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Facts

• The case involves the Plaintiff filing a notice of a foreign judgment against the Defendant in the district court of Lea County under the Foreign Judgments Act. The Defendant contested the Texas court's personal jurisdiction over him, arguing that he was not properly served. The Plaintiff countered by providing evidence of the Defendant's business activities in Texas and the process of service executed through the Texas Secretary of State and mailed to the Defendant's business address in New Mexico. The Plaintiff argued that this constituted proper service under Texas law and met constitutional due process requirements.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff: Argued that the Defendant was properly served in accordance with Texas law by serving the Defendant's "home office" and that constitutional due process requirements were met. The Plaintiff provided evidence of the Defendant's business activities in Texas and the service process, including mailing a citation to the Defendant's business address in New Mexico.
• Defendant: Contested the Texas court's personal jurisdiction, arguing that he was not properly served. The Defendant's original and amended docketing statements relied on cases discussing notice by publication, which the Court found inapplicable.

Legal Issues

• Whether the Texas court had personal jurisdiction over the Defendant based on the service of process executed through the Texas Secretary of State and mailed to the Defendant's business address in New Mexico.
• Whether the service of process met constitutional due process requirements.

Disposition

• The Court denied the Defendant's motion to amend the docketing statement and affirmed the denial of his motion for relief from a foreign judgment.

Reasons

• The Court, consisting of Judges Michael E. Vigil, Roderick T. Kennedy, and Timothy L. Garcia, concluded that the Defendant failed to comply with the rules for docketing an appeal by not providing necessary facts in his docketing statement. Despite this, the Court addressed the merits of his claims based on the record. The Court found the Defendant's arguments regarding improper service unconvincing, noting that the Plaintiff had provided sufficient evidence of proper service under Texas law and constitutional due process. The Defendant's reliance on cases discussing notice by publication was deemed inapplicable, as this case did not involve notice by publication. The Court assumed no authority existed to support the Defendant's argument due to his failure to cite relevant authority.