MCDANIEL VS. CHRISTIAN (CHILD CUSTODY)

23-31610 · 86959 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA) · September 27, 2023

Disposition:Appeal dismissed.Custody & Relocation

Posture Appellant Tanasha Thelma McDaniel appealed in a child custody matter involving respondent Christopher Roma Christian. Appellant moved for voluntary dismissal of the appeal, which the Nevada Supreme Court granted under NRAP 42(b).

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Key holdings

- A voluntary motion to dismiss an appeal under NRAP 42(b) may be granted, terminating the appeal.

Practitioner summary

The court granted appellant's unopposed motion for voluntary dismissal pursuant to NRAP 42(b) and dismissed the appeal. No substantive issues were reached, and no legal analysis is set forth in the order.

In plain language

This is a one-page order from the Nevada Supreme Court closing out an appeal in a child custody case. The person who filed the appeal, Tanasha Thelma McDaniel, asked the court to dismiss her own appeal voluntarily. The court agreed and dismissed it. The order does not discuss the underlying custody dispute, the lower-court rulings, or the reasons appellant chose to abandon the appeal. It is purely an administrative closing order.

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