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Calvin J. LESLIE, Appellant, v. Joyce PERLMAN, Respondent.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
This is a pro se appeal from a district court order dismissing an appeal from a justice court summary eviction order. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Ronald J. Israel, Judge.
Our review of this appeal reveals a jurisdictional defect. Appellant's case arose in the justice court. The district court has final appellate jurisdiction over a case arising in the justice court. Nev. Const. art, 6, § 6; Waugh v. Casazza, 85 Nev. 520, 458 P.2d 359 (1969). Accordingly, we conclude that we lack jurisdiction to consider this appeal, and we
ORDER this appeal DISMISSED.1
FOOTNOTES
1. In light of this order, we deny as moot appellant's emergency motion to stay the summary eviction.
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Docket No: No. 75959
Decided: June 04, 2018
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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