WILLIAMS VS. MOBLEY WILLIAMS (FAMILY)

In plain language

This is a one-page order ending an appeal in a family-law case. The person who started the appeal, David Michael Williams, asked the Nevada Supreme Court to dismiss his own appeal. The court agreed and dismissed it. The order does not explain the underlying dispute, the lower court's ruling, or why the appellant decided to drop the appeal. It simply closes out the case at the appellate level.

Holdings

• -An appeal is dismissed upon the appellant's motion for voluntary dismissal pursuant to NRAP 42.

Practitioner analysis

The Nevada Supreme Court dismissed the appeal pursuant to appellant's motion for voluntary dismissal under NRAP 42. The order contains no substantive discussion of the merits, standard of review, or underlying district court proceedings. The matter originated in the Eighth Judicial District Court, Family Division, before the Hon. Dedree Butler, with Stephen E. Haberfeld serving as settlement judge.