Select from sys.triggers and sys.server_triggers. based on the brief description you gave plus the fact the.name contains "nested " you might have a trigger that blocks itself as well as other transactions, post the trigger in a new thread and we can offer suggestions to fix the design glitch that is locking things up
Lowell
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