Reimann v. Stovall

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA DANIELLE REIMANN, No. 69716 Appellant, vs. LESLIE MARK STOVALL D/B/A FILED STOVALL & ASSOCIATES, Resnondent. JUN 2 3 2016 TRACIE K LINDEMAN CLERK OF SUPREME COURT ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL BY DEPUTY CLERIC This is an appeal from a district court order adjudicating an attorney's lien. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Ronald J. Israel, Judge. When our initial review of the docketing statement and documents submitted to this court revealed potential jurisdictional defects, we ordered appellant to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Specifically, it was not clear whether appellant was aggrieved by the challenged order and thus had standing to challenge it on appeal. See NRAP 3A(a) (allowing an appeal to be filed by an aggrieved party; Valley Bank of Nevada v. Ginsburg, 110 Nev. 440, 874 P.2d 729 (1994) (defining an aggrieved party). It also appeared that the notice of appeal was prematurely filed after the filing of a NRAP 4(a)(4) tolling motion seeking reconsideration but before that motion was formally resolved in a written order. See NRAP 4(a)(6); AA Primo Builders, LLC v. Washington, 126 Nev. 578, 245 P.3d 1190 (2010). In response, appellant contends that she is aggrieved by the challenged order and that the motion for reconsideration was not a tolling motion. Appellant's motion for reconsideration was "in writing, timely filed, state[d] its grounds with particularity, and `request[ed] a substantive SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA (0) I947A cr 6 -1914.3 alteration of the judgment, not merely the correction of a clerical error, or relief of a type wholly collateral to the judgment." AA Primo, 126 Nev. at 585, 245 P.3d at 1195. The motion is thus accorded tolling effect pursuant to NRAP 4(a)(4)(C). Id. Accordingly, even assuming appellant is aggrieved by the challenged order and it is substantively appealable, we lack jurisdiction over this appeal because the notice of appeal was prematurely filed, see NRAP 4(a)(6), and we ORDER this appeal DISMISSED. Douglas C12 41141/ ,J. - Cherry cc: Hon. Ronald J. Israel, District Judge Injury Lawyers of Nevada Stovall & Associates Eighth District Court Clerk SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 2 (0) I947A ASSAD