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FILED APR 01 2016

Tracie K. Lindeman

Clerk of Supreme Court

BY DEPUTY _______________ 

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

REZA ZANDIAN A/K/A GOLAMREZA ZANDIANJAZI A/K/A GHOLAM REZA ZANDIAN A/K/A REZA JAZI A/K/A J. REZA JAZI A/K/A G. REZA JAZI A/K/A GHONOREZA ZANDIAN JAZI, AN INDIVIDUAL,                            Appellant,  VS.  JED MARGOLIN, AN INDIVIDUAL,                          Respondent.

No. 69372

ORDER DENYING MOTIONS

On March 4, 2016, this court dismissed this appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Respondent has filed a motion for sanctions arguing that the appeal was frivolously filed. See NRAP 38. Appellant's counsel has filed a renewed motion to withdraw as counsel and for an extension of -time to permit appellant to retain new counsel to oppose the motion for sanctions. Having considered the motions, we decline to impose sanctions and consequently deny appellant's counsel's motion to withdraw as moot. This court's jurisdictional rules are notoriously complex, and a party's effort to protect itself by filing a notice of appeal, except in extreme circumstances not present here, is not frivolous.

It is so ORDERED.

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Douglas

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Cherry

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Gibbons

cc: Kaempfer Crowell/Reno

Kaempfer Crowell/Carson City

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP/Reno