BIRGE VS. BIRGE (CHILD CUSTODY)
24-26816 · 88641 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA) · July 31, 2024
Disposition:Appeal dismissed.Custody & RelocationPosture Nicole Birge appealed in a child custody matter involving Joe Birge. Before the appeal was decided on the merits, the appellant filed a motion for voluntary dismissal of the appeal.
Key holdings
Practitioner summary
The Nevada Supreme Court granted appellant's motion for voluntary dismissal pursuant to NRAP 42(b) and dismissed the appeal. The order contains no substantive analysis, no discussion of the underlying district court proceedings before the Family Division (Hon. Regina M. McConnell), and announces no rule of law. The disposition is purely procedural.
In plain language
This is a one-paragraph order from the Nevada Supreme Court closing out an appeal in a child custody case. The person who started the appeal, Nicole Birge, asked the court to dismiss her own appeal voluntarily. The court granted that request and ended the appeal. The order does not describe the underlying custody dispute, the lower court's ruling, or any reasoning. It simply records that the appellant chose not to continue and that the court allowed her to withdraw the appeal under the rule that permits voluntary dismissal.
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