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Ruiz v. Nev. Dep't of Corr.

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
Jul 27, 2015
No. 68399 (Nev. Jul. 27, 2015)

Opinion

No. 68399

07-27-2015

CARLOS RUIZ, Appellant, v. NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent.


An unpublished order shall not be regarded as precedent and shall not be cited as legal authority. SCR 123.

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL

This is an appeal from a district court order dismissing an appeal from a justice court judgment. First Judicial District Court, Carson City; James E. Wilson, Judge. Appellant is proceeding in pro se pursuant to this court's pilot program for civil litigants proceeding without counsel.

Our review of the documents submitted to this court pursuant to NRAP 3(g) reveals a jurisdictional defect. Appellant's case arose in justice court. The district courts have final appellate jurisdiction over cases arising in the justice courts. Nev. Const. art. 6, § 6; see also Waugh v. Casazza, 85 Nev. 520, 521, 458 P.2d 359, 360 (1969) (holding that district court has final appellate jurisdiction in cases arising in the justice's court). Accordingly, we conclude that we lack jurisdiction over this appeal, and we therefore

ORDER this appeal DISMISSED.

/s/_________, J.

Parraguirre
/s/_________, J.
Douglas
/s/_________, J.
Cherry
cc: Hon. James E. Wilson, District Judge

Carlos Ruiz

Attorney General/Carson City

Carson City Clerk


Summaries of

Ruiz v. Nev. Dep't of Corr.

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
Jul 27, 2015
No. 68399 (Nev. Jul. 27, 2015)
Case details for

Ruiz v. Nev. Dep't of Corr.

Case Details

Full title:CARLOS RUIZ, Appellant, v. NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent.

Court:SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

Date published: Jul 27, 2015

Citations

No. 68399 (Nev. Jul. 27, 2015)