Opinion
No. 70280
05-20-2016
DEANN WIESNER; AND/OBO MINOR WIESNER, Appellants, v. ADAM P. LAXALT, Respondent.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
This is a pro se appeal from an order denying appellants' peremptory disqualifications of all the justices of the peace of Carson City Township. First Judicial District Court, Carson City; James Todd Russell, Judge.
Our review of the documents submitted to this court pursuant to NRAP 3(g) reveals a jurisdictional defect. Specifically, it appears that the judgment or order designated in the notice of appeal is not substantively appealable. See NRAP 3A(b). This court has jurisdiction to consider an appeal only when the appeal is authorized by statute or court rule. Taylor Constr. Co. v. Hilton Hotels, 100 Nev. 207, 678 P.2d 1152 (1984). No appeal lies from an order denying a peremptory challenge to a judge or justice. Cf. State Engineer v. Truckee-Carson Irrig., 116 Nev. 1024, 1028-29, 13 P.3d 395, 398 (2000) (recognizing that a petition for extraordinary relief is the appropriate method of challenging a district court order granting or failing to grant a peremptory challenge to change the judge assigned to the case). We conclude that we lack jurisdiction over this appeal, and we
ORDER this appeal DISMISSED.
/s/_________, J.
Douglas
/s/_________, J.
Cherry
/s/_________, J.
Gibbons cc: Hon. James Todd Russell, District Judge
DeAnn Justine Wiesner
Attorney General/Carson City
Carson City Clerk