Nevada Supreme Court, 2020

Desert Land Loan Acquisition, Llc Vs. Sher Dev., Llc C/W 77548

Desert Land Loan Acquisition, Llc Vs. Sher Dev., Llc C/W 77548
Nevada Supreme Court · Decided April 17, 2020

Desert Land Loan Acquisition, Llc Vs. Sher Dev., Llc C/W 77548

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

DESERT LAND LOAN ACQUISITION, No. 76934 LLC, A NEVADA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; DESERT LAND, LLC, A NEBADA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; HOWARD BULLOCH, AN INDIVIDUAL; DAVID GAFFIN, AN INDIVIDUAL; THE HOWARD AND CRISTI BULLOCH FAMILY TRUST DATED 09/14/1995; ME HOWARD RLa BULLOCH SEPARATE FAMILY TRUST APR 1 7 2020 DATED 03/28/2003; THE CRISTI ELIZABEM!, BULLOCH SEPARATE PROPERTY COURT SY 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 TRUST, MARY ARMINIO, TRUSTEE; ANGELO JOHN ARMINIO, AN INDWIDUAL; PAULA M. ARMINIO, AN INDIVIDUAL; ANDREA DEANEAN SUPREME COURT GLENN, AN INDWIDUAL; LINDA OF NEVADA JEAN LUND, AN INDIVIDUAL; THE CLERK'S ORDER 101-1947 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 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 COUNTERCLAIM, Respondents/Cross-Appellants, and BRADLEY ANDERSON; MARJORIE K.

ANDERSON; THE PRINCE FAMILY SUPREME COURT TRUST DATED 10/06/1997; OF NEVADA ELIZABETH S. ANDERSON; MICHAEL CLERK'S ORDER W1-1917 e.

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 9/28/89; 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 O. CROWS, CUSTODIAN FOR ANDREW C. CROWS, NICHOLAS E.

CROWS AND ZACHARY T. CROWS; DENISE O. CROWS, CUSTODIAN FOR JACOB R. CROWS; DENISE CROWS, CUSTODIAN FOR FBO KALE CROWS; 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; TIMOTHY B. GALLAGHER LIVING TRUST DTD 2/12/04; THE ARTHUR J.

AND MARGARET L. GILBERT REVOCABLE FAMILY TRUST 1986 DTD 5/30/86; GLASER LIVING TRUST UT JANUARY 26, 1978; LISA R. SUPREME COURT OF GORLICK, CUSTODIAN FOR NEVADA NICHOLAS GORLICK; GREENWOOD CLERK'S ORDER (u)194- ea. 3 fr777-r7117; t 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 HOPMNS; 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; SI1ANNON D.

LAUDIE; WADE LEAWIT AND CAROLYN LEAVITT FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; LEE MAEN; JEANNIE L. MAGDEFRAU; LEON H. MARX; NYDA D. MARX; MCCONNELL CAPITAL, LLC; MCCOMAS FAMILY TRUST DTD 5/28/02; 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 LIWNG 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; OKLAHOMA SUNRISE INVESTMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; ROBERT L.

OLDEN; THE MARIE PALU TRUST; RONALD S. PHELAN; LEONARD H.

RAIZIN AND CAROL A. RAIZIN, TRUSTEES OF THE RAIZIN FAMILY SUPREME COuRT TRUST DTD 8/4/77; ROBERT READER; OF NEVADA DUANGCHAI THONGMEELARK; CLERK'S ORDER «»1g47 4 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 OF 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 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. H.ANSEN; AND SUPREME COURT OF STACIE L. HANSEN, NEVADA Respondents.

CLERK S ORDER A-19c 5 • b - - DESERT LAND LOAN ACQUISITION, No. 77548 LLC, A NEVADA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; DESERT LAND, LLC, A NEBADA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; HOWARD BULLOCH, AN INDIVIDUAL; DAVID GAFFIN, AN INDIVIDUAL; THE HOWARD AND CRISTI BULLOCH FAMILY TRUST DATED 09/14/1995; THE HOWARD BULLOCH SEPARATE FAMILY TRUST DATED 03/28/2003; THE CRISTI 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, 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 TRUST, MARY ARMINIO, TRUSTEE; ANGELO JOHN ARMINIO, AN INDIVIDUAL; PAULA M. ARMINIO, AN INDIVIDUAL; ANDREA DFANEAN GLENN, AN INDIVIDUAL; LINDA JEAN LUND, AN INDIVIDUAL; ME DONDERO SURVIVOWS TRUST, ALAN SUPREME COURT OF G. DONDERO, TRUSTEE; TERRY L.

NEVADA BELL IRREVOCABLE TRUST, TERRY CLERWS ORDER 10)1947 ae • ',.1,110 I 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 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 COUNTERCLMM; 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, SUPREME COURT OF CLIFFORD L. BARRON AND INEZ L.

NEVADA BARRON TRUSTERS- JON G.

CLERK'S ORDER 10),1947 zep 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 9/28/89; 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 O. CROWS, CUSTODIAN FOR ANDREW C. CROWS, NICHOLAS E.

CROWS AND ZACHARY T. CROTTS; DENISE O. CRUM'S, CUSTODIAN FOR JACOB R. CROTTS; DENISE CROWS, CUSTODIAN FOR FBO KALE CROWS; 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; TIMOTHY B. GALLAGHER LIVING TRUST DTD 2/12/04; THE ARTHUR J.

AND MARGARET L. GILBERT REVOCABLE FAMILY TRUST 1986 DTD 5/30/86; 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 SUPREME COURT TRUST DTD FEBRUARY 2, 1994; OF NEVADA FIRST SAVINGS BANK CUSTODIAN CLERK'S ORDER rol-i4o ore* 8 ‘.

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 5/28/02; 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 LWING 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; OKLAHOMA SUNRISE INVESTMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; ROBERT L.

OLDEN; THE MARIE PALU TRUST; RONALD S. PHELAN; LEONARD H.

RAIZIN AND CAROL A. RAIZIN, TRUSTEES OF THE RAIZIN FAMILY TRUST DTD 8/4/77; ROBERT READER; DUANGCHAI THONGMEELARK; FISERV ISS AND COMPANY FBO CLYDE ROGER REYNOLDS IRA; RICE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY PROFIT SUPREME COURT SHARING AND TRUST; THE ROGERS- OF NEVADA RARNMIT FAMILY. TM TST CLERK'S ORDER (0}-14, *get 9 - 11/28/03; MARK COLUSSY, TRUSTEE OF 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 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.

SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA

CLERK'S ORDER 401-1941 Sjetio 10 *I ORDER DISMISSING APPEALS Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, these appeals are dismissed. The parties shall bear their own costs and attorney fees. NRAP 42(b).

It is so ORDERED.

CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT ELIZABETH BY:

cc: Hon. Elizabeth Goff Gonzalez, District Judge Hutchison & Steffen, LLC/Las Vegas Bradley Anderson Hejmanowski & McCrea LLC David Stoebling Dickinson Wright PLLC Kevin Speirs Marjorie K. Anderson Ruth G. Swinney Eighth District Court Clerk

SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA

CLERK'S ORDER (0) 1947 441fit;#2. 11

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