September 1, 2020 | Category:
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Public Hearing Set for Sept. 22 to Discuss Rule Changes re: Evictions Recently, the Nevada Supreme Court issued the following ADKTs regarding proposed eviction-related rule amendments. The amendments include: ADKT 0567: On Monday, August 31, 2020, the Nevada Supreme Court received a petition to adopt rules relating to mediation of residential summary evictions and to amend […]
August 20, 2020 | Category:
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Las Vegas Justice Court Suspends Rule Requiring Original Copies of Eviction Notices On Thursday, August 20, 2020, the Las Vegas Township Justice Court issued Administrative Order 20-17, which immediately suspends local court rule JCRLV 34(f)(3)(B). That rule normally requires a tenant filing an affidavit in answer to a landlord’s notice of eviction to include a copy of the […]
Keeping Cases Moving in Federal Court By Lance Hendron, Esq. As unprecedented as the COVID-19 pandemic is, we live in a time where working remotely while handling a large caseload is completely feasible. Although the transition to remote work has not been without its kinks, and my office is no exception, keeping cases moving may […]
Nevada Bar Exam Successfully Completed Virtually The Nevada Supreme Court and the Nevada Board Bar of Examiners announced that the Nevada Bar Exam was successfully completed virtually on August 11 and 12. From early on, both organizations opted to proceed with a virtual exam as a way to handle the administration of the bar exam […]
Nevada Supreme Court Accepting Comments re: Bar Exam Through Noon, Aug. 5 On Friday, July 31, the Nevada Supreme Court issued an order in ADKT 0558 stating that it has received a motion to reconsider its July 24, 2020, order postponing the July 2020 examination and its May 20, 2020, order in which the court […]
July 29, 2020 | Category:
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Las Vegas Justice Court Submits Petition to Repeal and Re-enact Eviction Rules On Wednesday, July 29, the justices of the peace for the Las Vegas Township Justice Court submitted a petition to the Nevada Supreme Court in ADKT 0564 proposing to repeal its local rules related to evictions and re-enact them as a separate body […]
Nevada Bar Exam Rescheduled for August 11-12, 2020 The Nevada Bar Exam, previously scheduled for July 28-29, 2020, has been postponed and rescheduled to August 11-12, 2020. The change was made because of problems with an update to the test software for the exam. Applicants who cannot take the Nevada bar exam on Aug. 11 […]
Succession Planning: If You Fail to Plan, Then Plan to Fail By Louise Watson, Office of Bar Counsel, State Bar of Nevada Are you a sole practitioner? How would your law practice fare without you tomorrow? Do you have a plan in place for someone to step in to protect your clients’ interests? Or would […]
Eighth Judicial District Court Issues Order Randomly Reassigning Civil Domestic Cases in Dept. L On Thursday, July 16, the Eighth Judicial District Court issued Administrative Order 20-19, which modifies Administrative Order 20-15. In order 20-15, the court directed civil domestic cases pending in Department L to be heard by senior judges or other district court […]
Henderson Justice Court Submits Petition re: Local Rules On Tuesday, July 14, the Henderson Township Justice Court filed a petition with the Nevada Supreme Court to adopt local rules of practice for the justice court. A complete list of the proposed rules are included in Exhibit A of the petition.