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MOTION
(Your name) ________________________________________ moves this Court for an order to
set aside an order, judgment and/or default. ( check one)
I tried to resolve this issue with the other party before filing this motion.
I did not try to resolve this issue with the other party before filing this motion. Any
attempt to resolve the issue would have been useless or impractical because (explain why
you did not try to resolve this issue directly with the other party before filing this motion)
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POINTS AND AUTHORITIES
LEGAL ARGUMENT
The court may set aside a final order or judgment pursuant to Nevada Rule of Civil
Procedure 60(b) for the following reasons:
(1) mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect;
(2) newly discovered evidence which by due diligence could not have been discovered in
time to move for a new trial under Rule 59(b);
(3) fraud, misrepresentation or other misconduct of an adverse party;
(4) the judgment is void; or
(5) the judgment has been satisfied, released, or discharged, or a prior judgment upon which
it is based has been reversed or otherwise vacated, or it is no longer equitable that an
injunction should have prospective application.
The motion shall be made within a reasonable time, and for reasons (1), (2), and (3) not more
than 6 months after the proceeding was taken or the date that written notice of entry of the
judgment or order was served.
When a default order is entered against a party who was never personally served with the
summons and complaint, the court may set aside the order pursuant to Nevada Rule of Civil
Procedure 60(c) so the party can answer the merits of the original action. A defaulted party must
file a motion within 6 months of the date of service of written notice of entry of the order.
In addition, a default may be set aside for good cause. NRCP 55(c).