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PERRY A. HOOD, Appellant, v. CHRISTOPHER ARABIA, ESQ., Respondent.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
This is a pro se appeal from a district court order dismissing a civil complaint. First Judicial District Court, Carson City; Jason Woodbury, Judge.
After filing his appeal, appellant died, and on November 24, 2025, this court issued an order allowing 90 days for appellant's personal representative, if any, to file a motion for substitution with this court. See NRAP 43(a); Brass v. State, 129 Nev. 527, 306 P.3d 393 (2013); see also Walker v. Burkham, 68 Nev. 250, 253-54, 229 P.2d 158, 160 (1951) (“Upon the death of a party ․ the [action] cannot proceed until someone is substituted for the decedent ․”). That order provided that if no representative was substituted within the allotted time, this appeal would be dismissed. See Brass, 129 Nev. at 530, 306 P.3d at 395. To date, no personal representative has filed a motion for substitution or otherwise communicated with this court. Accordingly, we
ORDER this appeal DISMISSED
Stiglich, J.
Cadish, J.
Lee, J.
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Docket No: No. 90262
Decided: March 05, 2026
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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