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District Court has been keeping the wheels of justice turning amid the coronavirus pandemic through a strategic plan of safety measures aimed at keeping court participants safe. Chief Judge Linda Bell today issued Administrative Order 20-22 to announce on October 26, 2020, both District Court Clerk’s Offices (civil/criminal and family divisions) are open for in-person filing Monday through Thursday, 1 to 4 p.m. and on Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Litigants are still encouraged to file electronically. Documents may still be mailed as follows:
District Court Civil/Criminal Division Attn: Clerk’s Office Regional Justice Center 200 Lewis Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89155
District Court Family Division Attn: Clerk’s Office Family Court 601 N. Pecos Rd. Las Vegas, NV 89155
The Clerk’s office will maintain a safety protocol for clerks tasked with opening mail and handling paper documents.
With respect to jury trials, the District Court adopts the attached COVID-19 Jury Trial Plan for safely resuming jury trials. As part of the plan, certain courtrooms have been re-configured to accommodate social distancing and install plexiglass physical dividers. As outlined in Administrative Order 20-17, trials beginning with criminal cases involving interstate compact issues and criminal cases in which the defendant has invoked speedy trial rights will be prioritized. After those cases, the priority will be civil cases with preferential trial settings; older in-custody criminal cases; and older civil cases, particularly those with 20 NRCP 41 (e) timeline concerns. https://eighthjdcourt.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/adminorder20_17final.pdf
With respect to Subpoenas, attorneys no longer must obtain advance approval from the discovery commissioner to issue subpoenas under NRCP 45. The subpoena provision found in AO 20-17 is rescinded. Attorneys are reminded to notice and provide a copy of the subpoena to other parties before service under NRCP 45(a)(4)(A). The District Court expects attorneys to cooperate when there are difficulties in obtaining documents due to issues arising from COVID-19.
The three currently existing grand juries will remain and continue to hear cases until further notice.
Proposed orders sent to a department’s inbox as outlined in AO 20-17 need only include a blank line for the judge’s signature, e.g. _ ________ . Orders do not need a date, judge’s name, or judge’s title. Sufficient space should be allowed above and below the signature line for the judge’s signature and the electronic stamp including date, title, and name of the judge. https://eighthjdcourt.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/adminorder20_17final.pdf
The District Court Clerk of the Court office for civil/criminal matters is located on the third floor of the Regional Justice Center at 200 Lewis Ave., for family division matters it is at 601 N. Pecos Rd. Administrative Order 20-22 will be reviewed no later than every 30 days and shall remain in effect until modified or rescinded by a subsequent order.
Administrative Order 20-22 https://eighthjdcourt.files.wordpress.com/2020/10/administrative-order-20-22.pdf
The complete Jury Trial Plan
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