SEVERNS VS. GREY (FAMILY)
25-39413 · 91062 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA) · September 9, 2025
Disposition:Appeal dismissed.Other Family LawPosture John Severns docketed an appeal on August 1, 2025, in a family-law matter against Shari Grey (also known as Shari Capelli, formerly known as Shari Severns). The appeal was docketed without payment of the filing fee required by NRAP 3(e) and without proof of service of the notice of appeal required by NRAP 3(d). The Nevada Supreme Court issued notices the same day directing the appellant to cure both deficiencies within 14 days, warning that noncompliance would result in dismissal.
Key holdings
Practitioner summary
The court dismissed the appeal under NRAP 3(a)(2) for failure to comply with the procedural prerequisites set out in NRAP 3(d) (proof of service of the notice of appeal) and NRAP 3(e) (filing fee), or alternatively to demonstrate eligibility for fee relief under NRAP 24. After issuing notices on the docketing date and providing a 14-day cure period, the court received no payment, no proof of service, and no response. Dismissal followed.
In plain language
When someone files an appeal with the Nevada Supreme Court, they have to do two basic housekeeping things: pay a filing fee (or show they qualify to have it waived) and prove they served the other side with the notice of appeal. John Severns filed an appeal but did neither. The court sent him notices the same day his appeal was docketed, telling him he had 14 days to fix both problems and warning that the appeal would be dismissed if he did not. He did not pay, did not file proof that he served the other side, and did not respond to the court at all. Because the required steps were not completed, the court dismissed the appeal.
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