Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with intentional abuse of a child resulting in death.

Lalo Anthony Castrillo was charged for causing the death of Faviola Rodriguez, 2, in September 2018.

Castrillo was babysitting his girlfriends child at the time she allegedly suffered a brain injury as a result of blunt force trauma to her head.
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Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and other financial crimes committed in connection with the operation of Ayudando Guardians, Inc., a non-profit corporation that previously provided guardianship, conservatorship and financial management to hundreds of people with special needs.

Susan Harris was se... More...    $0 (07-19-2021 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico civil rights lawyer represented Dennis Murphya, as Personal Representative of the Wrongful Death Estate of Savanna Smith, deceased estate of Savanna Smith, and Gabrielle Valdez as Guardian ad litem for A.S. and B.S., minor children on behalf of A.S. on behalf of B.S., who sued Defendants claiming that they violated the constitution rights of Savanna Smith.... More...    $1 (06-10-2021 - NM)

Defendant is the mother of three children, including fifteen-year-old J.M. 15 (Son). Son had a history of behavioral problems and had been diagnosed with 16 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Defendant also cares for her 17 younger son, who is deaf and suffers from autism and Down syndrome. Along with 18 her own three children, Defendant also cares for her grandchild. 19 ... More...    $0 (09-18-2018 - NM)

Child was born in March 2015. The New Mexico Children, Youth and Families
13 Department (CYFD) took Child into custody on April 11, 2016. CYFD then filed an
14 abuse/neglect petition on April 13, 2016 naming Mother and Father as respondents,
15 and Carlos G. (Husband) as an interested party. Based on information provided by
16 Mother, CYFD alleged that Father is the biological fat... More...    $0 (11-08-2017 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - Prior Felon from Roswell Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Possession of a Firearm

Enrique Chavarria, 33, of Roswell, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to violating the federal firearms laws by unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition. The guilty plea was entered without the benefit of a plea agreement.

Chavarria was arrested on July 2... More...    $0 (09-16-2016 - NM)

DeAngelo M. (Child) was thirteen years and eight days old when during a custodial interrogation by three law enforcement officers, he made inculpatory statements regarding a burglary, which connected Child to a murder. Had Child made his statements nine days earlier, his statements would not have been admissible against him in any delinquency proceedings. NMSA 1978, § 32A-2-14(F) (2009). Had C... More...    $0 (12-29-2015 - NM)

Alycia Nichols, Jeremy Nichols’ wife, gave birth to Kaden and his twin 1
10 brother Bryce in September 2005. The twins were delivered by Caesarean section
11 after the doctor made several unsuccessful attempts to get Kaden into a position
12 where he could be delivered naturally. Kaden was stuck in the birth canal for a period
13 of time, resulting in bruising over the majority of ... More...    $0 (11-23-2015 - NM)

{1} Respondent Djamila B. (Guardian) was appointed by a family court as kinship
guardian to Mahdjid and Aliah (Children). Petitioner Children, Youth and Families
Department (CYFD) brought abuse and neglect proceedings in children’s court against
Guardian and Children’s biological parents pursuant to the Abuse and Neglect Act (ANA),
NMSA 1978, §§ 32A-4-1 to -34 (1993, as amend... More...    $0 (12-15-2014 - NM)

{1} Res judicata is a judicially created doctrine designed to promote efficiency and
finality by giving a litigant only one full and fair opportunity to litigate a claim and by
precluding any later claim that could have, and should have, been brought as part of the
earlier proceeding. In this case, we examine the preclusive effect of a fee proceeding in
bankruptcy court on a later ... More...    $0 (01-08-2015 - NM)

4/27/2012 REPORT
First Guardian Ad Litem Report (April 18, 2012)
04/27/2012 CLS: STIPULATED DISMISSAL
Order approving minor settlement and dismissal with prejudice of complaint
04/19/2012 REPORT
First Guardian Ad Litem Report
03/19/2012 NTC: OF HEARING
Notice of Presentment Hearing on Judgment Approving Minor's ... More...    $0 (12-29-2011 - NM)

Eloisa Taylor appeals from a decision of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit (“BAPâ€�) affirming a decision of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico. The bankruptcy court granted summary judgment in favor of Eloisa’s former spouse, Matthew Taylor. The bankruptcy court determined that a $50,660.59 debt Eloisa owed to Matthew for overpayment of spousal... More...    $0 (12-09-2013 - NM)

There was a cross-complaint by the defendant surety, alleging that deceased administrator died seized of real estate, and praying that the court order the sale of the same, apply proceeds to payment of the debts of plaintiff and other creditors, and that suit on bond be stayed pending such proceedings. Held, no bar to plaintiffs' recovery upon the pleadings notwithstanding the cross-complaint.
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Paul Barber and his law firm, Barber & Borg, L.L.C. (Barber), were the attorneys for Ellen Sam. Barber filed a lawsuit against numerous defendants for injuries Sam sustained when her car was struck from behind on Interstate 40 (I-40). Barber also represented Sam in her capacity as the personal representative of the estates of her daughter and granddaughter, both of whom died from inju... More...    $0 (03-11-2013 - NM)

{1} Several months after being granted sole legal and physical custody of Patrick D. (Child), Brian D. and Peggy D. (Grandparents) filed a petition for guardianship and custody pursuant to the Kinship Guardianship Act (the Act), NMSA 1978, §§ 40-10B-1 to -15 (2001). Julie Ann D. (Mother), Grandparents’ daughter, consented to the guardianship, but Freedom C. (Father) opposed it. After an eviden... More...    $0 (05-30-2012 - NM)

This appeal presents us with a difficult issue of first impression. John Doe, a registered sex offender, brought a facial challenge under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to a ban enacted by the City of Albuquerque that prohibited registered sex offenders from entering the City’s public libraries. The district court denied a motion to dismiss brought by the City and ultimately granted summary... More...    $0 (01-20-2012 - NM)

{1} The central question presented by this case is whether a court may award child support to a minor child who has been emancipated pursuant to the Emancipation of Minors Act (EMA), NMSA 1978, §§ 32A-21-1 to -7 (1995), for the period after emancipation and continuing until the emancipated minor reaches the age of eighteen. This case is consolidated from two district court cases. In the first ca... More...    $0 (12-20-2010 - NM)

{1} In this appeal, we reconsider and clarify the “presumption of prejudiceâ€� that attaches to extraneous juror communications. After reviewing New Mexico case law in light of United States Supreme Court precedent, we conclude that the party moving for a new trial based on extraneous juror communications bears the burden to prove that (1) material extraneous to the trial actually reached the ju... More...    $0 (08-03-2010 - 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)

{1} The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department (BCSD) appeals the judgment of the district court holding it thirty percent liable for the wrongful death of Jason Wachocki. BCSD argues (1) that several of the district court’s factual findings were not supported by substantial evidence; (2) that the district court erred in finding that Jason Wachocki had no comparative fault in causing his death... More...    $0 (11-24-2009 - NM)

Plaintiff Desiree Herrera appeals from the district court’s grant of qualified immunity in favor of defendant Maureen O’Brien, and from the district court’s entry of final judgment in favor of defendants on her claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

I

Factual background

On October 5, 2005, Albuquerque poli... More...    $0 (12-14-2009 - NM)

Steffan Hobbs, by and through his parents as next friends, sued several employees of the New Mexico Human Services Department (“NMHSDâ€�) following that agency’s denial of Hobbs’ application for Medicaid benefits. NMHSD’s denial turned on its determination that a certain trust was a “countable resourceâ€� because the trust was not being administered for Hobbs’ sole benefit. Hobbs advan... More...    $0 (09-01-2009 - NM)

{1} In this case, we consider whether City of Albuquerque Ordinance C/S O-06-21, the Assisted Outpatient Treatment Ordinance (the Ordinance), is preempted by state law. First, though, we must consider whether Plaintiffs, Jane Does 1 through 3, John Doe 1, and Protection and Advocacy System (P&A), have standing to challenge the Ordinance. We agree with the district court that Plaintiffs have s... More...    $0 (08-05-2008 - NM)

{1} This appeal raises questions as to the continued viability of New Mexico’s enduring justiciability principles that govern who has standing to bring suit in our state courts. Our current standing doctrine generally requires litigants to allege three elements: (1) they are directly injured as a result of the action they seek to challenge; (2) there is a causal relationship between the inj... More...    $0 (06-27-2008 - NM)

{1} This appeal raises questions as to the continued viability of New Mexico’s enduring justiciability principles that govern who has standing to bring suit in our state courts. Our current standing doctrine generally requires litigants to allege three elements: (1) they are directly injured as a result of the action they seek to challenge; (2) there is a causal relationship between the inj... More...    $0 (07-30-2008 - NM)

{1} Charles Cline and Judith Davis have lived together since 1997. Although they are not married, they have held themselves out to the public as husband and wife. After Davis was involved in an automobile accident, she made a claim for underinsured motorist benefits as a Class I insured under insurance contracts issued only to Cline as the named insured. See Morro v. Farmers Ins. Group, 10... More...    $0 (06-20-2006 - NM)

{1} This case involves the interpretation of a right of first refusal (ROFR) provision in a limited partnership agreement. The district court decided the ROFR was triggered when the corporate great-great-grandparent of one of the general partners was sold in a stock transfer transaction. Defendant appeals the district court's basic decision that the ROFR was triggered. Plaintiffs and Def... More...    $0 (05-31-2005 - NM)

{1} In this domestic relations feud, Anna Weddington (Mother) appeals from an order determining the amount to be deposited into a college fund account and awarding Kenneth Weddington (Father) a portion of his attorney fees and costs. Mother contends that the district court did not have jurisdiction to make any determination regarding the college fund account and, even if it did, it erred ... More...    $0 (04-01-2004 - NM)

{1}The New Mexico Children, Youth and Family Services Department appeals from a judgment of the Court of Appeals reversing the district court's termination of Mafin M.'s (hereinafter "Mother") parental rights to her two young boys, Chad C. and Chance M. In a memorandum opinion, the Court of Appeals held that the district court violated Mother's procedural due process rights by holding a termina... More...    $0 (05-28-2003 - NM)

{1}Petitioners Running Elk Corp. and Second Running Elk Corp. (Running Elk) petitioned this Court to review an opinion of the Court of Appeals, which held that a liability release signed by Respondent Nicholas Berlangieri was unenforceable. See Berlangieri v. Running Elk Corp., 2002-NMCA-060, 22, 132 N.M. 332, 48 P.3d 70, cert. granted, No. 27,492 (2002). The Court of Appeals reversed an order of... More...    $0 (08-28-2003 - NM)

{1} Mother appeals from a judgment appointing guardians for her two daughters. Mother argues that the trial court had no authority under the Probate Code to appoint guardians for the children when Mother retained the right to custody and objected to the appointment. Mother also argues that the trial court should have applied the parental rights doctrine and granted Mother custody of her daughters... More...    $0 (10-08-2002 - NM)

{3} In January 1998 Cecilia Sanchez filed an amended complaint individually and as the parent of Justin Sanchez against Paul Kirby for damages arising from a September 1996 accident involving an automobile purportedly owned by Diane Dubiel, Kirby's wife. Sanchez alleged Kirby was negligent and driving while intoxicated in a reckless and wanton manner. She also included a direct action against ... More...    $182645 (11-27-2001 - NM)

In 1993, Bolin and defendant-appellee Katherine Chavez divorced. At the time, Bolin was incarcerated in Colorado. As part of the divorce decree, a Colorado court awarded Bolin and Chavez joint custody of their son, with Chavez designated as the primary residential custodi... More...    $0 (12-13-2001 - NM)

The appeal in this civil rights action arises out of Plaintiff Candido Martinez' arrest in the City of Albuquerque, New Mexico, on state misdemeanor charges of patronizing a prostitute, battery, and resisting arrest. According to the state criminal complaint, on January 20, 1994, Martinez, while in his vehicle, solicited an undercover female police officer for sex. When surveillance officers from ... More...    $0 (06-15-1999 - NM)

Civil Rights - 42 U.S.C. 1983 and the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution - Detention of Leonard Garza, a minor, for interregation. On or about December 11, 1996, Officer Belyeu and Detective D.T. Carter of the Hobbs Police Department detained the Plaintiff's minor son, Leonard Garza who was ten years of age at the time at the Mills Elementary School for two and a h... More...    $0 (06-23-2000 - NM)