These rules govern an action in which the appointment of a receiver is sought or a receiver sues or is sued. An action in which a receiver has been appointed may be dismissed only by court order.
Rule 66.Receivers
Group VIII: Provisional and Final Remedies · Last amended March 1, 2019 · Last verified July 14, 2026
In one sentenceRule 66 makes ordinary civil procedure apply to actions involving a receiver, and it requires court approval before a case with an appointed receiver can be dismissed.
Full Text of Rule 66
Amendment History
Amended eff. 3-1-19.
Plain-English Summary
A receiver is a person a court appoints to take custody of property or a business caught up in litigation, often to preserve its value while the parties fight over who is entitled to it. Rule 66 folds receivership actions into the same procedural rules that govern any other civil case, so a receivership does not become a separate legal universe with its own unwritten procedure.
The rule also adds one safeguard: once a court has appointed a receiver, the parties cannot walk away from the case and dismiss it on their own say-so. Dismissal requires a court order. That protects the receivership itself and anyone relying on it, such as creditors or the property's owners, from being left in limbo if the parties who started the case decide to abandon it.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a receivership action under Rule 66?
It is any action in which a party asks the court to appoint a receiver, or in which a receiver who has already been appointed sues or is sued in that capacity.
Do special procedural rules apply once a receiver is appointed?
No. Rule 66 confirms that the regular civil procedure rules govern receivership actions just as they govern any other case, rather than creating a separate procedural track.
Can the parties dismiss a case after a receiver has been appointed?
Only with a court order. Once a receiver is appointed, the case cannot be dismissed by stipulation or notice alone; the court must approve the dismissal.
Why does dismissal require court approval once a receiver is in place?
A receiver often holds property or manages a business for the benefit of people who are not before the court in the same way the original parties are, such as creditors or investors. Requiring court approval protects those interests from being cut off by an unsupervised dismissal.
Does Rule 66 explain how to select or remove a receiver?
No. The rule addresses procedure for actions involving receivers and the dismissal safeguard; the standards for appointing, instructing, or removing a receiver come from Nevada statutes and case law.
Source & verification. Rule text, official Advisory Committee
Notes, and amendment history are reproduced verbatim from the Nevada Rules of Civil
Procedure, adopted by the Supreme Court of Nevada. Last verified July 14, 2026.
· Official source
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