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Warren HAVENS, Appellant, v. Arnold LEONG; and Cheryl Choy, Respondents.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
Review of the notice of appeal and documents before this court reveals a jurisdictional defect. This court “may only consider appeals authorized by statute or court rule”. Brown v. MHC Stagecoach, LLC, 129 Nev. 343, 345, 301 P.3d 850, 851 (2013). No statute or court rule authorizes an appeal from the challenged orders, notices, and actions. See NRAP 3A(b) (listing appealable orders); State, Div. of Child and Family Serv's v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 120 Nev. 445, 454, 92 P.3d 1239, 1245 (2004) (“[D]ispositional 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”). And it does not appear from the district court docket entries that the district court has entered an appealable order. Accordingly, this court lacks jurisdiction and
ORDERS this appeal DISMISSED.1
FOOTNOTES
1. If aggrieved, appellant may file a new notice of appeal once the district court enters an appealable order.
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Docket No: No. 84219
Decided: February 18, 2022
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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