IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

CHARLES DAVID LANDAN, No. 76089 Appellant, vs. MARIA JARAMILLO LANDAN, Respondent. ELI2ABE1H A. BROWN CLERK Qf SUPREME coma. sr DEPUTY CLERK

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL

This is an appeal from a post-divorce-decree decision and order. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Mathew Harter, Judge. Our initial review of the notice of appeal and documents before this court reveals a jurisdictional defect. Appellant purports to challenge a decision and order entered on May 23, 2018. However, the district court docket sheet indicates that the only order dated May 23, 2018, is a minute order that does not bear the file-stamp of the district court clerk and is not signed by the district court. 1 Such a document is ineffective and cannot be appealed. See Diu. of Child and Family Servs. v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 120 Nev. 445, 454, 92 P.3d 1239, 1245 (2004) ("[D]ispositional court orders that are not administrative in nature, but deal with the procedural posture or merits of the underlying controversy, must be written, signed, and filed before they become effective."); Rust v. Clark Cty. Sch. Dist., 103 Nev. 686, 689, 747 P.2d 1380, 1382 (1987) ("The district court's oral pronouncement from the bench, the clerk's minute order, and even an

'It does not appear that any other orders have been entered by the district court in 2018.

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2 Given this dismissal, respondent's July 13, 2018, and August 6,2018, requests for pro bono counsel are denied. SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA

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