Nev. Gold Mines, Llc Vs. Leg. Of The State Of Nev.

• Court: Nevada Supreme Court
• Decided: August 27, 2021
• Docket: 82561
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

NEVADA GOLD MINES, LLC, A No. 82561 DELAWARE LIMITED LIABLITY COMPANY; LANDER COUNTY, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF NEVADA; PERSHING COUNTY, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF NEVADA; WHITE PINE COUNTY, A POLITICAL FILED SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF AUG 2 7 2021 NEVADA; ELKO COUNTY, A ELIZABETH A. BROWN POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE CLERK UPREPAE COURT BY STATE OF NEVADA, EX REL. ELKO CLERK

COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, Appellants, vs. THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA; THE STATE OF NEVADA; AND BARBARA K. CEGAVSKE, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, Res • ondents.

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL Appellants Lander County, Pershing County, White Pine County, and Elko County ex rel. Elko County Board of Commissioners (the County appellants) have filed a rnotion to voluntarily dismiss their appeal, informing this court that occurrences since the filing of the notice of appeal have rendered their appeal moot. The County appellants also argue in their motion that this court should vacate the order challenged on appeal. Appellant Nevada Gold Mines, LLC joins in the motion. Respondents do not oppose the motion to dismiss the appeal, but argue that vacatur is not SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA

101 1947A 40.egrs I -421-19 7 0 appropriate. The County appellants have filed a reply, in which Nevada Gold Mines joins. As it appears that this appeal has been rendered moot, the County appellants motion to dismiss this appeal is granted. This appeal is dismissed. The County appellants argue that the lower court's order challenged on appeal should be vacated pursuant to United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U.S. 36, 39-40 (1950), so they are not "deprived of their appellate rights and subjected to the preclusive effect of the judgment that they sought to challenge." In determining that vacatur is not necessary, this court has concluded that when an appeal is dismissed as moot by no fault of appellant, the lower court's determination of an issue in the matter will have no preclusive effect in future litigation. Personhood Nev. v. Bristol, 126 Nev. 599, 604-06, 245 P.3d 572, 575-76 (2010). Accordingly, the County appellants' request that this court vacate the lower court's order challenged on appeal is denied. It is so ORDERED.1

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1The clerk of this court shall amend the caption on this court's docket to conform with the caption on this order.

2 cc: Hon. James E. Wilson, District Judge Marquis Aurbach Coffing Pisanelli Bice, PLLC Elko County District Attorney Attorney General/Carson City Attorney General/Las Vegas Legislative Counsel Bureau Legal Division Carson City Clerk

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