Court of Appeals of New Mexico, 2016

75 opinions

STATE OF NEW MEXICO, ex rel. CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT, Petitioner-Appellee, v. NATHAN H., Respondent-Appellant, KATEESHA L., and IN THE MATTER OF NYREE H., ADRIAN H., and DESHAUN H., Children 2016-01-06
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MICHAEL VARGAS, SR., Defendant-Appellant 2016-01-12
MANUEL VALENZUELA, Worker-Appellant, v. A.S. HORNER, INC. and MOUNTAIN STATES MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Employer/Insurer-Appellees 2016-01-13
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TREVOR BEGAY, Defendant-Appellant 2016-01-13
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LEROY ERWIN, Defendant-Appellant 2016-01-19
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ARMANDO PEREZ, Defendant-Appellee 2016-01-20
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LUIS ALFREDO GARCIA, Defendant-Appellee 2016-01-25
RAY CASTILLO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOSE LUIS ARRIETA, MANUEL ARRIETA, THE ARRIETA LAW FIRM, P.C., and JOSE LUIS ARRIETA, P.C., Defendants-Appellees 2016-02-02
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CAESAR ORTIZ-CASTILLO, Defendant-Appellant 2016-02-03
MARTIN BODLEY, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Carl D. Bodley, deceased, KEVIN BODLEY, and LONA GEARHART, Plaintiffs/Counter-Defendants/Appellants, v. CHRISTOPHER DEREK GOLDMAN, f/k/a CHRISTOPHER BODLEY, and THERESA LINN BODLEY, Defendants/Counter-Plaintiffs/Appellees 2016-02-09
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES J. PYLE, Defendant-Appellant, and LAREE J. PYLE, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (solely as nominee for lender and lenders successors and assigns), and CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., Defendants 2016-02-09
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ARTHUR J. MESTAS, Defendant-Appellant 2016-02-11
ERIC TRUJILLO, Worker-Appellant, v. LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY, Employer/Self-Insured-Appellee 2016-02-15
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. REQUILDO CARDENAS, Defendant-Appellant 2016-02-16
EARTHWORKS OIL & GAS ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT and NEW MEXICO WILDERNESS ALLIANCE, Petitioners, v. NEW MEXICO OIL CONSERVATION COMMISSION, Respondent, and NEW MEXICO OIL & GAS ASSOCIATION, Intervenor 2016-02-24
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN RADOSEVICH, Defendant-Appellant 2016-03-01
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHRIS BAXENDALE, Defendant-Appellant 2016-03-02
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOHNNY MAXWELL, Defendant-Appellee 2016-03-10
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GILBERT SENA, Defendant-Appellant 2016-03-15
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARIO CARMONA, Defendant-Appellee 2016-03-17
BARBARA SHERRILL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, Defendant-Appellee 2016-03-22
ELDORADO COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SUSAN BILLINGS, DAVID BORTON, DEVRA BORTON, and ERIC WILSON, Defendants-Appellants, and GREG COLELLO, ROSE WINSTON, and GERSHON N. SIEGEL, Defendants 2016-03-28
ALBERT RODARTE, Appellant-Respondent, v. PRESBYTERIAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee-Petitioner, and NEW MEXICO SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE, Appellee 2016-03-28
VINCENT R. GARCIA, ROBERTO BORBON, MARK MORAN, and KENNETH A. ZIEGLER, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, SANDIA FOUNDATION, and ENTERPRISE BUILDERS, INC., Defendants-Appellees 2016-03-29
BIREN SHAH, M.D., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RAMAKRISHNA DEVASTHALI, M.D., PUNEET GHEI, M.D., LAS CRUCES IMAGING, LLC, LAS CRUCES RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATES, INC., and DAGS ENTERPRISES, LLC, Defendants-Appellees 2016-03-30
ILA BETH HANCOCK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RAY NICOLEY, Defendant-Appellee 2016-04-13
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JESS CARPENTER, Defendant-Appellant 2016-04-18
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DIANNA J. DURAN, Defendant-Appellant, and CHRISTIANA SANCHEZ, Defendant 2016-04-20
SAMANTHA MIKESKA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LAS CRUCES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, LLC d/b/a MOUNTAIN VIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, Defendant-Appellee 2016-04-21
PNC MORTGAGE, a division of PNC BANK National Association, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO NATIONAL CITY MORTGAGE, a division of NATIONAL CITY BANK f/k/a NATIONAL CITY BANK OF INDIANA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DANA ROMERO and EUGENE ROMERO, Defendants-Appellants 2016-04-26
NEW MEXICO STATE INVESTMENT COUNCIL, as Trustee, Administrator, and Custodian of the LAND GRANT PERMANENT FUND and the SEVERANCE TAX PERMANENT FUND, Plaintiff-Appellee, and STATE OF NEW MEXICO ex rel. FRANK FOY, SUZANNE FOY, and JOHN CASEY, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellants, v. DANIEL WEINSTEIN, VICKY L. SCHIFF, WILLIAM HOWELL, and MARVIN ROSEN, Defendants-Appellees. and GARY BLAND, et al., Defendants; (Consolidated with) NEW MEXICO STATE INVESTMENT COUNCIL, as Trustee, Administrator, and Custodian of the LAND GRANT PERMANENT FUND and the SEVERANCE TAX PERMANENT FUND, Plaintiff-Appellee, and STATE OF NEW MEXICO ex rel. FRANK FOY, SUZANNE FOY, and JOHN CASEY, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellants, v. SAUL MEYER and RENAISSANCE PRIVATE EQUITY PARTNERS, LP, d/b/a ALDUS EQUITY PARTNERS, LP, Defendants-Appellees, and GARY BLAND, et al., Defendants; (Consolidated with) NEW MEXICO STATE INVESTMENT COUNCIL as Trustee, Administrator, and Custodian of the LAND GRANT PERMANENT FUND and the SEVERANCE TAX PERMANENT FUND, Plaintiff-Appellee, and STATE OF NEW MEXICO ex rel. FRANK FOY, SUZANNE FOY, and JOHN CASEY, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellants, v. ELLIOT BROIDY, Defendant-Appellee, and GARY BLAND, et al., Defendants 2016-04-28
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHAD DEIGNAN, Defendant-Appellant 2016-05-11
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SHARON DUTTLE, Defendant-Appellant 2016-05-11
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MICHAEL A. ESTRADA, Defendant-Appellant 2016-05-13
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TOMMY SIMPSON, Defendant-Appellant 2016-05-19
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LAWRENCE BRANCH, Defendant-Appellant 2016-05-23
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES JOSEPH RAMIREZ, Defendant-Appellant 2016-05-25
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WESLEY DAVIS, Defendant-Appellant 2016-06-06
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JUDD MOORE, Defendant-Appellant 2016-06-07
BRUCE THOMPSON, as Guardian Ad Litem for A.O., J.P., and G.G., Minor Children, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, RAY SCHULTZ, former Chief of Police of the City of Albuquerque, and K. SANCHEZ, City of Albuquerque Police Officer, Defendants-Appellees 2016-06-09
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHRISTOPHER FRANCO, Defendant-Appellant 2016-06-14
W.J. HOLCOMB and SHARON HOLCOMB, Husband and Wife, Plaintiffs/Counterdefendants and Appellees/Cross-Appellants, v. AVEDON RODRIGUEZ a/k/a AVEDON ORLANDO RODRIGUEZ, a/k/a ORLANDO AVEDON RODRIGUEZ, and THERESA R. MARTINEZ, Defendants/Counterplaintiffs and Appellants/Cross-Appellees 2016-06-16
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARK GALLEGOS, Defendant-Appellant 2016-06-23
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MAYRA GUTIERREZ, Defendant-Appellee 2016-06-27
ZUNI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT #89, Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE OF NEW MEXICO PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT and VERONICA GARCIA, SECRETARY OF EDUCATION, Respondents-Appellees 2016-06-27
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JENNIFER LASSITER, a/k/a JENNIFER RUSSELL, Defendant-Appellee 2016-06-28
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ANDREA MONTOYA, Defendant-Appellant; and STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MICHAEL YAP, Defendant-Appellant 2016-06-29
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STEVEN MAXWELL, Defendant-Appellant, and MICHAEL MAXWELL, Defendant-Appellant 2016-07-05
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHRIS HALL, Defendant-Appellant 2016-07-07
STATE OF NEW MEXICO ex rel. CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT, Petitioner-Appellee, v. KEON H., Respondent-Appellant, and HALLEY R., Respondent, IN THE MATTER OF ANHAYLA H., Child 2016-07-07
JASON B. DAMON and MICHELLE T. DAMON, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. VISTA DEL NORTE DEVELOPMENT, LLC, Defendant-Appellee, and BRIAN MCGILL, JANELLE MCGILL, CARRIE TRAUB, COLDWELL BANKER LEGACY STILLBROOKE HOMES, INC., STRUCSURE HOME WARRANTY, LLC, Defendants 2016-07-12
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DANIEL G. ARAGON, Defendant-Appellant 2016-07-12
MARVIN ARMIJO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF ESPAÑOLA, Defendant-Appellant 2016-07-13
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DAVID HOWL, Defendant-Appellant 2016-07-14
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MATIAS LOZA, Defendant-Appellant 2016-07-18
HENRY P. MARQUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FRANK LARRABEE and LARRABEE, INC., a New Mexico Corporation, G&D CONSTRUCTION, INC., a New Mexico Corporation, and MELVILLE HEDGES, and JUANITA GAIL HEDGES, husband and wife, GALEN LARRABEE, Defendants-Appellants 2016-07-21
MB OIL LTD., CO., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, Defendant-Appellant 2016-07-25
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JESUS M. CASTRO, Defendant-Appellant 2016-07-27
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THOMAS MORGAN, Defendant-Appellant 2016-07-27
THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR POPULAR FINANCIAL SERVICES MORTGAGE/PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATE SERIES #2006-D, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOSEPH A. ROMERO and MARY ROMERO a/k/a MARY O. ROMERO a/k/a MARIA ROMERO, Defendants-Appellees 2016-07-28
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN MONAFO, Defendant-Appellant 2016-07-28
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. KENNETH EUGENE GRAY, Defendant-Appellant 2016-08-04
SHERRY MILLIRON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE COUNTY OF SAN JUAN, THE SAN JUAN SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT, and RICHARD STEVENS, Defendants-Appellees 2016-08-04
JOSEPH LEE CHRISTOPHERSON, as Personal Representative of the Estate of MERCEDES LOUISE CHRISTOPHERSON, and JOSEPH LEE CHRISTOPHERSON, individually, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL, a New Mexico Non-Profit Corporation d/b/a CHRISTUS ST. VINCENT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, Defendant-Appellant 2016-08-04
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RHIANNON MONTOYA, Defendant-Appellant 2016-08-08
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. VERONICA GRANILLO, Defendant-Appellant 2016-08-22
DAVID CHRISTOPHER and JULIA M. CHRISTOPHER, husband and wife, Plaintiffs/Counter-Defendants-Appellees, v. KENNETH H. OWENS, Defendant/Cross-Defendant-Appellee, and SONORA CORPORATION, a New Mexico Corporation, Defendant/Counterclaimant/Cross-Claimant-Appellant 2016-08-22
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TAYLOR E., Child-Appellee 2016-08-29
IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION PETITION OF DARLA D. and PATTY R., Petitioners-Appellees, v. GRACE R., Respondent-Appellant, and IN THE MATTER OF TRISTAN R., Child 2016-08-31
COULTON QUEVEDO, by and through his Attorney-in-Fact (with power of attorney), AIMEE BEVAN; BARBARA GUILFOYLE, individually; SUSAN WECKESSER, as Conservator for RYAN MORGAN; CHERYL MORGAN, individually; JORDAN ALMANZA, individually; and MARC FLEMING, individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NEW MEXICO CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES DEPARTMENT, NEW MEXICO LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY, a division of the NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS, and NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS, Defendants-Appellees 2016-08-31
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. KEVIN PITNER, Defendant-Appellant 2016-09-08
2727 SAN PEDRO LLC, a limited liability company, Petitioner-Appellant, v. BERNALILLO COUNTY ASSESSOR, Respondent-Appellee 2016-09-13
PETER WIRTH, ESQ., as Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF INEZ MARTINEZ, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SUN HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC., SUNBRIDGE HEALTHCARE, LLC, PEAK MEDICAL, LLC, and PEAK MEDICAL ASSISTED LIVING, LLC d/b/a THE VILLAGE AT NORTHRISE, Defendants-Appellants 2016-09-15
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OMAR ORTIZ, Defendant-Appellant 2016-09-19
MIRA CONSULTING, INC., a New Mexico Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION, ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Defendant-Appellee 2016-09-27