Rule 14 - Third-Party Practice(a)When Defendant May Bring in Third Party. If the claim asserted is a claim upon which an original action might be brought in a justice court: (1)At any time after commencement of the action a defending party, as a third-party plaintiff, may cause a summons and complaint to be served upon a person not a party to the action who is or may be liable to the third-party plaintiff for all or part of the plaintiffs claim against the third-party plaintiff. The third-party plaintiff need not obtain leave to make the service if the third-party plaintiff files the third-party complaint not later than 14 days after serving the original answer. Otherwise, the third-party plaintiff must obtain leave on motion upon notice to all parties to the action. The person served with the summons and third-party complaint, hereinafter called the third-party defendant, must make any defenses to the third-party plaintiffs claim as provided in Rule 12 and any counterclaims against the third-party plaintiff and cross-claims against other third-party defendants as provided in Rule 13. (2) The third-party defendant may assert against the plaintiff any defenses that the third-party plaintiff has to the plaintiffs claim(3) The third-party defendant may also assert any claim against the plaintiff arising out of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of the plaintiffs claim against the third-party plaintiff.(4) The plaintiff may assert any claim against the third-party defendant arising out of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of the plaintiffs claim against the third-party plaintiff, and the third-party defendant thereupon must assert any defenses as provided in Rule 12 and any counterclaims and cross-claims as provided in Rule 13.(5) Any party may move to strike the third-party claim, or for its severance or separate trial. A third-party defendant may proceed under this rule against any person not a party to the action who is or may be liable to the third-party defendant for all or part of the claim made in the action against the third-party defendant.(b)When Plaintiff May Bring in Third. Party. When a counterclaim is asserted against a plaintiff, the plaintiff may cause a third party to be brought in under circumstances which under this rule would entitle a defendant to do so.Nev. Justice. Ct. R. Civ. P. 14
As amended effective 7/1/2005; amended May 12, 2023, effective 7/12/2023.