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Facts

• The case involves the Federal National Mortgage Association (Plaintiff) initiating a foreclosure action against Arthur R. Archuleta (Defendant), along with Nicole D. Archuleta and the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department. The Defendant, representing himself, contested the foreclosure, particularly challenging the Plaintiff's standing to foreclose and the subsequent orders related to the foreclosure sale.

Procedural History

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Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff-Appellee: The submissions of the Plaintiff-Appellee are not detailed in the decision.
• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that the district court erred in finding that the Plaintiff had standing to foreclose and in granting the Plaintiff a writ of execution in its order confirming sale, pointing to discrepancies in dates or documents (para 2).

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in finding that the Plaintiff had standing to foreclose.
• Whether the district court erred in granting Plaintiff a writ of execution in its order confirming sale.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's summary and stipulated judgment, default foreclosure judgment, order for foreclosure sale, and order denying motion to compel, as well as the order confirming sale and special master’s report (para 1).

Reasons

• The Court, comprising Judge Julie J. Vargas, Chief Judge M. Monica Zamora, and Judge Briana H. Zamora, unanimously affirmed the lower court's decisions. The Court found the Defendant's arguments, particularly regarding the Plaintiff's standing to foreclose and the possession of the note indorsed in blank at the time of filing the complaint, to be unpersuasive. The Court referred to precedent stating that the burden is on the party opposing the proposed disposition to clearly point out errors in fact or law, which the Defendant failed to do satisfactorily. The evidence presented to the district court supported its conclusion that the Plaintiff was in physical possession of the note, indorsed in blank, when the complaint was filed, thus affirming the district court's decisions on the grounds stated in their notice of proposed disposition and the reasons herein (paras 2-4).