EDCR 8.03

A document that does not comply with EDCR 7.20; has been filed in the wrong case; is an unsigned order; is unsigned by the filer; contains multiple documents bundled together and filed as one document commencing a civil action; is a document filed to commence an action that is not a complaint, petition, application, or other document that initiates a civil action; or is a document filed to commence an action that does not have the proper case type designation or cover sheet as required by NRS 3.275 is a “nonconforming document” pursuant to NEFCR 8(b)(2).

(a) If a filer does not cure a nonconformity after notice from the clerk and an opportunity to cure within 7 days, the clerk may strike the nonconforming document. Within 7 days of a nonconforming document being stricken by the clerk, the filer may move the court upon a showing of good cause to permit the filing of the nonconforming document.

(b) The clerk shall strike any document filed to commence an action that is not a complaint, petition, application, or other document that initiates a civil action. The clerk shall close the case as filed in error and return any filing fee. The clerk shall notify the filer and all registered users receiving service under NEFCR 9(b).

(c) On motion or on its own order to show cause, the court may strike any nonconforming document.

(d) The clerk shall not file any unsigned order. The clerk shall furnish the order to the appropriate department and shall notify the filer and all registered users receiving service under NEFCR 9(b). After forwarding the submitted order, the clerk shall remove and/or reject unsigned orders from the electronic filing queue.

(e) For any other nonconforming document, if the filer is a self-represented litigant, the clerk shall cure the nonconforming document, replace it with the conforming document where appropriate, and notify the filer and the registered users receiving service under NEFCR 9(b). If the filer is an attorney who filed the nonconforming document, the clerk shall provide notice and an opportunity to cure pursuant to NEFCR 8(b)(2)(A).