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11JDCR 4.1

Law and motion

activein force · 2021-10-25 – presentact-effective-date

(a) Uncontested cases. The following matters, if uncontested, may be set on any law and motion day or other court day upon request of counsel by filing an Application for Setting:

(1) Adoptions;

(2) Divorces;

(3) Annulments;

(4) Estate proceedings;

(5) Guardianships;

(6) Name changes;

(7) Termination of parental rights;

(8) Default judgments;

(9) Proceedings under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act;

(10) Criminal arraignments, plea changes, and sentencings;

(11) Juvenile proceedings; and

(12) Other similar matters.

(b) Calendar.

(1) Lander County. In Lander County, law and motion will be held on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 9:00 a.m., beginning with the Adult calendar.

(2) Mineral County. In Mineral County, law and motion will be held on the first and third Thursdays of the month at 9:00 a.m., beginning with the Adult calendar.

(3) Pershing County. In Pershing County, law and motion will be held on the first and third Mondays of the month. It will begin at 8:00 a.m. with the Juvenile calendar; the Adult calendar will follow at 9:00 a.m.

(c) Legal holidays. If a law and motion day falls on any day set aside as a legal holiday by NRS 236.015, the calendar will be heard as follows:

(1) Lander County. On the Wednesday following the legal holiday on Tuesday.

(2) Mineral County. Either on the Wednesday preceding the legal holiday or on the Friday following the legal holiday.

(3) Pershing County. On the Wednesday following the legal holiday on Monday, unless Lander County has a law and motion calendar on Wednesday, in which case the date will be set by the court on an available judicial day.

(d) Deadline for calendaring. Except in cases of emergency, and with the judge’s approval, no matter will be placed on the law and motion calendar 48 hours prior to the scheduled law and motion.

(e) Length. If any matter, whether contested or uncontested, is expected to take longer than 15 minutes, the matter shall be scheduled for a separate time and shall not be placed on the law and motion calendar. (An Application for Setting is required when parties want to set a matter that requires a hearing expected to take longer than 15 minutes.)

History

[Added; effective October 25, 2021.]

Provenance

Source
leg.state.nv.us
Retrieved
2026-09-24
Edition
2026-09-24
Content hash
066a779123a0c9b9750947e9e4bb6027f914fcba83593b51ebd12ef4451036a6
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