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DUANE TOUGH; AND BRENT RUTTMAN, Appellants, v. 3342962 NOVA SCOTIA LIMITED, A BODY CORPORATE EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA; AND 4043434 NOVA SCOTIA LIMITED, A BODY CORPORATE EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA, INDIVIDUALLY AND DERIVATIVELY ON BEHALF OF ZIPPY CASH LLC, A NEVADA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Respondents.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
This is a pro se appeal from a district court order appointing a receiver and granting a preliminary injunction. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Mark R. Denton, Judge.
On January 6, 2023, this court entered an order directing that this appeal would proceed with appellants pro se. That same date, the clerk issued a notice directing appellants to serve and file the transcript request form, or certificate that no transcripts will be requested, by January 20, 2023. The notice also directed appellants to file and serve the docketing statement by January 27, 2023.1 Appellants failed to comply.
On February 7, 2023, this court entered an order directing appellants, by February 21, 2023, to serve and file, in this court, an original transcript request form or certificate that no transcripts will be requested, and the docketing statement. See NRAP 9(b); NRAP 14. This court cautioned that failure to timely comply could result in the dismissal of this appeal as abandoned.
To date, appellants have failed to comply or otherwise communicate with this court. Accordingly, it appears appellants have abandoned this appeal, and this court
ORDERS this appeal DISMISSED.
Herndon, J.
Lee, J.
Parraguirre, J.
cc: Hon. Mark R. Denton, District Judge
Thomas J. Tanksley, Settlement Judge
Brent Ruttman
Duane Tough
Duane Morris LLP/Las Vegas
Duane Morris LLP/Boston
Eighth District Court Clerk
FOOTNOTES
1. The notice addressed to appellant Duane Tough was returned to this court by the postal service on January 31, 2023. It was remailed to a different address on that same date.
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Docket No: No. 85167
Decided: March 15, 2023
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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