Nevada Civil Procedure Flashcards
Rule 4(a)
Summons: Issuance. Upon filing the complaint, the clerk shall forthwith issue a summons and deliver it to the plaintiff or the plaintiffs attorney, who shall be responsible for service of the summons and a copy of the complaint. Upon request of the plaintiff, separate or additional summons shall issue against any defendants.
Rule 4(b)
Same: Form. The summons shall be signed by the clerk, be under the seal of the court, contain the name of the court and county and the names of the parties, be directed to the defendant, state the name and address of the plaintiff’s attorney, if any, otherwise the plaintiff’s address, and the time within which the defendant must appear and defend, and shall notify the defendant that failure to do so will result in a judgment by default against the defendant for the relief demanded in the complaint. When service of the summons is made by publication, the summons shall, in addition to any special statutory requirements, also contain a brief statement of the object of the action substantially as follows: “This action is brought to recover a judgment dissolving the contract of marriage (or bonds of matrimony) existing between you and the plaintiff,” or “foreclosing the mortgage of plaintiff upon the land (or other property) described in complaint,” or as the case may be.
Rule 4(c)
By Whom Served. Process shall be served by the sheriff of the county where the defendant is found, or by a deputy, or by any person who is not a party and who is over 18 years of age, except that a subpoena may be served as provided in Rule 45; where the service of process is made outside of the United States, after an order of publication, it may be served either by any person who is not a party and who is over 18 years of age or by any resident of the country, territory, colony or province, who is not a party and who is over 18 years of age.
Rule 4(d)
Summons: Personal Service. The summons and complaint shall be served together. The plaintiff shall furnish the person making service with such copies as are necessary. Service shall be made by delivering a copy of the summons attached to a copy of the complaint as follows (1-6).
Rule 4(d)(1)
Service Upon Nevada Corporation. If the suit is against an entity or association formed under the laws of this state or registered to do business in this state, to the registered agent thereof or, if the entity or association is (i) a corporation, to any officer thereof; (ii) a general partnership, to any partner thereof; (iii) a limited partnership, to any general partner thereof; (iv) a member-managed limited-liability company, to any member thereof; (v) a manager-managed limited-liability company, to any manager thereof; (vi) a business trust, to any trustee thereof; (vii) a miscellaneous organization mentioned in NRS Chapter 81, to any officer or director thereof; brought or pending;
Rule 4(d)(2) Service Upon Foreign Corporation or Nonresident Entity
If the suit is against an unregistered foreign entity or association that has an officer, general partner, member, manager, trustee or director within this state, to such officer, general partner, member, manager, trustee or director or, if none, then service on such unregistered entity or association may be made by delivery to the secretary of state or the deputy secretary of state, in the manner and after affidavit as provided in subsection (d)(1) of this rule or otherwise as provided by law.
Rule 4(d)(3) Service Upon Minors
If against a minor, under the age of 14 years, residing within this state, to such minor, personally, and also to the minor’s father, mother, or guardian; or if there be none within this state; then to any person having the care or control of such minor, or with whom the minor resides, or in whose service the minor is employed.
Rule 4(d)(5) Service Upon Local Governments
If against a county, city, or town, to the chairperson of the board of commissioners, president of the council or trustees, mayor of the city, or other head of the legislative department thereof.
Rule 4(d)(6) Service Upon Individuals
In all other cases to the defendant personally, or by leaving copies thereof at the defendant’s dwelling house or usual place of abode with some person of suitable age and discretion then residing therein, or by delivering a copy of the summons and complaint to an agent authorized by appointment or by law to receive service of process.
Rule 4(e)(1)(i) Service by Publication
General. In addition to methods of personal service, when the person on whom service is to be made resides out of the state, or has departed from the state, or cannot, after due diligence, be found within the state, or by concealment seeks to avoid the service of summons, and the fact shall appear, by affidavit, to the satisfaction of the court or judge thereof, and it shall appear, either by affidavit or by a verified complaint on file, that a cause of action exists against the defendant in respect to whom the service is to be made, and that the defendant is a necessary or proper party to the action, such court or judge may grant an order that the service be made by the publication of summons.
Provided, when said affidavit is based on the fact that the party on whom service is to be made resides out of the state, and the present address of the party is unknown, it shall be a sufficient showing of such fact if the affiant shall state generally in such affidavit that at a previous time such person resided out of this state in a certain place (naming the place and stating the latest date known to affiant when such party so resided there); that such place is the last place in which such party resided to the knowledge of affiant; that such party no longer resides at such place; that affiant does not know the present place of residence of such party or where such party can be found; and that affiant does not know and has never been informed and has no reason to believe that such party now resides in this state; and, in such case, it shall be presumed that such party still resides and remains out of the state, and such affidavit shall be deemed to be a sufficient showing of due diligence to find the defendant. This rule shall apply to all manner of civil actions, including those for divorce.
Rule 4(d)(1) Other Personal Corporate Service
. . . then service may be made upon such entity by delivering to the secretary of state, or the deputy secretary of state, a copy of said summons attached to a copy of the complaint, and by posting a copy of said process in the office of the clerk of the court in which such action is; defendant shall have 20 days after such service and posting in which to appear and answer; provided, however, that before such service shall be authorized, plaintiff shall make or cause to be made and filed in such cause an affidavit setting forth the facts showing that personal service on or notice to the entity or association cannot be had in the manner provided in this subsection within the state; and provided further, that if it shall appear from such affidavit that there is a last known address of a known officer, general partner, member, manager, trustee or director of said entity or association outside the state, plaintiff shall, in addition to and after such service upon the secretary of state and posting, mail or cause to be mailed to such known officer, general partner, member, manager, trustee or director at such address by registered or certified mail, a copy of the summons and a copy of the complaint, and in all such cases defendant shall have 20 days from the date of such mailing within which to answer or plead.
Rule 4(e)(1)(ii) Service by Publication
Property. In any action which relates to, or the subject of which is, real or personal property in this state in which such person defendant or corporation defendant has or claims a lien or interest, actual or contingent, therein, or in which the relief demanded consists wholly or in part of excluding such person or corporation from any interest therein, and the said defendant resides out of the state or has departed from the state, or cannot after due diligence be found within the state, or by concealment seeks to avoid the service of summons, the judge or justice may make an order that the service be made by the publication of summons; said service by publication shall be made in the same manner as now provided in all cases of service by publication.
Rule 4(e)(1)(iii) Service by Publication
Publication. The order shall direct the publication to be made in a newspaper, published in the State of Nevada, to be designated by the court or judge thereof, for a period of 4 weeks, and at least once a week during said time. In addition to in-state publication, where the present residence of the defendant is unknown the order may also direct that publication be made in a newspaper published outside the State of Nevada whenever the court is of the opinion that such publication is necessary to give notice that is reasonably calculated to give a defendant actual notice of the proceedings. In case of publication, where the residence of a nonresident or absent defendant is known, the court or judge shall also direct a copy of the summons and complaint to be deposited in the post office, directed to the person to be served at the person’s place of residence. The service of summons shall be deemed complete in cases of publication at the expiration of 4 weeks from the first publication, and in cases when a deposit of a copy of the summons and complaint in the post office is also required, at the expiration of 4 weeks from such deposit.
Rule 4(e)(2) Personal Service Outside the State
Personal service of summons upon a party outside this state may be made by delivering a copy of the summons, together with a copy of the complaint, to the party served in the manner provided by statute or rule of court for service upon a party of like kind within this state. The methods of service are cumulative, and may be utilized with, after, or independently of, other methods of service.
Rule 4(e)(3) Statutory Service
Whenever a statute provides for service, service may be made under the circumstances and in the manner prescribed by the statute.
Rule 4(f) Territorial Limits of Effective Service
All process, including subpoenas, may be served anywhere within the territorial limits of the State and, when a statute or rule so provides, beyond the territorial limits of the State. A voluntary appearance of the defendant shall be equivalent to personal service of process upon the defendant in this State
Rule 4(g) Return
Return. The person serving the process shall make proof of service thereof to the court promptly and in any event within the time during which the person served must respond to the process. Proof of service shall be as follows: (1) If served by the sheriff or deputy, the affidavit or certificate of such sheriff or deputy; or, (2) If by any other person, the affidavit thereof; or (3) In case of publication, the affidavit of the publisher, foreman or principal clerk, or other employee having knowledge thereof, showing the same, and an affidavit of a deposit of a copy of the summons in the post office, if the same shall have been deposited; or, (4) The written admission of the defendant.
Rule 4(h) Amendment
At any time in its discretion and upon such terms as it deems just, the court may allow any process or proof of service thereof to be amended, unless it clearly appears that material prejudice would result to the substantial rights of the party against whom the process issued.
Rule 4(i) Summons: Time Limit for Service
If a service of the summons and complaint is not made upon a defendant within 120 days after the filing of the complaint, the action shall be dismissed as to that defendant without prejudice upon the court’s own initiative with notice to such party or upon motion, unless the party on whose behalf such service was required files a motion to enlarge the time for service and shows good cause why such service was not made within that period. If the party on whose behalf such service was required fails to file a motion to enlarge the time for service before the 120-day service period expires, the court shall take that failure into consideration in determining good cause for an extension of time. Upon a showing of good cause, the court shall extend the time for service and set a reasonable date by which service should be made.
Rule 6(a) Computation.
In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by these rules, by the local rules of any district court, by order of court, or by any applicable statute, the day of the act, event, or default from which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the period so computed shall be included, unless it is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a nonjudicial day, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or a nonjudicial day, or, when the act to be done is the filing of a paper in court, a day on which weather or other conditions have made the office of the clerk of the district court inaccessible, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day which is not one of the aforementioned days. When the period of time prescribed or allowed is less than 11 days, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and nonjudicial days shall be excluded in the computation except for those proceedings filed under Titles 12 or 13 of the Nevada Revised Statutes.
Rule 6(b) Enlargement.
When by these rules or by a notice given thereunder or by order of court an act is required or allowed to be done at or within a specified time, the parties, by written stipulation of counsel filed in the action, may enlarge the period, or the court for cause shown may at any time in its discretion (1) with or without motion or notice order the period enlarged if request therefor is made before the expiration of the period originally prescribed or as extended by a previous order, or (2) upon motion made after the expiration of the specified period permit the act to be done where the failure to act was the result of excusable neglect; but it may not extend the time for taking any action under Rules 50(b), 50(c)(2), 52(b), 59(b), (d) and (e) and 60(b), except to the extent and under the conditions stated in them.
Rule 6(d) For Motions—Affidavits.
A written motion, other than one which may be heard ex parte, and notice of the hearing thereof shall be served not later than 5 days before the time specified for the hearing, unless a different period is fixed by these rules or by rule or order of the court. Such an order may, for cause shown, be made on ex parte application. When a motion or opposition is supported by affidavit, the affidavit shall be served with the motion or opposition.
Rule 6(e) Additional Time After Service by Mail or Electronic Means.
Whenever a party has the right or is required to do some act or take some proceedings within a prescribed period after the service of a notice or other paper, other than process, upon the party and the notice or paper is served upon the party by mail or by electronic means, 3 days shall be added to the prescribed period.
Rule 4(d)(4) Service Upon Incompetent Persons
If against a person residing within this state who has been judicially declared to be of unsound mind, or incapable of conducting his or her own affairs, and for whom a guardian has been appointed, to such person and also to his or her guardian.
