Anderson v. McNeill

• Court: Nevada Supreme Court
• Decided: June 24, 2019
• Docket: 78896
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

ELDON P. ANDERSON, No. 78896 Appellant, vs. MONIQUE A. MCNEILL; AND LAW OFFICE OF MONIQUE A. MCNEILL, Respondents. FILED JUN 2 4 2019 ELIZABETH A. BROW1.4 CLERK OF SUPI-ZEME COURT By t'sk-4.4-00-12r. DEPUTY ..:LERK

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL

This is a pro se appeal from a district court decision denying an application for a default judgment. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; James Crockett, Judge. Review of the notice of appeal and documents before this court reveals jurisdictional defects. It does not appear that the district court has entered a written order denying the application for a default judgment; the district court's oral order is of no effect and cannot be appealed. See State, Div. Child & Fain. Services v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 120 Nev. 445,454, 92 P.3d 1239, 1245 (2004) ("[Dlispositional 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."). Moreover, an order denying an application for a default judgment is not substantively appealable. See Brown v. MHC Stagecoach, LLC, 129 Nev. 343, 345, 301 P.3d 850, 851 (2013) (this court "may only

270q2_ it consider appeals authorized by statute or court rule"). Accordingly, this

court lacks jurisdiction and

ORDERS this appeal DISMISSED.

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cc: Hon. James Crockett, District Judge Eldon P. Anderson Jonathan E. MacArthur, P.C. Eighth District Court Clerk