Opinion
No. 67871
06-01-2015
THOMAS GAULE, Appellant, v. FAY CRAMER, 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An unpublished order shall not be regarded as precedent and shall not be cited as legal authority.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 in an unlawful detainer action. Appellant is proceeding in pro se. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Carolyn Ellsworth, Judge.
Our review of the documents submitted to this court pursuant to NRAP 3(g) reveals jurisdictional defects. Initially, appellant seeks to challenge the district court's oral ruling of March 27, 2015. No appeal may be taken, however, from a district court's oral ruling. Rust v. Clark Cnty. Sch. Dist., 103 Nev. 686, 689, 747 P.2d 1380, 1382 (1987). Only a final, written judgment has any effect, and thus, only a written judgment may be appealed. Id. Additionally, even if a written judgment were entered, 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) (noting that "the district court has final appellate jurisdiction in cases arising in the justice's court"). Accordingly, we lack jurisdiction over this appeal, and we therefore
In light of our ruling we deny as moot appellant's motions for a stay, filed May 8 and 14, 2015.
/s/_________, J.
Parraguirre
/s/_________, J.
Douglas
/s/_________, J.
Cherry
cc: Hon. Carolyn Ellsworth, District Judge
Thomas Gaule
Steven Marzullo
Eighth District Court Clerk