No. 25-910

MEI-GSR Holdings, LLC, et al. v. Second Judicial District Court of Nevada, Washoe County, et al.

Lower Court: Nevada
Docketed: 2026-02-03
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Tags: civil-contempt contempt criminal-contempt due-process fourteenth-amendment receiver-restitution
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an order directing a flat, unconditional restitution payment to a receiver constitutes civil or criminal contempt under due process

Question Presented (from Petition)

is: Whether, under due process, an order directing a flat, unconditional restitution payment to a receiver as an arm of the court for withdrawing funds without authorization constitutes civil or criminal contempt. 2. This Court has held that flat, unconditional statutory fines designed to punish for as little as $50 constitute criminal contempt. Still, the Nevada Supreme Court found a “nominal fine” exception to this rule when paid to the complainant instead of the court. The second question presented is: Whether there is a “nominal fine” exception to the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause’s requirements for criminal contempt.

Docket Entries

2026-01-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 5, 2026)

Attorneys

MEI-GSR Holdings, LLC, et al.
Jordan Tindle SmithBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Petitioner
Jordan Tindle SmithBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Petitioner