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.

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