Nevada procedural guides

Plain-English guides to the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, each one tied to the rules it relies on. Every rule named in a guide has its own page with the official text.

• Responding to a Nevada complaint: 21 days, or 45 for a public entityNRCP 12(a) gives 21 days after service to serve an answer, 60 or 90 days if you waived service, and 45 days for the State, its public entities and political subdivisions.
• Setting aside a Nevada default judgment: six months, and a separate route if you were never servedNRCP 60(b) gives six months for mistake, excusable neglect, newly discovered evidence and fraud — and NRCP 60(d)(2) adds a distinct six-month route for a defendant who was never personally served.
• Nevada initial disclosures: 14 days after the case conference, five categoriesNRCP 16.1(a)(1) requires five categories of initial disclosure within 14 days of the Rule 16.1(b) case conference — including records about the incident whether or not you intend to use them.
• Responding to a Nevada summary eviction: file the affidavit by the fifth judicial dayNevada's summary eviction puts the burden on the tenant — file an affidavit with the court by the close of business on the fifth judicial day after service, or the landlord can get an order without further notice.
• Vacating a Nevada justice court or small claims judgmentJustice court and small claims judgments in Nevada are set aside under JCRCP 60, which tracks NRCP 60(b) — mistake, excusable neglect, fraud, satisfaction, or never having been personally served.
• The Nevada motion to dismiss: six grounds, and venue is not one of themNevada's restyled Rule 12(b) lists six defenses — improper venue is not among them — and gives the State and its political subdivisions 45 days to answer instead of 21.
• Nevada summary judgment: thirty days after discovery closes, and silence makes a fact undisputedNevada Rule 56 allows a motion until 30 days after the close of all discovery, and lets the court treat any fact you fail to address as undisputed.
• The Nevada motion to compel: destroying electronic evidence needs intent before the worst sanctionsNevada Rule 37(e) allows an adverse-inference instruction for lost electronically stored information only on a finding that the party intended to deprive the other side of it.
• Nevada execution: the thirty days do not start until notice of entry is servedNevada NRCP 62(a) runs its 30-day stay from service of written notice of entry, and NRCP 69(b) bars execution until that notice has been served.
• The Nevada offer of judgment: 21 days before trial, 14 days to accept, and attorney's fees on the lineNRCP 68 lets any party serve an offer of judgment more than 21 days before trial. Reject it and fail to do better and you lose your post-offer costs and interest and pay the offeror's — including attorney's fees where they are allowed by law or contract.
• Nevada subpoenas: your opponent gets seven days to stop it before it is ever servedNevada Rule 45 requires seven days' notice to every party before a records subpoena is served on a third party, and a timely privilege objection blocks service until the court rules.
• Nevada depositions: fourteen days' notice, one day of seven hoursNevada Rule 30 requires not less than 14 days' written notice of a deposition — longer than most states — and limits each deposition to one day of seven hours absent stipulation or order.
• Nevada dismissal: two years is discretionary, five years is mandatoryNevada Rule 41 lets a court dismiss for want of prosecution after two years and requires it after five, and makes a plaintiff who dismisses voluntarily repay the defendant's filing fees.

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