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In an effort to better serve its customers, Las Vegas Justice Court now offers legal counsel the opportunity to notify the Court by e-mail when counsel has been retained in a criminal case. This does not apply to traffic cases. For convenience, a Notice of Confirmation of Counsel form has been uploaded to the website, http://www.ClarkCountyCourts.us/lvjc/court-forms.html and can be found under Criminal Forms.

The form may be completed online and e-mailed to: CounselConfirmationLVJC@clarkcountycourts.us. This will ensure that all e-mails are sent to one address. Once a Notice of Confirmation of Counsel is received, it will become part of the Court’s file. Counsel will be notified when a Criminal Complaint is filed and the case is calendared.

Counsel in criminal cases may still notify Las Vegas Justice Court of Confirmation of Counsel by U.S. Mail at the following address:
• ATTN: Counsel Confirmation, Las Vegas Justice Court, 200 Lewis Ave., Box 552511, Las Vegas NV 89155-2511
• or by Fax to: (702) 671-3183

Should you have any questions, you may contact Joann Patterson, Criminal Legal Office Supervisor at (702) 671-3225.

Chief Judge Kathy Hardcastle issued Administrative Order No. 08-1 this afternoon (March 19) appointing Judge Allan Earl to coordinate discovery and pretrial motion practice of the following cases: Read more…

Attorneys for O.J. Simpson, Charles Ehrlich and Clarence Stewart argued today before District Court Judge Jackie Glass that charges of kidnapping and robbery should be dismissed, while prosecutors outlined why the charges should remain.

In the end, Judge Glass ruled there is enough evidence to present the facts of the alleged kidnapping and robbery to a jury. Therefore, the judge denied Mr. Simpson’s writ requesting that the charges of kidnapping and robbery be dismissed.

In addition, Judge Glass determined that charges levied against Defendants Ehrlich and Stewart will remain.

The defendants face a total of 12 counts including conspiracy, kidnapping and robbery. The charges detail an alleged kidnapping and robbery Sept. 13, 2007 of two memorablia dealers at the Palace Station Hotel in Las Vegas.

Regarding Ehrlich and Stewart’s motions to sever the trial and provide the defendants a seperate trial date, Judge Glass determined that concerns about prejudice and antagonistic defenses do not outweigh the need for the alleged co-conspirators to be tried together and she denied the motions.

Also today the judge found that the case requires more time to prepare evidence and provide discovery to the defendants requiring the trial to be continued to September 8, 2008.

“It was a quick setting from the date of the preliminary hearing and I anticipated we would be ready to go. I told you then that I would not continue this again,” said Judge Glass. However, the judge added that the need to provide more time to process evidence required the change. The judge then set status check dates leading up to the September trial date to ensure all discovery is provided and to prevent the court from having to continue the trial again. The first status check was scheduled for April 10, 2008.

The judge set aside six weeks for the trial.

A motion hearing has been scheduled for Friday (March 7) at 10 a.m. in District Court Department 5 (Courtroom 15A). A television/audio feed has been established and a multbox has been placed in the Clark County parking lot on the corner of Bonneville and Casino Center Avenues. Media interviews must be conducted outside of the Regional Justice Center on the courthouse steps next to the Clark Avenue entrance. No cameras, other than authorized pool cameras, will be allowed to enter the courtroom.

District Court Judge Jackie Glass will hear arguments on 16 motions filed by prosecutors and defense lawyers. The hearing will be broadcast by truTV (CourtTV), which is serving as the television pool representative. None of the defendants are expected to appear in court.

Contacts:

Pool Coordinator, (212) 692-7875.

Over $1 Million Paid By Phone And Web Providing Speedy Access To Justice

LAS VEGAS – February flew by yet the short month didn’t stop motorists from speeding to pay their traffic tickets. The Las Vegas Township Justice Court collected more than $1 million in traffic fines in just 29 days with its online and phone payment system. This set a new record and demonstrates that more people would rather “Leave the Line” and pay tickets at their convenience rather than stand in a line at the Regional Justice Center. Read more…

Fifty lawsuits had been filed against the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada:

1. 08-A-558091-C 02/28/08 Cordero, Michael v Endoscopy Center
2. 08-A-558164-C 02/29/08 Washington, Michael v Endoscopy Center
3. 08-A-558169-C 02/29/08 Jarrel, Allison v Endoscopy Center
4. 08-A-558225-C 02/29/08 Hall-Hilty, Deborah v Endoscopy Center
5. 08-A-558226-C 02/29/08 Shaw, Nancy J v Endoscopy Center
6. 08-A-558227-C 02/29/08 Trammell, David v Endoscopy Center
7. 08-A-558294-C 03/03/08 Dunn, Victor v Endoscopy Center
8. 08-A-558376-C 03/05/08 English, Craig v Endoscopy Center
9. 08-A-558404-C 03/05/08 Brown, James A v Endoscopy Center
10. 08-A-558416-C 03/05/08 Perry, Sandra J v Endoscopy Center
11. 08-A-558423-C 03/05/08 Harris, Leland v Endoscopy Center
12. 08-A-558427-C 03/05/08 Scott, Gloria M v Endoscopy Center
13. 08-A-558428-C 03/05/08 Lewis, Robert v Endoscopy Center
14. 08-A-558443-C 03/06/08 Houston, Kenneth v Endoscopy Center
15. 08-A-558451-C 03/06/08 Turner, Sylvester v Endoscopy Center
16. 08-A-558453-C 03/06/08 Rogers, Ernestine v Endoscopy Center
17. 08-A-558454-C 03/06/08 Becker, Michael v Endoscopy Center
18. 08-A-558455-C 03/06/08 Nelson, Keith v Endoscopy Center
19. 08-A-558457-C 03/06/08 Clark, Dickson v Endoscopy Center
20. 08-A-558458-C 03/06/08 Green, Charlette v Endoscopy Center
21. 08-A-558470-C 03/06/08 Howard, Rodney v Endoscopy Center
22. 08-A-558495-C 03/06/08 Johnson, Dena v Endoscopy Center
23. 08-A-558736-C 03/11/08 Duran, Humberto v Endoscopy Center
24. 08-A-558739-C 03/11/08 Cason, Theda v Endoscopy Center
25. 08-A-558740-C 03/11/08 Hopper, Clifford v Endoscopy Center
26. 08-A-558741-C 03/11/08 Ray, Michael J v Endoscopy Center
27. 08-A-558742-C 03/11/08 Bradley, Eric M v Endoscopy Center
28. 08-A-558744-C 03/11/08 Jones, Ken v Endoscopy Center
29. 08-A-558745-C 03/11/08 O’Neill, Michael v Endoscopy Center
30. 08-A-558746-C 03/11/08 Paris, Tommy v Endoscopy Center
31. 08-A-558748-C 03/11/08 Thomas, Joseph W v Endoscopy Center
32. 08-A-558749-C 03/11/08 Davis, Cary v Endoscopy Center
33. 08-A-558750-C 03/11/08 Washington, Melvin v Endoscopy Center
34. 08-A-558751-C 03/11/08 Douglas, Henry v Endoscopy Center
35. 08-A-558752-C 03/11/08 Smith-Martin, Joslyn v Endoscopy Center
36. 08-A-558753-C 03/11/08 Branch, Richard E v Endoscopy Center
37. 08-A-558754-C 03/11/08 Williams, Juanita v Endoscopy Center
38. 08-A-558755-C 03/11/08 Wilkie, Jeff v Endoscopy Center
39. 08-A-558757-C 03/11/08 Chaney, Linda v Endoscopy Center
40. 08-A-558758-C 03/11/08 Gibson, Glenda v Endoscopy Center
41. 08-A-558759-C 03/11/08 Gerhardt, Susan v Endoscopy Center
42. 08-A-558760-C 03/11/08 Baker, Katherine L v Endoscopy Center
43. 08-A-558761-C 03/11/08 Bell, Karen v Endoscopy Center
44. 08-A-558762-C 03/11/08 Wheeler, James E v Endoscopy Center
45. 08-A-558763-C 03/11/08 Westbrook, Edna A v Endoscopy Center
46. 08-A-558764-C 03/11/08 Copley, William v Endoscopy Center
47. 08-A-558765-C 03/11/08 Allen, Isaac E v Endoscopy Center
48. 08-A-558827-C 03/11/08 Martin, Gwendolyn v Endoscopy Center
49. 08-A-558165-C 02/28/08 Rader Jr, Charles A v Endoscopy Center
50. 08-A-558544-C 03/06/08 Chamberlain, Rod v Endoscopy Center

A District Court jury found Dr. Harriston Bass Jr. guilty on all counts this morning, including murder and multiple charges of sale of a controlled substance. Bass was remanded into custody and will be sentenced April 22 in District Court Department 5.