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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO
Filing Date: June 17, 2024
No. S-1-SC-39821
FOUR HILLS COMMUNITY, LLC
d/b/a FOUR HILLS PRIVATE
COMMUNITY,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
SHERRY LYNN TUCKER,
Defendant-Appellant,
and
GLORIA H. NOVAK,
Defendant.
CERTIFICATION FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS
Joshua A. Allison, District Judge
Sherry L. Tucker
Pro se
Edgewood, NM
for Appellant
Vance, Chavez & Associates, LLC
James A. Chavez
Albuquerque, NM
for Appellee
DISPOSITIONAL ORDER OF REMAND
PER CURIAM.
{1} WHEREAS, this matter came on for consideration by the Court upon certification order from the Court of Appeals, and the Court having considered the foregoing order and being sufficiently advised, on March 27, 2023, held this matter in abeyance pending this Court’s disposition in Padilla v. Torres, No. S-1-SC-35619, without deciding whether to accept certification;
{2} WHEREAS, this Court issued an opinion in Padilla on February 5, 2024, reversing and remanding that matter to the metropolitan court for a new trial, see Padilla v. Torres, 2024-NMSC-007, ¶ 2, 548 P.3d 31;
{3} WHEREAS, the Court concludes that the certified question presented in this matter is addressed by the Court’s opinion in Padilla;
{4} WHEREAS, the Court, therefore, exercises its discretion under Rule 12-405(B) NMRA to dispose of this matter by nonprecedential order; and
{5} WHEREAS, the Court having considered the foregoing and being sufficiently advised;
{6} NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the Court’s March 27, 2023, order holding this matter in abeyance is WITHDRAWN;
{7} IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that certification is ACCEPTED; and
{8} IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this matter is remanded to the metropolitan court for a new trial in accordance with Padilla.
{9} IT IS SO ORDERED.
WE CONCUR:
DAVID K. THOMSON, Chief Justice
MICHAEL E. VIGIL, Justice
C. SHANNON BACON, Justice
JULIE J. VARGAS, Justice
BRIANA H. ZAMORA, Justice