Nev. 746, 753, 219 P.3d 1276, 1281 (2009) (recognizing that summary
judgment is an adjudication on the merits). Thus, even if we were to
conclude that appellant's complaint in this case stated a viable cause of
action, he would be precluded from pursuing it in district court on
remand.' See Five Star Capital Corp. v. Ruby, 124 Nev. 1048, 1055, 194
P.3d 709, 713-14 (2008) (recognizing that the doctrine of issue preclusion
prevents parties from relitigating a specific issue that has already been
decided on its merits). Accordingly, we
ORDER this appeal DISMISSED.
J.
Hardesty
Parraguirre
!.A J.
Cherry
cc: Hon. Steve L. Dobrescu, District Judge
Amadeo J. Sanchez
Attorney General/Carson City
Attorney General/Dep't of Public Safety/Carson City
White Pine County Clerk
'Appellant has since appealed from the summary judgment of his
second complaint, see Sanchez v. State, Dept. of Corrections, Docket No.
62484. In the context of resolving this appeal, we do not address the
appeal in Docket No. 62484
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