(5) Other lawful measures reasonably calculated to expedite the appeal and promote justice. RULE 5. CERTIFICATION OF QUESTIONS OF LAW (a) Power to Answer. The Supreme Court may answer questions of law certified to it by the Supreme Court of the United States, a Court of Appeals of the United States, or of the District of Columbia, or a United States District Court, when requested by the certifying court, if there are involved in any proceeding before those courts questions of law of this state which may be determinative of the cause then pending in the certifying court and as to which it appears to the certifying court there is no controlling precedent in the decisions of the supreme court of this state. (b) Method of Invoking. This rule may be invoked by an order of any of the courts referred to in section (a) upon the court’s own motion or upon the motion of any party to the cause. (c) Contents of Certification Order. A certification order shall set forth: (1) The questions of law to be answered; (2) A statement of all facts relevant to the questions certified and showing fully the nature of the controversy in which the questions arose; (3) The names of the appellant and respondent; (4) The names and addresses of counsel for the appellant and respondent; and (5) Any other matters that the certifying court deems relevant to a determination of the questions certified. (d) Preparation of Certification Order. The certification order shall be prepared by the certifying court, signed by the judge presiding at the hearing, and forwarded to the Supreme Court by the clerk of the certifying court under its official seal. The Supreme Court may require the original or copies of all or of any portion of the record before the certifying court to be filed with the certification order, if, in the opinion of the Supreme Court, the record or portion thereof may be necessary in answering the questions. (e) Costs of Certification. Fees and costs shall be the same as in civil appeals docketed before the Supreme Court and shall be equally divided between the parties unless otherwise ordered by the certifying court in its order of certification. (f) Briefs and Argument. Proceedings in the Supreme Court shall be those provided in the Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure governing briefs and arguments. (g) Opinion. The written opinion of the Supreme Court stating the law governing the questions certified shall be sent by the clerk under the seal of the Supreme Court to the certifying court and to the parties and shall be res judicata as to the parties. [Added; effective October 26, 1987.] RULE 6. RESERVED RULE 7. BOND FOR COSTS ON APPEAL IN CIVIL CASES Unless an appellant is exempted by law, or has filed a supersedeas bond or other undertaking which includes security for the payment of costs on appeal, in civil cases a bond for costs on appeal or equivalent security shall be filed by the appellant in the district court with the notice of appeal; but security shall not be required of an appellant who is not subject to costs. The bond or equivalent security shall be in the sum or value of $250 unless the district court fixes a different amount. A bond for costs on appeal shall have sufficient surety, and it or any equivalent security shall be conditioned to secure the payment of costs if the appeal is finally dismissed or the judgment affirmed, or of such costs as the Supreme Court may direct if the judgment is modified. If a bond or equivalent security in the sum or value of $250 is given, no approval thereof is necessary. After a bond for costs on appeal is filed, a respondent may raise for determination by the clerk of the district court objections to the form of the bond or to the sufficiency of the surety. The provisions of Rule 8(b) apply to a surety upon a bond given pursuant to this rule. RULE 8. STAY OR INJUNCTION PENDING APPEAL (a) Stay Must Ordinarily Be Sought in the First Instance in District Court; Motion for Stay in Supreme Court. Application for a stay of the judgment or order of a district court pending appeal, or for approval of a supersedeas bond, or for an order suspending, modifying, restoring or granting an injunction during the pendency of an appeal must ordinarily be made in the first instance in the district court. A motion for such relief may be made to the Supreme Court or to a justice thereof, but the motion shall show that application to the district court for the relief sought is not practicable, or that the district court has denied an application, or has failed to afford the relief which the applicant requested, with the reasons given by the district court for its action. The motion shall also show the reasons for the relief requested and the facts relied upon, and if the facts are subject to dispute the motion shall be supported by affidavits or other sworn statements or copies thereof. With the motion shall be filed such parts of the record as are relevant. Reasonable notice of the motion shall be given to all parties. The motion shall be filed with the clerk and normally will be considered by the court or a quorum thereof but in exceptional cases where such procedure would be impracticable due to the requirements of time, the application may be made to and considered by a single justice of the court. (b) Stay May Be Conditioned Upon Giving of Bond; Proceedings Against Sureties. Relief available in the Supreme Court under this rule may be conditioned upon the filing of a bond or other appropriate security in the district court. If security is given in the form of a bond or stipulation or other undertaking with one or more sureties, each surety submits himself to the jurisdiction of the district court and irrevocably appoints the clerk of the district court as his agent upon whom any papers affecting his liability on the bond or undertaking may be served. His liability may be enforced on motion in the district court without the necessity of an independent action. The motion and such notice of the motion as the district court prescribes may be served on the clerk of the district court, who shall forthwith mail copies to the sureties if their addresses are known. (c) Stays in Civil Cases Not Involving Child Custody. In deciding whether to issue a stay or injunction, this court will generally consider the following factors: (1) whether the object of the appeal will be defeated if the stay or injunction is denied; (2) whether appellant will suffer irreparable or serious injury if the stay or injunction is denied; (3) whether respondent will suffer irreparable or serious injury if the stay or injunction is granted; and (4) whether appellant is likely to prevail on the merits in the appeal. (d) Stays in Civil Cases Involving Child Custody. In deciding whether to issue a stay in matters involving child custody, this court will consider the following factors: (1) whether the child(ren) will suffer hardship or harm if the stay is either granted or denied; (2) whether the nonmoving party will suffer hardship or harm if the stay is granted; (3) whether movant is likely to prevail on the merits in the appeal; and (4) whether a determination of other existing equitable considerations, if any, is warranted. (e) Stays in Criminal Cases; Admission to Bail. Stays in criminal cases shall be had in accordance with the provisions of NRS 177.095 et seq. Admission to bail shall be as provided in NRS 178.488. (f) Stay of Execution of Death Penalty. Immediately upon entry of an order of the Supreme Court staying execution of the death penalty, the clerk shall deliver copies thereof to the Governor of Nevada and to the warden of the Nevada State Prison. [As amended, effective June 7, 2000.] RULE 9. TRANSCRIPT; DUTY OF COUNSEL; DUTY OF THE COURT REPORTER (a) Duty of Counsel; Request for Transcript. Counsel have a duty to confer and attempt to reach an agreement concerning the transcripts necessary for the Supreme Court’s review on appeal. If a verbatim record was made of the district court proceedings, the appellant shall, no later than fifteen (15) days from the date the notice of appeal was filed in the district court, file in the Supreme Court an original and one (1) copy of a transcript request form specifying the portions of the transcript requested. Appellant shall serve a copy of the transcript request form on the reporter who recorded the proceedings, and on all parties to the appeal. Appellant must pay an appropriate deposit to the court reporter at the time of such service, unless appellant is proceeding in forma pauperis or is otherwise exempt from payment of the reporter’s fees. If no transcript is to be requested, the appellant shall file and serve a certificate to that effect within the same period. If more than one appeal is taken, each appellant shall comply with the provisions of this Rule. (1) Transcript Request Form. The transcript request form must substantially comply with Form 3 in the Appendix of Forms, and must contain the following information:

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