Nev. R. Civ. P. 59
Advisory Committee Note 2019 Amendment Subsection (a). Rule 59(a) is restyled but retains the Nevada-specific provisions respecting bases for granting a new trial.
Subsections (b), (d), and (e). The amendments adopt the federal 28-day deadlines in Rules 59(b) and (e) and incorporate the provisions respecting court-initiated new trials from FRCP 59(d) into NRCP 59(d).
Drafter's Note
2004 Amendment
The amendment to subdivision (a) is technical. Unlike the federal rule, the Nevada rule lists specific grounds for a new trial. Those grounds are retained in the revised rule.
Subdivision (b) is amended to provide that a motion for new trial must be filed, not just served, within the specified time period. The time for filing the motion runs from service of notice of entry rather than from entry of the judgment under the federal rule. A similar amendment to subdivision (c) requires that opposing affidavits be filed, not just served, within the specified time period.
Subdivision (d) is added. It conforms to the existing federal rule and permits the court to grant a new trial on its own initiative or for grounds not stated in a timely motion.
Subdivision (e) is amended to provide that a motion to alter or amend a judgment must be filed, not just served, within the specified time period. The time for filing the motion runs from service of notice of entry rather than from entry of the judgment under the federal rule.