1 {1} As a result of a settlement, a judgment was entered in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendants in Texas. Plaintiff domesticated the judgment in New Mexico pursuant to the Foreign Judgments Act (the Act), NMSA 1978, Sections 39-4A-1 to -6 (1989, as amended through 1994), and obtained a writ of execution to satisfy the judgment from property owned by one of the defendants. The district court... More...    $0 (02-15-2013 - NM)

Luzinda Yazzie sued the Law Offices of Farrell & Seldin and Target National Bank on a Fair Debt Collection Practice Act violation theory claiming that Defendants attempted to collect a debt from her for three years that they knew or should have known that she did not owe. Plaintiff was contacted in 2006 by Farrell & Seldin about payment of the debt and she told the caller that she was not the Luc... More...    $1260000 (08-01-2011 - NM)

{1} This appeal presents issues relating to the garnishment of funds held in a joint bank account. The district court awarded summary judgment in favor of the bank. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.

I. STANDARD OF REVIEW

{2} Our standard of review is well settled. “Summary judgment is appropriate where there are... More...    $0 (04-22-2011 - NM)

{1} Wrongfully denied her disability benefits, a former employee obtained a judgment against her employer’s long-term disability plan based on rights accorded under the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 to 1461 (2000). The employee seeks to enforce that judgment by way of a writ of garnishment against the insurer whose insurance policy funded th... More...    $0 (03-04-2010 - NM)

Gilbert Sanchez, the personal representative of the estate of Mike Sanchez, appeals the district court’s order dismissing this action for lack of jurisdiction. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

I.

The original plaintiff in this case, Mike Sanchez, was a World War II veteran and New Mexico resident. In approximately March of 2006, following the death... More...    $0 (01-09-2009 - NM)

{1} This appeal involves two related cases: a foreclosure case, in which Paul and Kathy Mannick (the Mannicks) foreclosed on a judgment lien against Robin Wakeland's (Wakeland) property, and a waste case, in which the Mannicks and their successor in interest, Coppler & Mannick, P.C., sought to recover damages from Wakeland for actions she took to devalue the property that was the subject... More...    $0 (08-24-2004 - NM)

{1} The Court of Appeals consolidated two related actions, the first involving foreclosure on a judgment lien and the second involving voluntary waste of the foreclosed property. The district court had ruled in the waste proceeding that Defendant Robin G. Wakeland was equitably estopped from asserting her statutory homestead exemption in the foreclosure proceeding. The Court of Appeals a... More...    $0 (06-05-2005 - NM)

{1} A general contractor on a public works project owes payments to its subcontractor who, in turn, owes money to various suppliers. The subcontractor also owes an unrelated debt on a judgment. The judgment creditor obtains a writ of garnishment against the general contractor demanding that, instead of paying the subcontractor, it pay the judgment creditor. We discuss the circumstances under w... More...    $0 (11-21-2001 - NM)