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IN RE: MINOR CHILD: B.T., DATE OF BIRTH: 10-06-2015 SHYEUNA VANCE, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF NEVADA AND B.T., A MINOR CHILD, Respondents.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
This is a pro se appeal. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Cynthia N. Giuliani, Judge.
Review of the notice of appeal and documents before this court reveals a jurisdictional defect. This court may only consider appeals authorized by statute or rule. Brown v. MHC Stagecoach, LLC, 129 Nev. 343, 345, 301 P.3d 850, 851 (2013). Appellant's notice of appeal purports to challenge a district court order entered on July 31, 2025. Upon review of the district court docket, there was no order entered in the district court on July 31, 2025. On that date, the State of Nevada filed a report for permanency and placement review. An amended notice of appeal seeks to challenge an order entered August 21, 2025, but the district court docket reveals no order entered on that day.
To the extent the notice of appeal or amended notice of appeal seeks to challenge the order after permanency hearing, entered August 6, 2025, no statute or court rule authorizes such an appeal. See In re Guardianship of Wittier, 135 Nev. 237, 238-39, 445 P.3d 852, 854 (2019) (dismissing an appeal from a temporary guardianship order, noting that “this court has consistently concluded that temporary orders subject to periodic review are not appealable” and “temporary guardianship orders are unsuitable for appellate review”). Accordingly, this court lacks jurisdiction and
ORDERS this appeal DISMISSED.1
Parraguirre, J.
Bell, J.
Stiglich, J.
FOOTNOTES
1. Given this dismissal, the October 30, 2025, motion to dismiss appeal and motion for extension of time to file an answering brief are denied as moot.
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Docket No: No. 91207
Decided: November 10, 2025
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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