IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

CHARLES ERNST, No. 79422 PP vs. Appellant, F gicoi

ROSEMARY ERNST, 1C159 LI Respondent. U.S• ,F-ArIE. COURT ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL L;

This is a pro se appeal from an order directing the joinder of a new party and continued litigation. Eighth Judicial District Court, Family Court Division, Clark County; T. Arthur Ritchie, Jr., Judge.

Review of the documents submitted to this court pursuant to NRAP 3(g) reveals a jurisdictional defect. Specifically, the 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 provides for an appeal from an order directing the joinder of a party. This court lacks jurisdiction over this appeal and ORDERS this appeal DISMISSED.'

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"Respondent's motion to dismiss, filed on August 28, 2019, is denied as moot.

fel- 3/Ni cc: Hon. T. Arthur Ritchie, Jr., District Judge, Family Court Division Charles Ernst Fine Carman Price Eighth District Court Clerk