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MARIO EDUARDO FIGUEROA-SAAVEDRA A/K/A MARIO SAAVEDRA FIGUEROA, v. THE STATE OF NEVADA, Respondent.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
This is a pro se appeal of a district court order dismissing an appeal from a justice court decision. First Judicial District Court, Carson City; James Todd Russell, Judge.
Our review of this appeal reveals a jurisdictional defect. Specifically, appellant's case arose in the justice court. The district court has final appellate jurisdiction over a case arising in the justice court. Nev. Const. art. 6, § 6; Tripp v. City of Sparks, 92 Nev. 362, 363, 550 P.2d 419, 419 (1976). Accordingly, we conclude that we lack jurisdiction to consider this appeal, and we
ORDERS this appeal DISMISSED.
Cadish, J.
Pickering, J.
Bell, J.
cc: Hon. James Todd Russell, District Judge
Mario Eduardo Figueroa-Saavedra
Attorney General/Carson City
Carson City District Attorney
Carson City Clerk
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Docket No: No. 87224
Decided: September 18, 2023
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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