CERVANTES-GUEVARA v. DIST. CT. (ANDERSON)
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Emergency Directive issued by the Governor applies to rules promulgated by this court is an important issue of law requiring clarification and resolving the issue will promote judicial economy. See Mona v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 132 Nev. 719, 724, 380 P.3d 836, 840 (2016) (noting that “even if an [otherwise] adequate legal remedy exists, this court will consider a writ petition if an important issue of law needs clarification or if review would serve a public policy or judicial economy interest”). Whether the Governor’s Emergency Directive applies to service of process | In Nevada, the judiciary has the constitutional duty “[t]o declare what the law is or has been.” N. Lake Tahoe Fire Prot. Dist. v. Washoe Cty. Bd. of Comm'rs, 129 Nev. 682, 687, 310 P.3d 583, 587 (2013) (internal quotation marks omitted). Generally, this court “review[s] issues of statutory construction de novo.” Zohar v. Zbiegien, 130 Nev. 733, 737, 334 P.3d 402, 405 (2014). “When interpreting a statute, we look to its plain language.” Smith v. Zilverberg, 137 Nev., Adv. Op. 7, 481 P.3d 1222, 1230 (2021). “If a statute’s language is plain and unambiguous, we enforce the statute as written, without resorting to the rules of construction.” Id. Whenever possible, this court interprets “a rule or statute in harmony with other rules or statutes.” Slade v. Caesars Entm’t Corp., 132 Nev. 374, 376, 373 P.3d 74, 75 (2016). Although this court has not yet addressed the issue, many other courts have applied the principles of statutory interpretation to executive orders and directives, and we agree with their approach. See In re Murack, 957 N.W.2d 124, 128 (Minn. Ct. App. 2021) (holding that “it is appropriate to apply statutory-interpretation principles in interpreting [emergency executive orders]”); see also Bassidji v. Goe, 413 F.3d 928, 934 (9th Cir. 2005) (“As is true of interpretation of statutes, the interpretation of an Executive Order begins with its text.”); United States v. Abu Marzook, 412 Supreme Count OF NEVADA 7 (0) 19474