Sher Dev., LLC v. Desert Land Acquisition, LLC C/W 72649

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

SHER DEVELOPMENT, LLC, A No. 71609 NEVADA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; THE PAUL L. GARCELL AND PAMELA HERTZ REVOCABLE FAMILY TRUST, PAUL L. GARCELL AND PAMELA HERTZ, TRUSTEES; THE JOSEPH D. EYSTAD AND MARY FILE ANN ARMINIO REVOCABLE TRUST FEB 0 6 2019

DATED 09/03/03, MARYANN ARMINIO ) AND JOSEPH D. EYSTAD, TRUSTEES; cia,, a7EVuRi THE FRANK ARMINIO AND MARY ti?"eLST t 3U -ERK

ARMINIO REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST, MARY ARMINIO, TRUSTEE; ANGELO JOHN ARMINIO, AN INDIVIDUAL; PAULA M. ARMINIO, AN INDIVIDUAL; ANDREA DEANEAN GLENN, AN INDIVIDUAL; LINDA JEAN LUND, AN INDIVIDUAL; THE DONDERO SURVIVOR'S TRUST, ALAN G. DONDERO, TRUSTEE; TERRY L. BELL IRREVOCABLE TRUST, TERRY L. BELL, TRUSTEE; AND THE NEWBY 1984 TRUST, JILL M. COLQUITT AND DONALD E. NEWBY, TRUSTEES, Appellants, vs. DESERT LAND LOAN ACQUISITION, LLC, A NEVADA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; DESERT LAND, LLC, A NEVADA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; HOWARD BULLOCH, AN INDIVIDUAL; DAVID GAFFIN, AN INDIVIDUAL; THE HOWARD AND CHRISTI BULLOCH FAMILY TRUST DATED 09/14/1995; THE HOWARD BULLOCH SEPARATE PROPERTY TRUST DATED 03/28/2003; THE CHRISTI BULLOCH SEPARATE

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PROPERTY TRUST DATED 03/28/2003; THE BULLOCH HERITAGE TRUST; THE GULF STREAM IRREVOCABLE TRUST DATED 06/30/2000; AND COMPASS INVESTMENTS, LLC, A NEVADA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Respondents. DESERT LAND LOAN ACQUISITION, No. 72649 LLC, A NEVADA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; DESERT LAND, LLC, A NEVADA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; HOWARD BULLOCH, AN INDIVIDUAL; DAVID GAFFIN, AN INDIVIDUAL; THE HOWARD AND CHRISTI BULLOCH FAMILY TRUST DATED 09/14/1995; THE HOWARD BULLOCH SEPARATE PROPERTY TRUST DATED 03/28/2003; THE CHRISTI BULLOCH SEPARATE PROPERTY TRUST DATED 03/28/2003; THE BULLOCH HERITAGE TRUST; THE GULF STREAM IRREVOCABLE TRUST DATED 06/30/2000; AND COMPASS INVESTMENTS, LLC, A NEVADA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Appellants/Cross-Respondents, vs. SHER DEVELOPMENT, LLC, A NEVADA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; THE PAUL L. GARCELL AND PAMELA HERTZ REVOCABLE FAMILY TRUST, PAUL L. GARCELL AND PAMELA HERTZ, TRUSTEES; THE JOSEPH D. EYSTAD AND MARY ANN ARMINIO REVOCABLE TRUST DATED 09/03/03, MARY ANN ARMINIO AND JOSEPH D. EYSTAD, TRUSTEES; THE FRANK ARMINIO AND MARY ARMINIO REVOCABLE LIVING

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TRUST, MARY ARMINIO, TRUSTEE; ANGELO JOHN ARMINIO, AN INDIVIDUAL; PAULA M. ARMINIO, AN INDIVIDUAL; ANDREA DEANEAN GLENN, AN INDIVIDUAL; LINDA JEAN LUND, AN INDIVIDUAL; THE DONDERO SURVIVOR'S TRUST, ALAN G. DONDERO, TRUSTEE; TERRY L. BELL IRREVOCABLE TRUST, TERRY L. BELL, TRUSTEE; THE NEWBY 1984 TRUST, JILL M. COLQUITT AND DONALD E. NEWBY, TRUSTEES; JOANNA POLLARD LIVING TRUST, JOANNA POLLARD, TRUSTEE; VIVIAN A. WEBER LIVING TRUST, VIVIAN WEBER, TRUSTEE; THE JOE P. SCHWAN FAMILY TRUST, JOE SCHWAN, TRUSTEE; WALTER BROELAND AND CAROL BROELAND REVOCABLE TRUST, WALT BROELAND, TRUSTEE; MARK E. JONAH; VERONICA C. WOLF TRUST, VERONICA WOLF, TRUSTEE; BARON H. WINDHAM, JR., IRA; JAMES P. PEABODY; HELEN L. PEABODY; YARG, LLC; PATRICK AND CLARA CARMEN DERMODY FAMILY TRUST, PATRICK DERMODY, TRUSTEE; MACK CLAYTON; TRACY L. CLAYTON; TERRY WAGNER; CATHERINE WAGNER; JAMES C. CHACHAS TRUST, JAMES C. CHACHAS, TRUSTEE; GEORGE CHACHAS; BESSIE CHACHAS; WILLIAM MARSHALL; JANINE MARSHALL; LEWIS ROY SHER LIVING TRUST; GREGG S. LAWRENCE SUBTRUST OF CLIFFORD LAWRENCE AND CAROLYN LAWRENCE REVOCABLE FAMILY TRUST DTD 9/30/96'S SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA

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COUNTERCLAIM, Respondents/Cross-Appellants, and BRADLEY ANDERSON; MARJORIE K. ANDERSON; THE PRINCE FAMILY TRUST DATED 10/06/1997; ELIZABETH S. ANDERSON; MICHAEL ASHE; GREGORY ASHE; THE 1991 BARRON REVOCABLE FAMILY TRUST, DTD OCTOBER 2, 1991, CLIFFORD L. BARRON AND INEZ L. BARRON, TRUSTEES; JON G. BASSETT; THE JOSEPH AND HELEN BENOUALID TRUST DTD 9/30/96; JERRY ALAN BLANCKAERT JR. LIVING TRUST 2001 DTD 6/20/01; TAMARA A. BOHN; JONATHAN BOLTER; ZOE BROWN FAMILY TRUST DTD 9128189; KIMBERLY A. CASEY; JOHN M. CLAYTON; L.W. AND ELIZABETH T. CLAYTON REVOCABLE TRUST DTD 12/23/80; THE DONNA J. CLINE LIVING TRUST; DENISE 0. CROTTS, CUSTODIAN FOR ANDREW C. CROTTS, NICHOLAS E. CROTTS, ZACHARY T. CROTTS; DENISE 0. CROTTS, CUSTODIAN FOR JACOB R. CROTTS; DENISE 0. CROTTS, CUSTODIAN FOR FBO KALE CROTTS; DANIEL M & M 1991 LIVING TRUST; DAVIDSON 1992 TRUST; WILLIAM H. DELANEY; THE ELKINS FAMILY 1994 REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST DTD 03/22/94; THE ELLSWORTH 1981 FAMILY TRUST DTD 05/20/81; ERIC ALAN EVANS; FIRST CAPITAL TRUST LLC; LYNDA C. FLEMING, TRUSTEE OF THE LYNDA C. FLEMING REVOCABLE TRUST DATED 8/22/02; STEVE FRANKS; A. RENEE FRANKS;

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TIMOTHY B. GALLAGHER LIVING TRUST DTD 2/12/04; THE ARTHUR J. AND MARGARET L. GILBERT REVOCABLE FAMILY TRUST 1986 DTD 5/30186; GLASER LIVING TRUST UT JANUARY 26, 1978; LISA R. GORLICK, CUSTODIAN FOR NICHOLAS GORLICK; GREENWOOD FAMILY TRUST; HOWARD WILLIAM HAMILTON III LIVING TRUST DATED JUNE 1, 2005; GEORGE L. HARDIN TRUST DTD FEBRUARY 2, 1994; FIRST SAVINGS BANK CUSTODIAN FBO KENNETH W. HAROUFF, IRA; AVECE M. HIGBEE SEPARATE PROPERTY TRUST DTD 10/17/01; GARY HOPKINS; DENISE HOPKINS; STEVE R. HOWELL; SALLY S. HYATT TRUST DTD 05/02/02; JOHN C. JEFFREY; TROY KELL; ROBBIE R. KELL; THE C.E. LANGFORD TRUST U/A DTD 10/25/97; PAUL LANTZ; RONALD R. LAUDIE; SHANNON D. LAUDIE; WADE LEAVITT AND CAROLYN LEAVITT FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; LEE MAEN; JEANNIE L. MAGDEFRAU; LEON H. MARX; NYDA D. MARX; MCCONNELL CAPITAL, LLC; MCCOMAS FAMILY TRUST DTD 5/28102; RICHARD GENE MCCORMICK; STEVEN M. MCKENNA AND MICHELLE K. MCKENNA, TRUSTEES OF THE MCKENNA FAMILY TRUST DATED DECEMBER 19, 2002; GLENN N. MILLER; NINA MILLER; KENNETH GRIFFYN MORGAN LIVING TRUST DTD 4/7/03; DANIEL C. MUHA; FIRST SAVINGS BANK CUSTODIAN FBO DEBORAH L. MUHA IRA; MICHAEL NESLER; PHYLLIS NESLER; NANCY G. O'NEIL;

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OKLAHOMA SUNRISE INVESTMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; ROBERT L. OLDEN; THE MARIE PALU TRUST; RONALD S. PHELAN; LEONARD H. RAIZIN; CAROL A. RAIZIN; RAIZIN FAMILY TRUST DTD 8/4/77; ROBERT READER; DUANGCHAI THONGMEELARK; FISERV ISS AND COMPANY FBO CLYDE ROGER REYNOLDS IRA; RICE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY PROFIT SHARING AND TRUST; THE ROGERS- BARNETT FAMILY TRUST DTD 11/28/03; MARK COLUSSY, TRUSTEE FOR THE ROYAL LIVING TRUST DATED OCTOBER 30, 1996; RONALD W. RUTHE, SR.; IDA A. RUTHE; MARIA ELENA SALAZAR; RAYMOND SALAZAR; LEWIS R. SHER; ROBERT M. SHERWOOD; CARLA SHERWOOD; LT. COL. MICHAEL P. SLATER; DARLENE L. SLATER; MANUEL G. CALHAU; ROSELIE J. CALHAU; SISSON ENTERPRISES INC.; DAVID A. SMITH; THE MARIAN SMITHSON TRUST DTD 04/25/96; BRUCE E. SNYDER; JULIE E. SNYDER; KEVIN SPEIRS; BRYAN STEIN; DAVID STOEBLING, ESQ.; GANESAN SUBBARAMAN; MARIA SUBBARAMAN; MEENAKSHI SUBBARAMAN; RUTH G. SWINNEY, TRUSTEE FOR THE SWINNEY- REIGER FAMILY TRUST DTD MAY 8, 2001; FION M. TANG; MYLINH TANG; TELL EXEMPTION TRUST DATED JUNE 8, 1999; MATTHEW T. TERRACIN; THERESA TORDJMAN; 1989 WALKER FAMILY TRUST; THE WOLF 1988 TRUST DTD 3/29/88; MAXINE ZELKIND TRUST DTD

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!fp 1947A e 7 itt 1/24/97; ADAM ZELKIND 401K PROFIT SHARING PLAN; FLORENCE BOLATIN LIVING TRUST DTD 10/28/93; ROBERT M. PESICK, ESTATE OF; ROGER D. COX; PATRICIA E. COX; C. J. HANSEL; TOM E. HANSEN; AND STACIE L. HANSEN, Respondents.

ORDER DISMISSING APPEALS

These are consolidated appeals from a district court order denying a request for a preliminary injunction (Docket No. 71609) and a subsequent order granting a request for a preliminary injunction (Docket No. 72649). Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Elizabeth Goff Gonzalez, Judge.

We conclude that these appeals are moot. In particular, because the district court's order at issue in Docket No. 72649 effectively overturned the order at issue in Docket No. 71609, the appeal in Docket No. 71609 is moot. Additionally, the district court's final judgment at issue in unconsolidated Docket No. 76934 has rendered the appeal in Docket No. 72649 moot, as the order granting injunctive relief at issue in Docket No. 72649 merged into the final judgment. Matter of W.N. Connell & Marjorie T. Connell Living Tr., 133 Nev. 137, 142, 393 P.3d 1090, 1094 (2017) (observing that a preliminary injunction merges into a subsequent final judgment such that an appeal from the order granting preliminary injunctive relief becomes moot). Because these appeals have been rendered moot, they no longer present a justiciable controversy for this court to resolve. Personhood Nev. v. Bristol, 126 Nev. 599, 602, 245 P.3d 572, 574 (2010) ("The question of mootness is one of justiciability. This court's duty

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'This order should not be construed as precluding the parties from raising any arguments they deem relevant in their briefing for Docket Nos. 76934 and 77548.

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