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- Prior to your hearing date contact the Justice Court at (775) 423-3845 to be sure the defendant has been properly served.
- To subpoena any witness that will not come voluntarily, the subpoena forms are available at the Justice Court. There is a $25.00 witness fee plus $0.19 for every mile the witness must travel to get to the Court. This fee is payable to the witness at the time the subpoena is served. These fees will be money out of your pocket and will not be considered as court costs. You may contact the Sheriff’s Office or a Process Server for service of the subpoena, there will be a charge for service.
- On the court date please bring the original and 2 sets of copies of any documents, statements, etc. that you will present at the hearing. The original document is for the court, one copy is for the defendant and one for you to keep.
- If the defendant, after being served, would like to make an out of court settlement with you, the court can provide a “Stipulation and Judgment” form. This form must be completed, signed by both parties and filed with the court prior to the hearing. Should the defendant default on the payments, you will have judgment and may attach any assets or wages the defendant may have.
- If you are unable to locate the defendant to serve prior to the court date the court will allow the case to remain open for 1 year from the original file date for you to locate a new address for the defendant. As long as the defendant is still living or working in Churchill County you may file a request to re-set the case for court. If the request is granted you will have to pay to have the defendant served.
- If the defendant should not appear for the hearing and they were served, you will be awarded the judgment by default. The defendant does have 6 months from the court date to file a motion with the court to have the default judgment set aside. If the motion is granted, the issuance of any execution would be frozen until the results of the new hearing.
- If you should move, please notify the court of your new address so you will be sure to receive any correspondence regarding your case.
- A plaintiff or defendant who is dissatisfied with the court’s decision in the case may appeal to a higher court within 5 judicial days (excluding court date, weekends & holidays.) See clerk for more information on appeals.
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