IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

JEFFREY L. DRYDEN, No. 71126 Appellant, vs. PHILLIP BURNS; JANITA FAIN; KAREN STRONG; JAMIE DAVIDSON; JEFF WELLS; JAY SOUZA; ERIN FARRAR; STEPHANNE MUSSER; FILED JAMES KAIKAS, EACH IN THEIR DEC 0 2 2016 OFFICIAL CAPACITY; OFFICE OF ELIZABETH A BROWN STUDENT CONDUCT, A UNIT OF THE CLER0F SUPREME COURT BY • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA; AND DEPUTY CLERK NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION, Respondents.

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL This is a pro se appeal from an order declaring appellant a vexatious litigant. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Richard Scotti, Judge.

Our review of the documents submitted to this court pursuant to NRAP 3(g) reveals a jurisdictional defect. Specifically, it appears that the judgment or order designated in the notice of appeal is not substantively appealable. See NRAP 3A(b). This court has jurisdiction to consider an appeal only when the appeal is authorized by statute or court rule. Taylor Constr. Co. v. Hilton Hotels, 100 Nev. 207, 678 P.2d 1152 (1984). No statute or court rule appears to authorize an appeal from an

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cc: Hon. Richard Scotti, District Judge Jeffrey L. Dryden University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Office of General Counsel Eighth District Court Clerk

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