Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Trial memorandum

Trial memoranda must be filed and served on opposing counsel at the time of or before submission to the court pursuant to EDCR 7.27.

Trial memoranda must be filed and served upon opposing counsel at the time of or before submission of the memoranda to the court pursuant to EDCR 7.27.

CRITICALCivil cases

Trial memoranda must be filed and served on opposing counsel at the time of or before submission to the court pursuant to EDCR 7.27.

Trial memoranda must be filed and served upon opposing counsel at the time of or before submission of the memoranda to the court pursuant to EDCR 7.27.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Order shortening time

A granted order shortening time must be served promptly upon all parties.

If granted, the order shortening time must be served upon all parties promptly.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Proposed order

Preparing counsel must provide a copy of the draft order to all other counsel at least 7 days before the order is due for submission.

If the court directs counsel to prepare a written order, preparing counsel shall draft the order in Microsoft Word format and provide a copy to all other counsel at least 7 days before the order is due for submission (which, pursuant to EDCR 7.21, is 14 days after notification of the court's decision.)

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Motion for order shortening time

Service

Email to all parties

A party submitting a motion to shorten time must carbon copy (CC) all other parties on the submission to the department inbox.

The party submitting such a motion must carbon copy (CC) all other parties on their submission to the department inbox.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Order shortening time

Under EDCR 2.26, an order shortening the time of a hearing to less than 10 days may not be served by mail.

Per EDCR 2.26, an order shortening the time of the hearing to less than 10 days may NOT be served by mail.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order

Service

Mail to all parties

After the judge electronically signs and files an order, parties must file the Notice of Entry of Order and serve the order by mail on any party not registered for electronic service.

Parties are responsible for filing the Notice of Entry of Order as well as serving orders by mail to any party who is not registered for electronic service.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed order

Prevailing counsel must submit a draft order to opposing counsel for review and return, and opposing counsel has not more than 10 days to review and return the order.

Does your department require prevailing counsel to submit a draft order to opposing counsel to review and return an Order? Yes Does your department impose a period of time for opposing counsel to review and return an Order? Yes. Reasonable period of time for opposing counsel to review and return an Order? Not more than 10 days.

CRITICAL

An order shortening hearing notice to less than 10 days may not be served by mail.

An order shortening the notice of a hearing to less than 10 days may NOT be served by mail.

CRITICAL

Service

Electronic service

Parties must manually add themselves to the Electronic Service List on each case; electronic service is not automatic upon filing.

A party is not automatically registered for Electronic Service upon the filing of any document (including Complaints, Answers, Substitution of Counsel, etc.). For each case you must add yourself to the Electronic Service List.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed order

Prevailing counsel must submit a draft order to opposing counsel for review before it is submitted to the court.

Does your department require prevailing counsel to submit a draft order to opposing counsel for review? Yes

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed order

Prevailing counsel must provide a draft order to opposing counsel for reasonable review and comment, and non-drafting counsel must sign the order before submission.

Prevailing Counsel is required to provide a draft to opposing counsel(s), allowing for a reasonable opportunity for review and comment. Non-drafting counsel is required to sign the order prior to submission.

CRITICAL

Service

Electronic service to all parties

All lawyers and self-represented litigants must register for electronic service on every District Court case at https://nevada.tylertech.cloud/ofsweb or risk delays in receiving service.

Administrative Order 20-17 requires all lawyers and self-represented litigants to register to receive electronic service on every case they have in the District Court. Please ensure you are registered to receive electronic service at https://nevada.tylertech.cloud/ofsweb so that you will receive all electronically filed documents. Failure to register may cause delays in receiving service.

CRITICAL

Service

Electronic service to all parties

The party submitting an order must serve any parties not registered for electronic service and is responsible for obtaining a filed copy from Odyssey and ensuring all parties are notified and served.

The submitting party must also serve any parties not registered for electronic service. It will be the submitting party's responsibility to obtain a filed copy from Odyssey and ensure all parties are notified and served.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order shortening time

Under EDCR 2.26, an order shortening the notice of a hearing to less than 10 days may not be served by mail.

Per EDCR 2.26, an order shortening the notice of a hearing to less than 10 days may NOT be served by mail.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order shortening time

A granted order shortening time must be served on all parties promptly.

If granted, it must be served upon all parties promptly.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Request for transcript appeal

Service

Email to court

Counsel must serve appeal transcript requests directly on Court Recorder Maria Garibay (who is not a case service contact) by hand delivery to the 16th-floor inbox or by email.

Counsel MUST serve the Request for Transcript for Appeals to Dept. 16's Court Recorder, Maria Garibay. Garibay is NOT a service contact on any DC16 cases and MUST be served separately (do not add her as a service contact for your case). Failure to properly serve Ms. Garibay may result in your request not being timely fulfilled. You can serve via hand delivery to DC16's inbox located on the 16th floor or email Ms. Garibay at GaribayM@clarkcountycourts.us.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed order

Service

Email to opposing party

Designated counsel must provide a draft proposed order to opposing counsel for reasonable review and comment.

Counsel designated to prepare the order is required to provide a draft to opposing counsel(s), allowing for a reasonable opportunity for review and comment.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order shortening time

An order shortening hearing notice to less than 10 days may not be served by mail.

An order shortening the notice of a hearing to less than 10 days may NOT be served by mail.

CRITICAL

A granted ex parte motion to shorten time must be served on all parties promptly.

If granted, it must be served upon all parties promptly.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order shortening time

An order shortening hearing notice to fewer than 10 days may not be served by mail.

Per EDCR 2.26, an order shortening the notice of a hearing to less than 10 days may NOT be served by mail.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Civil trial memorandum

Trial memoranda must be filed and served on opposing counsel at the time of or before submission to the court, pursuant to EDCR 7.27.

Trial memoranda must be filed and served upon opposing counsel at the time of or before submission of the memoranda to the court pursuant to EDCR 7.27.

CRITICALCivil cases

Counsel may no longer provide the Court an unfiled copy of a trial memorandum without serving opposing counsel (2011 amendment).

Please note this rule was amended in 2011 and no longer allows counsel to provide an unfiled copy to the Court without service to opposing counsel.

CRITICALCivil cases

Civil trial memoranda must be filed and served on opposing counsel at the time of or before submission to the Court pursuant to EDCR 7.27.

Trial memoranda must be filed and served upon opposing counsel at the time of or before submission of the memoranda to the Court pursuant to EDCR 7.27.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed order

Prevailing counsel must submit a draft order to opposing counsel for review and return before the order is submitted.

Does your department require prevailing counsel to submit a draft order to opposing counsel to review and return an Order? Yes

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed order

The drafting counsel should give opposing counsel a reasonable opportunity to review the proposed order, non-drafting counsel may be required to sign before submission, and disputes may be resolved by submitting competing orders to chambers.

Counsel designated to prepare the order is requested to provide a draft to opposing counsel(s), allowing for a reasonable opportunity for review and comment. Non-drafting counsel may be required to sign the order prior to submission. Disputes may be resolved by submitting competing orders to chambers.

WARNING

Service

Electronic service to all parties

Department XI requests that all "correspondence" directed to the Department or intended to be a courtesy copy be electronically served on all parties and FILED into the case. This means that Parties may file "Requests" or "Notices" into the case as needed.

Department XI requests that all "correspondence" directed to the Department or intended to be a courtesy copy be electronically served on all parties and FILED into the case. This means that Parties may file "Requests" or "Notices" into the case as needed.

WARNING

A granted order shortening time must be served promptly on all parties.

If granted, it must be served upon all parties promptly.

WARNING

Drafting counsel must provide the proposed order draft to opposing counsel for reasonable review and comment, but non-drafting counsel need not sign before submission.

Counsel designated to prepare the order is required to provide a draft to opposing counsel(s), allowing for a reasonable opportunity for review and comment. Non-drafting counsel is not required to sign the order prior to submission.

WARNING

A granted order shortening time must be served on all parties promptly.

If granted, it must be served upon all parties promptly.

WARNING

Counsel designated to prepare the order is requested to provide a draft to opposing counsel(s), allowing for a reasonable opportunity for review and comment. Non-drafting counsel may be required to sign the order prior to submission.

Counsel designated to prepare the order is requested to provide a draft to opposing counsel(s), allowing for a reasonable opportunity for review and comment. Non-drafting counsel may be required to sign the order prior to submission.

WARNING

The counsel drafting the proposed order must provide a draft to opposing counsel for reasonable review and comment, but non-drafting counsel need not sign the order before submission.

Counsel designated to prepared the order is required to provide a draft to opposing counsel(s), allowing for a reasonable opportunity for review and comment. Non-drafting counsel is not required to sign the order prior to submission.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Trial brief

Trial briefs must be filed (original) with a copy served on opposing parties, and parties may deliver an unfiled copy to the Court if the brief is provided in open court.

The original must be filed and a copy must be served to opposing party(ies). Parties may deliver an unfiled copy to the Court if the brief is provided in open court.

WARNING

Applies to

Trial memorandum

Trial memoranda submitted under EDCR 7.27 are optional but must be served on opposing counsel.

Pursuant to EDCR 7.27, counsel may submit trial memoranda of points and authorities when they are likely to be helpful to the Court and must serve such on opposing counsel.

WARNINGCivil cases

Service

Email to opposing party

Opposing counsel must be copied on the email transmitting the proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.

Opposing counsel must be cc'd on the email.

WARNING

The counsel designated to prepare an order must provide the draft order to non-drafting counsel for review before it is submitted to Chambers.

Counsel designated to prepare the order must provide the draft order to non-drafting counsel for review prior to submission.

WARNING

The submitter is responsible for providing notice with entry of the filed copy.

The document will be filed into the case, and it will be your responsibility to noticed with entry of the filed copy.

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed order

The counsel designated to prepare the proposed order must provide a draft to opposing counsel(s) with a reasonable opportunity for review and comment.

Counsel designated to prepare the order is required to provide a draft to opposing counsel(s), allowing for a reasonable opportunity for review and comment.

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed order

The drafting counsel is requested to provide a draft of the proposed order to opposing counsel before submission to chambers.

Counsel designated to prepare the order is requested to provide a draft to opposing counsel(s) prior to submission.

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed order

Opposing counsel has 10 days to review and return a proposed order.

Does your department impose a period of time for opposing counsel to review and return an Order? Yes. Reasonable period of time for opposing counsel to review and return an Order? 10 days

WARNING

When counsel cannot agree on the language of an Order, counsel may submit a proposed order to the Court, accompanied by an explanation of the attempts made to obtain countersignature, with a copy to opposing counsel. Opposing counsel may submit an alternate order, accompanied by an explanation of the disagreement and distinction between the two proposed orders, with a copy to opposing counsel.

When counsel cannot agree on the language of an Order, counsel may submit a proposed order to the Court, accompanied by an explanation of the attempts made to obtain countersignature, with a copy to opposing counsel. Opposing counsel may submit an alternate order, accompanied by an explanation of the disagreement and distinction between the two proposed orders, with a copy to opposing counsel.

WARNING

Service

Electronic service

Counsel must affirmatively add themselves to the Electronic Service List on efilenv.com for each individual case, ideally when filing the initial pleading, as registration is not automatic.

A party is not automatically registered for Electronic Service upon the filing of any document (including Complaints, Answers, Substitution of Counsel, etc.). For each case you must add yourself to the Electronic Service List. You will need to do this on each individual case you are counsel on. You should get in the habit of doing this when filing your initial pleading.

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed order

Order-drafting counsel must provide a draft order to opposing counsel at least two court days before submitting it to chambers.

Counsel designated to prepare the order is required to provide a draft to opposing counsel(s), at least two court days prior to submitting to chambers to allow a reasonable time to review.

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed order

The submitting party must serve any parties not registered for file and serve, and if no parties are registered, must obtain the filed copy from Odyssey and ensure all parties are notified and/or served.

The submitting party must also serve any parties not registered for file and serve. If there are no parties registered with file and serve, the document will be filed into the case, and it will be the submitting party's responsibility to obtain a filed copy from Odyssey and ensure all parties are notified and/or served, if applicable.

WARNING

Applies to

Order shortening time

A granted ex parte order shortening time must be served on all parties promptly.

If granted, it must be served upon all parties promptly.

INFO

Service

Personal service

Parties may use a licensed process server or the Sheriff's Civil Process Section (702-455-5400) for personal service assistance.

The parties may utilize a licensed process server or the Sheriff's Civil Process Section (702-455-5400) for assistance with personal service.

INFO

The counsel drafting the proposed order need not send a draft to opposing counsel before submission unless the Court orders otherwise.

Counsel designated to prepare the order is not required to provide a draft to opposing counsel(s) prior to submission unless so ordered by the Court.

INFO

Applies to

Order

Service

Electronic service to all parties

Copies of the order are electronically served under N.E.F.C.R. Rule 9 to all registered parties in the Eighth Judicial District Court's Electronic Filing Program, evidenced by a certificate of service.

I hereby certify that on or about the date filed, a copy of the foregoing Order was electronically served pursuant to N.E.F.C.R. Rule 9, to all registered parties in the Eighth Judicial District Court's Electronic Filing Program.

INFOCivil cases

Service

Electronic service

Trial memoranda should be filed and electronically served.

Trial memorandum should be filed and electronically served.

INFO

Service

Mail to all parties

A copy of the Order is also mailed by USPS postage prepaid to listed parties at their last known addresses when indicated.

If indicated below, a copy of the foregoing was also mailed by United States Postal Service, Postage prepaid, to the proper parties listed below at their last known address(es):