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Facts

  • Steve Ivey and Linda Ivey, the Plaintiffs-Appellants, appealed against the Town of Mountainair, the Town Council of Mountainair, and Mayor Chester Riley, in his official capacity, who are the Defendants-Appellees. The specific events leading to the appeal are not detailed in the provided text.

Procedural History

  • Appeal from the District Court of Torrance County, Matthew G. Reynolds, District Judge, November 16, 2015.

Parties' Submissions

  • Appellants: The specific arguments made by Steve Ivey and Linda Ivey are not detailed in the provided text (N/A).
  • Appellees: The specific arguments made by the Town of Mountainair, the Town Council of Mountainair, and Mayor Chester Riley are not detailed in the provided text.

Legal Issues

  • Whether the District Court's decision should be affirmed due to the absence of a memorandum opposing summary affirmance and the expiration of the time for filing such a memorandum.

Disposition

  • The appeal was affirmed.

Reasons

  • Per M. Monica Zamora, J. (Jonathan B. Sutin, J., and Cynthia A. Fry, J., concurring): The Court of Appeals proposed summary affirmance for reasons stated in a notice of proposed summary disposition. No memorandum opposing summary affirmance was filed, and the time for doing so expired, leading to the affirmation of the lower court's decision (paras 1-2).
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