Centeno v. Maverick Valley Properties Llc

The district court concluded that appellants, who are not attorneys, could not bring claims on behalf of the Criollo Family Trust. We agree. A nonlawyer may not represent a trust in this or any other Nevada court. Salman v. Newell, 110 Nev. 1333, 1336, 885 P.2d 607, 608 (1994) (observing that no statute or rule permits a nonlawyer to represent an entity and concluding that an entity cannot proceed in proper person). As appellants' claims were brought for purposes of vindicating the trust's rights, and did not involve the appellants' personal rights, the district court properly dismissed the complaint. Accordingly, we ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED. 2

Hardesty

Parraguirre

cc: Hon. James M. Bixler, District Judge Martin Centeno Ricardo Foj as Clark County District Attorney Hutchison & Steffen, LLC Eighth District Court Clerk

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[2] Because we affirm the district court's dismissal on this basis, we do not address the parties' remaining arguments. SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 2 (0) 1947A SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 3 (0) 1947A I