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IN RE: A.S. DOB: 01/11/2025 RYNE SEETO, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF NEVADA AND A.S., A MINOR, Respondents.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
This is an appeal from a district court order placing appellant's minor child in temporary protective custody pursuant to NRS Chapter 432B. Eighth Judicial District Court, Family Division, Clark County; Robert Teuton, Judge; Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; David S. Gibson, Jr., Judge.
Review of the notices of appeal and documents before this court reveals a jurisdictional defect. The appeal challenges a district court order placing a minor child in temporary protective custody. Temporary orders in NRS 432B actions are not final and are thus unappealable. See In re Temp. Custody of Five Minor Children, 105 Nev. 441, 442, 777 P.2d 901, 902 (1989), Accordingly, we lack jurisdiction, and we,
ORDER this appeal DISMISSED,1
Parraguirre, J.
Bell, J.
Stiglich, J.
FOOTNOTES
1. Given this dismissal, appellant's motion filed September 3, 2025, is denied as moot.
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Docket No: No. 91091
Decided: September 17, 2025
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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