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SOOM KIMCHI CORPORATION AND KATHY YI, Appellants, v. BERMUDA VEGAS INVESTMENTS LLC, Respondent.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
This is an appeal from a district court order affirming a justice court order in a summary eviction case. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Jacob A. Reynolds, Judge.
This court's preliminary review of the documents before it reveals a jurisdictional defect. In particular, because “[t]he district court has final appellate jurisdiction in cases arising in the justice's court,” Waugh v. Casazza, 85 Nev. 520, 521, 458 P.2d 359, 360 (1969) (unlawful detainer action, citing Nev. Const, art. 6, § 6): see also Lippis v. Peters, 112 Nev. 1008, 1011, 921 P.2d 1248, 1250 (1996) (“[D]istrict courts have final appellate jurisdiction in all cases arising in justices' courts, including summary eviction cases.”), we lack jurisdiction over this appeal. Accordingly, we
ORDER this appeal DISMISSED.1
Herndon, J.
Lee, J.
Bell, J.
FOOTNOTES
1. In light of this order, appellant's motion for stay is denied as moot.
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Docket No: No. 89335
Decided: December 23, 2024
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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