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i nden t i f y i n i t s 5 / 31 / 13 Cr imi na l Compl a i n t i n 72675 ( and a r guab l y , s uch e xh i b i t
shou l d not have been admi t t ed g i ven i t s l a ck of r e l evancy and t he f a i l u r e t o
spec i f y s uch a s t h e p r ev i ous l y o r der ed by t h e cou r t a l l u s i on i n t he Cr imi na l
Compl a i n t , wh i ch J udge Cl i f t on coun t enanced a t t he 9 / 24 / 13 hea r i ng i n 72675 . The
por t i on of AO12-01 Ba i l i f f Reyes c i t e s t o and quo t e s i n h i s 5 / 28 / 13 Na r r a t i ve
( 1 . ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN sha l l n o t en t e r t he p r emi s e s o f t h e Reno J us t i c e
Cour t a t One Sou t h S i e r r a St r e e t excep t a s f o l l ows : a . I f ZACHARY BARKER
COUGHLIN wi she s t o f i l e a d ocumen t wi t h t he Reno J us t i ce Cour t or a t t end a
hea r i ng i n t he Reno J us t i c e Cou r t he mus t no t i f y t he s ecu r i t y p e r s onne l a t t he
mai n s e cur i t y en t r ance l ocat ed a t t h e e a s t ent r ance o f One Sou t h S i e r r a St r e e t
and wa i t f o r a ba i l i f f o f t he Reno j us t i c e Cour t t o r e spond t o h i s l oca t i on . )
i s e s pec i a l l y i r r e l evan t and mi s l e adi ng ( s imi l a r t o Bai l i f f Reye s chang i ng t he
t i t l e o f Washoe Coun t y Code 53 . 140 f r om d i s t ur b i ng t h e peace t o
r e s i s t i n g / obs t r uct i ng / de l a y i ng a peace o f f i c e r and t ha t o f Washoe Count y Code
53 . 200 f r om r e s i s t i ng a pub l i c o f f i ce r t o r e s i s t i ng a n o f f i c e r )
pa r t i cu l a r l y wi t h r e s pec t t o t he f a c t t ha t t h e po r t i on Ba i l i f f Reyes quot e s t o
i nvo l ve s s i t ua t i ons whe r e Cough l i n wi s he s t o , a nd p r e s en t s wi t h, a
documen t and ac t ua l l y :
IT I S HEREBY ORDERED:
1 . ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN sha l l no t e n t e r t h e p r emi s e s o f t he Reno
Jus t i c e Cour t a t One Sou t h Si e r r a S t r e e t excep t a s f o l l ows :
a . I f ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN wi shes t o f i l e a documen t wi t h t he
Reno J us t i c e Cour t o r a t t end a hea r i ng i n t he Reno J us t i c e Cour t h e mus t
no t i f y t h e s e cu r i t y pe r sonne l a t t h e ma i n s e cu r i t y ent r ance l o ca t ed a t
t he e a s t en t r ance of One Sou t h S i e r r a S t r e e t and wa i t f o r a ba i l i f f o f t he
Reno j u s t i c e Cour t t o r e s pond t o h i s l oca t i on.
b . I f ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN wi she s t o make a r eque s t o f t he Reno
Jus t i c e Cour t f o r cop i e s , t r ans c r i p t s , a c ce s s t o a cour t f i l e o r t o a s k a
ques t i on he s ha l l do s o i n wr i t i ng a nd e i t he r ma i l t he r eque s t t o t he Reno
Jus t i c e Cour t o r d e l i ve r t h e wr i t t en r eque s t t o a ba i l i f f o f t h e Reno
Jus t i c e Cour t by f i r s t con t ac t i ng t h e ba i l i f f t h r ough cou r t s e c ur i t y a s
de t a i l ed above . The ba i l i f f wi l l t he n f i l e t h e document f o r Mr . Cough l i n
and p r ov i de h im a f i l e s t amped copy i n r e t u r n
2 . ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN sha l l no t be p r e s e n t i n t he e xc l us i ve
pr emi s e s of t he Reno J u s t i c e Cour t i nc l ud i ng t he c r imi na l , c i v i l ,
c i t a t i on , o r admi ni s t r a t i ve f a c i l i t i e s l oca t e d on t he f i r s t f l o or o f t he
Nor t h Towe r o f One Sou t h S i e r r a S t r e e t and t h e en t i r e a r ea l ocat ed on t h e
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s econd f l oor o f t h e Nor t h Tower o f One Sou t h Si e r r a S t r e e t wi t hou t t he
e s co r t o f a ba i l i f f o f t h i s Cou r t and wi t hou t f i r s t f o l l owi ng t he
pr ocedu r e s ou t l i ne d above
5 . Any v i o l a t i on of t h i s Or de r may be cons i der ed con t e mpt o f cour t
and pun i s hed pu r suan t t o NRS Chap t e r 22 by a f i ne o f u p t o $500 a nd / o r
i nca r ce r a t i on f o r up t o 25 days i n t he Washoe Coun t y De t en t i on Fac i l i t y .
6 . Th i s Or de r i s e f f e c t i ve upon pe r s ona l s e r vi c e upon Mr . Coughl i n . "
I t i s t e l l i ng t ha t Ba i l i f f Reyes s Na r r a t i ve of 5 / 24 / 13 c i t e s o n l y t o
s ec t i on 1 a nd 1 ( a ) o f t he Admi n Order 12 - 01 ( AO12-01 ) , e s pec i a l l y whe r e a t t r i a l
Reyes r e f e r enced t he l a s t t wo l i ne s of page 2 a nd en t i r e t y o f p age 3 t he r eo f .
Ba i l i f f Reye s Na r r a t i ve i n h i s po l i ce r epo r t f a i l s t o a dmi t t h a t t he r e i s
no t h i ng i n AO12-01 t o s uppor t Reye s v i ew t ha t Cough l i n i s s omehow sub j e c t t o
be i ng , e s s en t i a l l y , d e t a i ned , o r f o r ced t o wai t i n t he l obby f or t he RJC
Ba i l i f f s t o f i na l l y r e t u r n wi t h h i s documen t s .
I t i s f u r t he r r evea l i ng t ha t Ba i l i f f Reye s (whom i s not f i t t o be a
Ba i l i f f ( pa r t i cu l a r l y one t a sks s uch a s t hos e s e t f o r t h i n t he Admin Orde r 2012-
01) , no t i n any way wha t s oeve r ) wr o t e i n h i s Dec l a r a t i on o f P r obab l e Caus e : "At
appr ox imat e l y 1620 h r s , I o r de r ed Zacha r y Cough l i n t o vo l un t a r i l y move t o t he
RJC f r on t e n t r ance l obby , t o awa i t d ocumen t s he r eque s t ed , a f t e r he r e f us ed
s eve r a l r eque s t s t o do s o . . .
Why, oh , why , wou l d Reye s PC Dec l a r a t i on f ocus s o l e l y on Coughl i n s
appa r en t ob l i ga t i o n t o awai t documen t s he r e ques t ed i n t he RJC f r on t en t r ance
l obby ( t o be c l e a r , Reye s Dec l a r a t i on f a i l s t o i nd i c a t e j u s t whe r e s uch
documen t s whe r e r eque s t ed by Coughl i n , whe t he r v i a s ome wr i t i ng a s p r ov i ded
f o r i n t h e Admin Or de r 2012- 01 o r ve r ba l l y . Thi s i s , of cou r s e , t e l l i ng, whe r e
Reyes Nar r a t i ve of one day l a t e r t h en p i cks and choos e s f r om t he Admin Orde r
12- 01 one o f t he ve r y l e a s t r e l evan t po r t i ons t he r eo f , a nd compl e t e l y f a i l s t o
( becaus e t he r e i s none ) c i t e t o any por t i on of s uch Admin Orde r 12 - 01 t h a t
r equ i r e s Cough l i n t o wa i t a r ound anywher e , much l e s s b y t he l obby bench or
s ecu r i t y check i n , a f t e r t h e document s Cough l i n s ubmi t s f o r f i l i ng a r e t aken by
an RJC Bai l i f f .
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Thi s con t en t i on t h a t Cough l i n i s r equ i r ed t o wai t a t t he l obby benche s i s
nowhe r e t o be f ound i n AO12- 01 , bu t , r a t he r , was a c r e a t i on o f Depu t y Reyes , e t
a l pu t i n p l a c e i n a n a t t emp t t o f u r t he r t he ab i l i t y o f t he RJC Ba i l i f f s t o t e l l
Cough l i n mi s t r u t h s a bou t whe t he r o r no t t he RJC F i l i ng Of f i c e h ad c l o s ed i t s
door s . On numerous occa s i ons ( s ome t imes a s much a s f i f t e en mi nu t e s p r i or t o t he
pos t ed c l os i ng t ime o f t he RJC f i l i n g o f f i c e s ) Reye s a nd o t he r RJC Ba i l i f f s ( bu t
mos t l y Reyes , whom c l e a r l y s eems t o be s omewha t o f a r i ng l e adertha t i s un t i l
he ge t s Ba i l i f f s Hei be r t a nd Reye s t o commi t mi s conduc t o f t he i r own ( s uch a s
t ha t Ba i l i f f Ramsey t e s t i f i ed t o havi ng commit t ed on 5/ 22 / 13 i n t h r owi ng away
Cough l i n s f i l i ng ) , a t wh i c h po i n t Reye s f e l l ow Ba i l i f f s c l am up on h im when i t
comes t o pr oduc i ng wr i t t en s t a t emen t s f o r Reye s po l i c e r epo r t , wh i ch c l ea r l y
cons i s t s of en t i r e l y coached up by Reye s wr i t t en s t a t e ment s by t hos e whom Reyes
had been ab l e t o i n t imi da t e a nd con t r o l ( s omet h i ng Reye s wi f e Ca t hy A. Reyes
compl a i ned o f i n h e r t empor a r y o r de r f o r p r o t ec t i on aga i n s t dome s t i c v i ol ence
wher e i n s he dec r i e s t he f a c t t ha t Reyes empt i ed an appa r en t l y j o i n t bank a c coun t
one day a nd l e f t h e r and t h e i r two c h i l d r en wi t hou t any money f or g r oce r i e s
be tween 3/ 29 / 12 o r s o and 5/ 2 / 12 ) , t o one degr e e o r ano t he r (Depu t y Tr oup , i n
pa r t i cu l a r , ough t be s u i t abl y a s hamed o f he r s e l f , e s pec i a l l y f or he r a l l ega t i on
t ha t Cough l i n , a t r a i ned a t t o r ney , a c t ua l l y s a t on t he c a f bench and expounded
t o t he ba i l i f f s f ace abou t wha t a p i ece o f sh i t he i s , a s t h ough t ha t wou l d
no t have r e s u l t ed i n an immed i a t e d i s p l ay o f r emons t r a nce by any ba i l i f f , r a t he r
t han t he qu i e t l y s t and i ng by Reye s i s c l a imed t o have r e sponded wi t h ) . I ndeed
s ec t i on 2 o f AO12- 01 f a i l s t o r equ i r e Cough l i n t o wa i t a t t he s ecu r i t y c heck i n
( The ba i l i f f wi l l t h en f i l e t he documen t f o r Mr . Cough l i n and pr ov i de him a
f i l e s t amped copy i n r e t u r n" ) bu t onl y t ha t Cough l i n mus t check i n wi t h t he
s ecu r i t y ( ( 2 ) wishe s t o make a r eques t o f t he Reno J us t i c e Cour t f o r c op i e s ,
t r ans c r i pt s , a c ce s s t o a cour t f i l e or t o a s k a que s t i on he s hal l do s o i n
wr i t i ng a nd e i t he r ma i l t he r eque s t t o t he Reno J u s t i c e Cour t o r de l i ve r t h e
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wr i t t en r eque s t t o a ba i l i f f o f t he Reno J us t i c e Cour t by f i r s t c on t a c t i ng t he
ba i l i f f t hr ough cour t s e cu r i t y ; s e e , a l s o , s ec t i on 1 ( a ) o f AO12- 01 ( wi she s t o
f i l e a documen t wi t h t he Reno J u s t i c e Cour t o r a t t end a hea r i ng i n t he Reno
Jus t i c e Cour t he mus t no t i f y t he s e c ur i t y pe r sonne l a t t he ma i n s ecu r i t y
en t r ance l oca t ed a t t he e a s t e n t r ance o f One Sou t h S i e r r a S t r e e t a nd wa i t f o r a
ba i l i f f o f t he Reno j u s t i c e Cour t t o r e s pond t o h i s l o ca t i on . ) . The r e s imp l y
i s no t h i ng i n AO12- 01 wha t s oeve r t o suppo r t Reye s cont en t i on t ha t Coughl i n was
r equ i r ed , on 5 / 23 / 13 t o wa i t a t t he l obby bench f o r an RJC Ba i l i f f t o a wai t
documen t s h e r eques t ed ( a s r e f e r enced i n Ba i l i f f Reyes s 5 / 23 / 13 Dec l a r a t i on o f
Probab l e Cause ) .
What i s a ppa r en t i s t ha t Reyes and Sex t on s c on t i nua l abus e o f power had
r e s u l t ed i n Cough l i n s imp l y a ppea s i ng t hem by wa i t i ng a t t he l o bby bench, wh i ch
i nva r i ab l y r e su l t e d i n s henan i gan s such a s t he f i ve days Coughl i n was made t o
spend i n j a i l be tween 2 / 1 / 13 / and 2 / 5 / 13 i nc i den t t o RJC Ba i l i f f Augus t i n Med i na
wai t i ng j us t l ong enough t o ven t u r e t he f i f t y y a r d s o r s o f r om h i s pos t i n t he
RJC f i l i n g o f f i c e wher e he cha t s up t he Depa r tmen t o f Al t e r na t i ve Sen t enc i ng s
Sabr i na, t o t he s ecu r i t y check i n , a t wh i ch po i n t Cough l i n i s t o be e s co r t ed
t o t he Depa r tmen t of Al t e r na t i ve Sent enc i ngacco r d i ng t o t he s e pe t t y , power mad
RJC Ba i l i f f swhe r e t he Admi n Orde r 1 2- 01 i n no way r equ i r e s Cough l i n t o have an
e s co r t t o ven t u r e t o t he DAS o f f i c e ( s epa r a t i on o f powe r s , e t c. t he DAS of f i c e
i s no t pa r t o f t he exc l us i ve p r emi s e s o f t h e RJC, a s t he r e ne ce s s a r i l y i s an
ea s emen t of s o r t s t ha t mus t e x i s t f o r one s uch a s Cough l i n t o c onduc t any
bus i ne s s wi t h and i n t he DAS r oom l oca t ed i n t he ho r s e shoe t h a t t he RJC sha r e s
wi t h DAS, pe r i od . Ot he r s henan i gan s i nc l ude RJC Ba i l i f f s t e l l i ng Coug l h i n t he
f i l i ng o f f i c e doo r s have a l r e ady c l os ed a t 4 : 50 (Reye s e ven s a i d s o a t 4 : 45 one
day) ( o f cour s e J udge Pea r s on s commen t s on t he r e co r d a t t he 5/ 23 / 13 CCCP
hea r i ng i n RCR2011- 063341 i nd i ca t e t ha t any f i l i ng s ubmi t t ed p r i o r t o 5 : 00 pm
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mus t be t aken by t he RJC Bai l i f f s , wh i ch t hey c on t i nued t o f l aun t J udge
Pea r son s a u t ho r i t y even a f t e r s uch announcemen t .
Depu t y Tur ne r r e f e r ence s t h e be l l y - a ch i ng done by Ba i l i f f s l i ke Reye s ,
Medi na , a nd Sex t on upon Cough l i n be i ng t o l d t he RJC f i l i ng o f f i ce had a l r e ady
c l o s e , wel l p r i o r t o 5 pm, and Coughl i n t he r e a f t e r s imp l y en t e r i ng t he Lane
Jus t i c e Cen t e r pa s t t he s e c ur i t y check i n , wi t hou t any e s co r t ( a s none we r e
r equ i r ed g i ven Cough l i n was no t go i ng t o e i t h e r t he RJ C o r t he RMC ( and dur i ng
t he 8 / 14 / 13 hea r i ng i n RCM 13 CR 3913 RMC Judge Di lwor t h admi t t ed t ha t t he RJC
a sked t he RMC t o i mpl emen t a copy c a t o r de r p l a c i ng t h e s ame r e s t r i c t i ons f ound
i n AO12-01 on Cough l i n a s t o Cough l i n s i n t e r ac t i ons wi t h t he RMC. Of c our s e ,
t he WCDAs Of f i c e and WCSOs o f f i c e sough t t o t h en ex t end s uch two AO s ( t he
RMC s ve r ba t im copy c a t i s t i t l e AO13- 01 ) t o cove r t he e n t i r e t y o f t he Lane
Jus t i c e Cen t e r (wi t h Depu t y Tr oup i di o t i c a l l y f o l l owi ng Cough l i n up t o t he
f ami l y cour t on t h e t h i r d f l oo r one day and t e l l i ng h i m you have no bus i ne s s
he r e i n a d i s p l ay o f how ve r y , ve r y no t r e ady f o r p r i me t ime Depu t y Tr oup t r u l y
i s , e s peci a l l y a s s uch r e l a t e s t o a c ce s s t o j us t i c e and t r anspar ency r i g h t s i n
t he cou r t hous e s e t t i ng . Depu t y Tu r ne r s Na r r a t i ve (wr i t t en f i ve who l e days
a f t e r t he e ven t s i n que s t i o n , a s appa r en t l y i t t ook t h e WCDA s Of f i c e r t ha t l ong
t o f u l l y coach up t he s e wr i t t en s t a t emen t swhi ch means t he p r os ecu t o r i a l
immun i t y i t no rma l l y pos s e s s e s was l os t by t h e WCDA s Of f i c e r u pon i t s v en t u r i ng
i n t o t he i nve s t i ga t i on and l aw en f o r cemen t a s pec t s o f t he work i nvo l ved he r e ,
s imi l a r t o t he RJC J udge s l os i ng t he i r immuni t y i n r ebr and i ng Admi n Order 2012-
01 i n t o a c r imi nal c ompl a i n t i n RCR2013- 071437 , and t hus t ak i ng on a
pr os ecu t or i a l r o l e ) r e ads :
Cough l i n i s a lways l oca t ed i n an a r ea whe r e h i s movemen t i s not
r e s t r i c t e d , and t h en he deni e s eve r s t a t i ng hi s de s i r e t o a c ce s s a r e s t r i c t ed
a r ea . On mul t i p l e occa s i ons , I h ave made con t ac t wi t h Mr . Coughl i n on conce r ns
of a cce s s i ng r e s t r i c t ed l oc a t i ons . Dur i ng t he s e encount e r s wi t h Cough l i n, he ha s
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been ve r y a r gumen t a t i ve and bo r de r l i ne d i s r up t i ve , howeve r , he wa s no t l oca t ed
or p r oven t o be i n a r e s t r i c t ed a r e a .
Not i c e o f how t he i n f l uence o f Ch i e f Ba i l i f f Sex t on and Ba i l i f f Reye s has
r e s u l t ed i n t he WCSO no t r e a l l y knowi ng wha t t he Admin Or de r 2012- 01 a c t ua l l y
en t a i l s . Depu t y Tur ne r ha s bough t t o company l i ne pu t ou t by t he RJC Bai l i f f s
i n a d i s pl ay o f t h e l a ck o f r e s pec t t he Ba i l i f f s have f o r t he j udge s i n t he RJC
(Cough l i n wi l l s pa r e t he j u dges a de t a i l i ng of s ome o f t he commen t s he ha s
hea r d , a s t h ey a r e no t f a i r ( no r woul d be quot i ng t he s e Ba i l i f f h e r e ) , a nd
d i s coun t t he ex t r a or d i na r y work j udge s l i ke Cl i f t on , Ch i e f J udge Pea r s on, a nd
Judge S f e r r a zza do day i n a nd day out , hand l i ng an awesome l evel o f
r e s pons i bi l i t y and powe r wi t h i n t e l l i gence and c l a s s , r ou t i ne l y) . I ndeed , t he r e
i s no t h i ng i n AO12- 01 t ha t woul d make r e l evant whe t he r o r no t Cough l i n den i e s
eve r s t a t i ng h i s d e s i r e t o acce s s a r e s t r i c t e d a r e a . Even i f wha t Tu r ne r i s
r e f e r enc i ng had occu r r ed , s uch i s not a v i o l a t i on o f AO12-01 . Fur t he r , t he eve r
i nc r e a s i ng wa i t t i mes ( r e ad game p l ay i ng by t he RJC Ba i l i f f s ) wou l d i nev i t ab l y
r e s u l t i n s uch , anyways .
Fur t he r , Depu t y Tur ne r s wr i t t en s t a t emen t i s pa r t i cu l a r l y cu r i ous when
con t r a s t i ng t he a s s e r t i ons made t he r e i n wi t h Ba i l i f f Reye s cha r ac t e r i z a t i on o f
t he sha r ed a r e a s a s be i ng a r e a s unde r t he RJC s excl u s i ve con t r o l i n Reye s
t r i a l t e s t imony . I ndeed , u pon Reye s s cheme a t t empt i ng t o ge t CSO Pe r ez (whom
was no t c a l l ed by t he S t a t e f o r a r e a son ) t o t e s t i f y t o hav i ng wi t ne s s ed
Cough l i n r e ce i ve s ome pape r s back f r om Ba i l i f f He i be r t a t t he c a f bench
( o s t ens i bl y t he pa pe r s Pe r e z coy l y r e f e r ence s Cough l i n a s hav i ng p r ov i de t o
Hei be r t a t t he l obby bench ) .
Desp i t e t he f a c t t ha t i t i s c omp l e t e l y i r r e l e van t whe t he r o r not Cough l i n
wai t ed f or He i be r t t o r e t u r n wi t h t h e s e t o f p ape r s Cough l i n pr ov i ded t o
Ba i l i f f He i be r t j u s t p r i o r t o t he s t a r t o f t h e f i r s t v i deo t he WCDA s o f f i c e
pr oduced a f t e r s ome Br ady vi o l a t i ng ed i t i ng ( whi ch s e t o f pape r s Ba i l i f f He i be r t
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r e t u r n s t o Cough l i n ( o r a t l e a s t t he s t amped f i r s t page o f e a ch f i l i ng Cough l i n
submi t t ed) a t t he 16 : 16 : 05 mark o f s uch v i deo) , e a ch of t he wr i t t en s t a t emen t s
by t he wi t ne s s e s ( or Na r r a t i ve s ) make a g r and a t t emp t t o e s t ab l i s h t ha t Cough l i n
f a i l ed t o wa i t a t t he l obby b ench f or He i be r t t o r e t u r n wi t h s t amped copi e s o f
t he pape r s Cough l i n p r ov i ded He i be r t a t t he l obby benchor t ha t Cough l i n
pr ov i ded some paper s t o e i t he r Ba i l i f f He i be r t o r Ba i l i f f Ramsey a t t he ca f
bench (whi ch , a t l ea s t , woul d make f or a ve r y, v e r y weak a r gumen t t ha t Cough l i n
was s omehow i n v i ol a t i on o f s e c t i on 1( a ) o f AO12-01 s uf f i c i en t t o , a t mos t ,
r e s u l t i n a n RJC Ba i l i f f r e f u s i ng t o a c cep t s uch pape r s f o r f i l i ng f r om Cough l i n
abs en t Cough l i n check i ng i n wi t h t he s e cu r i t y t e am i n t he l obby f i r s t .
Not e : - FN18] Wash.Sacke t t v . San t i l l i , 146 Wash . 2D 498 , 47 P. 3D 948 ( 2002) . -
Supe r s eded by s t a t u t e Judge s h ave i nhe r en t powe r t o adop t r u l e s of p r a c t i ce
wi t h i n t h e i r cou r t s un l e s s supe r s eded by s t a t u t e . I owaLemon v . Pa s t e r nak , 340
N.W.2D 268 ( I owa 1983) . [ FN19] I l l .Ye l l ow Cab Co . V. J ones , 108 I l l . 2D 330 , 91
I l l . Dec . 643 , 483 N.E . 2D 1278 ( 1985) . - [ FN20] Ca l .Jevne v . Supe r i o r Cour t , 35
Ca l . 4Th 935 , 28 Ca l . Rp t r . 3D 685 , 111 P . 3D 954 ( 2005) . - [ FN21] Or .Pt ack v .
St r ong , 1 21 Or . 688 , 257
: 24 .Grounds , gener a l l yMi sconduc t o r of f i c i a l mi s behav i o r
Ci t a t i on : 70 Am. J u r . 2d She r i f f s , Po l i c e , and Cons t ab l e s 24
J ames M. Ba r t l ey , Es q .
Ci t a t i on : 1984 Nev . Op. At t y . Gen . 77 ; 346 A. 2d 346 Gi lme r v . Ph i l adel ph i a Tr ansp . Co . , 3 46
A.2d 346
Pa . Supe r . , 1975
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i n t e r p r e t a t i on e r r oneous l y p l a ced on s uch r u l e s by l o ca l cour t s , Supe r i o r Cour t woul d excus e
l i t i gan t ' s f a i l u r e t o r e cogn i z e i nva l i d i t y o f l ocal i n t e r p r e t a t i on o f r u l e s s i nc e l i t i gan t ' s
r e l i ance on l oca l r u l e s was r e a sonab l e .
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: J ohn P . Comeaux
Ci t a t i on : 2002 Nev . Op. At t y . Gen . No . 3 8
; Ba t t i a t o v . She r i f f , Cl a r k Coun t y
Ci t a t i on : 95 Nev . 36
We be l i eve t h a t i n e nac t i ng NRS 4 . 370 ( 3 ) ( b ) , t he l eg i s l a t u r e i n t ended t ha t a po l i c e o f f i c e r be
i nc l uded wi t h i n t he t e rm pub l i c o f f i c e r . We acknowl edge t h a t i n s ome a r e a s o f l eg i s l a t i o n ,
d i s t i nc t i o ns a r e made be tween peace o f f i ce r s and pub l i c o f f i ce r s . See NRS 41 . 0307 ( de f i n i ng
pub l i c o f f i c e r f o r a c t i ons a ga i n s t t he s t a t e ) ; NRS 169 . 125 a nd NRS 169 . 164 ( def i n i ng peace
of f i c e r s a nd pub l i c of f i c e r s f or pu r pos es o f t he Nevada Cr imi na l P r ocedur e Law) . I n o t he r
s t a t u t e s , howeve r , t he d i s t i nc t i on i s not mad ; : St a t e v . Thompson
Ci t a t i on : 89 Nev . 320
Sen t On : Oc t obe r 23 , 2013
Sen t By : A Wes t l awNex t Res ea r c he r
Cl i en t ID: PATRON ACCESS
Not e : t h i s c a s e a c t ua l l y app l i e s t o a pub l i c o f f i c e r t ak i ng a b r i be 197 . 110 and cons i de r t ha t
wha t i s now t i t l e 15 was t hen t i t l e 16 , e t c . k , e t c . a nd t ha t 193 . 019 wa s t hen i n 193 . 010(16) and
whe t he r s uch was r epea l ed by 169 . 164 en t a i l s s t a t e v e conomy r epea l by imp l i c a t i on
St a t e v . Rhod i g
Ci t a t i on : 101 Nev . 6 08
Sen t On : Oc t obe r 23 , 2013
Sen t By : A Wes t l awNex t Res ea r c he r
Cl i en t ID: PATRON ACCESS
Not e : De f e ndan t was empl oyed a s a Depu t y Ci t y Mar s ha l f o r t h e Ci t y o f Reno ( t he Ci t y ) i n Apr i l
1981 t o s e r ve a r r e s t wa r r an t s i s s ued by t he Mun i c i pa l Cour t of t he Ci t y . . . . The e v i dence
demons t r a t ed t ha t Rhod i g , a s a sworn Depu t y Ci t y Ma r sha l s upe r v i s ed by t h e Ci t y Mar sha l , wa s a
pub l i c o f f i c e r . NRS 193 . 019 ( de f i n i t i on of pub l i c of f i c e r ) ; St a t e v . Thompson , 8 9 Nev . 320, 511
P. 2d 1043 ( 1973) . NOTE: t he Rhod i g op i n i on mi s s t a t e s t he s cope o f t he de f i n i t i on p r ov i ded i n NRS
193 . 019 , a s s uch encompas s e s bo t h
Rhod i g r e l a t e s t o a l aw mak i ng a depu t y c i t y ma r s ha l i n Reno t ha t i s no l onger even i n
e f f e c t .
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(Depu t y Tur ne r s a ccoun t o f t h i s comp l e t e l y i r r e l evan t i s s ue :
At app r ox ima t e l y1620 hou r s , I was s t and i ng a t t he Mi l l s Lane J us t i c e
bu i l d i ng en t r ance , nex t t o t he magnet ome t e r s . Dur i ng t h i s t ime , I wi t ne s s ed Mr .
Cough l i n en t e r t he bu i l d i ng a nd i n f orm t he Cour t Secu r i t y Of f i c e r s t ha t he had
pape rwork t o be f i l ed . An RJC ba i l i f f me t wi t h Mr . Cough l i n , p r i o r t o pa s s i ng
t h r ough t he magne t ome t e r s . The RJC Ba i l i f f col l e c t ed t he pape rwor k t o be f i l ed
i n t he RJ C f i l l i ng o f f i c e f r om Mr . Cough l i n a nd p r oceeded t o do t ha t . Af t e r t he
ba i l i f f l e f t t he i mmedi a t e a r ea , Mr . Cough l i n pa s s ed t hr ough t he magne t omet e r s
and p r oceeded t o s i t on a b ench ad j a cen t t o s t a i r s l e a d i ng t o t he s e cond f l oo r
of t he bui l d i ng . ) .
Aga i n , even i f what Depu t y Turne r wr o t e we r e t r ue (wh i ch i t i s no t , a s
c l e a r l y Tur ne r i s a t t empt i ng t o a t l ea s t g i ve t he impr e s s i on t h a t Cough l i n
f a i l ed t o wa i t i n t he l obby f o r t he r e t u r n o f s t amped cop i e s o f h i s f i l i ngs o r
r eque s t s by Ba i l i f f He i be r t whi ch , r ega r d l e s s , wou l d no t be a v i o l a t i on of t he
AO12-01 , and c e r t a i n l y no t a r e a son f o r Ba i l i f f Reye s and Depu t y Tur ne r t o
a t t a ck Cough l i n phys i c a l l y (wi t h Depu t y Tr oup pu l l i ng a t a z e r , ou t r ageous l y) ,
such i n n o way j u s t i f i e s Bai l i f f Reye s f r audu l en t manuf ac t u r i n g o f a NRS
199 . 280 c ha r ge and c oncomi t an t a r r e s t , no t t o men t i on t he r i d i c u l ous $16, 000
wor t h o f ba i l r e s ul t i ng f r om t he pe r s e ou t r a geous over cha r g i ng by peace
of f i c e r j u s t i c e c our t ba i l i f f J ohn Hol gu i n Reye s (whom has been sued i n h i s l aw
en f o r cemen t c apac i t y no l e s s t han f i ve t imes ) . Tu r ne r s Na r r a t i ve , o f c our s e ,
f a i l s t o eve r s peci f y wha t happened t o t he pape rwork t o be f i l ed i t r e f e r ence s
Cough l i n a s hav i ng p r ov i ded t o Ba i l i f f He i be r t .
Simpl y put , t he RJ C Ba i l i f f c l e a r l y woul d p r e f e r i f t h e Admin Or de r had
somehow r equ i r ed Cough l i n t o wa i t a t t he l obby benche s , f o r ever l onge r and
l onge r wai t t imes , wh i l e s ome RJC Bai l i f f unde r t ake s t he monumen t a l t a s k o f
t ak i ng a documen t or two f r om Cough l i n , wa l k i ng i t a l l o f f i f t y y ya r ds or s o t o
t he f i l i n g o f f i c e , a nd hav i ng t he f i r s t page of e ach documen t s t amped f i l ed o r
r ece i ved and maki ng a phot ocopy o f s uch s t a mped page a nd t he r ea f t e r wal k i ng
ano t he r f i f t y ya r ds back t o Cough l i n a nd p r ovi d i ng s uch t o Cough l i n ( t h i s ha s
t aken over an hou r s ome t imes , e s pec i a l l y when Ba i l i f f Reyes i s i nvo l ved , a s i t
d i d aga i n on 10 / 23/ 13 , bu t no t be f o r e Ba i l i f f Reye s a t t emp t ed t o t h r e a t e n
Cough l i n ou t o f f i l i ng any t h i ng by ma l evo l en t l y r e f e r e nc i ng Reye s s t r ong be l i e f
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t ha t even t h e s l i g h t e s t devi a t i on ( howeve r uni n t en t i ona l ) by Cough l i n f r om
e i t he r AO12- 01 o r AO12-06 wou l d immed i a t e l y r e su l t i n Cough l i n be i ng t aken i n t o
cus t ody , upon s uch f i l i ngs ( and t hey a r e f i l i ngs t he s econd t he a r e p l a c ed i n
t he pos s e s s i on o f t he RJC Ba i l i f f , p e r i od , t h e RJC i s no t pe rmi t t ed t o r e j e c t
such , s e e NV JCRCP 5 ( e ) and McKi nn ) .
Ba i l i f f Reye s ha s c l e a r l y t aken and r un wi t h , c a r r y t h e bags he p a cked f or
h i s powe r a nd ego t r i p a l ong wi t h h i mwhi ch i s appa r ent l y a pe r k o f a j o b t ha t
Ba i l i f f Reye s s e ems t o have s pec i f i c a l l y t a r ge t ed a s b e i ng ve r y much i n l i ne
wi t h c r e a t i ng an e nv i r onment whe r e i n a con t r ol l i ng , i n s ecu r e , p ower obs es s ed
pe r son l i ke J ohn Reye s c an i ndu l ge he needs a s r e ad i l y a s pos s i b l e , a t t he
expens e of t hos e whom a r e pa r t i cu l a r l y i l l - equ i pped t o r ebu t any s uch mi s conduc t
by Reye s . Pe r haps t ha t i s why i t was wi t h s uch d i s gus t a nd enmi t y du r i ng h i s
t e s t imony a t t r i a l t ha t Reye s dec r i e d t he spec i a l t r e a tmen t he f e e l s Cough l i n
r e ce i ve s ( t o Coughl i n s bene f i t ) f r o m t he RJC a nd i t s Ba i l i f f s ) .
Rega r d l e s s , Cough l i n d i d s o on 5 / 23 / 13 . Cough l i n wa i t ed i n t he l obby f or
Ba i l i f f He i be r t t o r e t u r n wi t h t he documen t t ha t He i ber t i s s e e n t ak i ng f r om
Cough l i n on 5 / 23 / 13 a t t he 16 : 16 : 00 mark o f t he f i r s t v i deo :
h t t p : / /www.you t ube. c om/wa t c h?v=vFCHEyvYk94 So , o f cour s e , t he WCDA s Of f i c e
exc i s e s t he po r t i o n o f t he s e v i deos wher e Ba i l i f f He i be r t r e t u r ns t o Cough l i n
t he s e t of pape r s t ha t he t ook f r om Cough l i n a t t he 16 : 16 : 05 ma r k , and ha s
t he s e cond v i deo on l y s t a r t s j u s t a f t e r He i ber t ha s r e t u r ned s uch pape r s t o
Cough l i n (wh i ch onl y CSO Vi r go s s t a t emen t even imp l i e s , wi t h t he r e s t o f t he
wr i t t en s t a t emen t s (CSO Pe r ez s i nd i ca t e s He i be r t r e t u r ned t he pape r s t o
Cough l i n a t t he c a f bench ; whe r ea s Depu t y Tur ne r and Troup s l ame Na r r a t i ve s ) ,
Rega r d l e s s i n t he s econd v i deo ( h t t p : / /www. you t ube . com/wa t ch?v=vFCHEyvYk94 )
Ba i l i f f He i be r t i s s e en s kul k i ng o f f ( a t t he 16 : 20 : 00 mark ) wa l k i ng away f r om
Cough l i n (whom i s v i s i b i l e wai v i ng a r ound t he s e t o f pape r s t ha t He i ber t had
j u s t p r ovi ded t o Coug l i n (wh i ch we r e on l y f i l e s t amped c op i e s o f t he f i r s t page
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of e ach f i l i ng , i n v i o l a t i o n o f t he manda t e i n Admin Or d r e 2012- 01 t ha t cop i e s
of Cough l i n f i l i ngs be p r ovi ded t o him, s t amped ) a t t h e 16 : 19 : 58 ma r k , wh i ch
ups e t s Hei be r t ( a s d i d Cough l i n s comment a r y a t t he t i me r e l a t i ve t o t he
mi sconduct t he r e i n c on t i nual l y be i ng c ommi t t e d by t he RJC Ba i l i f f s and Cl e r k s i n
t he i r want on , pa t e n t v i o l a t i ons o f Nevada l aw and t he Admin Orde r 2012- 01) , whom
immed i a t e l y s ku l k s away (whi ch He i ber t l aughab l y t e s t i f i ed t o b e i ng h i s way o f
a s an ext r a cou r t e sy appar en t l y check i ng on s ome t h i ngthough , c l e a r l y , CSO
Vi r go s wr i t t en s t a t emen t i nd i ca t e s t ha t Cough l i n and Hei be r t s i n t e r a c t i on had
conc l uded (Vi r go wr o t e : Mr. Cough l i n s a t on t he bench i n t he c our t l obby
wr i t i ng on pape r s un t i l Ba i l i f f Hi ebe r t r e t u r ned . Hi ebe r t and Cogh l an wer e
t a l k i ng when Coughl i n began t o a c t a g i t a t ed bu t t hen t o l d Hi eber t he had no mor e
bus i ne s s . Ba i l i f f Hi ebe r t t hen r e t u r n t o h i s du t i e s , a f t e r a mi nu t e o r s o . Mr .
Cough l i n app r oach) .
Al so , l a t e r i n t ha t s e cond v i deo o f t he l obby (wh i ch i s 12 : 52 i n t o t a l
l eng t h ) t he f o l l owi ng con t e n t i on i n Ba i l i f f Reye s Na r r a t i ve i s t ho r oughl y
expos ed f or t he b r azen , i r r e spons i b l e , immor al l i e t ha t i t i s :
h t t p : / /www.you t ube. c om/wa t c h?v=vFCHEyvYk94 a t t h e 16 : 30 : 11 ma r k ( compl e t e l y
des t r oy i ng Reye s c r ed i b i l i t y even f ur t he r , i f t ha t i s e ven pos s i b l e ) :
( At abou t t ha t t ime , Ch i e f Ba i l i f f M. Sex t on had a r r i ved and upon
exp l a i n i ng t o h im on wha t h ad j u s t o ccu r r ed a nd s u r veyi ng t he damage , he
au t ho r i z e d Cough l i n ' s a r r e s t . I i n f ormed Cough l i n t ha t I wa s i n i t i a l l y
p l a c i ng him unde r a r r e s t f o r de s t r uc t i on o f p r ope r t y a nd
r e s i s t i ng/ obs t r uc t i ng / de l ayi ng an o f f i c e r , t o wh i ch , Cough l i n s t a t ed "No,
you ' r e not . I ' m l e av i ng ! " , Then s t ood up and t ook a s t ep t owa r ds t he ex i t .
I s t epped f o rwa r d , t ook cont r o l o f Cough l i n ' s a rms , t h en p l a ced h im under
a r r e s t f o r t he f o l l owi ng v i o l a t i ons )
Anot he r v i ew o f t h e momen t of v i deo co i nc i d i ng wi t h Reyes compl e t e l y
f a l s e a l l ega t i on t ha t Coughl i n t ook a s t ep f or t he door i n r e spons e t o b e i ng
t o l d he wa s be i ng p l aced unde r a r r e s t a t t he 16 : 27 : 33 mark (wher e Cough l i n
c l e a r l y d oes no t t ake any s t ep s wha t soeve r upon Reye s app r oach i ng and announc i ng
t he a r r e s t , bu t r a t he r , Cough l i n s t a nds t o h i s f e e t , wi t h h i s f ee t r ema i n i ng i n
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t he s ame spo t s on t he f l oo r a s t hey wer e immed i a t e l y be f o r e t ha t momen t when
Cough l i n was s e a t e d a t t he bench ( s uch f u r t he r v i t i a t e s t he l egi t imacy of t he
a l l ega t i o n by WCDA DDA S t ege t ha t he h a s no t v i o l a t ed RPC 3 . 8 i n p r os ecut i ng
wher e t he r e p l a i n l y ex i s t s no p r obabl e c aus e wha t soever , and t h e f i nd i ng o f
pr obab l e caus e t o ho l d Cough l i n by RJC Judge Pi e r r e Has che f f i s b l emi shed by t he
f a c t t ha t Ha s che f f wa s and appa r en t l y s t i l l i s on t he Boa r d o f Di r ec t o r s o f
Washoe Lega l Se r v i ce s ( j u s t l i ke WCDA Bruce Hahn , whom a l s o f a i l ed t o r e cus e
h imse l f f r om Coughl i n s 2012 NNDB Scr e en i ng Pane l ) , whom Cough l i n i s s u i ng f o r
wrongf u l t e rmi na t i on i n CV11- 01896 and CV11- 01955 :
h t t p : / /www.you t ube. c om/wa t c h?v=LMU_qWIwZbY ( Reyes i s s een pushi ng Coughl i n ove r
t he bench a t t he 16 : 25 : 38 ma r k ) , At t h e 16 : 26 : 05 ma r k Ba i l i f f Hei be r t i s
v i s i b l e , ca r r y i ng no new s e t o f pape r s , t hough Ba i l i f f Ramsey i s c a r r yi ng t he
documen t s ( and p l a ce s t hem on t he bench nea r Cough l i n ) t h a t he i s s e en
co l l e c t i n g f r om whe r e Coughl i n l e f t t hem on t he c a f b ench , upon be i ng a t t a cked
by Reye s and Depu t y Tur ne r (Ramsey i s s e en col l e c t i ng such a t t he 16 : 25 : 49 ma r k
i n t he 8 : 51 l ong vi deo o f t he c a f b ench :
h t t p : / /www.you t ube. c om/wa t c h?v=5cXoj oMbl j 4 ) ( and a l l t he t ime s t amp i ng on t he s e
v i deos i s ou t o f s ync wi t h each o t herfor i n s t ance s , t he v i deo of Reye s
a t t a ck i ng Cough l i n on t he c a f bench s hows t h e a t t a ck beg i nn i ng a t 16 : 25: 30
( h t t p : / /www.you t ube . com/wa t ch?v=5cXoj oMbl j 4 ) whe r ea s a t t ha t s ame t ime s t amp i ng
i n t he v i deo o f t h e l obby beh i nd t he me t a l de t e c t o r , Reye s i s a l r e ady p l ung i ng
h imse l f a nd Cough l i n i n t o t he me t a l de t e c t o r , wh i l e , i n t he v i deo o f t he l obby
f r om above t he me t a l de t e c t or s and of f t o t he l e f t , Reyes f i na l l y knocks t he
met a l de t ec t o r over a t t he 16 : 25 : 52 mark
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i n a ma t t e r . The Admin Orde r 2012 - 01 i s t he Cr imi na l Compl a i nt i n RCR2013-
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3 / 6 / 13 , d e sp i t e Chi e f J udge Pea r s on i nd i c a t i n g a t t he 3 / 5 / 13 Or de r t o Show Cause
docke t ed i n RCR2012- 065630 ( be f o r e J udge Cl i f t on , s t r a nge l y ) t h a t s uch Or de r t o
Show Caus e o f 2 / 25/ 13 r e l a t i ve t o t h e Admin Or de r 12 - 01 wou l d be pu t i n t o
RCR2011- 063341)s t i l l no one i n f o rmed Cough l i n t ha t t h e Admin Or de r 12 - 01 wou l d
r e a l l y be g i ven a c r imi na l ca s e numbe r t he f o l l owi ng day and t h a t Br uce Li ndsay ,
Esq . wou l d ge t a p aycheck f or r e f u s i ng t o f i l e t he No t i c e o f Appea l Cough l i n
demanded be f i l ed i n connect i on wi t h a ny an a l l o r de r s s t emming f r om t he 3 / 11 / 13
hea r i ng , whi ch occur r ed upon t he cont i nuance of t he 3 / 5 / 13 Order t o Show Caus e
hea r i ng r e f e r enced a bove (whe r e J udge Pea r s on o r de r ed t ha t Cough l i n wou l d be
pe rmi t t ed t o be h i s own co - couns e l i n any ma t t e r i n whi ch he s o c hos e t o , a nd
wher e Cough l i n neve r ag r e e t o have Br uce L i nds ay be h i s s o l e - couns e l i n t he
Admin Orde r 2012- 01 c a s e ) .
So , f o r a l l t he a l l eged r e s i s t i ng and r e f us i ng , and i n d i ca t i ng he was
ac t ua l l y headed t o t he t h i r d f l oo r f ami l y cour t , a nd be i ng t o l d he cou l d no t
l e ave t he immed i a t e a r e a , a nd t o l d he mus t wai t i n t he l obby , e t c . , e t c . t he
soone s t Ba i l i f f Reyes cou l d have begun i s s u i ng s uch c ommands wou l d have b e en
upon t he a l l eged pr ov i d i ng of s ome r eque s t f or documen t s t o Ba i l i f f Ramsey
(wh i ch , a ppa r en t l y mus t have been done , i f a t a l l , du r i ng t he f our s e cond o f
v i deo t he WCDA s Of f i c e ha s s t r ange l y exc i s ed f r om t he v i deo s pr opounded ,
t hough , n o t c a r e f ul l y enough , a s one c an back t r a ck f r ame by f r ame and vi ew
t hos e mi s s i ng f ou r s e conds ( a s Coughl i n d i d f or J udge Gl as son dur i ng t he t r i a l ) ,
whi ch f a i l t o r evea l Cough l i n pa s s i ng anyone any documen t s o r p ape r s ) . But ,
even a s suming Reyes be l i eve s uch was t he c a s e , t he s oones t Reyes cou l d have
pos s i b l y begun i s s u i ng s uch d i r e c t i v e s a s i ndi c a t ed i n h i s r epor t and t h e
s t a t emen t s con t a i ned t he r e i n wou l d have been by 16 : 25 : 12gi ven t ha t Reyes i s
a l r e ady pu t t i ng h i s hands on Cough l i n by t he 16 : 25 : 21 mark , t ha t s an awf u l
sho r t pe r i od o f t i me f o r a l l t ha t t o b e commun i ca t ed i n add i t i o n t o a l l o wing f o r
Cough l i n t o have done any of t he a l l eged r e s i s t i ng o r r e f u s i ng t ha t Reyes
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pur po r t s Cough l i n t o have e ngaged i n s u f f i c i e n t t o j u s t i f y Reyes phys i c a l ,
pr o f e s s i ona l , p s ychosoc i a l , a nd e conomi c a t t a ck on Cough l i n , whi ch he has
r e c e i ved no t h i ng bu t a t t aboys f o r , a ppa r en t l y , s o f a r . Reye s di r e c t s h i mse l f
and a f a c e down Cough l i n i n t o t he met a l de t e c t o r (wh i c h Reye s s hou l d abs o l u t e l y
be r equ i r ed t o pay f o r h imse l f ) a t t he 16 : 28 : 28 ma r k .
A s t i l l f r ame o f t he 16 : 28 : 37 ma r k on t he near l y t h i r t een mi nu t e v i deo of
t he v i ew of t he l o bby beh i nd t he me t a l de t e c t or r evea l s Reye s t hr owi ng Cough l i n
ove r t he bench , wi t h Reye s a rms c l e a r ex t ended ou twa r d i n a push i ng / t h r owi ng
manne r , c on t r a r y t o Reye s t e s t imony :
Reyes t h r ows Coughl i n s wa l l e t a t Cough l i n , whom i s l a y i ng i n t he f l oo r
wher e Reye s t h r ew h im, a t t he 16 : 29 : 03 ma r k .
Addi t i onal l y , Ba i l i f f He i ber t s t e s t imony a t t r i a l t ha t he had no con t a c t
wi t h Cough l i n be tween t he 16 : 20 : 00 ma r k on t h e v i deo whe r e He i be r t s s kul k s o f f
f r om t he l obby un t i l He i be r t e x i t ed t he f i l i n g o f f i c e and no t i c ed Ba i l i f f Reye s
a t t a ck i ng Cough l i n phys i c a l l y on t he c a f bench t hen e s co r t i ng Cough l i n t o t he
l obby r uns coun t e r t o CSO Vi r go s a c coun t (Vi r go wro t e : Ba i l i f f Hi ebe r t
r e t u r ned t o t a l k wi t h Mr . Cough l i n wh i l e t hey we r e t a l k i ng Ba i l i f f Ramsey c ame
t owa r ds t hem and Mr . Cough l i n s t a r t e d t o a ccus e Ramsay o f t h r owi ng h i s p ape rwork
away i n t he t r a s h . )
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Admin i s t r a t i ve Orde r whe r e Ba i l i f f Eng l i s h pur po r t s t o h ave a t t empt ed o r
e f f e c t ed s e r v i c e t he r eo f on 12 / 20 / 12 wi t h i n t he cou r t hous e a t t he Reno J us t i c e
Cour t .
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Po l i c e -Repor t -Tr oup-Tur ne r - Hei be r t -Reye s -PC-Shee t -Wi t ne s s - S t a t e ment - by -Ol ymp i k -
s - Pe r ez - a nd- 5 - 28 - 13- by -Vi r go-Di g i
As t o whet he r Cough l i n r e f used t o r e t u r n t o wa i t i n t he l obby o r
r e s i s t ed s ome command t o do s o , t h e va r i ous wr i t t en s t a t emen t s i n Reyes
r epo r t con t r ad i c t one ano t he r . Deput y Tu r ne r i nd i c a t e s : Once Ba i l i f f Ramsey
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l e f t t he a r ea , Ba i l i f f Reyes r eque s t ed t ha t Cough l i n wa i t on t h e o t he r s i de o f
t he magnet ome t e r s . Mr . Cough l i n r e f us ed t o wai t on t he o t he r s i de . Ba i l i f f Reyes
t o l d Cough l i n r epea t ed l y t h a t he must wa i t on t he o t her s i de o f t he s e cur ed
a r ea , un t i l h i s r e ques t ed i nf o rma t i on was r e c e i ved . Mr. Cough l i n began t o a r gue ,
s t a t i ng t ha t he was no t go i ng t o l e a ve bu t go t o t he t h i r d f l oor f ami l y cou r t .
(NOTE: i n t e r e s t i ngl y , Ba i l i f f Reye s s Na r r a t i ve f a i l s t o no t e t h i s r e f e r ence
Turne r not e s Coughl i n made ( and wh i c h Cough l i n t e s t i f i ed t o unde r oa t h a t t r i a l
(wh i ch DDA St ege f a i l ed t o ques t i on a t a l l ) t o go i ng t o l e ave bu t go t o t he
t h i r d f l o or f ami l y c ou r t wha t s oeve r ) Mr . Cough l i n was t hen i n f ormed t ha t he
cou l d no t l e ave t h e immed i a t e a r e a wi t hou t f i n i s h i ng hi s bus i nes s wi t h J us t i c e
Cour t . Mr . Cough l i n r e f u s ed t o l e ave t h e bench . Ba i l i f f Reye s i nd i ca t ed t ha t i f
he d i d not vo l un t a r i l y wa i t on t he ot he r s i de o f t he s ecu r ed a r ea t ha t h e wou l d
be phys i c a l l y e s cor t ed . Bai l i f f Reye s app l i e d l i gh t t ouch t o Mr . Cough l i n ' s
l e f t a rm t o a s s i s t h im i n s t and i ng . Once Ba i l i f f Reye s made cont a c t , Mr .
Cough l i n immed i a t e l y began t o r e s i s t by t u r n i ng away a nd pu l l i n g h i s a rms t i gh t
i n t o h i s che s t . Bai l i f f Reye s t hen pl a c ed Cough l i n i n t o a r e a r wr i s t l oc k
So , r e a l l y , even Depu t y Tur ne r s a c c oun t f a i l s t o a l l e ge t ha t Cough l i n
eve r r e f us ed any c ommand by Reye s , b u t , r a t he r , t ha t Cough l i n i nd i ca t ed t o Reyes
t ha t he s eemed t o mi sunde r s t and AO12- 01 , a t wh i ch po i nt Reye s c ommanded Cough l i n
no t t o l e ave t he immed i a t e a r e a( Cough l i n b egan t o a r gue , s t a t i ng t h a t he
was no t g o i ng t o l eave bu t go t o t he t h i r d f l oor f ami l y cou r t . Mr . Coughl i n was
t hen i n f ormed t ha t h e cou l d no t l e ave t he immed i a t e a r ea ) . Depu t y Tur ne r f a i l s
t o i nd i c a t e any r e s i s t i ng o r r e f u s i ng by Cough l i n be tween Reyes command i ng
Cough l i n no t t o l e ave t he immed i a t e a r e a , Cough l i n a ppa r en t l y c omp l y i ng
( t hough hav i ng j u s t i nd i c a t ed h i s i n t en t i on or de s i r e t o go t o t he t h i r d f l oo r
f ami l y cour t ( s omet h i ng Ba i l i f f He i be r t wou l d mi s cha r a c t e r i z e a s an a t t empt t o
c i r cumvent t he Admi n i s t r a t i ve Orde r ) . J u s t how Coughl i n wou l d know what , i f
any t h i ng , wa s t he d i f f e r ence be tween t he immed i a t e a r ea and t he bench t ha t
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Turne r t h en no t e s Cough l i n r e f u s ed t o l e ave i s no t c l e a r a t a l l . On l y a t t ha t
po i n t t he n doe s Tur ne r i nd i ca t e , Ba i l i f f Reyes s t a r t ed t ouch i ng Cough l i n, wh i ch ,
obv i ous l y, i s a n unwe l come advance t ha t nece s s a r i l y i s go i ng t o r e su l t i n anyone
no t qu i t e knowi ng how t o r e ac t .
Depu t y Tr oup e choes Depu t y Turne r s accoun t s omewha t , t hough Depu t y Tr oup
s eems t o f e e l a l l RJC Ba i l i f f s a r e i nd i s t i ngui s hab l e f r om one a no t he r ,
appa r en t l y con f us i ng Ba i l i f f He i be r t wi t h Ba i l i f f Ramsey , o r j u s t p l a i n no t
knowi ng He i be r t s name (wh i ch Tu r ne r d i d no t know e i t h e r , s oand , s omehow,
desp i t e He i be r t wor k i ng a t t he RJC f or a yea r , Reye s s t i l l wa s unawa r e t ha t
Hei be r t i s f r om Cal i f o r n i a and s pen t t h e ma j or i t y o f h i s c a r e e r t h e r e , b e f o r e ,
l i ke Reyes , r e t i r i ng wi t h a f u l l pens i on and t ak i ng on a s e cond c a r e e r a s an RJC
Ba i l i f f ) . Tr oup wr o t e :
Mr . Cough l i n c ame i n t o t he bu i l d i ng a nd i n f ormed t he Cour t S t r ee t
Secur i t y Of f i c e r s of h i s bus i ne s s i n t he bu i l d i ng , wh i ch i s pa r t o f h i s
cour t o r de r . Mr . Cough l i n wa s l ook i ng t o compl e t e s ome f i l i ngs f o r Reno
Jus t i c e . An RJC Bai l i f f r e s ponded , r e t r i eved Mr . Coughl i n ' s f i l i ng
pape rwork a nd t ook i t t o t h e f i l i ng of f i c e . Mr . Cough l i n wa i t ed f o r a f e w
momen t s ou t s i de o f t he magne t ome t e r , whe r e he ha s been a s ked t o wa i t f o r
r e t u r n o f h i s f i l i ngs . Af t e r a f ew mi nu t e s , Mr . Cough l i n en t e r e d t h r ough
t he magnet ome t e r s and s a t o n a bench d i r e c t l y i n s i de s ecu r i t y . When t he
RJC Ba i l i f f r e t u r ned , Mr . Cough l i n i mmedi a t e l y began t o que s t i o n h im abou t
h i s pape r work . The Ba i l i f f exp l a i ned t ha t t he f i l i ng c l e r k was work i ng on
h i s f i l i n g r eque s t . Mr . Cough l i n cont i nued t o a s k mu l t i p l e t imes abou t
wher e h i s f i l e s wer e and abou t t he Ba i l i f f ge t t i ng h i s f i l e s . The Ba i l i f f
r e t u r ned t o t he f i l i ng o f f i ce t o check on t he s t a t u s o f t he f i l i ngs . At
t ha t t ime, RJC Ba i l i f f Reyes and Rams ey c ame down f r om t h e s e cond f l oo r t o
r e l i eve t he ba i l i f f s t ha t we r e down s t a i r s wi t h Mr . Cough l i n , whos e s h i f t s
wer e end i ng . As s oon a s Mr . Cough l i n s aw Ba i l i f f Reye s , h e immed i a t e l y
became aggr ava t ed and l oud l y s t a t ed "Oh g r ea t i t ' s you Reye s . I don ' t l i ke
dea l i ng wi t h you . " Ba i l i f f Reyes s t o od by wi t h Mr . Cough l i n a s Ba i l i f f
Ramsey t o ok mor e pape rwork f r om Mr . Cough l i n and wen t t o t he f i l i ng
of f i c e .
So , ba s i c a l l y , Tu r ne r , Tr oup , Pe r e z , a nd Vi r go a l l f a i l t o exp l i c i t y
i nd i c a t e t ha t Cough l i n was pr ov i ded s t amped c op i e s o f t he documen t s Cough l i n
pr ov i ded Hei be r t i n t he l obby , upon Hei be r t s r e t u r n i ng t o t he l obby / s ec ur i t y
check i n , a nd s o pr ov i d i ng such t o Cough l i n ( whi ch , o f c ou r s e , t he WCDAs o f f i c e
has exc i s ed f r om t he v i deos p r opounded ( and J udge Cl i f t on den i e d Cough l i n s
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Mot i on t o Compe l t he p r oduct i on o f s uch v i deos a t t he 9 / 24 / 13 hea r i ng ) . Vi r go ,
howeve r , a t l e a s t i nd i c a t e s t ha t Cough l i n communi ca t ed wi t h Ba i l i f f He i be r t t ha t
t he i r RJC bu s i ne s s t oge t he r wa s done, wi t h s uch be i ng communi cat ed i n t h e l obby
upon Ba i l i f f He i ber t r e t u r ni ng t he f o l l owi ng t o Cough l i n j u s t p r i o r t o t he s t a r t
of t he s e cond v i deo o f t he l obby (whi ch s t a r t s a t 16 : 19 : 00 )
The t h r e e documen t s t ha t Bai l i f f He i be r t p r ovi ded s t amped r e ce i ved
( conven i e n t l y l a cki ng a t ime s t amp i ng , na t u r a l l y ) back t o Coug l i n i n t he RJC
l obby immed i a t e l y dur i ng t h e two mi nu t e s t ha t t he WCDA s and RJC have r e f u s ed t o
pe rmi t Cough l i n a c ce s s t o t he v i deos t he r eo f (wh i ch i s a b so l u t e l y a v i o l a t i on o f
Brady) be tween 16 : 17 : 00 and 16 : 19 : 00
h t t p : / /www. s c r i bd . com/ doc / 155231238 / 5- 23 - 13 - 0204- 071437- 1708- 1492-
Cough l i n - s -Wr i t t en-Reques t - t o -RJC- f or -Document s - and -Acce s s
h t t p : / /www. s c r i bd . com/ doc / 154831733 / 5- 23 - 13 - 0204- 063341-Ao1201- 071437-
Mot i on - t o-Remove -Br uce -Li nds ay -Esq - a s -At t y - o f -Reco r d - a nd-No t i c e - o f -Appeal - o f -
Any-Orde r s - Pu r po r t i ng - t o -Con t i nue -Adm
The documen t s t ha t RJC Ba i l i f f Ramsey t h r ew a way upon Cough l i n pr ov i d i ng
t hem t o him on t he d ay be f or e t he 5 / 23 / 13 a r r e s t i n 72675 a c t ual l y a t t a c hed t he
ve r y document s t ha t Ba i l i f f He i be r t had r e f us ed t o a cc ep t f o r f i l i ng e a r l i e r i n
t he day on 5 / 22 / 13 f r om Cough l i n wher e He i be r t i nd i c a t ed t ha t RJC Cr imi na l
Div i s i on Depu t y Cl e r k (NRS 281 . 340 make s c r imi na l t he s e v i o l a t i ons i n l i gh t o f
NRS NRS 4. 353 ( 6 ) Robb i n Bake r and Ci v i l Di v i s i on Deput y Cl e r k Chr i s t i ne
Er i ckson ( d i t t o , t he NRS 4 . 353( 6 ) and NRS 281. 340 c r imi na l i t y ) had r e f u s ed t o
accep t s uch f i l i ngs ( s uch a s h t t p : / / www. s c r i bd . com/ doc/ 178658170 / 5 - 22 - 13- 0204-
1708-Mot i on- t o -Cor r e c t -ROA-and- 4 - 1 - 13-Supp l emen t a l -RJC- f i l ed - i n-CV11-03628- pd f ) ,
i n v i o l a t i on o f NV JCRCP 5 ( e ) and JCRRT 2 i n a s s e r t i ng a n a l l eged v i o l a t i on o f
JCRRT 10 j u s t i f i ed he r s o do i ng . :
h t t p : / /www. s c r i bd . com/ doc / 155231371 / 5- 22 - 13 - 0204- 063341-Emergency -No t i c e -
and -Mot i on- and -Reques t - f o r - Submi s s i on-F i r s t - Page -No t - St amped-RJC-Ba i l i f f - s -
Hei be r t - a nd-Ramsey-Re j e c t ed
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1708-Emer gency -No t i c e -Mot i on-Reques t - f o r - Submi s s i on -Not e - f r om-RJC-de l i ve r ed - by -
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h t t p : / /www. s c r i bd . com/ doc / 178660746 / 5- 22 - 13 - 0204- 065630-Emergency -No t i c e -
and -Mot i on- and -Req- f o r - Submi s s i on - and-Mot i on - f o r - P r epar a t i on - o f -Tr ans c r i p t - a t -
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So , t he f ac t t ha t Ba i l i f f Ramsey admi t t ed i n h i s t e s t i mony a t t r i a l t o
t h r owi ng away t he f i l i ngs by Cough l i n t ha t r e por t ed t o r e f u s a l t o a c cep t f o r
f i l i ng by Ba i l i f f Hei be r t , and RJC Cl e r k s Chr i s t i ne Er i ckson and Robb i n Bake r
ea r l i e r t ha t day , a t t a ch i ng s uch f i l i ngs t he r e t o , i s e spec i a l l y p r ob l emat i c ,
t r oub l i ng, a nd , ye s , i r on i c .
Al so , r e l evan t t o t h i s s i t u a t i on was t h i s f i l i ng :
h t t p : / /www. s c r i bd . com/ doc / 155493463 / 5- 15 - 13 - 0204- 063341- 1708- 03628- 03051-
Cough l i n - s -Reque s t -RJC-No t i ce - 4 - 1 - 13- Supp l - 03628-S t i l l -Mi s s i ng - 12- 21 - 22 - 26- 11 -
Fi l i ngs - 1708- 063341- IFP- JAVS-o f
I t s , uh , k i nd o f a c on f l i c t o f i n t e r e s t t ha t t he WCDAs Of f i c e was s e r ved
a l l o f t h e s e f i l i n gs , and ye t i s p r os ecu t i ng Cough l i n i n 72675 i n a ba s e l e s s ,
v i nd i c t i v e manne r , d e sp i t e t he s e pa t en t v i o l a t i o sn o f NRS 281 . 340 , t o wha t eve r
ex t en t t h e t hos e RJC c l e r k s a r e depu t y c l e r ks unde r NRS 4 . 353. Rega r dl e s s ,
t he i r behav i o r i s i nc r ed i b l y i napp r opr i a t e and unde rmi nes t he pub l i c s f a i t h i n
t he j ud i c i a r y and l ega l s y s t em i n ge ne r a l , c r ea t i ng an e no rmous a ppea r ance o f
impr op r i e t y .
I n t e r e s t i ng l y ( no t r e a l l y , s i nce t h i s i s s ue ( whi ch i s 95% o f DDA St ege s
pa t he t i c ca s e ( r e a l l y S t ege s hou l d be s u spended f o r a t l e a s t a coup l e ye a r s f o r
t h i s ba r ba r i c s pect a c l e and ho r r i d d i s p l ay o f h i s l a ck o f e t h i c s o r p r o f e s s i ona l
r e s pons i bi l i t y , whi ch i s chi l l i ng cons i de r i ng a l l t he peop l e S t ege ha s pu t i n
pr i s on ) , Ba i l i f f Reye s h imse l f admi t s t ha t Cough l i n no l onge r engaged i n any
bus i ne s s wi t h Ba i l i f f He i ber t ( s ome t h i ng Ba i l i f f Reye s wa s f o r c ed t o change h i s
s t o r y on come t ime f o r t r i a l , i n t e r e s t i ng l y , wher e Reye s a l t e r na t e l y t e s t i f i ed
t ha t he s aw Cough l i n p r ov i de Ba i l i f f He i be r t a new s e t o f document a t t he c a f
bench , onl y t o t he n a l t e r t ha t s t o r y a nd i nd i ca t e he a s sumed t he new s e t o f
documen t s he wi t ne s s ed Ba i l i f f He i be r t ho l d i ng we r e pr ov i ded t o h im by Cough l i n
a t t he c a f bench . Reye s Nar r a t i ve o f 5 / 24 / 13 no t e s :
Hi ebe r t had been engaged i n ob t a i n i ng documen t r eque s t s f r om Zacha r y
Cough l i n , who had s ea t ed h i mse l f on one o f t h e benche s beyond t he f r on t
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s ecu r i t y s c r e en i ng l i ne . . . . . I a s ked Cough l i n wha t he needed and h e s a i d he
want ed t o f i l e a r eque s t f o r a r epo r t f r om RJC, s o I a sked h im f o r t he
r eque s t . Cough l i n r e f u s ed t o p r ov i de t h e r eque s t t o me, t h en gave i t t o
Ramsey , who wen t t o t he RJC Cr imi na l Di v . . . . I be came a war e t ha t Cough l i n,
wi t hou t e s co r t and o f h i s o wn vo l i t i on , had pa s s ed t h r ough t he s ecu r i t y
s c r e en i ng momen t s a f t e r Ba i l i f f Hi ebe r t wa l ked away t o f u l f i l l Cough l i n ' s
ea r l i e r r eque s t . Acco r d i ng t o Ol ympi c Sc r een i ng Se r v i c e s Of f i c e r s A. Vi r go
and P . Per e z , Cough l i n had t o l d t hem t ha t he was go i ng t o t he men ' s
r e s t r oom, bu t i n s t ead , wen t s t r a i gh t t o t he bench and s a t down , whe r e I
f ound h im wi t h i n t he bu i l d i ng une s cor t ed . I a sked Cough l i n t o wa l k back t o
t he a r e a des i gna t e d f o r h im i n f r on t o f t he s ecu r i t y s c r een i ng l i ne , wh i l e
wai t i ng f or h i s RJ C r eque s t s , pe r RJ C Admin i s t r a t i ve Or de r 2012- 01 and
pas t p r a c t i c e .
So , Ba i l i f f Reye s Na r r a t i v e admi t s t ha t He i be r t was no l onge r engaged i n
ob t a i n i ng document r eque s t s f r om Cough l i n . Whi ch l e f t Reye s wi t h t he cho i c e
of mak i ng up a new s t o r y t h a t Cough l i n s omehow pr ov i ded He i be r t s ome addi t i ona l
documen t r eque s t s a t t he c a f bench o r t ha t some s t i l l unp r oduced by anyone ( o r
even t e s t i f i ed t o by anyone, a s Reyes f a i l ed t o i nd i c a t e t he r e was any ba s i s
beyond h i s i naccu r a t e con t e n t i ons v i s a v i s s ome non - e x i s t en t s e t o f pa pe r s
Cough l i n was os t ens i b l y wa i t i ng t o have r e t u r ned s t amped cop i e s o f f r om Ba i l i f f
Hei be r t , or Reye s c a t ch - a l l h a i l mar y a s s e r t i on t ha t t he Lane Jus t i c e Cen t e r
sha r ed common a r e a s f a l l unde r t he pur v i ew o f t hos e a r ea s r e f e r enced i n t he
AO12-01 a s t he exc l us i ve pr emi s e s of t he Reno J us t i c e Cour t ( whi ch i s j u s t
pa t en t l y r i d i cu l ous and unde rmi ned by even t h e Na r r a t i ve o f Depu t y Tu r ner whe r e
Turne r admi t s Cough l i n was a lways f ound i n unr e s t r i c t e d a r e a s ( i e , t he s ha r ed
common a r ea s ) ( o r , imp l i c i t l y , t ha t any t ime Cough l i n f i l e s a r e ques t f o r
documen t s , h e t he r ea f t e r i s p r oh i b i t ed f r om be i ng i n a ny o f t he s ha r ed c ommon
a r ea s o f t he Lane Jus t i c e Cen t e r unde r and ext en s i on of t he wr i nk l e Reyes and
Sex t on wou l d l i ke added t o t he AO12- 01 ( i e , t ha t Coughl i n mus t wai t i n t he l obby
f o r howeve r l ong i t t ake s f or an RJC Ba i l i f f t o no t onl y r e t u r n wi t h a s t amped
copy o f Cough l i n s documen t r eque s t , bu t , a l s o , appa r e n t l y , un t i l s uch documen t
r eque s t ( whi ch c an t a ke anywher e f r om 72 hou r s t o f o r e ve r ( o r n eve r ) t o be
compl e t ed (wi t ne s s t he RJC s con t i nui ng r e f us a l t o p r ov i de Cough l i n t he NRS
4 . 240 docke t s he i s en t i t l e d t o , even whe r e Cough l i n a t t emp t s t o pay f o r s uch ) .
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Next , Reye s h imse l f admi t s t o v i o l a t i ng t he AO12-01 i n ven t u r i ng up t o
Cough l i n ( t h r us t i n g h i s c r ot ch i n Cough l i n s f a ce f o r s eve r a l mi nu t e s s t r a i gh t )
and s e ek i ng t o ob t a i n documen t s f o r f i l i ng f r om Cough l i n ( Cough l i n , who had
s ea t ed h i mse l f on one o f t h e benche s beyond t he f r on t s ecu r i t y s c r een i ng l i ne I
a sked Cough l i n what h e needed and he s a i d he wan t ed t o f i l e a r eque s t f o r a
r epo r t f r om RJC, s o I a s ked h im f o r t he r eques t . Coughl i n r e f u s ed t o p r ov i de t he
r eque s t t o me , t he n gave i t t o Ramsey , who wen t t o t he RJC Cr imi na l Di v ) .
Te l l i ng l y, Reye s a dmi t s t ha t Cough l i n compl i e d wi t h t h e AO12-01 a nd f a i l ed t o
i ndu l ge Ba i l i f f Reyes a t t e mpt a t ent r apmen t wher e Reye s s ough t t o en t i c e
Cough l i n t o p r ov i de document s f o r f i l i ng a t a l o ca t i on no t p r ovi ded f o r do i ng
such i n t he AO12-01 .
Fi na l l y , Reyes c l a ims Coughl i n p r ov i ded s uch r eque s t t o Ba i l i f f Ramsey,
bu t Reye s f a i l s t o i nd i c a t e i n h i s Na r r a t i ve whe t he r s uch r eque s t a l l e ged l y
pr ov i ded t o Ramsey wa s wr i t t en o r ve r ba l ( a t t r i a l Reye s f a i l ed t o i nd i c a t e t ha t
Cough l i n pas s ed t o Ramsey a ny documen t wha t s oeve r , de s p i t e , cu r i ous l y , b o t h
Depu t y Tur ne r and Depu t y Tr oup i nd i c a t i ng Cough l i n p r ov i ded Ba i l i f f Ramsey s ome
r eque s t f r om t he c a f (Tr oup wro t e : Ba i l i f f Reyes s t ood by wi t h Mr . Cough l i n
a s Ba i l i f f Ramsey t ook mor e p ape rwor k f r om Mr. Cough l i n and went t o t he f i l i ng
of f i c e . . Depu t y Turne r wr o t e : Mr . Cough l i n handed Ba i l i f f Ramsey a p i ece o f
pape r i ndi c a t i ng wha t f i l i n gs he was r e f e r r i n g t o , and Ba i l i f f Ramsey began t o
r e s ea r ch Cough l i n ' s r eque s t .
And , r emember , wher e Ba i l i f f He i be r t r e t u r ned t o Coughl i n s t amped cop i e s
of t he onl y documen t s Coughl i n p r ov i ded He i ber t t ha t d ay ( j u s t pr i o r t o t he
s t a r t o f t he s e cond v i deo , a t t he 16: 19 : 00 mar k , He i ber t wa l ked away f r om
Cough l i n i n t he l o bby wi t h no pape r s i n h i s h ands a t t he 16 : 20 : 00 ma r k , sojus t
when d i d Hei be r t a l l eged l y ge t s ome more paper s , huh , Ba i l i f f Reye s ?
I n t e r e s t i ng l y , Ba i l i f f He i be r t i s s e en i n t he v i deo o f Reye s t h r owi ng Cough l i n
ove r t he bench i n t he l obby wi t hou t any new s e t o f pa pe r s i n h i s hands t h e r e
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e i t he r (Ba i l i f f Ramsey i s s een r e t u r n i ng t o Cough l i n t he pape r s Cough l i n h ad i n
h i s pos s e s s i on ( s ome Cough l i n c ame t o cou r t wi t h , o t he r s we r e t hos e Ba i l i f f
Hei be r t p r ov i ded t o Cough l i n j u s t p r i o r t o t h e 16 : 19 : 00 s t a r t o f t he s e c ond
v i deo , na t u r a l l y ) on t he c a f bench bu t was no t ab l e t o c a r r y wi t h h im upon
Ba i l i f f Reye s and Depu t y Tur ne r a t t a ck i ng Cough l i n . Cough l i n e n t e r s t h r ough t he
s ecu r i t y check po i n t 45 s e c onds a f t e r Ba i l i f f He i be r t sku l k s away wi t h no
documen t i n He i be r t s hands . At s uch 16 : 20 : 45 ma r k , Cough l i n i s c l e a r l y v i s i b l e
wi t h a s e t o f documen t s i n h i s hands ( t he s ame one s Reye s a l l ege s Cough l i n
was us i ng t o d r aw a po r t r a i t o f a s t and i ng 18 i nche s a way f r om h im pee r i ng on t o
h i s documen t s Reyes on : h t t p : / /www. you t ube . com/wa t ch?v=y l l vEBt k6C4 ) .
I n t e r e s t i ng l y , be t ween t he 16 : 25 : 06 t o 16 : 25 : 10 po r t i o ns exc i s e d f r om t he
v i deo ( 8 : 51 i n l eng t h ) o f Cough l i n a t t he c a f bench
( h t t p : / /www.you t ube . com/wa t ch?v=5cXoj oMbl j 4 ) p r opounded by t he WCDA s of f i c e ,
CSO Pe r ez i s c l e a r l y v i s i b l e i n t he v i deo o f t he l obby f r om behi nd t he me t a l
de t e c t o r ( h t t p : / /www.you t ube . com/wa t ch?v=y l l vEBt k6C4 t hough t h e t ime s t ampi ng
i s no t i n s ync , howeve r , by a p r oce s s o f ma r ki ng t he t ime s t ampi ng on t h i s v i deo
of Cough l i n and Reyes comi ng i n con t ac t wi t h t he me t a l d e t e c t o r ( 16 : 28 : 30) and
t ha t i n t he v i deo of t he c a f bench of Cough l i n and Reyes j u s t abou t t o con t a c t
t he me t a l de t e c t o r , one c an de t e rmi ne a 40 s e cond t ime s t ampi ng s ync p r ob l em.
As such i n t he v i deo o f t he l obby f r om beh i nd t h e me t a l d e t e c t or s howi ng CSO s
Vi r go and Pe r e z , t he exc i s e d f ou r s e conds o f v i deo f r om t he c a f bench wou l d
co r r e spond wi t h a t ime s t amp i ng o f 1 6 : 27 : 46 t o 16 : 27 : 50 wh i ch i s t he po i n t a t
whi ch Ba i l i f f Ramsey i s a l l eged t o h ave i n t e r ac t ed wi t h Cough l i n and o r Reyes a t
t he c a f bench ) a t a l l t imes ( and , r ea l l y , a l l t he way up t o t h e 16 : 25 : 13 ma r k ,
when Pe r e z f i na l l y t u r n s a r ound t o l ook i n t h e d i r e c t i on o f Cough l i n a t t he c a f
bench ) l ook i ng i n t he d i r e c t i on o f t he l obby doo r s , 1 80 deg r ees o r s o f r om
wher e Pe r ez wro t e he wi t ne s s ed Coughl i n a t t h e c a f be nch . A r ev i ew o f t he
wr i t t en s t a t emen t s o f CSO s Vi r go and Pe r ez or t he s e momen t s i s i n t e r e s t i ng :
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(Vi r go wr o t e : Ba i l i f f Hi ebe r t r e t u r ned t o t a l k wi t h Mr . Cough l i n wh i l e t hey
wer e t a l ki ng Ba i l i f f Ramsey c ame t owa r ds t hem a nd Mr . Cough l i n s t a r t ed t o accus e
Ramsay o f t h r owi ng h i s paperwor k away i n t he t r a s h . At t h i s t ime ba i l i f f Reye s
app r oach t he g r oup a f t e r a sho r t t ime . I t hen h e a r d Bai l i f f Reye s t e l l Mr .
Cough l i n l e ave t he bu i l d i ng a t wh i ch t ime Mr . Cough l i n r e f u s ed Ba i l i f f Reye s
con t i nued t o t e l l Pe r e z wr o t e : Cough l i n t o l d me he had t o u s e t he r e s t r oom
a f t e r he c l e a r ed t he s e cu r i t y checkpo i n t . He wen t s t r a i gh t t o t he benches .
Cough l i n d i d no t g o t o t he r e s t r oom, t hen s aw Ba i l i f f Ramsey and s t a r t ed t o ye l l
a t h im, s ay i ng t ha t Ramsey t h r ough hi s pape rwor k away . Ramsey a nd Ba i l i f f Reye s
wal ked ove r t o Cough l i n Reye s a s ked Cough l i n t o s t op ye l l i ng . Hi ebe r t r e t u r ned
wi t h Cough l i n ' s pa pe rwork a f t e r Cough l i n had h i s pape r work i n h i s hand Reye s
a sked Cough l i n , i f h e had a ny mor e bus i ne s s a t t he cour t hous e . Cough l i n t o l d
Reyes no . Reye s t h en a sked Cough l i n t o l e ave . ) Of cour s e , t he s hak i e s t , mos t
l i e r i dden , i ncons i s t en t pa r t o f Ba i l i f f Reyes t e s t imony was a l so t he mos t key
t o h i s c l a im o f ha v i ng a good f a i t h r e a son t o be l i eve Cough l i n was i n v i o l a t i on
of AO12-01so , i t i s ha r d l y a ny wonde r t ha t t ha t s ub j e c t ma t t e r i s dea l t wi t h i n
on l y t he mos t e t he r e a l , vague , and non- spec i f i c t e rms i n Reye s Na r r a t i v e whe r e
he wr i t e s : I became awa r e t ha t Cough l i n , wi t hou t e s cor t and o f h i s own
vo l i t i on , had pa s s ed t h r ough t he s e c ur i t y s c r een i ng moment s a f t e r Ba i l i f f
Hi ebe r t wa l ked away t o f u l f i l l Coughl i n ' s e a r l i e r r eque s t .
J us t how Ba i l i f f Reye s became awa r e o f t ha t , Reye s f a i l s t o i nd i ca t e , i n
h i s Na r r a t i ve , bu t i n h i s s worn t e s t imony a t t r i a l , Reyes t h r ew up j u s t abou t
eve r y t h i ng he cou l d t h i nk of a t t he wal l i n h opes t ha t s ome t h i ng wou l d s t i ck ,
wi t h r e spec t t o j u s t how he became awa r e t ha t Cough l i n , wi t hout e s co r t and o f
h i s own vo l i t i on , had pa s s e d t h r ough t h e s e cur i t y s c r e en i ng momen t s a f t e r
Ba i l i f f Hi ebe r t wal ked away t o f u l f i l l Cough l i n ' s e a r l i e r r eques t .
Fi r s t Reye s t e s t i f i ed t ha t he deduced t h i s t h r ough f a i l i ng t o hea r any
r ad i o chat t e r f r om He i be r t t o t he e f f e c t t ha t h e had c onc l uded h i s i n t e r ac t i on
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wi t h Cough l i n . On l y p r ob l em i s , f o r Reye s , Reyes own Na r r a t i ve a l r e ady admi t s
t ha t He i be r t was done wi t h h i s i n t e r ac t i on i n c onduc t i ng bus i nes s wi t h Cough l i n ,
so much s o , t ha t Reye s wen t t o t he f i r s t f l oor t o r e l i eve He i be r t , t hough ,
Reyes t r i a l t e s t imony t ha t he had f a i l ed t o h ea r any r ad i o cha t t e r f r om Ba i l i f f
Hei be r t t o i nd i c a t e t ha t Hei be r t s c onduc t i ng o f bus i ne s s wi t h Cough l i n was ove r
ce r t a i n l y unde rmi ne s t ha tas doe s t h e f a c t t h a t i t was He i be r t and Ba i l i f f
Medi na whom d r ove Cough l i n t o t he J a i l s ome hour and f or t y f i ve mi nu t e s l a t e r
(Reye s wr o t e : On 05 / 23 / 2013 , a t appr ox . 1620 Hr s . , I wen t t o t he 1 s t f l oor i n
Reno J us t i c e Cour t (RJC) , t o r e l i eve Ba i l i f f D. Hi ebe r t n ea r t h e f r on t e n t r ance
t o t he bui l d i ng , d i r e c t l y a d j acen t t o t he "S i pr i ano ' s Caf e " . Hi ebe r t had b e en
engaged i n ob t a i n i ng documen t r eque s t s f r om Zacha r y Cough l i n , who had s e a t ed
h imse l f o n one o f t he benche s beyond t h e f r ont s e cu r i t y s c r e en i ng l i ne .
Then Reyes t r i ed t o p l ay i t o f f i n h i s swor n t e s t imony a t t r i a l t ha t ,
r a t he r t h an go i ng downs t a i r s t o r ou t i ne l y r e l i eve Bai l i f f He i be r t he hea r d
some r ad i o cha t t e r a bou t Cough l i n be i ng i n t h e l obby .
Reyes t he n t e s t i f i ed t ha t h e was awar e t ha t Cough l i n ha s p r ov i ded He i be r t
a new s e t o f paper s becaus e he v i e wed a s much on a vi deo . Upon Cough l i n
po i n t i ng ou t t o Reyes t he f ac t t ha t h i s l a t e r v i ewi ng such an a l l eged v i deo
woul d have done l i t t l e t o h ave a rmed h im wi t h t h e a l l e ged knowl edge i n r ea l
t ime , t ha t Cough l i n had s omeone f a i l ed t o comp l y wi t h t he AO12- 01 by f a i l i ng t o
wai t i n t he l obby f o r He i ber t t o r e t ur n wi t h documen t s Cough l i n p r ov i ded t o
Hei be r t t he r e , Reye s qu i ck l y improv i s ed t ha t he had wi t ne s s ed Cough l i n pr ov i de
Hei be r t d ocumen t s a t t he c a f bench . Upon Reyes be i ng i n f o rmed t ha t He i be r t
t e s t i f i ed t h a t he had no i n t e r a c t i on wi t h Cough l i n a t t he c a f bench what s oeve r
( and on l y be came a war e t ha t Cough l i n a s a t t h e bench upon He i ber t s ex i t i ng t he
f i l i ng o f f i c e and s ee i ng Reyes a t t a c k i ng Cough l i n t he r e ) , Reye s qu i ck l y f l i pped
h i s s c r i p t a nd a l l eged t ha t h e a s sumed t ha t t h e new s e t o f p ape r s he s aw i n
Ba i l i f f He i be r t s hands a t t he t ime Reyes had l e f t h i s po s t on t he s e cond f l oo r
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t o , a l l eged l y r e l i eve He i be r t (whom Reyes no t e s , i n h i s Na r r a t i ve had be en
engaged i n ob t a i n i ng documen t r eque s t f r om Zacha r y Cough l i n (wi t h Ba i l i f f Reyes
con t i nu i ng on wi t h h i s u s e of t he mor e l i t t l e boy s ound i ng Zacha r y i t e r a t i on
of Cough l i n s f i r s t name t ha t Reye s has cons i s t en t l y r e f e r r ed t o Cough l i n a s
ove r t he pas t twent y mon t hs , i n s ome a ppa r en t d e spe r a t e yea r n i ng by Reyes t o
e s t ab l i s h domi nance f o r s ome ve r y s t r ange , de ep s e a t ed r e a son , i ndeed ) . J u s t
how i t i s t ha t Reye s cou l d have no t i ced a new s e t o f documen t s i n He i be r t s
hands s u f f i c i en t t o s uppor t Reye s con t en t i on t ha t Cough l i n had pr ov i ded such a
s econd s e t o f document s t o Hei be r t a t t he c a f bench when Reye s h ad been on t he
s econd f l oor wi t hou t any v i deo o f t h e go i ngs on wi t h He i be r t on t h e f i r s t f l oo r ,
and whe r e Reye s admi t s he f a i l ed t o hea r any r ad i o chat t e r r e l a t i ve t o Cough l i n
and He i ber t t o i ndi c a t e t ha t He i be r t wa s done wi t h t he f i r s t s e t o f paper s Reyes
admi t s t o hav i ng hea r d Cough l i n p r ovi ded t o He i be r t i n t he l obby , i s anyone s
gues s . Reyes l i e s keep dr agg i ng mor e and mor e o f h i s f e l l ow l aw en f o r cemen t
of f i c e r s i n t o t he muck . So much f or Reye s a s sumi ng t ha t t h i s s e cond s e t o f
pape r s Reyes a l l eged he s aw i n t he hands o f t he ve r y Ba i l i f f Hei be r t whom
h imse l f t e s t i f i ed he was i n t h e f i l i ng o f f i c e t h i s en t i r e t ime ( i e , d i dn t even
s ee Reye s i n pa s s i ng on h i s way t he r e , de sp i t e Reye s e ven t ua l l y d e c i d i ng
Cough l i n s co r ne r i ng h im i nt o admi t t i ng t ha t he me r e l y a s sumed ( t e s t i f y i ng
t ha t he di dn t even bo t he r t o a s k Cough l i n abou t t h i s a t t he c a f bench ) t h i s
imag i na r y s e t o f pape r s Reye s c l a i ms t o have s e en i n He i be r t s hands wa s
some t h i ng Cough l i n p r ov i ded t o He i ber t i n s ome manne r or p l a ce v i o l a t i ve o f t he
Admin Orde r ( o r t h e wr i nk l e Ba i l i f f s Reye s and He i be r t wi s h t o add t o i t
su f f i c i ent t o s omehow t r ap Cough l i n i n t o s i t t i ng a r ound i n t he Lane J u s t i c e
Cen t e r l o bby f o r l onge r and l onge r s t r e t che s of t ime wa i t i ng f or Reye s t o qu i t
emba r r a s s i ng t he ve r y j ud i c i a r y t ha t wa s n i c e e nough t o g i ve h i m a j ob . So , no t
s a t i s f i ed wi t h Cough l i n havi ng co r ner ed Reye s i n t o admi t t i ng h i s phys i c a l a t t a ck
on Cough l i n was bas ed on no mor e t ha n an a s sumpt i on abou t t he s our ce o f
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documen t s Reye s a l l eged l y s aw i n He i be r t s ha nds , and somehow new t hey we r e a
new s e t of documen t s d i f f e r en t t ha n t he ones Reye s a dmi t s he cou l d no t s e e
f r om t he s econd f l oor anyways.no t s a t i s f i ed wi t h t ha t , Reye s s l i ngs up t he
a s s e r t i on ne a r t he c l o s e o f h i s t e s t imony t ha t he a l s o wa s t o l d by He i ber t , i n
t he ha l lway , on Reyes way t o s e t up f o r h i s a t t a ck on Cough l i n a t t he c a f
bench , t h a t Coughl i n had j us t conduc t ed s ome bu s i ne s s wi t h He i be r t a t t he c a f
bench s u f f i c i en t t o r equ i r e Cough l i n t o wa i t i n t he l o bby ( check t he audi o , i f
Judge Ch i e f Ba i l i f f Sex t on dec i de s t o eve r r e l e a s e i t t o Cough l i n o r anyone
e l s e , f o r whe t he r Reyes t e s t i f i ed t h a t He i be r t t o l d h i m some pape r s t hen i n
Hei be r t s h and we r e p r ov i de by Coughl i n , and a t t he c a f bench , e t c . ) . Of
cou r s e , t ha t wou l d b e news t o He i ber t , whose t e s t imony p l a ce s h im i n t h e f i l i ng
of f i c e a t a l l t imes du r i ng whi ch Reye s s t e s t imony a l l ege s t he s e pu r po r t ed
communi cat i ons wi t h Reye s wou l d have t a ken p l acei t s n o t s o s u r pr i s i ng , t hen ,
t ha t Reyes , whom ha s wor ked wi t h He i be r t f o r a yea r ( a nd Med i na f o r s ever a l
yea r s now) i s unawa r e t ha t Hei be r t i s a l s o f r om Ca l i f or n i a ( o r t ha t Med i na was
unawa r e , a s o f two weeks ago , t ha t Reye s i s f r om Ca l i f or n i a. t hi s i s , appa r en t l y
no t a ve r y cha t t y nor c l o s e kn i t c r e w, a t l e a s t a s f a r a s Reye s goe s ) . .
( appa r en t l y a t t ha t po i n t Reye s was abandon i ng h i s c a r e f u l l y manuf ac t u r e d
a l l ega t i o n t ha t he go t Deput i e s Tu r ne r and Tr oup and CSO s Pe r e z and Vi r go
( t hough Vi r go admi t s t ha t Cough l i n wa i t ed i n t he l obby f o r He i be r t t o r e t u r n
a f t e r Cough l i n l e a v i ng wi t h t h e paper s Cough l i n p r ov i ded He i be r t (wh i ch r a t he r
v i t i a t e s t he u t i l i t y o f a l l t he Br ady v i o l a t i ons i n c a r e f u l l y e xc i s i ng s uch f r om
t he v i deos p r opounded by t h e WCDA s Of f i c e ) ) t o go a l ong wi t h , t o one degr ee o f
ano t he r ( i e , t ha t Cough l i n f a i l ed t o wa i t i n t he l obby f o r He i be r t t o r e t u r n
wi t h s t amped cop i e s , (wh i ch Reye s a l l ege s i s somehow r equ i r ed by t he AO12- 01 ,
whi ch i s no t t he c a s e , anyways ) , and i n s t e ad go i ng wi t h an ang l e i nvo l v i ng
Cough l i n somehow pr ov i d i ng Hei be r t wi t h a ne w s e t o f pape r s a l l eged l y
submi t t ed f o r f i l i ng , a t t h e c a f be nch , ang l e
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Pe r haps Reye s r e a l i z ed he had t o t r y s ome t h i ng e l s e g i ven t ha t CSO Pe r ez s
wr i t t en s t a t emen t l e f t Reyes wi t h s o l i t t l e t o wor k wi t h whe r e such r e ads :
Cough l i n d i d no t go t o t he r e s t r oom, t h en s a w Ba i l i f f Ramsey a nd s t a r t e d t o
ye l l a t h im, s ay i ng t ha t Ramsey t h r ough h i s p ape rwork away . Rams ey and Ba i l i f f
Reyes wa l ked ove r t o Cough l i n Reye s a sked Cough l i n t o s t op ye l l i ng . Hi ebe r t
r e t u r ned wi t h Cough l i n ' s pa pe rwork a f t e r Cough l i n had h i s pape r work i n h i s hand
Reyes a sked Cough l i n , i f he h ad any more bus i nes s a t t he cou r t hous e . Cough l i n
t o l d Reyes no . Reye s t hen a sked Cough l i n t o l eave .
Cl ea r l y , a r ev i ew of Pe r ez s s t a t emen t i nd i c a t e s t he r e wa s no t hi ng f o r
Cough l i n t o be wa i t i ng a r ound f o r anymor e , and t ha t Reyes a sked Cough l i n a s
much , and t h a t Cough l i n i ndi c a t ed he d i d no t have any more RJC bus i ne s s t o
conduc t ( any mor e bus i ne s s a t t he c our t hous e ) . At wh i ch po i nt , Reye s i s l e f t
wi t h h i s en t i r e t he s ha r ed c ommon a r e a s o f t he Lane J us t i c e Cen t e r a r e t he
exc l us i ve p r emi s e s o f t he RJC and unde r t he exc l u s i ve con t r ol o f t he RJC
ang l ewhi ch i s pa t en t l y r i d i cu l ous , and wh i ch Reye s r e cogn i zed a s a s o r t o f you
don t have t o go home bu t y ou c an t s t ay he r e app r oach upon Cough l i n a s k i ng h im
abou t t ha t a t t r i a lthe on l y p r ob l em i s , Reyes was demand i ng mor e t han Cough l i n
go home o r l e ave t h e bu i l d i ng en t i r e l y , he was demand i ng Cough l i n awai t
documen t s he r eques t ed i n t he l obby, e ven whe r e Pe r ez c l e a r l y i nd i c a t e s i n h i s
wr i t t en s t a t emen t t ha t Reyes was we l l awa r e t ha t Coughl i n had no f u r t he r
bus i ne s s a t t he c our t hous e ( s o r t o f an e cho o f Depu t y Tr oup s f ami l y c our t
t h r e a t s t o Cough l i n t ha t you don t have any bus i ne s s up he r e ! ) . So
bas i c a l l y , Reye s c an t make up h i s mi nd , o r s eem t o her d t he var i ous wi t nes s e s
made ava i l ab l e t o h im he r e su f f i c i ent t o do a ny t h i ng ot he r t han r evea l t he
imma t u r e , c on t r o l l i ng , d i s hones t , r e ck l e s s , a nd ego d r i ven app r oach Reyes b r i ngs
t o h i s wor k a s a b a i l i f f wi t h t he Reno J u s t i c e Cour t , a l l s upe r v i s ed by Chi e f
Ba i l i f f Mi chae l Sex t on .
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Of cou r s e t h e r e i s a ve r y good r e a son t ha t t h e WCDA s Of f i c e r e f u s e s t o
pr ov i de t he l ong vi ew o f t h e l obby f r om beh i nd t he me t a l de t e c t or t o Cough l i n
f r om be tween 16 : 14: 00 t o 16: 20 : 00 o r s oI t wou l d s how CSO s Pe r ez and Vi r go , and
enab l e Cough l i n t o c ompa r e wha t t hos e two a r e s e en s e e i ng and do i ng i n t he
v i deo , t o t h e i r wr i t t en s t a t emen t s f or s uch key pe r i od o f t ime ( and wou l d
f u r t he r s hed l i gh t on t he s our ce o f Ba i l i f f s Reye s con t en t i ons a s t o how he
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Pe r ez wrot e : Ba i l i f f Hebe r t c ame back down a nd a sked Cough l i n how can I
he l p you . Cough l i n t h en r epl i ed I ne ed t he s e pape r s f i l ed . Hi ebe r t t ook t he
pape r s ba ck t o t he f i l i ng of f i c e appr ox ima t e l y t en s e c l a t e r . Cough l i n t o l d me
he had t o u s e t he r e s t r oom a f t e r he c l e a r ed t he s e cu r i t y checkpo i n t . He went
s t r a i gh t t o t he be nche s . Cough l i n d i d no t go t o t he r e s t r oom, t hen s aw Ba i l i f f
Ramsey and s t a r t ed t o ye l l a t h im, s ay i ng t ha t Ramsey t h r ough hi s pape rwor k
away . Rams ey and Ba i l i f f Reyes wa l ked ove r t o Cough l i n Reye s a s ked Coughl i n t o
s t op ye l l i ng . Hi ebe r t r e t u r ned wi t h Cough l i n ' s pape rwor k a f t e r Cough l i n had h i s
pape rwork i n h i s h and Reye s a s ked Cough l i n , i f he had any mor e bus i ne s s a t t he
cou r t hous e . Cough l i n t o l d Reye s no . Reyes t he n a sked Cough l i n t o l e ave .
Now, r emember , DDA S t ege d i d no t even ob j e c t t o t he i n t r oduc t i o n o f t he
en t i r e 16 page po l i c e r epo r t Reye s manu f ac t u r e ( poo r l y) , no r any o f t he v i deos
( and Cough l i n s mov i ng t o i n t r oduce t he en t i r e t y o f t h e po l i c e r epo r t
nece s s a r i l y i nc l ude s a l l t h e v i deos r e f e r enced t he r e i n ( two d i s c s , Reye s no t e s )
and t he pho t og r aphs o f t he met a l de t ec t o r ) .
CSO Vi r go i s a b i t o f t he f l y i n t he o i n tmen t h e r e f o r t h e WCDA s Of f i c e
a s h i s i s t h e on l y wr i t t en s t a t emen t i n Reye s r epo r t t ha t i nd i ca t e s Cough l i n
wai t ed i n t he l obby f o r He i be r t t o r e t u r n , a f t e r He i ber t l e f t f or t he f i l i ng
of f i c e wi t h t he documen t s t ha t Coughl i n p r ov i ded t o Hei be r t j u s t be f o r e t he
s t a r t o f t he f i r s t v i deo p r ov i ded by t h e WCDA s Of f i c e . Vi r go wro t e : Mr .
Cough l i n appr oached cou r t s ecu r i t y o f f i c e r Per e z r eques t ed a e s co r t f r om t he RJC
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Reno j u s t i c e cou r t Ba i l i f f s . Ba i l i f f Hi ebe r t r e s ponded t o t he c a l l and t ook t he
pape rwork. Mr . Cough l i n gave t o h im and wen t t o t he c l e r k ' s Mr . Cough l i n s a t on
t he bench i n t he c our t l obby wr i t i ng on pape r s un t i l Ba i l i f f Hei be r t r e t ur ned .
Hi ebe r t a nd Cogh l a n we r e t a l k i ng when Cough l i n began t o a c t ag i t a t ed bu t t h en
t o l d Hi ebe r t he ha d no mor e bus i ne s s . Ba i l i f f Hi ebe r t t hen r e t ur n t o h i s du t i e s ,
a f t e r a mi nu t e o r so .
So , CSO Vi r go admi t s Cough l i n wa i t ed i n t he l obby un t i l He i be r t r e t u r ned.
So , even Ba i l i f f Reye s phony , made up , who l l y i n accu r a t e con t ent i on a s t o wha t
t he AO12- 01 r equ i r e s o f Cough l i n was no t v i o l a t ed by Cough l i n . Hope f u l l y you
ge t t he i dea o f t h e s o r t o f r ampan t s t r e t ch i ng o f h i s abus e o f power Reye s
engage s i n on a da i l y , mi nut e l y ba s i s i n t he RJC, s omet h i ng Ch i e f Sex t on, whom
s eems e spec i a l l y c l o s e r t o Reyes t ha n a l l t he o t he r ba i l i f f s combi ned , f u l l y
coun t enance s .
The mor e you d i s s e c t t h i s c a s e , t he wr i t t en s t a t emen t s i n Reye s r epo r t ,
and t he c ur i ous exc i s i ons i n t he v i deo t ape s pr opounded a s d i s cove r y by t he
WCDA s Of f i c e , t he mor e a shamed you a r e t o be a c i t i z e n o f Washoe Coun t y, a nd
t he ha r der i t h i t s you how many i nnocen t peopl e a r e i n j a i l s and p r i s ons a s a
r e s u l t o f t h i s ve r y s o r t o f mi s conduc t by WCDA s Of f i c e r p r o s ecu t o r s and
i nve s t i ga t o r s , s t r ung ou t j unk i e s , b emused wi t h t he i r own g r os s e xce s s o f power ,
whi ch t he y demand on be i ng mai n ve i ned v i a a con t i nuous d r i p , r e f i l l ed wi t h t he
l i f eb l ood o f t hos e t h e s e vampi r e s l e ech i t f r om
RJC Ba i l i f f s Eng l i s h and He i be r t ha ve bo t h r e f us ed Cough l i n s a t t emp t s t o
pay f o r a ud i o t r ans c r i p t s a nd cop i e s o f documen t s i n t he l a s t 1 5 days ,
pr e j ud i c i ng Cough l i n ab i l i t y t o de f e nd h imse l f i n t h i s ma t t e r , whi ch t he WCDA s
Of f i c e now s eeks t o l eve r age i n an a t t emp t t o r emand Cough l i n i n t o cus t ody and
r evoke a pr oba t i on t h a t i s cu r r en t l y i n e f f e c t i n RCR2011- 063341 and anot he r
pr oba t i on t ha t i s no t cu r r e n t l y i n e f f e c t ( o t he rwi s e i t wou l d no t be o f t he
concu r r ent n a t u r e t ha t i t c l e a r l y i d en t i f i e s i t s e l f a s b e i ng , i n a v i o l a t i on o f
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RPC 3 . 1 , 3 . 3 , 3 . 4 , a nd 8 . 4 by DDA St ege . Fur t he r cour t hous e s ecu r i t y , cour t
con t r o l , and t he WCDA s o f f i c e ( I n spec t o r s Cov i ng t on a nd M. Bay) a r e now
obs t r uc t i ng Cough l i n s a c ces s t o t he WCDA s Of f i c e f o r t h e pu r pose o f s e r v i ng
and de l i v e r y documen t s and f i l i ngs . RJC Judge Cl i f t on ha s made qu i t e c l ea r i n
t he pa s t t ha t Cough l i n s ha nd i ng a documen t ( t hough he ha s never a t t emp t ed any
such t h i ng) t o an RJC empl oyee ou t s i de t he RJ C s exc l us i ve p r emi s e s wou l d no t
qua l i f y a s an a c t i on s u f f i c i en t t o f i l e a d ocumen t ( i n an appa r en t a l l us i on t o
McKinn) . Cough l i n i s concer ned ( pa r t i cu l a r l y i n l i gh t o f DDA St ege s a s s e r t i on
i n cou r t t ha t he wa s no t s e r ved document s t ha t Cough l i n h imse l f p r ov i ded t o a
WCDA s Of f i c e I nves t i ga t o r i n t he Lane J u s t i c e Cen t e r l obby i n an a t t empt t o
appea s e t he WCSO, and WCDAs o f f i c e i n f a i l i n g t o i n s i s t upon be i ng pe rmi t t ed t o
de l i ve r s uch wi t h i n t he conf i ne s o f t he WCDAs Of f i c e ( I nve s t i g a t o r Ron St one
r e ce i ved such document s) .
More ma t e r i a l i ncons i s t enc i e s a r e r e vea l ed upon a r ev i ew o f t he 16 page
po l i c e r e por t by Ba i l i f f Reyes (wh i c h , cu r i ous l y , f a i l s t o i nc l ude any wr i t t en
r epo r t o r Na r r a t i v e by e i t h e r o f t he o t he r RJ C Ba i l i f f s t ha t Bai l i f f Reye s
r e f e r ences a s hav i ng had a mat e r i a l i nvo l vemen t i n t he e ven t s a t i s s ue i n
72675) . Te l l i ng l y, a l l o f t he i nd i vi dua l s Reyes ha s c hos e t o pr ov i de wr i t t en
s t a t emen t s f r om i n h i s po l i ce r epo r t a r e younge r t han h im, and a r guab l y i n a
pos i t i on i n wh i ch Reyes coul d exac t an i n t imi da t i ng i n f l uence , whi ch i s appa r en t
f r om r e adi ng t he s e wr i t t en s t a t emen t s and r epor t s . The r e a r e , howeve r , a f ew
s e l e c t nugge t s o f t r u t h and o r r eve l a t o r y i nc ons i s t ency t ha t s hi ne t h r ough :
Olympi k Secu r i t y ' s Aa r on Vi r go ' s wr i t t en s t a t emen t o f May 28 t h , 2013
( s t r ange l y , Vi r go s s t a t emen t i nd i c a t e s i t was c r e a t ed f i ve days a f t e r t he
wr i t t en s t a t emen t by h i s co-wor ke r Amos Pa t r i ck Pe r ez ) r e ads : "On Thur sday
5 / 23 / 2013 a t a r ound 1625 h r s . Mr . Cough l i n c a me t o t he s e cu r i t y c heckpo i n t o f
t he Mi l l s Lane cour t hous e a f t e r he had been e s co r t ed ou t . Mr . Cough l i n
appr oached cou r t s ecu r i t y o f f i c e r Per e z r eques t ed a e s co r t f r om t h e RJC Reno
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j u s t i c e c our t Ba i l i f f s . Ba i l i f f Hi ebe r t r e s ponded t o t he c a l l a nd t ook t he
t he bench i n t he c our t l obby wr i t i ng on pape r s un t i l Ba i l i f f Hi ebe r t r e t ur ned .
Hi ebe r t a nd Cough l i n we r e t a l k i ng when Cough l i n began t o a c t agi t a t ed but t hen
a f t e r a mi nu t e o r so.
Whi l e CSO Vi r go s wr i t t en s t a t emen t f a i l s t o i nd i c a t e t ha t Ba i l i f f He i ber t
r e t u r ned t o Cough l i n s t amped cop i e s of t he f i l i ngs Cough l i n p r ov i ded t o Hei be r t
( t he on l y f i l i ngs Cough l i n pr ov i ded t o He i be r t o r anyone e l s e wi t h t he RJC t ha t
day) , c l e a r l y , t he f i r s t v i deo admi t t ed i n t o ev i dence a t t r i a l pr ove s a s much .
Of cou r s e , t h e WCDA s Of f i c e and Reye s en t i r e c a s e f e l l a pa r t when Ba i l i f f
Hei be r t t e s t i f i ed unde r oa t h t ha t he r e t u r ned t h e document s Cough l i n s ubmi t t ed
t o h im i n t he l obby t o Cougl h i n , i n t he l obby, whe r e Cough l i n had been wa i t i ng
f o r He i ber t t o r e t ur n (whe r e Cough l i n was go i ng above and beyond t ha t r e qu i r ed
of h im unde r t he AO12-01)9: 38 - 9 : 39 a .m.
Video p r oduced by t he WCDAs Of f i c e ( appa r en t l y i n t r oduced a t t r i a l ,
t hough Cough l i n ha s been unab l e t o ge t t he RJ C Ba i l i f f s t o make wha t ever
d i s c r e t i o na r y , j udi c i a l , o r mi n i s t e r i a l dec i s i on nece s s a r y t o r e l e a s e t h e aud i o
t r ans c r i pt o f t he t r i a l t o Cough l i n su f f i c i ent t o s uppl emen t Cough l i n s no t f o
t he t r i a l , e ven whe r e Coughl i n ha s a t t emp t ed on no l e s s t han t h r e e occa s i ons t o
pay t he $35 t ha t RJC Ba i l i f f Sex t on i s i n s i s t i ng Coughl i n mus t pay de sp i t e t he
docke t i n d i ca t i ng v i a a t l e a s t t he a ppo i n tment o f R. Br uce L i nds ay a s couns e l
t ha t Cough l i n ha s been f ound i nd i gent :
h t t p : / /www.you t ube. c om/wa t c h?v=vFCHEyvYk94 Thi s v i deo ( f r om 5 / 23 / 13 be tween
16 : 15 : 00 t o 16 : 17 : 00) , wh i c h o f cou r s e ha s be en ed i t ed t o f a i l t o r evea l
Cough l i n s i n i t i a l c heck i n wi t h t he Ol ympi k Secur i t y de t a i l ( r ega r d l e s s , s uch
i s r evea l ed i n t he l a s t v i deo t he WCDA s Of f i ce s ough t t o have admi t t ed ,
appa r en t l y t he one Ba i l i f f Reyes was r e f e r r i n g t o i n hi s i nco r r ec t a s s e r t i on
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t ha t s uch r evea l ed Cough l i n p r ov i d i ng document s t o Ba i l i f f He i be r t f o r f i l i ng i n
t he l obby a nd t hen a l l eged l y f a i l i ng t o ab i de by t he Admi n i s t r a t i ve Or der by
t he r e a f t e r l e av i ng t h e l obby t o en t e r t he Mi l l s Lane J us t i c e Cen t e r s a r ea
beyond t h e s e cu r i t y check po i n t ) . Rega r d l e s s t h i s 2161 Ma i n Lobby Door s
I n s i de vi deo s t a r t s a t 16 : 15 : 00 and by 16 : 16: 05 Ba i l i f f He i ber t i s s e e n
r e t u r n i ng t h e document s Cough l i n ha s s ubmi t t e d mi nu t e s be f o r e a t t he l obby
bench .
Of cou r s e , a c a r e f u l r ev i ew o f t he vi deos p r opounded by t he WCDA s Of f i c e
r evea l s t he pa t en t Br ady v i o l a t i ons by t he WCDA s Of f i c e whe r e t h e on l y o t he r
v i deo o f Cough l i n s i n t e r a c t i on wi t h Ba i l i f f Hei be r t p r oduced t o Cough l i n o f
t he i r 5 / 23 / 13 exchange a t t he l obby bench (whi ch t he St a t e s ent i r e c a s e h i nge s
upon g i ven come t i me f o r t r i a l Ba i l i f f Reye s abandoned t h e a s s e r t i ons i n h i s
Nar r a t i ve t h a t Cough l i n had
h t t p : / /www.you t ube. c om/wa t c h?v=y l l vEBtk6C4
The wr i t t en wi t ne s s s t a t emen t o f CSO Vi r go s f e l l ow Ol ympi k Secur i t y guar d
a t t he s e cu r i t y checkpo i n t f a i l s t o i nd i c a t e wha t Vi r go s d i d ( i e , Vi r go a t
l e a s t admi t s t ha t Cough l i n and He i ber t we r e done wi t h t he bus i ne s s t hey wer e
conduc t i ng , and t h a t He i be r t t ook pape r s f r om Cough l i n, l e f t , a nd t hen r e t u r ned ,
wher eupon i t wa s i nd i ca t ed t ha t t he i r i n t e r a c t i on was ove r (wh i ch d i s pu t e s even
Ba i l i f f He i be r t s i r r e l evan t , ou t s i de t h e Admi n Orde r 1 2- 01 a s s e r t i on t ha t he was
a t s uch po i n t a s an ex t r a cou r t e sy go i ng t o c heck on s ome t h i ng , whe r e Ba i l i f f
Hei be r t s ku l ks o f f i n r e s ponse t o Cough l i n s po i n t i ng ou t t he i l l ega l i t y o f t he
t h r e e c a r d mon t e t he RJC Bai l i f f s and c l e r ks wer e con t i nua l l y r unn i ng on
Cough l i n . Vi r go wr o t e : Ba i l i f f Hi ebe r t r e s ponded t o t h e c a l l a nd t ook t h e
t he bench i n t he c our t l obby wr i t i ng on pape r s un t i l Ba i l i f f Hi ebe r t r e t ur ned .
Hi ebe r t a nd Cough l i n we r e t a l k i ng when Cough l i n began t o a c t agi t a t ed but t hen
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a f t e r a mi nu t e o r so.
Cont r a s t t ha t wi t h CSO Pe r e z s a ccoun t : Ba i l i f f Hebe r t c ame back down a nd
a sked Cough l i n how c an I he l p you . Cough l i n t hen r ep l i ed I need t he s e pape r s
f i l ed . Hei be r t t ook t he pape r s back t o t he f i l i ng o f f i ce app r oxima t e l y t en s e c
l a t e r . Cough l i n t o l d me he had t o u s e t he r e s t r oom a f t e r he c l e a r ed t he s ecu r i t y
checkpo i nt . He went s t r a i ght t o t he benche s . Cough l i n d i d no t g o t o t he
r e s t r oom, t hen s aw Ba i l i f f Ramsey and s t a r t ed t o ye l l a t h im, s ay i ng t hat Ramsey
t h r ough hi s pape rwor k away . Ramsey a nd Ba i l i f f Reye s wa l ked over t o Cough l i n
Reyes a sked Cough l i n t o s t o p ye l l i ng. Hi ebe r t r e t u r ned wi t h Cough l i n ' s p ape rwork
a f t e r Cough l i n had h i s paperwor k i n h i s hand Reyes a sked Cough l i n , i f he had any
more bus i nes s a t t he cou r t hous e . Cough l i n t o l d Reye s no . Reye s t hen a sked
Cough l i n t o l e ave .
The wr i t t en s t a t emen t s by t hes e wi t ne s s e s a r e mos t damag i ng t o t he S t a t e s
ca s e when r e ad t oge t he r . Whe r ea s Per e z i s s ues an i naccu r a t e a s s e s smen t of t he s e
even t s t o t h e ex t e n t he wr i t e s ( o r a t t emp t s t o imp l y ) t ha t Cough l i n p r ovi ded
pape r s t o Ba i l i f f Hei be r t , t hen Ba i l i f f He i ber t r e t r e a t ed t o t h e f i l i ng of f i c e
whi ch s uch , a s wh i ch po i n t Pe r ez s wr i t t en a c coun t g i ve s t he impr e s s i on t ha t
Cough l i n f a i l ed t o wa i t i n t he l obby f o r Ba i l i f f He i ber t t o r e t ur n wi t h s t amped
cop i e s o f h i s paper s , i n compl i ance wi t h t he Admin Orde r 2012 - 01 s ( t he l anguage
whi ch Ba i l i f f Reyes f a i l s t o c i t e t o , i n t e r e s t i ng l y , i n h i s Na r r a t i ve ) manda t e
t ha t Cough l i n
Olympi k Secu r i t y ' s Amos Pa t r i ck Pe r e z ' s wr i t t en s t a t emen t o f 5 / 23 / 13
r e ads :
"0n 5 - 23 - 13 a t appr ox ima t e l y 1620 Mr. Cough l i n c ame i n t o Mi l l s B. Lane
cour t hous e a f t e r b e i ng e s cor t ed ou t of t he cour t hous e by Ba i l i f f Hi ebe r t .
Cough l i n s a i d down t h e l obby bench a nd a sked f o r a Ba i l i f f s o CSO Vi r go ca l l ed
t o t he Bai l i f f s t a t i on and a sked f o r Ba i l i f f t o come down t o he l p Cough l i n
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Ba i l i f f Hebe r t c ame back down and a s ked Coughl i n how can I he l p you . Cough l i n
t hen r ep l i ed I need t he s e pape r s f i l ed . He i ber t t ook t he pape r s b a ck t o t he
f i l i ng o f f i c e app r ox ima t e l y t e n s e c l a t e r . Cough l i n t o l d me he had t o u s e t he
r e s t r oom a f t e r he c l e a r ed t he s e cu r i t y checkpo i n t . He wen t s t r a i gh t t o t he
benche s . Cough l i n d i d no t g o t o t he r e s t r oom, t hen s aw Ba i l i f f Ramsey and
s t a r t ed t o ye l l a t h im, s ayi ng t ha t Ramsey t h r ough h i s p ape rwor k away . Ramsey
and Ba i l i f f Reye s wal ked ove r t o Cough l i n Reye s a s ked Cough l i n t o s t op ye l l i ng .
Hi ebe r t r e t u r ned wi t h Coughl i n ' s pape rwor k a f t e r Coughl i n had hi s pape rwor k i n
h i s hand Reyes a sked Cough l i n , i f he h ad any more bus i nes s a t t he cou r t hous e .
Cough l i n t o l d Reyes no . Reye s t hen a sked Cough l i n t o l eave . Cough l i n t he n t o l d
Reyes I a m no t l e a v i ng . Reye s t o l d Cough l i n s eve r a l mor e t imes t o l e ave i n
Cough l i n r ep l i ed no I am not l e av i ng Reye s gave Cough l i n s eve r a l mor e war n i ngs
Cough l i n r ep l i ed back wi t h no I am no t l e av i ng . Reye s t hen r e s t r a i ned Cough l i n
and s t a r t ed t o e s c or t h im ou t . Ha l fway ou t Cough l i n s t a r t ed t o f i gh t wi t h Reyes .
At t ha t t ime t he magne t ome t e r was knocked over . I backed up ou t o f t he way and
i t wa s no l onge r i n v i ew o f Cough l i n a nd Reyes . "
Pe r ez must no t r e a l i z e t he s e even t s wer e be i ng v i deo r eco r ded . Or , mor e
l i ke l y , a l l t he s e wi t ne s s e s i n s t i nc t i ve l y knew t ha t t h e WCDA s Of f i c e r ( or
whomeve r i t i s t ha t c ompi l e s t he d i s cove r y ( i nc l ud i ng t he v i deos p r opounded)
t ha t we r e p r oduced, wou l d e xc i s e t he v i deo o f Cough l i n a nd He i be r t s
i n t e r a c t i ons a t t h e l obby bench be tween t he e nd o f t he f i r s t v i deo a t t h e
16 : 17 : 00 mark un t i l t he s t a r t o f t he n ex t v i deo a t t he 16 : 19 : 00 ma r k . So , t he r e
i s two mi nu t e s o f v i deo wor t h o f Br a dy ma t e r i a l t ha t t he WCDA s Of f i c e f a i l ed t o
pr oduce . Rega r d l e s s , t he t e s t imony a t t r i a l pr ove s t h a t Cough l i n wa i t ed i n t he
l obby un t i l Ba i l i f f He i be r t r e t u r ned wi t h t he on l y s e t o f paper s t ha t Cough l i n
pr ov i ded t o He i be r t t ha t da y f o r f i l i ng , a t wh i ch po i nt , a s CSO Vi r go h i mse l f
admi t s , Cough l i n s bu s i ne s s wi t h t he RJC was done . (No t e how i mpre s s i onab l e
young empl oyee s Amos Pe r ez , Depu t y Tr oup
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St a t e v . Conne r y , 99 Nev . 3 42 , 661 P. 2D 1298 ( 1983) . Re sponden t f i r s t
con t ends t ha t t he s t a t e ' s n o t i c e o f appea l was no t t ime l y f i l ed, a nd t ha t
acco r d i ngl y we l a c k j u r i s d i c t i on t o en t e r t a i n t h e appea l . Mor r e l l v .
Edwards , 98 Nev . 9 1 , 640 P . 2D 1322 ( 1982) ; s e e a l s o Hi l l v . War den , 96
Nev . 38 , 604 P . 2D 807 ( 1980) . The cour t be l ow o r a l l y g r an t ed t h e mo t i on t o
d i smi s s t he i n f o rma t i on on June 14 , 1982 . The wr i t t en or de r g r a n t i ng t he
mot i on was en t e r ed on J u l y 16 , 1982 , 1 and t he s t a t e f i l ed i t s n o t i c e o f
appea l on J u l y 19 , 1982 . Responden t ' s con t en t i on t ha t t he no t i c e i s
un t ime l y i s ba s ed on NRS 177 . 066 , Whi ch r equ i r e s t ha t i n a l l c r imi na l
ca s e s o t he r t han t hos e i nvol v i ng a d ea t h s en t ence , " an a ppea l t o t he
sup r eme c our t f r om a j udgmen t o r o r de r mus t b e t aken wi t h i n 30 days a f t e r
i t s r end i t i on . " (Emphas i s a dded . ) S i nce " r endi t i on" i s t h e o r a l
pr onouncement o f a j udgmen t o r o r de r , s e e L i nd v . Raynor , 69 Nev . 164 , 2 43
P. 2D 783 ( 1952 ) ; s ee a l s o Sche r e r v . S t a t e , 8 9 Nev . 372 , 513 P . 2D 1232
( 1973) , r e sponden t c on t ends t ha t t he s t a t e ha d t o f i l e i t s no t i ce o f
appea l wi t h i n t h i r t y days of t he da t e t he d i s t r i c t cour t o r a l l y g r an t ed
t he mo t i on t o d i smi s s , and no t wi t h i n t h i r t y days o f t he da t e of en t r y of
t he wr i t t en o r de r , a s p r ov i ded by NRAP 4 ( b ) . I n t h i s c a s e , t he s t a t e ' s
no t i c e was f i l ed we l l wi t h i n t he t h i r t y day pe r i od f o r a t ime l y no t i c e a s
de f i ned by NRAP 4 ( b ) , bu t b eyond t he t h i r t y d ay pe r i od a s de f i n ed by NRS
177 . 066 . Respondent no t e s t ha t t he r u l e and t he s t a t u t e a r e i n con f l i c t
wi t h r e spec t t o t h e t ime f or t he t ime l y f i l i n g o f a not i c e o f a ppea l , but
a r gue s t h a t t he s t a t u t e s hou l d con t r o l ove r t he r u l e pr ima r i l y becaus e t he
or a l p r onouncemen t o f j udgmen t i s a j ud i c i a l ac t , and t he en t r y o f
j udgmen t i s me r e l y a mi n i s t e r i a l one, p e r f o rmed by t he c l e r k . I n i t i a l l y ,
we no t e t ha t i n a c r imi na l ca s e a j u dgmen t o r o r de r i s e n t e r ed when i t i s
bo t h s i gned by t he j udge and f i l ed wi t h t he c l e r k . NRAP 4 ( b ) . Acco r d i ng l y ,
en t r y i s more t han a me r e mi n i s t e r i a l a c t by t he c l e r k. Th i s i s no t
d i s pos i t i ve o f t he i s s ue r a i s ed by r e sponden t , howeve r , s i nce t he s t a t u t e
and t he r u l e measur e t he t i me f o r f i l i ng o f a no t i c e o f appea l f r om t he
commi s s i on o f two d i f f e r en t j ud i c i a l a c t s : r e nd i t i on a nd en t r y of
j udgmen t . I n many c r imi na l ac t i ons , a s i n t he i n s t an t one , r endi t i on o f
j udgmen t or o r de r may p r ecede en t r y of t he wr i t t en j udgmen t o r or de r by
s eve r a l d ays . Cons equen t l y , i f t he t ime f o r f i l i ng a n o t i c e o f appea l i s
t o be measu r ed i n acco r dance wi t h t h e s t a t u t e , many not i c e s o f appea l
f i l ed wi t h i n t he t ime l imi t s s e t f o r t h by NRAP 4 ( b ) wi l l no t be t ime l y .
Thus , we mus t de t e rmi ne whet he r t he r u l e o r t he s t a t u t e i s t o c on t r o l . The
j ud i c i a r y h a s t he i nhe r en t power t o gove r n i t s own p r ocedu r e s , and t h i s
power i nc l ude s t he r i gh t t o p r omul gat e r u l e s of appe l l a t e p r ocedur e a s
pr ov i ded by l aw. NRS 2 . 120 ; See Go l dbe r g v . Di s t r i c t Cour t , 93 Nev . 614 ,
572 P . 2D 521 ( 1977) . Al t hough s uch r u l e s may no t con f l i c t wi t h t he s t a t e
cons t i t u t i on o r " a br i dge , e n l a r ge o r mod i f y a ny s ubs t a n t i ve r i g h t , " NRS
2 . 120 , The au t ho r i t y o f t he j ud i c i a r y t o p r omu l ga t e p r ocedu r a l r u l e s i s
i ndependen t o f l egi s l a t i ve power , and may no t b e d imi ni s hed o r compromi s ed
by t he l e g i s l a t u r e . Go l dbe r g v . Di s t r i c t Cour t , s up r a . We have he l d t ha t
t he l eg i s l a t u r e may no t enac t a p r ocedu r a l s t a t u t e t ha t c on f l i c t s wi t h a
pr e - ex i s t i ng p r ocedur a l r u l e , wi t hout v i o l a t i ng t he doc t r i ne o f s epa r a t i on
of powe r s , a nd t ha t s uch a s t a t u t e i s o f no e f f e c t . L i ndaue r v . Al l en , 8 5
Nev . 430 , 456 P . 2D 851 ( 1969) . Fu r t he rmor e , whe r e , a s he r e , a r u l e o f
pr ocedur e i s p r omul ga t ed i n c on f l i c t wi t h a p r e - ex i s t i ng p r ocedur a l
s t a t u t e , t he r u l e supe r s edes t he s t a t u t e and con t r o l s . See S t a t e v .
Gr i f f i t h , 97 I daho 52 , 539 P. 2D 604 ( I daho 1975) ; S t a t e v . Doe , 90 N.M.
568 , 566 P. 2D 117 (N.M.Ct .App . 1977 ) . See a l s o Page v . Cl a r k , 1 97 Co l o .
306 , 592 P. 2D 792 (Co l o . 1979) . 2 As a r e su l t , NRAP 4 ( b) may s upe r s ede NRS
177 . 066 And may gove r n t he pe r i od o f t ime du r i ng wh i ch a t ime l y no t i c e of
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appea l mus t be f i l ed , s o l o ng a s t he r u l e does no t conf l i c t wi t h t he s t a t e
cons t i t u t i on o r a l t e r a s ubs t an t i ve r i gh t . Cl ea r l y , t h e r u l e doe s no t
con f l i c t wi t h t he cons t i t u t i on , and a l t hough t he r i gh t t o appeal i s a
subs t an t i ve one , t he manne r i n wh i ch a n appeal i s t aken i s a mat t e r o f
pr ocedur e . S t a t e v . Bi rmi ngham, 96 Ar i z . 109 , 392 P . 2D 775 (Ar i z . 1964)
(Op i n i on on r eh ' g ) ; S t a t e v . Ar no l d , 51 N.M. 311 , 183 P. 2D 845 (N.M.
1947) ; S t a t e v . Doe , s up r a . A p r ocedur a l r u l e may a l t e r t he t ime du r i ng
whi ch an appea l may be t aken and s upe r s ede a s t a t u t e t o t he cont r a r y .
St a t e v . Arno l d , s upr a . Accor d i ng l y , we ho l d t ha t NRAP 4 ( b ) s upe r s ede s NRS
177 . 066 And t ha t n o t i c e s o f a ppea l i n c r imi nal c a s e s a r e t ime l y i f f i l ed
i n a c co r dance wi t h t h e p r ovi s i ons o f t h e r u l e . We t hus c onc l ude t h a t t he
s t a t e ' s n o t i c e o f appea l i n t h i s c a s e , f i l ed wi t h i n t h i r t y days o f en t r y
of t he o r de r d i smi s s i ng t he i n f o rma t i on , was t ime l y f i l ed .
Remova l o f pub l i c of f i c e r f or mi s conduc t du r i ng p r ev i ous t e rm, 42 A.L .R.
3D 691 ; An o f f i c e r ' s f a l s e accus a t i o n o f an i nnocen t p r i va t e c i t i z en may a l s o be
mi sconduct wa r r an t i ng d i s -mi s s a l . Zazyck i v . Ci t y o f Al bany , 94 A.D. 2D 925 , 463
N.Y.S . 2D 614 ( 3d Dep ' t 1983) . Whe r e a s howi ng o f "wi l l f u l mi s conduc t " i s
nece s s a r y a s a g r ound f o r r emova l , e s t ab l i s h i ng s uch mi s conduc t r equ i r e s a
br each o f du t y commi t t ed knowi ng l y a nd wi t h a pu r pos e t o do wrong . Th i s r equ i r e s
pr oo f o f gr ave mi s conduc t . St a t e v . Ca l l away , 268 N.W. 2D 841 ( I owa 1978 ) .
Commi s s i on o f a c r ime , ( Scat u r i co v . Wa r d , 159 A.D. 2D 221 , 552 N.Y.S . 2D 24 ( 1 s t
Dep ' t 1990) . (Br eak i ng and en t e r i ng ; s t e a l i ng f ood s t a mps ) ; Br i t t v . Nor t h
Caro l i na She r i f f s ' Educ . And Tr a i n i ng S t anda r ds Com' n , 348 N.C. 573 , 501 S . E . 2D
75 ( 1998) . As t o c onv i c t i on o f c r ime a s a g r ound f o r r emova l , s ee She r i f f s 25 )
and f a i l i ng t o r epor t f e l l o w o f f i c e r s who commi t t ed c r imes i n t he o f f i c e r ' s
pr e s ence , ( Sca t u r i co v . War d , 159 A. D.2D 221 , 552 N.Y. S. 2D 24 ( 1s t Dep ' t 1990 ) ;
may wa r r a n t d i smi s s a l . Knowi ng l y g i vi ng f a l s e t e s t imony t o a g r and j u r y i s a
gr ound f or d i smi s s a l . (Ri cha r dson v . Wa r d , 159 A.D. 2D 277 , 552 N.Y.S . 2D 279 ( 1 s t
Dep ' t 1990) ) Subs t an t i a l e v i dence e x i s t ed t o s uppo r t c i t y boa r d o f po l i ce
commi s s i one r s ' dec i s i on t ha t o f f i c e r v i o l a t ed d epa r tmen t pe r s onne l po l i c y by
speak i ng t o an a r r e s t e e i n a conde s cend i ng , d emean i ng , a nd pa t r on i z i ng manne r ,
i n p r oceed i ng t o t e rmi na t e of f i c e r f or c aus e , whe r e boa r d wa t ched v i deo t ape o f
t r a f f i c s t op , and cou l d j udge o f f i c e r ' s demeanor and c on t ex t i n wh i ch o f f i c e r
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spoke t o a r r e s t e e , a nd boa r d hea r d t e s t imony and s t a t e ment s f r o m o t he r o f f i c e r ' s
i n cha i n of command who op i ned o f f i c e r was d i s cou r t eous t o a r r e s t e e , even t hough
of f i c e r p r e s en t ed ev i dence t ha t wou l d have s uppor t ed a c on t r a r y d e c i s i on.
Spence r v . Zob r i s t , 323 S .W. 3D 391 ( Mo. Ct . App . W.D. 2010) , Reh ' g and / or
t r ans f e r den i ed , ( Aug . 31 , 2010) And t r an s f e r d en i ed , (Nov . 16 , 2010 ) .
1 / 14 / 13 Af f i dav i t of Se r v i c e (wh i ch f a i l s t o mee t t he r equ i r emen t s o f NRCP
5 and r uns coun t e r t o t he e s t ab l i s hed p r a c t i c e o f t he WCSO a s t o s uch Af f i dav i t s
of Se r v i c e s ( r epo r t ed l y a f t e r j abb i ng h i s f o r ea rm i n t o Cough l i n' s mi ds ect i on on
Cough l i n ' s d r i ve way , i n an d i s p l ay of exce s s i ve f o r c e s imi l a r t o t ha t
demons t r a t ed by RJC Ba i l i f f J ohn Reye s on 12 / 19 / 12 when h imse l f v i o l a t i n g
Cour t hous e s anc t uar y doc t r i ne and a t t o r ney l i t i gan t immuni t y f r om such s e r v i c e
i n t he cour t hous e (whe r e Reyes a l s o shoved h i s f o r e a rm i n t o Cough l i n ' s
midsec t i o n ; . . Addi t i ona l l y i n 4 / 24 / 13 Reye s l oud l y exc l a imed t o Coug l i n, upon
h i s checki ng i n wi t h t he cour t hous e s ecu r i t y pur suan t t o t he i r s a nd t he WCSO
Of f i c e ' s con t en t i o n t ha t t h e 12 / 20 / 12 Admi n i s t r a t i ve Orde r 2012- 01 i n The
Admin i s t r a t i ve Ma t t e r o f Zacha r y Cough l i n r e qu i r e s Coug l h i n t o do s o , a nd wa i t
f o r an RJC Ba i l i f f t o appear t o e s cor t Cough l i n t o t he Depa r tmen t o f Al t e r na t i ve
s en t enc i ng s o Cough l i n c an compl e t e h i s r equ i r ed once week l y f or two year s
pr oba t i on o r de r ed by J udge Sf e r r a zza f o r a conv i c t i on of a c r ime wi t h a
f i ne / ba i l s chedu l e s e t a t $ 500 , and wher e Cough l i n had s e r ved ove r 12 days i n
j a i l t he r eon (meani ng , g i v i ng Coug l i n a s uspended 180 day i s ent i r e l y
ove r r e achi gn and i nappr op r i a t e , s ome mi gh t s a y , and f ur t he r ev i dence o f t he
ex t en t t o wh i ch t h e RJC j udi c i a r y impe rmi s s i bl y l eve r a ges s uch minor char ge s i n
an e f f o r t t o mi t i g a t e c i v i l l i ab i l i t y o f t he RJC and Wa shoe Coun t y i t s e l f
t h r ough c oe r c i ve a pp l i c a t i o n o f p r oba t i on ( and s uch p r oba t i on l ed t o Cough l i n
spend i ng 5 days i n j a i l i nc i den t t o a f r audu l en t a r r e s t by DAS on 2 / 1 / 13
connec t ed t o RJC Ba i l i f f Med i na and cou r t hous e s e cu r i t y , and DAS worke r Sabr i na
consp i r i n g t o de t a i n Cough l i n , whom pr e s en t ed a t t he s ecu r i t y c heck i n po i n t a t
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2 : 54 pm ( wher e DAS c l o s e s a t 3 : 00 pm) and conf i rmed aga i n wi t h cou r t hous e
s ecu r i t y ( a p r i va t e f i rm d i r e c t ed by t he WCSO) t ha t he wou l d be a r r e s t ed i f he
a t t empt ed t o go t o t he DAS window t o c heck i n wi t hou t and RJC Ba i l i f f , d e sp i t e
t he f a c t t ha t DAS i s a s epa r a t e depa r tmen t f r om t he RJC and t he r e f o r e
Coug l h i n ' s check i ng i n wi t h DAS doe s no t come wi t h i n t he pu r v i e w of t he suspec t
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exc l u s i ve con t r o l o f t he RJC, and a s s uch , no RJC Bai l i f f e s c or t i s r e qu i r ed .
On 2 / 24 / 13 , Cough l i n was aga i n a sk i ng t he cour t hous e s ecu r i t y
pe r sonne l a bou t t h i s when RJC Ba i l i f f J ohn Reyes , c a r r y i ng a gun ( and aga i n s t
whom Cough l i n was den i ed a TPO i n Febr ua r y 2012 whe r e t he RJC t r ans f e r r e d s uch
t he t he Spa r ks J us t i c e Cour t ) l oud l y e x l c a imed wha t t he FUCK ar e you bot he r i ng
t hem f o r , t o wh i c h Cough l i n i nd i c a t ed t ha t h e was do i ng no s uch t h i ng , t o wh i ch
Reyes r e s ponded t h a t he knew Coughl i n was , desp i t e Reye s be i ng en t i r e l y unab l e
t o quo t e any t h i ng Cough l i n had j u s t s a i d i n r e spons e t o Cough l i n a sk i ng h im wha t
i n pa r t i c u l a r about t he conve r s a t i on Cough l i n wa s hav i ng wi t h c our t hous e
s ecu r i t y Ba i l i f f Reye s f ound s o t o be bo t he r i ng , wher eupon Reyes i nvaded
Cough l i n ' s pe r s onal s pace a nd l oud e x l a imed I am no t i n t he mood f o r your
f uck i ng s h i t . Do you wan t me t o s end you back ou t t ha t f r on t d oor o r do you
want t o t ake c a r e of bus i nes s . Coug l i n i nd i ca t ed he wi shed t o c heck i n wi t h
DAS and wa s e s co r t ed t he r e by Reye s . Whi l e h ead i ng out o f t he sha r ed cour t hous e
Coug l i n i nd i ca t ed aga i n , a s he ha s pr ev i ous l y t o t he RJC Ba i l i f f s , Reye s a nd
Medi na i n c l uded , t ha t t he 12 / 20 / 12 Admin i s t r a t i ve Orde r 2012 - 01 doe s no t , i n
Cough l i n ' s op i n i on, r equ i r e s uch RJC Ba i l i f f e s co r t s whe r e Cough l i n i s c heck i ng
i n wi t h DAS, wh i ch RJC Judge Pea r s on h a s admi t t ed i s s epa r a t e f r om t he RJC and
no t unde r i t s umbr e l l a . So, t he RJC Ba i l i f f s pu r po r t e d t o s e r ve Cough l i n a TPO
i n RCP12- 599 on 12/ 19 / 12 , J udge S f e r r a zza ' s Admins i t r a t i ve Orde r 2012 - 01 on
12 / 19 / 12 , a nd t he TPO i n 607 on 12 / 26 / 12 , i n add i t i on t o , on 2 / 28 / 13 a 2 / 25 / 13
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l a cked a ca s e numbe r un t i l t he RJC a l t e r ed s uch Orde r on 3 / 14 / 13 by a f f i x i ng t he
ca s e numbe r RCR2013- 071437 t he r e t o , t hough t h e r e r ema i ns no oppos i ng pa r t y
t he r e i n a nd s uch Or de r was no t made i n any c a s e and t he r e was no oppos i ng
pa r t y , n or any pr ope r l y made mo t i on s u f f i c i en t t o i nves t t he RJC wi t h
j u r i s d i c t i on t o make s uch Or de r .
As t o Mar sha l s Ha r l ey and Coppa and Ba i l i f f s Reyes , Eng l i s h s e r v i ng
pr oce s s :
JCRRT Ru l e 8 . Dut i e s o f b a i l i f f , s he r i f f . Dur i ng t h e t ime t h e
cou r t r ema i n s i n s e s s i on , t he ba i l i f f , i f t he r e i s one, o r t he she r i f f o r h i s
depu t y i n a t t endance pu r suan t t o l aw i f t he r e i s no bai l i f f , s h a l l : . . . ( f )
Pe r f o rm s uch o t he r du t i e s a s a r e r equ i r ed by t he j u s t i ce o f t he pe ace .
RJC Ba i l i f f ' s Med i na and Reyes i n s ua s pon t e amend i ng t he 12 / 20/ 12
Admin i s t r a t i ve Orde r and t h e r eby r e f us i ng t o accep t f r om Cough l i n documen t s he
pr e s en t s f o r f i l i n g mor e t h an once a day ( even , s ay , o n a day whe r e t he dead l i ne
une r NRS 189 . 010 or NRS 175. 515 r uns , e ven whe r e no p r i o r no t i c e o f s uch
amendedmen t by Ba i l i f f t o a J udge s or de r was pr ov i ded Cough l i n ) a r e l i ke l y i n
v i o l a t i on NRS 4 . 353( c ) Pe r f o rm o t her s uch dut i e s a s may be r equ i r ed o f t he
depu t y mar s ha l by t he j u s t i ce o f t he p e ace o f t h e cou r t . . . wher e t he 12/ 20 / 12
Admin i s t r a t i ve Orde r r e ads :
a . I f ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN wi she s t o f i l e a documen t wi t h t he Reno
Jus t i c e Cour t o r a t t end a hea r i ng i n t he Reno J u s t i c e Cour t he mus t no t i f y t he
s ecu r i t y pe r sonne l a t t he mai n s e cur i t y en t r ance l ocat ed a t t h e e a s t ent r ance
of One Sou t h S i e r r a S t r e e t and wa i t f o r a ba i l i f f o f t he Reno j us t i c e Cour t t o
r e s pond t o h i s l oc a t i on .
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Jus t i c e Cour t o r d e l i ve r t h e wr i t t en r eque s t t o a ba i l i f f o f t h e Reno J us t i c e
Cour t by f i r s t cont a c t i ng t he ba i l i f f t h r ough c ou r t s e cu r i t y a s d e t a i l ed a bove .
The ba i l i f f wi l l t hen f i l e t he documen t f o r Mr . Cough l i n and p r ov i de h im a f i l e
s t amped c opy i n r e t u r n .
The r e i s no t h i ng i n t ha t o r de r a l l owi ng Ba i l i f f ' s Med i na and Reyes t o
r e f u s e t o a c cep t d ocumen t s Coug l i n pr e s en t s f or f i l i ng a t s ay , 4 pm, becaus e
Coug l i n pr e s en t ed some t h i ng e a r l i e r i n t he da y a t , s ay, 9 am. Rega r d l e s s , t he
en t i r e t y of J udge Sf e r r a zza' s 12 / 20 / 12 Admi n i s t r a t i ve Orde r 2012- 01 i s o f an
d i s t u r b i ng l y dub i ous na t u r e .
NRS 4 . 353 Depu t y ma r sha l : Appo i n tmen t ; du t i e s ; qua l i f i c a t i ons ;
compens a t i on . . . .
3 . Each depu t y ma r sha l s ha l l : . . . ( c ) Per f o rm o t he r s uch du t i e s a s
may be r e qu i r ed o f t he deput y ma r shal by t he j u s t i c e of t he peace o f t he
cou r t . . .
7 . The p r ovi s i ons o f t h i s s e c t i on do no t au t ho r i z e t he depu t y
mar sha l t o s e r ve a ny c i v i l or c r imi na l p r oce s s , excep t s uch o r de r s o f t h e cou r t
whi ch a r e s pec i a l l y d i r e c t e d by t he cou r t o r t he p r e s i d i ng j u s t i c e o f t h e peace
t he r eo f t o t he depu t y ma r sha l f o r s e r v i c e .
Judge S f e r r a zza ' s Orde r o f 11 / 28 / 12 i n "Cas e No. : ALL CASES Dept . No . : ALL
DEPARTMENTS" r e ads :
"ORDER Pur s uan t t o J u s t i c e Cour t Ru l e s o f Ci vi l P r ocedur e Ru l e
84( b ) ( 1 ) a s Ch i e f Jus t i c e of t he Reno J us t i c e Cour t I am r e spons i b l e f o r t h e
admi n i s t r a t i on o f cou r t r u l e s and r e gu l a t i ons .
Pur suan t t o Ru l e 8 4( b ) ( 5 ) , t he Ch i e f J udge ove r s ee s a l l
admi n i s t r a t i ve and c l e r i c a l wor k and f unc t i ons o f t he cour t .
Pur suan t t o Ru l e 5( e ) o f t h e J u s t i c e Cour t Rul e s o f Ci v i l P r ocedur e ,
a cou r t may by l oc a l r u l e p e rmi t pape r s t o be f i l ed , s i gned o r ve r i f i ed by
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e l e c t r on i c means t ha t a r e c ons i s t en t wi t h t e c hn i ca l s t anda r ds , i f any , t ha t t he
Jud i c i a l Conf e r ence o f t he Uni t ed S t a t e s e s t a b l i s he s . Cur r en t l y , Reno J us t i c e
Cour t ha s no t adopt ed a r u l e pe rmi t t i ng pape r s t o be f i l ed e l e c t r on i c a l l y .
Jus t i c e Cour t Ru l e s o f Reno Townsh i p Ru l e 10 ( f ) p r ov i de s t ha t t he
c l e r k must no t a c c ep t f o r f i l i ng any p l e ad i ng o r documen t s wh i c h do no t compl y
wi t h t h i s r u l e , but f o r good c aus e s hown , t he Cou r t may pe rmi t t he f i l i n g o f
noncompl yi ng p l e adi ngs and documen t s . Hence f or t h ,
IT I S HEREBY ORDERED t ha t t he De f endan t , Zacha r y Coughl i n , s ha l l no t
be pe rmi t t ed t o f i l e any f ur t he r documen t s i n a ny and a l l depa r tmen t s o f Reno
Jus t i c e Cour t by e l e c t r on i c means i n c l ud i ng , bu t no t l imi t ed t o , f ax o r ema i l .
I n t he even t he v i o l a t e s t h i s Or de r , he wi l l be i n cont emp t o f cour t and s ub j ec t
t o twen t y- f i ve ( 25) days impr i s onment f o r e a c h v i o l a t i on . "
Fur t he r , a s t o J udge Sf e r r a zza f i nd i ng au t ho r i t y f o r mak i gn h i s
11 / 28 / 12 Orde r i n NJCRCP, Ru l e s 1 and 2 t he r e i n may qui t e c l e a r t h a t ( s i mi l a r t o
JCRRT Ru l e 2 ) NJCRCP Ru l e 5( e ) doe s no t app l y t o c r imi na l c a s e i n t he RJ C, and
does no t app l y t o summary ev i c t i ons .
NJCRCP RULE 1 . SCOPE AND APPLICATION OF RULES: These r u l e s
gove r n t h e p r ocedur e i n t he j u s t i c e cour t s i n a l l s u i t s o f a c i v i l na t u r e , wi t h
t he except i ons s t a t ed i n Rul e 81 .
NJCRCP RULE 2 . THREE FORMS OF ACTION: The r e s hal l be t h r ee
f o rms o f ac t i on i n j u s t i c e cour t s t o be known a s c i v i l a c t i ons , sma l l c l a ims
ac t i ons and summa r y ev i c t i on a c t i o ns . Ru l e s 3 t h r ough 87 gove r n c i v i l
ac t i ons . Rul e s gove r n i ng sma l l c l a ims a c t i ons beg i n wi t h Ru l e 88 and end wi t h
Rul e 100 . Ru l e s gove r n i ng s ummary evi c t i ons c ommence wi t h Ru l e 101 .
JCRRT Ru l e 10 . Form o f p l e ad i ngs . . . . ( f ) The c l e r k mus t no t a ccep t
f o r f i l i n g any p l e ad i ng o r documen t s t h a t do no t compl y wi t h t h i s r u l e , bu t f o r
good c aus e s hown , t he cou r t may pe rmi t t he f i l i ng o f n oncompl y i ng p l e ad i ngs and
documen t s . Pa r ag r a ph ( 1 ) , e xcep t a s t o t he s i ze o f pape r , and pa r ag r aph ( 3 ) o f
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t h i s r u l e do no t a pp l y t o p r i n t ed f orms f u r n i shed by t he c l e r k , d i s t r i c t
a t t o r ney , o r pub l i c de f ender .
Desp i t e i t pa t en t i napp l i c a b i l i t y t o l and l o r d t enan t mat t e r s a s
i nd i c a t ed i n JCRRT Ru l e 2 , Judge S f e r r a zza con t i nua l l y a pp l i ed , i n t he s ummary
ev i c t i on ca s e i n 1708 t he f o l l owi ng r u l e t o Cough l i n ' s va r i ous Mot i ons t o Al t e r ,
Amend , S t ay , e t c . : JCRRT Rul e 11 . Mo t i ons : Pr oc edur e f o r mak i ng mo t i ons ;
a f f i dav i t s ; r enewal , r ehea r i ng o f mot i ons . . . . ( g ) No mo t i on once hea r d a nd
d i s pos ed of s ha l l be r enewed i n t he s ame caus e , no r s ha l l t he s ame ma t t e r s
t he r e i n e mbraced be r ehea r d, un l e s s by l e ave of t he cour t .
So , J udge S f e r r a z z a manage s t o ba s e h i s 11 / 28/ 12 Orde r e n t i r e l y upon
r u l e s t ha t a r e i na pp l i c ab l e t o ALL of t he c a s e Coug l i n ha s eve r had i n t he RJC.
Cough l i n has neve r once been a pa r t y t o a c i v i l a c t i o n i n t he RJC.
Rega r d l e s s , c l e a r l y , t he RJC accep t s f i l i ngs by f a c s imi l e f r om some pa r t i e s and
t he i r a t t or neys , whe r ea s i t doe s no t f r om o t he r s . . . Th i s was t he c a s e t h r oughou t
Sep t embe r 2011 un t i l Coug l i n c augh t on t o t he f a c t t ha t , de sp i t e RJC Cl e r k
Chr i s t i ne Er i ckson a nd o t her s i nd i c a t i ng t ha t f i l i ng by f ax was no t pe rmi t t ed ,
Ri cha r d G. Hi l l ' s a s soc i a t e , Ca s ey D. Bake r , was ab l e t o f i l e s ome t h i ngs by
f ax , i nc l ud i ng h i s 10 / 19 / 11 Reque s t f o r an Or de r Sho r t en i ng Time , e t c . , e t c .
Upon d i s c ove r i ng t h i s , Cough l i n con f r on t ed Er i ckson abou t he r p r ev i ous
appa r en t l y i nco r r e c t a s s e r t i ons t o him v i s a v i s f ax f i l i ng and Er i ckson s a i d
no commen t . S imi l a r l y , i n t he c r i mina l d i vi s i on , Chi e f Cr imi na l F i l i n g
Of f i c e r Cl e r k Robbi n Bake r con t i nua l l y ma i n t a i ned t o Cough l i n t ha t f i l i n g by f ax
was no t p e rmi t t ed , un t i l s he changed he r t une i n mi d -Feb r ua r y 2012 , whe r eupon
Cough l i n ' s f i l i ngs i n c r imi na l c a s e s i n t he RJC we r e a ccep t ed f or f i l i ng, wi t h
Bake r i ndi c a t i ng a f ax i s an o r i g i na l unde r t h e app r oach t aken by t he RJC.
JCRRT Ru l e 10 . ( a ) Al l p l e ad i ngs and pape r s p r e s en t ed f o r f i l i ng
mus t be f l a t , un f ol ded , f i r mly bound t oge t he r a t t he t op , on whi t e pape r o f
s t anda r d qua l i t y , no t l e s s t han 16 - l b . we i gh t a nd 8 1 / 2 by 11 i nche s i n s i z e .
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Al l pape r s s ha l l b e t ypewr i t t en o r p r epa r ed by s ome o t he r p r oces s t ha t wi l l
pr oduce c l e a r and pe rmanen t c op i e s e qua l l y l e g i b l e t o pr i n t i ng . The p r i n t s i z e
sha l l no t be mor e t han 12 po i n t s . Car bon o r p ho t ocop i e s may no t be f i l ed. On l y
one s i de of t he pa pe r may be u s ed . . . . .
The r e i s , o r s hou l d be , a p r e t t y b i g d i f f e r ence be tween be i ng a
po l i t i c i a n ( o r , f o r t ha t mat t e r , a membe r o f t he execut i ve b r anch ) and be i ng a
membe r o f t he j ud i c i a l b r anch . Whe r ea s t hos e i n t he e xecu t i ve br anch a r e
pe rmi t t ed t o u t i l i ze i n f l ue nce , ba r ga i n i ng , a nd l eve r a ge t o f u r t he r t he i r
ob j ec t i e s , t ho s e i n t he j udi c i a l b r a nch mus t d i s pens e j u s t i c e b a s ed on l aw and
f a c t a l one i n a ne u t r a l manne r devo i d o f b i a s o r agenda .
Judge S f e r r a zza con t i nua l l y a bus e s h i s con t emp t powe r . . . we l l ,
ac t ua l l y , h e mor e t h r e a t ens t o abus e i t (wh i c h i s s t i l l a r guab l y abus i ng i t )
ve r sus a c t ua l l y f ol l owi ng t hr ough and abus i ng i n t he way J udge Holmes d i d on on
2 / 27 / 12 i n s ummar i l y i nca r c e r a t i ng t hen p r a c t i c i ng a t t or ney wi t h c l i en t ' s
Coug l i n f or f i ve days wh i l e deny i ng any s t ay wha t soever (wh i ch i s wha t J udge
Howard d i d on 11 / 30 / 11 , a l t hough , o r de r i ng a mer e 3 days i nca r c e r a t i on ) .
The J us t i ce Cour t Rul e s o f Reno Townsh i p do no t app l y t o c r imi na l
ca s e o r t o l and l or d t enan t ma t t e r s , y e t i n h i s 11 / 28/ 12 Orde r i n ALL CASES
and i n ALL DEPARTMENTS t hen Ch i e f Judge S f e r r a zza o r de r ed j u s t t ha t . Coug l i n
has and he r eby agai n communi c a t e s on open r e f u s a l pur s uan t t o RPC 3 . 4 ( c ) a s t o
t he i l l ega l i t y o f Judge S f e r r a zza ' s 11 / 28 / 12 Orde r ( t h e en f o r ce ment o f wh i ch by
c r imi na l d i v i s i on c l e r ks Robb i n Baker and Ca t hy Wood ha s ma t e r i a l l y p r e j ud i ced
Cough l i n ' s de f ens e i n va r i ous c r imi na l p r os ecu t i ons , i nc l ud i ng 11- 063341 a nd 12 -
065630) .
RPC Ru l e 3 . 4 . Fa i r ne s s t o Oppos i ng Pa r t y and Couns e l . A l awyer
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t r i buna l excep t f o r an open r e f u s a l bas ed on an a s s e r t i on t ha t no va l i d
ob l i ga t i o n ex i s t s
JCRRT Rul e 2 . App l i c a t i on o f r u l e s . Excep t a s o t he r wi s e p r ovi ded
by s t a t u t e , t he s e r u l e s appl y t o a l l c i v i l p r oceed i ngs f i l ed i n Reno Townsh i p
excep t sma l l c l a ims and l and l o r d t enan t ma t t e r s .
Fur t he r , i t i s comp l e t e l y un t r ue o r e r r oneous f o r t he RJC Docket i n
RCR13-071437 t o pur po r t t ha t a c r imi na l compl a i n t was f i l ed t he r e i n on
12 / 20 / 12 i n t he f o rm o f t he Admi n i s t r a t i ve Or de r o f 12/ 20 / 12 , a nd f u r t he r , a t
t he OSC Hea r i ng on 3 / 5 / 13 , Coug l i n di d no t consen t t o Bruce Li nsday do i ng
any t h i ng more t han a ppea r i ng a s co - c ounse l , s ub j ec t t o Cough l i n hav i ng f i na l s ay
i n RCR11- 063341 a s t o t he a l l ega t i on o f Coug l i n hav i ng v i o l a t ed h i s p r oba t i on
i nc i den t t o t he war r an t l e s s a f t e r 7pm NRS 171. 136 v i o l a t i ng a r r e s t by t h e
Depa r tment o f Al t e r na t i ve Sen t enc i ng on 2 / 1 / 13 . . . i t s e ems Li nds ay wi ns becaus e
he ge t s a no t he r check f r om t he Bob Be l l g r oup, a nd t he RJC wi ns be caus e i t ge t s
t o c l a im Coug l i n wa s g i ven h i s day i n cou r t a s t o t he 2 / 25 / 13 Or de r To Show
Cause t ha t a l l eged Cough l i n h ad v i o l a t ed t he 12 / 20 / 12 Admin i s t r a t i ve Orde r s ome
f i ve t imes . . . i t s r ea l l y appa l l i ng , f i r s t t o e n t e r t ha t Admi n i s t r a t i ve Or de r , a s
l a ck i ng i n j u r i s d i c t i on o r any t h i ng i n t he way o f a c t ua l p r e ceden t t o s uppor t
wha t i t p ur po r t s t o o r de r , bu t t o t h en s e ek t o l eve r age eve r y a l l eged
v i o l a t i o n no ma t t e r how de mi n imi s , a l l wi t hou t compl y i ng wi t h NRS 22 . 030( 2 )
a f f i edav i t r equ i r e ment a s t o t he a l l eged d i s t r ubance s Cough l i n c aus ed i n t he
RJC f i l i n g o f f i c e ( t he r e ' s camer a s e ve r ywhe r e , s o . . . i f t he r e i s s ome t h i ng s o
dr ama t i c , i t s hou l d be p r oduced . . . ) . So , i t i s r e a l l y i napp r opr i a t e f o r Br uce
Li nds ay t o be ge t t i ng mu l t i p l e checks f r om t he Bob Be l l Gr oup i nc i den t t o t he
WCPD and APD be i ng c on f l i c t ed ou t o f r ep r e s ent i ng Cougl i n by v i r t ue o f Le s l i e ' s
TPO/EPO whe r e t he s ame s ub j ec t ma t t e r / c a s e/ Admin i s t r a t i ve Orde r i s b e i ng
r eb r anded wi t h a d i f f e r en t ca s e numbe r t h r e e and f ou r t imes , pa r t i cu l a r l y whe r e
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Cough l i n f i ve days i n j a i l f o r on 2 / 13 / 12 i nc i den t t o Cough l i n be i ng l e s s t han
an hou r l a t e t o cour t on 2 / 12 / 12 , whi ch was t he r e su l t o f t he di s o r i en t i ng
e f f e c t o f a t t emp t i ng t o p r e pa r e and f i l e t he ROA and Br i e f i n 6 2337 wh i l s t be i ng
wrongf u l l y a r r e s t on 2 / 1 / 13 by DAS, i nca r ce r a t ed un t i l 1 am on 2 / 5 / 13 ( r equ i r i ng
$500 ba i l t ha t s t i l l ha s not been r e t u r ned by t he RJC) , t hen a r r e s t e agai n on
2 / 8 / 13 by t h e RPD and ove r c ha r ged by De t e c t i v e Yt u r b i de ( c i t i ng t o t he wr ong
s t a t u t e , NRS 200 . 591 , r a t her t han NRS 33 . 350 , r e s u l t i n g i n Cougl i n be i ng s ub j ec t
t o a $5 , 000 ba i l ) , Coug l i n ba i l i ng ou t a t 2 a m on 2 / 9 / 13 , wi t h t he combi ned
e f f e c t o f t hos e a r r e s t and t he concomi t an t f o r c ed immed i a t e no t i t r a t i on
ce s s a t i on o f two psychoac t i ve med i cat i ons (Wel l bu t r i n and Adde r a l l . . . un l e s s one
want t o c ompl y wi t h t he Washoe Coun t y J a i l ' s i n s i s t ence on dos i ng We l l but r i n a t
bed t ime . . . whe r e s uch med i cat i on i s k nown f o r caus i ng s l e ep l e s sne s s and a s s uch
woul d nece s s a r i l y d i s t u r b one ' s c i r c ad i an r hyt hmns . . . ) a nd s omehow, whe r ea s
Li nds ay ge t s a pa s s f o r be i ng 20 mi nu t e s l a t e ( no t t o ment i on c ompl e t e l y
unpr epa r e d and c l ue l e s s a s t o t he mer i t s , f a c t , a nd l a w, a t i s s ue i n t he va r i ous
ca s e s he was t r i p l e d i pp i ng on ( ge t t i ng pa i d f o r two or t h r e e di f f e r en t ca s e s by
a t t end i ng one combo hea r i ng ) . . and somehow J udge Cl i f t on i s s ues a wa r r a n t f o r
Cough l i n ' s a r r e s t ( he a l l ege s he d i d s o a t 9 : 36 am, but t he docke t i nd i c a t e s i t
was a t noon) whe r e Coug l i n a r r i ved j us t be f o r e 10 : 00 a m f o r t he c on t i nuat i on o f
t he t r i a l i n 065630 t ha t was s e t t o s t a r t a t 9 am ( and wh i ch s hou l d have n eve r
t aken p l a ce a t a l l g i ven t h e p l e a de a l a c cep t ed on 8 / 27 / 12 , J udge Cl i f t o n ' s
f a i l u r e t o ab i de by NRS 1 . 230 , . 235 upon Cougl i n f i l i n g and havi ng s e r ved on h i s
chambe r s a Mot i on t o Di squal i f y (Cl i f t on i gnor ed NRS 53 . 045 and Buckwa l t e r i n
i n s i s t i ng t ha t t he f a c t t ha t Cough l i n had no t p r e s en t e d a no t a r i z ed a f f i dav i t
t he j udge wa s no t t hen compe l l ed t o f o l l ow t he p r ocedur e s ( 5 da ys t o f i l e a
r e s pons i ve a f f i davi t / dec l a r a t i on , e t c . , e t c . ) upon Coug l i n f i l i ng p r i o r t o t he
s t a r t o f t r i a l ( i t ma t t e r s no t t he a r gumen t t ha t , i gnor i ng t he f a c t t ha t RJC
Cl e r k Robb i n Bake r t o l d Coug l i n t he t r i a l ' s s t a r t t ime wa s moved t o 1 : 30 pm on
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12 / 11 / 12 , r ega r d l e s s , Coug l i n f i l ed t he Mot i on t o Di squa l i f y o f 12 / 11 / 12 p r i o r
t o t he s t a r t o f t r i a l ( and Tom Vi l or i a ' s c a s e was t a ken up t h e morn i ng i n t he
RJC anyways , wh i ch i s why Bake r t o l d Coug l i n t he s t a r t t ime was moved .
Rega r d l e s s r e f us i ng t o a l l o w Coug l h i n t o que r y Bake r o r s ubpoena he r e wi t h
r e s pec t t o t ha t , s uch an i n c i den t be i ng Coug l i n ' s one wa r n i ng no t t o b e l a t e ,
and J udge Cl i f t on ' s dub i ous i n s i s t ence t ha t h e knew Bake r d i d no t t e l l Coug l i n
t ha t even whe r e Bake r was a bsen t f r om work on 12 / 11 / 12 a nd Ca t hy Wood l a t e r t o l d
Cough l i n t ha t day t ha t no one f r om t he RJC had c a l l ed Bake r f o r a ny r e a s on ( t ha t
and Bake r ' s ve r ge of t e a r s f l i p f l opp i ng t o Cough l i n on 11 / 27 / 12 r e spec t i ng t he
f a c t t ha t s he o r i g i na l l y s a i d t ha t s he c l e a r l y r emember ed t he f i l i gns Cough l i n
pe r sona l l y gave her f o r f i l i ng on 11/ 15 / 12 bot h hav i ng d i s c s a t t a ched t o
t hem. . . onl y t o mi nu t e s l a t e r t e a r f u l l y exc l a i m I 'm not t a l k i ng t o you Zach !
upon Cougl i n con f r on t i ng her abou t t he cu r i ous abou t f ace Bake r d emons t r a t ed
a f t e r a q u i ck t a l ki ng t o by Ca t hy Wood and s ome s t e r n l ooks ( s ome mi gh t s ay , a l l
of wh i ch r e s u l t ed i n t he 12/ 20 / 12 Admin i s t r a t i ve Orde r . . . a l ong wi t h , pe r haps ,
Cough l i n ' s a s k i ng Ba i l i f f Reye s i f , pe r haps , t he r e was a b i t o f a n appear ance o f
b i a s i nc i den t t o Reye s s e r vi ng Coug l i n t he TPO Washoe Coun t y obt a i ned on beha l f
of Reye s ' s f e l l ow Washoe Coun t y emp l oyee Le s l i e , on 12/ 19 / 12 . . . .
NRS 33 . 350 Pena l t y f o r i n t en t i ona l v i o l a t i on o f o r de r . A pe r s on who
i n t en t i ona l l y v i o l a t e s a t e mpor a r y or ex t ended o r de r f or p r o t e c t i on aga i ns t
ha r a s sment i n t he workp l a ce i s gu i l t y o f a mi sdemeanor , un l e s s a mor e s e ve r e
pena l t y i s p r e s c r i bed by l a w f o r t he a c t t ha t c ons t i t u t e s t he vi o l a t i on of t he
or de r .
The docket i n 071437 c l a ims s ome t h i ng t ha t j u s t d i d not
happen . . . Coug l i n neve r a s ked t o have L i nds ay appea r on h i s behal f i n t he
Admin i s t r a t i ve Orde r ma t t e r . . . a nd a t t ha t 3 / 5 / 13 OSC Hea r i ng , J udge Pea r s on
i nd i c a t ed t h a t t h e Orde r t o Show Cause on t h e Admin i s t r a t i ve Ma t t e r i s be i ng
pu t i n t o t he p r obat i on v i o l a t i on c a s e i n 11 - 063341 . . . , wh i ch make s no s ens e
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g i ven t he s ub j e c t mat t e r i n vo l ved i n t h e two have no c onnec t i on wha t s oeve r , and
wha t r e a l l y appea r s t o be t he c a s e i s t ha t t h e RJC i s unab l e t o c on t r o l , s ome
migh t s ay, t h e DAS Of f i c e r s , l i k e Ramos , f r om, e ve r s o s u sp i c i ous l y , s ummar i l y
a r r e s t i ng Cough l i n, e ve r y t ime Coug l i n s ends an ema i l t o t he WCDA' s Of f i ce l i ke
t ha t o f t he ve r y e a r l y morni ng hou r s o f 2 / 1 / 13 , r e s u l t i ng i n h i s a r r e s t by DAS
l e s s t han 24 hou r s l a t e r . But t he RJC i s c l e ve r , a s s uch i t r e cen t l y i n 11 -
063341 ( a c t ua l l y , t he docket t he r e i n i nd i c a t e s J udge Sf e r r a zza vaca t ed hi s
j udgmen t a s r ende r ed a lmos t immed i a t e l y a f t e r mak i ng i t whe r e t he obey a l l
l aws r equ i r emen t was c l o s ed e t c . f u r t he r , bo t h J udge s Cl i f t o n i n 065630 ( t he
pr oba t i on f o r wh i c h doe sn ' t e ven s t a r t f o r a t l e a s t one , i f no t two yea r s g i ven
t he cons ecu t i ve nat u r e o f t he s en t ence ) and J udge Pea r son e l imi na t ed t he no
a l coho l t e rm o f Coug l i n ' s s en t ence i n 063341, a nd a s t he r e neve r was any be
sub j e c t t o s ea r ch and s e i zur e ( and Cough l i n i nd i c a t ed t o DAS at t he ou t s e t t ha t
such was h i s pos i t i on and t ha t he was no t wa i v i ng any of h i s r i gh t s i n t ha t
r ega r d . . . ) , s o DAS pe r haps shou l d cea s e de s cend i ng upon Coughl i n ' s home and
of f i c e and bang i ng on eve r y wa l l t he r eo f f o r twen t y mi nu t e s a t a t ime , a ngr i l y
shou t i ng i nvec t i ve i n menaci ng t one s , t hen unp l ugg i ng t he e l e c t r i c i t y t o
Cough l i n ' s home and o f f i c e , a ppa r en t l y , when f i na l l y d ec i d i ng t o l e ave , a s was
appa r en t l y t he c a s e on 4 / 30/ 13 a cco r d i ng t o t hos e l i v i ng nea r Cough l i n .
Judge S f e r r a zza ' s Admin i s t r a t i ve Orde r 2012 - 01 , o f 12 / 20 / 12 ( l a ck i ng
any c a s e numbe r ) , r e ads :
"ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2012- 01 .
WHEREAS, ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN ha s be en t he s ub j e c t of d i s c i pl i na r y
hea r i ngs be f o r e t h e S t a t e Ba r o f Nevada Nor t he r n Nevada Di s c i p l i na r y Boar d
wher e i n t he Boa r d f ound Mr . Cough l i n " commi t t ed mu l t i p l e v i o l a t i ons o f t he Ru l e s
of P r o f e s s i ona l conduc t " and t ha t Mr. Cough l i n " engaged i n bad f a i t h obs t r uc t i on
of t he d i s c i p l i na r y p r oce s s " ; and
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WHEREAS, ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN ha s b e en a p a r t y i n c a s e s be f or e t he
Reno Mun i c i pa l Cour t i nc l udi ng c a s e s b e f o r e t he Honor ab l e Dor o t hy Nash Ho lmes
and t he Honor ab l e Kenne t h Howard wher e i n Mr . Cough l i n was he l d i n con t emp t o f
cou r t f o r f a i l i ng t o f o l l ow t h e Cour t ' s o r de r s and d i r ec t i ve s ; and
WHEREAS, ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN ha s b e en a p a r t y i n b o t h c i v i l a nd
c r imi na l mat t e r s b e f o r e t h i s Cour t i nc l ud i ng ca s e s be f or e t he Honor ab l e Pe t e r
Sf e r r a zza, t h e Honor ab l e Sco t t Pea r s on , and t he Honor ab l e Dav i d Cl i f t on wher e i n
Mr . Coughl i n ha s been admoni s hed f o r f a i l i ng t o f o l l ow t he Cour t ' s o r de r s and
d i r e c t i ve ; a nd
WHEREAS, ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN i s cu r r en t l y t h e s ub j ec t o f a
Tempor a r y Or de r f or P r o t e c t i on aga i ns t Ha r a s s ment i n t he Workp l ace r eques t ed by
t he Washoe Coun t y Pub l i c Def ende r ' s Of f i c e , h i s couns el i n s ever a l c a s e s be f o r e
t h i s Cour t ; a nd
WHEREAS, ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN i s cu r r en t l y t h e s ub j ec t o f a
Tempor a r y Or de r f or P r o t e c t i on Aga i ns t Ha r a s s ment i n t he Workp l ace r eques t ed by
t he S t a t e Ba r o f Nevada ba s ed upon Mr . Cough l i n ' s ha r a s s i ng and d i s r up t i ve
behav i o r wi t h empl oyee s and o f f i c e r s o f t he St a t e Ba r ; a nd
WHEREAS, ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN i s cu r r en t l y a pa r t y i n c a s e s be f o r e
t h i s cou r t ; a nd
WHEREAS, c i t i z ens , whe t he r or no t i n d i gen t , h ave a cons t i t u t i ona l
r i gh t t o acce s s t o t h e cou r t s wi t h t he p r o t e c t i on o f d ue p r oce s s o f l aw; a nd
WHEREAS, f r i vo l ous o r vexa t i ous c l a i ms and def ens e s ove r bu r den l imi t ed j ud i c i a l
r e s ou r ce s , h i nde r t he t ime l y r e so l u t i on o f mer i t o r i ous c l a ims a nd i nc r ea s e t he
cos t s o f engag i ng i n bus i nes s and p r ov i d i ng pr o f e s s i ona l s e r v i c e s t o t he pub l i c ;
and
WHEREAS, ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN ha s r epea t edl y c aus ed a d i s t u r bance
i n t he f i l i ng o f f i ce o f t he Reno J us t i c e Cour t , d i s r upt ed t he or de r l y bus i ne s s
of t he Cour t and ove r bu r dened t he l i mi t ed j udi c i a l r e s our ce s o f t h i s Cour t
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t he r eby hi nde r i ng t he t ime l y r e so l u t i on o f mer i t o r i ous c l a ims a nd i nc r eas i ng t he
cos t s o f engag i ng i n bus i nes s and p r ov i d i ng pr o f e s s i ona l s e r v i c e s t o t he pub l i c ;
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WHEREAS, " a b r e ach o f t he peace , bo i s t e r ous c onduc t o r v i o l en t
d i s t u r bance i n t he p r e s ence o f t he c our t , o r i n i t s immedi a t e v i c i n i t y , t end i ng
t o i n t e r r up t t he due cou r s e o f t he t r i a l o r o t he r j ud i c i a l p r oceed i ng"
cons t i t u t e s con t emp t o f cour t i n t he S t a t e o f Nevada ; and
WHEREAS, "d i s obed i ence o r r e s i s t ance t o any l awfu l wr i t , o r de r , r u l e
or p r oce s s i s s ued by t he cour t o r j u dge a t chambe r s " c ons t i t u t e s con t empt o f
cour t i n t he S t a t e o f Nevada ; and WHEREAS, Nevada ' s cour t s a r e cons t i t u t i ona l l y
au t ho r i z e d t o i s s ue a l l wr i t s " p r oper and nece s s a r y t o t h e compl e t e exe r c i s e o f
t he i r j u r i s d i c t i on. " Nev . Cons t . a r t . 6 , 6 ( 1) ; and WHEREAS, t o p r o t e c t t h e
peace f u l and e f f e c t i ve ope r a t i on o f t h i s Cour t ,
IT I S HEREBY ORDERED:
1 . ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN sha l l no t e n t e r t h e p r emi s e s o f t he Reno
Jus t i c e Cour t a t One Sou t h Si e r r a S t r e e t excep t a s f o l l ows :
a . I f ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN wi shes t o f i l e a documen t wi t h t he
Reno J us t i c e Cour t o r a t t end a hea r i ng i n t he Reno J us t i c e Cour t h e mus t no t i f y
t he s e cu r i t y pe r s onne l a t t he ma i n s ecu r i t y en t r ance l oca t ed a t t he e a s t
en t r ance of One Sou t h S i e r r a S t r e e t and wa i t f o r a ba i l i f f o f t he Reno j us t i c e
Cour t t o r e s pond t o h i s l oc a t i on .
s t amped c opy i n r e t u r n .
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c . I f ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN wi she s t o a t t end a Cour t h e a r i ng i n t he
Reno J us t i c e Cour t he s ha l l be e s co r t ed by a ba i l i f f o f t h i s Cour t .
2 . ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN sha l l no t be p r e s e n t i n t he e xc l us i ve
pr emi s e s of t he Reno J us t i c e Cour t i nc l ud i ng t he c r imi na l , c i v i l , c i t a t i on , o r
admi n i s t r a t i ve f a c i l i t i e s l oca t ed on t h e f i r s t f l oo r o f t he Nor t h Towe r of One
Sou t h S i e r r a S t r e e t a nd t he e n t i r e a r e a l oc a t ed on t he s e cond f l oo r o f t he Nor t h
Tower o f One Sou t h S i e r r a St r e e t wi t hou t t he e s co r t o f a ba i l i f f o f t h i s Cou r t
and wi t hou t f i r s t f o l l owi ng t h e p r ocedu r e s out l i ned above .
3 . ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN i s no t a l l owed t o con t a c t a ny membe r o f
t h i s Cour t o t he r t han a un i f o rmed bai l i f f .
4 . I f ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN i s a p a r t y t o a c a s e he may add r e s s t he
Cour t du r i ng t he Cour t p r oceed i ngs .
5 . Any v i o l a t i on of t h i s Or de r may be cons i der ed con t e mpt o f cour t
and pun i s hed pu r suan t t o NRS Chap t e r 22 by a f i ne o f u p t o $500 a nd / o r
i nca r ce r a t i on f o r up t o 25 days i n t he Washoe Coun t y De t en t i on Fac i l i t y .
6 . Th i s Or de r i s e f f e c t i ve upon pe r s ona l s e r vi c e upon Mr . Coughl i n . "
Of cou r s e , t h e RJC h ad a pa r t y pu r por t t o s e r ve t ha t 1 2 / 20 / 12
Admin i s t r a t i ve Orde r whe r e Ba i l i f f Eng l i s h pur po r t s t o h ave a t t empt ed o r
e f f e c t ed s e r v i c e t he r eo f on 12 / 20 / 12 wi t h i n t he cou r t hous e a t t he Reno J us t i c e
Cour t .
Fur t he r , a l l o f t h e P r oo f of Se r v i c e / Re t u r n of Se r v i c e i n 599 , 607 ,
3913 , 3914 , e t c . a l l f a i l u nde r t he r equ i r emen t s o f NRCP 4 ( c ) , ( d) , ( g ) :
( c ) By Whom Se r ved . Pr oces s s ha l l be s e r ved by t he s he r i f f o f t he count y
wher e t he d e f endant i s f ound , o r by a depu t y , o r by any pe r son who i s not a
pa r t y and who i s o ve r 18 yea r s o f age , excep t t h a t a s ubpoena may be s e r ved a s
pr ov i ded i n Ru l e 45 ; whe r e t he s e r v i ce o f p r oce s s i s made ou t s i de o f t he Un i t ed
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St a t e s , a f t e r an or de r o f p ub l i c a t i o n , i t may be s e r ved e i t he r by any per s on who
i s no t a pa r t y and who i s o ve r 18 yea r s o f age o r by a ny r e s i den t o f t he
coun t r y , t e r r i t o r y, c o l ony or p r ov i nce , who i s no t a p a r t y and who i s ove r 18
yea r s o f age .
( d ) Summons : Pe r s ona l Se r v i c e . The s ummons and compl a i n t s ha l l be
s e r ved t o ge t he r . The p l a i n t i f f s ha l l f u r n i s h t he pe r s on mak i ng s e r v i c e wi t h s uch
cop i e s a s a r e neces s a r y . Ser v i c e s hal l be made by de l i ve r i ng a copy o f t he
summons a t t a ched t o a copy of t he compl a i n t a s f o l l ows: . . . ( 6 ) Se r v i c e Upon
I nd i v i dual s . I n a l l o t he r ca s e s t o t he de f endan t pe r s ona l l y , o r by l e avi ng
cop i e s t h e r eo f a t t he de f endan t s dwe l l i ng house o r u s ua l p l a ce o f abode wi t h
some pe r s on o f s u i t ab l e age a nd d i s c r e t i on t h en r e s i d i ng t he r e i n , o r by
de l i ve r i n g a copy of t he s ummons and c omp l a i nt t o an a gen t au t hor i z ed by
appo i n tmen t o r by l aw t o r e ce i ve s e r v i ce o f p r oce s s .
. . . ( g ) Re t u r n . The pe r s on s e r v i ng t he p r oces s s ha l l make p r oof o f
s e r v i c e t he r eo f t o t h e cou r t p r omp t l y and i n any even t wi t h i n t he t ime dur i ng
whi ch t he pe r s on s e r ved must r e s pond t o t he pr oce s s . Pr oo f o f s e r v i c e s ha l l be
a s f o l l ows : . . . ( 4 ) The wr i t t en admi s s i on o f t h e de f endan t . . . . I n ca s e o f s e r v i c e
o t he rwi s e t han by pub l i c a t i on , t he c e r t i f i c a t e o r a f f i dav i t s hal l s t a t e t he
da t e , p l a ce and manne r o f s e r v i c e . Fa i l u r e t o make p r oof o f s e r v i ce s ha l l no t
a f f e c t t h e va l i d i t y o f t he s e r v i c e .
See 60302 a nd Ga r i ns ' 11 / 15/ 12 Mot i on t o Di smi s s t he r e i n : 4 .
Def endan t s Ac t ua l Not i c e Doe s No t Cons t i t u t e Se r v i c e Any a s s e r t i on by P l a i n t i f f
t ha t De f e ndan t ha s a c t ua l n o t i c e o f t h i s l awsu i t , a nd knowl edge o f t h i s ca s e
excus e s s e r v i c e o f t h e s ummons and c ompl a i n t , mi s s e s t he po i n t . The Nevada
Supr eme Cour t ha s l ong a cknowl edged t ha t no t i ce o f a l i t i ga t i on i s no t a
subs t i t u t e f o r p r ope r s e r v i ce o f p r oce s s . C.H.A Ven t u r e v . G.C. Wa l l a ce
Consu l t i n g Eng i neer s , I nc . , 794 P . 2d 707 , 709 (Nev . 1990) . I n e f f e c t ,
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Def endan t ' s no t i c e o f t h i s l i t i ga t i o n doe s not e xcus e Pl a i n t i f f ' s non - s e r v i c e on
Def endan t .
Not e t ha t t h e Pr oof o f Se r v i ce f o r t h e 1 / 12/ 12 NRS 200 . 591
S t a l k i ng/Ha r a s smen t TPO Ri cha r d G. Hi l l , Es q . , ob t a i ned f r om t he RJC i s s i gned
by RJC Bai l i f f P l a mondon .
NRS 4 . 230 Docke t : En t r i e s ; f o rm.
1 . Eve r y j u s t i c e must k eep a docke t , i n wh i ch t he j u s t i c e mus t
en t e r :
( a ) The t i t l e o f eve r y a c t i on or p r oceed i ng .
( b ) The ob j e c t o f t he a c t i on or p r oceedi ng ; and i f a s um of money be
c l a imed , t he amount t he r eo f .
( c ) The da t e o f t he s ummons , a nd t he t i me o f i t s r e t u r n ; and i f an
or de r t o a r r e s t t h e de f endan t be made , o r a wr i t o f a t t a chmen t be i s s ued, a
s t a t emen t o f t he f ac t .
( d ) The t ime when t he pa r t i e s , o r e i t he r o f t hem, a ppea r , o r t he i r
nonappea r ance , i f de f au l t b e made ; a mi nu t e o f t he p l e ad i ngs and mo t i ons ; i f i n
wr i t i ng , r e f e r r i ng t o t hem; i f no t i n wr i t i ng, a conc i s e s t a t emen t o f t h e
mat e r i a l pa r t s o f t he p l e adi ng . The RJC' s Ba i l i f f Reyes and Ch i e f Ci v i l Cl e r k
Chr i s t i ne Er i ckson have r e f used t o pr ov i de Cough l i n a docke t i n Rev11- 1492 and
Rev11- 1708 , c i t i ng t o JCRRT r u l e r equ i r i ng t ypewr i t t e n p l e ad i ngs , de spi t e t he
i napp l i c a b i l i t y o f JCRRT t o l and l o r d t enan t mat t e r s a s i nd i c a t e i n JCRRT Ru l e
3 . Fu r t he r , Coughl i n ha s h ad Reye s r e f u s e t o t a ke r eques t s Coug l i n ha s
submi t t ed f o r f i l i ng f o r docke t s and c op i e s o f t he JAVS aud i o of t he 1 / 4/ 13
hea r i ng i n RCP12- 607 , and whe t he r de f au l t be made t h e r e i n i s
key . . . pa r t i cu l a r l y g i ven t h a t NRS 33. 270 r equi r e s mor e t h an a d e f au l t , i t
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r equ i r e s t o app l i c an t p r ove ( p r obab l y by t he s ame c l e a r and conv i c i ng e v i dence
s t anda r d Ca l i f o r n i a u s e s , t ha t s e t f or t h t he r e i n . . . no t s imp l y e n t e r a de f au l t
upon s ome a l l eged f a i l u r e t o appea r by Cough l i n , e s pec i a l l y whe r e t eh 12 / 26 / 12
Proo f o f Se r v i c e by RJC Ba i l i f f Eng l i s h i s de f i c i en t a nd v i o l a t i ve o f cour t hous e
s anc t ua r y a nd a t t o r ney l i t i gan t p r i vi l ege / immun i t y f r om se r v i c e o f p r oces s i n
t he cou r t house ( t h e s ame def i c i eny wh i ch be f a l l s Bake r ' s a t t empt s t o pe r sona l l y
s e r ve Coug l h i n on 9 / 27 / 11 t he 5 Day Unl awfu l Det a i ne r Not i c e i n 1708 .
( e ) Eve r y adj ou r nmen t , s t a t i ng on whose a pp l i c a t i on and t o wha t
t ime .
( f ) The demand f o r a t r i a l by j u r y , when t he s ame i s made, a nd by
whom made, t he o r de r f o r t h e j u r y , a nd t he t i me appo i nt ed f o r t he r e t u r n o f t he
j u r y and f o r t he t r i a l . . . . ( t h i s i s somewha t i s d i s pu t e i n 1708, t hough t he
t i t l e o f Cough l i n ' s 10 / 11 / 11 f i l i ng t he r e i n does con t a i n t he wor d s Demand f o r
Ju r y Tr i a l . . .wh i c h i s p r obl ema t i c c ons i de r i n g t ha t J udge S f e r r azza den i ed
Coug l i n a j u r y t r i a l , de sp i t e Coug l i n t ime l y maki gn s uch a demand unde r NRCP 38
( s e e NRS 40 . 400) , whi ch was p r i o r t o t he 10 / 13 / 11 Ev i c t i on Deci s i on and Or de r
s e t t i ng t he ma t t e r ove r f or Tr i a l o n 10 / 25 / 11 s hou l d Coug l i n depos i t s ome
$2 , 275 i n r en t e s c r ow pu r suan t t o NRS 118A. 355( 5 ) , even t hough Coug l i n a lways
mai n t a i ned he was en t i t l ed t o an appl i c a t i on of NRS 118A. 360 ' s f i x and deduc t
d i c t a t e s , i n add i t on t o t he s e t o f f s i nu r i ng t o Cough l i n unde r NRS 118A. 390 ,
118A. 510 , NRS 118A. 290 , and NRS 118A. 355 ( 2 ) .
( i ) The j udgment o f t he cou r t , s pec i f y i ng t he cos t s i nc l uded , and
t he t ime when r ende r ed .
( j ) The i s s ui ng o f t h e execu t i on , when i s s ued and t o whom; t he
r enewa l s t he r eo f , i f any , a nd when made , and a s t a t emen t o f any money pai d t o
t he j u s t i ce , when and by whom.
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( k ) The r e cei p t o f a no t i c e o f a ppea l , i f any be g i ven , a nd o f t he
appea l bond , i f any be f i l e d . ( t h i s i s a b i t of an i s s ue i n RCR11- 063341 a nd
RCR13-071437 a s t o t h e f i l i ngs and or de r o f a nd a r ound 3 / 11 / 13 ) .
i nc i den t t o Cough l i n ' s f o r mal d i s c i p l i na r y hea r i ng r e ga r d i ng t he i r r evocab l e
r evoca t i o n o f h i s l aw l i c ens e , mi s l e ad i ng swor n s t a t emen t s by bo t h SBN Ba r
Counse l Pa t Ki ng a nd WCPD J im Les l i e , a nd ve r ba l s t a t e ment s and wr i t i ngs t o
Couge f f e c t o f un l a wfu l a r r e s t h l i n by DAS s t a f f , i nc l udi ng Of f i c e r Ce l e s t e Brown ,
suppo r t t h i s co l o r ab l e c l a i m by Cough l i n t ha t h e ha s n o t v i o l a t ed t he t e rms o f
h i s p r obat i on , much l e s s i n a manner s u f f i c i en t t o s uppor t a s ummary a r r e s t .
Cough l i n has r e ce i ved i nd i c a t i ons f r om DAS s t a f f i nc l ud i ng Of f i ce r Br own t h a t ,
i n ex i gent c i r cumst ance s c a l l i ng o r wr i t i ng , e spec i a l l y ahead of t ime , may
pr ov i de a ba s i s f o r no t f i n d i ng a p r oba t i on vi o l a t i n , and Coughl i n s ubmi t s t ha t
bo t h a l l e ged p r obat i on v i o l a t i on ( i n c i den t t o DAS Of f i ce r Ramos' s PC shee t o f
2 / 1 / 13 , wh i ch i nd i ca t e s uch v i o l a t i o n occu r ed on 1 / 3 / 13 and 1 / 24 / 13 . . .whi ch j u s t
happend t o be days whe r e Cough l i n had dead l i ne s i n 62337 and whe r e Coug l i n now
f a ce s f e l ony and gr o s s cha r ges upon a l l ega t i o ns o f TPO a nd EPO v i o l a t i ons
occu r i ng on t hos e da t e s ) augue r s t owa r ds e i t h e r d i smi s s i ng t he cha r ge o f a n
a l l eged pr oba t i on v i o l a t i on o r a f f o r d i ng Cough l i n r ep r e s en t a t i o n a t pub l i c e
expens e , e spec i a l l y whe r e , appa r en t l y B. L i nds ay , Esq . Showed up t o t he 12-
067980 con t emp t he a r i ng on 2 / 13 / 13 a s a f r e e b i e , upbenowns t t o Cough l i n and
coun t e r t o a t l e a s t t he impl i c i t r epr e s en t a t i on made t o h im by t he Cour t a nd
Li nds ay upon be i ng l e d i n t o c ou r t i n r e s t r a i nt s t ha t mor n i ng , a bsen t any
consu l t a t i ons wi t h L i nds ay be f o r ehand wha t s oeve r . .
Such a ba s i s t o p r ec l ude a pr obab l e caus e f i n d i ng i nc l udes :
RE: Updat e Br own , Ce l e s t e (CBrown@wa shoecount y . u s )Add t o con t a c t s 1 / 24 / 13
To: ' Zach Cough l i n' F r om: Brown , Cel e s t e (CBr own@washoecoun t y . us ) Th i s s ende r
i s i n your s a f e l i s t . Sen t : Thu 1 / 24 / 13 3 : 10 PM To: ' Zach Cough l i n '
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( z achcough l i n@ho tma i l . com) Pe r t he vi deo , you s howed up a t 2 : 56 p .m F r om he r e
on ou t Zach , you need t o check i n be tween 9 : 45 and 2 : 00 p .m. Let s s e e i f we can
f i x t he pr ob l em ok? Sg t . CJ Br own WC Dep t . Of Al t e r na t i ve Sen t e nc i ng 1 Sou t h
Si e r r a S t . Reno , Nv 89501 de sk 775 ) 327- 8384 f ax 775 ) 327- 8383 From: Zach
Cough l i n [ma i l t o : z achcough l i n@ho tma i l . c om] Sen t : Thu r s day , J anua r y 24 , 2 013 2 : 42
PM To : Br own , Ce l e s t e Sub j e c t : Upda t e Dea r Of f i c e r Br own, I appr e c i a t e y our
r e cen t not e . Thank you . I t mean t a l o t . I c ame i n ye s t e r day we l l mor e t h an 5
minu t e s pr i o r t o 3 pm, bu t was de t a i ned t oo l ong a t t h e s e cu r i t y s t a t i on f o r
Ba i l i f f Med i na t o e s co r t me t o t he DAS Of f i c e ( t hen Chi e f J udge S f e r r a zza ' s
Admin i s t r a t i ve Orde r 12 - 01 of Decembe r 20 t h , 2012 r equi r e s a s much) . I s aw Judge
Li nda Ga r dne r ' s ba i l i f f , Depu t y Ki r kham mi l l i ng abou t wi t h f ou r o r f i ve o t he r
depu t i e s nea r t he cour t hous e ex i t pe r f o rmi ng a pbc t e s t on a man , and r e ques t ed
pe rmi s s i on t o wa i t my t u r n and t ake one a s wel l . I memor i a l i z ed t h i s i n a no t e
t ha t I ga ve t o Ba i l i f f Med i na f o r whi ch he agr e ed t o p r ov i de t o DAS. Depu t y
Ki r kham made s ome snee r i ng commen t a r y abou t a l coho l i sm a nd dependency i s sue s i n
gene r a l ( I c anno t r e ca l l s pec i f i c a l l y whe t he r o r no t s he t hen " h i gh - f i ve d" one
of he r f e l l ow deput i e s ) a s t hey r e l a t e t o me , a nd pe r haps t he I r i s h r a ce a nd my
ance s t r y i n gene r a l , t h en r e f us ed t o a l l ow me t o t ake a pbc t e s t a nd documen t i t
on t he not e I l e f t wi t h Ba i l i f f Med i na f o r DAS. Depu t y Ki r kham dec i ded a ga i ns t
a s s i s t i ng i n a pbc t e s t . Depu t y Ki r kham, t he SBN a r r anged , was pr e s en t f or my
11 / 14 / 12 f o rma l d i s c i p l i na r y hea r i ng a t t he St a t e Ba r of Nevada, d e sp i t e t he
i nvo l vemen t o f 2 JDC Fami l y Cour t J udge Li nda Gardne r ( t he SBN ha s been
pur pos e f ul l y vague a nd obs t r uc t i on i s t a s t o whe t he r ng12- 0435 i s a g r i evance
wi t h a g r i evan t o f L i nda Gar dne r g i ven s ome of t he e t hi c a l p r obl ems a s soc i a t ed
wi t h J udge s wr i t i n g l e t t e r s whe t he r of r e commenda t i on or condemna t i on ( or Orde r s
Af t e r Tr i a l ) and s ubmi t t i ng t hem vo l un t a r i l y ( o r hav i ng t he i r b r o t he r RMC Judge
Wi l l i am Ga r dne r do s o by way o f t ak i ng t he 4 / 13 / 09 Orde r Af t e r Tr i a l by h i s
s i s t e r a nd pa s s i ng i t t o RMC Judge Nash Ho lme s , t hen hav i ng her i nc l ude t ha t i n
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t he 3 / 14 / 09 g r i evance s he he r s e l f f i l ed on beha l f o f RMC Judge Wi l l i am Ga r dne r
and a l l o t he r RMC Judge s . . . . e s pec i a l l y whe r e RMC Judge W. Ga r dne r r e f u s e d t o
r e cus e h i mse l f f r om t he c r i mina l t r e spa s s p r os ecu t i on of Cough l i n f r om hi s
f o rme r home l aw o f f i c e i nc i den t t o t he s ummar y ev i c t i o n f r om i t p r e s i ded ove r by
RJC Judge S f e r r a zza (whe r e a $2 , 275 r en t e s c r ow depos i t was o r de r ed by t he RJC
i n v i o l a t i on o f Nevada l aw and s t i l l no t r e t ur ned t o Cough l i n by t he t ime o f t he
t r e s pa s s i ng a r r e s t o r du r i ng any pe r i od i n whi ch Coughl i n was e xpec t ed t o h i r e
move r s and r en t a uhau l and a r r ange f o r an a l t e r na t e l oca t i on t o p l a ce s uch
pe r sona l t y) . Fu r t he r RMC Judge Ga r der f a i l ed t o d i s c l os e t ha t h i s s i s t e r i s 2 JDC
Fami l y Cour t J udge L i nda Gar dne r du r i ng t he a ud i o r e cor d o f t he 2 / 2 / 12 hea r i ng
i n 11 CR 26405 wher e i n Cough l i n p r omp t ed J udge Ga r dne r t o d i s c l ose any s uch
mat t e r s t ha t wou l d t e nd t o c r ea t e an a ppea r ance o f impr op r i e t y or a ba s i s f o r a
con f l i c t or b i a s , whe t he r o r no t s uch d i d , i n f a c t ex i s t , a nd whe t he r t h e j udge
h imse l f t hough t s uch d i d i n f a c t ex i s t . . . . ( NOTE: Cough l i n emai l goe s on and on
and i s t r unca t ed he r e ) .
Fur t he r , t he p r ox i mi t y o f Cough l i n ' s a r r e s t o n 2 / 1 / 13 a f t e r 7 p m
cons i de r i ng Cough l i n ema i l t o WCDA Cr imi na l Di v i s i on e a r l y morni ng 2 / 1 / 13 i s
t r oub l i ng. Add i t i ona l l y , WCDA DDA Wa t t s -Vi a l ' s r e f u s a l t o r e s pond t o Cough l i n ' s
pr ope r l y i s s ued s ubpoena s i n h i s f o r mal d i s c i p l i na r y hea r i ng ( s ee Wa t t s l a s t
minu t e 11/ 13 / 12 f a x t o Cough l i n r e f us i ng t o have 2 JDC Judge s and Admin i s t r a t o r s
appea r o r t o p r oduced ma t e r i a l s r equr ed by Cough l i n ' s subpoena duce s t e c um, a l l
pr ope r l y i s s ued unde r SCR 110 , and whe r e no f ee s we r e r equ i r ed g i ve SCR 105( 4 )
and SCR 119( 3 ) , and whe r e t he Pane l Cha i r ' s 1 1 / 7 / 12 Or de r Quashi ng s ubpoena s on
RMC Judges i s vo i d a nyways g i ven j u r i s d i c t i on t o s o r ul e , unde r SCR 111( 4)
r e s i de s wi t h NNDB Boa r d Chai r Sus i ch, no t Pane l Cha i r Echeve r r i a , and whe r e s uch
does no t app l y t o supboena s i s s ued t o 2JDC Judges and pe r sonne l . Cough l i n
sough t t o have 2 JDC and o r Wat t s -Vi a l c ompe l l ed t o s o pr oduced such a t t he pe r i l
of con t emp t a t t he 11 / 14 / 12 f o rma l h ea r i ng . Fur t he r , even i f NRCP 45 was
app l i c ab l e , a s DDA Wa t t s -Vi a l ' s 11 / 13 / 12 f ax i nd i c a t e s , Cough l i n ha s been
cha r ac t e r i z ed a s an a t t o r ney and Cough l i n wa s au t ho r i z ed t o p r a c t i c e a nd
appea r p r o s e i n t ha t ma t t e r i n S t a t e Ba r Cour t o f t he SBN, i nc l ud i ng by exp r e s s
a s s e r t i on made t o Coug l i n on 10 / 15 / 12 by As s t . Ba r Counse l Ki ng, r e l ay i ng Ch i e f
Bar Couns e l ' s Dav i d Cl a r k ' s de c i s i on v i s a v i s Cough l i n ' s r i gh t t o i s s ue h i s own
s ubpoena s ( ve r s us go i gn t o t he SBN and have Cl e r k Pe t e r s do s o ) , a nd f u r t he r i n
cons i de r a t i on o f t he 7 / 27 / 12 wr i t i n g t o Cough l i n by NNDB Cha i r Sus i ch di r e c t i ng
Cough l i n t o con f e r wi t h and ob t a i n a ny s uch i nd i ca t i ons f r om Bar Counse l , v e r sus
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A de f endan t ha s a r i gh t t o couns e l i n mi sdemeano r p r o s ecu t i ons i f t he
cou r t impose s an a c t i ve o r suspended s en t ence o f impr i sonmen t . See Al abama v .
She l t on , 535 U. S . 654 ( 2002) . Acco r di ng l y , i f t h e de f e ndan t i s imprope r l y den i ed
couns e l , t he cou r t i s p r e c l uded f r om impos i ng e i t he r a n a c t i ve or s u spended
s en t ence of impr i s onmen t . Fur t he r , i f t he cour t imposes a s u spended s en t ence o f
impr i s onmen t i n v i o l a t i on of t he de f endan t s r i gh t t o couns e l , t he cou r t may no t
ac t i va t e t he de f endan t s s e n t ence a t a p r oba t i on r evoca t i on p r oceed i ng
r ega r d l e s s o f whe t he r t he de f endan t i s r ep r e s en t ed a t t he r evoca t i on p r oceed i ng .
See i n f r a 12 . 3B. Civ i l Cont emp t . I n
appea l b r i e f i n 62337 on o r a r ound t he dead l i ne t o do so o f 1 / 23 / 13 . The
SBN ha s f a i l ed t o r e s pond t o Cough l i n ' s r e a sonab l e i nqu i r i e s i n t ha t r ega r d , a s
has t he WCDA DDA Young ( r a t he r , Cough l i n i s f unne l ed t o an I n spec t o r Covi ng t on ,
whom i s a r guab l y c ommi t t i ng t he unaut ho r i z ed pr ac t i c e of l aw, a nd s uch
c i r cums t a nce s on l y f u r t he r unde r s co r e t he ex t en t t o whi ch t he WCDA Of f i c e s hou l d
be d i s qual i f i ed f orm p r os ecu t i ng Cough l i n , pa r t i cu l a r l y whe r e DDA Kanda r a s '
above emai l a dmi t s t o f e e l i ng Cough l i n ' s compe t ency i s b r ough t i n t o que s t i on ,
t he even t s i nvo l v i ng two f orme r WCDA Cr imi na l Di v i s i on p r o s ecu t or ' s t u r ned RJC
Judge s on 2 / 13 / 13 i n ( an Or de r f o r Compe t ency Eva l ua t i on s i gned a nd en t e r ed by
Judge Pear s on a t a n 8 : 30 am he a r i ng i n 11 - 063341 was pr ov i ded , i n wr i t i n g , t o
Judge Cl i f t on i n 1 2- 065630 , wi t h sha l l l anguage , and DDA Young ' s wi l l i ngnes s
t o go a l ong wi t h J udge Cl i f t on i n r e f u s i ng t o f o l l ow NRS 178 . 405 ' s mandat o r y
s t ay i s a r guab l y i mpermi s s i b l e . To have RJC Ba i l l i f f ' s t hen Or de r Coughl i n t o
r ema i n a t t he RJC, t hen go i n t o a he a r i ng b r ough t on a n Emergency Bas i s upon DDA
Young maki ng an Ex Pa r t e Reques t f o r J udge Cl i f t on t o r e s cons i de r h i s Or de r f o r
Compe t ency Eva l ua t i on a l l h a s a r a t h e r f ox i n t he hen hous e qua l i t y t o i t when
i t c omes t o t he WCDA' s Of f i ce , and now RJC Judges whom had p r evi ous l y s pen t t he
maj o r i t y of t he i r ca r ee r ' s i n t he WCDA' s Of f i ce -Cr imi na l Di v i s i on , hav i ng t h i ngs
a c e r t a i n way an a wfu l l o t of t he t i me. ) .
Tha t ' s t h e hea r i ng Coug l i n r e a l l y wan t ed con t i nued becaus e , a s
spec i f i c a l l y men t i oned by J udge Pea r son a t a 2 / 5 / 13 8 : 30 am hear i ng on s ome
uns e r ved , unno t i c e d Orde r Show Cause (Cough l i n was ba i l ed ou t a t 1 : 45 am ( a f t e r
t he l a s t bus had l e f t 911 Pa r r Bl vd , r equ i r i n g I wa l k 3 . 5 mi l e s t o my 1471 E .
9 t h S t . l oca t i on , a t wh i ch I r en t a f i f t h whee l t r a i l e r f o r $75 a mon t h , a r en t
I c an ba r e l y make each mon t h) and Cough l i n was on l y a r ound t o a t t end t ha t 11 -
063341 unno t i c ed ( or impr ope r l y no t i ced Gagnon 1 hea r i ng cons i de r i ng h i s WC
I nma t e Rel e a s e i n f orma t i on i nd i c a t e d s uch hea r i ng woul d be on 2 / 7 / 13 , a nd now
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Cough l i n f a ced Show Caus e Hea r i ng on 3 / 5 / 13 (wh i ch i s , c u r i ous l y , no t ed i n t he
docke t f o r RCR12-065630 , and exp l a i ns t he f a c t t ha t Br uce Li nds ay ' s pa r a l ega l
Di ana S im' s f axed a l e t t e r Li nds ay di c t a t ed s eek i ng a con t i nuance o f s uch 3 / 5 / 13
OSC Hea r i ng f r om J udge Cl i f t on , c i t i ng a s chedu l i ng conf l i c t , wi t h S ims f ax i ng
t he t he RJC such l e t t e r t o Judge Cl i f t on wi t h a de s i gna t i on t he r eon t ha t i t
r e f e r ed t o "RCR12- 065630" wh i ch compl e t e l y unde rmi ne s Li nds ay ' s s ubs equen t
a s s e r t i on t h a t h i s f a i l u r e t o appea r on 3 / 19 / 13 a t t he c on t i nuat i on o f t he t r i a l
i n t ha t ma t t e r was no t p r obl ema t i c , a s he f e l t he was no t a t t o r ney o f r e co r d on
"Dave ' s c a s e " ( J udge Dav i d Cl i f t on ) and t ha t h i s e a r l i e r i nd i c a t i ons t o Cough l i n
j u s t be f or e and dur i ng t he 3 / 11 / 13 OSC Hea r i ng ( t he c a s e numbe r a s s i gned t o t ha t
combi na t i on hea r i ng ha s changed numer ous t imes , wi t h i ncons i s t e n t i nd i c a t i ons a s
t o wh i ch a l l ega t i o ns and s ub j ec t ma t t e r we r e t o be and we r e addr e s s ed i n wh i ch
ca s e numbe r ) t ha t a " g l oba l r e s o l u t i on t ha t wi l l a l l ow you t o pr a c t i c e l aw and
no t have any SCR 111( 6 ) conv i c t i ons on your r eco r d a s t o any o f t he c a s e whe r e i n
you have eve r been a de f endan t i n t h e RJC" was , no t t r ue a f t e r a l l ) ove r s ome
a l l ega t i o n t ha t Cough l i n c a l l ed t he RJC, a l l e ged l y i n v i o l a t i on o f J udge
Sf e r r a zza' s 12 / 20 / 12 Admin i s t r a t i ve Orde r 12 - 01 ( no c a s e numbe r i nd i c a t e d i n t he
cap t i on t he r e i nm and a r guabl y , t he s e r v i c e o f p r oce s s of t ha t Admi n i s t r a t i ve
Orde r was i n s u f f i c i en t , a nd s uch Orde r ex t i ngu i s hed upon t he c a l enda r i ng ye a r
chang i ng t o 2013 , and t he s ea t i ng o f a new Chi e f J udge t o r ep l a ce t hen Ch i e f
Judge S f e r r a zza ) , t o s e e i f t h a t Hear i ng i n 1 1- 063341 i nd i c a t ed a s s e t f or
2 / 5 / 13 was , i n f a c t , s t i l l on c a l enda r , o r whe t he r t he Hea r i ng he l d a t 8 : 30 am
on 2 / 5 / 13 r ep l a ced s uch Hear i ng ) 12 - 065630 . . . t ha t DAS hea r i ng i n 063341 was
i nco r r e c t l y no t i c e d on my J a i l Re l e a s e pape r s f o r 2 / 5 / 13 o r s ome t h i ng . . . At t ha t
2 / 3 / 13 Hea r i ng I g o t an Orde r f o r Compe t ency Eva l ua t i o n f r om Pea r s on , t h en wen t
and p r ov i ded t ha t t o J udge Cl i f t on a t t he r e s umpt i on of t he 065630 t r i a l
immed i a t e l y t he r e a f t e r , wh i ch , unde r NRS 178 . 405 , r equi r ed Cl i f t on t o s uspend
t he t r i a l i n 11 - 065630 . Of cour s e , h e d i d no t . He ha s demons t r a t ed a wi l l i ngnes s
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t o f a i l t o app l y t he l aw a s wr i t t en i n c e r t a i n i n s t ance s , i nva r i ab l y t o t he
bene f i t o f t he S t a t e , o f t en wi t h t he e ncou r agemen t o f DDA Young ( t hough , t o be
f a i r , a t t he 2 / 13 / 13 Tr i a l , DDA Young d i d po i n t ou t t o J udge Cl i f t on t he s ha l l
l anguage i n NRS 178 . 405 , t o wh i ch J udge Cl i f t on made , admi t t ed l y , an i nven t i ve ,
a r gumen t t ha t s ome f a i l u r e t o make s pec i f i c f i nd i ngs of f a c t o r s ome t h i ng a l ong
t hos e l i n e s i n J udge Pea r sons j u s t mi n t ed Orde r Fo r Compe t ency Eva l ua t i o n i n 11 -
063341 o f 2 / 13 / 13 made i napp l i c ab l e t he mandat o r y s t ay unde r NRS 178 . 405. Even
i f one wer e t o over l ook i n pos s i b l e impr op r i e t y o f J udge Cl i f t o n s uspendi ng t ha t
Tr i a l , s t a r t i ng a t 9 am i n 12- 065630 l ong enough f o r DDA Young t o go t o t he RJC
coun t e r a nd make a nd ex pa r t e r eque s t f o r an emergency r e cons i de r a t i on hea r i ng
be f o r e J udge Pea r s on , i nc l ud i ng t he ev i den t p a r t i a l i t y r eve l a ed by f a i l i ng t o
app l y p r ocedu r a l r u l e s t o t he S t a t e i n t he s a me r i g i d and ove r l y f o rmu l a i c
manne r t o wh i ch t h e RJC ha s a pp l i ed t hem t o Cough l i n ( i nc l ud i ng t h e 10 days
Cough l i n shou l d have t o r e s pond t o s uch a Mot i on f o r Recons i de r a t i on o f t he
Orde r f o r Compe t ency Eva l uat i on o f 2 / 13 / 13 i n 11 - 063341) , t he r e s t i l l exi s t s t he
f a c t t ha t J udge Cl i f t on f a i l ed t o f o l l ow NRS 178 . 405 a nd immed i a t e l y S t a y a l l
pr oceed i ngs i n a l l d epa r tmen t s , bu t r a t he r , a l l owed DDA Young a r e ce s s t o go and
make h i s ex pa r t e communi cat i ons t o t he RJC Ba i l i f f coun t e r s e e k i ng an Emergency
Hea r i ng be f o r e J udge Pea r son t o r e cons i de r h i s 2 / 13 / 13 Or de r f or Compe t e ncy
Eva l ua t i o n . DDA Young ' s mak i ng s uch Mo t i on vi o l a t ed t he manda t or y au t oma t i c
s t ay r equi r ed by NRS 178 . 405 l e av i ng t he RJC t o r e l y upon s ome dub i ous a s s e r t i on
t ha t J duge Pea r s on j u s t happened t o con t i nue mul l i ng hi s dec i s i on t o en t e r t he
Orde r Fo r Compe t ency Eva l uat i on he e n t e r ed i n 11 - 063441 a t app r ox ima t e l y 8 : 45
am, s ua s pon t e , wi t hou t any p r ompt i ng o r ex t r a j ud i c i a l c ommun i ca t i ons wi t h
Judge Cl i f t on , DDA Young , o r anyone e l s e . . . s omet h i ng J udge Pea r son r e f us ed t o
r e f u t e t h e a l l ega t i on o f upon Cough l i n pu t t i n g i t be f or e h im dur i ng t he br i e f
Emergency Recons i de r a t i on Hea r i ng J udge Cl i f t on l e f t t he bench l ong enough i n
12- 065630 on 2 / 13 / 13 t o a l l ow Judge Pea r son t o t ake i t a n vaca t e o r o t herwi s e
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amend h i s Or de r f or Compe t e ncy Eva l ua t i on , a t wh i ch poi n t J udge Pea r s on d i d
r ende r a r u l i gn t h a t he woul d en t e r an Orde r hav i ng t h e S t a t e p ay f o r a men t a l
hea l t h eva l ua t i on f o r t he i nd i gen t Cough l i n , t ha t , t o t h i s da t e , s t i l l has no t
been en t e r ed and Cough l i n ha s been unab l e t o have s uch done due t o t he f a i l u r e
t o i s s ue a check t o h im made ou t t o h i s pys chi a t r i s t , Dr . Sua t Yasa r , MD ( t he
St a t e , DDA Young , and Ri char d G. Hi l l , Esq . , have a l l been ab l e t o ge t Emergency
Ex Pa r t e Mot i ons gr an t ed aga i ns t Cough l i n , whe r ea s , DDA Young ' s f a i l u r e t o
oppos e Cough l i n ' s 2 / 21 / 12 Mo t i on t o Di smi s s i n 12 - 065630 (wh i ch, a r guab l y unde r
Po l k v . St a t e and DCR 13( 3 ) may r equi r ed s uch Mo t i on t o Di smi s s be g r an t ed )
r e s u l t ed i n J udge Cl i f t on , a lmos t r e f l ex i ve l y by i n s t i nc t , s ua spon t e , mak i ng an
a r gumen t on t he S t a t e ' s beha l f t ha t DDA Young h ad imp l i c i l t y opposed s uch Mot i on
t o Di smi s s , t he r eby r evea l i ng f u r t he r t he ev i den t pa r t i a l i t y aga i ns t Cough l i n by
t he RJC j ud i c i a r y pe r vad i ng a l l o f t he va r i ous p r o s ecut i ons and
ev i c t i ons / l and l o r d t e nan t ma t t e r s t h e r e i n ) .
The mo t i on pend i ng b e f o r e t h i s Cour t a s k s t ha t t he d i s t r i c t cour t
j udge who he a r d t he c a s e be d i s qua l i f i ed . A mot i on . t o d i s qua l i f y a j udge mus t
s e t f o r t h f a c t s and r e a sons s u f f i c i en t t o c a use a r e a sonab l e p e r son t o ques t i on
t he j udge' s impa r t i a l i t y , a nd t he cha l l enged j udge may c on t r ad i c t t he mot i on ' s
a l l ega t i o n . The mot i on mus t be r e f e r r ed t o ano t he r j udge f o r adj ud i c a t i o n .
Towbi n Dodge , LLC v . Di s t . Ct . 121 Nev . 251 , 260 , 112 P. 3d 1063 ( 2005 ) .
Cough l i n f i l ed and h ad a copy s e r ved on J udge Cl i f t on ' s chambe r s
pr i o r t o t he commencemen t o f t r i a l o n 12 / 12 / 12 i n 12 - 065630 ( i n a c co r dance wi t h
t he exp r e s s l anguage o f NRS 1 . 235 ( 2 ) ( b ) , t o wh i ch J udge Cl i f t on made a non-
s equ i t u r a r gumen t r e l a t ed t o t he t i me s e t f o r s t a r t o f t r i a l wher e s uch
s t a t u t o r y d i c t a t e ac t ua l l y r equ i r e s maki ng a Mot i on t o Di s qua l i f y s uch a s
Coug l i n ' s o f 12 / 11/ 12 i n 12- 065630 no t l a t e r t h an t he c ommencement o f t r i a l o r
hea r i ng of t he c a s e whe r e t he f a c t s upon whi ch d i s qua l i f i c a t i on o f t he j udge
i s s ough t a r e no t known t o t he pa r t y be f o r e t he pa r t y i s no t i f i ed o f t h e
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a s s i gnment o f t he j udge o r beo f r e any p r e t r i a l hea r i ng i s he l d. Cough l i n was
no t no t i f i ed o f t h e t r ans f e r o f 12 - 065630 t o Judge Cl i f t on , f r om Judge Lynch
un t i l a t ime t o c l ose i n p r ox imi t y t o t he commencemen t o f t r i a l on 12 / 11/ 13 i n
12- 065630 a nd s t i l l ha s no t be en t o l d why t he ma t t e r wa s appa r e n t l y t r ans f e r r ed ,
cu r i ous l y, on 2 / 27/ 12 ( s ame day a s t r i a l be f or e J udge Nash Ho lme s i n 11 TR 26800
r e s u l t i ng i n 5 day s ummary con t empt i nca r ce r a t i on and a 3 / 14 / 12 wr i t t en
gr i evance t o t he SBN whe r e i n J udge Na sh Ho lmes i nd i c a t e s s he had hea r d he
(Cough l i n) may be l i v i ng i n h i s c a r somewhe r e , wh i ch i s r a t he r t r oub l i ng
( e s pec i a l l y consd i e r i ng RJC J udge Schr oede r wou l d i s s ue a de f aul t s ummar y
ev i c t i on l ockou t Or de r t he f o l l owi ng day i n 12- 374 t o Gayl e Ke r n , Esq . , wher e
Kern he r s e l f v i o l a t ed RPC 3. 5A, e s pec i a l l y cons i de r i n t he l eng t hy Tenan t ' s
Answer and Pr e -Hear i ng Br i e f Cough l i n f i l ed on 3 / 8 / 12 i n 12 - 374 a nd t he
j u r i s d i c t i ona l ba r i n NRS 40 . 253 ( 6 ) r equ i r i ng t h a t Ke r n f i l e a Land l o r d ' s
Af f i dav i t PRIOR t o t he ho l di ng o f any s uch s ummary ev i c t i on hear i ng (Cough l i n
a l l eged l y a ppea r ed a coup l e mi nu t e s l a t t o t h a t 3 / 15 / 12 hea r i ng, whe r e NV
Ene r gey a nd Ke r n , and he r u nau t ho r i z ed p r ac t i t i one r o f l aw non a t t o r ney
a s soc i a t e / p r ope r t y manage r Wes t e r n Nevada Managemen t ' s Sue Ki ng a l l eged l y
consp i r ed t o dep r i ve Cough l i n o f e l e c t r i c i t y t o h i s t h en home l aw o f f i c e a t 1422
E. 9 t h ST. #2 f o r ove r one week) , mak i ng J udge Sch r oede r ' s 3 / 15/ 12 Lockou t Orde r
vo i de f o r l a ck o f j u r i s d i c t i on ( s e e NRS 40 . 400 and NRC 60 ( b ) ( 4 ) , t hough , e x t r a -
j ud i c i a l sua s pon t e i nve s t i ga t i on , a ppa r en t l y , by RJC Judge Sch r oede r r e su l t ed
i n a r a t h e r cu r i ous Or de r o n 11 / 14 / 12 d i s pos i ng o f any n e ed f o r Ke r n t o addr e s s s
such s e r i ous a l l ega t i ons o f p r o f e s s i ona l mi s c onduc t .
Thi s i s e spec i a l l y t r ue i f one cons i de r Mar sha l Menze l u s ed t o be a
RJC Ba i l i f f and RJC Ba i l i f f Reye s had i n t e r r oga t ed Cough l i n a s t o whe t her he was
r e co r d i ng t he s umma r y ev i c t i on t r i a l ( i t i s n o t c l e a r t ha t SCR Rul e s r e l a t ed t o
membe r s of t he medi a app l y t o p r o s e a t t o r ney l i t i gan t s i n J u s t i c e Cour t ,
r ega r d l e s s , even had Cough l i n been a war e o f t hem a t t h e t ime ) i n 11 - 1708 b e f o r e
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J udge S f e r r a zza and J udge Na sh Ho lmes t e s t imony on 11 / 14 / 12 a t Cough l i n ' s SBN
f o rma l d i s c i p l i na r y hea r i ng t h a t s he h ad hear d you l i ke t o r e c or d t h i ngs . Pu t
t oge t he r , t h e i n f r ence i s t ha t RJC Ba i l i f f Reyes and Ma r s ha l Menze l (Cough l i n
f i l ed a TPO Aga i ns t Reye s i n Feb r ua r y 2012 and Menze l s en t a r e por t t o t he SBN
de t a i l i ng i s s ue s he t ake s wi t h Coughl i n i n Apr i l 2012) do a l o t o f gos s i p i ng
whi l e a t work . Menze l ha s f o l l owed Coug l i n i n t o t he RJC Cr imi na l Di v i s i on
f i l i ng and c a s t i ga t ed Coughl i n f o r n o t hav i ng a j ob . Reye s ha s i s s ued
i nvec t i ve t o Coughl i n r ega r d i ng Cough l i n t aki ng men t a l med i c a t i on . RJ C
Ba i l i f f Reye s admi t s t o t e l l i ng Cough l i n , wi t h WCPD Les l i e and Goodn i gh t s e a t ed
bes i de a s ea t ed Cough l i n t h a t Reye s woul d put my boo t up you r a s s , t hough
Reyes , s hor t l y a f t e r mi s t a t i ng Coughl i n ' s c i t a t i on t o Shepp (Reyes a ccus ed
Cough l i n of l y i ng t o J udge Sf e r r a zza a bou t t h e impor t of Shepp , t hen p r oceeded
t o p r ov i de h i s bu t che r ed i n t e r p r e a t i on o f t he e xc l us i ona r y r u l e t o t he Four t h
Amendmen t , du r i ng a conve r s a t i on wi t h Cough l i n t he day a f t e r J udge S f e r r azza
conv i c t ed Cough l i n o f BOTH pe t t y l a r ceny and r e ce i v i ng s t o l en pr ope r t y whe r e
Cough l i n was a l l eged t o have r e c i eved t he ve r y p r ope r t y he a l l e ged l y s t ol e , FROM
HIMSELF) . Reye s wen t on t o c h i de Cough l i n f or a l l egedl y s t e a l i ng s ome l os t ,
mi s l a i d , or abandoned p r oper t y f r om a 24 yea r o l d s ka t eboa r d whom a l l eged l y had
s e t h i s i Phone down on t he conc r e t e a t 11 : 15pm a t n i ght i n t he downt own Reno
ska t e p l a ze t hen ven t u r e t o t h e oppos i t e s i de o f t he pl a z e , f a r e nough a way t o
f a i l t o h ea r a s t i l l un i dent i f i ed man ( a s conf i rmed by a v i deo t aped admi s s i on
t ha t J udge S f e r r a z za r u l ed i r r e l evant a nd hear s ay , o f Ni co l e Wat s on ) ho l d t he
i Phone a l of t , o f f e r i t up , t hen p r oceed t o t h r e a t en t o t h r ow i t i n t he r i ve r
i f s omeone d i d no t c l a im i t immed i a t e l y ) . Reyes cha r a c t e r i z ed t he 24 yea r o l d
ska t eboa r d t o Cough l i n a s j u s t a k i d . Reyes excus ed h i s own t h r e a t t o
Cough l i n t o pu t my boo t up you r a s s o f Oc t obe r 9 t h , 2011 a s a s ub t e r f uge
t ha t was pe rmi s s i bl e g i ven Reyes s t a t u s a s a membe r o f l aw en f or c emen t .
Fur t he r , upon J udge Cl i f t on hav i ng Cough l i n t aken i n t o cus t ody on 2 / 13 / 13 i n
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12- 065630, Ch i e f Ba i l i f f Sex t on r emi nded Cough l i n t ha t he s t i l l have hang i ng
ove r you r he ad f i ve d i f f e r en t ex t r e mel y de mi n imi s a l l eged v i ol a t i ons of J udge
Sf e r r a zza' s 12 / 20 / 12 Admin i s t r a t i ve Orde r 12 - 01 , wh i ch t h r e a t a ppa r en t l y was pu t
i n t o p l ay by t he 2/ 25 / 13 Or de r To Show Caus e AO 12- 01 , f i l e s t a mped 3 : 45pm, upon
Cough l i n f i l i ng a Not i c e o f Appea l t o t he 2 / 13 / 13 Order by J udge Cl i f t on i n 12 -
065630 s e n t enc i ng Cough l i n , s ummar i l y , and deny i ng any s t ay t he r e t o de spi t e good
caus e s how, e spec i a l l y r e l a t i ng t o 62337 and t he j a i l depr i v i ng Cough l i n o f h i s
medi ca t i o ns du r i ng two o f t he t h r e e ques t i onab l e i nca r ce r a t i ons t h e RJC had
sub j e c t ed Cough l i n t o be tween 2 / 1 / 13 a nd 2 / 12/ 13 , and Cough l i n ' s e s t ab l i shed
su f f e r i ng f r om c l i n i ca l Ma j or Depr e s s i ve Di sor de r , Tr ea tmen t Re s i s t an t
Depr e s s i on , and ADD/ADHD. The c aus al c onnec t i on be tween Cough l i n ' s e a r l y
morn i gn e mai l o f 2 / 1 / 13 t o WCDA I nspec t o r Covi ng t on ( t he on l y pe r s on ADA He l z e r
i s a l l owi ng Cough l i n t o communi ca t e wi t h i n r e f e r ence t o CR12- 2025 and RJC 11 -
0633341) and t he NRS 171 . 136 v i o l a t i ng s ummar y a r r e s t f o r an a l l eged p r oba t i on
v i o l a t i on d i s p r oven by DAS Of f i c e r Ramos ' own Coworke r , DAS Of f i c e r Br own ' s
1 / 24 / 13 e mai l t o Cough l i n , wher e s uch a r r e s t i s no t a t e d a t occur i ng AFTER 7 pm
( 7 : 02 pm) on t he PC Shee t a nd I nma t e Book i ng pape r s f r om 2 / 1 / 13, i s obv i ous , and
t r oub l i ng. A s imi l a r c a sual c onnec t i on s e ems a ppa r en t be tween a 2 / 6 / 13 ema i l t o
WCDA DDA-Civ i l Di vi s i on Wa t t s -Vi a l o b j ec t i ng t o h i s 11/ 13 / 12 f a xed ob j e c t i ons o t
Cough l i n ' s SCR 110 s ubpoenas on Washoe Coun t y a nd 2 JDC p e r s onnel a nd t he 2 / 8 / 13
po i n t a g un a t Cough l i n ' s h ead f r om f i ve f e e t away f o r no good r e a son by RPD
Waddl e a r r e s t and cha r ge o f a g r o s s mi sdemeanor v i o l a t i on o f t h e SBN TPO ove r
some a l l e ged v i o l a t i on on 1/ 3 / 13 and a f e l ony c ha r ge f or s ome a l l eged v i o l a t i on
of t he SBN EPO i n 12- 607 ove r s ome a l l eged conduc t on 1 / 23 / 13 or t he r e abou t s
( t he pu r por t ed s e r v i ce o f t he TPO i n 12 - 599 by Ba i l i f f Reye s on 12 / 19 / 12
i nvo l ved Reyes f o l l owi ng Cough l i n i n t o t he t i ny DAS check i n c l ose t and shov i ng
h i s f o r e a rm i n t o Cough l i n ' s mi ds ec t i on i n i n s i s t i ng Cough l i n was be i ng de t a i ned
su f f i c i ent l y l ong enough t o s e r ve Cough l i n t h e TPO Orde r i n 12 - 599 . . . s imi l a r l y
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shov i ng of a f o r e a rm i n t o Cough l i n ' s mi ds ec t i on occu r r ed du r i ng a n a t t emp t ed
s e r v i c e of an EPO i n e i t he r bo t h 12 - 599 and 12- 6087 by WCSO Depu t y Cour t eney , on
1 / 4 / 13 . Such appar en t mi s c onduc t f u r t he r v i t i a t e s t he v i ab i l i t y o f s uch
a t t empt s a t s e r v i c e , e s pec i a l l y whe r e Depu t y Cour t eney u t i l i z ed f o r c e i n
a t t emp t i ng t o p r even t Coughl i n f r om wal k i ng on h i s d r i ve way t o wards h i s f i f t h
whee l . Nex t i n t h e appa r ent r e t a l i a t o r y c aus a l connect i on pa r a de i s Cough l i n ' s
i nqu i r i ng wi t h WCDA DDA Wa t t s -Vi a l o n 2 / 25 / 13 a bou t t h ose SCR 110 Supboenas
aga i n , a t a pp r ox ima t e l y 2pm, j u s t be f o r e f o rme r WCDA Of f i c e -Cr i mina l Di vi s i on
pr os ecu t or t u r ne RJC Judge Pea r son e n t e r ed h i s 2 / 25 / 13 Show Caus e Or de r s e t t i ng
f o r hea r i ng s uch ma t t e r on 3 / 5 / 13 , b a s ed upon s ome uns worn , unat t r i bu t ed,
a l l ega t i o ns t ha t Cough l i n had made va r i ous c on t ac t s wi t h non - RJC Ba i l i f f
pe r sonne l , t hough t he compl e t e l a ck of s pec i f i c i t y , t h e v i o l a t i on o f t he
r equ i r emen t f o r s uch ou t o f t he p r e s ence o f t he cou r t a l l eged c onduc t
cons t i t u t i ng con t e mpt unde r NRS 22 . 030( 3 ) , and t he gene r a l l a ck o f no t i c e a s t o
t he cha r ge s aga i ns t h im (wha t d i d s uch con t a c t s en t a i l ? Who exac t l y woul d t he
wi t ne s s e s o f s uch con t a c t s be? How can Coughl i n s ubpoena t hem wi t hou t
su f f i c i ent l y de t a i l ed no t i c e t he r eo f ? Why i s Coug l h i n no t a f f o r ded a t l e a s t t he
10 j ud i c i a l days s eemi ng l y r equ i r ed t o p r epa r e f o r any s uch Show Cause Hea r i ng .
I s no t t h e pu r po r t ed s e r v i c e o f s uch Show Caus e Or de r i nc i den t t o Cough l i n
check i gn i n wi t h DAS i n su f f i c i en t s e r v i c e o f pr oce s s f or t he s a me r e a sons o t he r
such s e r vi c e a t t emp t s i n 12- 607 , 12 - 599 , RJC AO 12- 01 , e t c . , s hou l d f a i l ? Do
no t t he TPO' s and EPO' s i n 12- 607 and 12 - 599 exceed t h e j u r i s d i c t i on t o make
such o r der s whe r e t hey imp i nge upon Cough l i n ' s f i r s t Amendmen t Righ t s and r i gh t s
a s a l i t i ga t i n i n h i s f o rmal d i s c i p l i na r y hear i ng and t he appeal t he r eo f , a nd
wher e s uch o r de r s a r e i n now way r e a sonab l y or na r r owl y t a i l o r e t o a ch i e ve t he
pur po r t ed s a f e t y goa l s t o wh i ch t hey a dd r e s s ?
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NRS 1 . 235 Procedur e f o r d i s qua l i f y i ng j udge s o t he r t han Sup r eme Cour t
j u s t i c e s .
1 . Any pa r t y t o an a c t i on o r pr oceed i ng pend i ng i n any c our t o t her
t han t he Supr eme Cour t , who s e eks t o d i s qua l i f y a j udge f o r a c t ua l o r imp l i ed
b i a s o r p r e j ud i c e mus t f i l e a n a f f i d av i t s peci f y i ng t h e f a c t s u pon wh i ch t h e
d i s qua l i f i c a t i on i s s ough t . The a f f i dav i t o f a pa r t y r ep r e s en t e d by an a t t o r ney
mus t be a ccompan i e d by a c e r t i f i c a t e o f t he a t t o r ney of r e co r d t ha t t he
a f f i dav i t i s f i l ed i n good f a i t h and no t i n t e r pos ed f or de l ay . Excep t a s
o t he rwi s e p r ov i ded i n s ubs ec t i ons 2 and 3 , t h e a f f i davi t mus t b e f i l ed :
( a ) Not l e s s t h an 20 days be f or e t he da t e s e t f o r t r i a l o r hea r i ng
of t he c a s e ; o r
( b ) Not l e s s t han 3 days be f o r e t he da t e s e t f o r t he hea r i ng o f any
pr e t r i a l mat t e r .
2 . Excep t a s o t he rwi s e p r ov i ded i n t h i s s ubs ec t i on and s ubs ec t i on
3 , i f a c a s e i s not a s s i gned t o a j u dge be f o r e t he t ime r equ i r e d unde r
subs ec t i o n 1 f o r f i l i ng t he a f f i dav i t , t he a f f i dav i t mus t be f i l ed :
( a ) Wi t h i n 10 days a f t e r t he pa r t y o r t he pa r t y s a t t o r ney i s
no t i f i ed t ha t t he ca s e ha s been a s s i gned t o a j udge ;
( b ) Be fo r e t he hea r i ng o f any pr e t r i a l mat t e r ; o r
( c ) Be fo r e t he j u r y i s empane l ed , ev i dence t aken o r any r u l i ng made
i n t he t r i a l o r he a r i ng ,
wh i cheve r occu r s f i r s t . I f t he f a c t s upon wh i ch d i s qua l i f i c a t i on o f t h e
j udge i s sough t a r e no t known t o t he p a r t y be f o r e t he pa r t y i s no t i f i ed of t he
a s s i gnment o f t he j udge o r be f o r e any p r e t r i a l h ea r i ng i s he l d , t h e a f f i dav i t
may be f i l ed no t l a t e r t han t he commencemen t of t he t r i a l o r he a r i ng o f t he
ca s e .
3 . I f a c a s e i s r e a s s i gned t o a new j udge and t he t ime f or f i l i ng
t he a f f i d av i t under s ubs ec t i on 1 and p a r ag r aph ( a ) o f subs ec t i o n 2 ha s e xp i r ed ,
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t he pa r t i e s have 10 days a f t e r no t i c e o f t he new a s s i gnmen t wi t h i n wh i ch t o f i l e
t he a f f i d av i t , a nd t h e t r i a l o r hea r i ng o f t h e c a s e mus t be r e s chedu l ed f o r a
da t e a f t e r t he expi r a t i on of t he 10 - day pe r i od un l e s s t he pa r t i e s s t i pu l a t e t o
an e a r l i e r da t e .
4 . At t he t ime t he a f f i dav i t i s f i l ed , a copy mus t be s e r ved upon
t he j udge s ough t t o be d i s qua l i f i ed . Se r v i c e mus t be made by del i ve r i ng t he copy
t o t he j u dge pe r s ona l l y o r by l e av i ng i t a t t he j udge s chambe r s wi t h s ome
pe r son o f s u i t ab l e a ge and d i s c r e t i o n emp l oyed t he r e i n.
5 . The j udge aga i n s t whom an a f f i dav i t a l l eg i ng b i a s o r pr e j ud i c e
i s f i l ed sha l l p r oceed no f ur t he r wi t h t he mat t e r and sha l l :
( a ) Immed i a t e l y t r ans f e r t he c a s e t o ano t he r depa r tmen t o f t he
cour t , i f t he r e i s mor e t ha n one depa r tmen t o f t he cour t i n t he d i s t r i c t , o r
r eque s t t he j udge of ano t her d i s t r i c t c ou r t t o p r e s i de a t t he t r i a l o r h ea r i ng
of t he mat t e r ; o r
( b ) Fi l e a wr i t t en answe r wi t h t h e c l e r k o f t he cou r t wi t h i n 5
j ud i c i a l days a f t e r t he a f f i dav i t i s f i l ed , a dmi t t i ng or deny i ng any o r a l l o f
t he a l l ega t i ons con t a i ned i n t he a f f i dav i t and s e t t i ng f o r t h any add i t i o na l
f a c t s wh i ch bea r o n t he ques t i on o f t he j udge s d i s qual i f i c a t i o n . The que s t i on
of t he j u dge s d i s qua l i f i c a t i on mus t t he r eupon be hea r d and de t e rmi ned by
ano t he r j udge ag r e ed upon by t he pa r t i e s o r , i f t hey a r e unab l e t o ag r ee , by a
j udge appo i n t ed :
( 1 ) By t he p r e s i d i ng j u dge o f t h e j ud i c i a l d i s t r i c t i n
j ud i c i a l d i s t r i c t s hav i ng mor e t han one j udge, o r i f t he p r e s i di ng j udge o f t he
j ud i c i a l d i s t r i c t i s s ough t t o be d i squa l i f i e d , by t he j udge hav i ng t he gr ea t e s t
numbe r o f ye a r s o f s e r v i c e .
( 2 ) By t he Supr eme Cour t i n j ud i c i a l d i s t r i c t s havi ng on l y
one j udge.
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A mul t i t u de o f s uch f a c t s we r e no t k nown t o Cough l i n , and nece s s a r i l y
cou l d no t be known a s i nd i c a t ed i n NRS 1 . 235 ( 2) ( b ) , a s Cough l i n de t a i l ed i n h i s
12 / 11 / 12 Mot i on t o Di s qua l i f y and i n a 1 / 7 / 13 Mo t i on t o Di squa l i f y J udge Cl i f t on
a s we l l i n 12 - 067980 . Somehow, J udge Cl i f t on t h en a l l owed DDA a r e ce s s t o go t o
t he coun t e r and r e ques t and Emer gency Hea r i ng be f o r e J udge Pea r son t o ha ve t ha t
Orde r f o r Compe t ency Eva l uat i on en t e r ed an hour be f o r e i n 063341 vaca t ed. DDA
Young was s ucce s s f u l i n ge t t i ng a he a r i ng and hav i ng t ha t Or de r va ca t ed . J udge
Pea r son wa s , s ome migh t s ay, e va s i ve du r i ng t ha t hea r i ng when ques t i oned a s t o
whe t he r h e had ex t r a - j ud i c i a l d i s cus s i ons wi t h Cl i f t on (whom had j u s t exi t ed t he
Bench i n Cour t r oom D whe r e t he con t i nua t i on of t he Tr i a l i n 12 - 065630 was be i ng
he l d on 2/ 13 / 13 desp i t e Cough l i n ' s 1 / 22 / 13 Mot i on f o r Orde r f o r Compe t ency
Eva l ua t i o n , and desp i t e J udge Cl i f t o n j u s t i f y i ng h i s f a i l u r e t o f o l l ow t he
r equ i r emen t i n NRS 1 . 235 t h a t he r e s pond , i n a f f i dav i t , t o Cough l i n ' s Mot i on f o r
Di squa l i f i c a t i on of 12 / 11 / 12 ba s ed upon an i n d i ca t i on t ha t Cough l i n ' s u s e o f a
Dec l a r a t i on on l y f a i l ed t o mee t t he ca l l f o r an a f f i d av i t i n t ha t s t a t u t e ,
desp i t e t he impor t o f NRS 53 . 045 and t h e Cour t ' s ho l d i ng i n Buckwa l t e r wh i ch
conc l us i ve l y e s t abl i s h a s manda t o r y au t ho r i t y t ha t a Dec l a r a t i o n wi l l abso l u t e l y
su f f i c e i n s uch c i r cums t ance s , pa r t i cu l a r l y whe r e Cough l i n had a l r e ady been
acco r ded i n f o rma paupe r i s s t a t u s by J udge Cl i f t on and c ou l d not a f f o r d a
no t a r y , a nd t he Sel f He l p Cen t e r a t 1 S . S i e r r a S t . onl y p r ov i de s f r e e no t a r y
s e r v i c e i n f ami l y l aw ca s e s ) l ong enough f o r Judge Pear s on t o ho l d t he Emergency
Hea r i ng t o Vaca t e h i s j u s t en t e r ed Or de r f o r Compe t ency Eva l ua t i on i n 11- 063341 ,
whi ch he c l a imed t o have been r ev i ewi ng , unp r ompt ed , f o l l owi ng h i s en t r y o f t ha t
Orde r , i n h i s chambe r s , unpr ompt ed . . . ) .
I t ha s a l so become e ven f u r t he r appar en t t ha t t h e RJC Ba i l i f f a r e o r
may be engag i ng i n a coo r d i na t ed e f f or t ( f u r t he r s ugges t ed by t he appa r e n t
d i c t a t e i n J udge Sf e r r a zza ' s Admin i s t r a t i ve Or de r 12 - 01 t ha t Cough l i n : i n s e r
l anguage whe r e on 2 / 21 / 13 Coug l i n a ppea r ed a t t he RJC t o t ake t he PBC t e s t and
check i n wi t h DAS a s r equ i r ed by h i s p r oba t i o n i n 11 - 063341 ( i n p a r t ba s ed upon
a conv i c t i on f o r pos s e s s i ng o r r e ce i v i ng s t o l en p r oper t y t ha t i s c l e a r l y
v i o l a t i ve o f Nevada l aw:
The on l y r e a son I wen t i n t o c ou r t i s b e caus e I am s e l f r ep r e s ent i ng on
063341 . Bruce Li ndsay i s n o t my a t t or ney o f r e co r d on t h a t c a s e , no r ha ve I
eve r cons en t ed t o h i s becomi ng my a t t o r ney o f r e co r d t he r e i n a t t h i s po i n t ,
t hough wou l d cons i de r i t i f t he S t a t e we r e t o p r ov i de f o r L i nds ay t o be pa i d t o
do s o .
I am a sk i ng i n wr i t i ng i f Br uce L i nds ay , Esq . wa s appoi n t ed a s my couns el
of r e co r d i n 2012- 065630 f or t he 2 / 13 / 13 Con t empt Hea r i ng , a t wh i ch I r e ce i ved 5
days i n j a i l f o r b e i ng l a t e , whe r e i n J udge Cl i f t on a l l eged I ha d a l r e ady had t he
bene f i t o f a wa r n i ng , ye t I ma i n t a i n t h a t Robb i n Bake r t o l d me t he s t a r t t ime o f
t he t r i a l i n t ha t mat t e r on 12 / 11 / 11 had been moved f r om 9 am t o 1 : 30 pm. J udge
Cl i f t on ma i n t a i ned t ha t he d i d no t c hange t he s t a r t t i me, t hen i n s i s t ed Robb i n
Bake r d i d no t t e l l me t ha t , t hen r e f used t o i nd i ca t e j us t how he cou l d pos s i b l y
know wha t Robb i n Bake r had t o l d me . Subs equen t l y i t wa s l e a r ned t ha t Robb i n
Bake r was no t even a t wor k t ha t day , a nd t ha t no one had c a l l ed he r t ha t day t o
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i nqu i r e a s t o whe t he r I was c o r r e c t i n my a s s e r t i on a s t o he r h av i ng
communi cat ed t he s t a r t t ime o f t he t r i a l a s h av i ng changed . I be l i eve i t i s
s i t ua t i ons l i ke t h a t t ha t r e su l t ed i n t he cu r r en t Admi n i s t r a t i v e Orde r 1 2- 01
(wh i ch may no t even s t i l l b e b i nd i ng c ons i de r i ng i t was f r om 2012 and by f o rme r
Chi e f J udge Sf e r r a zza ) whe r e i n I s e emi ng l y a m pr even t ed f r om communi ca t i ng wi t h
any cou r t pe r s onnel b e s i de s t h e Ba i l i f f ' s , ba s ed upon some unnot i c ed f i n d i ng
t ha t I ha d c aus ed d i s t r up t i ons i n t h e f i l i ng of f i c e , a n a ccus a t i on t o whi ch I
was neve r p r ov i ded a n oppo r t un i t y t o b e hea r d on .
Pr ev i ous l y , J udge Sf e r r a z za r e f u s ed t o a l l ow me t o appea r on my own behal f ,
desp i t e my hav i ng been a l i cens ed a t t o r ney i n Nevada a t t he t ime i n 11 - 063341 ,
and de sp i t e my havi ng f i l ed a No t i c e o f Appear ance t he r e i n , and a n Au t hor i z a t i on
t o r ep r e s en t . Then J udge Sf e r r a zza , a t t r i a l on 8 / 27 / 12 and 8 / 29 / 12 r e f used t o
a l l ow me t o s e l f r ep r e s en t s t i l l . Then he r e f u s ed t o accep t t h e p l e a agr e emen t
t ha t wou l d have d i spos ed o f a l l t h r e e ma t t e r s t o wh i ch I am a de f endan t i n t he
RJC ( 11 - 063341 , whi ch i s now on appea l i n CR12- 2025 , wi t h t he Appea l Br i e f , pe r
t he a t t a c hed Br i e f i ng Schedu l e , on Ma r ch 9 t h , 2013 , and whe r e J udge El l i o t t
en t e r ed a n Orde r g r an t i ng my I FP on 1 / 9 / 13 p r ov i d i ng f or t he p r epa r a t i on o f t he
t r ans c r i pt a t pub l i c expens e ; 11 - 065630 , wh i c h s t emmed f o rm a 1/ 14 / 12 "mi s u s e o f
emergency c ommun i c a t i ons " g r o s s mi sdemeanor a r r e s t , t h a t had t h e t r i a l s t a r t on
12 / 11 / 12 , whe r e t h e WCPD was r e l e i ve d on 11 / 27 / 12 ( t he day p r e - t r i a l mo t i ons
wer e due , I ma i n t a i n I was f o r c ed t o p r oceed pr o s e due t o Bi r a y Dogan ' s
compl e t e l a ck o f r ep r e s en t a t i on , i nc l ud i ng f a i l i ng t o appea r whe r e r equ i r ed a t
t he 2 / 14 / 12 a r r a i gnmen t on a g r o s s mi s demeanor ( i nd i gen t de f endnans en t i t l ed t o
r ep r e s en t a t i on on gr os s mi s do and f e l on i e s " a t a l l s t a ges " . . . ) ; a nd t he mat t e r
wher e i n Br uce i s c ounse l o f r e co r d , 12- 067980, whe r e Br uce ha s s t i pu l a t e d t o
s eve r a l c on t i nuance s . . . a nd now t oday a ppa r en t l y DDA Young t r i ed t o pu l l
some t h i ng whe r e he f a i l ed t o s t i p t o t h e con t i nuance i n 11 - 063341 , r e f u s e s t o
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t ake my c a l l s o r r e spond t o a ny wr i t t en commun i ca t i ons . Fu r t he r WCDA Lega l
Ass i s t an t T i na Ga l l i i n f o rmed me t oday t ha t I am no t t o c a l l t h e i r o f f i c e on 11 -
063341 and t ha t "Di ana f r om Br uce Li nds ay ' s Of f i c e i s hand l i ng i t " . That i s no t
t r ue . I am s e l f r ep r e s en t i ng i n 11 - 063341 a t t h i s po i n t .
Fu r t he r , I neve r e xp r e s s l y cons en t ed t o L i ndsay appea r i ng i n 11- 065630
a t t he 2 / 13 / 13 Cont emp t Hear i ng , wher e i n I was b r ough t i n upon be i ng s ummar i l y
t aken i n t o cus t ody t he day be f o r e , a nd wi t hout c onsu l t i ng wi t h Li nds ay a t a l l o r
eve r cons en t i ng t o h i s appea r i ng on my beha l f , L i nds ay wa s s e a t ed a t t he
de f endan t s de sk .
Li nds ay t hen p r oceeded t o d i s pa r age my ab i l i t y t o r ep r e s en t c l i en t s cu r r en t l y on
t he r e co r d , s t a t i n g "Your Honor , c an you imagi ne h im t r y i ng t o r ep r e s en t c l i en t s
i n h i s cur r en t s t a t e ? " a s t hough I wa s s o i nc ompe t en t t ha t do i ng s o wou l d su r e l y
pr oduce poor r e s u l t s . J udge Cl i f t on qu i ck l y po i n t ed ou t my compe t ency t o be an
a t t o r ney was no t t he r e l evan t i nqu i r y . L i nds ay r e f u s e d t o s e ek t o exami ned
Robb i n Bake r o r c a l l he r a s a wi t ne s s i n l i ne wi t h my a r gumen t t ha t I ha d no t
ac t ua l l y eve r been g i ven a "wa r n i ng" a ga i ns t my be i ng l a t e t o c our t " happen i ng
aga i n" ( a s J udge Cl i f t on i n d i ca t ed I h ad ) . Fur t he r , Li nds ay a s k me , i n open
cou r t , i n f r on t o f J udge Cl i f t on , " s o wha t ha ppened , why we r e you l a t e " . du t y
of con f i den t i a l i t y .
A membe r of Washoe Coun t y l aw en f o r c emen t s t a t ed t o me a t s ome po i n t
whi l e i n cus t ody on 2 / 12 / 13 t h a t he expec t ed I wou l d be r e l e a s e d t he f o l l owi ng
day wi t h c r ed i t f o r t ime s e r ved . I n s t e ad , I r e ce i ved 5 days
i nca r ce r a t i on . Ano t he r membe r o f washoe count y l aw enf o r c emen t s ubs equen t l y
exp r e s s ed t o me t h a t he was s u r p r i s e d by s uch a n l ong s en t ence .
I have been t o l d t ha t L i nds ay ' s appea r ed on 2/ 13 / 13 i n 12 - 065630 " f r e e of
cha r ge " de sp i t e my i nd i gen t s t a t u s a nd t he f a c t t ha t t he S t a t e i s r equ i r ed t o
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pr ov i de me an a t t o r ney a t a ny hea r i ng , even a c i v i l con t empt he a r i ng , whe r e i n
t he r e i s even a pos s i b i l i t y o f any j a i l t ime , much l e s s 5 days of j a i l
t ime . . . L i nds ay s t i l l h a s not f i l ed a n SB89 f orm o r P r opos ed Orde r ( t hough he
s eemed t o o r a l l y make s uch mot i on on 2 / 13 / 13 ) r equ i r i n g t ha t I be eva l uat ed f o r
compe t ency o r f i t n e s s t o s t and t r i a l , d e sp i t e h i s r epea t ed l y i n d i ca t i ng he
be l i eve s my compe t ency i s s e r i ous l y i n que s t i on . I be l i eve he i s ob l i ga t ed t o
f i l e s uch a P r opos e Orde r a nd o r Mot i on f o r a n Orde r f or Compe t ency Eva l ua t i on
Immed i a t e l y , pu r suan t t o NRS 178 . 405. Fu r t he r , even a t t he Cont emp t Hear i ng on
2 / 13 / 13 , i n 12 - 067980 , t he St a t e was r equ i r ed t o p r ov i de me counse l , a nd g i ven
t he con f l i c t p r e s e n t wi t h t he WCPD and APD, pr i va t e couns e l was
r equ i r ed . Add i t i o na l l y , I be l i eve i t i s ex t r eme l y bad f a i t h f or t he S t a t e and
RJC t o r e f u s ed t o pr ov i de me p r i va t e c ouns e l f o r t he 12 / 11 / 12 Tr i a l i n 1 2-
065630 , o n l y t o t h en a l l ow WCPD Les l i e t o abus e p r oce s s wi t h h i s 12 / 18 / 12 TPO
Appl i c a t i on , t he r e i n b r i ng i ng abou t t he cu r r e n t a r r angemen t wi t h cour t a ppo i n t ed
pr i va t e c ounse l . Pl ea s e i n d i ca t e i n wr i t i ng whe t he r Li nds ay was pa i d t o a ppea r
on my beha l f on 2 / 13 / 13 i n 12- 065630 a t t he Con t emp t Hea r i ng .
The DAS ar r e s t on 2 / 1 / 13 was a f t e r 7 pm i n v i ol a t i on o f NRS 171 . 136 . Fu r t he r ,
t he a t t a c hed ema i l s be l ow s uppor t a f i nd i ng t ha t t he r e d i d no t ex i s t p r obab l e
caus e t o make s uch a n a r r e s t . Add i t i ona l l y , p l ea s e f i nd be l ow t he P l e a Dea l
t ha t I vol un t a r i l y a c cep t ed, on t he r e co r d i n 11 - 063341 , 12 - 065630 , and 12-
067980 t ha t s hou l d d i s pos e of a l l t h r e e o f t h e s e ma t t e r s .
Fur t he r , p l ea s e i n d i ca t e i n wr i t i ng whe t he r Mr . L i nds ay ha s been a s s i gned t o
r ep r e s en t me i n t h e ma t t e r s t emming f r om t he 2 / 8 / 13 a r r e s t f o r a g r os s
mi sdemeanor TPO v i o l a t i on a l l eged t o have occur r ed on 1 / 3 / 13 , a nd a f e l ony EPO
v i o l a t i on a l l eged t o have occu r r ed on o r about 1 / 23 / 13. P l e a s e p r ov i de any
documen t a t i on you r o f f i c e h a s r e ce i ved wi t h r e spec t t o t h a t c a s e and an wr i t t en
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i nd i c a t i o n o f whe t he r you r of f i c e wi l l b e appea r i ng a t t h e a r r a i gnmen t o n
3 / 6 / 13 .
So , on Augus t 14 t h, 2013 , wi t h h i s h av i ng s e t a n a r t i f i c i a l l y f a r ou t f r om
t he 10 / 14/ 13 t r i a l d a t e i n RCR2013- 072675 ( t h e p r o s ecut i on o f Cough l i n f or ,
aga i n NRS 199 . 280 i nc i den t t o RJC Bai l i f f J ohn Ho l gu i n Reye s s c or i ng s ome po i n t s
by a t t a cki ng Coughl i n i n r e spons e t o Cough l i n' s 5 / 23 / 13 f i l i ng wi t h t he RJC
s eek i ng c op i e s o f s ens i t i ve f i l i ng t ha t a r e a l l eged l y f r e e l y ava i l ab l e i n t he
pub l i c r e co r d ) o f 8 / 19 / 13 f or Cough l i n t o s ubmi t p r e - t r i a l mo t i ons t he r e i n , and
desp i t e 2 JDC Judge S t i g l i ch s e t t i ng a s t a t u s con f e r ence i n no l e s s t han s i x
ca s e s i nvo l v i ng Cough l i n f o r 10 am on 8 / 19 / 13 a s we l l , J udge Pea r s on , i n a
compl e t e l y bu r dens ome and pr e j ud i c i a l a pp r oach , s h i f t e d t he b i l l f o r t he
r e s ou r ce s a s s oc i a t ed wi t h t he WCDA' s Of f i c e v i nd i c t i ve a nd haphaza r d appr oach t o
pr os ecu t i ng Cough l i n eve r y t ime i t ne eds s ome l eve r age f o r t he va r i ous c i v i l
l i ab i l i t i e s i n coul d f a ce i nc i den t t o l aw en f or cemen t mi sconduct ( u sua l l y i n
r e l a t i on t o WCDA' s Of f i c e r ADA Ph i l Li ppa r e l l i a dmi t t i ng t o Cough l i n du r i ng a
conve r s a t i on on 4 / 12 / 13 t ha t L i ppa r e l l i f u l l wel l count enance s t he bu r g l a r i e s on
t enan t ' s t ha t t he WCSO under t ake s i n i t s cu r r en t app r oach t o conduc t i ng l ockou t s
i n s ummar y ev i c t i o ns . . . t hough s ome t i mes i n r e l a t i on t o t h e Washoe Coun t y j a i l
g i v i ng an a t t o r ney l i ke Cough l i n ' s p e r s ona l p r ope r t y , such a s h i s sma r t phone o r
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a da t a c a r d , t o Mun i c i pa l Cour t J udge Nash Holmes , t he n s eek i ng t o cove r t h a t
up , whe r e no wa r r a n t o r cour t o r de r ex i s t s a l l owi ng f or s uch a con f i s c a t i on and
v i o l a t i on o f Coughl i n ' s Four t h Amendment r i ght s . ) .
Chi e f J udge Pea r son ' s r e c ent "Admin i s t r a t i ve Orde r 2013- 06" r e l a t e s t o
Coug l i n ' s c a s e s a l mos t a s much a s h i s 3 / 22 / 13 Admi n i s t r a t i ve Or de r 2013- 02
r e l a t ed t o Cough l i n ' s c r o s s - exami na t i ons and a r gumen t s made du r i ng t he 3/ 19 / 13
t r i a l da t e i n RCR2013- 065630 , whe r e such 3 / 22/ 13 Admini s t r a t i ve Or de r 2013- 02
e s s en t i a l l y announced , nea r l y 18 mont h s a f t e r t he l aw went i n t o e f f e c t , AB226
and t he c oncomi t ant ma j o r c hange s t o t h e way summary e v i c t i ons a r e done i n
Nevada (wi t h NRS 40 . 253 ( 3 ) ( b) ( 1 ) be i ng a pa r t i cu l a r l y bone o f c on t en t i on i n t he
7 / 31 / 12 hea r i ng on Cough l i n' s Mo t i ons i n Rev2012- 001048 be f o r e Judge Pear s on
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t he cou r t , pu r s uant t o t he r equ i r emen t t o l i s t t he cour t i n NRS 40 . 253 ( 3) ( b ) ( 1 ) ,
i n wh i ch Cough l i n mus t f i l e a Tenan t ' s Answe r o r Af f i dav i t wi t hi n 5 days .
Cough l i n so s ubmi t t ed a Tenan t ' s Ans wer t o Spa r ks J u s t i c e Cour t wi t h i n 5
j ud i c i a l days o f t he qua s i - cons t r uc t i ve s e r v i ce o f s uch No t i c e on 6 / 14 / 12
(Nevada Cour t Se r vi c e s f a i l ed t o ma i l s uch t o Cough l i n i n any way , t hough i t d i d
pos t a copy o f t he No t i c e t o t he door o f t he "dwe l l i ng un i t o r apa r tmen t " t ha t
Nor t hwi nds Apa r tmen t s r en t e d Cough l i n upon NCS be i ng unab l e t o ga i n en t r y i n i t s
a t t emp t s t o bu r g l a r i z e Cough l i n s ' r e n t a l and commi t a t r e s pa s s i n hope s of
e f f e c t i ng pe r s ona l s e r v i c e of s uch 5 Day No t i ce on Cough l i n .
At s uch 7/ 31 / 12 hea r i ng , J udge Pea r s on p r ac t i ced l aw on beha l f of
Nor t hwi nd' s Apa r tmen t s t o wha t eve r e x t en t was n e ce s s a r y t o f i l l i n t he gaps
wher e he a l s o pe rmi t t ed an unau t ho r i zed p r a c t i one r o f l aw, Nevada Cour t Se r v i ce s
J e f f Chand l e r , t o c r os s t he ba r and make a r gument s on beha l f o f h i s " c l i en t " ,
and ou t o f s t a t e c or po r a t i o n , i n v i ol a t i on o f NRCP
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11 . J udge Pea r s on r ound l y r e j e c t ed Cough l i n ' s NRS 40 . 253( b ) ( 1 ) a r gumen t s
r e l a t i ve t o t he 5 Day No t i c e be i ng de f i c i en t f o r t he pur pos e s of ob t a i n i n a
summary r emova l o r de r f r om t he Reno Jus t i c e Cour t whe r e i t l i s t ed t he Spa r ks
Jus t i c e Cour t a s t he p l a ce f o r Coughl i n t o f i l e a Tenan t ' s Answe r o r Af f i dav i t .
Appa r en t l y , i n J udge Sco t t Pea r sons cou r t r oom, unau t hor i z ed p r a c t i t i one r ' s o f
l aw have a ne t t o f a l l i n t o s ave t h em when t hey commit "ma l p r a c t i c e " .
Anyways , Judge Pear s ons ' s 8 / 14 / 13 Admin i s t r a t i ve Orde r 2013 - 06 i s
no t ewor t hy whe r e i t pu r po r t s t o s ub j ec t Coughl i n t o t h e t h r e a t of impr i s onmen t
of up t o 25 days f or e ach vi o l a t i on of i t o r de r app l y i ng JCRRT 10 t o "ALL
DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN TO THE RENO JUSTICE COURT"
whe t he r s uch a r e s ubmi t t ed by Cough l i n t he t e nan t i n a " l and l o r d t enan t mat t e r "
wher e JCRRT 2 c l e a r l y s t a t e s t ha t JCRRT 10 doe s no t app l y t o " l and l o r d t enan t
mat t e r s " and NJCRCP 81 , and 83 p l a ce b r i gh t l i ne r e s t r i c t i ons on J udge Pea r son
wher e t he l e g i s l a t ur e ha s e nac t ed a spec i f i c s t a t u t o r y s cheme i n a s e t t i ng s uch
a s t hos e l and l o r d t enan t s a f f a i r s cove r ed by NRS 40 and NRS 118A. Fu r t her , J udge
Pea r sons a t t empt s t o abus e t he con t e mpt powe r by , e s s e n t i a l l y , v i o l a t i ng t he
sp i r i t o f WDCR 18 ( no t i cky t a ck c i vi l l aw p r ocedu r a l r u l e s t ha t v i o l a t e NRCP
5( e ) anyways whe r e s omeone ' s l i be r t y i s a t s t ake , i e , i n a c r imi na l c a s e ) :
WDCR Ru l e 18 : "Pape r s wh i ch do no t c ompl y wi t h r u l e s . Excep t i n c r imi na l
ca s e s and wr i t s a r i s i ng f r om c r imi nal c a s e s , f i l i ng o f f i c e pe r s onne l s hal l
r e f us e t o f i l e any documen t o r p l e adi ng wh i ch i s no t p r ope r l y s i gned by a l l
pe r sons , or wh i ch does no t compl y wi t h t he s e r u l e s , Nevada Ru l e s o f Ci v i l
Procedu r e , t he Di s t r i c t Cour t Ru l e s , o r app l i cab l e s t a t u t e s . "
Judge Pear s ons AO13- 06 i s f ur t he r i n t e r e s t i ng whe r e , d e sp i t e Pea r s on and
h i s f e l l o w l i f e l ong p r os ecut o r t u r ned J udge , Judge Cl i f t on ' s i n s i s t ence ( a l ong
wi t h S f e r r a zza ) t h a t Cough l i n i s no t a b l e t o i s s ue h i s own subpoena s g i ven t he
t empor a r y s u spens i on o f h i s l aw l i c e nse (Cough l i n ' s l a w l i c ens e wi t h t he USPTO
i s no t t e mpor a r i l y s u spended , and Cough l i n c a n i s s ue s ubpoena s i n t ha t c on t ex t ,
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i t wou l d s eem, wh i ch ex t ends t o t he de f ens e of any d i s c i p l i na r y i nve s t i g a t i on
ongo i ng t he r e i n i n G2033) . Howeve r , Cough l i n i s r ep r e s en t i ng h i mse l f i n a numbe r
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t ha t J udge Cl i f t on ( and J udge Pea r son) admi t s h e d i r e c t l y appo i n t ed
h imse l f , i n an appa r en t v i ol a t i on o f Canon 2 Rul e 2 . 13' s "Admini s t r a t i ve
Appo i n tmen t s " l anguage g i ven t he f a l l ou t f r om t h e 2006 L .A. T ime s a r t i c l e s on
such appoi n tmen t s , R . Br uce L i nds ay , Esq . , whom t h r e a t ened t o murde r Cough l i n on
3 / 14 / 13 upon Coughl i n po i n t i ng ou t t ha t L i nds ay ' s announc i ng h i s f a i l u r e t o
appea r a t Cough l i n' s 3 / 19 / 13 t r i a l i n RCR2013- 065630 wou l d be , acco r d i ng t o
Judge Cl i f t on ' s appr oach wi t h Cough l i n ' s a l l e ged l y be i ng l a t e t o cou r t o n
2 / 12 / 13 , d i r e c t con t empt o f c ou r t , whe t he r L i nds ay was a ppo i n t e d t o r ep r e s en t
Cough l i n i n s uch t r i a l ( J udge Cl i f t o n wou l d s ay no ) o r whe t he r Li nds ay a gr eed t o
appea r a s c o - couns e l and d i d s o i n f ac t appear ( t he RJ C' s Cr imi na l Di v i s i on
Cl e r k Robb i n Bake r a nd Li nds ay ' s o f f i c e ' s Di a na S imms p l ay i t p r e t t y f a s t a nd
l oos e wi t h t hos e a ppea r ances a s a t t o r ney o r r eco r d . . . a nd s ome t i mes t he r e i s
f a l l ou t t o t ha t , a nd J udge Cl i f t on s hou l d no t b e pe rmi t t ed t o wi l l t ha t away
wi t h a d i smi s s i ve g l a r e ) . Anyways , whe r e t he RJC j udges t ake t h e pos i t i o n t ha t
Cough l i n may no t i s s ue h i s own s ubpoena s , J udge Pea r s on ' s AO13- 06 app l i e s t o
Cough l i n pr o t i ons of JCRRT 10 t ha t o n l y app l y t o " a t t o r neys " .
Wher ea s J CRRT 10 r eads : "B. No o r i g i na l p l e adi ng o r pa pe r may be amended
by mak i ng e r a su r e s o r i n t e r l i nea t i ons t he r eon, o r by a t t a ch i ng s l i p s t he r e t o ,
excep t by l e ave o f c ou r t . C. The f o l l owi ng i n f o rma t i on s ha l l appea r upon t h e
f i r s t page o f eve r y pape r p r e s en t ed f o r f i l i n g : ( 1 ) The name , Nevada S t a t e Ba r
i den t i f i c a t i on numbe r , add r e s s and t e l ephone numbe r o f t h e a t t o r ney and of any
a s soc i a t e d a t t o r ney appea r i ng f o r t h e pa r t y f i l i ng t he pape r ; whe t he r s uch
a t t o r ney appea r s f or t he p l a i n t i f f , de f endan t , o r o t her pa r t y ; or t he name,
add r e s s a nd t e l ephone number o f a pa r t y appear i ng i n p r ope r pe r son , s ha l l b e s e t
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f o r t h t o t he l e f t of c en t e r o f t he page beg i nn i ng a t l i ne 1 and s ha l l be s i ng l e
s paced . The s pace t o t he r i gh t o f c e n t e r s ha l l b e r e s e r ved f o r t he f i l i n g ma r ks
of t he c l e r k . NAME BAR NUMBER ADDRESS CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE TELEPHONE NUMB"
Al so i n t e r e s t i ng i s J udge Pea r son ' s a t t emp t s t o app l y JCRRT 11 ( G)
( r eb r anded a s
(m) o f t h e "PROCEDURAL RULES FOR ALL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY ZACHARY BARKER
COUGHLIN TO THE RENO JUSTICE COURT" ) t o even Cough l i n ' s s ummary e v i c t i on c a s e s .
Such a t t e mpt t o app l y JCRRT 11 (G) t h e r e i n by Judge S f e r r a zza has now become
qu i t e a b i g i s s ue i n 61383 , t h e appea l o f t he i n i t i a l hor r i f i c a l l y hand l ed by
Judge S f e r r a zza and t he RJC, s ummary e v i c t i on f r om Cough l i n ' s f orme r home l aw
of f i c e i n Rev2011001708 (wel l , a c t ual l y , t he pr ecu r so r s i s t e r c a s e , Rev2011-
001492 mi gh t be cons i de r ed t he " i n i t i a l " one , e s pec i a l l y g i ven t he f avo r ab l e NRS
118A. 510( e ) ana l ys i s s uch pr ov i de s t o Cough l i n) , whe r e J udge S f e r r a zza " en t e r ed"
a Pos t - I t No t e Orde r a t op one o f Cough l i n ' s f i l i ngs ( t hough s uch was neve r ,
l i ke , a c t ua l l y ma i l ed t o Cough l i n o r t h e oppos i ng pa r t y o r f i l e s t amped , e t c . . . )
t ha t pu r por t ed t o e i t he r de ny Cough l i n ' s Mo t i on f o r S t ay o r j u s t p l a i n f a i l t o
ad j ud i c a t e i t ba s e d upon J udge S f e r r azza ' s con t en t i on t ha t JCRRT 11 (G) a pp l i ed
i n l and l or d t enan t ma t t e r s .
JCRRT Ru l e 11 a l s o doe s no t a pp l y t o " l and l o r d t enan t mat t e r s " pe r JCRRT 2
( and i f t he RJC wi she s t o c hange i t s r u l e s , i t mus t c e a s e do i ng a n end r un
a r ound t he r equ i r e ment s o f NV JCRCP 84 o r o t he rwi s e enf o r c i ng unwr i t t en "hous e
r u l e s " l i ke i t ha s i n t he pa s t ) t o ALL o f Cough l i n ' s c a s e s ( i nc l ud i ng t h e
mul t i t ude o f s ummar y ev i c t i on ba s ed l and l o r d t enan t mat t e r s (whi ch bega t t he
ve r y wrongf u l c r imi na l p r os ecu t i ons of Cough l i n t ha t t he RJC i s now c i t i ng t o i n
a t t empt s t o bu t t r e s s i t s j u d i c i a l mi s conduc t i n s e ek i ng t o en f or c e now t wo
spec i ous Admin i s t r a t i ve Orde r s aga i ns t Cough l i n wh i l s t a f i f t h c r imi na l
pr os ecu t i on o f Cough l i n by t he WCDA' s o f f i c e i n t he RJ C i s s e t f o r t r i a l on
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of dub i ous l ega l i t y by Cough l i n on 5/ 23 / 13 , f or wh i ch t he ou t o f con t r o l RJC
Ba i l i f f J ohn Reye s (whose wi f e f i l e a domes t i c v i o l ence p r o t e c t i on o r de r a ga i ns t
h im, a l l e ges he s uf f e r s f r om seve r e depr e s s i on and i s "o f f h i s medi ca t i ons " and
becomes hos t i l e and v i o l en t when s uch i s t he ca s e , and t he She r i f f ' s depu t i e s
have been ou t t o t he Reye s home i n t he pa s t t o r e spond t o a t l e a s t one domes t i c
d i s t u r bance ( a l s o , Cough l i n f i l ed a St a l k i ng / Har a s sment TPO appl i c a t i on aga i n s t
Reyes i n RCP2012- 000070 on 2 / 15 / 12 , j u s t p r i o r t o t he 5 / 2 / 12 TPO app l i c a t i on by
Ca t hy A. Reyes )
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The i nc r e a s ed due t o t he RJ C Judge s own mi s conduc t and f a i l u r e t o ab i de by
Nevada l a w, and coun t enanc i ng o f t he bu r g l a r i e s t he WCSO conduct s i n s t e a d o f
acco r d i ng t e nan t s t he " 24 hour s " f r om t he t enan t ' s " r e ce i p t " o f a s ummar y
r emova l o r de r p r i o r t o t he WCSO e f f e c t i ng a l ockou t . . . a l l o f whi ch t he RJC and
WCDA now wi sh Cough l i n t o f oo t t he bi l l f o r o r o t he rwi s e make Cough l i n a t one f o r
t he i r own s i n s )
IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER OF: DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY ZACHARY BARKER
COUGHLIN, ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2013- 06 con t a i ns s ome r ea l l y r i c h momen t s :
WHEREAS, ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN i s a pa r t y t o s eve r a l c a s e s i n t h i s
Cour t ; and
WHEREAS, ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN r egu l a r l y s ubmi t s documen t s t o t h e Cour t
whi ch f a i l t o i nc l ude a c a s e numbe r i n t he c a p t i on o r l i s t mu l t i p l e c a s e s i n t he
cap t i on ; and
whi ch f a i l t o i nc l ude a c e r t i f i c a t e of s e r v i c e o r c l e a r l y s t a t e a n except i on t o
t he ex par t e r u l e ; a nd ( t h i s i s r e a l l y r i ch whe r e t he r e i s no oppos i ng pa r t y i n
t he s e Admi n i s t r a t i ve Orde r " ca s e s " , f u r t he r , t he i n i t i a l 12 / 20 / 12 Admin Orde r
r equ i r ed Cough l i n t o do j u s t t h i s t o e ven ge t a copy of an o r der o r s ome f i l i ng ,
and now, Judge Pear s on , i n a f r audu l en t a t t emp t t o ge t a r ound t he f a c t t ha t t he
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JCRRT Ru l e 11 (A) , r equ i r e s a " p r oo f of s e r v i c e " f o r "Mo t i ons " , no t f o r t he
"Reques t f o r Aud i o Copy o f Proceed i ngs " t ha t t he 8 / 5 / 13 "No t i c e o f Documen t
Rece i ved bu t No t Cons i de r ed by t he Cour t " had a t t a ched, s e r ved by Howden. . . s o ,
now, r e a l i z i ng t ha t JCRRT Ru l e 11 ( a ) doe sn ' t app l y t o such mi n i s t e r i a l r eque s t s ,
Judge Pear s on adds t o h i s 8 / 14 / 13 Admin Orde r : " 2 . ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN sha l l
no t r eques t a copy o f a documen t o r t r ans c r i p t wi t hou t f i r s t f i l i ng a Mot i on
whi ch comp l i e s wi t h t he a t t ached Ru l e s . Any s uch mo t i on mus t be s uppor t e d by an
a f f i dav i t o f COUGHLIN wh i ch mus t addr e s s t he bas i s f o r t he r eque s t , why s imp l y
v i ewi ng t he documen t i s no t s u f f i c i e n t and whe t he r t he documen t h a s been
pr ev i ous l y p r ov i ded t o h im".
How Coughl i n cou l d ( and why h e s hou l d have t o i s a whol e no t he r s t o r y )
submi t a mot i on j u s t t o r eques t an a ud i o t r ans c r i p t whe r e "Any such mo t i on mus t
be s uppo r t ed by an a f f i dav i t o f COUGHLIN wh i c h mus t addr e s s t he b a s i s f o r t he
r eque s t , why s imp l y v i ewi ng (NOTE: wha t doe s t ha t mean a s t o " hea r i ng" a a ud i o
t r ans c r i p t ? ) t he documen t ( NOTE: r e c or d i ng? ) i s no t s uf f i c i en t and whe t he r t he
documen t has been pr ev i ous l y p r ov i ded t o h im"" .
The r equ i r emen t t h a t Cough l i n " add r e s s t he ba s i s f o r t he r eque s t " e choe s
Judge Pear s ons i n s t r uc t i ons t o Coughl i n a t a 6 / 16 / 13 hea r i ng i n RCR2011- 063341
wher e he i nd i c a t ed Cough l i n wou l d need t o expl a i n why he wan t ed a copy of
some t h i ng be f o r e dec i s i on on whe t he r o r no t t o p r ov i de ( even f or pu r cha s e )
Cough l i n wi t h a copy o f s uch a documen t o r r e co r d i ng i n t he publ i c r e co r d wou l d
be pe rmi t t ed . Tha t i s p r opos t e r ous . Judge Pear s ons s e e ms t o have s pen t t oo l ong
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know t he bas i s f o r h i s dec i s i on ) whet he r t o r e l e a s e Br ady ma t e r i a l and i s
app l y i ng t ha t app r oach whe r e i t ha s no bus i nes s i n t he j ud i c i a r y a s t o
min i s t e r i a l ma t t e r s . The answe r t o Pea r son and Cl i f t on' s c u r r ent quand r y i s no t
t o l imi t Cough l i n ' s a cce s s t o i t ems i n t he pub l i c r e cor d , bu t r a t he r , t o a vo i d
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v i o l a t i n NRS 178 . 405 , e s peci a l l y v i a impe rmi s s i b l e ex t r a - j ud i c i a l
communi cat i ons , i n a dd i t i on t o c e a s i ng t he impr op r e r a dmi n i s t r a t i ve
appo i n tmen t s , e s pec i a l l y t h ose i nvo l v i ng R. Br uce L i nds ay , Esq
The RJC f a i l ed t o s e r ve a c opy o f J udge S f e r r azza ' s 7 / 29 / 13 Orde r s deny i ng
Cough l i n ' s Mot i ons t o Mod i f y , e t c . t he Workp l ace EPOs i n RCP2012- 000607 and
RCP2012- 000599 , and now i s r e f u s i ng t o even a l l ow Cough l i n t o p ur cha s e c op i e s o f
such , f u r h t e r t he RJC wi l l no t i nd i c a t e t o Cough l i n whe t he r i t wi l l i s s ue t he
subpoena on Ba i l i f f Reye s wi f e s Ca t hy A. Reyes t ha t Cough l i n s ubmi t t ed , and
o t he r s uch s ubpoena s , l i ke t he one on f o rme r RJC Ch i e f Ci v i l Cl e r k now Spa r ks
Jus t i c e Cour t Cl e r k Ka r en St anc i l whom was one o f t he l a s t RJC non-Ba i l i f f
empl oyee s Cough l i n s poke t o p r i o r t o t h e imp l emen t a t i o n o f t he 12 / 20 / 12
Admin i s t r a t i ve Orde r 2012 - 01 . Cough l i n d i s cus s ed wi t h St anc i l t he c i r cums t ance s
of t he 6 / 28 / 12 ev i c t i on i n Rev2012- 001048 and c oncomi t an t a r r e s t i n RCR2012-
067980 whe r e t he RJC, de sp i t e a t l e a s t two phone c a l l s b e tween St anc i l a nd
Cough l i n and one 6/ 26 / 12 ema i l f r om Cough l i n t o S t anc i l a nd
RJCWeb@washoecoun t y . u s (wh i ch was a t one po i nt wi t h i n t he f i l e i n 1048 ,
unde r nea t h t he docke t on t h e l e f t ha nd s i de , bu t wh i ch upon Cough l i n ' s r ev i ewi ng
such on 8/ 1 / 13 was no l onger t o be f ound) a l e r t i ng t he RJC t o t he j u r i s di c t i ona l
de f i c i enci e s i n t h e 6 / 14 / 12 5 Day Not i c e o f Un l awfu l De t a i ne r a l l eged l y
"pe r s ona l l y s e r ved" on Cough l i n by Nevada Cour t Se r ve s , wh i ch l i s t ed , pur s uan t
t o NRS 40. 253 ( 3 ) ( b) ( 1 ) , t he v e r y Spar k s J u s t i ce Cour t wi t h wh i c h Cough l i n
submi t t ed a Tenan t ' s Answe r (Mot i on t o Di smi s s ) f o r f i l i ng on 6/ 26 / 12 a t noon ,
whi ch t he SJC f a i l ed t o f i l e , whe r e t he RJC' s J udge Schr oede r t hen en t e r ed a
Lockou t Or de r on 6/ 27 / 12 desp i t e t he d e f i c i eny i n t he Not i c e . Upon Coughl i n , on
8 / 1 / 13 , a t t emp t i ng t o f i l e a Ve r i f i e d Compl a i n t f o r I l l ega l Lockou t a s t o a
r en t a l a t "Nor t hwi nds Apa r t ment s " wi t h t he s a me Ka r en St anc i l , now a coun t e r
c l e r k a t t he Spa r ks J u s t i c e Cour t , St anc i l r e f u s ed s uch document f o r f i l i ng , i n
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a non -mi ni s t e r i a l r e j e c t i on o f s uch , by no t i ng t ha t "Nor t hwi nds Apa r tment s " i s
l oca t ed wi t h i n t he c on f i ne s o f Reno , no Spa r ks .
Rul e 11 . Mot i ons : Procedur e f o r mak i ng mo t i ons ; a f f i da v i t s ; r enewa l ,
r ehea r i ng o f mo t i ons .
A. Al l mot i ons s hal l c on t a i n p r oo f of t he s e r v i ce o f t he s ame . . . .
F. Fac t ual c on t en t i ons i nvol ved i n a ny p r e - t r i a l o r pos t - t r i a l mot i on
sha l l be i n i t i a l l y p r e s en t e d and hear d upon a f f i dav i t s . Or a l t e s t imony may be
r e ce i ved a t a hea r i ng wi t h t he app r ova l o f t h e cou r t , or t he cour t may s e t t he
mat t e r f o r a hea r i ng a t a t ime i n t h e f u t u r e and a l l ow o r a l examina t i on of t he
a f f i an t s t o r e s o l ve f a c t ua l i s s ue s s hown by t he a f f i da v i t s t o b e i n d i s pu t e .
(NOTE: whe r e was DDA Young ' s "Af f i da v i t " i n h i s Oppos i t i on t o Cough l i n ' s
Mot i on t o Suppr e s s o f 2 / 21 / 12 o r i n Young ' s e x pa r t e 1 1 / 26 / 12 e mer egency Mo t i on
t o P r oh i bi t Cough l i n f o rm f ax i ng? Al so , Bi r ay Dogan ' s 11 / 8 / 13 Mo t i on t o Quash
con t a i n s a Ce r t i f i ca t e o f Se r v i c e t h a t i s no t on l y f r a udu l en t ( Cough l i n was
neve r s ent a ny s uch f ax and c an p r ove i t ) , but
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r ega r d l e s s , Cough l i n neve r cons en t ed, i n wr i t i ng , t o t he WCPD pur suan t t o
NRCP 5 ( b ) ( 2 ) t o be s o s e r ved e l e c t r on i ca l l y ) , a nd s imi l a r t o t h a t i s Reno Ci t y
At t o r ney Skau ' s f r audu l ence ( pe r haps i n con j unc t i on wi t h J udge Sf e r r a zza) i n
ob t a i n i ng Cough l i n' s a ppea r ance a t a n i n su f f i c i en t l y n o t i c ed 11/ 13 / 12 hea r i ng i n
RCr2011- 063341 by a l l eg i ng Sf e r r a zza h ad " au t hor i z ed s e r v i c e by ema i l " )
whi ch a r e c op i e s of document s p r ev i ous l y f i l e d wi t h t h e Cour t t ha t have been
r edac t ed or ed i t ed; (NOTE: wha t doe s t h e WCDA' s Of f i c e do when i t r e cyc l e s t he
s ame pe t t y l a r c eny c r imi na l c omp l a i nt ove r and ove r ? Fur t he r , s o wha t , wha t ' s
wrong wi t h no t r e i nven t i ng t he whee l ? Cough l i n i s no t a t t emp t i ng t o pu l l t h e
wool ove r a nyone ' s e ye s he r e i n any way , s o wha t doe s t h i s have t o do wi t h
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any t h i ng? Th i s i s l i ke compl a i n i ng t ha t Coughl i n doe s no t u s e t he r i gh t eggshe l l
whi t e t ype o f p r i nt i ng paper ) .
whi ch a r e no t l eg i b l e o r o t he rwi s e f a i l t o c l ea r l y s t a t e t he r e l i e f r eque s t ed ;
(NOTE: t h e WCDA' s Of f i c e Compl a i n t s f a i l i ng t o eve r " c l e a r l y s t a t e " t he f a c t s
suppo r t i n g t he char ge s ha s neve r s e e med t o be much o f a p r ob l em) and
WHEREAS, ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN r egu l a r l y r e ques t s cop i e s o f t r ans c r i p t s
or documen t s f r om t he Cour t wh i ch have been pr ev i ous l y p r ov i ded; ( even i f t ha t
wer e t r ue , wh i ch i t i s no t , t he RJC i s now a t t emp t i ng t o p r event Cough l i n f r om
ob t a i n i ng c op i e s e ven whe r e he wou l d pay money f o r t he m) .
WHEREAS, s eve r a l o f t he t ype s o f documen t s r e f e r enced above a r e a t t a ched
he r e t o ; a nd ( i t i s i n t e r e s t i ng t ha t Pea r son a t t a che s a s imp l e , min i s t e r i a l a t
bes t "Reques t f o r Audi o Copy o f P r oceed i ngs " by Cough l i n , wh i ch t he RJC' s own
uns i gned , una t t r i b u t ed 8 / 5 / 13 r ound of r i d i cul ous "No t i c e o f Documen t Rece i ved
bu t No t Cons i de r ed By The Cour t " , uh. . . we l l , t hey a r e on p l e ad i ng pape r , a nd
have a c a p t i on , t h ey j u s t l ack a s i g na t u r e by a j udge , wh i l s t a l s o f a i l i ng t o
have an i nd i ca t i on a s t o whom such No t i c e s hou l d a t t r i bu t ed o r o t he rwi s e
i nd i c a t e whom i t wa s t ha t made t he mor e t han min i s t e r i a l dec i s i on t o go abou t
sudden l y r e j e c t i ng Cough l i n' s f i l i ngs , r e f u s i ng t o p l a ce f i l e s t amps on t hem, i n
many ca s es , weeks a f t e r Cough l i n s ubmi t t ed t h em f o r f i l i ng , e s pec i a l l y whe r e
Judge Pear s on t hen d r ops t h i s new Admin i s t r a t i ve Orde r on Thu r s day 8 / 14 / 13
( a f t e r weeks o f t h e RJC r e f us i ng t o i nd i c a t e t o Cough l i n i f h i s f i l i ngs wer e
be i ng f i l e s t amped, r e f u s i ng t o even p r ov i de Cough l i n ' s cop i e s of any " r ece i ved"
s t amped c ove r page o f h i s s ubmi s s i ons , and r e f u s i ng t o a l l ow Cough l i n t o v i ew,
or even pur cha s e c op i e s o f t he docket s i n h i s c a s e s , e ven i n h i s c r imi nal
ca s e s ) , whe r e he had pu t i n p l a c e a Monday , 8 / 19 / 13 dead l i ne f or Cough l i n t o
f i l e h i s pr e - t r i a l mo t i ons f o r a t r i a l s e t f o r 10 / 14 / 13 , whe r e Nevada l a w unde r
NRS 174 . 450 a cco r ds a " f i f t e en days pr i o r t o t r i a l " dead l i ne f o r Cough l i n t o f i l e
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such p r e - t r i a l mo t i ons . Al s o , i t s J udge El l i o t t ' s f o rme r Admi n i s t r a t i ve
Ass i s t an t t a k i ng ove r f o r Lor i Townsend , wh i c h i s a r guab l y ano t he r con f l i c t
r equ i r i ng r emov i ng t h e RJC f r om a l l of Cough l i n ' s c a s e s cons i der i ng J udge
El l i o t t ' s g r o s s mi s conduc t i n s o many o f Cough l i n ' s c a s e s i n t h e l a s t 18 mon t hs .
Rega r d l e s s , t he "Ce r t i f i c a t e o f Ma i l i ng" f o r such 8 / 5 / 13 "No t i c e s " i s s i gned by
Howden , a nd i nd i c a t e s " a t r ue copy of t he a t a ched document " was p r ov i ded t o WCDA
DDA Young by " i n t e r o f f i c e ma i l " , wh i ch s e ems a b i t o f f .
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WHEREAS, f i l i ngs by p r o s e pe t i t i oner s , " howeve r i na r t f u l l y p l e aded , " a r e
he l d " t o l e s s s t r i ngen t s t a nda r ds t h an f o rma l p l e ad i ngs d r a f t ed by l awyer s . "
Hai ne s v . 404 U. S . 519 , 520, 92 S . Ct . 594 , 3 0 L . Ed . 2D 652 ( 1972) ; and (NOTE:
t h i s i s i n t e r e s t i n g , a s i f Cough l i n i s no t a " l awye r " a s J udge s Pea r s on , a nd
Cl i f t on a l t e r na t e l y i nd i c a t e s he i s or i s n ' t , d epend i ng on t he u t i l i t y t o t he i r
agenda e i t he r cha r ac t e r i z a t i on p r ov i des i n t h e va r i ous i n s t ances i n wh i c h t hey
so choos e t o make i t , t hen t he app l i ca t i on o f t h i s new s e t o f p r ocedu r a l r u l e s
app l i c ab l e on l y t o Cough l i n ( app l y i ng t o Cough l i n a mor e s t r i ngen t s e t o f
pr ocedur a l r u l e s t han app l i e s t o anyone e l s e i n " l and l or d t enant ma t t e r s " o r
" c r imi na l c a s e s " b y Pea r s on' s Admi n i s t r a t i ve Orde r e s s en t i a l l y a t t emp t i ng t o
r educe t o a new s e t o f r u l e s o r an " Orde r " t h a t wh i ch Cough l i n had been a r gu i ng
i s t an t amoun t t o c r imi na l mi s conduc t by t he RJC Ba i l i f f and Cl e r ks ( i e , app l y i ng
JCRRT 10 and 11 t o Cough l i n i n " c r imi na l c a s e s " and " l and l o r d t enan t ma t t e r s "
wher e JCRRT 2 i s q u i t e c l e a r t ha t ne i t he r JCRRT 10 no r 11 app l y t o Coughl i n , o r
anyone e l s e , i n t h ose s e t t i ngs ) .
WHEREAS, f r i vo l ous o r vexa t i ous c l a i ms and def ens e s ove r bu r den l imi t ed
j ud i c i a l r e s ou r ce s (NOTE: maybe , bu t p r obab l y no t a s much a s J udges Gone Wi l d
l eg i s l a t i ng away a l l t h e p r o t ec t i ons t o t enant ' s r i gh t s t he Legi s l a t u r e r educed
i n t o b l a c k l e t t e r l aw, a s a man i f e s t a t i on o f t he wi l l of t he peop l e , l a r ge l y
mot i va t ed by a r e c ogn i t i on of t he enormous s oc i e t a l cos t t o t he ve r y appr oach t o
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summary e v i c t i ons t ha t t he RJC con t i nues t o i ns i s t upon . . . a l s o , c l e a r l y RCR2012-
067980 was a " f r i v o l ous c l a im" b r ough t by t he WCDA' s Of f i c e . . . s o whe r e i s WCDA
DDA Z. Young ' s own s pec i a l s e t o f p r ocedu r a l r u l e s ? ) , h i nde r t h e t ime l y
r e s o l u t i o n o f me r i t o r i ous c l a ims and i n c r e a s e t h e cos t s o f engag i ng i n b us i ne s s
and p r ov i d i ng p r o f e s s i ona l s e r v i c e s t o t he pub l i c ; and WHEREAS, t h e c i t i zens o f
t h i s commun i t y have a r i gh t t o a j u s t , s peedy, a nd i ne xpens i ve de t e rmi nat i on o f
eve r y a c t i on and t h i s r i gh t i s i n f r i nged i f t he Cour t a l l ows a ca s e , c i v i l o r
c r imi na l , t o consume mor e t han i t s r ea sonab l e s ha r e o f t h e Cour t ' s t ime . See ,
Uni t ed 93 F . Supp . 190 , 191 (D. Mas s . 1950) ( "The Cour t h a s ob l i ga t i ons t o o t he r
pa r t i e s who have c a s e s t o b e hea r d . " ) ; And
WHEREAS, cour t s pos s e s s t he i nhe r en t powe r (NOTE: we l l , J udge Pea r son
c l e a r l y wa s t ak i ng no t e s when Cough l i n po i n t e d ou t t he f r audu l e n t mi s s t a t emen t
by J udge Sf e r r a zza i n t he i n i t i a l Admin Orde r o f 12 / 20/ 12 v i s a v i s i t
pur po r t i n g NV Const Ar t 6 Sec 6 t o a pp l y t o " Nevada ' s cou r t s " v e r s us "Di s t r i c t
Cour t s " . . . a nd r e a l l y , t he s e new c i t a t i ons t o Jo r an and Chambe r s have no
app l i c ab i l i t y t o " cou r t s o f l imi t ed j u r i s d i c t i on" because , r i ght a l ong wi t h t ha t
" l imi t ed j u r i s d i c t i on" i s a n i nc r ed i b l y l imi t ed " i nhe r en t powe r " pos s e s s ed t ha t
i n no way j u s t i f i e s t he j udi c i a l ho t mes s t ha t t h i s ne w Admin i s t r a t i v Or de r
2013- 06 i s . . . s ome migh t s ay a t ad mor e cons t r uc t i ve appr oach wou l d cons i s t o f
cea s i ng t o codd l e imma t u r e and i r r a t i ona l ba i l i f f s , avo i d p l ay i ng t he l i mi t t he
Coun t y ' s c i v i l l i a b i l i t y ga me wi t h t he WCDA' s Of f i c e , and s end ou t t he s or t o f
c l a r i on c a l l t o l o ca l l aw e nf o r cement o f t he so r t t ha t t h e exc l us i ona r y r u l e
does by c ea s i ng t o t o l e r a t e o r enab l e a l l t he s e s t up i d, e go d r i ven a r r e s t s and
ha r a s sment o f Cough l i n and o t he r s , a nd t he s ys t em-wi de bu r g l a r i z i ng o f t enan t ' s
homes , o f f i c e s , and o t he r r en t a l s ) t o manage pr oceed i ngs and exe r c i s e r e a sonab l e
con t r o l o f t he conduc t o f t hos e who appea r be f o r e t hem. See , Chambe r s v . 501
U.S . 32 ( 1991) And J o r dan v. S t a t e e x r e I . Of Mo t o r Veh i c l e s & Pub . 110 P. 3D 30 ,
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44 ( 2005 ) , a b r oga t ed on o t he r g r ounds by Buzz LLC v . Of N. La s 181 P . 3D 670
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admi t t ed t o t he Nevada S t a t e Ba r on March 25 , 2005 and l a t e r s uspended on
June 7 , 2 012 ;
WHEREAS, t h i s Cour t ha s p r e v i ous l y f ound i n Admi n i s t r a t i ve Or der 2012- 01
t ha t
v . ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN has r epeat ed l y c aus ed a d i s t u r bance i n t he
f i l i ng o f f i c e o f t he Reno J us t i c e Cour t , d i s r up t ed t he o r de r l y bus i ne s s of t he
Cour t and ove r bu r dened t he l imi t ed j ud i c i a l r e sou r ce s of t h i s Cour t t he r eby
h i nde r i ng t h e t imel y r e s o l ut i on o f me r i t o r i ous c l a ims and i nc r e a s i ng t he c o s t s
of engag i ng i n bus i ne s s and p r ov i d i ng p r o f e s s i ona l s e r v i ce s t o t he pub l i c ; and
of t he d i s c i p l i na r y p r oce s s " ; and (NOTE: a c t ua l l y , and t he t he SBN' s TPO
Appl i c a t i on t o Pear s on con t a i ned a c ompl e t e c opy o f t h e i t , t he 12 / 14 / 12 FOFCOL
con t a i n s no s uch " f i nd i ng" bu t doe s con t a i n s omewha t s imi l a r l a nguage i n t h e
"Dec i s i on a nd Recommenda t i o n" s e c t i o n , whe r e such r e ads : "F i f t h , t h e r e c or d
c l e a r l y a nd conv i nc i ng l y e s t ab l i s he s t h a t Cough l i n engaged i n a b ad f a i t h
obs t r uc t i on o f t he d i s c i p l i na r y p r oce s s by f a i l i ng t o f i l e t he p l ead i ng r equ i r ed
by SCR 105( 2 ) and i n s t e ad f i l i ng s eve r a l l engt hy , i r r e l evan t and nons ens i c a l
p l ead i ngs , mos t l y p l ead i ngs f i l ed i n o t he r mat t e r s , and r e f i l ed i n t he
d i s c i p l i n a r y a c t i o n unde r a s imi l a r bu t d i f f e r en t c ap t i on . I n s ome i n s t a nce s ,
Cough l i n s imp l y c r os s ed ou t t h e c a s e name and hand wrot e t he na mes o f t h e
pa r t i e s i n t he d i s c i p l i na r y p r oceed i ng . "
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One , t ha t i s a r i d i cu l ous s t a t emen t , a s i f t h a t we r e t r ue , eve r y s i ng l e
a t t o r ney who eve r de f au l t ed i n a d i s c i p l i na r y ma t t e r wou l d be s a i d t o ha ve
" engaged i n bad f a i t h obs t r uc t i on o f t he d i s c i p l i na r y pr oce s s " mer e l y by
" f a i l i ng t o f i l e t he p l e ad i ng r equ i r ed by SCR 105 ( 2 ) ( c ) ( s ay i ng s uch i s
" r equ i r ed" i s t ak i ng i t a b i t f a r , i t s l i ke s ay i ng one i s " r equi r ed" t o answe r a
l awsu i t . . . one mi ght f a c e t h e s pec t r e o f a de f au l t be i ng en t e r ed i f t hey don ' t ,
bu t t hey a r e ha r d l y " r equ i r ed" i n t h e gene r a l s ens e o f t h e t e rm t o f i l e an
Answer . SCR 105( 2 ) ( c ) i n no way p r ovi de s f o r such a " e s t ab l i s h ( i ng ) " o f "bad
f a i t h obs t r uc t i on of t he d i s c i p l i na r y p r oce s s " ( t he f a c t t hey a r e s ay i ng t ha t
and t he RJC i s r epea t i ng i s make s one have no r e s pec t a t a l l f o r e i t he r , r e a l l y ,
some mi ght s ay , ) whe r e s uch r u l e r e a ds : "A copy o f t he c omp l a i nt s ha l l b e s e r ved
on t he a t t o r ney and i t s ha l l d i r e c t t ha t a ve r i f i ed r e spons e o r answe r be s e r ved
on ba r couns e l wi t h i n 20 days o f s e r v i ce ; t he o r i g i na l s ha l l be f i l ed wi t h ba r
couns e l s o f f i c e . The t ime t o r e s pond may be ex t ended once by t he cha i r f o r no t
more t han 20 days f o r good caus e o r upon s t i p u l a t i on of t he pa r t i e s . I n t he
even t t he a t t o r ney f a i l s t o p l e ad , t he cha r ges s ha l l b e deemed admi t t ed ;
pr ov i ded , howeve r , t ha t an a t t o r ney who f a i l s t o r e s pond wi t h i n t he t ime
pr ov i ded may t he r e a f t e r ob t a i n pe rmi s s i on o f t he app r opr i a t e d i s c i p l i na r y boa r d
cha i r t o do s o , i f f a i l u r e t o f i l e i s a t t r i but ab l e t o mi s t ake , i nadve r t e nce ,
su r p r i s e , o r excus ab l e neg l ec t . " )
Mr . Coughl i n ha s been admoni s hed f o r f a i l i ng t o f o l l ow t h e Cour t ' s o r de r s and
d i r e c t i ve s ; and WHEREAS, ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN i s cur r en t l y t he Sub j ec t o f an
Ext ended Orde r f o r P r o t e c t i on aga i n s t Ha r a s smen t i n t h e Workp l a ce r eque s t ed by
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Def ende r ' s Of f i c e , h i s p r evi ous couns e l i n s e ve r a l c a s e s be f o r e t h i s
Cour t ; and ,
WHEREAS, ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN i s cu r r en t l y t h e s ub j ec t o f an Ex t ended
Orde r f o r P r o t e c t i on Aga i ns t Ha r a s smen t i n t h e Workp l a ce r eque s t ed by t h e S t a t e
Bar o f Nevada ba s e d upon Mr. Cough l i n ' s ha r a s s i ng and d i s r up t i v e behav i or wi t h
empl oyee s a nd o f f i ce r s o f t he S t a t e Bar ; and
WHEREAS, t o p r o t e c t t he peace f u l and e f f e c t i v e ope r a t i on o f t h i s Cour t , IT
I S HEREBY ORDERED:
1 . ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN shal l no t s ubmi t a documen t t o t h i s Cour t wh i ch
does no t compl y wi t h t he a t t a ched PROCEDURAL RULES FOR ALL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED
BY ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN TO THE RENO JUSTICE COURT.
2 . ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN shal l no t r e ques t a c opy o f a documen t or
t r ans c r i p t wi t hou t f i r s t f i l i ng a Mot i on wh i c h compl i e s wi t h t h e a t t a ched Ru l e s .
Any such mot i on mus t be s uppor t ed by a n a f f i d av i t o f COUGHLIN wh i ch mus t add r e s s
t he ba s i s f o r t he r eque s t , why s imp l y v i ewi ng t h e document i s n o t s u f f i c i en t and
whe t he r t he documen t ha s be en p r ev i ous l y p r ovi ded t o h im.
3 . Any v i o l a t i on o f t h i s Or de r may be c ons i de r ed c on t emp t o f cou r t a nd
pun i s hed pur suan t t o NRS Chap t e r 22 by a f i ne o f up t o $500 and/ o r i nca r ce r a t i on
f o r up t o 25 days i n t he Washoe Count y De t en t i on Fac i l i t y . (NOTE: s o what now,
Cough l i n i s go i ng t o have Ch i e f Ba i l i f f Mi chae l Sex t on do an enco r e o f h i s
2 / 12 / 13 t hr ea t s t o Cough l i n (made i n a ho l d i ng c e l l s hor t l y a f t e r Cough l i n had
been t aken i n t o cus t ody f o r a l l eged l y be i ng l a t e t o cour t ) whe r e Sex t on t aun t ed
Cough l i n t ha t " you s t i l l ha ve t hos e 5 i nd i v i dua l v i o l a t i ons o f t he
Admin i s t r a t i ve Orde r hang i ng ove r your head . . . t ha t ' s 2 5 days i n j a i l f o r e a ch
v i o l a t i on. . . " ) . The r e i s no way Cough l i n s houl d be s ubj e c t ed t o t h e t h r e a t t ha t
eve r y t ime he f i l e s s ome Reques t f o r Aud i o Copy o f P r oceed i ng t ha t s ome RJC
Ba i l i f f wi l l e i t he r a r r e s t h im o r s e r ve an Or de r t o Show caus e l i ke J udge
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Pea r son s ubs equen t l y pu t t h r ough a r ound o f mus i c a l c a s e numbe r s t ha t a s s i s t ed
t he RJC i n avo i d i ng p r oce s s i ng Coughl i n ' s appea l t he r e t o and i n f r audu l e n t l y
f o i s t i ng Bruce Li ndsay on Cough l i n a s h i s " s ol e couns el " i n s e t t i ngs wher e
Cough l i n neve r a s s en t ed t o such , r e s u l t i ng i n mor e o f Cough l i n ' s f i l i ng be i ng
r e j e c t ed , L i nds ay b i l k i ng t he s y s t em, a nd Pear s on and Cl i f t on vi o l a t i ng Canon 2 ,
Rul e 2 . 13 p e r t he "Admin i s t r a t i ve Appo i n tmen t s " s e c t i o ns . . . and r e a l l y , wha t i s
t h i s new Admin Orde r i n r e s ponse t o? Cough l i n' s r eque s t i ng t o b e p r ov i de, e ven
once , a c opy o f t h e aud i o t r ans c r i p t o f t he 2/ 5 / 13 hear i ngs i n RCR2012- 065630
( o r " t r i a l " ) , bo t h po r t i ons , a nd t he i n t e r l ude i n RCR2011- 063341 occu r r i ng
sho r t l y a f t e r t he impe rmi s s i b l e ex t r a - j ud i c i a l c ommun i ca t i ons be tween J udges
Pea r son a nd Cl i f t o n a t i s s ue i n CR13- 0552 . "The cove r up i s wor s e t han t he
c r ime" comes t o mi nd . The RJC and i t s Ba i l i f f s p l ay i ng t h e " b l a me i t on 'Wendy ' "
whom t hey a l l ege i s a l l eg i ng a l r e ady p r ov i ded Cough l i n c op i e s o f s uch hea r i ngs
( f i na l l y t he RJC c aved and pr ov i ded a t l e a s t some o f t he a f t e r noon po r t i on o f
t he 3 / 19 / 13 t r i a l i n RCR2013- 065630 a f t e r mont h s o f Cough l i n hound i ng i t f o r
such ) And r e a l l y , why no t j us t t e l l t he Ba i l i f f ' s t o l eave Cough l i n t he he l l
a l one , qui t c o - s i g n i ng a l l t he WCDA' s Of f i c e bs p r os ecu t i ons and ha r a s smen t o f
Cough l i n , dump t he p r oba t i ons , and t hes e Admi n Orde r s , a nd s e e wha t s o r t o f
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ge t t h i s sh i p r i ght ed . .
3 . Th i s Or de r i s e f f e c t i ve upon pe r s ona l s e r vi c e upon Mr . Coughl i n .
Dat ed t h i s o f Augus t , 14 t h , 2013 . / s / J udge Sco t t Pea r son , Ch i e f J u s t i c e
of t he Peace (NOTE: t he r e a f t e r J udge Pea r s on ' s Or de r i nc l ude s a s l i gh t l y
modi f i ed , t a i l o r ed t o Coughl i n ve r s i on o f JCRRT 10 ) "
The RJC ha s f u r t he r , by way o f a Not i c e o f Documen t Rece i ved Bu t No t
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Hei d i Howden i nd i c a t i ng s uch was ma i l ed on 8 / 22 / 13 ( desp i t e t he e nve l ope i t
a r r i ved i n ba r i ng a pos tma r k o f 8 / 26/ 13 ) r e f us ed t o t r ansmi t Cough l i n ' s Not i c e s
of Appea l o f RJC J udge S f e r r a zz ' a 7 / 29 / 13 Orde r ' s denyi ng Coughl i n ' s Mo t i ons t o
Modi f y /Di s so l ve t h e s pec i ous Workp l a ce Ha r a s s ment EPO' s RJC Ch i e f J udge Pea r son
gr an t ed t he SBN and Washoe Coun t y i n RCP2012- 000607 and RCP2012000599 , bo t h o f
whi ch have c aus ed a t e r r i b l y p r e j ud i c i a l impac t t o Cough l i n ' s a b i l i t y t o , s ay ,
pe r sona l l y s e r ve ( or have s uch done ) a s ubpoena on WCPD' s Dogan, Le s l i e ,
Goodn i gh t , e t c . , much l e s s t he SBN ( whi ch i s r a t he r p r e s s i ng cons i de r i ng t he
8 / 28 / 13 t r i a l da t e i n t he RMC fo r t h e dua l p r osecu t i ons o f Cough l i n f o r a l l eged
v i o l a t i ons o f t he dub i ous TPO/EPO g r an t ed by RJC Ch i e f J udge Pea r son t o t he SBN.
Chi e f J udge Pea r son ' s r e c ent 8 / 14 / 13 ( t ime o f f i l i ng s t amped a s 11 : 13
a .m. ) Admi n i s t r a t i ve Orde r 2013- 06 ( whi ch l a c ks a c a s e numbe r , much l i ke t h e
12 / 20 / 12 Admin i s t r a t i ve Orde r 2012 - 01 t he J udge Pea r son s s ubs e quen t l y a s s i gned
a c r imi nal c a s e number , RCR2013- 071437 t o , i n a d i s p l a y o f a j u dge mak i ng a
pr os ecu t or ' s cha r gi ng dec i s i on" ) r e a ds :
" IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER OF: DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY ZACHARY BARKER
COUGHLIN,
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2013- 06
WHEREAS, ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN i s a pa r t y t o s eve r a l c a s e s i n t h i s
Cour t ; and
whi ch f a i l t o i nc l ude a c a s e numbe r i n t he c a p t i on o r l i s t mu l t i p l e c a s e s i n t he
cap t i on ; and
whi ch f a i l t o i nc l ude a c e r t i f i c a t e of s e r v i c e o r c l e a r l y s t a t e a n except i on t o
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whi ch a r e c op i e s of document s p r ev i ous l y f i l e d wi t h t h e Cour t t ha t have been
r edac t ed or ed i t ed;
whi ch a r e no t l eg i b l e o r o t he rwi s e f a i l t o c l ea r l y s t a t e t he r e l i e f r eque s t ed ;
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t r ans c r i pt s o r documen t s f r om t he Cour t wh i ch have been p r ev i ous l y
pr ov i ded ;
WHEREAS, s eve r a l o f t he t ype s o f documen t s r e f e r enced above a r e a t t a ched
he r e t o ; a nd
WHEREAS, c i t i z ens , whe t he r or no t i n d i gen t , h ave a cons t i t u t i ona l r i gh t t o
acce s s t o t h e cou r t s wi t h t he p r o t e c t i on o f d ue p r oce s s o f l aw; a nd
WHEREAS, f i l i ngs by p r o s e pe t i t i oner s , " howeve r i na r t f u l l y p l e aded , " a r e
he l d " t o l e s s s t r i ngen t s t a nda r ds t h an f o rma l p l e ad i ngs d r a f t ed by l awyer s . "
Hai ne s v . 404 U. S . 519 , 520, 92 S . Ct . 594 , 3 0 L . Ed . 2D 652 ( 1972) ; and
WHEREAS, " a l i t i ga n t ' s r i ght t o a c ces s t he cour t s i n pr ope r pe r son and
wi t h i n f orma paupe r i s s t a t us i s no t wi t hou t l imi t s " , See J o r dan v . S t a t e ex
r e I . Of Mo t o r Veh i c l e s & Pub . 110 P . 3D 30 , 44 ( 2005) , ab r oga t ed on o t he r g r ounds
by Buzz LLC v . Of N. La s 181 P . 3D 670 ( 2008 ) ; a nd
WHEREAS, pr o s e l i t i gan t s mus t compl y wi t h p r ocedu r a l r u l e s . Ki ng v .
At i yeh , F. 2D 565 , 567 ( 9 t h Ci r . 1987) ;
WHEREAS, f r i vo l ous o r vexa t i ous c l a i ms and def ens e s ove r bu r den l imi t ed
j ud i c i a l r e s ou r ce s , h i nde r t he t ime l y r e so l u t i on o f mer i t o r i ous c l a ims a nd
i nc r e a s e t he cos t s o f engagi ng i n bus i ne s s and p r ov i d i ng p r o f e s s i ona l s e r v i c e s
t o t he pub l i c ; and
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WHEREAS, t he c i t i z ens o f t h i s communi t y have a r i gh t t o a j u s t , s peedy ,
and i nexpens i ve det e rmi na t i on o f ever y a c t i on a nd t h i s r i gh t i s i n f r i nged i f t he
Cour t a l l ows a c a s e , c i v i l or c r imi na l , t o consume mor e t han i t s r e a sonab l e
sha r e o f t he Cour t ' s t ime . See , Un i t ed 93 F . Supp . 190 , 191 (D. Mass . 1950) ( "The
Cour t ha s ob l i ga t i ons t o o t he r pa r t i e s who have c a s e s t o be hear d . " ) ; And 814
St a t e s v . Un i t ed St a t e s Shoe
WHEREAS, cou r t s pos s e s s t he i nhe r en t powe r t o manage pr oceed i ngs and
exe r c i s e r e a sonab l e con t r o l o f t he c onduc t o f t hos e who appea r be f o r e t h em. See ,
Chambe r s v . 501 U. S. 32 ( 1991) And J or dan v . St a t e ex r e I . Of Mo t o r Veh i c l e s &
Pub . 110 P. 3D 30 , 44 ( 2005 ) , a b r oga t ed on o t he r g r ounds by Buzz LLC v . Of N. La s
181 P . 3D 670 ( 2008) ; and
WHEREAS, ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN was a dmi t t ed t o t he Nevada S t a t e Ba r on
March 25 , 2005 and l a t e r s uspended on J une 7 , 2012 ;
WHEREAS, t h i s Cour t ha s p r e v i ous l y f ound i n Admi n i s t r a t i ve Or der 2012- 01
t ha t
v . ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN has r epeat ed l y c aus ed a d i s t u r bance i n t he
f i l i ng o f f i c e o f t he Reno J us t i c e Cour t , d i s r up t ed t he o r de r l y bus i ne s s of t he
Cour t and ove r bu r dened t he l imi t ed j ud i c i a l r e sou r ce s of t h i s Cour t t he r eby
h i nde r i ng t h e t imel y r e s o l ut i on o f me r i t o r i ous c l a ims and i nc r e a s i ng t he c o s t s
of engag i ng i n bus i ne s s and p r ov i d i ng p r o f e s s i ona l s e r v i ce s t o t he pub l i c ; and
of t he d i s c i p l i na r y p r oce s s " ; and
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WHEREAS, ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN ha s b e en a p a r t y i n c a s e s be f or e t he Reno
Muni c i pa l Cou r t i n c l ud i ng c a s e s be f or e t he Honor ab l e Dor o t hy Nash Ho lmes and t he
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Honor ab l e Kenne t h Howard whe r e i n Mr . Cough l i n wa s he l d i n con t e mpt o f cour t f o r
f a i l i ng t o f o l l ow t he Cour t ' s o r de r s a nd d i r e c t i ve s ; a nd
Mr . Coughl i n ha s been admoni s hed f o r f a i l i ng t o f o l l ow t h e Cour t ' s o r de r s and
d i r e c t i ve s ; and WHEREAS, ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN i s cur r en t l y t he Sub j ec t o f an
Ext ended Orde r f o r P r o t e c t i on aga i n s t Ha r a s smen t i n t h e Workp l a ce r eque s t ed by
t he Washoe Coun t y Pub l i c Def ende r ' s Of f i c e , h i s p r ev i ous couns el i n s ever a l
ca s e s be f or e t h i s Cour t ; and ,
WHEREAS, ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN i s cu r r en t l y t h e s ub j ec t o f an Ex t ended
Orde r f o r P r o t e c t i on Aga i ns t Ha r a s smen t i n t h e Workp l a ce r eque s t ed by t h e S t a t e
Bar o f Nevada ba s e d upon Mr. Cough l i n ' s ha r a s s i ng and d i s r up t i v e behav i or wi t h
empl oyee s a nd o f f i ce r s o f t he S t a t e Bar ; and
WHEREAS, t o p r o t e c t t he peace f u l and e f f e c t i v e ope r a t i on o f t h i s Cour t , IT
I S HEREBY ORDERED:
1 . ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN shal l no t s ubmi t a documen t t o t h i s Cour t wh i ch
does no t compl y wi t h t he a t t a ched PROCEDURAL RULES FOR ALL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED
BY ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN TO THE RENO JUSTICE COURT.
2 . ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN shal l no t r e ques t a c opy o f a documen t or
t r ans c r i p t wi t hou t f i r s t f i l i ng a Mot i on wh i c h compl i e s wi t h t h e a t t a ched Ru l e s .
Any such mot i on mus t be s uppor t ed by a n a f f i d av i t o f COUGHLIN wh i ch mus t add r e s s
t he ba s i s f o r t he r eque s t , why s imp l y v i ewi ng t h e document i s n o t s u f f i c i en t and
whe t he r t he documen t ha s be en p r ev i ous l y p r ovi ded t o h im.
3 . Any v i o l a t i on o f t h i s Or de r may be c ons i de r ed c on t emp t o f cou r t a nd
pun i s hed pur suan t t o NRS Chap t e r 22 by a f i ne o f up t o $500 and/ o r i nca r ce r a t i on
f o r up t o 25 days i n t he Washoe Count y De t en t i on Fac i l i t y .
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3 . Th i s Or de r i s e f f e c t i ve upon pe r s ona l s e r vi c e upon Mr . Coughl i n .
Dat ed t h i s o f Augus t , 14 t h , 2013 . / s / J udge Sco t t Pea r son , Ch i e f J u s t i c e
of t he Peace (NOTE: t he r e a f t e r J udge Pea r s on ' s Or de r i nc l ude s a s l i gh t l y
modi f i ed , t a i l o r ed t o Coughl i n ve r s i on o f JCRRT 10 )
PROCEDURAL RULES FOR ALL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN TO
THE RENO JUSTICE COURT Al l documen t s s ubmi t t e d by Zacha r y Ba r ker Cough l i n mus t
mee t t he f o l l owi ng r u l e s : ( a ) Al l p l ead i ngs a nd pape r s p r e s en t e d f o r f i l i ng mus t
be f l a t , unf o l ded , f i rml y bound t oget he r a t t he t op , o n wh i t e p ape r o f s t anda r d
qua l i t y , no t l e s s t han 16 - l b . We i gh t a nd 8 112 by 11 i nche s i n s i z e . Al l pape r s
sha l l be t ypewr i t t en o r p r e pa r ed by some o t her p r oce s s t ha t wi l l p r oduce c l e a r
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cop i e s equa l l y l egi b l e t o pr i n t i ng . The p r i n t s i z e s hal l no t be mor e t ha n
12 po i n t s . Ca r bon or pho t ocop i e s may no t be f i l ed . On l y one s i de o f t he pape r
may be u s ed . (B) Al l p ape r s p r e s en t e d f o r f i l i ng , r e c e i v i ng , o r l odg i ng wi t h t he
c l e r k s hal l be p r e punched wi t h 2 ho l e s , c en t e r ed 2 3 / 4 i nche s a pa r t and 112 i nch
t o 5 / 8 i n ch f r om t he t op edge o f t he p ape r . Al l o r i g i na l pape r s s ha l l be s t amped
ORIGINAL be tween t he punched ho l e s i n r ed i nk. The l i n e s on e ach page mus t be
doub l e s paced . Page s mus t b e numbe r ed cons ecut i ve l y a t t he bo t t om. L i ne s o f
page s must b e numbe r ed i n t he l e f t ma r g i n . (C) No o r i gi na l p l e a d i ng o r p ape r
sha l l be amended by mak i ng e r a su r e s or i n t e r l i nea t i ons t he r eon , o r by a t t a ch i ng
s l i p s t he r e t o , excep t by l e ave o f t h e Cour t .
(D) The f o l l owi ng i n f o rma t i on s ha l l appea r upon t he f i r s t page of eve r y
pape r p r e s en t ed f or f i l i ng : ( 1 ) Mr . Cough l i n ' s name , a ddr e s s , a nd t e l ephone
numbe r s ha l l be s e t f o r t h t o t he l e f t o f c en t e r o f t he page begi nn i ng a t l i ne 1
and s ha l l b e s i ng l e s paced . The s pace t o t he r i gh t o f cen t e r s ha l l be r e s e r ved
f o r t he f i l i ng ma r ks o f t he c l e r k . NAME ADDRESS CITY, STATE, ZI P CODE TELEPHONE
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3) The name o f t he a c t i on or p r oceedi ng s ha l l a ppea r b e l ow t he t i t l e o f
t he Cour t i n t he s pace t o t he l e f t o f c en t e r a t l i ne 9, e .G. : J OHN DOE, }
Pl a i n t i f f , } v s . } RICHARD ROE, } Def endan t . } ( 4 ) I n t he s pace t o t he r i gh t o f
cen t e r a t l i ne s 11 a nd 12 s ha l l appea r t he c a s e numbe r a nd t he depa r tment numbe r
a s f o l l ows : Ca s e No . : RJC 2000 - 00000 (Exampl e ) Dep t . No. : 1 (Exampl e ) ( 5) The
t i t l e o f t he p l e adi ng , mo t i on , o r o t he r documen t mus t be t yped or p r i n t e d on t he
page d i r e c t l y be l ow t he name s o f t he p a r t i e s t o t he a c t i on o r p r oceed i ng. The
t i t l e must be s u f f i c i en t i n de s c r i p t i on t o appr i s e t he r e s ponden t and c l e r k o f
t he na t u r e o f t he documen t f i l ed , o r t h e r e l i e f s ough t , e .G. : De f endan t ' s Mot i on
f o r Summar y J udgmen t Aga i ns t P l a i n t i f f J ohn Doe ; P l a i nt i f f ' s Mot i on t o Compe l
Answer s t o I n t e r r oga t o r i e s . ( E) A p l ead i ng may no t be f i l ed l i s t i ng mu l t i p l e
ca s e numbe r s i n t h e c ap t i on. Each f i l i ng mus t b e o f an o r i g i na l p l e ad i ng mee t i ng
each o f t hes e r u l e s . ( F ) Al l e xh i b i t s a t t a ched t o p l e a d i ngs o r pape r s mus t be 8
112 by 11 i n che s i n s i z e . Exh i b i t s wh i ch a r e sma l l e r mus t be a f f i xed t o a b l ank
s hee t o f pape r o f t he app r opr i a t e s i ze . Exh i bi t s wh i ch a r e l a r ge r t han 8 112 by
11 i nche s mus t be r educed t o 8 112 by 11 i nche s o r must b e f o l ded s o a s t o
appea r 8 112 by 11 i n che s i n s i z e . Al l e xh i b i t s a t t a ched t o p l e ad i ngs o r p ape r s
mus t c l e a r l y s how t he exh i bi t numbe r a t t he bo t t om o r on t he r i gh t s i de . Cop i e s
of exh i b i t s mus t b e c l e a r l y l e g i b l e and no t u nnece s s a r i l y vo l umi nous . Or i g i na l
documen t s mus t be r e t a i ned f o r i n t r oduc t i on a s exh i b i t s a t t he t ime o f a hea r i ng
or a t t he t ime o f t r i a l r a t he r t han a t t a ched t o p l e ad i ngs . (G) When a de c i s i on
of t he Supr eme Cour t o f t he S t a t e o f Nevada i s c i t ed , t he c i t a t i on t o Nevada
Repor t s mus t be g i ven t oge t he r wi t h t he c i t a t i on t o Wes t ' s Pac i f i c Repor t e r and
t he yea r of t he dec i s i on . When a deci s i on o f an appe l l a t e cou r t o f any ot he r
s t a t e i s c i t ed , t h e c i t a t i o n t o Wes t ' s Reg i ona l Repor t e r Sys t em mus t be g i ven
t oge t he r wi t h t he s t a t e and ye a r o f t he dec i s i on . When a dec i s i on o f t he Un i t ed
St a t e s Supr eme Cour t i s c i t ed , t he Un i t ed S t a t e s Repo r t s c i t a t i on and yea r o f
dec i s i on mus t be gi ven . When a dec i s i on o f t h e cou r t o f appea l s o r o f a d i s t r i c t
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cour t o r o t he r cour t o f t he Un i t ed St a t e s ha s be en r epor t ed i n t he Fede r a l
Repor t e r Sys t em, t ha t c i t a t i on , cou r t , a nd yea r o f deci s i on must b e g i ven . (H)
Al l mo t i ons s ha l l con t a i n pr oo f o f t he s e r v i c e o f t he s ame . ( I ) Eve r y mot i on o r
oppos i t i o n t he r e t o s ha l l be a c compani ed by a memor andum of l egal au t ho r i t i e s and
any exh i bi t s i n s uppor t o f or i n oppos i t i on t o t he mo t i on . G) Excep t a s
pe rmi t t ed by t he pr e s i d i ng j udge , l e ga l memor anda i n s uppor t o f a mo t i on,
oppos i t i o n , o r r epl y s ha l l no t exceed 10 pages , exc l u s i ve o f exh i b i t s . ( K)
Fac t ua l c on t en t i ons i nvo l ved i n any pr e t r i a l or pos t - t r i a l mo t i on s ha l l
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be i n i t i a l l y p r e s e n t ed by Cough l i n t hr ough an a f f i dav i t . Or a l t e s t imony
may be r e ce i ved a t a hea r i n g wi t h t h e app r oval o f t he Cour t , o r t h e Cour t may
s e t t he ma t t e r f o r a hea r i ng a t a t i me i n t he f u t u r e a nd a l l ow or a l exami na t i on
of t he a f f i an t t o r e s o l ve f ac t ua l i s sue s s hown by t he a f f i dav i t s t o be i n
d i s pu t e . ( 1 ) Any a f f i dav i t sha l l i de n t i f y t he a f f i an t , t he pa r t y on whose beha l f
i t i s s ubmi t t ed , a nd t he mot i on o r a pp l i c a t i o n t o wh i c h i t pe r t a i ns and sha l l be
s e r ved and f i l ed wi t h t he mo t i on , o r oppos i t i on t o wh i ch i t r e l a t e s .
Af f i dav i t s s ha l l con t a i n on l y f a c t ua l , ev i den t i a r y mat t e r , s ha l l c on f o r m wi t h
t he r equ i r emen t s o f NRCP 56( e ) , and sha l l avoi d me r e gene r a l conc l us i ons o r
a r gumen t . Af f i dav i t s s ubs t a n t i a l l y d e f ec t i ve i n t he s e r e s pec t s may be s t r i cken ,
whol l y o r i n pa r t . (M) No mo t i on once hea r d a nd d i s pos ed o f s hal l be r enewed i n
t he s ame caus e , nor s ha l l t he s ame ma t t e r s t h e r e i n embr a ced be r ehea r d , un l e s s
by l e ave of t he Cour t ( n ) Cough l i n mus t f i l e a r eque s t f o r s ubmi s s i on i f h e
wi she s t h e Cour t t o cons i der t he me r i t s o f h i s mo t i on . ( 0 ) Cough l i n s ha l l no t
f i l e a r e ques t f o r s ubmi s s i on o f a mo t i on un l e s s t he mo t i on was s e r ved on t he
oppos i t i o n and t he y have been a f f o r ded a t l e a s t 10 days t o r e spond .
( P ) Dec i s i on s ha l l b e r ender ed wi t hou t o r a l a r gumen t u n l e s s o r a l a r gument
i s o r de r e d by t he Cour t , i n wh i ch even t t he i nd i v i dua l c ou r t de pa r tmen t sha l l
s e t a da t e and t ime f o r hear i ng . (Q) Al l d i s c ove r y mo t i ons s ha l l i nc l ude t he
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a f f i dav i t o f Coughl i n e s t abl i s h i ng t ha t a f t e r c onsu l t a t i on wi t h oppos i ng
couns e l , he ha s be en unab l e t o r e s o l ve t he mat t e r " "
Then Ch i e f J udge Sf e r r a zza en t e r ed a n "Admi n i s t r a t i ve Orde r 2012- 01 I n r e
Zacha r y Cough l i n" f i l e s t amped 12 / 20/ 12 a t 4 : 38 p .m. , whi ch pu r por t ed t h a t
Cough l i n had been " admon i shed by J udges i nc l ud i ng s oon t o be RJ C Ch i e f J udge
Pea r son , desp i t e s uch no t b e i ng a t a l l t r ue . At s uch po i n t Cough l i n ' s s ol e
i n t e r a c t i ons wi t h Judge Pear s on cons i s t ed o f a 7 / 31 / 12 a nd 10 / 2/ 12 l and l ord
t enan t mat t e r hea r i ng i n Rev2012- 001048 and Rev2012- 078432 . Whi l e J udge Pea r son
d i d commit g r o s s j ud i c i a l mi s conduc t i n bo t h hea r i ngs , wi l l f u l l y exceed i ng h i s
j u r i s d i c i t ona l wher e compl e t e l y i nappr op r i a t e , wh i l s t a l s o f a i l i ng t o embr ace
h i s j u r i s d i c t i on whe r e he had a du t y t o , Cough l i n was i n no way " admon i s hed" .
I n t e r e s t i ng l y , Ch i e f J udge Pea r son i nd i ca t ed t o Cough l i n du r i ng a 6 / 16 / 13 s t a t u s
con f e r ence i n a t r umped up pr oba t i on v i o l a t i o n cha r ge t ha t t he WCDA' s Of f i c e had
t he Depa r tmen t o f Al t e r na t i ve Sen t enc i ng make a ga i n s t Cough l i n i nc i den t t o an
un l awfu l war r an t l e s s a r r e s t o f Coughl i n a f t e r 7 p .m. i n h i s own home by DAS
Of f i c e r s Wickman a nd Ramos i n v i o l a t i on o f NRS 171 . 136, i n an a t t emp t t o
i n t imi da t e and s i l ence Cough l i n , t ha t he , J udge Pea r son , had neve r had a ny o f
Cough l i n ' s l and l o r d t enan t ca s e s , when , i n f a c t , h i s p r e s i d i ng ove r two j u s t
s uch c a s e s had an ex t r eme l y p r e j ud i c i a l impact on Cough l i n ' s de f ens e o f h i s
f o rma l d i s c i p l i na r y ma t t e r and o t he r a s s oc i a t ed c a s e s . J udge Pea r s on i s f ond o f
smi l i ng t o one ' s f ace wh i l e ma i n t a i ni ng t he s t a t u s quo, l e t t i ng J udge Cl i f t on
r un amuck, a nd j u s t gene r a l l y bene f i t t i ng f r om g i v i ng l oca l l aw e n f o r c emen t
eve r y t h i ng t hey wan t , and t hey wan t i t a l l .
Though hav i ng been s e r ved t he a r guabl y mor e r i d i cu l ous Workp l ac e
Har a s sment TPO t he s ame WCDA Wat t s -Vi a l t ha t f r audu l ent l y obs t r uc t ed Cough l i n ' s
SCR 110 s ubpoena s on 2JDC cl e r k s , j u dges , and t he 2 JDC Cus t od i a n o f Recor d s
ob t a i ned f o r Washoe Coun t y i n RCP2012- 000599 whe r e i nvo l ved a TPO App l i c a t i on
WCPD J im Les l i e admi t s t o f i l i ng f o r h imse l f , whe r e s uch was a c t ua l l y f i l ed by
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Wat t s -Vi a l (wi t h bo t h t r y i ng t o mas s age t he r e way a r ound t he p r ob l ems a s soc i a t ed
wi t h t he r equ i r emen t i n NRS 33 . 250 , . 270 t ha t t h e emp l oye r ( t he WCPD i s no t
empl oyed by Washoe Coun t y) f i l e f o r s uch TPO on behal f o f an empl oyee
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( i e , t he empl oyee may no t f i l e f o r a Workp l ac e Ha r a s smen t TPO on t he i r o wn
beha l f , t hough , obv i ous l y , King ' s l a nguage above admi t s t ha t i s j u s t what he d i d
wher e Ki ng a s s e r t e d so on beha l f o f t he s t a f f and f o r ou r p r o t ec t i on , I wou l d
a sk t ha t t he cou r t e x t end t he Orde r .
Wi t ne s s f orme r WCDA' s Of f i c e p r o s ecut o r t u r ned RJC Ch i e f J udge Pea r son ' s
dr opp i ng on Cough l i n ( v i a c our t hous e s e r v i c e by Depu t y Augus t i n Med i na ,
na t u r a l l y , whe r e RJC Ch i e f Ba i l i f f Sex t on , and Reye s have obs t r uc t ed Cough l i n
and Coughl i n ' s agen t ' s ab i l i t y t o s e r ve Mot i ons t o Di s qua l i f y o n RJC Judge
Pea r s on , Cl i f t on , and Sf e r r azza
The 12 / 20/ 12 Admin Or de r 2012- 01 on l y s peaks t o t hos e s i t ua t i ons whe r e Coug l h i n
" en t e r s t he p r emi s e s : "WHEREAS, t o p r o t e c t t h e peace f ul a nd e f f ec t i ve ope r a t i on
of t h i s Cour t , I T I S HEREBY ORDERED: 1 . ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN s ha l l not e n t e r
t he p r emi s e s o f t h e Reno J us t i c e Cour t a t One Sou t h S i e r r a S t r e e t excep t a s
f o l l ows : a . I f ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN wi she s t o f i l e a document wi t h t h e Reno
Jus t i c e Cour t o r a t t end a hea r i ng i n t he Reno J u s t i c e Cour t he mus t no t i f y t he
s ecu r i t y pe r sonne l a t t he ma i n s e cu r i t y en t r a nce l oca t ed a t t he e a s t en t r ance o f
One Sou t h S i e r r a St r e e t and wa i t f o r a ba i l i f f o f t he Reno j u s t i c e Cour t t o
r e s pond t o h i s l oc a t i on . B. I f ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN wi s he s t o make a r eque s t
of t he Reno J u s t i c e Cour t f or cop i e s , t r an s c r i p t s , a c c e s s t o a cou r t f i l e o r t o
a sk a ques t i on he sha l l do so i n wr i t i ng and e i t he r mai l t he r e ques t t o t he Reno
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s t amped c opy i n r e t u r n . . . . 3 . ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN i s no t a l l owed t o c on t ac t
any member o f t h i s Cour t o t he r t han a un i f o rmed ba i l i f f . "
NRS 178 . 588
JCRCP RULE 5 . SERVICE AND FILING OF PLEADINGS AND OTHER PAPERS
( a ) Se r v i c e : When Requ i r ed . Excep t a s o t he rwi s e p r ovi ded i n t he s e r ul e s ,
eve r y o r de r r equ i r ed by i t s t e rms t o b e s e r ved , eve r y p l ead i ng subs equent t o t he
or i g i na l c ompl a i n t , eve r y paper r e l a t i ng t o d i s cove r y r equ i r ed t o be s e r ved
upon a p a r t y un l e s s t he c our t o t he rwi s e o r de r s , eve r y wr i t t en mo t i on o t he r t ha n
one wh i c h may be he a r d e x pa r t e , a nd ever y wr i t t en no t i c e , appear ance , d emand ,
of f e r o f j udgment , de s i gna t i on of r e co r d on appea l , and s imi l a r pape r s ha l l be
s e r ved upon each of t he pa r t i e s .
( b ) Same : How Made .
( 1 ) Wheneve r unde r t hes e r u l e s s e r v i ce i s r e qu i r ed or pe rmi t t ed t o
be made upon a pa r t y r ep r e s en t ed by an a t t or ney , t h e s e r v i c e s ha l l b e made upon
t he a t t o r ney un l e s s t he cour t o r de r s t h a t s e r v i ce be made upon t he pa r t y .
( 2 ) Se r v i c e unde r t h i s r u l e i s made by :
(A) De l i ve r i ng a copy t o t he a t t o r ney o r t he p a r t y by:
( i ) hand i ng i t t o t he a t t o r ney o r t o t he pa r t y ;
( i i ) l e avi ng i t a t t h e a t t o r ney s o r pa r t y s o f f i ce
wi t h a c l e r k o r o t he r pe r s on i n cha r ge , o r i f t h e r e i s no one i n cha r ge , l e av i ng
i t i n a c onsp i cuous p l a ce i n t he o f f i c e ; o r
(B) Ma i l i ng a copy t o t he a t t o r ney or t he par t y a t h i s o r he r
l a s t known add r e s s . Se r v i c e by ma i l i s compl e t e on ma i l i ng ; p r ov i ded , howeve r , a
mot i on , a nswe r o r o t he r d ocumen t c ons t i t u t i ng t he i n i t i a l appea r ance of a pa r t y
mus t a l s o, i f s e r ved by ma i l , be f i l ed wi t h i n t he t ime a l l owed f o r s e r v i ce ; . . .
( 4 ) Proo f o f s e r v i c e may be made by ce r t i f i c a t e o f an a t t o r ney o r
of t he a t t o r ney s emp l oyee , o r by wr i t t en a dmi s s i on , o r b y a f f i da v i t , o r o t he r
pr oo f s a t i s f a c t o r y t o t he cou r t . Fa i l u r e t o make p r oof o f s e r v i c e s ha l l no t a f -
f e c t t he va l i d i t y of s e r v i c e.
( d ) Fi l i ng . Al l pape r s a f t e r t he compl a i n t r equ i r ed t o be s e r ved upon a
pa r t y s hal l be f i l ed wi t h t he cou r t e i t he r be f o r e s e r vi c e o r wi t h i n a r e a sonab l e
t ime t he r e a f t e r , e xcep t a s o t he r wi s e p r ov i ded i n Ru l e 5 ( b) , bu t , un l e s s f i l i ng
i s o r de r e d by t he cou r t on mot i on o f a pa r t y or upon i t s own mot i on , depos i t i ons
upon o r a l e xami na t i on and i n t e r r oga t or i e s , r e ques t s f o r p r oduc t i on , r eque s t s f o r
admi s s i on, a nd t h e answe r s a nd r e s ponse s t h e r e t o , s ha l l no t be f i l ed un l e s s and
un t i l t he y a r e u s e d i n t he pr oceed i ngs.
( e ) Fi l i ng Wi t h t he Cou r t De f i ned . The f i l i ng o f p l ead i ngs and o t her pa -
pe r s wi t h t he cou r t a s r equi r ed by t hes e r u l e s s ha l l b e made by f i l i ng t hem wi t h
t he c l e r k o f t he cour t , i f t h e r e be one , e xcep t t ha t t h e j u s t i c e may pe rmi t t he
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pape r s t o be f i l ed wi t h h im o r he r . I n c a s e s wher e t he r e i s no c l e r k , t h e pape r s
sha l l be f i l ed wi t h t he j u s t i c e . A cou r t may by l oca l r u l e pe rmi t pape r s t o be
f i l ed , s i gned o r v e r i f i ed by e l e c t r on i c means t ha t a r e c ons i s t e n t wi t h t echn i ca l
s t anda r ds , i f a ny, t ha t t he J ud i c i a l Conf e r ence o f t he Un i t e d S t a t e s e s t ab l i s h-
e s . A pape r s i gned by e l e c t r on i c means i n comp l i ance wi t h t he l oca l r u l e c ons t i -
t u t e s a wr i t t en pape r p r e s en t ed f o r t he pur pos e of app l yi ng t he s e r u l e s . The
c l e r k o r j u s t i c e s ha l l n o t r e f u s e t o a c c ep t f o r f i l i ng a ny pape r p r e s en t ed f o r
t ha t pu r pos e s o l e l y because i t i s no t p r e s en t ed i n p r oper f o rm a s r equ i r ed by
t he s e r u l e s o r any l oca l r u l e s o r p r ac t i c e s .
( f ) Drop Box F i l i ng
( 3 ) Procedu r e . Pape r s a nd p l e ad i ngs may be depos i t ed i n t he dr op
box du r i ng a l l hour s t he cou r t hous e i s open . Be f o r e s uch documen t s a r e depos i t -
ed , t he documen t s mus t be da t e and t ime s t amped a s de s c r i bed i n s ubd i v i s i on
( f ) ( 1 ) . Documen t s p l a ced i n t he dr op box sha l l be d e emed f i l ed a s o f t he da t e
and t ime s t amped on t he pape r o r p l e ad i ng . Howeve r , i f a document i s p l a ced i n
t he d r op box wi t hou t be i ng da t e and t ime s t amped, t h a t d ocumen t wi l l no t b e
deemed f i l ed un t i l i t i s d a t e and t ime s t amped by t he c l e r k s o f f i c e . I n a dd i -
t i on , i f a document i s p l a c ed i n t he d r op box, a nd t he c l e r k s of f i c e det e rmi ne s
t ha t t he a t t emp t ed f i l i n g i s de f ec t i ve ba s ed on t he abs e nce o f f i l i ng f e e s o r
bas ed on any o t he r l e g i t imat e r e a son, t h a t documen t wi l l no t be d e emed f i l ed un -
t i l t he d e f ec t ha s b e en cu r ed . [As amended ; e f f e c t i ve J u l y 1 , 2005. ]
58 Am. J ur . 2D Obs t r uc t i ng J u s t i c e 62 . Re f us i ng t o obey
or de r s : I t ha s been he l d t h a t a S t a t e c anno t make a r e f u s a l t o
move when o r de r ed t o do s o by t he pol i c e a c r ime un l e s s t he
pe r son obs t r uc t s t he po l i c e i n t he i r o f f i c i a l du t i e s i n mak i ng a
l awfu l a r r e s t , s e i zu r e , o r s e r v i c e of p r oce s s . [ FN2] A pe r son ' s
mer e f a i l ur e t o a c t i n compl i ance wi t h a l awf u l d i r e c t i ve doe s
no t cons t i t u t e obs t r uc t i on . [ FN3] Fu r t he r , a r e f us a l t o c omp l y
wi t h an of f i c e r ' s r eque s t c anno t be a c r ime whe r e an omi s s i on t o
ac t doe s no t cons t i t u t e obs t r uc t i on .
[ FN2] S t a t e v . Hugue t , 369 So . 2D 1331 (La . 1 979) . [ FN3]
St a t e v . Gai ne s , 3 46 Or . 160 , 206 P . 3D 1042 ( 2009) . [ FN4] Ci t y
of Co l umbus v . Mi che l , 55 Oh i o App . 2D 46 , 9 Ohi o Op . 3D 207 ,
378 N.E . 2D 1077 ( 10 t h Di s t . F r ank l i n Coun t y 1978) .
Cough l i n d i d no t e ven r e f us e t o f o l l ow Reyes s command. Reye s was s o
eage r t o ge t phys i ca l l y v i ol en t wi t h Cough l i n a nd e s t a b l i s h domi nance t h a t he
r e s ponded t o Coughl i n s i ndi c a t i ng t ha t You know, t he Admi n i s t r a t i ve Or de r doe s
no t r equ i r e me t o have an e s co r t f o r whe r e I am go i ng t o , t he f ami l y cour t .
NRS Ti t l e 15 . Cr ime s and Pun i s hmen t s (Chap t e r s 193 - 207) Chap t e r 197 .
Cr imes by a nd Aga i ns t t he Execu t i ve Power o f Thi s S t a t e ; NRS 197 . 110 .
Misconduct o f pub l i c o f f i c e r . . . The " Not e s o f Dec i s i on" o f NRS 197 . 110 Seem t o
i nd i c a t e t he ph r a s e " pub l i c o f f i c e r " i s mor e br oad l y a pp l i ed whe r e o f f i c i a l
mi sconduct i s i nvol ved , ( compar ed t o t h e na r r ow app l i c a t i on o f t he ph r a s e i n t he
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con t ex t o f a NRS 197 . 190 Or NRS 199 . 280 cha r ge , t hough t he r e i s a pauc i t y o f
pub l i s hed d e c i s i ona l au t ho r i t y i n t h ose two c on t ex t s ) ( t ake t ha t t hos e a t t o r ney
who t h i nk t h a t t he i r s i s t he on l y c l a s s t ha t h a s a h i ghe r s t anda r d app l i ed t o
i t ) whe r e s uch i nc l ude :
"3 . Pub l i c o f f i c e r Sworn depu t y c i t y ma r sha l supe r v i s e d by c i t y ma r sha l
was pub l i c o f f i c e r f o r pur pos e s o f s t a t u t e pr oh i b i t i ng pub l i c o f f i c e r s f r om
r e ce i v i ng c ompensat i on f o r of f i c i a l s e r v i c e wh i ch ha s no t been ac t ua l l y
r ende r ed . N.R. S . 1 93 . 019 , 1 97 . 110 . St a t e v . Rhod i g , 1985 , 707 P. 2d 549 , 101 Nev .
608 . Mun i c i pa l Co r por a t i ons 183 ( 4 ) .
Rhod i g , h oweve r , i s no t l onge r good l aw wi t h r e s pec t t o any cont en t i on
t ha t an of f i c e r ( i n t he s ens e o f t he t e rm wh i ch wou l d qu i ck l y a ppea r , i t
s eems , i n a l eg i s l a t i ve r e a c t i on t o t he Rhod i g c a s e , d ec i ded i n Oc t obe r 1985 ,
wher e NRS 193 . 019 was qu i ckl y amended t o add t he t e rm o f f i c e r t o t he wor ds
be i ng de f i ned t he r e i n .
1967 enactmen t , added t o c r imi na l p r ocedu r e l aw, t o e f f e c t t ha t pub l i c
of f i c e r means pe r s on e l e c t e d o r appoi n t ed t o pos i t i on whi ch i s e s t ab l i s hed by
Cons t i t u t i on o r s t a t u t e o f s t a t e o r by cha r t e r o r o r d i nance o f a po l i t i c a l
subd i v i s i on o f s t a t e d i d not r epea l pr i o r s t a t u t e conce r n i ng c r imes o f p ub l i c
of f i c e r s and de f i n i ng pub l i c o f f i c e r a s i nc l ud i ng a l l a s s i s t an t s , depu t i e s ,
c l e r ks and empl oyee s o f any pub l i c o f f i c e r . N. R . S . 169. 164 , 193. 010 , Subd . 16 ,
197 . 010 Et s eq . , 1 97 . 110 . St a t e v . Thompson , 1973 , 511 P . 2D 1043 , 89 Nev. 320 .
Of f i c e r s And Pub l i c Empl oyee s 121 . Howeve r , t he 1985 r ev i s i on t o NRS 193 . 019
d i d do s o, d i f f e r e n t i a t i ng be tween of f i c e r s a nd publ i c o f f i c e r s .
Sec t i on of c r imi nal p r ocedur e l aw t o e f f e c t t ha t pub l i c o f f i c e r means
pe r son e l ec t ed o r appo i n t ed t o pos i t i on wh i ch i s e s t abl i s hed by Cons t i t u t i on o r
s t a t u t e of s t a t e , or by char t e r o r o r d i nance of po l i t i ca l s ubd i v i s i on , i s t o be
used i n c r imi na l p r o s ecu t i o ns , unde r s t a t u t e conce r n i ng c r imes by pub l i c
of f i c e r s , t o t e s t whe t he r a ccus ed i s e i t he r p ub l i c o f f i c e r o r a s s i s t an t , depu t y ,
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c l e r k o r empl oyee of pub l i c o f f i c e r . . . N.R. S . 35 . 010 , Subd . 2 , 169 . 164 , 193 . 010 ,
Subd . 16 , 197 . 010 Et s eq . , 281 . 005 Et s eq . S t a t e v . Thompson , 1 973 , 511 P. 2D
1043 , 89 Nev . 320 . Of f i c e r s And Pub l i c Empl oyee s 121 . "
Ba i l i f f Reye s i s n e i t he r a pe r son e l e c t ed o r a ppo i n t e d t o a pos i t i on .
He i s an empl oyee of t he j u s t i c e cour t .
NRS 193 . 019 . Of f i ce r and pub l i c o f f i c e r de f i ned . Of f i c e r a nd
pub l i c o f f i c e r i nc l ude a l l o f f i c e r s , membe r s and empl oyee s o f : 1 . The St a t e o f
Nevada ; 2 . Any po l i t i c a l s ubd i v i s i on o f t h i s St a t e ; 3 . Any o t her s pec i a l
d i s t r i c t , pub l i c c or po r a t i o n o r qua s i - pub l i c co r po r a t i on o f t h i s S t a t e ; and 4 .
Any agency , boa r d or commi s s i on e s t a b l i s hed by t h i s S t a t e o r any o f i t s
po l i t i c a l s ubd i v i s i ons , and a l l pe r s ons exe r c i s i ng o r a s sumi ng t o exe r c i s e any
of t he power s o r f unc t i ons of a pub l i c o f f i c e r .
Judge Gl a s son was so busy s ugges t i ng NRS 199 . 340 t o DDA St ege t ha t he mus t
have r un ou t o f t i me t o ment i on NRS 193 . 300 . Such i s t he t ype of i r r egul a r i t y
add r e s s abl e by NRS 176 . 515 .
NRS 193 . 300 Pun i s hmen t f o r c on t emp t . A c r imi na l a c t whi ch a t t he s ame
t ime cons t i t u t e s c on t empt of cou r t , and ha s been pun i s hed a s s uch , may a l s o be
pun i s hed a s a c r ime , bu t i n s uch c a s e t he puni s hmen t f or con t emp t may be
cons i de r e d i n mi t i ga t i on .
Rea l l y , o ne ha s t o empa t h i z e wi t h DDA St ege a b i t . Her e he i s , s o
hams t r ung by a l l t he t e s t imony o f Hei be r t , Reyes , and Ramsey ( a nd Cough l i n cou l d
have had a f i e l d d ay wi t h Ch i e f Ba i l i f f Sex t on and Ba i l i f f Med i na , no doub t , a s
wel l ) a s t o t he i r own mi s conduc t , e s pec i a l l y i n t he i r want on v i o l a t i ons of t he
bo t h Admi n i s t r a t i v e Orde r s 2012- 01 a nd 2013 - 06 . Wha t i s S t ege suppos ed t o do ,
c i t e t o Rhod i g and Thompson a nd s ugge s t s o many p r os ecu t i ons t h a t he and h i s
cohor t s a t t he WCDA s Of f i c e r a r e r e f r a i n i ng f r om b r i ng i ng aga i ns t t he j us t i c e
cou r t ba i l i f f s and c l e r k s i n v i o l a t i on o f no t j u s t Br a dy , and RPC 3 . 8 , b u t a l s o
RPC 8 . 3 , and RPC 8. 4 , i n add i t i on t o a va r i e t y o f NRS sn i t ch c l aus e s ( s uch a s
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t hos e f ound unde r NRS 281 e t s eq . ) ( you know, s n i t ch c l aus e s , l i ke NCJC Canon
2 , Ru l e 2 . 14 , and Rul e 2 . 15, e t c . ) . So , we a r e l e f t wi t h t h r e e s t a t u t e s
of f e r i ng a de f i n i t i on f o r t he ph r a s e pub l i c of f i c e r each appea r i ng i n a
d i f f e r en t t i t l e o f NRS (TITLE 14PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL CASES has NRS
169 . 164 Pub l i c o f f i c e r d e f i ned ; TITLE 15CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS ha s
NRS 193 . 019 . Of f i ce r and pub l i c o f f i c e r de f i ned ; wh i l e TITLE 23PUBLIC
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES ha s NRS 281 . 005 Publ i c o f f i c e r and spec i a l u s e
veh i c l e de f i ned . ) .
h t t p : / /www.ncs l . o r g / l eg i s l a t u r e s - e l e c t i ons / e t h i c shome / 50- s t a t e -
de f i n i t i o ns - o f - publ i c - o f f i c i a l - o f f i c e r . a s px : Appo i n t ed o f f i c e s . Abou t ha l f o f
t he s t a t e s a l s o i n c l ude o f f i c e s wh i c h a r e appo i n t ed , i ns t e ad o f e l e c t ed , i n
t he i r de f i n i t i ons of " pub l i c o f f i c i a l . " Geo r gi a , Nevada , and Ut ah t ake a
s l i gh t l y more r e s t r i c t i ve a ppr oach a nd deem appo i n t i ve po s i t i ons t o be " pub l i c
of f i c i a l s " on l y when t he o f f i c eho l der i s au t hor i z ed t o e xe r c i s e s ome po r t i on o f
t he gove r nmen t ' s s ove r e i gn power s .
Even i f t he RJC Bai l i f f s s omehow have t he power s o f peace o f f i c e r s s uch
i n no way make s t h em pub l i c o f f i c e r s .
NRS 289 . 150 She r i f f s , t he i r depu t i e s and co r r e c t i ona l o f f i c e r s ; c i t y and
t own ma r s ha l s , po l i c e o f f i c e r s and c or r e c t i ona l o f f i c e r s ; cou r t ba i l i f f s a nd
depu t y mar s ha l s o f c e r t a i n d i s t r i c t cour t s ; c ons t ab l e s a nd t he i r depu t i e s . The
f o l l owi ng pe r s ons have t he power s o f a peace of f i c e r : 4 . The b a i l i f f s a nd
depu t y mar s ha l s o f t he d i s t r i c t cou r t s , j u s t i ce cou r t s a nd mun i c i pa l cour t s
whose du t i e s r equ i r e t hem t o c a r r y weapons and make a r r e s t s
NRS 281 . 005 Pub l i c o f f i c e r de f i ned . As u s ed i n t h i s chap t e r :
1 . Pub l i c o f f i c e r means a pe r s on e l e c t ed o r appoi n t ed t o a pos i t i on
whi ch : ( a ) I s e s t a b l i s hed by t he Cons t i t u t i o n o r a s t a t u t e o f t h i s S t a t e , o r by
a cha r t e r o r o r d i nance o f a po l i t i c a l s ubd i v i s i on o f t h i s S t a t e ; a nd
( b ) I nvo l ve s t h e con t i nuous exe r c i s e , a s pa r t o f t h e r egul a r and pe rmanen t
admi n i s t r a t i on o f t he gove r nmen t , o f a pub l i c powe r , t r u s t o r d u t y.
Now, WCDA DDA St ege wou l d no t ha ve been v i o l a t i ng RPC 3 . 1, 3 . 3 , a nd 3 . 4 ,
much l e s s 3 . 8 had he been a p r o s ecu t or f o r t h e Cl a r k Coun t y DAs , a s NRS 4 . 353 s
a r guab l y s a t i s f y i ng NRS 281. 005 ( 1 ) ( a ) s r equ i r emen t t h a t t he ma r s ha l s pec i f i ed
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t he r e i n be e l e c t ed o r a ppo i n t ed. Or , h ad t he RJC ac t ual l y b r aved t he wa t e r s
of hav i ng i t s du l y a ppo i n t e d depu t y c l e r k s ( i f t he r e a r e any ) , a c t ua l l y be t he
one s i n t e r a c t i ng wi t h Cough l i n(on l y t hos e c l e r k s don t h ave t he bu l l yi ng
sk i l l s o f t he RJ C Ba i l i f f s l i ke Sex t on a nd Reye s , s oand t hey don t have t he
power t o make a r r e s t sthough , JCRRT 8 does no t p r ov i de t h e RJC Bai l i f f s wi t h
such powe r e i t he ra t l e a s t , no t a l l t ha t e xp l i c i t l y . Rega r d l e s s , a j u s t i ce
cou r t o f a t own i s no t a po l i t i c a l s ubdi v i s i on
( h t t p : / /www. encyc l oped i a . com/doc / 1G2- 3401803314 . h tml ) a nd s uch a t ownsh i p s
cour t s r u l e s a r e no t i n a ny way a cha r t e r o r o r d i nance o f s uchand Br el i an t
makes r a t he r c l e a r t ha t Judge Gl a s son s ad j ud i c a t or y bounda r i e s we r e l imi t ed t o
wha t t he pa r t i e s p u t be f o r e h im ( and t he en t i r e , make Cough l i n go f i r s t , a nd a l -
l ow S t ege t o u s e hi s en t i r e t e n mi nut e s l a s t ough t oper a t e t o e xc i s e t he e n t i r e -
t y o f S t e ge s c l o s i ng a r gumen t f r om t he r e co r d / t r ans c r i p t ) .
Rea l l y , t he RJC i s i n no way a po l i t i c a l s ubd i vi s i on un t o i t s e l f , r e -
p l e t e wi t h cou r t r u l e s i n t he JCRRT t ha t ope r a t e a s a cha r t e r o r o r di -
nanceSepa r a t i on o f power s doc t r i ne and t u r n i ng . McCl anahan v . Coch i s e Col -
l ege , 540 P . 2D 744 1975 .
NRS 281 . 010 El ec t ed a nd appo i n t ed of f i c e r s . 1. The f o l l owi ng o f f i c e r s
mus t be e l e c t ed : . . . ( n ) For e a ch c oun t y , a nd t he e qu i va l en t o f f i c e r s f o r Car s on
Ci t y : ( 1 ) One coun t y c l e r k, who i s ex o f f i c i o c l e r k of t he boar d o f coun t y com-
mi s s i one r s and c l e r k o f t he d i s t r i c t c ou r t o f t h e count y . . . ( 9 ) Jus t i c e s o f t he
peace . 2 . Al l o f f i c e r s who a r e no t e l e c t ed mus t be appo i nt ed .
RJC Ch i e f Ba i l i f f Sex t on ha s admi t t ed t o Cough l i n t ha t n e i t he r h e no r any
of t he RJC Ba i l i f f s a r e appo i n t e d , and t ha t a l l a r e s imp l y empl oyees o f t he
RJC.
NRS 281 . 360 Fa i l ur e by pub l i c o f f i ce r o r e mpl oyee t o pe r f o rm du t y : Pena l -
t y . Wheneve r any du t y i s e n j o i ned by l aw upon any pub l i c of f i c e r o r o t he r pe r -
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son ho l di ng any pub l i c t r u s t o r empl oyment , t he i r wi l l f u l neg l ec t t o pe r f orm
such du t y , except whe r e o t he rwi s e s pec i f i ca l l y p r ov i ded f or , s ha l l be a mi s de -
meanor .
NRS 4 . 170 Dut i e s of j u s t i c e s o f t h e peace . The j u s t i c e s s ha l l be cons e r -
va t o r s o f t h e peace i n t h e i r r e s pec t i ve t ownsh i p s , a nd s ha l l d i s cha r ge s uch du-
t i e s a s may be p r e s c r i bed by l aw.
h t t p : / / j u s t i c e so f t hepeace . us l ega l . com/ l i ab i l i t y - o f - j u s t i c e s - f o r - o f f i c i a l -
ac t s /
Whi l e i t wa s a n ove l a t t empt ( i n t h e way S f e r r a z za s r emi x i ng NV Cons t .
Ar t . 6 . Sec . 6 wa s t oo ) , J udge Gl a s s on s ( imp l i c i t ) a t t emp t t o cha r ac t e r i z e NRS
281 . 005 ( r eve r s i bl e e r r o r how S t e ge i s pe rmi t t ed t o u s e hi s en t i r e t en mi nu t e s
t o go l a s t i n t he c l o s i ng a r gumen t p has ecompl e t e depar t u r e f r o m t he adve r s a r i a l
sys t em of due p r oce s s ) a s s omehow be i ng s a t i s f i ed by JCRRT 8 a s t hough such i s
su f f i c i ent t o s a t i s f y t he r equ i r e ment s o f NRS 281. 005 ( 1 ) ( a ) , wh i ch r equ i r e s :
NRS 281 . 005 Publ i c o f f i c e r de f i ned . As us ed i n t h i s chap t e r : 1 . Pub l i c o f -
f i c e r means a p e r s on e l ec t ed o r a ppo i n t ed t o a pos i t i on wh i ch : ( a ) I s e s t ab -
l i s hed by t he Cons t i t u t i on o r a s t a t u t e o f t h i s S t a t e , o r by a char t e r o r or d i -
nance o f a po l i t i c a l s ubd i vi s i on o f t h i s S t a t e .
The RJC i s no t a po l i t i c a l s ubd i v i s i on o f t h i s S t a t e a nd JCRRT i s no t a
pa r t o f a cha r t e r o r o r d i nance o f such .
JCRRT Ru l e 8 . "Du t i e s o f ba i l i f f , s h e r i f f . Dur i ng t he t ime t he c ou r t
r ema i ns i n s e s s i on, t h e ba i l i f f ,shal l : (C) Pr e s e r ve or de r i n t he cou r t a nd
wi t h i n t h e hea r i ng o f t he c our t . (F) Pe r f o rm s uch o t he r du t i e s a s a r e r equ i r ed
by t he j u s t i c e o f t he peace
Nowhe r e i n JCRRT does i t p r ov i de t ha t t he t he RJC Ba i l i f f s dut i e s
r equ i r e t hem t o c a r r y weapons and make a r r e s t s . Fu r t he r NRS 4 . 353 does no t
pr ov i de a b a s i s f o r f i nd i ng t h e RJC Ba i l i f f s t o be even Ca t egor y I I pe ace
of f i c e r ( s ) .
NRS 289 . 470 Ca t e gor y I I p eace o f f i ce r de f i ned . Cat ego r y I I p e ace
of f i c e r means : 1 . The ba i l i f f s o f t he d i s t r i c t cou r t s , j u s t i c e cou r t s and
muni c i pa l c ou r t s whos e du t i e s r equ i r e t hem t o c a r r y weapons and make a r r e s t s ;
Addi t i onal l y , even i f t he RJC Ba i l i f f a r e deemed Ca t e gor y I I p eace
of f i c e r s s uch i s no t t he s ame t h i ng a s a peace o f f i c e r a s s uch unador ned by a
qua l i f i e r de s i gna t i on on l y appea r s i n NRS 289. 460 , wh i ch i s t he c l a s s i f i ca t i on
of peace o f f i c e r t o wh i ch t he op i ni on i n Col l e app l i e s ( and Co l l e on l y app l i e s
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t o NRS 197 . 190 , anyways , not t o j ud i c i a l emp l oyee s , s uch a s t he RJC Ba i l i f f s ) .
Li kewi s e , JCRRT Rul e 2 . Appl i c a t i on o f r u l e s . Excep t a s o t he rwi s e p r ov i ded
by s t a t u t e , t he s e r u l e s appl y t o a l l c i v i l p r oceed i ngs f i l ed i n Reno Townsh i p
excep t sma l l c l a ims and l and l o r d t enan t ma t t e r s .
Wher ea s Cough l i n r e sponded t o J udge Gl as son s s ua s pont e advocacy on be -
ha l f o f t he WCDA and RJC and i t s Ba i l i f f s by i nd i c a t i ng he f ound s ome i s sue
pr ec l u s i on app l i ed i n l i gh t o f JCRRT 8 t o de f ea t any a r gumen t wha t s oeve r t h a t
Cough l i n migh t hope t o make (mak i ng c l e a r Cough l i n f a c ed i nca r c e r a t i on f or con -
t emp t s hou l d he a t t emp t t o ge t any t hi ng i n t o t he r e co r d i n t ha t r ega r dAwabdy ,
368 F . 3d 1062 , 1067) .
Al so , wher e J udge Gl as son r u l ed t ha t t h e 12 / 20 / 12 Admi n i s t r a t i v e Orde r
2012- 01 ( RCR2013- 071437) was " an an t i - nu i s ance i n j unc t i on" , t he n p r oceeded t o
conv i c t Cough l i n f or a v i o l a t i on o f NRS 199 . 280 ba s ed upon Cough l i n ' s a l l eged l y
no t compl y i ng wi t h Ba i l i f f Reyes command made pu r s uan t t o j u s t such Admi n i s t r a -
t i ve Or der 2012- 01. . . on l y t o a cqu i t Cough l i n of t he s e cond cha r ge , commis s i on o f
nu i s ance i n a pub l i c p l a ce , c o l l a t e r a l e s t oppe l app l i e s t o i nval i da t e t h e NRS
199 . 280 c onv i c t i on f o r v i o l a t i ng s uch " an t i - n u i s ance i n j unc t i on" .
h t t p : / /www. s c r i bd . com/ doc / 176414786 / 6- 11 - 13 - 0204- 63342- Pe t -Mandamus - and -
Mtn- IFP- and-Dec l -Rega r d i ng - 178- 405 - a nd-Cl i f t o n- 1 - 230 - I s sue s - 13 -
16975 h t t p : / /www. s c r i bd . com/ doc / 156299361 / 7 - 18- 13 - 0204- 63342-NOTICE-7 - 15-
13- 63342 h t t p : / /www. s c r i bd . com/ doc / 176414695 / 6- 11 - 13 - 0204- 63342- I FP-
Mot i on - and-Dec l - SCR-110- I s s ues -RJC-2JDC-Et -Al - 13 -
16977 h t t p : / /www. s c r i bd . com/ doc / 158278308 / 7 - 24- 13 - 0204- 63342-S t amped-
St acked -Mo t i on - t o - Amend-Pe t i t i on - f o r -Wr i t -Wi t h-Ex- 1 -Par t s - 1 - t o - 10
h t t p : / /www. s c r i bd . com/ doc / 176410561 / 10- 1 - 13 - 63342-No t i ce - o f -Un i magi nab l e -
Improp r i e t y -WCDA-Hahn -WLS-Boa r d -NNDB- Sc r een i ng-Pane l - 13- 29297
h t t p : / /www. s c r i bd . com/ doc / 176410282 / 10- 13 - 13 - NCJC-Canon- 2 -Ru l e - 2- 15 -
Not i c e - o f -Mi s conduc t - 71437- 063341-
72675 h t t p : / /www. s c r i bd . com/ doc / 176410281 / 10 - 13- 13 - I FP-Mt n -App t -Counse l -
RJC-72675- 71437 h t t p : / /www. s c r i bd . com/doc / 176410279 / 10- 11 - 13 -RJC-72675-
Emergency-Mt n -Copy- o f -NRS-4- 240 -Docke t - and -Aud i o - o f -Al l -Hea r i ngs - and - I FP-
Mot i on -Compl e t e h t t p : / /www. s c r i bd . com/doc / 176410276 / 10- 13 - 13 - 72675-Canon-
3- e -Mtn - t o-Di squa l i f y -Co l l a t e r a l -Es t oppe l -TPO-Aga i ns t - Ba i l i f f -Reye s - 0070-
Tr ans f e r - t o - Spa r ks - JC h t t p : / /www. s c r i bd . com/ doc / 176410278 / 10 - 11- 13 - 72675-
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Reyes h t t p : / /www. s c r i bd . com/ doc / 176410277 / 5 - 31- 13 - 0204- 071437- 072675-WCDA-
s -Hi cks - a nd-S t e i ge-Compl a i nt h t t p : / / www. s c r i bd . com/ doc/ 176399929 / 10 - 1 - 13-
63342-Mtn- f o r -Ex t e ns i on -Pe t i t i on - f o r -Rehea r i ng- 13 - 29297
Chap t e r 197 . Cr ime s by and Aga i ns t t he Execut i ve Power o f Th i s S t a t e
197 . 190 . Obs t r uc t i ng pub l i c o f f i c e r
The one op i n i on i n t e r p r e t i n g NRS 197. 190 I s n o t a l l t h a t i n s t r uc t i ve f o r
t h i s c a s e ' s pu r pos e s : 1 . Wei gh t and su f f i c i ency o f ev i dence Ev i dence , i n
pr os ecu t i on f o r i n t e r f e r i ng wi t h publ i c o f f i c e r i n pe r f o rmance of h i s dut i e s ,
was s u f f i c i en t t o suppor t v e r d i c t o f gu i l t y a ga i ns t de f endan t , who was a t r ucke r
and who , when t o l d by o f f i c e r t ha t t r uck was t o be impounded , d emanded t o know
l oca t i on of t r uck and t h r eat ened o f f i c e r when he r e f us ed t o t e l l h im. N. R.S .
197 . 090 . Co l l e v . S t a t e , 4 54 P . 2d 21 , 85 Nev. 289 ( 1969) . Agai n , p r e - 1985
r ev i s i on t o NRS 193 . 019 . 63 Am. J u r . 2D Ar r e s t : s 90 , Res i s t i ng e xce s s i ve f o r c e
s 128 , Gene r a l l y
Howeve r , cons t i t u t i ona l l y pr o t e c t ed f r e e s peech c anno t be r e l i e d upon a s a
bas i s f o r e s t ab l i s h i ng t he of f ens e of obs t r uct i on o f a po l i c e of f i c e r . St a t e v .
Carney , 2 22 W. Va . 152 , 663 S . E . 2D 606 ( 2008 ) . Th i s doe s no t mean t ha t
non t h r ea t en i ng s peech a l one c an never cons t i t u t e a v i ol a t i on o f a s t a t u t e a s a
ve r ba l ha r angue may be s o s t aged and b e o f s uch l eng t h a nd d i s c once r t i ng
cha r ac t e r a s t o conce i vab l y ma t e r i a l l y impa i r a n o f f i c e r ' s ab i l i t y t o c a r r y ou t
h i s o r he r du t i e s . [ FN8] P r of an i t y t o ward an of f i c e r i s no t a l one s uch abuse a s
t o j u s t i f y a conv i c t i on unde r an obs t r uc t i on s t a t u t e . [ FN9] I t mus t be
demons t r a t ed t ha t t he abus e h i nde r ed t h e o f f i ce r o r made t he o f f i c e r ' s j ob mor e
d i f f i cu l t . [ FN10] [ FN8] DeFus co v . Br ophy , 112 R . I . 461, 311 A. 2D 286 ( 1973) ;
Pope v . St a t e , 528 S .W. 2D 54 (Tenn . Cr im. App. 1975) . [ FN9] S t a t e v . Ha r r i s , 4
Conn . Ci r . Ct . 534, 236 A. 2D 479 (App . Di v . 1 967) . [ FN10] S t a t e v . Ha r r i s , 4
Conn . Ci r . Ct . 534, 236 A. 2D 479 (App . Di v . 1 967) .
The t e rm ba i l i f f i s no t u s ed once i n t he ent i r e Washoe Coun t y Code .
Eads v . Ci t y o f Bou l de r Ci t y , 587 P . 2d 39 Nev. , ( 1978 ) . S i nce of f i c e o f
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Di r ec t o r of Pub l i c Works o f Bou l de r Ci t y was c r ea t ed by c i t y o r d i nance a nd t he
du t i e s o f t he Di r e c t o r we r e t h e r e i n de f i ned , and s i nce Di r e c t o r wa s dec l a r ed t o
be an o f f i c e r o f t he c i t y , he was a pub l i c o f f i c e r , and t hus wher e c i t y ' s
c i v i l s e r v i ce r u l e s d i d no t men t i on pub l i c o f f i c e r s , b u t on l y e mpl oyee s ,
Di r ec t o r was exc l uded f r om c i v i l s e r v i ce p r o t ec t i on .
Beddow v. S t a t e , 572 P . 2d 526 Nev . , ( 1977) Subs t an t i a l e v i dence s uppor t ed
conv i c t i o n o f a t t e mpt ed r e s i s t i ng o f a pub l i c o f f i c e r .
N.R.S . 199 . 280 .
Rul and v . S t a t e , 7 28 P . 2d 818 282 (Nev . 1986) ( 282k117 I n t e r f e r i ng wi t h
Pe r f o rmance o f Of f i c i a l Du t i e s ; 282k118k . I n gene r a l . ) De f endant was gu i l t y o f
r e s i s t i ng a pub l i c o f f i c e r wi t h u s e of a dange r ous weapon even i f j u r y be l i eved
h i s s t o r y t ha t he abandoned a ny i n t e n t i on t o use t he weapon when he pu t i t down
on a t ab l e whe r e de f endan t admi t t ed l y cocked t he weapon wh i l e i t was i n h i s
hand . Co l l e v . S t a t e , 454gave a common- s ens e i n t e r p r e t a t i on t o a c r imi nal l aw
f o r b i dd i ng wi l l f u l l y r e s i s t ance , de l ay , o r obs t r uc t i on o f po l i c e o f f i c e r s ,
cons t r u i ng i t t o e xc l ude p r o t ec t ed s peech . ( I d . At p . 1174 . ) 2002 WL 1926125
(Ca l . )Co l l e v . S t a t e , 454 P. 2D 21 Nev . , 1969 Ev i dence , i n p r os ecu t i on f o r
i n t e r f e r i ng wi t h pub l i c o f f i c e r i n pe r f o rmance o f h i s du t i e s , wa s s u f f i c i en t t o
suppo r t v e r d i c t o f gu i l t y a ga i ns t de f endan t , who was a t r ucke r and who , when
t o l d by of f i c e r t h a t t r uck was t o be impounded , demanded t o know l oca t i o n o f
t r uck and t h r e a t ened o f f i c e r when he r e f u s ed t o t e l l h im.
N.R.S . 197 . 090 Eads v . Ci t y o f Bou l de r Ci t y , 587 P . 2d 39 283, (Nev .
1978) . 2 83k1k . Pub l i c o f f i c e r i s i nve s t ed wi t h s ome po r t i on of t he s ove r e i gn
f unc t i ons o f gove r nmen t , whi l e a me r e empl oyee i s not . N.R. S . 281 . 005 , Subd .
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NRS 286 . 040 Empl oyee de f i ned .
NRS 281 . 005 . Pub l i c o f f i c e r de f i ned As u s ed i n t h i s chap t e r :
1 . Pub l i c o f f i c e r means a p e r s on e l e c t ed o r a ppo i n t e d t o a pos i t i on
whi ch : ( a ) I s e s t a b l i s hed by t he Cons t i t u t i on o r a s t a t u t e o f t h i s S t a t e , o r by
a cha r t e r o r o r d i nance o f a po l i t i c a l s ubd i v i s i on o f t h i s S t a t e ; a nd ( b )
I nvo l ve s t he con t i nuous exer c i s e , a s p a r t o f t he r egu l a r and permanen t
admi n i s t r a t i on o f t he gove r nmen t , o f a pub l i c powe r , t r u s t o r d u t y . . . . "
Washoe Coun t y Code 5 . 045 "Empl oyee , " " emp l oyer , " " exemp t emp l oyee "
de f i ned .
1 . Excep t a s p r ov i ded i n s ubsec t i on 2 o f t h i s s e c t i on and s ubs ec t i on 5 of
s ec t i on 5. 145 , "Emp l oyee " means : ( a ) A pub l i c o f f i c e r of Washoe Coun t y or one o f
i t s t ownsh i ps . (B) Any pe r s on emp l oyed by Washoe Coun t y o r i t s t ownsh i ps whos e
compens a t i on i s p r ov i ded by t he count y and who i s under t he d i r ec t i on o r c on t r o l
of o f f i c e r s o f t he c oun t y or i t s t ownsh i p s . 2 . "Empl oyee " doe s no t i nc l ude :
(B) Exempt emp l oyee s . 3 . "Exempt empl oyee " means : (B) J u s t i c e s o f t he peace and
t he i r empl oyee s . ( C) I n t e rmi t t en t hour l y emp l oyee s . 4 . The p r ovi s i ons o f t h i s
chap t e r d o no t conf e r any r i gh t , p r i v i l ege o r b ene f i t t o an exempt emp l oyee . 5 .
"Empl oye r " means Wa shoe Coun t y , and sha l l no t be cons t r ued t o mean " appoi n t i ng
au t ho r i t y . " [ 20 , Ord . No . 213 ; A 74- 978 ; Or d. Nos . 259 , 450 , 7 65]
The t h i ng i s , DDA St ege must be he l d t o wha t t he 5 / 31 / 13 Compl ai n t p l ed ,
no t t he f r e e s t y l i n g S t ege wa s f o r c ed t o do when t he house o f c a r d s bu i l t by
Ba i l i f f s Reyes , Hei be r t , a nd Ramsey ( and r e a l l y , Ch i e f Ba i l i f f Sex t on and Cour t
Admin i s t r a t o r S t eve Tu t t l e nece s s a r i l y mus t a nswe r f o r t h e i r medd l i ng , l ack o f
l e ade r s h i p , and ave r s i on t o a c coun t a b i l i t y , a s i t s c e r t a i n l y goi ng t o be
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d i f f i cu l t t o ge t a r ound t ha t j ud i c i a l immun i t y t he va r i ous j u s t i c e s o f t he peace
a r e ens conced i n , no ma t t e r how much t hey l e a ve t he i r j ud i c i a l r o l e and r eve r t
t o t ha t wh i ch t hey have f a r mor e dext e r i t y i n (who doesn t l i ke t he f e e l i ng o f
mas t e r y , r i gh t ? ) , t ha t o f t he p r os ecu t o r f o r t he execut i ve b r anch ) , and no
mat t e r how spec i ous t he a s s e r t i on o f j ud i c i a l e r r o r o r d i s c r e t i on i s be l i ed by
t he pa t ent f a i l u r e t o f o l l o w and appl y t he l a w (Canon 1 , Ru l e 1 . 1 v i o l a t i ons
abound : c our t s o f l imi t ed j ur i s d i c t i on do no t have t he i nhe r en t a u t ho r i t y Ch i e f
Judge Pear s on was l e f t t o r each f o r upon t he r u s e o f t hen Ch i e f J udge
Sf e r r a zza s r emi x i ng o f NV Cons t . Ar t . 6 Sec . 6 a s appl y i ng t o Nevada s cou r t s
r a t he r t h an Di s t r i c t cou r t s was expos ed ) (Knox v . Di s t r i c t Ct . ; Whi tman ,
Gol dman ; NRS 178 . 600 , NRS 178 . 610 , NRS 178 . 589 , JCRRT 2 , NRS 189 . 030 ( 1 ) , ADKT
0411 s 1 / 4 / 08 I nd i gen t De f e nse Orde r these a r e no t j u s t i c e o f t he peace op t i ona l
l aws ) .
Qui t e c l e a r l y , Ba i l i f f Reyes ha s t aken t he Admin i s t r a t i ve Orde r i n
RCR2013- 071437 ( 12/ 20 / 12 ) a nd r un wi t h i t , t u r n i ng i t i n t o h i s own pe r sona l
power t r i p and ego f r o l i c , a s we l l a s an oppor t un i t y t o cu r r y f avor wi t h J udge s
Pea r son , Sf e r r a zza, a nd Cl i f t on , wh i ch i s a r guab l y t he ve r y impe rmi s s i bl e
bene f i t t ha t va r i ous s e c t i ons o f NRS 197 and NRS 281 pun i s h . Ba i l i f f Reye s was
caugh t i n a n awkwar d web o f l i e s i n h i s a t t emp t s t o j u s t i f y h i s a c t i ons , wh i ch
i nc l ude c ons t an t l y l i s t en i ng t o t he r ad i o i n hopes o f a Cough l i n c i t i ng , l e av i ng
h i s pos t t o ven t u r e t o whe r eve r Cough l i n i s , and engage i n j u s t t he s o r t o f
bu l l y i ng powe r and con t r o l domes t i c abus e r Dul u t h Mode l t a c t i c s Reye s wi f e
compl a i ned o f i n he r TPO App l i c a t i on o f 5 / 1 / 12 , f o l l owi ng c l o s e l y Cough l i n s own
TPO app l i ca t i on aga i ns t Reye s o f 2 / 15 / 12 i n RCP2012- 000070 .
Cough l i n moves f o r a new t r i a l unde r NRS 176 . 515 and t o a r r e s t j udgmen t ,
bas ed upon a l l t ha t i nc l uded and l i n ked t o he r e i n and h e r eby a ppea l s t h e
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10 / 14 / 13 j udgmen t of conv i c t i on and cou r t o r de r and a l l o t he r o r de r s i n t h i s
mat t e r t o t he s e cond j ud i c i a l d i s t r i c t cou r t . . Cough l i n dec l a r e s unde r nr s
53 . 045 pena l t y o f pe r j u r y t ha t a l l l i nked t o he r e i n i s a t r ue a nd co r r e c t c opy
of t ha t wh i ch i s p ur po r t s t o be and he r eby s o a u t hen t i ca t e s s uch and r e s e r ve s
h i s r i gh t t o l a t e r s upp l emen t t h i s p os t -Rus t non j u r i s d i c t i on ve s t i ng Mt n f o r
New Tr i a l /No t i c e of Appea l whi ch none t he l e s s imp l i c a t e s t he 10 days t o f i l e t he
t r ans c r i p t r equ i r e ment o f NRS 189 . 030( 1 ) : obvi ous l y t h e t e s t imony o f Reye s ,
Hei be r t a nd Ramsey wa s compl e t e l y con t r ad i c t e d and u t t e r l y f a i l i ng t o mee t t he
bur den o f p r oo f , e spec i a l l y i n cons i de r a t i on of t he i n cons i s t enc i e s s uch e v i nce
upon a r e v i ew o f t he compl et e po l i c e a nd a r r e s t r epo r t s , wh i ch Judge Gl a s son
f a i l ed t o v i ew a t a l l de sp i t e admi t t i ng i n t o ev i dence , p r i o r t o i s s u i ng h i s
r u l i ng , t hough he ce r t a i n l y d i d r ev i ew t he f i l i ng f r om CR13- 0614 t ha t DDA St ege
r e l i e s upon s o heav i l y , de s p i t e s uch f a i l i ng t o i nd i c a t e i n any way j u s t wha t
Cough l i n pur po r t edl y f e l t a nyone was r i gh t or wrong abou t . NRS 176 . 515 . , n r s
176 . 165 , nr s 176 . 555 , n r s 1 76 . 525 , n ewl y d i s c ove r ed evi dence t h e WCDA f a i l ed t o
pr opound desp i t e s eek i ng t o i n t r oduce f o r o t he r t han i mpeachment pu r pos es
mcl emor e 94 nev 237 . . p r ov i ng r eye s i n i t i a l r a t i ona l e f o r a t t a c k i ng Cough l i n
bas e l e s s , a s we r e Reyes cont en t i ons of wha t s uch unp r opounded vi deo s howed , on l y
t o f u r t he r con t r adi c t t he i nc r ea s i ngl y p i t chy a nd mor e ho l e s t h an an a f ghan
hus t l e Reyes j u s t woul dn t g i ve up t hr oughou t h i s t e s t imony . Ot he r g r ounds
pr os ecu t or and j udi c i a l mi s conduc t , i nc l ud i ng r ampan t v i o l a t i ons o f 1 / 4 / 08
i nd i gen t de f ens e or de r mi xed wi t h mor e abus e of con t emp t powe r , e t c and t h r e a t s
t he r eo f
Washoe Coun t y Code (WCC) Chap t e r 53 : Mi s ce l l a neous Cr i mes :
53 . 140 Di s t u r b i ng t he peace. 53 . 170 Di so r de r l y conduc t . 53 . 200
Res i s t i ng pub l i c o f f i c e r .
WCDA Chr i s Hi ck s 5 / 31 / 13 Cr imi na l Compl a i n t r e ads : CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
CHRIS HICKS o f t he Coun t y of Washoe , S t a t e o f Nevada , ve r i f i e s and dec l a r e s upon
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i n f o rma t i on and bel i e f and unde r pena l t y o f p e r j u r y , t ha t ZACHARY BARKER
COUGHLIN, t h e de f e ndan t above - named , h a s commi t t ed t he c r ime ( s ) o f :
COUNT I RESISTING A PUBLIC OFFICER, a v i o l a t i on o f NRS 199 . 280 , A
mi sdemeanor , i n t h e manne r f o l l owi ng, t o wi t : Tha t t he s a i d de f endan t ZACHARY
BARKER COUGHLIN, on o r about t he 23 r d day o f May, 2013, a t Reno Townsh i p, wi t h i n
t he Coun t y o f Washoe , S t a t e o f Nevada , d i d wi l l f u l l y a nd un l awf u l l y r e s i s t a
Ba i l i f f , name l y J ohn Reye s , wi t h Reno J us t i c e Cou r t , i n d i s cha r g i ng a l e ga l du t y
of h i s o f f i c e , a t 1 Sou t h Si e r r a S t r ee t , Reno, Washoe Coun t y , t ha t t he s a i d
de f endan t r e f u s ed t o compl y wi t h Ba i l i f f Reyes ' c ommand t o move t o an a r ea whe r e
t he de f endan t had been p r evi ous l y o r de r ed by t he cou r t t o r ema i n and d i d t h en
phys i c a l l y r e s i s t Ba i l i f f Reye s wh i l e he a t t e mpt ed t o e s co r t t h e de f endan t t o
s a i d de s i gna t ed a r ea
So , f o r Coun t I t h e S t a t e f a i l ed t o pr ove :
- r e s i s t a Ba i l i f f , n ame l y John Reyes , wi t h Reno J us t i ce Cour t ( i e , a
j u s t i c e c our t ba i l i f f i s not a pub l i c o f f i c e r , a s t h e s t a t e f a i l ed t o a l l ege
t ha t Cough l i n r e s i s t ed a j u s t i c e o f t he peaces command, bu t r a t he r , t ha t
Cough l i n r e s i s t ed t he command o f a o n l y a j u s t i c e cou r t b a i l i f f .
- i n d i s cha r g i ng a l ega l d u t y o f h i s o f f i c e ,
- r e f u s ed t o compl y wi t h Ba i l i f f Reyes ' c ommand t o move t o an a r ea whe r e
- phys i c a l l y r e s i s t Ba i l i f f Reyes wh i l e he a t t empt ed t o e s co r t t he
de f endan t t o s a i d des i gna t e d a r e a
COUNT. I I NUISANCE IN BUILDING, a v i o l a t i on of NRS 206. 140 , A mi s demeanor ,
i n t he manne r f o l l owi ng , t o wi t : That t he s a i d de f endan t ZACHARY BARKER
COUGHLIN, on o r abou t t he 23r d day of May , 2013 , a t Reno Townshi p , d i d wi l l f u l l y
and un l awf u l l y commi t a nu i s ance i n a pub l i c bu i l d i ng , t o wi t : t he Mi l l s . B .
Lane J u s t i c e Cen t e r l oca t ed a t 1 Sout h S i e r r a S t r e e t , Reno , coun t y o f Washoe ,
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St a t e o f Nevada , a nd d i d c a use damage t o p r ope r t y du r i ng s a i d a c t r e s u l t i ng i n
damage t o p r ope r t y i n exce s s o f $250. 00 .
So , t he WCDA s Ch i e f Depu t y Hi ck s Cr imi na l Compl a i n t i s l imi t e d t o on l y
NRS 206 . 140( 1 ) ( c ommi t s any nu i s ance ) and i s t he r eby p r e c l uded f r om a l l eg i ng
any o f t h e ba s i s d e t a i l ed i n NRS 206. 140 ( 2 ) - ( 3) . As Coun t I I r e s t ed on l y upon
an a l l egat i on t ha t du r i ng s a i d a c t (wi t h t h e on l y a c t s de t a i l ed i n t he
compl a i n t b e i ng t h ose men t i oned i n Coun t I ( i e , whe t her Hi ck s was j u s t t oo l a zy
i n h i s Cr imi na l Compl a i n t t o s pec i f y s ome a c t f a c t s o r a c t s t o s uppor t Coun t
I I ( ge t r eady f o r t he WCDAs Of f i c e t o a r gue t ha t Count I I s di d wi l l f u l l y and
un l awfu l l y commi t a nu i s ance was t h e s a i d a c t r e f e r enced , r a t he r t han t h e
f a c t ua l r ec i t a t i on s pec i f i e d i n Count I . . .wh i ch wou l d be pa r t i c u l a r l y v i o l a t i ve
of RPC 3 . 1 , 3 . 3 , 3 . 4 and 3 . 8 t o b r i ng a p r os e cu t i on aga i ns t an i nd i v i dual whe r e
f a i l i ng t o a l l ege a s i ng l e word o f f ac t ua l s uppor t f o r t he a l l e ga t i on t h a t
Cough l i n v i o l a t ed d i d commi t a nu i s i ance ( i e , i f t he DA cha r ge sone wi t h
commi t t i ng a nu i s ance t he Cr imi na l Compl a i nt d amn wel l b e t t e r s pec i f y j u s t
wha t f a c t s t he DA f e e l s amoun t ed t o a nu i s ance . . . e nough o f t h i s copy and pa s t e
t he s t a t ut e and add a de f endan t s name t he t o Compl a i n t r ou t i ne t he WCDA i s s o
f ond o f ( i ne f f e c t i ve a s s i s t ance o f p r o s ecu t o r ? Non-me r i t o r i ous c l a ims and
con t en t i o ns? Lack o f p r obab l e c aus e? He r e , t h e WCDA mus t f a c e e i t he r t hos e
cha r ge s a ga i ns t i t s own p r a c t i c e s , o r be s t uc k wi t h t h e i ncong r u i t y o f J udge
Gl as son c onv i c t i ng Cough l i n o f r e s i s t i ng a command made by a non- pub l i c of f i c e r
i nc i den t t o t he a n t i - nu i s a nce i n j unc t i on p r e s en t ed by Admin Or de r 2012- 01 .
Wher e J udge Gl a s son a cqu i t t ed Cough l i n o f Coun t I I , i s sue p r e c l us i on nece s s a r i l y
pr ov i de s t ha t Cough l i n was no t gu i l t y o f e i t h e r o f f a c t ua l a l l e ga t i ons i n Coun t
I ( i e , t h a t Cough l i n d i d not - r e f u s e d t o compl y wi t h Ba i l i f f Reyes ' command t o
move t o a n a r e a whe r e t he de f endan t had been pr ev i ous l y o r de r ed by t he c our t t o
r ema i n and d i d t he n ; o r - phys i c a l l y r e s i s t Ba i l i f f Reye s wh i l e he a t t e mpt ed t o
e s co r t t h e de f endan t t o s a i d de s i gnat ed a r e a ) . .wh i ch a r guab l y i s impr ope r t o
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a t t emp t t o i nco r por a t e by r e f e r ence such s uppor t i ng f a c t s f r om one coun t t o
ano t he r ) J udge Gl a s s on r u l e d t ha t t h e S t a t e f a i l ed t o pr ove :
- r e f u s ed t o compl y wi t h Ba i l i f f Reyes ' c ommand t o move t o an a r ea whe r e
- phys i c a l l y r e s i s t Ba i l i f f Reyes wh i l e he a t t empt ed t o e s co r t t he
de f endan t t o s a i d des i gna t e d a r e a
Of cou r s e , t h e WCDA wi l l now a r gue t ha t Hi ck s 5 / 31 / 13 Compl a i nt was
r e f e r enc i ng a s i ngu l a r s a i d a c t , i e commi t a nu i s ance . Wher e t ha t i s t he
ca s e , g i ven J udge Gl as son s r u l i ng t ha t t he Admi n Order 2012 - 01 i s an a n t i -
nu i s ance i n j unc t i o n , Gl a s s on s a cqui t t i ng Cough l i n o f Coun t I I a l s o r u l e s a s
unr ea sonab l e Ba i l i f f Reye s a l l eged a s s e s smen t t h a t Cough l i n s s i t t i ng on t h e
ca f bench was s omehow v i o l a t i ve o f t he Admin Or de r 2012- 01 (whi ch t he Cr imi na l
Compl a i n t me r e l y r e f e r enced vague l y ( p r ev i ous l y o r de r ed by t he c ou r t ) . Gi ve
such r u l i ng by t he r e a sonabl ene s s o f a ny a l l e ged r e s i s t i ng ( i e , r e f u s i ng t o
move t o t he l obby and t he r e a f t e r phys i c a l l y r e s i s t ( i n g wh i l e (Ba i l i f f Reye s )
a t t empt ed t o e s co r t t he de f endan t t o t he l obby ( i e , t he compl et e l y unsuppor t ed
a l l ega t i o n i n t he Nar r a t i ve f r om Reye s s r epor t t ha t Cough l i n s omehow
demons t r a t ed s uch r e s i s t i n g by t aki ng a s t e p f o r t he doo r (whi ch i s p l a i n l y
f a l s e upon a r ev i e w of t he f i na l v i deo S t ege sough t t o i n t r oduce , wh i ch Cough l i n
ac t ua l l y d i d no t n ece s s a r i l y ob j e c t t o t he admi s s i on of bu t me r e l y s ought a n
oppor t un i t y t o v i e w pr i o r t he r e t o ( i t a ppea r s Cough l i n wa s mi s t aken , and t ha t
such v i deo was p r opounded by t he WCDA s Of f i c e and s uch v i deo a c t ua l l y i s t he
bes t v i ew o f Reye s s push i ng Cough l i n ove r t h e l obby bench , wi t h Reye s s a rms
c l e a r l y s hown i n a swagge r i ng t h r owi ng / push i ng mo t i on i n a l l eged l y p l a c i ng
Cough l i n on t he l o bby bench. Fu r t he r s uch vi deo ( and t h e a t t a chmen t s t o
Cough l i n s 7 / 26 / 13 f i l i ngs con t a i n t he a r gumen t s made i n Cough l i n s 7 / 24/ 13
f i l i ng i n 63342 , wh i ch r e f e r ence j u s t s uch v i deo ex t ens i ve l y ) , c l e a r l y
demons t r a t e s t ha t t he me t a l de t e c t o r wa s no t up t u r ned i n a wi l l f u l manne r by
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Cough l i n a s Reye s a l l eged i n h i s Decl a r a t i on of P r obabl e Caus e . Reye s i s a
l i a r , pe r i od , a bul l y i ng , a bus i ve one a t t ha t , whom abuse s t he co l o r o f l aw t ha t
he p r oceeds unde r . Cough l i n s con f us i on i nc i den t t o DDA St ege s eek i ng a dmi s s i on
of t he f i na l v i deo wa s bo r n o f ano t he r l i e by Reye s , i t , t ha t t he r e ex i s t ed s ome
v i deo s howing Ba i l i f f He i ber t t ak i ng documen t s p r ov i ded t o h im by Cough l i n ,
Hei be r t t hen r e t r e a t i ng ou t o f v i ew ( o s t ens i bl y t o go t o t he f i l i ng o f f i ce wi t h
such document s ) , a nd Cough l i n s e conds l a t e r a l l eged l y v i o l a t i ng t h e Admi n Orde r
2012- 01 by pa s s i ng t h r ough t he me t a l de t e c t o r s . Of c our s e , t h e f i na l v i deo
(wh i ch , i n v i o l a t i on o f Br a dy , s t a r t s j u s t a f t e r t he po i n t ( s hown on t he f i r s t
v i deo , but s t i l l ( t hough mat ch i ng t h e t ime s t ampi ng up r evea l s t he l i e b y Reyes )
beg i ns onl y immed i a t e l y a f t e r Ba i l i f f He i be r t h a s handed Cough l i n back documen t s
t ha t Ba i l i f f had t aken f r om Cough l i n a nd r e t ur ned t o t he f i l i ng o f f i c e wi t h , had
s t amped r e ce i ved c op i e s made ( o f o n l y t he f i r s t pages t he r eo f , i n v i o l a t i on o f
t he Admin Or de r 2012- 01 s d i c t a t e t h a t cop i e s o f t he e n t i r e d ocumen t s Cough l i n
submi t s b e p r ov i de t o Coughl i n ) , a nd r e t u r ned t o t he l obby and pr ov i ded such t o
Cough l i n .
Of cou r s e , s uch l i e by Reyes ( i e , t h a t a t any po i n t i n t h e day on 5 / 23 / 13
t ha t Cough l i n had pr ov i ded Hei be r t d ocumen t s i n t he l o bby , t hen f a i l ed t o ab i de
by t he Admin Orde r 2012 - 01 i n ven t u r i ng pa s t t he s e cu r i t y check- i n p r i o r t o
Hei be r t r e t u r n i ng wi t h h i s documen t s ) goe s d i r e c t l y t o t h e l eg i t imacy o f Reye s
con t en t i on t ha t Cough l i n was i n v i o l a t i on o f t he Admin Or de r 2012- 01 and t hus ,
t ha t Reyes was per f o rmi ng a l ega l d u t y o f h i s o f f i c e i n command i ng Cough l i n
t o r e t u r n t o t he l obby whe r e t he cou r t had p r ev i ous l y o r de r e d Cough l i n .
Wher e wi t nes s e s Reyes , He i be r t , a nd Ramsey have a l l obv i ous l y dec i ded t o
exc i s e f r om t he i r s t o r y t he con t ent i on i n Reye s Na r r a t i ve t h a t Cough l i n
somehow pr ov i ded s ome paper t o Rams ey a t t h e c a f be nch , t he St a t e i s now ( and
no t i c e J udge Cl i f t on s r ever s i b l e e r r o r i n r e f u s i ng t o make t he S t a t e s pec i f y
any o f t h e s e a l l eged f a c t s or a l l egat i ons what s oeve r i n t he 5 / 31 / 13 Cr imi na l
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Compl a i n t ( r a t he r , Cl i f t on s s ens e of j u s t i c e wa s s a t i s f i ed wi t h a compl a i n t
t ha t a l l e ged a j u s t i c e cou r t ba i l i f f wa s a pub l i c o f f i ce r (Cl i f t on a 25 yea r
ve t e r an pr o s ecu t o r knows f ul l we l l s uch i s not t he c a s ejus t a s h e d i d i n 65630
wher e he f ound a po l i c e o f f i c e r and a 911 d i s pa t che r t o be publ i c o f f i c e r s a s
wel l i n a b r a zen s howi ng o f t he a c t ua l b i a s Cl i f t on has ma i n t a i ned t h r oughou t
aga i ns t Cough l i n ) and t ha t any a l l eged f a i l u r e t o obey a ny command wha t s oeve r by
such j u s t i c e cou r t ba i l i f f ( o r , s ome vague l y r e f e r ence p r ev i ous l y o r de r ed by
t he cou r t a l l u s i on s uch command was a l l eged l y p r emi s e d upon) pr ov i ded
s u f f i c i ent f a c t ua l s uppor t t o mee t t he due p r oce s s r equ i r emen t s t ha t s uch
Cr imi na l Compl a i n t a f f o r d de f endan t Cough l i n no t i c e and oppo r t un i t y t o b e hea r d
a s t o o f t he s e char ge s aga i ns t h im.
A gr os s ma t e r i a l i ncons i s t e ncy be tween Ba i l i f f He i be r t a nd Ba i l i f f Reye s
t e s t imony c once r ns Ba i l i f f Hei be r t i nd i ca t i ng t ha t he had i n f o r med Coughl i n
Chi e f Ci vi l Cl e r k Er i ckson (whom may be a depu t y c l e r k s u f f i c i en t t o s uppor t a
NRS 281 . 340 p r os ecu t i on agai n s t he r f o r he r r ampan t and con t i nua l mi s conduc t i n
f a i l i ng t o pe r f o r m a l ega l du t y o f he r o f f i c e ( i e , s he cons t ant l y r e j e c t s
f i l i ngs i n l and l or d t enan t ma t t e r s b a s ed upon an appl i c a t i on of JCRRT 10 whe r e
she ha s b een f u l l y a pp r i s ed o f t he f ac t t ha t JCRRT 2 c l e a r l y i n d i ca t e s t ha t t he
JCRRT do no t app l y t o l andl o r d t enan t ma t t e r s ( s imi l a r l y , depu t y c l e r ks Ca t hy
Wood and Robb i n Bake r ough t a l s o be pr os ecu t e d JCRRT 2 make s c l ea r none of t he
JCRRT appl y t o c r i mina l ma t t e r s e i t h e r ) s e e NRS 4 . 350 ( 6) : 6 . I f no depu t y
c l e r k i s appo i n t ed f o r a t o wnsh i p , t he j u s t i c e o f t he peace s hal l be deemed t o
be t he c l e r k o f t h e cou r t a nd may appo i n t a s many deput y c l e r k s f o r t he j u s t i c e
cou r t a s t he j u s t i ce o f t he p e ace det e rmi ne s nece s s a r y.
I n t e r e s t i ng l y , Ch i e f J udge Pea r son ha s a l r e ady r u l ed t ha t t he RJC Ba i l i f f
a r e i n no way f unct i on i ng a s c l e r k s i nc i den t t o t he Admin Orde r 2012 - 01 , whe r e
he d i d s o i n r e s ponse t o an a l l ega t i on by Cough l i n t ha t t hey a r e e f f e c t i ve l y
be i ng u t i l i z ed a s c l e r k s and v i o l a t i ng t he dut i e s p l a c ed upon Cl e r k s , dur i ng t he
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ve r y 5 / 23/ 13 hea r i ng i n RCR2011- 063341 ( t he Cour t Compl i ance P r ogr am hear i ng o f
2 : 00 pm t ha t day t ha t t ook p l ace appr ox ima t e l y t h i r t y minu t e s a f t e r t he
i n t e r a c t i on wi t h Sa r gen t Mul l en s / de t a i nmen t / pl a c i ng o f a con t r ol ho l d on
Cough l i n by Ba i l i f f Reye s , began ) .
So , g r os s ma t e r i a l i n cons i s t enc i e s i nc l ude Bai l i f f He i be r t i nd i ca t i ng t h a t
upon h i s r e t u r n i ng wi t h t he on l y documen t s Cough l i n p r ov i ded Hei be r t du r i ng t he
t ime i n ques t i on on 5 / 23 / 13 t ha t he , He i be r t , i n f o rmed Cough i n of depu t y c l e r k
Chr i s t i ne Er i ckson s con t ent i on t ha t Cough l i n ha s no pend i ng c a s e s i n t he
RJC s c i vi l d i v i s i on , and , t he r e f o r e ,wou l d not b e a f f or ded any acce s s t o a ny
such f i l e s ( t he f i na l v i deo S t ege s ough t i n t r oduc t i on of s hows Ba i l i f f He i be r t
sku l k i ng of f i n a f i t upon Cough l i n wai v i ng s ome pape r s a r ound t o make a po i n t
abou t t he i l l e ga l i t y o f He i be r t and Er i ckson s t h r e e c a r d mon t y
r ou t i nesome t h i ng a l l t he RJC Ba i l i f f s engage i n wi t h r e s pec t t o r e l ay i ng
unwr i t t en mes s ages f r om t hes e RJC depu t y c l e r ks , whom have an e xceed i ng l y l ow
l eve l o f e t h i c s and p r o f e s s i ona l i sm.
Ba i l i f f He i be r t made abso l ut e l y no men t i on o f a n i n t e r ac t i on o r
communi cat i on wi t h Ba i l i f f Reyes i n t he ha l lway on He i be r t s way t o t he f i l i ng
of f i c e , d ur i ng t he t ime i n whi ch Cough l i n i s shown vent u r i ng t o t h e l obby bench
on t he f i na l v i deo. I n f a c t , t h e t i me s t amp i ng doe s no t ma t ch up ve r y we l l a t
a l l f o r Ba i l i f f Reyes s cont en t i ons i n t ha t r ega r d , pa r t i cu l a r l y i n v i ew o f h i s
t e s t imony o f wha t he hea r d on t he r a d i o o f whi l e he was s t a t i oned a t a p os t on
t he s e cond f l oo r , r ega r d i ng Cough l i n b e i ng i n t h e l obby on l y f or Reye s t o
d i s cove r Cough l i n s ea t ed on t he c a f bench upon h i s l e av i ng h i s pos t on t he
s econd f l oor (wh i c h h i s Na r r a t i ve i n d i ca t e s , imp l aus i bl y , t ha t he was doi ng t o
r e l i eve He i be r t , whos e s h i f t a l l eged l y , was end i ng (wh i ch i s dub i ous g i ven
Hei be r t t e s t i f i ed t o t r anspor t i ng Cough l i n t o t he Washoe Coun t y j a i l l a t e r on
a l ong wi t h Depu t y Medi na (whom i nd i c a t ed t o Cough l i n t ha t he bel i eve s a whi t e
guy l i ke Cough l i n has a p r ob l em wi t h a Hi spani c s uch a s h imse l f be i ng i n a
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pos i t i on of powe r ove r h im, t h en i ndi c a t ed s ur p r i s e upon Cough l i n i nd i c a t i ng he
had been i n a f ou r a nd a ha l f yea r r e l a t i onshi p wi t h a Hi s pan i c woman f a i r l y
r e cen t l yMedi na a l so i nd i c a t ed t ha t he f e l t t ha t Ba i l i f f Reye s was , r a t he r
obv i ous l y, a l s o wh i t e , l i ke Cough l i n .
Fur t he r , Reyes f a i l ed t o men t i on t h i s a l l eged communi c a t i on be tween
h imse l f a nd He i be r t un t i l Reye s s p r ev i ous s t or y , o r s t o r i e s , f e l l apa r t ( i e ,
wher e Reye s i nd i c a t ed he s h a s wi t ne s s ed a v i deo s howi ng Cough l i n p r ov i d i ng
Hei be r t d ocumen t s i n t he l o bby , on l y f o r Cough l i n t o t hen a l l eged l y v i o l a t e
AO12-01 by ven t u r i ng t h r ough t he s e c ur i t y check po i n t pr i o r t o Hei be r t r e t u r n i ng
wi t h s t amped cop i e s o f s uch ( and , r e ga r d l e s s , Reye s had no t t hough t s uch ou t a l l
t ha t we l l a nyways , a s i t s n o t l i ke Reye s was wat ch i ng t he s e v i deos i n r e a l
t ime ) , t h en whe r e Reyes t e s t i f i ed t h a t he wi t nes s ed Hei be r t r e c e i v i ng documen t s
f r om Cough l i n a t t he c a f bench p r i or t o Reyes s app r oach ( s omet h i ng He i be r t
f u l l y cont r ad i c t ed i n h i s t e s t imony wher e He i be r t t e s t i f i ed t ha t a f t e r a s an
ex t r a cour t e s y s ku l k i ng o f f ( a l l eged l y t o t h e c i v i l d i v i s i on t o que s t i on depu t y
c l e r k Chr i s t i ne Er i ckson a l ong wi t h Depu t y Ramseywhi ch con t r adi c t s Reyes
con t en t i o n t ha t Hei be r t i n f ormed h im h e was go i ng , and d i d go , t o t he c r imi na l
d i v i s i on f i l i ng o f f i c e t o p r oce s s s ome documen t s t ha t Cough l i n pr ov i ded t o
Hei be r t ( Reyes i n i t i a l l y i n d i ca t ed s uch documen t we r e pr ov i ded by Cough l i n t o
Hei be r t i n t he l obby , on l y f o r Reye s t o t hen f l i p h i s s c r i p t upon be i ng i n f o rmed
t ha t no s uch v i deo e x i s t s , a s wh i ch po i n t Reye s t h r ew up h i s a l l ega t i on t ha t he
s aw Coughl i n p r ov i de He i be r t document s on t he c a f bench , and upon t ha t be i ng
e s t ab l i s hed a s comp l e t e l y c on t r ad i c t ed by He i be r t s t e s t imony a nd t he v i deos o f
t he c a f bench (wel l , no t c oun t i ng t he f ou r s econds t h a t we r e e xc i s ed f r om such
v i deos p r i o r t o t h e i r be i ng p r ov i ded t o Coughl i n ( f r om 16 : 25 : 06 t o 16 : 25: 10 a s ,
who knows wha t excu l pa t i ng ev i dence t hos e f our s e conds wou l d e s t ab l i s h , no t t o
ment i on e v i dence i mpeach i ng t he t e s t imony o f one o r mor e o f t he t h r e e bai l i f f
wi t ne s s e s (maybe i t i nvo l ves one o r more o f t hem v i o l a t i ng t he du t i e s o f a
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pub l i c o f f i c e r ? Ki nda put s S t ege i n a t ough s po t , n o? Regar d l e s s , e ven i f
t he S t a t e h ad o f f e r ed s ome ev i dence t ha t Cough l i n p r ovi ded s ome pape r t o
e i t he r Hei be r t o r Ramsey a t t h e c a f bench , i t s no t a s i f Coughl i n had c hecked
i n wi t h t he s e cu r i t y de t a i l i n t he l obby and r eque s t ed t hey s ummon t he RJC
Ba i l i f f s pur suan t t o t he AO12- 01so how t hey Ba i l i f f s woul d no t b e i n v i o l a t i on
of AO12-01 , no t t o men t i on NRS 281 . 005 by a l l eg i ng r e c e i v i ng documen t s o r
pape r s f r om Cough l i n a t t he c a f bench , f o r p r oce s s i ng o r f i l i ng , i s n o t c l e a r
a t a l l . Wha t i s c l e a r i s t ha t Ba i l i f f Ramsey t e s t i f i ed t ha t h e had a l r eady
t h r own away s ome documen t s Cough l i n pr ov i ded h im f o r f i l i ng t he d ay be f or e , on
5 / 22 / 13 , and t ha t t he S t a t e h a s f a i l ed t o p r oduce any pape r s o r documen t s t ha t
Cough l i n a l l eged l y p r ov i ded t o any ba i l i f f on t he c a f bench dur i ng t he t ime i n
ques t i onmean i ng t ha t e i t he r Cough l i n d i d no t do any s uch t h i ng, o r , t ha t t he
ba i l i f f o r ba i l i f f s aga i n t hr ew t hem away o r o t he rwi s e f a i l ed t o ma i n t a i n t hem
i n a c co r d wi t h Br a dy , t he AO12-01 , e t c . , e t c . ) i n r e spons e t o Cough l i n s wa i v i ng
t he s t amped pape r s a r ound t ha t He i ber t had j u s t r e t u r ned t o Cough l i n a f t e r
hav i ng t a ken t hem f o r s t ampi ng t o t h e f i l i ng of f i c e ( a nd t he WCDA s Of f i ce ha s
v i o l a t ed Brady ( and Cough l i n s 7 / 26 / 13 f i l i ngs made a mot i on f or t he p r oduc t i on
of s uch , whi ch J udge Cl i f t o n r e f us ed, f i na l l y , a t t he 9 / 24 / 13 hea r i ng ) i n
f a i l i ng t o p r ov i de a ny o f t he v i deo of t he hal lway be t ween t he ca f bench and
t he f i l i n g o f f i c e s ( bo t h t h e c i v i l d i v i s i on a nd c r imi na l d i v i s i on) whe r e s uch
f a ce t o f ace ve r bal c ommuni ca t i on between Reye s and Hei be r t woul d have a l l eged l y
t aken p l a ce ( no t t o men t i on a ny r e cor d i ngs o f t h e r ad i o communi ca t i ons be tween
t he s e Ba i l i f f s and one ano t he r and cour t cont r o l ) .
Hei be r t s t e s t imony c l e a r l y c on t r ad i c t s t ha t of Reye s wher e He i be r t
t e s t i f i ed a t t he 9: 49 a .m. mark t ha t he ven t ur ed t o t h e c i v i l d i v i s i on f i l i ng
of f i c e a s an ex t r a cou r t e s y wi t hout a ny addi t i ona l p ape r s r e c e i ved f r om
Cough l i n , a nd t ha t upon h i s e x i t i ng such , he wi t ne s s e s Reye s and Depu t y Turne r
phys i c a l l y e s co r t i ng Cough l i n ou t t o wards t he l obby . Hei be r t f a i l ed t o t e s t i f y
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t o wi t ne s s i ng an r e s i s t i ng by Cough l i n du r i ng s uch e s co r t i ng t o t he l o bby .
Depu t y Ramsey c an be s e en i n t he f i n a l s e cond o f t he c a f bench v i deo g r abb i ng
t he pape r s o f Cough l i n s t h a t we r e l e f t on t h e c a f be nch upon Reyes a t t ack i ng
Cough l i n ( pape r s t ha t dec i ded l y we r e no t p r ovi ded t o He i be r t o r Ramsey i n any
v i deo p r oduced by t he S t a t e ) and r e t ur n i ng t h em t o Cough l i n i n t he l obby, n e a r
wher e Reye s had j u s t t h r own Cough l i n ove r t he l obby bench .
Depu t i e s Turne r and S t r oup s wr i t t en s t a t ement bo t h i n d i ca t e t h a t t hey
a s sumed Cough l i n wa s t o be t aken i n t o cus t ody upon Reye s p l a c i ng h i s hands on
Cough l i n a t t he c a f benchi nd i c a t i n g s u r p r i s e a t Reyes t hen s i mpl y a t t e mpt i ng
t o phys i c a l l y e s cor t Cough l i n t o t he l obby . Such i s t e l l i ng , a s i t i s
i nd i c a t i v e o f t he f a c t t ha t Reye s d i d no t be l i eve Cough l i n i n vi o l a t i on of AO12-
01 upon Cough l i n s a l l eged r e f u s a l t o r e t u r n t o t he l o bby (wh i c h Tur ne r
i nd i c a t e s i nvo l ved Cough l i n i nd i c a t i ng he was he aded t o f ami l y cour t ) , b u t
r a t he r , j us t d i s p l ays ano t he r i n s t ance s o f Bai l i f f Reye s , whom does no t s eem
e spec i a l l y comfo r t ab l e i n h i s own ski n , d e s i r i ng t o p l ace h i s h ands on Cough l i n ,
ye t aga i n ( s e cond t ime t ha t t ime ) , i n a domi nee r i ng , t op heavy manne r ( a nd
r emembe r , on 11 / 10/ 11 , Reyes a l r e ady c on f e s s e d t o Cough l i n a de s i r e t o i nse r t
ob j ec t s i n t o Coughl i n s anus , s odr aw your own conc l u s i ons about wha t i s r e a l l y
dr i v i ng Ba i l i f f J ohn Ho l gu i n Reye s he r e , e s pec i a l l y cons i de r i ng a l l h i s whi n i ng
abou t a l l t he s pec i a l t r e a tmen t Zacha r y Cough l i n ge t s (Reyes con t i nua l l y
r e f e r r ed t o Cough l i n a s Zacha r y i n h i s i n t e r a c t i ons wi t h Cough l i n ove r t h e
l a s t two yea r s i n t he RJC, some t h i ng ab so l u t e l y no t one o t he r p e r s on ha s done
( eve r yone e l s e u s i ng t he mor e t yp i c a l , l e s s c h i l d l i ke s ound i ng Zach ) .
NRS 206 . 140 Nu i s a nce i n bui l d i ng ; t r e s pa s s upon g r ounds ; d i s t u r b i ng
a s s embl y . Eve r y pe r s on who:
1 . Commi t s a ny nu i s ance i n any bu i l d i ng, pub l i c or p r i va t e ;
2 . Commi t s a ny t r e s pas s upon t he g r ounds a t t a ched t he r e t o, o r any
f i x t u r e s p l aced t h e r eon , o r a ny enc l osu r e o r s i dewa l k abou t t he bu i l d i ng; o r
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3 . I n any manne r i n t e r f e r e s wi t h o r d i s t u r b s t hos e peaceab l y
a s s embl ed wi t h i n t he bu i l d i ng ,
s ha l l be gu i l t y of a pub l i c o f f ens e p r opo r t i ona t e t o t he va l ue o f any
pr ope r t y damaged or de s t r oyed , bu t i n no event l e s s t h an a mi sdemeanor .
[ Pa r t 1911 C&P 495 ; RL 6760; NCL 10442] + [ 1911 C&P 496 ; RL
6761 ; NCL 10443 ] (NRS A 1967 , 513 ; 1979 , 1454)
AFFIRMATION Pur suan t t o NRS 239B. 030
The unde r s i gned doe s he r eby a f f i rm t ha t t he pr e ced i ng documen t does no t con t a i n
t he s oc i a l s e cu r i t y numbe r of any per s on . DATED 10 / 18/ 13
/ s / Zach Cough l i n , s i gned e l e c t r on i c a l l y
Zach Cough l i n P r o Pe r Se l f Repr e s en t i ng At t o r ney
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE:
Pur suan t t o NRCP 5( b ) , I d o he r eby ce r t i f y t ha t , on t h i s da t e , I , Zach Cough l i n
I depos i t ed i n t he Un i t ed St a t e s ma i l a t Reno, Nevada , i n a s e a l ed enve l ope ,
pos t age pr epa i d , a t r ue and c o r r e c t copy o f t he f o r egoi ng documen t and or
e l e c t r on i ca l l y s e r ved ( v i a e l e c t r on i c me t hod of t r an smi s s i on p r ev i ous l y g i ven
exp r e s s p e rmi s s i on t o u t i l i ze by t hos e wi t h r equ i s i t e au t ho r i t y t o p r ov i de i t ,
upon wh i c h Coug l i n r e a sonabl y r e l i ed a nd o r r e l i e s ) , Mi kohn s a t i s f a c t o r y, a nd
NRS 178 . 590 f a c s imi l ed p r i or t o 5 pm a nd pe r s ona l l y de l i ve r ed t o wcda t o o :
AMOS R. STEGE, ESQ. ZACHARY N. YOUNG, ESQ. Washoe Count y DA Of f i c e Addr es s : 1
Sou t h S i e r r a P .O. Box 30083 Reno , NV 89520 Phone Number : 775 - 328- 3200 Fax
numbe r : 7 75- 325 - 6703 Ema i l : a s t ege@da .Washoecoun t y .Us DATED THIS: Da t ed t h i s
10 / 18 / 2013
/ s / Zach Cough l i n
Zach Cough l i n , Def endan t
INDEX TO EXHIBITS: Exh i b i t 1 : Va r i ous r e l evan t ma t e r i a l s on a cd / dvd / d i s cove r y
a l r e ady pr opounded I n d i s c f o rm and f ound a t skyd r i ve l i nks
Exh i b i t 1 : 1 . Exh i b i t 1 : Va r i ous r e l evan t mat e r i a l s o n a cd / dvd / d i s cover y
a l r e ady pr opounded
h t t p s : / / s kydr i ve . l i ve . com/ r ed i r ? r e s i d=43084638F32F5F28! 9135
h t t p s : / / s kydr i ve . l i ve . com/ r ed i r ? r e s i d=43084638F32F5F28! 8413
(hand interlineated in original which RJC failed to provide in violation of AO12-01,AO13-06)
plus collection of RJC Notices Doc Recd But Not Considered violative of NRS 178.610, 178.608,
178.600, NRS 178.589 NV JCRCP 5(e), JCRRT 2, Knox v. Dist. Ct. and Goldman cases.
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