on september 16, 2004, rose again filed a complaint with the nevada commission on ethics, this time asking the commission to clarify goodman's affiliation with his son ross's law firm. in a statement, the mayor explained his name on the letterhead is a way of informing out of state law firms that ross goodman is his son. however, a person serving as an elected public official in nevada may not have his name listed on a law firm letterhead, and goodman removed his name under protest after several newspaper articles noted the infraction.