Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICAL

The filing party must serve nonregistered recipients by traditional means and provide the court proof of service.

The party filing a document must serve nonregistered recipients by traditional means such as mail, express mail, overriiglit delivery, or facsimile transmission and provide proof ., of such service to the court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Copies of exhibits intended for presentation at an audiovisual proceeding must be delivered to all parties.

Copies of any exhibits that a party participating by simultaneous audiovisual transmission equipment intends to present at the hearing shall be delivered to the court and all parties by at least noon on the court day prior to any such proceeding.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Order

The Public Guardian must serve the protected person with a copy of the Order within five days of issuance.

Pursuant to NRS 159.074(1), the Public Guardian must serve the protected person with a copy of this Order within five days of its issuance.

CRITICAL

Copies of CASA reports must be provided to all parties or their legal counsel when presented to the presiding Judge or Master, unless the Judge or Master directs otherwise for good cause.

In all Family Division Matters, including Juvenile Court cases, in which Com:t Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) prepare written reports for the Court, copies of such written reports shall be provided to all parties or their legal counsel when presented to the presiding Judge or Master, unless the presiding Judge or Master directs otherwise for good cause shown.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Request for transmission of record

The petitioner must serve the request for Transmission of the Record on the Administrator of the Foreclosure Mediation Program.

Within three (3) judicial days of the filing of the Petition, Petitioner must file a request for Transmission of the Record and serve it on the Administrator of the Foreclosure Mediation Program.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Petition

Service

Mail

The petitioner must promptly serve the Petition by certified mail in accordance with the cited rules.

the Petitioner shall promptly serve the Petition by certified mail in accordance with the Foreclosure Mediation Rule 5(7)(f) and NRCP 5(b)(2)(B).

CRITICAL

Service

Electronic service

Electronic service is complete when the required notice is transmitted; a document served while the court is closed is deemed served when the court next opens for business.

Electronic service is complete at the time of transmission of the notice required by subsection (b) of this rule. For the purpose of computing time to 'respond to documents received via electronic service, any document served on a day or at a time when the, court is 'not open for business shall be deemed served at the time of the next, opening of the court for business.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Response

The Respondent must serve the Response in opposition to the Petition.

The Respondent must file and serve a Response with accompanying memorandum of points and authorities, if desired, in opposition to the Petition for Judicial review within thirty (30) calendar days after service of the Order for Judicial Review.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Service

Electronic service

Absent a court order, a parent whose child is the subject of a delinquency proceeding may not receive or access the child's juvenile delinquency records through the Clerk or electronic service.

Absent a Court Order, a parent whose child is the subject of a delinquency proceeding may not receive or access juvenile delinquency records through the Clerk of the Court or through electronic service via the Court's e-flex electronic filing system.

CRITICALCivil cases

The Evidence Clerk must give notice to represented parties through counsel of record and to self-represented parties directly after diligently searching for their current address.

The Evidence Clerk is directed to provide notice to the parties through the law firm or solo practitioner designated as counsel of record or the party, if self-represented (generally referred to as “counsel”) after a diligent search for the current address (“Notice”).

CRITICAL

The parties must give the clerk a service list, and the clerk must maintain it with each party’s service method indicated.

The parties must provide the clerk with a service list indicating the parties to be served. The clerk shall maintain the service list; indicati.I;lg which parties are to be served electronically and which parties are to be served in the traditional manner.

CRITICAL

Service

Electronic service

Registered users are deemed to consent to electronic service, except for service of a summons or subpoena.

Other than'service of a summons or subpoena, users who register with the electronic filing system are deemed to consent to receive service electronic~y.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Petition

Service

Mail

The petitioner must transmit the Petition to the District Court and serve it on any party or person who appeared at the mediation on a party's behalf by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.

The petitioner must cause the Petition for Judicial Review to be transmitted to the District Court and served on any party and/or person appearing at the mediation on behalf of a party, by certified or register mail, return receipt requested.

CRITICAL

Service

Electronic service

When a document is electronically filed, the court or filing provider must email registered users notice that it is filed and available, and that notice constitutes service.

When a document is electronically filed, the court or authorized electronic filing service provider must provide notice to 'all registered users on the case that a document has been filed and 1s available on the ele<?tronic service system document r~pository. The notice must' be sent bye-mail to the addresses furnished by the registered users under Rule 13(c). This notice shall be considered as valid and effective service of the document on the registered users and shall have the, same legal effect as service of a paper document.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Service

Electronic service

The Clerk must immediately remove the parent from the proceeding and delete the parent as an electronic-service recipient.

The Clerk of the Court shall immediately remove any parent whose child is the subject of a delinquency proceeding as a party to that child's proceeding, and shall immediately delete any such parent as a person who receives electronic service through this Court's e-flex electronic filing system.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Petition

Service

Mail to agency

If the Administrator is named as a respondent, the petitioner must serve the Petition on the Administrator at the specified address by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.

A Petition for Judicial Review that names the Administrator as a respondent must be served upon the Administrator at the Administrative Office of the Courts, 201 South Carson Street, Carson City, Nevada 89701, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Petition

The petitioner must serve the Petition for Judicial Review after filing it, and the petition must be accompanied by a supporting memorandum of points and authorities.

A petitioner seeking judicial review under authority ofNRS 107 must first file and then serve a Petition for Judicial Review with accompanying memorandum of points and authorities in support thereof within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of Mediator's Statement.

CRITICAL

Service

Electronic service

Electronic service is limited to documents that may be served by the listed traditional methods; summons-related documents, summonses, and subpoenas cannot be served electronically.

Electronic' service of documents is limited to those documents permitted to be served by mail, express mail, ,overnight delivery, or facsimile tr~nsmission. A complaint, petition or other document that must be served with a summons, and a summons or a subpoena cannot be served electronically.

CRITICALCivil cases

A written appearance notice must be served on all other parties when filed, using an authorized method that ensures delivery no later than the close of the next business day.

If the notice is in writing, it must be given by filing a “Notice of Intent [Request] to Appear by Simultaneous Audiovisual Transmission Equipment” with the court at least 5 court days before the appearance and by serving the notice at the same time on all other parties by personal delivery, fax transmission, express mail, by electronic service through the court’s online docketing system (if available), or other means reasonably calculated to ensure delivery to the parties no later than the close of the next business day.

CRITICALCivil cases

The written findings and recommendations must also be served on each party, including interested parties and parties requesting special notice.

which shall also be served upon each party, including interested parties and those parties requesting special notice.

WARNING

Documents filed through the Resource Center will not be served through eFlex.

Parties utilizing the District Court's Resource Center to file documents are reminded service of those documents will not occur through eFlex.

WARNINGCivil cases

The Evidence Clerk must send notice through counsel of record or directly to a self-represented party after diligently searching for the current address.

The Evidence Clerk is directed to provide notice to the parties through the law firm or solo practitioner designated as counsel of record or the party, if self-represented (generally referred to as “counsel”) after a diligent search for the current address (“Notice”).

WARNING

Service

Electronic service

The court need not make an electronically filed document available before the clerk has reviewed and endorsed it.

A court is not required to make a document available until after the clerk has reviewed and endorsed the document.

WARNING

Applies to

Reply

Petitioner may file and serve Reply points and authorities, if desired, not later than fifteen (15) calendar days after service of Respondent's Response.

Petitioner may file and serve Reply points and authorities, if desired, not later than fifteen (15) calendar days after service of Respondent's Response.

WARNING

Service

Electronic service

A party may consent to electronic service by filing and serving a notice that identifies the electronic notification address or addresses where it will accept service.

A party' may also agree to accept electronic service by filing and serving a notice. The notice must include the electronic' notification addressees) at which the party agree~ to accept service.

INFO

Applies to

Exhibits or unviewable documents

Exhibits and other documents that cannot be comprehensibly viewed electronically may be served in paper form.

Exhibits, or other documents which otherwise ~ay not be comprehensibly viewed in an electronic format, may be . filed and served conventionally in paper form.