OLSEN VS. OLSEN (CHILD CUSTODY)
23-41754 · 85923 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA) · December 22, 2023
Disposition:Appeal dismissed.Custody & RelocationPosture John Olsen appealed in a child custody matter involving Juniper Olsen. Before the appeal was resolved on the merits, the appellant filed a notice of withdrawal of appeal, which the Nevada Supreme Court treated as a motion for voluntary dismissal under NRAP 42(b).
Key holdings
Practitioner summary
The court invoked NRAP 42(b) to convert appellant's notice of withdrawal into a motion for voluntary dismissal and grant it. No merits analysis, standard of review, or doctrinal discussion appears in the order. The dismissal terminates appellate proceedings without disturbing the underlying district court order from the Eighth Judicial District Court, Family Division (Hon. Nadin Cutter).
In plain language
This is a brief procedural order, not a ruling on the underlying child custody dispute between John Olsen and Juniper Olsen. After filing his appeal, John Olsen submitted a notice withdrawing it. The Nevada Supreme Court treated that filing as a request to voluntarily dismiss the appeal and granted the request. As a result, the appeal is over without any decision on its merits, and the lower court's ruling stands. The order does not describe the custody dispute, the trial court's findings, or any legal arguments. It is purely an administrative dismissal triggered by the appellant's own withdrawal.
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