Elder Justice Prosecutor Samples
Requests Court dismiss because: counterclaim fails to establish elements of right to relief for abuse of process, conspiracy to commit abuse of process, elder abuse and conspiracy to commit elder abuse; defendant fails to allege necessary elements to establish rights to relief for abuses and conspiracies; defendant has no right to pursue counterclaim
Requests Court grant motion and dismiss counterclaim because: there are no issues of material fact as to counterclaim; defendant failed to show admissible affidavits and depositions; there are no issues of material fact on issues of abuse of process and elder abuse; defendant has no standing to allege elder abuse for conversion of assets; counter-motion is not supported by verified admissible evidence
Requests Court deny motion because: facts support breach of duty of care and failure to provide habitable premises; facts prove negligence caused injuries; facts support elder abuse claim
Argues Court must reverse decision and remand because: jury instruction ignored implied mens rea; expert testimony was unrefuted; statute's reference did not provide specificity
Requests Court dismiss motion because : claims are not barred by litigation privilege; defamation claim relates to non-litigation related statements; elder abuse claim is not subject to dismissal
Requests Court grant motion because: allegations do not claim complete failure to provide care; elder abuse claim does not allege requisite mental state; punitive damages do not rise to level of oppression, fraud or malice
Requests Court grant motion because: physician expert's affidavit fails to support medical malpractice allegations as to defendant; claims for negligence, gross negligence, and breach of fiduciary duty are subsumed within medical malpractice cause of action; res ipsa loquitur is not supported by doctrine in medical malpractice cases
Requests Court deny motion because: dismissal is premature until Nevada Supreme Court clarifies inconsistency between elder abuse statute and medical malpractice statute; complaint properly states cause of action under elder abuse statute; complaint complies with medical malpractice statute; punitive damages claim holds; claims for negligence, gross negligence, breach of fiduciary duty and res ipsa loquitur stand under common law medical malpractice standard
Requests Court deny claims for vulnerable person abuse and punitive damages because: allegations are for negligent medical care, not failure to provide care; abuse of vulnerable person claim fails as a matter of law; no fact supports malice to claim punitive damages
Affirms: neglect of older person; willful and wanton disregard for safety. Requests Court issue summons-in-lieu of warrant for group home operator-administrator (2013)
Alleges operator-administrator of unlicensed elder care facility: wantonly neglected to maintain physical or mental health of dependent adults; failed to provide continuous qualified caregivers; denied agencies access to resident(s) in locked room(s); disregarded safety of vulnerable elderly adults (2013)
Affirms: exploitation of older or vulnerable person; unlawful possession and use of older or vulnerable person's identity information. Requests Court issue arrest warrant for group home caregiver (2013)
Alleges caregiver and manager of older adult group home knowingly: deprived resident of money, assets or property; made unlawful automatic teller machine withdrawals using vulnerable adult's debit card personal identification number (2013)
Alleges elderly home care facility owner: failed to provide perpetual authorized caregivers; failed to maintain residents' physical and mental health; knowingly admitted new residents after license suspended; failed to maintain accurate personnel and residential files (2013)
Argues Court must remand to a different judge because judge is bias and reverse: dismissal of alter ego claim; imposition of sanctions; denial of motion for leave to amend complaint; future attorney fees rulings; restriction of rights to conduct discovery rulings
Argues Court must remand to a different judge and reverse: dismissal of alter ego claim; imposition of sanctions; denial of leave to amend complaint; future attorney fees rulings; restriction of rights to conduct discovery because judge's disqualification is warranted
Requests Court issue writ of mandamus or, in the alternative, a writ of prohibition vacating order granting partial summary judgment because: issues of material fact need clarification; writ relief is appropriate
Requests Court dismiss complaint because: claims are barred by statute of limitations; breach of oral contract claim is time-barred; elder abuse claim is time-barred; Nevada does not recognize a claim for elder abuse against an individual; quantum meruit claim is time-barred; fraudulent inducement claim is time-barred; fraudulent inducement and elder abuse claims are not pled with required particularity
Requests Court deny motion because: breach of oral contract claim is not time barred; elder abuse claim is not time barred; unjust enrichment claim is not time barred; fraudulent inducement claim is not time barred; Nevada recognizes a claim for elder abuse; fraud claim is pled with specificity; initially elder abuse claim does not need specificity
Requests Court grant motion because: plaintiff lacks standing to pursue statutory elder abuse claim; no issues of material fact exist
Requests Court enter summary judgment dismissing claims for elder abuse because plaintiffs lack standing to bring claims
Argues Court must reverse decision and remand because court granted summary judgment based on deemed admissions, answered late, while elderly citizen was pro se
Argues Court must deny request to withdraw admissions and motion for reconsideration because plaintiff did not show good cause for delay and no excusable neglect was present
Requests Court deny motion because: elderly plaintiff is not incompetent; claims are not time barred; fraud cause of action is stated with suffucuent particularity; economic loss doctrine does not apply; negligent training, supervision and retention claim is properly alleged; defendant is subject to punitive damages
Argues Court must reverse order granting petition for writ of mandamus because: statutory authority prevents public disclosure of information ordered; interest in individual privacy outweighs public interest in specifically identifiable information