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GEORGE LUSTER, Appellant, v. MORAN, SR., CORRECTIONS OFFICER AT SOUTHERN DESERT CORRECTIONAL CENTER; CARDENAS, CORRECTIONS OFFICER AT SOUTHERN DESERT CORRECTIONAL CENTER; T. BROWN, CORRECTIONS OFFICER AT SOUTHERN DESERT CORRECTIONAL CENTER; WARDEN, AT SOUTHERN DESERT CORRECTIONAL CENTER; T. MOORE, SGT. AT HIGH DESERT STATE PRISON; JAMES DZURENDA, DIRECTOR OF NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; AND THE STATE OF NEVADA EX REL NDOC, Respondents.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
This is a pro se appeal from a district court minute order dismissing appellant's complaint as to certain parties. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Ronald J. Israel, Judge.
Review of the notice of appeal and documents before this court reveals a jurisdictional defect. The district court's minute order is not appealable. Div. of Child & Family Servs. v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 120 Nev. 445, 454, 92 P.3d 1239, 1245 (2004) (“[D]ispositional court orders that are not administrative in nature, but deal with the procedural posture or merits of the underlying controversy, must be written, signed, and filed before they become effective.”). Accordingly, we lack jurisdiction and
ORDER this appeal DISMISSED.1
Herndon, J.
Lee, J.
Bell, J.
FOOTNOTES
1. If aggrieved, appellant may file a new notice of appeal once the district court enters a written order.Given this dismissal, this court takes no action on the transcript request form filed on April 30, 2024.
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Docket No: No. 88447
Decided: May 07, 2024
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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