NV · rules
JCRPT 15
Trial, hearing of cause, proceeding, motion entered into by one judge prevents action by another judge unless requested; only judge having charge of cause may grant further time to plead, act
(a) When any justice of the peace or justice of the peace pro tempore has begun the trial or hearing of any case, proceeding, or motion, or made any ruling, order, or decision therein, no other judge or justice of the peace pro tempore in a different department shall do any act or thing in or about such cause, proceeding, or motion, unless upon the request of the judge who shall have first entered upon the trial or hearing of such case, proceeding, or motion unless:
(1) Upon the request of the justice of the peace or justice of the peace pro tempore who shall have first entered upon the trial or hearing of such cause, proceeding, or motion; or
(2) Upon the formal retracking or reassignment of the case to a different department.
(b) Subject to RJCR 9 and Rule 14 of these rules, no judge except a judge of the township where the cause or proceeding is pending shall grant further time to plead, move, or do any act or thing required to be done in any cause or proceeding unless:
(1) The judge is absent or from other cause is unavailable to act; or
(2) Another judge or justice of the peace pro tempore has been requested to act by the judge having charge of the cause.
History
[Added; effective June 25, 2020.]
Provenance
- Source
- leg.state.nv.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
4af767ce2aa072c760547a7e7fc9a7eda654010557c7d17f126b338dd4c6a514
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