Sicor, Inc. v. Sacks

OPINION

By the Court,

Hardesty, J.:

In this appeal, we consider the propriety of a district court order deferring a final ruling on a change of venue motion based on adverse pretrial publicity until after jury selection began and whether such an order is appealable. We conclude that such an order does not finally decide the motion and thus dismiss this appeal. When a change of venue motion is based on adverse pretrial publicity, the district court’s discretion under NRS 13.050(2) to change venue includes the authority to conduct a more probing *898evaluation of the prospective jury panel before the…