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Closing Nevada's Courthouse Doors: A Critical Examination of Dogra v. Liles
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Rigdon, David H. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Unlike their colleagues on the United States Supreme Court, the seven justices of the Supreme Court of Nevada rarely produce close (4-3) split decisions. What makes the outcome in Nevada’s Dogra v. Liles even more notable, however, is that the swing vote, and majority opinion, was provided not by one of the justices but rather by a Nevada District Court Judge who was temporarily filling a vacancy created by the recusal of Justice Michael Douglas. So, what issue was at stake to create such a unique split vote? Nothing less than the rights of Nevada citizens to seek justice in their own court system against outof-state defendants. Dean Chemerinsky has often remarked on the trend in the federal court system of interpreting jurisdictional and standing doctrines in an unduly restrictive manner, which effectively closes the doors of the courthouse to the public and denies litigants access to justice. The Dogra decision carries this trend into the Nevada state court system by using a restrictive interpretation of the case law surrounding the doctrine of personal jurisdiction to bar Nevada citizens from seeking justice in their home courts. The fact pattern in Dogra is relatively simple and straightforward. Jane Liles, a resident of California, purchased a car for her daughter, Susan, to use while she attended college at Cal Poly University in San Louis Obispo, California. The car was registered and insured in Jane’s name; however Susan was listed as the primary driver on the policy. Jane admitted in deposition testimony that she placed no restrictions on Susan’s use of the vehicle. On August 22, 2008, while driving on Interstate 15 towards Las Vegas to attend a friend’s birthday party, Susan lost control of the vehicle causing it to swerve into an adjoining lane. In an attempt to avoid a collision with Susan, the driver in that |
| Starting Page | 19 |
| Ending Page | 19 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1568&context=nlj |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
