Loza v. Leverty & Assocs. Law, Chtd.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
JULIANA MAYER LOZA, No. 84245
Appellant,
vs.
LEVERTY & ASSOCIATES LAW, FILED
CHTD.,
Res • ondent. MA 2 5 2022
A. BROM
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ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
DEPUTY CLERK
This is an appeal from an order denying a motion to set aside a
default judgment. Ninth Judicial District Court, Douglas County; Thomas
W. Gregory, Judge.
Review of the documents submitted to this court pursuant to
NRAP 3(g) reveals a jurisdictional defect. Specifically, appellant is not a
party to the action with standing to appeal. In the proceedings below,
appellant was named and served only as a corporate officer, administrator
or trustee of certain defendant trusts. She was not named and did not
appear in her individual capacity. This court has jurisdiction to entertain
an appeal only where the appeal is brought by an aggrieved party. See
NRAP 3A(a). A person or entity is not a party within the meaning of NRAP
3A(a) unless that person or entity has been served with process, appeared
in the court below, and has been named as a party of record in the trial
court. See Valley Bank of Nev. v. Ginsburg, 110 Nev. 440, 448, 874 P.2d 729,
735 (1994). Here, appellant, in her individual capacity, does not appear to
have been served with process, or been named as a party of record in the
district court proceedings.
Moreover, the district court order denying the motion to set
aside the default judgments makes no reference to appellant; the order
SUPREME COURT
OF denies only motions filed by the defendant business entities. Accordingly,
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appellant does not appear to be aggrieved by the order in her individual
capacity. NRAP 3A(a). Additionally, appellant, a non-lawyer, cannot
represent on appeal the trusts that are named as parties below. See NRAP
46A(b)(2); Salrnan v. Newell, 110 Nev. 1333, 1336, 885 P.2d 607, 608 (1994)
(business entities may not appear or file documents without counsel); State
v. Stu's Bail Bonds, 115 Nev. 436, 436 n.1, 991 P.2d 469, 470 n.1 (1999).
Accordingly, this court lacks jurisdiction over this appeal, and
ORDERS this appeal DISMISSED.
, J.
Hardesty
1444t." J.
Stiglich
J.
Herndon
cc: Hon. Thomas W. Gregory, District Judge
Juliana Mayer Loza
Leverty & Associates Law, Chtd.
Douglas County Clerk
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