Opinion
89115
08-16-2024
ERNEST C. ALDRIDGE, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF NEVADA, Respondent.
UNPUBLISHED OPINION
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
This appeal was initiated by the filing of a pro se notice of appeal challenging "the judgement rendered in this action on the 118th (sic) day of May, 2024."
No decision was entered in the underlying district court case on May 18, 2024. Additionally, the notice of appeal appears to be signed and filed by appellant on behalf of his co-defendant Clarence M. Willis. Appellant is not an attorney. "[N]o rule or statute permits a non-attorney to represent any other person ... in the district courts or in this court." Guerin v. Guerin, 116 Nev. 210, 214, 993 P.2d 1256, 1258 (2000), citing Salman v. Newell, 110 Nev. 1333, 1336, 885 P.2d 607, 608 (1994). Thus, the notice of appeal filed by appellant on behalf of Willis is invalid. Id. "This court cannot treat an improperly-filed notice of appeal as vesting jurisdiction in this court." Id. Accordingly, this court
ORDERS this appeal DISMISSED.
Herndon, J., Lee, J., Bell, J.
Hon. Jennifer L. Schwartz, District Judge