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David August KILLE, Sr., Appellant, v. Julio CALDERIN; Dwight Neven; High Desert State Prison; Greg Cox; Nevada Department of Corrections; and the State of Nevada, Respondents.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
Appellant previously appealed from a district court order granting summary judgment in the underlying 42 U.S.C. § 1983 religious freedom action. That appeal was docketed in this court as Docket No. 72358. On May 10, 2019, this court entered an order affirming in part, reversing in part, and remanding. No order dismissing a complaint appears on the district court docket sheet and no appealable orders appear to have been entered in the district court since entry of a summary judgment order. To the extent appellant appeals from the district court's September 23, 2020, oral decision to grant summary judgment in favor of defendants, an oral order of the district court is not appealable. Div. of Child and Family Servs. v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 120 Nev. 445, 454, 92 P.3d 1239, 1245 (2004) (holding “that dispositional court orders that are not administrative in nature, but deal with the procedural posture or merits of the underlying controversy, must be written, signed, and filed before they become effective”). Accordingly, this court
ORDERS this appeal DISMISSED.
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Docket No: No. 81986
Decided: November 20, 2020
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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