No. 16-1208 IN THE BOURNE VALLEY COURT TRUST, Petitioner, v. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Respondent. On Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit BRIEF OF LAS VEGAS DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC; THUNDER PROPERTIES, INC.; LVDG, LLC; AIRMOTIVE INVESTMENTS, LLC; AND LAS VEGAS DEVELOPMENT, LLC AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONER Timothy E. Rhoda Counsel of Record ROGER P. CROTEAU & ASSOCIATES, LTD. 9120 West Post Road Suite 100 Las Vegas, Nevada 89148 (702) 254-7775
[email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS INTEREST OF AMICI CURIAE ................................. 1 SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT ..................................... 1 ARGUMENT ................................................................ 5 I. It Is Critically Important That This Court Resolve The Split of Authority That Presently Exists Between the Nevada Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals.. ............ 5 II. SB 306 Has Provided No Relief To The Parties That Are Litigating Before The Courts Of Nevada.. ................................................................. 8 CONCLUSION ............................................................ 9 APPENDIX - Pending Nevada Litigation ................. 1a ii TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Cases Freedom Mortg. Corp. v. Las Vegas Dev. Grp., LLC, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 66249, 1-2 (D. Nev. May 19, 2015) (Dorsey, J.) ............................... 2 Las Vegas Dev. Grp., LLC v. Yfantis, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 110793, 1-2 (D. Nev. Aug. 18, 2016) (Gordon, J.) ..................................................... 3 Saticoy Bay LLC Series 350 Durango 104 v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 5 (January 26, 2017) ......................................... 3 SFR Investments Pool I, LLC v. U.S. Bank, N.A., 130 Nev. ___, 334 P.3d 408, 2014 WL 4656471 (Adv. Op. No. 75, Sept. 18, 2014) ............................