Clark County Deputy District Attorney and Boyd ’22 grad, Tanner Castro, was arrested Friday on charges of luring or attempting to lure a child or mentally ill person with use of computer technology to engage in sexual conduct. [RJ; 8NewsNow]
CCSD loses appeal in case of embarrassing yearbook photo. [RJ]
To tackle groundwater overuse, Nevada takes new approach: buying back farmer’s rights. [TNI]
Lombardo parrots Cuomo in effort to invalidate Ethics Commission. [Nevada Current]
Has Las Vegas become the fraud capital of America? [New to Las Vegas]
Supreme Court justices interrupt female attorneys more often than men. [Axios summarizing this study.]
Nothing like getting your career started on the right foot!
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October 16, 2023 5:09 pm
“The problem with the photo is that there appears to be a relatively lengthy protuberance, coming directly out of the middle of the Plaintiff’s crotch area, that cannot be ignored,” a district judge wrote in a 2022 finding of facts document.
Dang, y'all, it's too early in the morning for this friskiness!
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Anonymous
October 16, 2023 5:13 pm
I had a school bush crash case many years back where CCSD fought nearly endlessly just to avoid 50% liability on a few moderate injury claims.
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October 16, 2023 5:22 pm
William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Kid’s Court Program Educator
University of Nevada-Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law
May 2020 – Aug 2020
Children
Helped educate children in the legal process and courtroom procedure before their appearances. Helped educate children in the legal process and courtroom procedure before their appearances.
Boy Scouts of America
Eagle Scout
Boy Scouts of America
Aug 2007 – Oct 2014
Social Services
BSA member, 2007-2014, worked in numerous service projects, over 500 hours of community service.
I have to be honest. The story is pretty sparse on alleged details. If he ruined his own life, so be it. But I am not ready to destroy this kid's life until there are more facts and evidence disclosed.
He also has his class rank on his LinkedIn. I find that so distasteful. Also has several meaningless Westlaw certifications. I would've never hired this kid based on personality alone.
Parents: monitor your kids. You will be shocked at how even the youngest and most vulnerable are solicited online. Instagram appears to be the worst. That cell phone/iPad is a portal to perverts. Ask any Metro sex crimes detective.
Honestly I don't think you can glean much from his Linkedin. It may well turn out to be as bad as everyone thinks (e.g. other victims, pictures or videos on devices, etc.) but I'd prefer to see some facts before getting to that conclusion.
WTH are you taking from his LinkedIn? He was not a Boy Scout Troop leader preying on kids; he was in the Boy Scouts as a Boy Scout as a child. Are you arguing every kid who makes the rank of Eagle Scout is a pedophile? The guy volunteered through the law school for Kid's Court for one summer. Now every attorney who is a truancy judge, who takes on CAP cases, who coaches Mock Trial or who volunteers for Project Real is a pedophile? Jesus you people overreact.
@2:59 That's not what commenters mean at all. When you have a man arrested for soliciting children online and then you find out he has a past of associating himself with children and participating in activities where he is in contact with children, it's not an accident. Not ever person who reached the rank of Eagle Scout was arrested for soliciting children. Not every CAP attorney, truancy judge, or mock trial volunteer was arrested for soliciting children. You're ignoring the crucial part of the analysis…the facts of his arrest. Sometimes 1+1 does equal 2.
11:32 and 12:51-I get the part about not jumping to too many conclusions, and not flushing a young person's reputation and career until much more is known.
But keep in mind we already know that this goes well beyond a case where a law enforcement officer, online, poses as an underage girl, and the suspect takes the bait.
Even those situations constitute a serious crime, but this goes well-beyond that, as it involves an actual underage person, and he is accused of performing sex acts with that youngster.
It is also concerning, as posters have pointed out, about the LinkedIn and other material listing scouting and educational activities which involve access to children.
Things are hard enough for thousands of sincere, very decent adults who give selflessly of their time and efforts to help children and teenagers in a whole gamut of areas. These days, unlike a few decades ago, many parents have a real built-in suspicion about adults who devote so much time and effort to working with children, often for little or no pay. And whenever something like this occurs, suspicions grow even more intense, and(quite understandably) the parents who did have their children enrolled in these programs, start withdrawing their children at an alarming rate.
3:55 here. I meant to reference 11:32 and 2:25(rather than 12:51).
I get that a lot more details will emerge, but there is already more than enough here to be extremely concerned about, and for parents to always strive for heightened diligence.
@3:55: he’s facing luring/attempted luring and attempted statutory sexual seduction. Word is this was an ICAC operation, so no actual underage victim or accusation of sex acts with a minor.
3:55— You state "It is also concerning, as posters have pointed out, about the LinkedIn and other material listing scouting and educational activities which involve access to children." His LinkedIn shows him doing Scouting AS A CHILD, not in a capacity of an adult having access to children. There is nothing creepy about being a Boy Scout growing up. Nothing on LinkedIn states that he was ever an adult leader for BSA or preyed on children. He taught TaeKwonDo from age 18-21. Creepy? Not necessarily unless there is evidence that he acted inappropriately. Volunteered for UNLV Kids Court which is a supervised activity through the law school. Nothing creepy about it.
What is creepy about Castro is specifically what is alleged in the news reports which is that he got on Kik and tried to lure someone who he believed was underaged and got caught in an ICAC sting. Assuming its true, he is screwed. I have no problem letting the facts of the case speak for themselves. But to say that being a Boy Scout and reaching Eagle by age 16 (and last being in the BSA in 2014) is clear evidence that he was trying to be a predator is ludicrous. To say that people who volunteer for childrens' charities do so because they are sexual predators is likewise nonsense.
Thanks 7:01 – agree – his current charges will play out according to the evidence but his being a boy scout as a child does not evidence predatory behavior by him and it is unfair to suggest that it does.
The focus of those discussing 3:55's comment seems to center around 3:55 appearing to mistakenly believe that the scouting was during the suspect's adult years(like as a scout leader) rather than him being a scout as a child.
I'm not too concerned about that meaningless error, but am concerned about the broader point 3:55 was attempting to make.
3:55 argued that whenever something like this attains new coverage, it heightens the suspicion level of parents, and thus many people involved with children's activities are painted with the same brush, despite the fact that thousands of adults selflessly and sincerely give of their time to work with children.
Is that an accurate point(that parents then become much more suspicious, and much more guarded) about any adult who works heavily with children, or do most parents just view this as a bad apple situation?
I know it's difficult to generalize what most parents would think, but anyone have any ideas?
8:32-It is real difficult to generalize. Depends on the parent.
I realize that's not a helpful observation, but I would note that not only do some parents become more guarded and suspicious, but those who are actually working with children often become a lot more careful, to protect themselves from false accusations. They often, as well they should, avoid being privately one-on-one with the child
It appears that 9:33 is attempting to equate what Tanner did to being gay… should go without saying but no, the LGBTQ community (including the LGBTQ section of the bar) does not condone anything about what Mr. Castro did and certainly does not claim him as part of the community. I would implore the moderators to take 9:33's comment down as I am almost positive the poster already knows that.
So 3:55's comment shows what is wrong with this Blog. 3:55 stated "But keep in mind we already know that this goes well beyond a case where a law enforcement officer, online, poses as an underage girl, and the suspect takes the bait. Even those situations constitute a serious crime, but this goes well-beyond that, as it involves an actual underage person, and he is accused of performing sex acts with that youngster."
No he was not, and no he did not. He is accused of talking online with an undercover ICAC officer and showing up to a park crawling with cops.
3:55– you are the very problem that you caution against when you say "Things are hard enough for thousands of sincere, very decent adults who give selflessly of their time and efforts to help children and teenagers in a whole gamut of areas. . . . And whenever something like this occurs, suspicions grow even more intense, and (quite understandably) the parents who did have their children enrolled in these programs, start withdrawing their children at an alarming rate."
You bemoan parents having suspicions of their children being in programs and pulling their children from programs in which they were exposed to sexual predators without actually stopping to see that there is no evidence that this case involves a sexual predator preying upon children in programs in which he was volunteering. None. The dude volunteered to teach kids about the court system; there is no evidence that he did anything untoward while volunteering. The dude was a Boy Scout as a child yet you falsely allege that he is a Boy Scout adult leader. The person painting with too broad of a brush involving paint that was falsely concocted is you.
I might have missed why 3:55 comments were so outrageous, but it seems I'm outvoted. Either I, or someone else, is not reading clearly enough.
The mistake about whether the suspect was involved in scouting as a child, or as an adult scout leader seems not to be important.
3:55 and others seemed to be attempting a very broad point, and not necessarily analogizing it to the facts of this case. Publicity of this sort(or a gazzillion other examples) simply make parents more vigilant. And there are many programs that become tainted when an adult involved in that program is so arrested, even though many adults give selflessly of their time to programs affecting children.
But if you like, 12:23, I will instruct 3:55 and others of the following rules.
Even though the dynamic 3:55 is absolutely valid, and noticeable by anyone who is not living under a rock, do not make the point unless a case occurs which analogizes exactly. Wait for some youth league athletic coach to take advantage of a child, and then see the invariable high number or parents withdrawing their children from such program, before you are permitted to observe that these bad apple adults take the focus off all the adult volunteers who give selflessly, and that such programs often become tainted based on those bad acts of a few sick individuals.
12:23's focus(as well as 12:23's earlier posts which were obviously by the same person) by fixating so much on some error as to when the suspect was involved in scouting, makes one thing clear to me.
I would love to have 12:23 on the opposing end of an appellate case as they would obsess on some harmless factual error, and entirely miss the whole point of the case
All of you stop fighting or I will take you to the principal's office. Let's just agree that most adults who work on behalf of children have their hearts in the right place.
And when a violation occurs in the context of certain youth programs(which does not seem to be the case here as this was not in the context of some youth league program or sports) that it does cause unwelcome publicity and concerns about a program which is otherwise populated with well-meaning adults.
But in standard cases of an adult using the computer to secure an underaged victim, that does not really have a direct impact on how people perceive these type of youth programs
These youth programs are really critical for the development of children and teenagers. I am very concerned that this issue is creating permanent irreversible damage. BSA, sports teams, church youth groups had a massively positive impact on my life and many others. I volunteer with my kids groups. BSA has implemented stringent policy changes. We need to keep these programs, we need more volunteers and we need more youth involved. This is especially true in Clark County where so many kids are being actively harmed by CCSD and neglected by their parents.
3:28. I am not 12:23 but I would say that you missed his/her point completely. First 3:55 made a categorically false statement that everyone already knows that this was a sting operation and that Castro raped "an actual underage person, and he is accused of performing sex acts with that youngster." That statement is flatly false. It is not true that "everyone knows" that assertion to be true because it is 100% false.
Secondarily 3:55 and others have held this case up as evidence that volunteers for youth programs prey on children. There is no evidence that Castro ever preyed on children in any of his volunteer activities. The charges do not arise out of any of his volunteer activities. And in fact there is no evidence that Castro directed his volunteer activities or interests towards children.
This is not harmless error. These statements are the entire thesis of 3:55's argument and they are simply false. These are the entire point of the case and they do not support his/her/your argument or conclusions. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
Yep, if you recover less than $20k (or if the other side acted in bad faith):
NRS 18.010 Award of attorney’s fees.
…
2. In addition to the cases where an allowance is authorized by specific statute, the court may make an allowance of attorney’s fees to a prevailing party:
(a) When the prevailing party has not recovered more than $20,000; or
(b) Without regard to the recovery sought, when the court finds that the claim, counterclaim, cross-claim or third-party complaint or defense of the opposing party was brought or maintained without reasonable ground or to harass the prevailing party. The court shall liberally construe the provisions of this paragraph in favor of awarding attorney’s fees in all appropriate situations. It is the intent of the Legislature that the court award attorney’s fees pursuant to this paragraph and impose sanctions pursuant to Rule 11 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure in all appropriate situations to punish for and deter frivolous or vexatious claims and defenses because such claims and defenses overburden limited judicial resources, hinder the timely resolution of meritorious claims and increase the costs of engaging in business and providing professional services to the public.
If an attorney practices appellate work, these are not "interruptions" but "interjections." They are the rule, not the exception. It is a controlled dialogue, not necessarily a situation where someone can expect to speak for minutes unimpeded. And in fact, often the questions or interjections are to the benefit of the presenter, and gives them a really good opportunity to more strongly make a point.
That said, whether "interruptions" or interjections", no excuse for it to occur more toward women than men, if that is in fact the case.
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October 16, 2023 10:37 pm
With all this talk coming from the Bar about civility toward fellow attorneys what about civility inside law firms? While sexual harassment is still rampant what about the unremitting verbal and emotional abuse toward coworkers and subordinates? How about back stabbing and fictional accusations? I am see why so many attorneys become solos.
In the past year, I have made an honest effort to engage in what I call "good" gossip. I never say anything I don't believe, but I try to compliment colleagues behind their backs. It always gets back to them and I hope it makes their day and builds their confidence as a practitioner.
Seriously. There was also a 3L this past year who dropped out, went to Texas, and then lured a minor across state lines and filmed the act. He's now sitting in a Texas Prison.
Nothing like getting your career started on the right foot!
“The problem with the photo is that there appears to be a relatively lengthy protuberance, coming directly out of the middle of the Plaintiff’s crotch area, that cannot be ignored,” a district judge wrote in a 2022 finding of facts document.
–LVRJ
Plus, now dude can put on his Tinder profile that his dick was legally determined to be "relatively lengthy"
You win the blawg and the entire internet today, sir.
I hit the floor. Thank you. Res judicata!
Do it justice. His dick is "relatively large…[and] cannot be ignored," as a matter of law.
Dang, y'all, it's too early in the morning for this friskiness!
I had a school bush crash case many years back where CCSD fought nearly endlessly just to avoid 50% liability on a few moderate injury claims.
William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Kid’s Court Program Educator
University of Nevada-Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law
May 2020 – Aug 2020
Children
Helped educate children in the legal process and courtroom procedure before their appearances. Helped educate children in the legal process and courtroom procedure before their appearances.
Boy Scouts of America
Eagle Scout
Boy Scouts of America
Aug 2007 – Oct 2014
Social Services
BSA member, 2007-2014, worked in numerous service projects, over 500 hours of community service.
From his LinkedIn.
I have to be honest. The story is pretty sparse on alleged details. If he ruined his own life, so be it. But I am not ready to destroy this kid's life until there are more facts and evidence disclosed.
Gross. I just read his LinkedIn too. Almost looks like he was trying to gain access to kids.
He also has his class rank on his LinkedIn. I find that so distasteful. Also has several meaningless Westlaw certifications. I would've never hired this kid based on personality alone.
Parents: monitor your kids. You will be shocked at how even the youngest and most vulnerable are solicited online. Instagram appears to be the worst. That cell phone/iPad is a portal to perverts. Ask any Metro sex crimes detective.
And if you don't want to talk to Metro, Operation Underground Railroad has an internet safety course for kids.
Honestly I don't think you can glean much from his Linkedin. It may well turn out to be as bad as everyone thinks (e.g. other victims, pictures or videos on devices, etc.) but I'd prefer to see some facts before getting to that conclusion.
Charges and arrest aside.
If you can't make some opinions on this cat from perusing his LinkedIn, you are NOT looking. My gawd that profile picture.
WTH are you taking from his LinkedIn? He was not a Boy Scout Troop leader preying on kids; he was in the Boy Scouts as a Boy Scout as a child. Are you arguing every kid who makes the rank of Eagle Scout is a pedophile? The guy volunteered through the law school for Kid's Court for one summer. Now every attorney who is a truancy judge, who takes on CAP cases, who coaches Mock Trial or who volunteers for Project Real is a pedophile? Jesus you people overreact.
What are you projecting Dude? I never said you could deduce that he was a pedo from his profile. I said "some opinions". Which I have.
Words mean things. Pay attention to the words and you can decide from there.
@2:59 That's not what commenters mean at all. When you have a man arrested for soliciting children online and then you find out he has a past of associating himself with children and participating in activities where he is in contact with children, it's not an accident. Not ever person who reached the rank of Eagle Scout was arrested for soliciting children. Not every CAP attorney, truancy judge, or mock trial volunteer was arrested for soliciting children. You're ignoring the crucial part of the analysis…the facts of his arrest. Sometimes 1+1 does equal 2.
11:32 and 12:51-I get the part about not jumping to too many conclusions, and not flushing a young person's reputation and career until much more is known.
But keep in mind we already know that this goes well beyond a case where a law enforcement officer, online, poses as an underage girl, and the suspect takes the bait.
Even those situations constitute a serious crime, but this goes well-beyond that, as it involves an actual underage person, and he is accused of performing sex acts with that youngster.
It is also concerning, as posters have pointed out, about the LinkedIn and other material listing scouting and educational activities which involve access to children.
Things are hard enough for thousands of sincere, very decent adults who give selflessly of their time and efforts to help children and teenagers in a whole gamut of areas. These days, unlike a few decades ago, many parents have a real built-in suspicion about adults who devote so much time and effort to working with children, often for little or no pay. And whenever something like this occurs, suspicions grow even more intense, and(quite understandably) the parents who did have their children enrolled in these programs, start withdrawing their children at an alarming rate.
3:55 here. I meant to reference 11:32 and 2:25(rather than 12:51).
I get that a lot more details will emerge, but there is already more than enough here to be extremely concerned about, and for parents to always strive for heightened diligence.
@3:55: he’s facing luring/attempted luring and attempted statutory sexual seduction. Word is this was an ICAC operation, so no actual underage victim or accusation of sex acts with a minor.
3:55— You state "It is also concerning, as posters have pointed out, about the LinkedIn and other material listing scouting and educational activities which involve access to children." His LinkedIn shows him doing Scouting AS A CHILD, not in a capacity of an adult having access to children. There is nothing creepy about being a Boy Scout growing up. Nothing on LinkedIn states that he was ever an adult leader for BSA or preyed on children. He taught TaeKwonDo from age 18-21. Creepy? Not necessarily unless there is evidence that he acted inappropriately. Volunteered for UNLV Kids Court which is a supervised activity through the law school. Nothing creepy about it.
What is creepy about Castro is specifically what is alleged in the news reports which is that he got on Kik and tried to lure someone who he believed was underaged and got caught in an ICAC sting. Assuming its true, he is screwed. I have no problem letting the facts of the case speak for themselves. But to say that being a Boy Scout and reaching Eagle by age 16 (and last being in the BSA in 2014) is clear evidence that he was trying to be a predator is ludicrous. To say that people who volunteer for childrens' charities do so because they are sexual predators is likewise nonsense.
Thanks 7:01 – agree – his current charges will play out according to the evidence but his being a boy scout as a child does not evidence predatory behavior by him and it is unfair to suggest that it does.
The focus of those discussing 3:55's comment seems to center around 3:55 appearing to mistakenly believe that the scouting was during the suspect's adult years(like as a scout leader) rather than him being a scout as a child.
I'm not too concerned about that meaningless error, but am concerned about the broader point 3:55 was attempting to make.
3:55 argued that whenever something like this attains new coverage, it heightens the suspicion level of parents, and thus many people involved with children's activities are painted with the same brush, despite the fact that thousands of adults selflessly and sincerely give of their time to work with children.
Is that an accurate point(that parents then become much more suspicious, and much more guarded) about any adult who works heavily with children, or do most parents just view this as a bad apple situation?
I know it's difficult to generalize what most parents would think, but anyone have any ideas?
8:32-It is real difficult to generalize. Depends on the parent.
I realize that's not a helpful observation, but I would note that not only do some parents become more guarded and suspicious, but those who are actually working with children often become a lot more careful, to protect themselves from false accusations. They often, as well they should, avoid being privately one-on-one with the child
Double thwackage.
I am sufficiently subdued. Mea culpa.
It appears that 9:33 is attempting to equate what Tanner did to being gay… should go without saying but no, the LGBTQ community (including the LGBTQ section of the bar) does not condone anything about what Mr. Castro did and certainly does not claim him as part of the community. I would implore the moderators to take 9:33's comment down as I am almost positive the poster already knows that.
9:33 can respectfully heck off.
Equating pedophilia with being gay is gross, malicious, ignorant, and just wrong.
How did 9:33 equate the two? That makes no sense. You need some sensitivity training. Let me guess, the jewel thief comment as also antiemetic.
Someone needs a chill pill. 933 did not even remotely equate the two. But, thanks for the projection.
So 3:55's comment shows what is wrong with this Blog. 3:55 stated "But keep in mind we already know that this goes well beyond a case where a law enforcement officer, online, poses as an underage girl, and the suspect takes the bait. Even those situations constitute a serious crime, but this goes well-beyond that, as it involves an actual underage person, and he is accused of performing sex acts with that youngster."
No he was not, and no he did not. He is accused of talking online with an undercover ICAC officer and showing up to a park crawling with cops.
3:55– you are the very problem that you caution against when you say "Things are hard enough for thousands of sincere, very decent adults who give selflessly of their time and efforts to help children and teenagers in a whole gamut of areas. . . . And whenever something like this occurs, suspicions grow even more intense, and (quite understandably) the parents who did have their children enrolled in these programs, start withdrawing their children at an alarming rate."
You bemoan parents having suspicions of their children being in programs and pulling their children from programs in which they were exposed to sexual predators without actually stopping to see that there is no evidence that this case involves a sexual predator preying upon children in programs in which he was volunteering. None. The dude volunteered to teach kids about the court system; there is no evidence that he did anything untoward while volunteering. The dude was a Boy Scout as a child yet you falsely allege that he is a Boy Scout adult leader. The person painting with too broad of a brush involving paint that was falsely concocted is you.
I might have missed why 3:55 comments were so outrageous, but it seems I'm outvoted. Either I, or someone else, is not reading clearly enough.
The mistake about whether the suspect was involved in scouting as a child, or as an adult scout leader seems not to be important.
3:55 and others seemed to be attempting a very broad point, and not necessarily analogizing it to the facts of this case. Publicity of this sort(or a gazzillion other examples) simply make parents more vigilant. And there are many programs that become tainted when an adult involved in that program is so arrested, even though many adults give selflessly of their time to programs affecting children.
But if you like, 12:23, I will instruct 3:55 and others of the following rules.
Even though the dynamic 3:55 is absolutely valid, and noticeable by anyone who is not living under a rock, do not make the point unless a case occurs which analogizes exactly. Wait for some youth league athletic coach to take advantage of a child, and then see the invariable high number or parents withdrawing their children from such program, before you are permitted to observe that these bad apple adults take the focus off all the adult volunteers who give selflessly, and that such programs often become tainted based on those bad acts of a few sick individuals.
12:23's focus(as well as 12:23's earlier posts which were obviously by the same person) by fixating so much on some error as to when the suspect was involved in scouting, makes one thing clear to me.
I would love to have 12:23 on the opposing end of an appellate case as they would obsess on some harmless factual error, and entirely miss the whole point of the case
All of you stop fighting or I will take you to the principal's office. Let's just agree that most adults who work on behalf of children have their hearts in the right place.
And when a violation occurs in the context of certain youth programs(which does not seem to be the case here as this was not in the context of some youth league program or sports) that it does cause unwelcome publicity and concerns about a program which is otherwise populated with well-meaning adults.
But in standard cases of an adult using the computer to secure an underaged victim, that does not really have a direct impact on how people perceive these type of youth programs
These youth programs are really critical for the development of children and teenagers. I am very concerned that this issue is creating permanent irreversible damage. BSA, sports teams, church youth groups had a massively positive impact on my life and many others. I volunteer with my kids groups. BSA has implemented stringent policy changes. We need to keep these programs, we need more volunteers and we need more youth involved. This is especially true in Clark County where so many kids are being actively harmed by CCSD and neglected by their parents.
3:28. I am not 12:23 but I would say that you missed his/her point completely. First 3:55 made a categorically false statement that everyone already knows that this was a sting operation and that Castro raped "an actual underage person, and he is accused of performing sex acts with that youngster." That statement is flatly false. It is not true that "everyone knows" that assertion to be true because it is 100% false.
Secondarily 3:55 and others have held this case up as evidence that volunteers for youth programs prey on children. There is no evidence that Castro ever preyed on children in any of his volunteer activities. The charges do not arise out of any of his volunteer activities. And in fact there is no evidence that Castro directed his volunteer activities or interests towards children.
This is not harmless error. These statements are the entire thesis of 3:55's argument and they are simply false. These are the entire point of the case and they do not support his/her/your argument or conclusions. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
* was not a sting operation
CCSD appealed instead of just paying the $6,000???? How do they justify that financially????
Attorneys fees Motion and think about the liability precedent.
Serious question: can you get attorney's fees on an ordinary negligence judgment?
Yep, if you recover less than $20k (or if the other side acted in bad faith):
NRS 18.010 Award of attorney’s fees.
…
2. In addition to the cases where an allowance is authorized by specific statute, the court may make an allowance of attorney’s fees to a prevailing party:
(a) When the prevailing party has not recovered more than $20,000; or
(b) Without regard to the recovery sought, when the court finds that the claim, counterclaim, cross-claim or third-party complaint or defense of the opposing party was brought or maintained without reasonable ground or to harass the prevailing party. The court shall liberally construe the provisions of this paragraph in favor of awarding attorney’s fees in all appropriate situations. It is the intent of the Legislature that the court award attorney’s fees pursuant to this paragraph and impose sanctions pursuant to Rule 11 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure in all appropriate situations to punish for and deter frivolous or vexatious claims and defenses because such claims and defenses overburden limited judicial resources, hinder the timely resolution of meritorious claims and increase the costs of engaging in business and providing professional services to the public.
How I believe that the case was in Short Trial and the fees were obviously limited under the short trial rules.
They interrupt the gals because women use too many words. It's a thing.
Not even the venerable Linda B. Reigle interrupted the BK Hottie.
Women treat other women with disrespect. It is a thing.
That's why it's no surprise Sandra Day O'Connor topped the list of interrupters?
This little comment and thread nails the general vibe of the Las Vegas legal community.
. . . . . [every] legal community.
Not in the habit of doxing anyone. Let alone those that I admire from afar.
Wasn't Sandra Day O'Connor an interruptee rather an interrupter?
At first, she was. But, later . . .
Recent sighting of BK Hottie in Colorado https://abcnews.go.com/WNN/video/bigfoot-sighting-colorado-103952420
12:09 is right, some female family court judges are very biased against other women
If an attorney practices appellate work, these are not "interruptions" but "interjections." They are the rule, not the exception. It is a controlled dialogue, not necessarily a situation where someone can expect to speak for minutes unimpeded. And in fact, often the questions or interjections are to the benefit of the presenter, and gives them a really good opportunity to more strongly make a point.
That said, whether "interruptions" or interjections", no excuse for it to occur more toward women than men, if that is in fact the case.
With all this talk coming from the Bar about civility toward fellow attorneys what about civility inside law firms? While sexual harassment is still rampant what about the unremitting verbal and emotional abuse toward coworkers and subordinates? How about back stabbing and fictional accusations? I am see why so many attorneys become solos.
(Partner at @3:37pm's firm) – "seeing"
In the past year, I have made an honest effort to engage in what I call "good" gossip. I never say anything I don't believe, but I try to compliment colleagues behind their backs. It always gets back to them and I hope it makes their day and builds their confidence as a practitioner.
One man's "unremitting verbal and emotional abuse toward coworkers" is another man's "please give us a full days work once in a while, pretty please."
How about I just helped you make $3 million dollars could I hear a thank you?
3:54 you are a good person.
As is 4:03.
Thanks 4:03
No CPK party stories??
Castro's phone dump should be entertaining.
Seriously, wtf is in the water at Boyd?
Boyd seems to have a lot of murderers. Wasn’t there some another grad who killed his wife and children? I can’t remember his name.
A grad and her kids were killed in Arizona, but the husband was not a Boyd grad. It's been almost a year this November, so tragic.
No, there’s a Boyd grad in prison for murdering his family.
Seriously. There was also a 3L this past year who dropped out, went to Texas, and then lured a minor across state lines and filmed the act. He's now sitting in a Texas Prison.