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Facts

• The case involves a putative intervener-appellant, Steven L. Gilmore, who attempted to intervene in a legal proceeding related to a judgment and sale from a prior foreclosure action. Gilmore's motion to intervene was denied by the district court, leading to his appeal.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Putative Intervener-Appellant: Argued for the right to intervene in the case to challenge the validity of a judgment and sale in a prior foreclosure action, citing Rule 1-060(B) NMRA.
• Appellee: Specific arguments made by the appellee are not detailed in the provided text.

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court's denial of the motion to intervene was appropriate.
• Whether the putative intervener-appellant has standing to challenge the judgment and sale from the prior foreclosure action.

Disposition

• The court affirmed the district court's order denying the motion to intervene.

Reasons

• The Court of Appeals, with Judge Linda M. Vanzi authoring the memorandum opinion and Judges James J. Wechsler and M. Monica Zamora concurring, decided to affirm the district court's denial of Steven L. Gilmore's motion to intervene. The court observed that the ruling on the motion to intervene could be seen as either a discretionary exercise of the district court’s authority to regulate proceedings or a decision on the merits (para 2). Gilmore's memorandum in opposition did not effectively address the court's concerns regarding the discretionary nature of the district court's decision or his standing to challenge the judgment and sale from the prior foreclosure action, as he was not a party to that action and was denied intervention (paras 2-3). The court remained unpersuaded that Gilmore's arguments were properly before them, leading to the affirmation of the district court's decision (para 4).