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Facts

• In January 2009, Plaintiff Ski Valley Road Properties, LLC filed a complaint against Defendant Kerry Kruskal for unpaid debt, unjust enrichment, and foreclosure, alleging the Defendant failed to pay off his mortgage. The district court partially granted Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment on the foreclosure in February 2011, setting a post-judgment interest rate at 15 percent due to Defendant's bad faith, and establishing a deficiency lien. In February 2017, Defendant, now pro se, filed a motion seeking relief from the deficiency lien, claiming full payment. Plaintiff responded, requesting additional attorney fees for responding to Defendant's motion. The district court, in August 2019, found that Defendant had not paid off the deficiency lien and denied all of Defendant's motions. Defendant filed twenty-two motions in response, which were collectively denied by the district court in July 2022 (paras 2-7).

Procedural History

• District Court, February 2011: Partially granted Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment on the foreclosure, reserving issues of interest rates and deficiency amount.
• District Court, September 2011: Set post-judgment interest rate at 15 percent due to Defendant's bad faith; ordered Plaintiff entitled to recover attorney fees as costs.
• District Court, May 2013: Entered a minute order closing the case after all issues had been resolved.
• District Court, August 2019: Entered an order on the accounting of Defendant’s debt, finding Defendant had not paid off the deficiency lien and denying all of Defendant’s motions.
• District Court, July 2022: Denied Defendant’s collective motion to reconsider the August 2019 accounting order and enjoined Defendant from further filing in the case.

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff: Argued that Defendant had not paid off the deficiency lien and requested additional attorney fees for having to respond to Defendant's motion.
• Defendant: Argued that he had fully paid off the deficiency lien and that the district court had orally ordered the lien released. He challenged the grant of additional attorney fees, requested damages and reimbursement for overpayment on the lien, and asked for default in his favor on motions Plaintiff did not respond to.

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in denying Defendant's motion to reconsider the accounting of the deficiency lien.
• Whether the district court properly enjoined Defendant from further filing in the case.

Disposition

• The district court's denial of Defendant's motion to reconsider was affirmed.
• The district court's decision to enjoin Defendant from further filing in the case was affirmed.

Reasons

• Judges Jacqueline R. Medina, Shammara H. Henderson, and Gerald E. Baca concurred in the opinion. The court found that Defendant's appeal lacked adequate, relevant factual background, citations to the record, and relevant legal authorities to support his arguments. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Defendant's motion for reconsideration, as it was merely a restatement of arguments previously made. The court also affirmed the district court's decision to enjoin Defendant from further filing in the case, noting the district court's inherent power to impose sanctions to deter frivolous filings and promote judicial efficiency. The court concluded that Defendant failed to show how the district court erred in its decisions (paras 9-14).