Opinion
88611
06-05-2024
ARMIN VAN DAMME; AND CITY ATHLETIC BOXING, LLC, A NEVADA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Appellants, v. L'ECHELLE LLC, A NEVADA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Respondent.
UNPUBLISHED OPINION
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
This is a pro se appeal of two district court orders filed by appellant Armin Van Damme on behalf of entity appellant City Athletic Boxing, LLC. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Mark R. Denton, Judge.
Review of appellants' notice of appeal reveals a jurisdictional defect. The notice of appeal was filed on behalf of both appellants by appellant Armin Van Damme, a nonlawyer. A nonlawyer may not represent an entity such as a corporation in this or any other Nevada court. Guerin v. Guerin, 116 Nev. 210, 214, 993 P.2d 1256, 1258 (2000). Therefore, the notice of appeal filed on behalf of appellant City Athletic Boxing, LLC by Van Damme is the product of the unauthorized practice of law and fails to confer jurisdiction on this court. See id. at 214, 993 P.2d at 1258.
Additionally, only an aggrieved party may appeal. NRAP 3A(a). To qualify as a party within the meaning of NRAP 3A(a). a person must have been served with process, appeared in the district court, and been named as a party of record. Valley Bank of Nev. v. Ginsburg, 110 Nev. 440, 448, 874 P.2d 729, 735 (1994). Here, it does not appear that Van Damme was served with process or named as a party of record in the district court proceedings. Thus, Van Damme is not a party within the meaning of NRAP 3A(a) and lacks standing to appeal. This court lacks jurisdiction and
Given this dismissal, this court takes no action in regard to the motion to dismiss filed on May 23, 2024.
Herndon, J., Lee, J., Bell, J.
Hon. Mark R. Denton, District Judge