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Facts

• Rosemarie Bustamante (Appellant) was involved in a legal dispute with LVNV Funding LLC (Appellee), which led to the district court awarding summary judgment in favor of the Appellee. The Appellant, representing herself, failed to file a notice of appeal within the required time frame, prompting the Court of Appeals to propose dismissing the appeal. The Appellant opposed this proposed dismissal, arguing for the application of a legal presumption typically used in criminal cases to her civil case and alleging a procedural error by the district court.

Procedural History

• Appeal from the District Court of San Miguel County, Matthew J. Sandoval, District Judge: Summary judgment awarded in favor of LVNV Funding LLC.

Parties' Submissions

• Appellee: [Not applicable or not found]
• Appellant: Argued that the Court should apply the Duran presumption of ineffective assistance of counsel due to the failure to file a notice of appeal within the required time limit. Additionally, claimed that the district court erred by not mailing her a copy of the docket sheet as a self-represented litigant, which she believed contributed to her procedural oversight.

Legal Issues

• Whether the Duran presumption of ineffective assistance of counsel, typically applied in criminal cases, should be extended to this civil case due to the Appellant's failure to file a notice of appeal within the required time limit.
• Whether the district court's alleged failure to mail the Appellant a copy of the docket sheet as a self-represented litigant constitutes an error that should affect the procedural requirements for filing an appeal.

Disposition

• The appeal was dismissed.

Reasons

• Per M. Monica Zamora, with Linda M. Vanzi and Timothy L. Garcia concurring, the Court was not persuaded by the Appellant's arguments. The Court clarified that the Duran presumption of ineffective assistance of counsel does not extend to civil cases and found no relation between the district court's mailing procedures and the Appellant's failure to file a timely notice of appeal. The Court emphasized that appellate requirements for the time and place of filing are mandatory preconditions absent court error, and no such error was identified in this case (paras 1-4).