All he wants to do, is tell his side of what happened to him in that Bar, to a jury... I hope he lives long enough to get his day in court!!!!!!
One way or another he needs legal assistance to get things moving. Call around and see what you can find for him. He doesn't necessarily need a trial lawyer- the state can provide that. He just needs someone who knows how the system works to get things moving for him. Simply waiting is not an effective solution if he is in a hurry, and he is not in the best place to get things done.
Here is some info to get you started. Note the second to last section below. Your buddy likely waived his right to get things done quickly very early on in the process, but he can withdraw that waiver.
There likely are practical reasons for the delay, but unless he withdraws his waiver nobody will be in much of a hurry to get things done.
Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 38
Right to Jury Trial
(a) Right Preserved. The right of trial by jury as declared by the Constitution of the State or as given by a statute of the State shall be preserved to the parties inviolate.
(b) Demand. Any party may demand a trial by jury of any issue triable of right by a jury by serving as required by Rule 5(b) upon the other parties a demand therefor in writing at any time after the commencement of the action and not later than the time of the entry of the order first setting the case for trial.
[As amended; effective January 1, 2005.]
(c) Same: Specification of Issues. In the demand a party may specify the issues which the party wishes so tried; otherwise the party shall be deemed to have demanded trial by jury for all the issues so triable. If the party has demanded trial by jury for only some of the issues, any other party within 10 days after service of the demand or such lesser time as the court may order, may serve a demand for trial by jury of any other or all of the issues of fact in the action.
[As amended; effective January 1, 2005.]
(d) Waiver; Deposit of Jurors' Fees. The failure of a party to serve a demand as required by this rule and to file it as required by Rule 5(d) constitutes a waiver by the party of trial by jury. Unless the district in which the action is pending has adopted a local rule pursuant to Rule 83 declaring otherwise, at the time a demand is filed as required by Rule 5(d), the party demanding the trial by jury shall deposit with the clerk an amount of money equal to the fees to be paid the trial jurors for their services for the first day of trial. A demand for trial by jury made as herein provided may be withdrawn only with the consent of the parties, or for good cause shown upon such terms and conditions as the court may fix.
[As amended; effective July 28, 2009.]
Nevada Revised Statute 178.556
Dismissal by court for unnecessary delay.
1. If no indictment is found or information filed against a person within 15 days after the person has been held to answer for a public offense which must be prosecuted by indictment or information, the court may dismiss the complaint.
If a defendant whose trial has not been postponed upon the defendant's application is not brought to trial within 60 days after the arraignment on the indictment or information, the district court may dismiss the indictment or information.
2. If a defendant whose trial has not been postponed upon the defendant's application is not brought to trial within 60 days after the arraignment on the complaint for an offense triable in a Justice or municipal Court, the court may dismiss the complaint.
