<P class=AttorneyName style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">BREF<?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /><O:P></O:P></SPAN></B></P> <P class=AttorneyName style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Attorney Name,<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=AttorneyName style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Address, Phone <O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=AttorneyName style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">and Bar Number</SPAN></P> <P class=AttorneyName style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><STRONG>DISTRICT COURT<O:P></O:P></STRONG></SPAN></P> <H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=3>STATE OF <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 /><ST1:STATE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">NEVADA</ST1:PLACE></ST1:STATE><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></H1> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P><FONT size=2></FONT></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <TABLE class=MsoNormalTable style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; mso-table-layout-alt: fixed; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-lastrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; WIDTH: 227.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" vAlign=top width=303> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><A name=Parties></A><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">JOHN DOE<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Plaintiff,</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>vs.</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">PHILLIP DUNCAN<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Defendant.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; WIDTH: 13.8pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=18> <P class=SingleSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SingleSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SingleSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SingleSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SingleSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SingleSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SingleSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SingleSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SingleSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SingleSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SingleSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SingleSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SingleSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; WIDTH: 227.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=303> <P class=SingleSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A name=CaseNumber></A><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SingleSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SingleSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN> </P> <P class=SingleSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN> </P> <P class=SingleSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">CASE NO.: <O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SingleSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">DEPT NO.: <O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SingleSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">DOCKET NO.:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SingleSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SingleSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SingleSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SingleSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN></B> </P> <P class=SingleSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Trial Brief</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Comes now defendant, Sierra Vista Apartments, by and through its attorneys of record, , and hereby files its Trial Memorandum.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-underline: none"><U><FONT size=3>FACTS</FONT></U></SPAN></B></H3> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-underline: none"><U><FONT size=3><O:P></O:P></FONT></U></SPAN></B></H3> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">On <ST1:DATE w:st="on" Year="1998" Day="4" Month="6">June 4, 1998</ST1:DATE> the Defendant and Plaintiff entered into a contractual relationship.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The terms of the contract called for . . .</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-underline: none"><U><FONT size=3>ISSUE</FONT></U></SPAN></B></H3> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-underline: none"><U><FONT size=3><O:P></O:P></FONT></U></SPAN></B></H3> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">1.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Did the Defendant fail to act in a reasonable amount of time to correct property defects at the Sierra Vista Apartment Complex?</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-underline: none"><U><FONT size=3>ARGUMENT</FONT></U></SPAN></B></H3> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-underline: none"><U><FONT size=3></FONT></U></SPAN></B> </H3> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-underline: none"><U><FONT size=3><O:P></O:P></FONT></U></SPAN></B></H3> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">1.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Did the Defendant fail to act in a reasonable amount of time to correct property defects at the <ST1:CITY w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Sierra Vista</ST1:PLACE></ST1:CITY> Apartment Complex?</SPAN></U></P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN></U> </P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN></U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Case law has held that . . . (Fully analyze each authority upon which you are relying, just as you did in your previous Interoffice Memoranda.)</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-underline: none"><U><FONT size=3>CONCLUSION</FONT></U></SPAN></B></H3> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-underline: none"><U><FONT size=3><O:P></O:P></FONT></U></SPAN></B> </H3> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">1.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">On <ST1:DATE w:st="on" Year="1998" Day="4" Month="6">June 4, 1998</ST1:DATE> the Defendant and Plaintiff entered into a contractual relationship.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The terms of the contract called for . . .</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -0.4in 0pt 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 23.5pt; tab-stops: -1.0in -.5in .6in 1.1in 1.6in 2.1in 2.6in 3.1in 3.6in 4.1in 4.6in 5.1in 5.6in 6.1in 6.6in; mso-line-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>DATED this ____ day of June, 2008.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -0.4in 0pt 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 23.5pt; tab-stops: -1.0in -.5in .6in 1.1in 1.6in 2.1in 2.6in 3.1in 3.6in 4.1in 4.6in 5.1in 5.6in 6.1in 6.6in; mso-line-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 4"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -0.4in 0pt 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 23.5pt; tab-stops: -1.0in -.5in .6in 1.1in 1.6in 2.1in 2.6in 3.1in 3.6in 4.1in 4.6in 5.1in 5.6in 6.1in 6.6in; mso-line-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -0.4in 0pt 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 23.5pt; tab-stops: -1.0in -.5in .6in 1.1in 1.6in 2.1in 2.6in 3.1in 3.6in 4.1in 4.6in 5.1in 5.6in 6.1in 6.6in; mso-line-height-rule: exactly"><?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = V /><V:LINE id=_x0000_s1026 style="Z-INDEX: 251657728; LEFT: 0px; POSITION: absolute; TEXT-ALIGN: left; flip: y" o:allowincell="f" to="381.6pt,21.7pt" from="180pt,21.7pt"></V:LINE><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><BR style="mso-ignore: vglayout" clear=all> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 2.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">ATTORNEY NAME<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Nevada Bar No. 6779<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><ST1:STREET w:st="on"><ST1:ADDRESS w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">2755 East Desert Inn Rd., Ste. 230</SPAN></ST1:ADDRESS></ST1:STREET><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:CITY w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Las Vegas</SPAN></ST1:CITY><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">, <ST1:STATE w:st="on">Nevada</ST1:STATE><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><ST1:POSTALCODE w:st="on">89121</ST1:POSTALCODE></SPAN></ST1:PLACE><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoHeading8 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 2in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Attorneys for Plaintiffs<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SignatureBlock style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 3in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SignatureBlock style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 3in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SignatureBlock style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 3in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SignatureBlock style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 3in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SignatureBlock style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 3in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <H6 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P><FONT size=3></FONT></O:P></SPAN></H6> <H6 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=3>CERTIFICATE OF MAILING<O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></H6> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"><FONT size=2> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I hereby certify that on this <U><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></U><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>day of March, 2008, I placed a true and correct copy of the foregoing TRIAL BRIEF in the United States Mail, postage prepaid, addressed to counsel on the attached service list:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoEndnoteText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; POSITION: relative; TOP: 2pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-text-raise: -2.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 5"> </SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoEndnoteText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; POSITION: relative; TOP: 2pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-text-raise: -2.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 5"> </SPAN>_____________________________________________<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoHeading7 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 5"> </SPAN>An employee of <O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoEndnoteText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SignatureBlock style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SignatureBlock style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SignatureBlock style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SignatureBlock style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=SignatureBlock style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
Remember to frequently copy your work and paste it into a Microsoft Word document as a back up. Reformatting may be required when pasting the above into a Word document, including double spacing.