remo=al or e*clusion o/
tenant or Dill/ul interruEtion o/ essential items or ser=ices; Erocedure /or e*Eedited relie/. . 4/ the
( (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
landlord unlaD/ull. remo=es the tenant /rom the Eremises or e*cludes the tenant C. ClocFing or
attemEting to ClocF the tenantOs entr. uEon the Eremises, Dill/ull. interruEts or causes or Eermits the
interruEtion o/ an. essential item or ser=ice required C. the rental agreement or this chaEter or
otherDise reco=ers Eossession o/ the dDelling unit in =iolation o/ N$" %-.4%,, the tenant ma.
reco=er immediate Eossession Eursuant to suCsection 4, Eroceed under N$" %-.3%, or terminate
the rental agreement and, in addition to an. other remed., reco=er the tenantOs actual damages,
recei=e an amount not greater than R!,&,, to Ce /i*ed C. the court, or Coth. !. 4n determining the
amount, i/ an., to Ce aDarded under suCsection , the court shall consider: ?a> 6hether the landlord
acted in good /aith; ?C> 'he course o/ conduct CetDeen the landlord and the tenant; and ?c> 'he
degree o/ harm to the tenant caused C. the landlordOs conduct. 3. 4/ the rental agreement is terminated
Eursuant to suCsection , the landlord shall return all EreEaid rent and securit. reco=eraCle under this
chaEter. 4. E*ceEt as otherDise Ero=ided in suCsection &, the tenant ma. reco=er immediate
Eossession o/ the Eremises /rom the landlord C. /iling a =eri/ied comElaint /or e*Eedited relie/ /or the
unlaD/ul remo=al or e*clusion o/ the tenant /rom the Eremises, the Dill/ul interruEtion o/ an.
essential item or ser=ice or the reco=er. o/ Eossession o/ the dDelling unit in =iolation o/ N$"
%-.4%,. &. - =eri/ied comElaint /or e*Eedited relie/: ?a> :ust Ce /iled Dith the court Dithin &
Iudicial da.s a/ter the date o/ the unlaD/ul act C. the landlord, and the =eri/ied comElaint must Ce
dismissed i/ it is not timel. /iled. 4/ the =eri/ied comElaint /or e*Eedited relie/ is dismissed Eursuant
to this EaragraEh, the tenant retains the right to Eursue all other a=ailaCle remedies against the
landlord. ?C> :a. not Ce /iled Dith the court i/ an action /or summar. e=iction or unlaD/ul detainer is
alread. Eending CetDeen the landlord and tenant, Cut the tenant ma. seeF similar relie/ Ce/ore the
Iudge Eresiding o=er the Eending action. +. 'he court shall conduct a hearing on the =eri/ied
comElaint /or e*Eedited relie/ not later than 3 Iudicial da.s a/ter the /iling o/ the =eri/ied comElaint
( ! (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
/or e*Eedited relie/. Be/ore or at the scheduled hearing, the tenant must Ero=ide Eroo/ that the
landlord has Ceen EroEerl. ser=ed Dith a coE. o/ the =eri/ied comElaint /or e*Eedited relie/. 3Eon the
hearing, i/ it is determined that the landlord has =iolated an. o/ the Ero=isions o/ suCsection , the
court ma.: N$" %-.!9, 7aCitaCilit. o/ dDelling unit. . 'he landlord shall at all times during the
tenanc. maintain the dDelling unit in a haCitaCle condition. - dDelling unit is not haCitaCle i/ it
=iolates Ero=isions o/ housing or health codes concerning the health, sa/et., sanitation or /itness /or
haCitation o/ the dDelling unit or i/ it suCstantiall. lacFs: ?a> E//ecti=e DaterEroo/ing and Deather
Erotection o/ the roo/ and e*terior Dalls, including DindoDs and doors. ?C> 0lumCing /acilities Dhich
con/ormed to aEElicaCle laD Dhen installed and Dhich are maintained in good DorFing order. ?c> -
Dater suEEl. aEEro=ed under aEElicaCle laD, Dhich is: ?> 3nder the control o/ the tenant or landlord
and is caEaCle o/ Eroducing hot and cold running Dater; ?!> )urnished to aEEroEriate /i*tures; and ?3>
Connected to a seDage disEosal s.stem aEEro=ed under aEElicaCle laD and maintained
in good DorFing order to the e*tent that the s.stem can Ce controlled C. the landlord. ?d> -dequate
heating /acilities Dhich con/ormed to aEElicaCle laD Dhen installed and are maintained in good
DorFing order. ?e> Electrical lighting, outlets, Diring and electrical equiEment Dhich con/ormed to
aEElicaCle laD Dhen installed and are maintained in good DorFing order. ?/> -n adequate numCer o/
aEEroEriate receEtacles /or garCage and ruCCish in clean condition and good reEair at the
commencement o/ the tenanc.. 'he landlord shall arrange /or the remo=al o/ garCage and ruCCish
/rom the Eremises unless the Earties C. Dritten agreement Ero=ide otherDise. ?g> Building, grounds,
aEEurtenances and all other areas under the landlordOs control at the time o/ the commencement o/
the tenanc. in e=er. Eart clean, sanitar. and reasonaCl. /ree /rom all accumulations o/ deCris, /ilth,
ruCCish, garCage, rodents, insects and =ermin. ?h> )loors, Dalls, ceilings, stairDa.s and railings
maintained in good reEair. ?i> Ventilating, air(conditioning and other /acilities and aEEliances,
( 3 (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
including ele=ators, maintained in good reEair i/ suEElied or required to Ce suEElied C. the landlord.
!. 'he landlord and tenant ma. agree that the tenant is to Eer/orm sEeci/ied reEairs, maintenance
tasFs and minor remodeling onl. i/: ?a> 'he agreement o/ the Earties is entered into in good /aith; and
?C> 'he agreement does not diminish the oCligations o/ the landlord to other tenants in the Eremises.
3. -n agreement Eursuant to suCsection ! is not entered into in good /aith i/ the landlord has a dut.
under suCsection to Eer/orm the sEeci/ied reEairs, maintenance tasFs or minor remodeling and the
tenant enters into the agreement Cecause the landlord or his or her agent has re/used to Eer/orm them.
?a> 5rder the landlord to restore to the tenant the Eremises or essential items or ser=ices, or Coth; ?C>
-Dard damages Eursuant to suCsection ; and ?c> EnIoin the landlord /rom =iolating the Ero=isions o/
suCsection and, i/ the circumstances so Darrant, hold the landlord in contemEt o/ court. 7. 'he
Ea.ment o/ all costs and o//icial /ees must Ce de/erred /or an. tenant Dho /iles a =eri/ied comElaint
/or e*Eedited relie/. -/ter an. hearing and not later than /inal disEosition o/ the /iling or order, the
court shall assess the costs and /ees against the Eart. that does not Ere=ail, e*ceEt that the court ma.
reduce them or Dai=e them, as Iustice ma. require.
N$" %-.7, J'enantK de/ined. J'enantK means a Eerson entitled under a rental agreement to
occuE. a dDelling unit to the e*clusion o/ others. N$" %-.!,, $ental agreements: "igning;
coEies; required Ero=isions; disEutaCle EresumEtions; use o/ noncon/orming agreement unlaD/ul. .
-n. Dritten agreement /or the use and occuEanc. o/ a dDelling unit or Eremises must Ce signed C.
the landlord or his or her agent and the tenant or his or her agent. !. 'he landlord shall Ero=ide one
coE. o/ an. Dritten agreement descriCed in suCsection to the tenant /ree o/ cost at the time the
agreement is e*ecuted and, uEon request o/ the tenant, Ero=ide additional coEies o/ an. such
agreement to the tenant Dithin a reasonaCle time. 'he landlord ma. charge a reasonaCle /ee /or
Ero=iding the additional coEies. 3. -n. Dritten rental agreement must contain, Cut is not limited to,
( 4 (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Ero=isions relating to the /olloDing suCIects: ?a> Duration o/ the agreement. ?C> -mount o/ rent and
the manner and time o/ its Ea.ment. ?c> 5ccuEanc. C. children or Eets. ?d> "er=ices included Dith the
dDelling rental. ?e> )ees Dhich are required and the EurEoses /or Dhich the. are required. ?/>
DeEosits Dhich are required and the conditions /or their re/und. ?g> Charges Dhich ma. Ce required
/or late or Eartial Ea.ment o/ rent or /or return o/ an. dishonored checF. ?h> 4nsEection rights o/ the
landlord. ?i> - listing o/ Eersons or numCers o/ Eersons Dho are to occuE. the dDelling. ?I>
$esEecti=e resEonsiCilities o/ the landlord and the tenant as to the Ea.ment o/ utilit. charges. ?F> -
signed record o/ the in=entor. and condition o/ the Eremises under the e*clusi=e custod. and control
o/ the tenant. ?l> - summar. o/ the Ero=isions o/ N$" !,!.47,. ?m> 4n/ormation regarding the
Erocedure Eursuant to Dhich a tenant ma. reEort to the aEEroEriate authorities: ?> - nuisance. ?!> -
=iolation o/ a Cuilding, sa/et. or health code or regulation. ?n> 4n/ormation regarding the right o/ the
tenant to engage in the disEla. o/ the /lag o/ the 3nited "tates, as set /orth in N$" %-.3!&. 4. 'he
aCsence o/ a Dritten agreement raises a disEutaCle EresumEtion that: ?a> 'here are no restrictions on
occuEanc. C. children or Eets. ?C> :aintenance and Daste remo=al ser=ices are Ero=ided Dithout
charge to the tenant. ?c> No charges /or Eartial or late Ea.ments o/ rent or /or dishonored checFs are
Eaid C. the tenant. ?d> 5ther than normal Dear, the Eremises Dill Ce returned in the same condition as
Dhen the tenanc. Cegan. &. 4t is unlaD/ul /or a landlord or an. Eerson authoriGed to enter into a rental
agreement on his or her Cehal/ to use an. Dritten agreement Dhich does not con/orm to the
Ero=isions o/ this section, and an. Ero=ision in an agreement Dhich contra=enes the Ero=isions o/ this
section is =oid. ?-dded to N$" C. 977, 333; - !,,, 3&!; !,,3, !9+%; !,,7, !%!> N$"
%-.!, $ental agreements: 0a.ment o/ rent; term o/ tenanc.. . $ent is Ea.aCle Dithout demand
or notice at the time and Elace agreed uEon C. the Earties. !. 3nless the rental agreement estaClishes a
de/inite term, the tenanc. is /rom DeeF to DeeF in the case o/ a tenant Dho Ea.s DeeFl. rent and in
( & (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
all other cases the tenanc. is /rom month to month. 3. 4n the aCsence o/ an agreement, either Dritten
or oral: ?a> $ent is Ea.aCle at the Ceginning o/ the tenanc.; and ?C> $ent /or the use and occuEanc. o/
a dDelling is the /air rental =alue /or the use and occuEanc.. -t .our e=iction hearing, tell the Iudge
.our side o/ the stor.. 8our IoC
is to con=ince the Iudge that .ou ha=e a legal de/ense to the e=iction. 'he Ne=ada "uEreme Court
has determined that Jlegal de/enseK is Dhen .ou ha=e a Jgenuine issue o/ material /act.K -n=ui, 11C
=. <.1. Dragon, 11C, +3 0.3d 4,& ?!,,7> N$" 4,.!& 3nlaD/ul detainer: 0ossession o/
EroEert. leased /or inde/inite time a/ter notice to quit; older Eerson or Eerson Dith a disaCilit. entitled
to e*tension o/ Eeriod o/ Eossession uEon request. N$" 4,.!& 3nlaD/ul detainer: 0ossession o/
EroEert. leased /or inde/inite time a/ter notice to quit; older Eerson or Eerson Dith a disaCilit. entitled
to e*tension o/ Eeriod o/ Eossession uEon request. . - tenant o/ real EroEert., a recreational =ehicle
or a moCile home /or a term less than li/e is guilt. o/ an unlaD/ul detainer Dhen ha=ing leased: ?a>
$eal EroEert., e*ceEt as otherDise Ero=ided in this section, or a moCile home /or an inde/inite time,
Dith monthl. or other Eeriodic rent reser=ed, the tenant continues in Eossession thereo/, in Eerson or
C. suCtenant, Dithout the landlordOs consent a/ter the e*Eiration o/ a notice o/: ?> )or tenancies /rom
DeeF to DeeF, at least 7 da.s; ?!> E*ceEt as otherDise Ero=ided in suCsection !, /or all other Eeriodic
tenancies, at least 3, da.s; or ?3> )or tenancies at Dill, at least & da.s. ?C> - dDelling unit suCIect to
the Ero=isions o/ chaEter %- o/ N$", the tenant continues in Eossession, in Eerson or C. suCtenant,
Dithout the landlordOs consent a/ter e*Eiration o/: ?> 'he term o/ the rental agreement or its
termination and, e*ceEt as otherDise Ero=ided in suCEaragraEh ?!>, the e*Eiration o/ a notice o/: ?4>
-t least 7 da.s /or tenancies /rom DeeF to DeeF; and ?44> E*ceEt as otherDise Ero=ided in suCsection
!, at least 3, da.s /or all other Eeriodic tenancies; or ?!> - notice o/ at least & da.s Dhere the tenant
has /ailed to Eer/orm the tenantOs Casic or contractual oCligations under chaEter %- o/ N$". ?c> -
( + (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
moCile home lot suCIect to the Ero=isions o/ chaEter %B o/ N$", or a lot /or a recreational =ehicle
in an area o/ a moCile home EarF other than an area designated as a recreational =ehicle lot Eursuant
to the Ero=isions o/ suCsection + o/ N$" 4,.!&, the tenant continues in Eossession, in Eerson or C.
suCtenant, Dithout the landlordOs consent: ?> -/ter notice has Ceen gi=en Eursuant to N$" %B.&,
%B.7, or %B.9, and the Eeriod o/ the notice has e*Eired; or ?!> 4/ the Eerson is not a natural
Eerson and has recei=ed three notices /or nonEa.ment o/ rent Dithin a !(month Eeriod, immediatel.
uEon /ailure to Ea. timel. rent. ?d> - recreational =ehicle lot, the tenant continues in Eossession, in
Eerson or C. suCtenant, Dithout the landlordOs consent, a/ter the e*Eiration o/ a notice o/ at least &
da.s. !. E*ceEt as otherDise Ero=ided in this section, i/ a tenant Dith a Eeriodic tenanc. Eursuant to
EaragraEh ?a> or ?C> o/ suCsection , other than a tenanc. /rom DeeF to DeeF, is +, .ears o/ age or
older or has a Eh.sical or mental disaCilit., the tenant ma. request to Ce alloDed to continue in
Eossession /or an additional 3, da.s Ce.ond the time sEeci/ied in suCsection C. suCmitting a
Dritten request /or an e*tended Eeriod and Ero=iding Eroo/ o/ the tenantOs age or disaCilit.. -
landlord ma. not Ce required to alloD a tenant to continue in Eossession i/ a shorter notice is Ero=ided
Eursuant to suCEaragraEh ?!> o/ EaragraEh ?C> o/ suCsection . 3. -n. notice Ero=ided Eursuant to
EaragraEh ?a> or ?C> o/ suCsection must include a statement ad=ising the tenant o/ the Ero=isions o/
suCsection !. 4. 4/ a landlord reIects a request to alloD a tenant to continue in Eossession /or an
additional 3, da.s Eursuant to suCsection !, the tenant ma. Eetition the court /or an order to continue
in Eossession /or the additional 3, da.s. 4/ the tenant suCmits Eroo/ to the court that the tenant is
entitled to request such an e*tension, the court ma. grant the Eetition and enter an order alloDing the
tenant to continue in Eossession /or the additional 3, da.s. 4/ the court denies the Eetition, the tenant
must Ce alloDed to continue in Eossession /or & calendar da.s /olloDing the date o/ entr. o/ the order
den.ing the Eetition. N$" 4,.4,, $ules o/ Eractice. 'he Ero=isions o/ N$", Ne=ada $ules o/ Ci=il
( 7 (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
0rocedure and Ne=ada $ules o/ -EEellate 0rocedure relati=e to ci=il actions, aEEeals and neD trials,
so /ar as the. are not inconsistent Dith the Ero=isions o/ N$" 4,.!!, to 4,.4!,, inclusi=e, aEEl. to
the Eroceedings mentioned in those sections. N$" 4,.34, -dIournments. 'he court or Iustice o/ the
Eeace ma. /or good cause shoDn adIourn the trial o/ an. cause under N$" 4,.!!, to 4,.4!,,
inclusi=e, not e*ceeding & da.s; and Dhen the de/endant, or the de/endantOs agent or attorne., shall
maFe oath that the de/endant cannot sa/el. Eroceed to trial /or Dant o/ some material Ditness, naming
that Ditness, stating the e=idence that the de/endant e*Eects to oCtain, shoDing that the de/endant has
used due diligence to oCtain such Ditness and Celie=es that i/ an adIournment Ce alloDed the
de/endant Dill Ce aCle to Erocure the attendance o/ such Ditness, or the DitnessOs deEosition, in time
to Eroduce the same uEon the trial, in Dhich case, i/ such Eerson or Eersons Dill gi=e Cond, Dith one
or more su//icient sureties, conditioned to Ea. the comElainant /or all rent that ma. accrue during the
Eending o/ such suit, and all costs and damages consequent uEon such adIournment, the court or
Iustice o/ the Eeace shall adIourn the cause /or such reasonaCle time as ma. aEEear necessar., not
e*ceeding 3, da.s. N$" 4,.3&, 'rial not to Ce adIourned Dhen comElainant admits e=idence in
a//ida=it Dould Ce gi=en. 4/ the comElainant admit that the e=idence stated in the a//ida=it mentioned
in N$" 4,.34, Dould Ce gi=en C. such Ditness, and agree that it Ce considered as actuall. gi=en on
the trial, or o//ered and o=erruled as imEroEer, the trial shall not Ce adIourned.
'he landlord is tr.ing to e=ict me /or m. e*ercising m. rights as /olloDs: comElaining o/ haCitaCilit.
issues and =iolations o/ criminal laDs and retaliation.
4 ha=e a lease Dhich has not e*Eired and the landlord has not gi=en me notice that the.Ashe is
terminating m. lease. :. lease alloDs me to use the Eremises /or a h.Crid EurEose o/ a home laD
o//ice, ie a commercial lease, as such the No Cause t.Ee o/ e=iction is not a=ailaCle here, esEeciall.
Dhere, as her, m. lease has not terminated C. its terms as o/ .et.
( % (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
4 ha=e not recei=ed a notice /rom the landlord telling me to lea=e the Eremises. the. can talF aCout
Dhat the. told H2ohn DoeH to do, Cut...-itFen requires the. change an. H2ohn DoeH notices to re/lect
m. actual name one the. Dere aEErised o/ it. 'he Dere as earl. as 2anuar. &th, !, according to
"ue 9ing, .et the. /ailed to ser=e aEEroEriate notice.. 4/ 4 ha=e e=er oDed the landlord an. rent, 4
ha=e Eaid it all or ha=e Eaid it Dithin the time required C. laD.
-ssociation@s negligence =is a =is 1aura and Chris@s negligent andintentional torts committed against
me, Dhich ha=e resulted in thousands o/ dollars o/ damages. 0lease coE. me on an. and all
corresEondence =ia /a* or email as the landlords and or their argents ha=e Ceen or areDithholding m.
mail or otherDise inter/erring Dith m. acces to it, and the. ha=e also done Dith resEect to the
essential ser=ice o/ electricit... -ssociation@s negligence =is a =is 1aura and Chris@s negligent
andintentional torts committed against me, Dhich ha=e resulted in thousands o/ dollars o/ damages.
0lease coE. me on an. and all corresEondence =ia /a* or email as the landlords and or their argents
ha=e Ceen or areDithholding m. mail or otherDise inter/erring Dith m. acces to it, and the. ha=e also
d 6ritten comElaint to 0'75-@a emElo.ees or agents, causing 0'75- to retaliate against Coughlin
Das Ero=ide on 2anuar. %, !,! in tDo seEarate Dritings, Dhich alleged: H0ursuant to N$" %- and
N$" 4,, 4 am hereC. comElaining in Driting o/ .ours and 1aura 7arrison@s =iolation o/ the /olloDing
criminal laDs: - /elon. con=iction /or malicious destruction o/ Eri=ate EroEert. under N$" !,+.3,
and 93.&& must Ce C4V41 14-B414'8 )5$ 15"" 5$ D-:-<E '5 0$50E$'8 N$" !,&.9%,
Determination o/ =alue o/ loss /rom crime; notice to =ictim; order o/ restitution deemed Iudgment to
collect damages. C7-0'E$ !,+ ( :-14C453" :4"C74E) N$" !,+.,,& J<ra//itiK de/ined. N$"
!,+.,, Destruction or damage o/ EroEert. C. unlaD/ul assemCl.. N$" !,+.,& Destruction or
damage o/ croEs, gardens, trees or shruCs. N$" !,+.,4, Entering EroEert. Dith intention to damage
or destro. EroEert.. N$" !,+.!& Damage o/ EroEert. used /or EurEose o/ religion, /or Curial or
( 9 (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
memorialiGing o/ dead, /or education, as transEortation /acilit., as EuClic transEortation =ehicle or as
communit. center; damage o/ Eersonal EroEert. contained therein; Eenalties; restitution. N$"
!,+.4, Nuisance in Cuilding; tresEass uEon grounds; disturCing assemCl.. N$" !,+.&, 9illing,
maiming, dis/iguring or Eoisoning animal o/ another Eerson; Filling estra. or li=estocF. N$" !,+.+,
1eading or dri=ing horse aDa. Dithout authorit.. N$" !,+.!,, 0osting o/ Cills, signs or Eosters
unlaD/ul. N$" !,+.!!, $emo=al, alteration or destruction o/ monuments or landmarFs designating
Coundaries. N$" !,+.!+, )raudulent and malicious destruction o/ Dritings. N$" !,+.!7, De/acing
Eroclamations and notices. N$" !,+.!%, 'amEering Dith EaEers. N$" !,+.!9, 5Eening or
EuClishing sealed letter or telegram. N$" !,+.3,, )alse signals endangering cars, =essels or motors.
N$" !,+.3, 4nIur. to other EroEert.. N$" !,+.3!, 3nlaD/ul remo=al o/ Eetri/ied Dood /rom
Eosted or designated sites; duties o/ certain o//icers. N$" !,+.33, 0lacing gra//iti on or otherDise
de/acing EroEert.: )ines and Eenalties; Earent or guardian resEonsiCle /or /ines and Eenalties i/
Eerson =iolating section is under age o/ % .ears; susEension o/ dri=erOs license. N$" !,+.33&
Carr.ing gra//iti imElement at certain locations Dith intent to =andaliGe, Elace gra//iti on or de/ace
EroEert.. N$" !,+.34, <ra//iti $eDard )und created; administrati=e assessment to Ce imEosed /or
certain =iolations; use o/ mone. in )und. N$" !,+.34& 0erson or entit. to Ce Eaid i/ restitution is
ordered /or =iolation o/ N$" !,+.!& or !,+.33,. Zach Coughlin, Esq.H 'he second Driting: H'his is
additional Dritten notice Eursuant to N$" %- and N$" 4, comElaining o/ and requesting reEairs
and reimCursement /or the /olloDing: no cg/i outlet near sinF in uEstairs Cathroom. .ou CroFe the
door to m. room and the locF and /ailed to Ero=ide a Fe. laura harrison slashed tDo o/ m. tires,
necessitating R&, in reEairs. 8ou threD hot co//ee on me and ruined m. htc <! smartEhone, a R4,,
Ehone .ou ha=e Creached are deal Dith resEect to m. Ceing alloDed to Ce neD carEet o=er the =er.
dirt. carEet doDnstairs. 8ou ha=e reEeatedl. used /orce and threat o/ /orce to Ere=ent me /rom
( !, (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
accessing the Dashing machine doDnstairs /or doing laundr. and Ere=ented m. use o/ the Fitchen
8ou admitted to changing the deadColts on the /ront and CacF door@s on NeD 8ears da. at !:3, am,
locFing me outside on a night Dith /reeGing temEeratures, necessitating an e*Eense o/ R+, /or
alternate lodging that night. )urther, .ou and 1aura 7arrison ha=e unlaD/ull. interruEted an essential
ser=ice, m. electricit., reEeatedl.. N$" %-.39,. 0lease cure these issues or 4 intend to deduct them
/rom an. /uture rent. 4 am comElaining o/ .ours and 1aura 7arrison@s =iolations o/ criminal laD
statutes :. dog had cheDing gum stucF in its hair in se=eral Elaces, in a manner that suggests it Das
EurEose/ull. done. 4 Dill remind .ou that aCuse to animals is included in the 0rotection 5rder
"tatutes. )urther, .ou and :s. 7arrison are in =iolation o/ /ederal laD in Ere=enting m. access to the
mailCo* included in our agreement, as it Das agreed that 4 Dould Ce a//orded the oEEortunit. to
recei=e mail at the 4!! E. 9th "'. #! -ddress and use o/ the mailCo*. "incerel., Zach Coughlin,
Esq.H
0otential counterclaims in a residential e=iction action =ar. /rom Iurisdiction to Iurisdiction. "ee, e.g.,
5hio $e=. Code -nn. Q 9!3.,+. "ome states restrict the counterclaims that a tenant ma. assert in a
summar. e=iction Eroceeding. 4oDa Code -nn. Q +4%.9; :d. Code -nn., $eal 0roE. Q %(4,!.4 ?d>.
4/ a EroEert. oDner used illegal sel/(helE to remo=e a tenant Erior to or during the course o/ an
e=iction action, the tenant ma. ha=e counterclaims /or illegal e=iction, tresEass, or harassment. 'he
tenants Ere=ailed on such a claim in Villeneu=e =. Beane, %! Vt. &7&, !,,7 V' 7&, 933 -.!d 39
?!,,7>, Dhere the tenant /amil. struggled to Ea. their rent and Eurchase heating oil a/ter the /ather@s
serious inIur. in an industrial accident le/t him unaCle to DorF. DesEite the /act that the tenants oDed
CacF rent and the EroEert. oDner had Ceen /orced to Eurchase heating oil to FeeE the /urnace running,
the EroEert. oDner agreed to Eermit the tenants to remain in the residence /or an additional month
a/ter e*Eiration o/ the lease i/ the. Eaid the rent /or that additional month. 'he tenants Eaid the rent
( ! (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
/or the additional month, Cut Dhile the tenants Dere aDa. at DorF and school one da., the landlord
Cegan remo=ing their Eersonal EroEert. /rom the residence. 6hen one o/ the tenants returned home
/rom DorF une*Eectedl., he had the Eolice remo=e the EroEert. oDner /rom the residence and the
tenants mo=ed their EroEert. CacF into the residence. During the course o/ the e=iction action /iled C.
the EroEert. oDner, the tenants Eaid rent into court until the. =acated the residence. 7oDe=er, the
EroEert. oDner engaged in a camEaign o/ harassment against the tenants Dhile the e=iction action
Das Eending, including ha=ing their utilities shut o// and Eosting signs on the EroEert. oDner@s
neighCoring Eremises stating that the tenants Dould not Ea. rent and Dould not =acate the residence.
Based on these actions, the tenants asserted a counterclaim /or harassment, illegal e=iction, and
tresEass. 'he aEEellate court uEheld the trial court@s aDard o/ R,,,,, in comEensator. damages and
R!,,,, in Euniti=e damages against the EroEert. oDner Cecause the EroEert. oDner@s conduct Das
outrageous and a =iolation o/ the tenants@ right to legal Erocess. Villeneu=e =. Beane, %! Vt. &7&,
!,,7 V' 7&, 933 -.!d 39 ?!,,7>. 5ne common counterclaim is Creach o/ the Darrant. o/
haCitaCilit.. Domen 7olding Co. =. -rano=ich, N.8.3d 7, 7+9 N.8.".!d 7%&, %,! N.E.!d 3&
?!,,3> ?tenant asserted a counterclaim /or Creach o/ the Darrant. o/ haCitaCilit. in the landlord@s
e=iction action>; 2aClonsFi =. Case., +4 :ass. -EE. Ct. 744, %3& N.E.!d +& ?!,,&> ?tenant asserted a
counterclaim /or Creach o/ the Darrant. o/ haCitaCilit. in the landlord@s e=iction action>. 4n certain
cases, a Creach o/ the Darrant. o/ haCitaCilit. ma. alloD reinstatement o/ the tenanc. e=en i/ the
EroEert. oDner alread. oCtained an e=iction order. )or instance, a :assachusetts Ero=ision Eermits a
tenant to Dithhold rent due to conditions in the residence that materiall. imEair or endanger the
tenant@s sa/et., health, or Dell(Ceing. 2aClonsFi =. Case., +4 :ass. -EE. Ct. 744, %3& N.E.!d +&
?!,,&> ?interEreting :ass. <en. 1aDs -nn. ch. !39, Q %->. 4/ a :assachusetts court renders Iudgment
in /a=or o/ the EroEert. oDner Cased on the nonEa.ment o/ rent, the tenant ma. reinstate the tenanc.
( !! (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
C. Ea.ing the amount o/ the Iudgment into court Dithin one DeeF. 2aClonsFi =. Case., +4 :ass. -EE.
Ct. 744, %3& N.E.!d +& ?!,,&> ?interEreting :ass. <en. 1aDs -nn. ch. !39, Q %->. 7oDe=er, such
relie/ is not a=ailaCle unless the tenant Ero=es that the EroEert. oDner had Erior notice o/ the
conditions endangering the tenant@s sa/et., health, or Dell(Ceing. 2aClonsFi =. Case., +4 :ass. -EE.
Ct. 744, %3& N.E.!d +& ?!,,&> ?den.ing a tenant@s motion /or reinstatement o/ her tenanc. Cecause
she /ailed to noti/. the landlord o/ the conditions allegedl. endangering her health, sa/et., or Dell(
Ceing Erior to Dithholding rent>. )ailure to a//ord the EroEert. oDner the requisite notice Erior to
Dithholding rent Erecludes the tenant /rom asserting the Creach o/ Darrant. o/ haCitaCilit. as a
de/ense to an e=iction Eroceeding. 2aClonsFi =. Case., +4 :ass. -EE. Ct. 744, %3& N.E.!d +& ?!,,&>
?a//irming Iudgment in /a=or o/ the landlord /or Eossession and CacF rent>.Because a tenant@s claim o/
retaliator. e=iction is t.Eicall. asserted as an equitaCle de/ense, the usual remed. /or its success/ul
assertion is dismissal o/ the landlord@s action /or Eossession o/ the Eremises.M7!N 7oDe=er, in some
cases the tenant ma. Ce entitled to damages.M 73N 'his ma. include reco=er. o/ a rent aCatement /or a
Eeriod o/ uninhaCitaCilit.,M74N comEensator. damages,M7&N damages /or emotional distress caused C.
the retaliator. e=iction,M 7+N and attorne.@s /ees.M77N :ost courts ha=e held that Euniti=e damages are
not reco=eraCle on a claim o/ retaliator. e=iction,M7%N although a /eD courts ha=e aDarded Euniti=e
damages in some instances.M79N 4t is the tenant@s Curden to Ero=e damages. )or e*amEle, in 0aullin =.
"utton,M%,N a Ne=ada court /ound that the onl. e=idence o/ damages consisted o/ testimon. C. the
tenant that, /olloDing her e=iction, she Eurchased a condominium /or R!&,,,, doDn and R,&&!
mortgage Ea.ment ?Elus R3& association /ee> Eer month. 'he court held that as a matter o/ laD,
damages /or retaliator. e=iction do not include all or Eart o/ the Eurchase Erice o/ a neD home C. the
/ormer tenant. )urther, although the tenant@s ansDers to interrogatories indicated that she did incur
e*Eenses in mo=ing, she did not introduce an. e=idence at trial concerning the amount o/ these
( !3 (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
e*Eenses. Because she /ailed to carr. the Curden to Ero=e her damages, the court =acated a
comEensator. damage aDard o/ R!,,,,. 'he court also re=ersed an R%,,,,, aDard o/ Euniti=e
damages Cecause, said the court, Euniti=e damages are not authoriGed Dithout a =alid aDard o/
comEensator. damages. 'he court /urther determined that Dhile Ne= $e= "tat Q %-.&, clearl.
ErohiCited the non(reneDal o/ a month(to(month tenanc. /or a retaliator. EurEose, the statute Das
silent as to Dhether Euniti=e damages Dere reco=eraCle /or a retaliator. e=iction. 4n <oFe. =.
Bessette,M%N a landlord@s action /or unEaid rent allegedl. due Dhen the tenant =acated the Eremises,
the de/endant tenants counterclaimed /or damages Cased on retaliator. e=iction and the landlord@s
Creach o/ an imElied Darrant. o/ haCitaCilit.. 'he Earties had entered into an oral lease agreement /or
rental o/ a moCile home starting in "eEtemCer 9%& at a monthl. rent o/ R4,,. 'he tenants Eaid /or
electric ser=ice to the moCile home, Cut the landlord Eaid /or the electricit. /or a nearC. Carn, in
Dhich the tenants Dere alloDed to store their /reeGer. 'he trial court /ound that during the tenanc. a
=ariet. o/ EroClems de=eloEed, including Dater leaFage into the home through the roo/ ?Dhich Das
reEaired C. the tenants>, EoDer /ailures due to a /ault. trans/ormer, and a /urnace CreaFdoDn. :ore
serious Das a CreaF in the seDer line, Dhich caused unhealth. /luids to collect underneath the moCile
home and a /oul odor to Eer=ade the Eremises. DesEite numerous comElaints to the landlord to reEair
the seDer line CreaF, the EroClem remained unresol=ed /rom )eCruar. to 2une 9%+, and the tenants
stoEEed Ea.ing rent as o/ 2une , 9%+. 'he court /ound that /inal reEair to the seEtic s.stem came on
2une 7, 9%+, onl. a/ter the tenants EromEted a =isit /rom the toDn health o//icer. 5n 2une +, 9%+,
Erior to the reEair, the landlord ga=e the tenants notice to quit, e//ecti=e -ugust , 9%+. 'he trial
court /ound that a/ter the tenants stoEEed Ea.ing rent, the landlord locFed the Carn Dhere the /reeGer
Das located and shut o// the EoDer, causing the loss o/ R3,, Dorth o/ /ood. 'he tenants =acated the
Eremises on 5ctoCer 3, 9%+, aEEro*imatel. one month a/ter the landlord had sold the moCile home.
( !4 (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
M)N7%N "ee, /or e*amEle, 0ohlman =. :etroEolitan 'railer 0arF, 4nc., !+ N.2. "uEer. 4, 3! -.!d
%%% ?Ch. Di=. 973> ?holding that state statute did not authoriGe reco=er. o/ Euniti=e damages /or
retaliator. e=iction>; 0aullin =. "utton, ,! Ne=. 4!, 7!4 0.!d 749 ?9%+> ?holding that state statute
did not authoriGe reco=er. o/ Euniti=e damages /or retaliator. e=iction>. M)N79N "ee, /or e*amEle,
-DeeFa =. Bonds, !, Cal. -EE. 3d !7%, 97 Cal. $Etr. +&, ?st Dist. 97> ?holding that Euniti=e
damages are reco=eraCle in a retaliator. e=iction action e=en i/ the actual damages are nominal>. "ee
also Del Code -nn tit. !&, Q &&+?d> ?alloDing a success/ul tenant to reco=er three months@ rent or
treCle damages, Dhiche=er is greater, Elus attorne.@s /ees>. M)N%,N 0aullin =. "utton, ,! Ne=. 4!,
7!4 0.!d 749 ?9%+>. M)N%N <oFe. =. Bessette, &4 Vt. &+,, &%, -.!d 4%%, !3 -.1.$.&th %%7
?99,>. M)N%!N 0ursuant to 9 Vt. "tat. -nn. Q 44+&. "ection !3 )ootnotes: M)N%3N )or a general
discussion on the use o/ interrogatories, see Disco=er.S6ritten 4nterrogatories, 4 -m. 2ur. 'rials .
)or interrogatories to disco=er Casic /acts in tort actions, see Danner, 0attern Disco=er.: 'ort -ctions
?!d ed.>. )or checFlists and discussion o/ the use o/ e*Eert Ditnesses, see Danner, E*Eert 6itness
ChecFlists. $egarding deEositions, see 0attern DeEosition ChecFlists ?!d ed.>. 5n state court Eractice
Dith resEect to interrogatories, see Disco=er.S6ritten 4nterrogatories, 4 -m. 2ur. 'rials . 5n
Dritten interrogatories in /ederal district court, see )ederal $ules o/ Ci=il 0rocedure $ules !+, 33; see
also )ederal 0rocedure, 1. Ed. QQ !+:!9, et seq.. 4& -:23$ 05) 3d 37&
'he landlord@s ComElaint /ails to state /acts Dhich Dould alloD himAher to e=ict me, /urther 9ing and
6estern Ne=ada :anagement and "hiela 1ester ha=e admitted the. recei=ed nothing Eursuant to
their arrangement Dith -llaCacF and )oreshee, as such the Ne=ada "uEreme Court holding in <laGier
maFes inaEElicaCle a summar. e=iction Eroceeding. )urther, Dhere, as here, m. lease alloDs me to
use the Eremises /or a home laD o//ice, and the non(Ea.ment o/ rent has not Ceen alleged, N$"
( !& (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
4,.!&3 maFes inaEElicaCle a summar. e=iction Erocedure under those circumstances, rather, a
Elenar. Erocedure is required. $egardless, a EroEer Iur. trial demand is hereC. made.
'here is EerhaEs another Eerson against Dhom this action should Ce Crought, namel. Erin -llaCacF
and 1aure )orshee.
4 ha=e not Ceen EroEerl. named in the notices. $ather, the Notice EurEortedl. Eosed on 2anuar.
,th, !,! onl. names a H2ohn DoeH desEite m. numerous Dritings to 6estern Ne=ada Dherein m.
name Das madse clear. 'he -itFen case maFes clear that the Erocedural and notice requirements o/
summar. e=iction matters must Ce stricl. adhered to, as such this H2ohn DoeH notice is ine//ecti=e.
4 ha=e other de/enses as /olloDs: retaliation, discrimination, lacF o/ allegation o/ nonEa.ment o/ rent,
75- admitted tenants Dere not oCligated to Ea. rent, as such, under <laGier, summar. e=iction
Erocedures una=ailaCle. 4:05$'-N': 4n some cases, the Court has the EoDer to gi=e .ou time to
/ind a neD Elace to li=e e=en i/ .ou do not ha=e an. o/ the listed de/enses. 4/ .ou Dish the Court to
determine Dhether .ou are entitled to it, Elease checF CeloD:
4 ha=e Ero=ided Dritten request to landlord /or an e*tension o/ 3, da.s in light o/ m. disaCilit..
4 am Driting to request the 3, da.s e*tension Cased uEon disaCilit.. 4 am in=oFing m. 740-- and other Eri=ac. rights
Dith resEect to di=ulging an.thign /urther aCout m. disaCilit..
C53N'E$C1-4:
4/ .ou Celie=e that .ou are entitled to a return o/ Eart o/ .our rent Ea.ment or other damages /rom the
landlord, comElete the statement CeloD: 4 here C. counterclaim in e*cess o/ R,,,,, in damages. 4
/eel that 4 am entitled to this amount /or the /olloDing reasons: damages to m.sel/, m. clients, and
m. Eractice in light o/ landlord@s and landlord@s agents actions. 1aura and Chris Ceing the
-ssociations emElo.ees and there/ore .ou gu.s or them Danted to settle Dith
me on account o/ a resEondeat suEerior theor. o/ liaCilit. maFing .our
( !+ (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
e*Eosure signi/icant enough to Iusti/. doing so. -ssociation@s negligence =is a =is 1aura and Chris@s negligent
andintentional torts committed against me, Dhich ha=e resulted in thousands o/ dollars o/ damages. 0lease coE. me on
an. and all corresEondence =ia /a* or
email as the landlords and or their argents ha=e Ceen or areDithholding m. mail or otherDise inter/erring Dith m. acces
to it, and the. ha=e also done Dith resEect to the essential ser=ice o/ electricit..
,-INTS AND AUT.-RITIES
)-C'"
N$" %-.&, $etaliator. conduct C. landlord against tenant ErohiCited; remedies; e*ceEtions.
. E*ceEt as otherDise Ero=ided in suCsection 3, the landlord ma. not, in retaliation, terminate a
tenanc., re/use to reneD a tenanc., increase rent or decrease essential ser=ices required C. the rental
agreement or this chaEter, or Cring or threaten to Cring an action /or Eossession i/:
?a> 'he tenant has comElained in good /aith o/ a =iolation o/ a Cuilding, housing or health code
aEElicaCle to the Eremises and a//ecting health or sa/et. to a go=ernmental agenc. charged Dith the
resEonsiCilit. /or the en/orcement o/ that code;
?C> 'he tenant has comElained in good /aith to the landlord or a laD en/orcement agenc. o/ a
=iolation o/ this chaEter or o/ a sEeci/ic statute that imEoses a criminal Eenalt.;
?c> 'he tenant has organiGed or Cecome a memCer o/ a tenantOs union or similar organiGation;
?d> - citation has Ceen issued resulting /rom a comElaint descriCed in EaragraEh ?a>;
?e> 'he tenant has instituted or de/ended against a Iudicial or administrati=e Eroceeding or
arCitration in Dhich the tenant raised an issue o/ comEliance Dith the requirements o/ this chaEter
resEecting the haCitaCilit. o/ dDelling units;
?/> 'he tenant has /ailed or re/used to gi=e Dritten consent to a regulation adoEted C. the landlord,
a/ter the tenant enters into the rental agreement, Dhich requires the landlord to Dait until the
aEEroEriate time has elaEsed Ce/ore it is en/orceaCle against the tenant; or
?g> 'he tenant has comElained in good /aith to the landlord, a go=ernment agenc., an attorne., a
/air housing agenc. or an. other aEEroEriate Cod. o/ a =iolation o/ N$" %.,, to %.!,,
inclusi=e, or the )air 7ousing -ct o/ 9+%, 4! 3.".C. QQ 3+, et seq., or has otherDise e*ercised
rights Dhich are guaranteed or Erotected under those laDs.
!. 4/ the landlord =iolates an. Ero=ision o/ suCsection , the tenant is entitled to the remedies
Ero=ided in N$" %-.39, and has a de/ense in an. retaliator. action C. the landlord /or Eossession.
3. - landlord Dho acts under the circumstances descriCed in suCsection does not =iolate that
suCsection i/:
?a> 'he =iolation o/ the aEElicaCle Cuilding, housing or health code o/ Dhich the tenant
comElained Das caused Erimaril. C. the lacF o/ reasonaCle care C. the tenant, a memCer o/ his or her
household or other Eerson on the Eremises Dith his or her consent;
?C> 'he tenanc. is terminated Dith cause;
?c> - citation has Ceen issued and comEliance Dith the aEElicaCle Cuilding, housing or health
code requires alteration, remodeling or demolition and cannot Ce accomElished unless the tenantOs
dDelling unit is =acant; or
?d> 'he increase in rent aEElies in a uni/orm manner to all tenants.
'he maintenance o/ an action under this suCsection does not Ere=ent the tenant /rom seeFing damages
or inIuncti=e relie/ /or the landlordOs /ailure to comEl. Dith the rental agreement or maintain the
dDelling unit in a haCitaCle condition as required C. this chaEter.
( !7 (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
1ost Ero/its, lost goods, such as /ood, and the Cene/its o/ lost ser=ices, such as ad=ertising, are
e*amEles o/ losses that ma. constitute Hactual damagesH /or illegal e=iction. 4 :.$.".-. Q +,4?!>
?->. Degenhardt =. EDe 1td. 0artnershiE, !, :E !3, 3 -.3d 79, ?:e. !,>. Being an attorne. is
hard enough Dithout dealing Dith all o/ 0arF 'errace@s mal/easance. 0erhaEs i/ E' -1 e=er gathers
uE the gumEtion to hang out his oDn shingle the. Dill more /ull. aEEreciate that.
ANALYSIS
'enant@s reco=er. o/ damages /or emotional distress under 3ni/orm $esidential 1andlord and 'enant
-ct, + -.1.$.4th &!%; $ight o/ landlord legall. entitled to Eossession to disEossess tenant Dithout
legal Erocess, + -.1.$.3d 77; $eco=er. C. tenant o/ damages /or Eh.sical inIur. or mental anguish
occasioned C. Drong/ul e=iction, 7 -.1.$.!d 93+; & -m. 2ur. 0roo/ o/ )acts 3d 37&, 'enant@s $ights
and $emedies -gainst $etaliator. E=iction C. 1andlord. 99 -m. 2ur. 'rials !%9, $etaliator. E=iction
Claims.
E=idence suEEorted /inding that landlord@s e=iction o/ tenant Das retaliator. /or her comElaints
concerning Eersistent ElumCing EroClems and condition o/ common areas. N.$.".
%-.&,. 0aullin =. "utton, 9%+, 7!4 0.!d 749, ,! Ne=. 4!.
B. Da. o/ analog. to Je=iction millsK /or landlords, consider J)or e*amEle, aCuse o/ CanFruEtc.
Eroceedings C. renters Cecame so DidesEread in the Central District o/ Cali/ornia that JMiNn 99, 2.
Cli//ord 6allace, Chie/ 2udge o/ the Ninth Circuit Court o/ -EEeals, estaClished an -d 7oc
Committee on 3nlaD/ul Detainer and BanFruEtc. :ills to looF into EossiCle solutions to the Eractice
o/ aCusi=e /ilings to Ere=ent e=iction.K 2udge <eraldine :und, 3Edated $eEort o/ 3nlaD/ul Detainer
'asF )orce ?99!>. 'he committee /ound that CanFruEtc. JmillsK are a suCstantial cause o/ the
aCuse: 'he. churn out large numCers o/ Eetitions ?Dhich result in an automatic sta., /orestalling
e=iction>, Cut Eursue no /urther action. Estimates suggest that in the Central District alone, some
( !% (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
!,,,,, to 4,,,,, such Eetitions are /iled e=er. .ear /or the sole EurEose o/ dela.ing the deCtor@s
e=iction. "ee id. at 7. -s those /amiliar Dith CanFruEtc. Eractice are onl. too Eain/ull. aDare, this
t.Ee o/ strategic maniEulation isn@t limited to renters@ Eetitions. "ee generall. :arc. 2.9. 'i//an.,
Crime and BanFruEtc., !4 BanFr.Ct.Dec. ?C$$>, at - ?"eEt. !, 993>.K
Awarding Attorney's Fees to Pro Se Litigants Under Rule 11, 2une, 997, 9& :ich. 1. $e=. !3,%,
2erem. D. "Eector. E' -1 cites no authorit. on this or an. other issue that li=es an.Dhere Ce.ond
/orm motion, temElate time, turn and Curn Eractice o/ laD. 6hile E' -1 did manage to cite the
"eller@s case, the. quotes no language /rom it and seemingl. maFes not attemEt to anal.Ge its ruling.
the. should ha=e. "ellers sEeaFs to aDards o/ attorne.@s /ees to Ere=ailing Earties in ci=il actions. 4t
does not EurEort to sEeaF to attorne.@s /ees aDards stemming /rom $ule =iolation, a situation
Dhere the granting o/ attorne.@s /ees to an attorne. Ero se litigant is /ar more acceEted throughout
-merican IurisErudence. "imEl. Eut, the "eller@s case is inaEElicaCle and E' -1 should stoE citing
cases Dhere the. clearl. has a =er. shalloD grasE o/ Dhat the. sEeaF to.
'o Dit:
Jstates that ha=e considered Dhether an attorne. EroEer Eerson litigant ma. Ce
aDarded attorne. /ees are di=ided, Dith a slight maIorit. Eermitting such /ees.
Decisions aEEro=ing /ee aDards to attorne. EroEer Eerson litigants generall. do so
on the Casis that an attorne. is Eaid /or rendering legal ser=ices, and i/ the. renders
such ser=ices on his oDn Cehal/, it results in as much Eecuniar. loss to him as i/
the. Eaid another attorne. to render the same ser=ices. "o, i/ a losing Eart. must
Ea. attorne. /ees an.Da., it should maFe no di//erence Dhether the /ees are to Ce
Eaid to an attorne. reEresenting himsel/ or another attorne. emElo.ed C. him. 4n
short, Ha laD.er@s time and ad=ice are his stocF in trade.H...6e interEret N$" +9.,3,
( !9 (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
to require that all EroEer Eerson litigants, Dhether attorne. or non(attorne., Ce
oCligated to Ea. attorne. /ees as a Ererequisite /or an aDard o/ Ere=ailing Eart.
attorne. /ees. 'his interEretation gi=es e//ect to the 1egislature@s clear intent that the
Ere=ailing Eart. in Iustice@s court Ce reimCursed C. the losing Eart. /or out(o/(
EocFet costs incurred to Erosecute the suit. 'o interEret the statute otherDise Dould
require us to rede/ine Dhat is meant C. an attorne. /ee, Dhich is commonl.
understood to Ce the sum Eaid or charged /or legal ser=ices. Because :attheDs
reEresented himsel/ and did not Ea. or incur an. oCligation to Ea. attorne. /ees, the
Iustice@s court e*ceeded its Iurisdiction C. aDarding such /ees. 6e there/ore grant,
in Eart, the Eetition /or a Drit o/ certiorari.K "ellers =. )ourth 2udicial Dist. Ct., 9
Ne=. !&+, 7 0 .3d 49& ?!,,3>.
N$" +9.,3, J0re=ailing Eart. alloDed attorne.@s /ee to Ce ta*ed as costs in Iustice court. 'he
Ere=ailing Eart. in an. ci=il action at laD in the Iustice courts o/ this "tate shall recei=e, in addition to
the costs o/ court as noD alloDed C. laD, a reasonaCle attorne. /ee. 'he attorne. /ee shall Ce /i*ed C.
the Iustice and ta*ed as costs against the losing Eart..K "o, E' -1@s Cig contriCution to the legal
research required to rule on this case is to cite "eller@s, Dhich does not sEeaF to Dhether a Ero se
attorne. can recei=e attorne.@s /ees Eursuant to a $ule sanction. 'he statute in=ol=ed does not
aEEl. here, either, Dhere a $ule "anction motion is in Ela.. )urther, e=en i/ it did aEEl., Dhich it
doesn@t, Coughlin did KEa. or incur an. oCligation to Ea. attorne. /eesK as the. has stated in the )act
section that the. Eaid to and incurred such an oCligation to himsel/. 6here :attheDs ma. ha=e not
Ceen e*act enough in his Eleadings, Coughlin has Ceen.
Coughlin has actuall., reasonaCl. and necessaril. incurred R&,,,, in the EreEaration o/ the Eleadings
the. has Eut /orth so /ar in this matter, and in dealing Dith E' -1@s regrettaCle, declasse conduct in
( 3, (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
this matter. E' -1 should Ce sanctioned in that amount, Elus an. /ees incurred in dra/ting a reEl. in
suEEort o/ this motion, and EreEaring /or and attending an. hearing. )urther, Coughlin hereC.
requests a hearing reElete Dith A JURY ?- $4<7' <3-$-N'EE B8 '7E 3N4'ED "'-'E"
"30$E:E C53$' EVEN 4N "3::-$8 EV4C'45N :-''E$", -N '7E$E 4" N5 15N<E$
2C$C0 ,+, "5 4 <E' -N -00E-1 '55T> on this matter to a=oid e=iction. 'here are e=identiar.
issues such as the amount o/ rent deductions agreed to, the amount o/ damages done C. 0arF
'errace@s landscaEing creD, thin sFulled tenant issues, etc.

67E$E)5$E, tenant, Zach Coughlin, Era.s that this Court rule that a summar. e=iction Eroceeding
is una=ailaCle to landlord here and aDard in e*cess o/ R,,,,, damages to 'enantACounterclaimant.
Dec(aratio$ #ade u$der "e$a(t of "er!ur/
I Dec(are* "ursua$t to NRS 03.040 t&at t&e fore)oi$) is true a$d correct a$d #ade u$der
"e$at( of "er!ur
A11IRMATI-N ,ursua$t to NRS 2334.030
'he undersigned does hereC. a//irm that the Ereceding document does not contain
the social securit. numCer o/ an. Eerson.
Dated this: )eCruar. !7th, !,!
UAsA Zach Coughlin
Zach Coughlin
'enantACounterclaimant
( 3 (
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
,R--1 -1 SER5I+E
4, Zach Coughlin, declare:
5n )eCruar. !7th, !,!, 4, :r. Zach Coughlin ser=ed the /oregoing 'enant@s -nsDer and
-//ida=itADeclaration to 3, Da. No Cause E=iction, 'enant@s Counterclaim C. Elacing a true and
correct coE. hereo/ in the usEs mail, emailing, maFing all reasonaCle attemEts at Eersonall. ser=ing,
and /a*ing true coE. thereo/ to:
0arF 'errace 'oDnhomes 75-
cAo <a.le -gnes 9ern, Esq. and <a.le -. 9ern. 1td.
&4! 9ietGFe 1ane "uite !,,
$eno , NV %9&
'el: 77&(3!4(&93,
)a*: 77&(3!4(+73
ga.leFernVFernltd.com
0arF 'errace 'oDnhomes -ssn
cAo 6estern Ne=ada :anagement, 4nc.
$esidential, Commercial W -ssociation :anagement
"ue 9ing
0residentABroFerA"uEer=ising C:
%,4 :ill "treet, $eno, NV %9&,!
0h: 77&(!%4(4434
)a*: 77&(!%4(44+&
sueVDesternn=.com
DDD.Desternn=.com
in/oVDesternn=.com
$eno 2ustice Court, Ci=il Di=ision
". "ierra "t.
$eno, NV %9&,
Ci=il Di=ision )a*
?77&> 3!&(+7&
Dated this: )eCruar. !7th, !,!
(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
Zach Coughlin, 'enant
( 3! (
Kinkead, Catherine
From: Baker, Robbin
Sent:
To:
Monday, February 27, 2012 8:55 AM
Kinkead, Catherine
Subject: FW Coughlin RCR2012-065630
Importance: High
*****************************
Robbin Baker
Re 0 Just ice Court
Deputy Court Clerk
(775) 3256535
(775) 3256510 (fax)
From: Dogan, Biray
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 2:49 PM
To: Baker, Robbin
Cc: Young, Zach
Subject: FW: Coughlin RCR2012-065630
Importance: High
Hi Robbin,
The State and defense have agreed to continue this case out 30 days for another MSC. Thank you, b.
From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Young, Zach
Friday, February 24, 2012 12:07 PM
Dogan, Biray
RE: Coughlin
Because this is the first MSC setting, I am okay with a 30 day cont inuance. I will NSN next set as well for MSC.
Thanks,
Zach
From: Dogan, Biray
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 1:07 PM
To: Young, Zach
Subject: Coughlin
The MSC is Monday. Coughlin wants to get his case continued. What sayeth you?
I

w

l1`
r
o
.
o
.
2
2
22
2
2+
2
26
N HL OJL Ol
N |N l HL ONI
* * *
HL |L NLV|L|,
l1OL1LL,
ll2 G+
V.
L. 2
Z|H|lI |lLl OHlN,
LOJOL.

:
_
/"'!
;J1
|"
j' '^LH
I t
7 T.
PU, ,
~
_
g
-
/6
...,_ T
NLV||
i :
N YN NNOL
l|l |L |N YN |N ONLl
YL Nw, Ll LL OL NVJ, O_ OJ LlLOU_l lH|l |
|YYJ, 1SLL1CL |LLOLO_ OL wSlO OUOL_, OJ ZCl IOUO_, _UL_
1SLL1CL |LLOLO_, OJ lLO_ O__OSS Ll LOJOL'S YOL1OO LO
OOL1OU L1l L OJ YOL1OO LO |__O1OL OOUOSl. l1S O__OS1L1OO
1S PJ OJ OSJ U_OO Ll LLClJ O1OLS OJ |ULlOL1L1S OJ O_
2
2

r1CL
2+

2

+
6

o
.

2

+
6

o
.
2
22
2
OLl OJ/OL JOCUTOLL_ V1JOC LlL T_ O _LSOLJ L lL1O_
OO Ll1S TLLL.
|JlY|N OlO|N Nl 2.r.
l UOJLS1_OJ JOS lLO_ LL1LT LlL Ll _LCJlO_
JOCUTOL JOS OOL COOL1O Ll SOC11 SCUL1L_ OUTOL OL O_ _LSOO.
|L Ll1S c J_ 22.
lH|l |. /YY
1SLL1CL |LLOLO_
wSlO OUOL_, NVJ
/
/
r_ / / "
Z|H YO0C
_U, 1S |LLOLO_
2
26
o
.
6
1
o
.
2
2
22
23
2+
2
26
POJN1B AND AU1HOBJ1JEB
J. BemeD C De CFe
O |U_USL 2, 2, ZClL_ rLKL OU_ll1O (lL1OLLL
`Ll LOJOL wS LLSLJ LOL lLCO_. H wS ClL_J w1Ll
T1SJTOOL COUOL OL L1L LLCO_, O_ w_ OL L1T1Ol OT_l1OL,
OO OL OOUL |U_USL 2+, 211. l LOJOL wS LL1_OJ OO Ll
L1T1Ol OT_l1OL OO |U_USL 2, 2. O OL OOUL CTOL , 21,
O |TOJJ L1T1Ol OT_l1OL wS L1lJ, 1SO l1_1O_ T1SJTOOL
COUOL OL OSSSS1OO OL LOlO LO_LL_. lL lV OO TU1L1_1 _L
LL1J lL1O_S SL 1O Ll1S TLLL. _LTOL . , 2 CLOOL 2,
2, CLOOL 26, 2, OJ NOVTOL 2o, 2. O Ll1S lSL JL, Ll
LOJOL lCLJ LO XLC1S l1S COOSL1LUL1OO1 L1_lL LO LL1J.
|CCOLJlO_l_, Ll TLLL wS SL LOL LL11, SClJUJJ LO COTTOC
__LOX1TLl_ LlL TOOLlS lLL OO OLUL_ 2., 22. |ll OL Ll
w1LOSSS LOL Ll LL OL NVJ (lL1OLLL `Ll LL lV OO
SUO_OOJ LOL S1J COULL JL, OJ LLO_J Ll1L wOLK SClJUlS
CCOLJ1O_l_.
O OLUL_ 2, 22 USL 1_lL J_S _L1OL LO Ll
SCOJUJJ LL1l, Ll LOJOL, LlLOU_l l1S LLOLO_, L1lJ TOL1OO
LUSL1O_ COOL1OUOC. O LlL ST JL, Ll LOJOL, _1O
LlLOU_l l1S LLOLO_, LllJ S_LL TOL1OO LUSL1O_ LlL l O
__O1OLJ S COCOUOSl. l LL OOw O__OSS OOLl LUSLS.
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
r
J J# ABGUEN
A. The Trial Should Not Be Cont inued as t he Defendant Has Failed t o
Est ablish Good Cause
1S Llc cLcOJOL _OlOLS OUL 1O l1S YOL1OO, COULL T_
COOL1OUc LL1l, L Llc LcUcSL OL OOc OL Llc _LL1cS, lcO _OOJ
CUSc 1S SlOO. lc LLc LcS_cCLLUl1_ SUOT1LS LlL Llc LL1JV1L
L11cJ O_ Llc cLcOJOL'S COUOScl, c_UL_ UO11C cLcOJcL Oc
OOJO1_lL (lcLc1OLLcL `YL. OOJO1_lL" , L1lS LO cSLOl1Sl _OOJ
CUSc.
lc 1OSLOL CSc lS OccO lO_U1Sl1O_ 1O Llc lcOO USL1Cc
OULL S1|Cc Llc cLcOJOL'S LL1_OTcOL OO 1U_USL 25, 2011 TOLc
LlO S1X TOOLlS _L1OL LO Llc SClcJU1cJ LL11. ULLlcL, JcS_1Lc
OUTcLOUS _Lc LL11 ScLL1O_S, Llc LLc OJ Llc cLcOJOL lVc OccO
UOOJc LO LcSOlVc Ll1S TLLcL LlLOU_l _lc Oc_OL1L1OO. lc LL1l
JLc S :|OO LO OOLl Llc LLc OJ Llc cLcOJOL LOL __LOX1TLcl_
LlLcc POOLlS, _1V1O_ OOLl T_lc L1Tc LO _Lc_Lc. O LlL Lc_LJ, Llc
LLc 1SSUcJ SUO_OcOS LO 1LS 1LOcSScS, ll OL lOT lVc LcLULOcJ
Llc1L SUO_OcOS OJ LLO_cJ Llc1L OLK SClcJUlcS LO LLcOJ. cS_1Lc
LUlJ LlLcc POOLlS LO _Lc_Lc LOL LL1l, 1Ll LU1l KOOlcJ_c OL Llc
SCOcJUJcJ JLc, Llc cLcOJOL 1LcJ UOL1l cOLUL_ 21, 2012 LO L1lc
l1S YOL1OO LO OOL1OUc TcLc c1_lL J_S _L1OL LO Llc LL1J JLc.
lc LLc LcS_cCLLUll_ SUOT1LS LlL Llc OScS LOL
COOL1OUOCc SUOT1LLcJ O_ Llc cLcOJOL JO OOL L1Sc LO Llc `_OOJ
CUSc L|LcSlOlJ. !1S Cl1T LlL lc S `LOO_LUl1_ LLcSLcJ 1S
COT_lcLcJ_ SUOcCL1Vc OcllcL, Llc CSc LOL l1Cl lc S LLcSLcJ 1S
CL1Vc |J _cOJ1O_. ULLlcL, Llc LCL LlL lc 1S _LL_ LO
4
I_LOO
|__O1OL _.
ll_O
25

1 _LOLCL1V OLJLS lS OO OL1O_ OO Ll 1OSLOL CS. L Ll
2 LOJOL, 1O LCL, 1S Ll _LSOO wlO SOU_lL OJ __11J LOL SUCl
3 _LOLCL1V OLJLS, LlL _LOV1JS VO lSS OL OS1S LO COOL1OU, S
4 1L 1S Ll LOJOL l1TSlL wlO 1O1L1LJ SUCl CL1V1L_.
5 MOLOVL, Ll LL JOS OOL UOJLSLOJ lOw l1S Cl1T LlL
6 l 1S V1CL1T OL JOTSL1C V1OlOC SU__OLLS l1S LUSL. wl1l Ll
7 LL 1S S_T_LlL1C LO ;_ V1CL1T OL JOTSL1C V1OlOC, Ll
8 LOJOL L11S LO SlOw lOw l1S ll_J V1CL1T1ZL1OO 1T_CLS Ll
9 1OSLOL CS, ML. OOJO1_lL'S L_LSOLL1OO OL Ll LOJOL, OL Ll
10 LOJOL'S O1l1L_ LO SS1SL l1S COUOSl. 1T11L1_, Ll LL 1S
11 UOSUL lOw Ll LCL LlL l1S _OwL wS SlUL OLL lS O_ LLCL OO
12 Ll1S CS OL COOL1OUOC LlLOL.
13 |S SUCl, Ll LL O__OSS COOL1OUOC OL Ll LL11
14 SClJU1J LOL OLUL_ 29 , 2012.
15 B. The Defendant Should Not Be Allowed to Act as Co-Counsel
16 l LL 1OCOL_OLLS, O_ Ll1S LLLOC, 1LS MOL1OO LO
17 LL1r U_1L1V OCUTOL, wl1Cl wS L1lJ 1O Ll1S CS OO OLUL_
18 21, 2012. _C1L1Cll_, OJ S SL LOLLl 1O LlL _lJ1O_, `L Ll
19 JLOJ|L lCLS LO lV COUOSl, l lS OO L1_lL LO L_LSOL
20 l1TSlL. V. LL, 9 1 NV. 36 3, 36 6 (19 75). ULLlL, 1O Ll
21 1OSLOL CS, ML. OOJO1_lL X_LSSl_ OOCLS LO Ll __O1OLTOL OL
22 Ll L|JO\ S COCOUOSl. MOL1OO LO OOUOSl, 2,
23 l1O 19 -20 (O. 21, 2012). UCl C1LCUTSLOC wS JJLSSJ 1O
24 V. LL, 118 NV. 1, 8 -9 (2002), wl1Cl C1LJ l1LOLO1'S
COULL J!1l OL JLOJOL'S LUSL, O__OSJ O_ COUOSl, LO CL S
COCOUOSl.
5
26
o
c
L _ "J
2
2
22
2
2+
2'
26
;//

r_
__
,/

|CCOLJ1O_1_, Ll LL O__OSS Ll LOJOL'S LUSL LO
O __O1OLJ S CO COUOSl.
JJJ CONCLUBJON
l LL LS_CLLUll_ LUSLS LOL Ll LOJOL'S YOL1OO
LO OOL1OU L1J L OJ YOL1OO LO |__O1OL O OUOSl O JO1J.
|lY|N OlO|N Nl 2r.
l UOJLS1_OJ JOS lLO_ LL1LT LlL Ll _LCJ1O_
JOCUTOL JOCS OOL COOL1O Ll SOC1l SCUL1L_ OUTOL OL O_ _LSOO.
"j I
|L Ll1S ` J_
, 22.
lH|l |. |YY
1SLL1CL |LLOLO_
wSlO OUOL_, NVJ
Z|H
_U l3lLlCL |LLOLO_
i
22+.'l6++
6

4
2
J
+
2
J
+
2
2
22
2J
2+
2
26

Ll|L lw|lN
lLO_ CLL1L_ LlL T O T_JO_ OL Ll wSlO OUOL_
1SLL1CL |LLOLO_`S LL1C OJ LlL, OO Ll1S JL, LOLwLJJ LLU
CO__ O1 LD LOL_O1O_ JOCUTOL, LlLOU_D Ll wSlO OUOL_ lOLL_OC_
T1l, JJLSSJ LO.
OrL LLNLl
OrL LLNLl L
|L Ll1S 2
) .
Wc'od, Cathy
To:
Cc:
Subject:
Young, Zach
Lesl ie, Jim
RE: State v. Zachary Coughl in, RCR2011 -063341
I have set the Competency/ Mot ion Hearing for October 22, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. and the Misdemeanor Trial has
been continued to November 19, 2012, at 8:30 a.m. in front of Judge Sferrazza as a special set .
Cathy
From: Young, Zach
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 1:29 PM
To: Wood, Cathy
Cc: Leslie, Jim
Subject: RE: State v. Zachary Coughlin, RCR2011-063341
For trial, that is fine (again, with caveat I may need to ask to continue that date, but not sure now) .
We would a/so like a competency/motions hearing week of 10/22112.
Zach
From: Wood, Cathy
Sent : Monday, October 01, 201211:41 AM
To: Young, Zach
Cc: Leslie, Jim
Subject: RE: State v. Zachary Coughlin, RCR2011-063341
Would November 19' @ 9:00 a.m. work for both of you?
Cathy
From: Young, Zach
Sent : Monday, October 01,201211:19 AM
To: Wood, Cathy
Cc: Leslie, Jim
Subject: FW: State v. Zachary Coughlin, RCR2011-063341
Cathy,
With Robbin out, please see below. I am again CC'ing Jim.
Thanks,
Zach
From: Young, Zach
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 11:18 AM
To: 8aker, Robbin
Cc: Leslie, Jim
Subject: State v. Zachary Coughlin, RCR2011-063341
Hi Robbin,
Above case is stayed pending competency eva I, which was ordered by written order on 91711 2. Trial/Hearing on
Competency was rescheduled for 10/ 15112. Jim advised me he is in a jury trial that week, and is asking for a continuance.
I am not objecting.
\
~ wa'uld request that the Trial be o n t i n u ~ approximately 30 days. We would also req st that a separate Hearing on
COlT ;>etency/Other Motions (if any) be set for the week of 10/22/ 12.
I am CC'ing Jim, in case he has anything to add/change. Also, as a heads up, I will be taking 3 weeks of leave at the end
of this year, unknown which specifi c dates. I say this now because if the new trial date is mid-November and fall s during
my leave, I may need to seek another continuance.
Thanks,
Zach
2
Outlook Print Message
file:///R|/...ail%20to%20zach%20young%20regarding%20newly%20discovered%20ecomm%20recordings%20063341.htm[11/20/2012 8:14:36 AM]
Close Print
City Attorney Skau, updated discovery in iPhone case,
dispatch recordings, don't seem to reveal basis for "a
possible fight" assertions in office testimony and
prosecutors's filings and argument
From: Zach Coughlin (zachcoughlin@hotmail.com)
Sent: Wed 11/14/12 2:09 AM
To: zyoung@da.washoecounty.us (zyoung@da.washoecounty.us); skent@skentlaw.com
(skent@skentlaw.com); mike@tahoelawyer.com (mike@tahoelawyer.com);
nevtelassn@sbcglobal.net (nevtelassn@sbcglobal.net); patrickk@nvbar.org
(patrickk@nvbar.org); fflaherty@dlpfd.com (fflaherty@dlpfd.com); davidc@nvbar.org
(davidc@nvbar.org); complaints@nvbar.org (complaints@nvbar.org); tsusich@nvdetr.org
(tsusich@nvdetr.org); je@eloreno.com (je@eloreno.com); cvellis@bhfs.com
(cvellis@bhfs.com); eifert.nta@att.net (eifert.nta@att.net); rhrc@laketahoelaw.com
(consult@laketahoelaw.com); stuttle@washoecounty.us (stuttle@washoecounty.us);
kadlicj@reno.gov (kadlicj@reno.gov); wongd@reno.gov (wongd@reno.gov);
schornsby@nvdetr.org (schornsby@nvdetr.org); jleslie@washoecounty.us
(jleslie@washoecounty.us); jgoodnight@washoecounty.us (jgoodnight@washoecounty.us);
jbosler@washoecounty.us (jbosler@washoecounty.us)
Dear DDA Young and Bar Counsel and Panel Members,
The prosecution in RCR2011-063341 and the associated arrest on 8/20/11 is what
started all this off (by "all this" I mean the 46 days in jail, the 10 different trips to jail,
the five to six different evictions, all summary, the competency evaluations, and all the
associated grievances. This arrest and prosecution have largely been based on and the
office and prosecutor have cited to, their contention that the information from ECOMM
or dispatch told the RPD Officers (and the arresting Officer Nick Duralde is married to
a dispatcher working that night and perhaps whose voice is on these files, finally given
to me only today, by Reno City Attorney's Office Creighton Skau, after he secured my
attendance at a hearing that I do not believe was noticed in a legal since by sending me
an email saying J udge Sferrazza authorized service of the notice of the hearing by
email...which J udge Sferrazza denies (in fairness to Mr. Skau...its possible the J udge
did say that...Mr. Young could maybe shed some light on that, as apparently their was a
sort of group meeting with he, the Reno City Attorney and the WCPD on or about
November 8th, 2012 in rCR2012-063342, that I was not noticed on and, of course did
not attend).
Anyways, DDA Young and Officer Duralde have constantly harped on how dispatch
reported a "possible fight" and how that somehow justified the rash approach taken by
Officer Duralde, the overcharging of "oooh, that's a felony" Felony Grand Larceny (7
days in jail, the eviction notice in the Richard Hills summary eviction from my former
home law office was served during the interim in RJ C Rev2011-001708) for a three
year old iphone that the alleged owner, Cory Goble, testified was worth about $80 at
the time....(and the overcharging of a felony enabled Officer Duralde to conduct a
search incident to arrest for a misdemeanor not committed in his presence, after 7
pm...which Nevada law prohibits, particularly where, as here, there was no citizen's
arrest (Coughlin himself called 911 and there is a video of the time prior to arrest
where Coughlin is heard imploring the skater youths to stay peaceful and wait for law
enforcement to arrive so a civil resolution of the dispute could be garnered).
I am writing now and providing this new production of ECOMM/911 dispatch
recordings that would seem to be the State's last hope of proving that the Officers were
told of, by dispatch, "a possible fight" and therein provide some factual basis for that
which Officer Duralde and DDA Young have testified to, and filed pleadings in that
matter arguing that reports of "a possible fight" justified the subsequent terry stop
weapons check pat down, and search incident to arrest (remember, Officer Duralde
announced 20 seconds into arriving on scene that he was going to arrest Coughlin and
do a search of Coughlin's pockets prior to conducting any of the pretexutal
"investigation" that he later testified to...its just that Officer Duralde did not realize he
was being recorded when he said that....no matter how he "remixed" things in his
Supplementary Declaration (filed within 48 hours of arrest) or his Narrative (by all
indications, the Narrative was only filed some three months after the arrest and
apparently after the RPD and City Attorneys Office became aware that the video of the
arrest was publicly available).
I have listened closely to these dispatch recordings and hear nothing about "a possible
fight". Does that make the Officer's Testimony perjury and DDA Young's conduct
misconduct? DDA Young, I have a Hearing in a few hours on 11/14/12 at the SBN's
Office on Double R. Blvd. I ask that you attend and explain these matters as this arrest
is pled in Bar Counsel Kings SCR 105 Complaint.
Mr. Leslie and Mr. Goodnight, I ask that you attend and explain your failure to
subpoena the dispatch recordings until October 3, 2012 (despite the Trial occuring on
May 7th, 2012 (in violation of NRS 178.405, no less), and again on J uly 16th,
2012....and, again on August 29th, and September 5th, 2012....and then please explain
why you feigned inability to personally serve subpoenas as a basis for failing to get
Nicole Watson (easily found and or served via a certified mailing under NRS 174.345,
at the addresses your investigator refused to turn over to me until November 2012 upon
a court order (you guys are supposed to help defend the accused, not the County or
local law enforcement against their potential civil liability for ego driven foolish
arrests) as a student at McQueen High School along with Lucy Byington, both
percipient witnesses, and where Watson was captured on tape admitting to the "man
with a six-pack" holding the phone aloft and offering it up, and announcing, very
loudly, that he woud "throw it in the river" if it was not immediately claimed (therein
presenting yet another claim of right defense and further vitiating the legitimacy of
DDA Young's retaliatory, deficiently pled, amending of the Complaint on December
5th, 2012 to included "possessing or receiving stolen property from another".
I ask that in inquiry into the propriety of Mr. Skau's email attached (wherein the City
Attorney's gained an advantage and prejudiced my ability to defend in both NG12-
0204, etc. (the Bar Hearing) and the petty larceny Trial (in RCR2011-063341). I will
note that at least J oe Goodnight gathered the three 911 calls.
Sincerely,
Zach Coughlin
1471 E. 9th St.
Reno, NV 89512
Tel and Fax: 949 667 7402
ZachCoughlin@hotmail.com
Zach has 66 files to share with you on SkyDrive. To view them, click the links below.
PHONE CALL Start_Time = Saturday, August 20, 2011 11-22-52 PM Source_ID = 50.wav
PRIMARY RADIO TRAFFIC Start_Time = Saturday, August 20, 2011 11-22-45 PM Source_ID = 44.wav
Start_Time = Saturday, August 20, 2011 11-23-55 PM Source_ID = 34.wav
PRIMARY RADIO TRAFFIC Start_Time = Sunday, August 21, 2011 12-08-40 AM Source_ID = 17.wav
Download all

-
'C
Q
<
C
Wc
>C
-
C
1 .
00
WZ
L. .
L. "
Wa
SuerwCoer
Ntvoa
(0) !91A ..
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
IN RE: REINSTATEMENT OF ROBERT
S. BECKETT, ES ., BAR NO. 3383.
No. 57763
ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR REINSTATE
This is a petition for reinstatement pursuant to SCR 111(10)
fled by attorney Robert S. Beckett. On December 30, 2010, this court
temporarily suspended Beckett fom the practice of law and referred him
to the disciplinary board based on his plea of no contest to a charge of
obstructing a public ofcer. Our order was premised on the fact that
Beckett's offense constituted a "serious" crime under SCR 111(6), for
which temporary suspension and referral to the appropriate disciplinary
board are mandatory under SCR 111(7) and (8).1
Beckett contends that he should be reinstated to the practice
of law during the pendency of his disciplinary proceedings because the
criminal case underlying our December 30, 2010, order has been dismissed
with prejudice.2 Beckett acknowledges that, even if he is reinstated, our
lAlthough not mentioned in the petition, on January 8, 2010,
we also referred Beckett to the disciplinary board based on his plea of no
contest to one count of misdemeanor wet reckless driving in California.
We declined to impose a temporary suspension at that time.
2Alternatively, Beckett requests that the court set aside his
temporary suspension pursuant to SCR 111(7). We conclude that Beckett
has failed to demonstrate good cause to set aside our order of temporary
suspension under SCR 111(7).
II -C9965
SncvCunt
OF
NEADA
order of reinstatement would not terminate the pending disciplinary
proceedings.3
SCR 111(10) gives us discretion to reinstate an attorney whose
underlying conviction has been reversed. The petition is accompanied by a
certified copy of a February 2, 2011, order from the Pahrump Township
Justice Court dismissing Case No. 10CR01587 with prejudice. In light of
the fact that the charge underlyng our order of temporary suspension has
been dismissed with prejudice, and our previous determination that
Beckett's California misdemeanor conviction did not warrant imposition of
a temporary suspension, we conclude that there is no longer a basis for
Beckett being temporarily suspended pending the outcome of his
disciplinary proceedings. We therefore grant the petition. Attorney
Robert S. Beckett, Bar No. 3383, is hereby reinstated to the practice of law
pending the outcome of his disciplinary proceedings.
It is so ORDERED.
J.
Saitta
J.

J.
Parraguirre
3SCR 111(10) that "reinstatement will not terminate
proceeding pending u,,"U attorney, the of
by hearing on the basis of the
"
2
SurmwCn
NEI ADA
cc: David A. Clark, Bar Counsel
Jeffrey R. Albregts, Chair, Southern Nevada Disciplinary Board
Kimberly K. Farmer, Executive Director, State Bar of Nevada
Michael J. War hola, LLC
Perry Thompson, Admissions Offce, United States Supreme Court
3

11 27 12 065630 Opposition To Motion To Amend

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

11 27 12 065630 Opposition To Motion To Amend

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

1

You might also like