LIANG V. LIANG (FAMILY)

Key holdings

• -A notice of withdrawal of appeal is construed as a motion to voluntarily withdraw the appeal, and the motion is granted, dismissing the appeal.
• -No action is taken on the court reporter's pending motion for an extension of time to prepare transcripts in light of the dismissal.
• -No action is taken on appellant's motion to proceed in forma pauperis because the filing fee was waived upon the docketing of the appeal.

Practitioner summary

This is an order dismissing an appeal on the appellant's own motion; it contains no merits analysis, standard of review, or doctrinal discussion. Appellant filed a notice of withdrawal of appeal on August 11, 2026. The court stated: "The notice is construed as a motion to voluntarily withdraw this appeal and the motion is granted. This appeal is dismissed."

Two pending ancillary motions were resolved by the dismissal. The court declined to act on Court Reporter Maria Balagtas' motion for an extension of time to prepare the transcripts requested in the appeal, in light of the dismissal. The court also declined to act on appellant's motion to proceed in forma pauperis, filed August 5, 2026, because the filing fee had already been waived upon docketing. The order cites no statutes, rules, or cases.

In plain language

This is a short procedural order, not a decision on the merits of any dispute. Lin Liang had appealed a family-court ruling to the Nevada Supreme Court. Before the court decided anything, Lin Liang filed a notice saying she (or he) wished to withdraw the appeal. The court treated that notice as a formal request to voluntarily drop the appeal, granted the request, and dismissed the appeal. That means the case before the Supreme Court is over, and the lower court's ruling stands undisturbed by this appeal.

Because the appeal was being dismissed, the court also tied up two loose ends. First, a court reporter, Maria Balagtas, had asked for more time to prepare transcripts for the appeal; since the appeal no longer exists, the court said it would take no action on that request. Second, the appellant had filed a motion to proceed "in forma pauperis" - a request to go forward without paying court fees because of inability to pay. The court noted that the filing fee had already been waived when the appeal was docketed, so no action on that motion was necessary either.

Counsel of record

Counsel is shown when the opinion or the court's docket names it.