PAZ v. SANDOVAL (2019)

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Kenneth Charles PAZ, Appellant, v. Governor Brian SANDOVAL, Respondent.

No. 78124

Decided: February 25, 2019

Kenneth Charles Paz Attorney General/Carson City Attorney General/Las Vegas

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL

This is a pro se appeal from an order denying appellant's motion to recuse the district court judge. First Judicial District Court, Carson City; James Todd Russell, Judge.

This court's review of the documents submitted pursuant to NRAP 3(g) reveals a jurisdictional defect. Specifically, the judgment or order designated in the notice of appeal is not substantively appealable. See NRAP 3A(b). This court has jurisdiction to consider an appeal only when the appeal is authorized by statute or court rule. Taylor Constr. Co. v. Hilton Hotels, 100 Nev. 207, 678 P.2d 1152 (1984). No statute or court rule provides for an appeal from an order denying a motion to recuse a judge. This court lacks jurisdiction, and

ORDERS this appeal DISMISSED.

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