Opinion
No. 56911.
04-07-2011
James J. Lee Hutchison & Steffen, LLC
James J. Lee
Hutchison & Steffen, LLC
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
On February 7, 2011, this court entered an order directing appellants to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Our February 7 order also instructed appellants to file their response in this court by March 7, 2011, and warned them that their failure to respond may result in the dismissal of the appeal. To date, appellants have failed to comply with this court's February 7 order.
The failure of a party to file documents that are essential to the efficient processing of an appeal deprives the parties of a prompt resolution of their case. See Dougan v. Gustaveson, 108 Nev. 517, 523, 835 P.2d 795, 799 (1992) (recognizing this court's commitment to the proposition that “justice delayed is justice denied”), abrogated on other grounds by Arnold v. Kip, 123 Nev. 410, 168 P.3d 1050 (2007). Accordingly, based on appellants' failure to comply or otherwise respond to our show cause order, we conclude that appellants have abandoned this appeal. Accordingly, we
ORDER this appeal DISMISSED.