CANARELLI v. DIST. CT.

No. 57032.

265 P.3d 673 (2011)

Lawrence CANARELLI, Petitioner, v. The EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF the STATE of Nevada, In and for The COUNTY OF CLARK; and The Honorable Susan Johnson, District Judge, Respondents, and American West Homes, Inc.; Michael A. and Spring H. Stacy; Andrea and Mark Barbuti; Marjorie I. and Michael J. Bryant; Arpina and Roland Devio; Cindy and Robert Dodge; Andre Farkas; Emery J. Hefley; Erin Oxley-Huerta; Kimberly R. and Randy D. Johnson; Robert Marshall; Leo J. and Theresa G. Millette; Iona and Richard L. Quisol; Hedy and Ward S. Reimer; Margaret and Verdell Singleton; Rebecca and William Wright; Demler A. and Virginia Zamora; Patricia J. Alders; James Barton; Larry J. and Darlene L. Crow; Rosemary Driggers; Drew A. and Laurel L. Erickson; Kevin and Carolyn Frazier; Sonya M. Henson-Brown; Michael and Robyn Kacman; Robert and Norma Jandle; Terry and Stacy Moll; Carol A. Quiles; Lori Rives; Frank E. and Margaret M. Russo; Mark and Joanne Schwartz; Ricky Gowdy; James W. and Ina L. Skoglund; Wesley C. Davis; Steve and Jennifer Verweyst; Johnny and Anna Billings; James A. and Darlene J. Mason; Angelito and Joy D. Pasion; Thomas F. Jannazzo; Dora and Michael D. Colford, Sr.; Gregory Aram; Elizabeth Atkins; Judith Arnold; Stacey Audiss; Norma and Bienvenido Batac; Carmen L. Bruce; Salvatore and Maribel Capano; Susan J. and John Catone; Mark P. Cruz; Kevin Dalton; Ester Delrosario; Jose Diaz; Oscar and Jacqueline Diaz; Robert K. and Sheila E. Duncan; Miguel Elias; Matthew Eschker; Amos Foster; Analia and James Gibson; Diane and Jerome Giuliano; Ester M. and Julius C. Gomez; Elizabeth and Francisco Gonzales; Kenneth W. Gustafson; Emily L. Halsey; Dennis Heim; Bonni and Daniel K. Itakura; Karen and Augustine A. Jimenez; Richard and Roberta Kennett; Rachelle and Scott Larsen; Chris and Donna Lee; King Keung Lee; Wai Ho Lo; Deborah K. and Paul E. Lofgreen; Denise McCutchen; Guy R. and Phyllis Medlin; Maria and Michael G. Mitchell; Alphonso and Wipha Monterio; Franklyn and Melanie Mueller; Brenda R. And Rodrigo A. Reano; Brian and Traci Ann Reyes; Gordon S. Rombough; Debra Ruano; Jeanette A. and Richard D. Sackol; Gloria C. and Joseph Salazar, Jr.; Michael E. Sanford; William Smith; Norma and Victor Soriano; Oscar Tejada; Alexander and Lucia Torno; Alphonso and Maria Vancheri; Frank J. Washko, Jr.; and Guadalupe Weatherly, Real Parties in Interest.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

November 10, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Greenberg Traurig, LLP, and Mark E. Ferrario and Tami D. Cowden , Las Vegas, for Petitioner.

Lee, Hernandez, Brooks, Garofalo & Blake, APC, and David S. Lee , Las Vegas, for Real Party in Interest American West Homes, Inc.

Shinnick, Ryan & Ransavage, P.C., and Duane E. Shinnick , Eric Ransavage , and Bradley S. Rosenberg , Las Vegas, for Real Parties in Interest.

BEFORE THE COURT EN BANC.


OPINION

By the Court, HARDESTY, J.:

In this petition for extraordinary writ relief, we must determine whether the district court may appoint an unwilling director trustee of a dissolved corporation for the purpose of defending actions against the corporation that arose post-dissolution and after completion of the winding-up process. To resolve this issue, we must construe Nevada's corporate survival statutes...

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