New Mexico Court of Appeals, 2012

Atencio v. Pena

Atencio v. Pena
New Mexico Court of Appeals · Decided October 10, 2012

Atencio v. Pena

Opinion

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1 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO

2 ANDREW ATENCIO, JEFFREY ATENCIO, and MELISSA ATENCIO, 4 Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. NO. 32,052 DEBBIE PENA and RICHARD MARTINEZ, 7 Defendants-Appellants.

8 APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF RIO ARRIBA COUNTY Sheri A. Raphaelson, District Judge

10 Andrew Atencio Jeffrey Atencio Melissa Atencio Santa Cruz, NM Pro Se Appellees New Mexico Legal Aid, Inc. Amy L. Propps Santa Fe, NM for Appellants 1 MEMORANDUM OPINION KENNEDY, Judge.

3 Debbie Pena and Richard Martinez (Defendants) appeal from the district court’s February 9, 2012, order denying Defendants’ motion for reconsideration and motion to strike (order). [RP Vol.II/332] Our notice proposed to dismiss for lack of a final order, and Defendants filed a memorandum in opposition. We are not persuaded by Defendants’ arguments and, therefore, dismiss for lack of a final order.

8 In relevant part, the February 9, 2012, order from which Defendants appeal states the following: 10 [B]ecause the [c]ourt is aware that the mobile home at issue in this 11 lawsuit has been the subject of a separate lawsuit brought by a purchase- 12 money creditor, and the [c]ourt has issued an order in that case 13 authorizing repossession, the previous order in this case authorizing 14 judgment against . . . Defendants shall be amended.

15 [RP Vol.II/332] Because the referenced passage in the February 9th order indicates that the district court will amend the underlying judgment against Defendants, the order is not final for purposes of appeal. See generally Kelly Inn No. 102, Inc. v. Kapnison, 113 N.M. 231, 236, 824 P.2d 1033, 1038 (1992) (providing that an order or judgment is not considered final unless all issues of law and fact have been determined, and the case disposed of by the trial court to the fullest extent possible), limited on other grounds by Trujillo v. Hilton of Santa Fe, 115 N.M. 397, 398, 851

1 P.2d 1064, 1065 (1993) (providing that an order or judgment is not considered final unless all issues of law and fact have been determined and the case is disposed of by the trial court to the fullest extent possible).

4 While the district court entered orders on June 13, 2011 and December 7, 2011, which addressed outstanding damages, [MIO 1] these orders do not transform the otherwise non-final February 9 order into a final order. As it is now, the February 9 order provides that the district court will be amending the underlying judgment in light of a separate lawsuit brought by a purchase-money creditor. Given that further action by the district court is contemplated, we dismiss for lack of a final order.

10 IT IS SO ORDERED.

11 _______________________________ 12 RODERICK T. KENNEDY, Judge

13 WE CONCUR:

14 ___________________________ JAMES J. WECHSLER, Judge

16 ___________________________ MICHAEL E. VIGIL, Judge

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