CHANDLER VS. BEECHER, JR. (FAMILY)

In plain language

When someone files an appeal with the Nevada Supreme Court, they have to pay a filing fee and submit a document called a "case appeal statement" (a short form that tells the court basic information about the case being appealed). In this case, the appellant, Stefanie Danielle Chandler, filed her appeal on December 18, 2024 but did not pay the fee or submit the case appeal statement. That same day, the court sent her notices telling her she had 7 days to pay the fee (or show she qualified to proceed without paying it under a specific rule) and to file the case appeal statement. The notices warned that not paying the fee would cause her appeal to be dismissed, and not filing the statement could also lead to dismissal. According to the order, Chandler did not pay the fee, did not file the statement, and did not otherwise respond to the court's notices. Because of that, the court dismissed her appeal. The order does not address the underlying family-court dispute between Chandler and Beecher.

Holdings

• -Failure to pay the filing fee, file a case appeal statement, or respond to the court's deficiency notices warrants dismissal of the appeal under NRAP 3(a)(2).

Practitioner analysis

The court dismissed this appeal under NRAP 3(a)(2) for failure to comply with the docketing requirements of NRAP 3(e) and (f). On December 18, 2024, the court issued notices giving appellant 7 days to file the case appeal statement and either pay the filing fee or demonstrate compliance with NRAP 24 (governing proceedings in forma pauperis). Appellant did not respond, did not pay the fee, and did not file the case appeal statement. The order is a clerk's order dismissing the appeal; it reaches no merits issues.