Archive for June, 2007
Osvaldo Lopez Jr Sentencing
Posted by Michael in District Court, Sentencing on June 27th, 2007
District Court Judge Lee Gates sentenced Osvaldo Lopez Jr to a Life Sentence in the Nevada Department of Corrections with the possibility of parole after 20 years for the murder of two-year-old Jada Southall in 2005. Additionally, Lopez Jr was sentenced to a minimum of 24 months to a maximum of 60 months concurrent to the life sentence for two counts of Child Abuse and Neglect.
LVCourts Added as Twitter Feed
Posted by Michael in Media Advisory on June 13th, 2007
Clark County Courts recently created a Twitter feed to allow the Court Information Office to provide media and other interested individuals with updates on current trials and hearings in the Clark County Courts.
The Twitter feed, located at http://www.twitter.com/lvcourts provides simple messages about current court cases and events in the Las Vegas Township Justice Court and the Eighth Judicial District Court. The feed can be accessed by mobile phone, instant messaging, or through an RSS feed reader.
Nominees Announced for District Court Department 6
Posted by Michael in District Court, Judges on June 12th, 2007
The nominees for District Court Department 6 are:
- Nancy Allf, 50, Las Vegas, with Parsons, Behle & Latimer.
- Elissa Cadish, 42, Henderson, with Hale, Lane, Peek, Dennison & Howard.
- Kathleen Paustian, 57, Las Vegas, with Parsons, Behle & Latimer.
The Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection interviewed 14 applicants this week before selecting the finalists. No time limit exists within which Governor Gibbons must make a judicial appointment. However, if an appointment is not made within 30 days following submission of names by the Commission, the Governor may make no other appointments to public office.
The individual the Governor selects will serve out the unexpired term of office, which ends in January 2009. The appointed judge must run in the 2008 election to retain the seat.
Michael Jackson Memorabilia Case Leads to Contempt Trial
Posted by Michael in Decisions, District Court, High Profile on June 12th, 2007
District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez has scheduled a contempt trial July 16 for Universal Express, Inc. in regards to the Michael Jackson memorabilia case. In addition, Judge Gonzalez has ordered 60 items impounded at the Regional Justice Center to provide an opportunity to determine ownership of the items. In question are memorabilia identified as part of a confidential settlement between Universal Express, Inc. and Mr. Jackson. This morning Judge Gonzalez allowed Janet Jackson to intervene in the case and ordered items allegedly belonging to Ms. Jackson also impounded.
Judge Gonzalez scheduled the contempt-of-court trial after deciding today that Universal Express Inc. of Boca Raton, Fla., violated earlier court orders to withhold some of the more than 1,100 items offered at an auction May 30-31 at the Hard Rock Hotel.