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Francine A. MCGEE, Appellant, v. FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Its Successors and/or Assigns, Respondent.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
This is a pro se appeal from a district court order affirming the decision of the justice court. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Timothy C. Williams, Judge.
Our review of the notice of appeal and documents before this court reveals a jurisdictional defect. District courts have final appellate jurisdiction over cases arising in the justice courts. Nev. Const. art. 6, § 6; Waugh v. Casazza, 85 Nev. 520. 521, 458 P.2d 359, 360 (1969) (“The district court has final appellate jurisdiction in cases arising in the justice's court”). Accordingly, this court lacks jurisdiction over this appeal, we
ORDER this appeal DISMISSED.1
FOOTNOTES
1. Given this order, we take no action on the pro se letter filed December 11, 2018. The clerk shall return, unfiled, the documents provisionally received on December 11, 2018.
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Docket No: No. 77379
Decided: December 12, 2018
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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