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Facts

• The Defendant, acting pro se, sought relief from a foreclosure judgment, arguing lack of standing by the Plaintiff. The Defendant filed successive motions in district court seeking to overturn the foreclosure, which were denied. The appeal focuses on the district court's denial of the Defendant's latest motion, which was deemed repetitive of previously denied motions.

Procedural History

• District Court of Bernalillo County: Denied Defendant's motion for relief from judgment for lack of standing, considering it repetitive of previous motions already denied.

Parties' Submissions

• Defendant: Argued that the Plaintiff lacked standing to enforce the foreclosure, seeking relief from the foreclosure judgment.
• Plaintiff: [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in denying the Defendant's motion for relief from judgment for lack of standing.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's order denying the Defendant's motion for relief.

Reasons

• The Court of Appeals, with Judge Michael E. Vigil authoring the opinion and Judges Cynthia A. Fry and J. Miles Hanisee concurring, affirmed the district court's decision. The Court noted the Defendant's successive motions were construed as Rule 1-060(B) NMRA motions and found them to be repetitive, seeking relief from foreclosure based on the same arguments. The Court limited its review to the ruling from the district court on the latest motion, as previous orders were not appealed and thus were final. The Court also referenced the disfavor of multiple Rule 1-060(B) motions and the principle that a party who does not appeal a final adverse judgment is "stuck with it." Additionally, the Court acknowledged that while standing is a jurisdictional issue that can be raised at any time, the doctrine of law of the case allows a court to decline to rule on issues that were repeatedly raised and denied without being appealed.