Rocha v. State, Dep'T Of Health And Human Serv., 82485

Rocha v. State, Dep'T Of Health And Human Serv.

82485

| Nev. | Apr 27, 2022

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E l e . AB E T H A . BR O W N R e s • ond e n t . C L E RK O F S U P R E M E C O UR T B Y C ff; U \ f / Y e t il ft O R D ER D I S M I SS I N G APPEA L T h i s i s a n a pp ea l fr o m a d ec i s i on by a h ea r i ng o ff i ce r f o ll o w i ng r e m a nd by a d i s t r i c t c ou r t j udg e on a p e titi on f o r j ud i c i a l r e v i e w . E i gh t h J ud i c i a l D i s t r i c t C ou r t , C l a

r k C oun t y ; K a t h l ee n E . D e l a n e y , J udg e .

A f t e r a P e r s onn e l C o mm i ss i on h ea r i ng o ff i ce r d e t e r m i n e d t h a t r e s pond e n t h a d i m p r op e r l y t e r m i n a t e d a pp e ll a n t fr o m h i s j ob , r e s pond e n t f il e d a p e titi on f o r j ud i c i a l r e v i e w . T h e d i s t r i c t c ou r t g r a n t e d t h e p e titi on i n p a r t , d e n i e d it i n p a r t , a nd r e m a nd e d t h e m a tt e r t o t h e h ea r i ng o ff i ce r t o d ec i d e und e r a d i ff e r e n t s t a nd a r d . O n r e m a nd fr o m t h e d i s t r i c t c ou r t , t h e h ea r i n g o ff i ce r r e v e r s e d c o u r s e a n d f o u n d t h a t a p p e ll a n t h a d i n f ac t n o t b ee n i m p r op e r l y t e r m i n a t e d . A gg r i e v e d , a pp e ll a n t a pp ea l e d d i r ec tl y t o t h i s c ou r t , w it hou t s ee k i ng f u r t h e r j ud i c i a l r e v i e w fr o m t h e d i s t r i c t c ou r t .

R e s pond e n t a r gu e s , c o rr ec tl y , t h a t t h i s c ou r t l ac k s j u r i s d i c ti on t o h ea r t h i s - a pp ea l . " N R A P 3 A ( b ) d e s i gn a t e s t h e j udg m e n t s a nd o r d e r s fr o m w h i c h a n a pp ea l m a y b e t a k e n , a nd w h e r e no s t a t u t o r y a u t ho r it y t o a pp ea l i s g r a n t e d , no r i gh t e x i s t s . " T a y l o r C on s t r . C o . v . H il t on H o t e l s C o r p ., 100 N e v . 207 , 209 , 678 P . 2d 1152 , 1153 ( 1984 ) . N R S 233 B . 130 p r ov i d e s f o r j u d i c i a l r e v i e w o f a n a d v e r s e a g e n c y d e c i s i on by p e tit i on t o t h e d i s t r i c t c ou r t; N R S 233 B . 150 p r ov i d e s f o r " r e v i e w o f a ny f i n a l j udg m e n t o f t h e d i s t r i c t c ou r t by a pp ea l t o t h e a pp e ll a t e c ou r t o f c o m p e t e n t j u r i s d i c ti on . " ( e m ph a s i s

S U P R E M E C O UR T O F N EV ADA ( ^[0] ) ^[1] ^[9] ^[4] ^[7] A ^[4] ^[60] ^[1] ^[1] ^[3] . . 2 _ 1 3 ? s i r *2 a dd e d ) . B eca u s e a pp e ll a n t byp a ss e d t h e d i s t r i c t c ou r t a f t e r t h e h ea r i ng o ff i ce r r e v i s e d it s r u li ng on r e m a nd , t h e d i s t r i c t c ou r t o r d e r on t h e p e titi on f o r j ud i c i a l r e v i e w n e v e r r e s o l v e d i n t o a f i n a l j udg m e n t . S i n ce , a s a pp li ca b l e h e r e , a n a pp ea l m a y on l y b e t a k e n fr o m a f i n a l o r d e r o f t h e d i s t r i c t c ou r t , N R S 233 B . 150 ; N R A P 3 A ( b )( 1 ) , " [ u ] n til s u c h ti m e a s t h e d i s t r i c t c ou r t e n t e r s a f i n a l o r d e r e it h e r a pp r ov i ng o r d i s a pp r ov i ng t h e a g e n c y ac ti on , t h e r e i s no t h i ng f o r u s t o r e v i e w . " G il c r i s t v . S c h w e i ke r , 645 F . 2d 818 , 819 ( 9 t h C i r . 1981 ) ; s ee G e n . M o t o rs v . J a ck s on , 111 N e v . 1026 , 1027 - 29 , 900 P . 2d 345 , 346 - 47 ( 1995 ) ( a n a l y z i ng w h e t h e r t h e d i s t r i c t c ou r t h a d h a d a u t h o r it y t o r e m a n d t o a g e n c y a f t e r t h e p a r ti e s r e t u r n e d t o d i s t r i c t c o u r t f o ll o w i ng r e m a nd p r o cee d i ng s ) ; D e s e r t O a k H o m e . s v . E i gh t h J ud i c i a l D i s t . C ou r t , N o . 61781 , 2012 W L 5862754 ( N e v . N ov . 16 , 2012 ) ( O r d e r D e ny i ng P e titi on f o r W r it o f M a nd a m u s o r P r oh i b iti on ) C H e r e , p e titi on e r s c h a ll e ng e a d i s t r i c t c ou r t o r d e r g r a n ti ng i n p a r t a p e titi on f o r j ud i c i a l r e v i e w o f a n a d m i n i s t r a ti v e a g e n c y d ec i s i on a nd r e m a nd i ng t h e m a tt e r t o t h e a g e n c y f o r f u r t h e r f ac t u a l f i nd i ng s . P e titi on e r s , i f a gg r i e v e d , ca n c h a ll e ng e a ny f i n a l a g e n c y d ec i s i on on r e m a nd t h r ough a p e titi on f o r j ud i c i a l r e v i e w , N R S 233 B . 130 ( 1 ) , a nd i f [ s till } a gg r i e v e d , m a y a pp ea l t o t h i s c ou r t . " ) .

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