Court of Appeals of New Mexico, 2015

76 opinions

JEFFREY POTTER, Plaintiff-Petitioner, v. CHRIS PIERCE, WILLIAM DAVIS, DAVIS & PIERCE, P.C., and JOHN DOE LAW FIRM, Defendants-Respondents 2015-01-08
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Petitioner, v. CESAR FAVELA, Defendant-Respondent 2015-01-12
MIGUEL MAEZ, Worker-Appellant, v. RILEY INDUSTRIAL and CHARTIS, Employer/Insurer-Appellees 2015-01-13
SOPURKH KAUR KHALSA, SHAKTI PARWHA KAUR KHALSA, and EK ONG KAR KAUR KHALSA, Trustees of the Yogi Bhajan Administrative Trust, Plaintiffs/Counter-DefendantsAppellees, v. INDERJIT KAUR PURI, Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff-Appellant 2015-01-14
DR. NATHAN E. BOYD ESTATE, by JAMES SCOTT BOYD, Personal Representative, and JAMES SCOTT BOYD, Individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES, ELEPHANT BUTTE IRRIGATION DISTRICT, and CITY OF LAS CRUCES, Defendants-Appellees 2015-01-14
LISA A. BURCIAGA SEGURA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TERRY A. VAN DIEN and NINA A. LAUERMAN, Defendants-Appellants 2015-01-14
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SIDNEY PATRICK ORTIZ, Defendant-Appellant 2015-01-14
FRANK C. DI LUZIO, Worker-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. CITY OF SANTA FE, self-insured, Employer-Appellant/Cross-Appellee 2015-01-14
STEVEN JONES, D.O., BRANT BAIR, M.D. AND SANFORD DAVID SCHULHOFER, D.P.M. and THE NORTHERN NEW MEXICO ORTHOPAEDIC CENTER, P.C., Plaintiffs/Counter-Defendants/Appellees, v. WAYNE K. AUGÉ, II, Individually and as Trustee of the Covalent Global Trust U/T/I dated 12/1/03, Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff/Appellant 2015-01-14
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GUADALUPE MURILLO, Defendant-Appellant 2015-01-21
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ARLENE GARNENEZ, Defendant-Appellant 2015-01-23
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THADDEUS CARROLL, Defendant-Appellant 2015-01-26
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THADDEUS CARROLL, Defendant-Appellant 2015-01-26
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOSEPH ARCHULETA, Defendant-Appellee 2015-01-26
CATHY MOSES and PAUL F. WEINBAUM, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HANNA SKANDERA, ACTING SECRETARY OF EDUCATION and NEW MEXICO PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, Defendants-Appellees, and ALBUQUERQUE ACADEMY, et al., Defendants-Intervenors-Appellees 2015-01-26
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JENNIFER STEPHENSON, Defendant-Appellant 2015-01-26
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DANNY SURRATT, Defendant-Appellant 2015-01-27
MARSHALL RICHEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HAMMOND CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, Defendant-Appellee 2015-01-28
STATE OF NEW MEXICO ex rel. THE HONORABLE SHERYL WILLIAMS STAPLETON, THE HONORABLE HOWIE MORALES, THE HONORABLE LINDA M. LOPEZ, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS-NEW MEXICO, ELLEN BERNSTEIN, and RYAN ROSS, Petitioners-Appellants, v. HANNA SKANDERA, Secretary-Designate of the PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Respondent-Appellee 2015-01-29
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICHARD SCHAUBLIN, Defendant-Appellant 2015-02-04
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Petitioner, v. DONNIE SILVAS, Defendant-Respondent 2015-02-05
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DEANGELO M., Child-Appellant 2015-02-06
IRENE BEGAY, Worker-Appellant, v. CONSUMER DIRECT PERSONAL CARE, and AMERICAN CASUALTY CO., Employer/Insurer-Appellee 2015-02-12
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MICHAEL ASTORGA, Defendant-Appellant 2015-02-16
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KEVIN SHEEHAN, Defendant-Appellee 2015-02-16
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NODEE LUJAN, Defendant-Appellee 2015-02-18
EMRE YEDIDAG, M.D., Plaintiff-Respondent, v. ROSWELL CLINIC CORP. and ROSWELL HOSPITAL CORP., Defendants-Petitioners 2015-02-19
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ROSWELL, THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, INC., and THE ROSWELL WOMANS CLUB, INC., individually and on behalf of a class of similarly situated persons and entities, Plaintiffs-Petitioners, v. YATES PETROLEUM CORP., a New Mexico corporation, Defendant-Respondent 2015-02-20
CHARLES WOOD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE CITY OF ALAMOGORDO and SAM TRUJILLO, Defendant-Appellees 2015-02-24
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NIKOLOS MONTOYA, a/k/a NIKOLOS SOILES, a/k/a NIKOLOS SOLLES, Defendant-Appellee 2015-02-25
LEA COUNTY STATE BANK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARKUM RANCH PARTNERSHIP, a New Mexico General Partnership, BURRELL MARKUM and ELIZABETH MARKUM, husband and wife, individually and as general partners to Markum Ranch and, BRANDON MARKUM, individually and as general partner to Markum Ranch, and KATHRYN YATER f/k/a KATHRYN MARKUM, Defendants-Appellants 2015-03-02
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE OF THE RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIZATION TRUST 2006-A9CB, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-1 UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED JULY 1, 2006, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICHARD MACLAURIN and KRISTIN LUNDGREN, Defendants-Appellants. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF SANTA FE COUNTY Sarah M. Singleton, District Judge 2015-03-04
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Petitioner, v. JASON STRAUCH, Defendant-Respondent 2015-03-09
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DAVID HANSON, Defendant-Appellant 2015-03-09
SANDRA K. PEREZ, Petitioner-Petitioner, v. NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS and NEW MEXICO STATE PERSONNEL OFFICE, Respondents-Respondents; DEBRA GRIEGO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS and NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, Respondents-Appellees; Consolidated with: INDIA HATCH, Petitioner-Appellee, v. NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS and NEW MEXICO RACING COMMISSION, Respondents-Appellants 2015-03-09
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NATHAN MONTOYA, Defendant-Appellant 2015-03-12
DANIEL M. FABER, Plaintiff-Petitioner, v. GARY K. KING, Attorney General of the State of New Mexico, Defendant-Respondent; GARY K. KING, Attorney General of the State of New Mexico, Defendant-Petitioner, v. DANIEL M. FABER, Plaintiff-Respondent 2015-03-12
AKILAH SANDERS-REED, by and through her parents Carol and John Sanders-Reed, and WILDEARTH GUARDIANS, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SUSANA MARTINEZ, in her official capacity as Governor of New Mexico, and STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Defendants-Appellees 2015-03-12
LEE EINER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. MELANIE Y. RIVERA, in her official capacity as Clerk of San Miguel County, Respondent-Appellee 2015-03-18
FERNANDO GALLEGOS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ELDO FREZZA, M.D., Defendant-Appellee, and PRESBYTERIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC., A New Mexico Domestic For-Profit Corporation, Defendant; Consolidated With NELLIE GONZALES, Plaintiff- Appellant, v. ELDO FREZZA, M.D., Defendant-Appellee, and PRESBYTERIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC., A New Mexico Domestic For-Profit Corporation, Defendant 2015-03-19
EILEEN J. DALTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SANTANDER CONSUMER USA, INC., Defendant-Appellant, and PERFORMANCE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. d/b/a PERFORMANCE BUICK PONTIAC GMC; LAWRENCE BARELA; JASON HICKS; BDF ACQUISITIONS OF NEW MEXICO, INC. d/b/a SIERRA SANTA FE GMC BUICK; TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY; and BRADFORD D. FURRY, Defendants 2015-03-23
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NANCY COLLEEN VIGIL and MARTIN VIGIL, Defendants-Appellees 2015-03-23
KIDSKARE, P.C., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TYLER MANN, Defendant-Appellant 2015-03-25
EDWARD LUCERO, JR., and ELAINE LUCERO, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Petitioner 2015-03-26
SALVADOR BENAVIDEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CIBOLA COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTIES STEVEN SHUTIVA, GARRYL JAMES, PAT MARTINEZ, CIBOLA COUNTY UNDERSHERIFF TONY MACE, CIBOLA COUNTY SHERIFF JOHNNY VALDEZ, CIBOLA COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT, CIBOLA COUNTY, Defendants-Appellees 2015-03-31
EL CASTILLO RETIREMENT RESIDENCES, Petitioner-Appellee, v. DOMINGO MARTINEZ, ASSESSOR, SANTA FE COUNTY, Respondent-Appellant 2015-04-03
TRI-STATE GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION ASSOCIATION, INC., Appellant, v. NEW MEXICO PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION and KIT CARSON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., Appellees 2015-04-06
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JACKIE WINTERS, Defendant-Appellant 2015-04-14
STATE OF NEW MEXICO ex rel. CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES DEPARTMENT, Petitioner-Appellee, v. JERRY K., Respondent-Appellant, and IN THE MATTER OF CLAUDIA K. and MADELINE K., Children 2015-04-15
RODRIGO DOMINGUEZ, Petitioner, v. STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Respondent 2015-04-16
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AUGUSTINE TAPIA, Defendant-Appellant 2015-04-20
STATE OF NEW MEXICO ex rel. CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT, Petitioner-Appellee, v. MELVIN C., Respondent-Appellant, and SAMANTHA M., Respondent, IN THE MATTER OF DAEVON DRE C., Child 2015-04-27
JANEKA MAYER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SUSAN SMITH, Defendant, and MARILYN JONES, GARY JONES, ROBERT LONG, and STEPHANIE LONG, Intervenors/Defendants-Appellants 2015-04-30
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EDWARD JAMES TAPIA SR., Defendant-Appellant 2015-05-11
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORMAN BENALLY, Defendant-Appellee 2015-05-11
LENARD NOICE II, as Personal Representative for LENARD E. NOICE, Decedent, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellee 2015-05-11
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STEFAN CHAKERIAN, Defendant-Appellant 2015-05-11
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JENNIFER MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant 2015-05-11
CITIZEN ACTION NEW MEXICO, Appellant, v. NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT and SANDIA CORPORATION, Appellees, APPEAL FROM THE NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT Tom Blaine, Director 2015-05-19
MARGARET M.M. TRACE, Worker-Appellee, v. UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HOSPITAL, Self-Insured, Employer/Insurer-Appellant 2015-05-28
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARK SANCHEZ, Defendant-Appellant 2015-05-28
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROBERT DINAPOLI, Defendant-Appellant 2015-06-03
ARTHUR FIRSTENBERG, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. RAPHAELA MONRIBOT, Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant and ROBIN LEITH, Defendant 2015-06-03
MONTE DEMICHELE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE OF NEW MEXICO TAXATION AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION, Respondent-Appellee 2015-06-03
FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JONATHAN K. LICHA, and PAMELA S. MACKENZIE-LICHA, husband and wife; et al., Defendants-Appellants 2015-06-04
CHRISTOPHER J. DOLLENS, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of James E. Dollens, Deceased, and SANDRA EVANS, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Successor by merger to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC., Defendants-Appellants; and THE DUHIGG LAW FIRM and STEWART BUTLER, ESQ., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. WELLS FARGO BANK d/b/a WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE d/b/a WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE CPI NUMBER 708, Defendant-Appellant 2015-06-09
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MATTHEW SANCHEZ, Defendant-Appellant 2015-06-11
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JUAN CORDOVA, Defendant-Appellant 2015-06-11
ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STEPHAN WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant 2015-06-15
UTTI ATHERTON, LAURA JARAMILLO, JOHN DOE 1-99, and JANE DOE 1-99, Plaintiffs-Appellees, and STATE OF NEW MEXICO, ex rel., HECTOR H. BALDERAS, Attorney General, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MICHAEL J. GOPIN, an unlicensed New Mexico attorney d/b/a LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL J. GOPIN, Defendant-Appellant 2015-06-18
WILLIAM KIPNIS and MARCI KIPNIS, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MICHAEL JUSBASCHE and REBECCA MARK-JUSBASCHE, Defendants-Appellees 2015-06-19
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROBERT GEORGE TUFTS, Defendant-Appellant 2015-06-19
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, COUNCIL 18, AFL-CIO, LOCALS 1461, 2260, AND 2499, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BERNALILLO COUNTY, Defendant-Appellee 2015-06-19
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ANTHONY HOLT, Defendant-Appellant 2015-06-19
KIMBERLY MONTAÑO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ELDO FREZZA, M.D., Defendant-Appellant, and LOVELACE INSURANCE COMPANY, a domestic For-Profit Corporation, Defendant 2015-06-19
JAMES FLORES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARY HERRERA, individually and as Secretary of State of the State of New Mexico, Defendant-Appellee; and MANNY VILDASOL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE OF NEW MEXICO, SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE and MARY HERRERA, Defendants-Appellants 2015-06-19