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- OPINION: Why is this 2017 Las Vegas sexual assault case taking so long to come to trial? [TNI]
- An unaffordable economy’s ‘culminating venue’: Eviction court. [NV Current]
- Arizona joins Nevada lawsuit over Colorado River cuts. [NV Current; RJ]
- What are they hiding? CCSD shields records for school cop accused of misconduct. [RJ]
- Ex-Las Vegas TV reporter says wrongfully convicted woman gave money to her son. [RJ]
- Early voting is open and Eighth Judicial District Court Issues Order for Election-Related Filings. [NV Bar]
I see in the last post there was concern for me, the original vajaja poster. I am doing well and focusing on … well, you can imagine.
… learning anatomy?
hahaha well played sir, well played
As U2 said “Still haven’t found what I am looking for.”
Don’t forget the wisdom of the Rolling Stones: “ You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, well, you might find you get what you need.”
I voted at the Downtown Summerlin Tent on Sunday. Everything went smoothly, very well organized and everyone was super friendly!
who did you vote for
Pedro
I too voted there Sunday. Our poll workers are a point of civic pride for me – always friendly, welcoming, and organized.
This isn’t the place for election prognostication but I will say the voting patterns are interesting this year. Democrats seem to have moved a lot more to voting in person than the last 4 years. Whether that’s because of concern about mail voting (due to USPS Supreme Court case or other developments) or just COVID fading, I don’t know.
Voted at Desert Breeze. Just the opposite. They said 50 per cent mail in ballots and 50 per cent or less in person. The in person was a huge MAGA TRUMP REPUBLICAN crowd. They were not shy saying so going in and going out. I suspect the mail ballots are more Dem leaning. The poll workers said the price of gas is an issue. People not driving to vote. The machine voting and then paper ballot is interesting. You know what Jimmy Carter who oversaw the election in Venezuela said? He said mail ballots are ripe with fraud. Hugo Chavez won that election.
It’s odd that poll workers were engaged in political discussions with you at the polling location. Where did you say you went to law school again?
apparently a better law school than the elementary school that taught you reading comprehension
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Your response is rife with insults but ripe with opportunities for a better argument. Let me know when you’re ready to offer one.
Your anecdotal experience is not relevant. The SOS posts by-party by-method vote totals in real time. You can compare 2022 and 2024 yourself and see the differences in patterns.
Interesting article on the summary eviction process. How is it constitutional? Forcing a tenant to file an answer to start a lawsuit, seems backwards. And it’s based on a notice on the door not true service of process.
I do LL/T law and can tell you that the system as designed seems unfair but is actually incredibly so tenant friendly that occasionally I recommend to landlords to skip summary eviction and go formal eviction with a temporary writ of possession. It seems so unfair that someone could be removed from their home but:
(1) a 7 Day Pay or Quit is on your front door and mailed to you so it actually has 2 forms of service. If you truly arent served, that is an easy defense to show if you have a substantive defense.
(2) The standard for summary eviction is summary judgment so if a Tenant can raise any colorable defense they are going to require formal eviction and get to stay. The sad fact (and the article reflects it) is that 95% of tenants have no defense to being in breach; they just want or need more time because they want more time.
(3) A tenant who waits the 7 judicial days (there are only 8 judicial days in 2 calendar weeks so effectively 2 weeks) and files an Answer to Summary Eviction; and forces a hearing will get a hearing around 2 weeks later;
(4) the Tenant waits the 2-3 days for the Order to enter and then files a motion for stay after the hearing (which stays eviction pending consideration even if they do not get a stay);
(5) waits the time that it takes the Constable/LVMPD to give the 24 hour pre-notice of eviction (which is running between 10-14 days) before
(6) Tenant files an appeal for the bargain price of $97 and posts the $250 bond which can easily buy themselves another 2-4 weeks so long as they know how to play the game on their appellate filings at which time
(7) Summary Eviction Order are only good for 30 days so the Landlord has to file a Motion to reissue the order, pay a new Constable Fee and wait for the Constable to tee it up again.
Savvy tenants can buy themselves in excess of 2 months just playing the game while not paying rent and running the risk of tearing up the Property. Part of the benefits of the summary eviction system is to make it simple and navigable by tenants. Remove the summary eviction system and hearing masters and watch Landlords go full litigation and tack on those fees in formal eviction (which is often what happens in mobile evictions under NRS 118B). LL/T needs to ensure that people are not wrongfully ripped from their homes. But it is not as Draconian as the article makes it seem.
I don’t have an opinion about whether this is a good or fair system, but appreciate that someone who knows what they’re talking about is weighing in.
“[Nevada] state ranks fifth in the nation in sexual assault rate and second in per capita domestic violence cases. Unlike the notorious case at Cornell, most sexual assaults attract little or no attention in the media.“ i have my own theories on why this is, and it’s not because Nevadans are inherently more violent. What do you all think?
For the sexual assault rate, I would be curious to see a breakdown of on-Strip vs. off-Strip / resident vs. tourist. Honestly, you could probably say the same about domestic violence cases. Second, I’d want to know the rates in Vegas/Reno vs. cow counties.
My theory would be that many people come to Vegas with grand plans in mind, whether it be drinking, drugs, etc. The issue, I think, is they rarely engage in those sort of behaviors in their hometown, so they lose control when presented with too much freedom here. What say you?