Rule 22 - Setting of cases(a) All matters shall be set in the office of the clerk of the court where the case is filed. The office shall be open for that purpose fiom8:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m, Monday through Friday.(b) If any case may not be heard because of another case or the unavailability of the judge, it shallbe the primary responsibility of that judge or the bailiff to arrange a transfer to another department with the agreement of the new department. In the event that the department cannot successfully transfer the case, the matter shall be referred to the chief justice of the peace for resolution or reassignment.(c) All cases shall be set for trial within 12 months of the date that the setting occurs, unless otherwise ordered by the trial court.(d) Contested matters shall be set by the court clerk on dates agreeable to the court and the parties. Subject to paragraph (i) below, a 10-day notice to appearand set a time for trial shall be given by any party upon certification that the case is at issue. At the time fixed in the notice, with showing of service upon all parties, the clerk shall set the case for trial at a time certain. If fewer than all parties appear before a court department on an application for setting, and file with the court department a conformed, properly served copy of written notice to appear for setting at that hour and day, a court department shall set the matter to be heard on a date satisfactory to the counsel present. Time shall be computed as provided in Nevada Justice Court Rule 6. An individual court may dispense with these procedures if necessary. Cases can be set via telephone conference or any other convenient method.(e) If the parties cannot agree on a trial date, the judge shall set the case fortrial at a time convenient to the court.(f) All disputes concerning calendar settings shallbe resolved by each court department or the chief justice of the peace if the court cannot resolve the dispute.(g) Matters set in each department shallbe heard in the order set unless otherwise ordered by the trial judge.(h) Applications for setting shall be made on a form provided by applicant designated "Notice of Hearing." It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to produce an original and the necessary copies of the "Notice of Hearing" formon which the court department shall endorse the date and time of such setting. The applicant shall file the original and serve a copy upon counsel for each other party.(i) If there are multiple settings, each court department shall endorse on the application the priority of the case in numerical order.(j) Once set, a case may be removed fromthe calendar only with the consent of the trial judge or the chief judge, if the trial judge is unavailable.(k) When a trial judge or the chief judge signs an order in chancers setting forth a calendar date, a copy of said order shall be delivered by counsel to the individual responsible for calendaring cases in each court department, together with any "Application for Setting" form (l) Each justice of the peace shall be willing and prepared to take overflow work from another department as each judge's calendar permits.Nev. R. Prac. Justice. Ct. Reno. Tow. 22
Added effective 5/2/2011; amendments through 2/5/2018.