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Facts

• The case involves the Petitioner appealing a district court order following a hearing on a motion to show cause. The motion was related to the Petitioner's failure to pay debts assumed as part of a marital settlement agreement, leading to damages suffered by the Respondent. The district court had ordered the Petitioner to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for this failure (para 6).

Procedural History

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Parties' Submissions

• Petitioner: Argued that there was evidence before the district court regarding arrangements to pay a debt but failed to provide sufficient information or clarify what issues were before the district court when it entered the order he now appeals (paras 3, 5).
• Respondent: Filed a motion asserting that the Petitioner was failing to pay debts assumed as part of a marital settlement agreement, causing damages to the Respondent. The Respondent requested enforcement of the settlement agreement and the award of attorney fees (para 6).

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in ordering the Petitioner to address the debts assumed in the settlement agreement and in awarding attorney fees to the Respondent (paras 7-9).

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the order of the district court (para 11).

Reasons

• The Court, per Chief Judge Michael E. Vigil with Judges James J. Wechsler and Cynthia A. Fry concurring, held that:
  Self-represented litigants are held to the same standards as those represented by counsel, and the appellate court can only review issues to the extent they are understandable (para 2).
  The appellant failed to provide the necessary information for the Court to understand the proceedings below, leading to a presumption in favor of the correctness of the trial court's decision (para 3).
  The Court found no error in the district court's order enforcing the parties' settlement agreement and in ordering actions in conformity with that order. The award of attorney fees was presumed correct as the imposition of such sanctions is within the broad discretion of a trial court (paras 8-9).
  The motion to amend the docketing statement was denied because it sought to raise issues not viable or relevant to the appeal's core matter, which did not involve a vacated judgment or order (para 10).