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Facts

• The plaintiffs, Boyapati C. Reddy and B. Lourdamma Reddy, engaged in litigation against the New Mexico Department of Transportation. The case led to the district court dismissing their claims with prejudice due to abusive litigation tactics and discovery violations.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiffs-Appellants: Argued against the district court's order dismissing their claims, presenting various attachments including correspondence and detailed hearing notes as part of their memorandum in opposition.
• Defendant-Appellee: [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court's order dismissing the plaintiffs' claims with prejudice for abusive litigation tactics and discovery violations was appropriate.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the ruling of the district court, dismissing the plaintiffs' claims with prejudice.

Reasons

• The decision was authored by Chief Judge J. Miles Hanisee, with Judges Megan P. Duffy and Jane B. Yohalem concurring. The Court of Appeals decided not to consider documents outside the record attached to the plaintiffs' memorandum in opposition, as these did not present an issue for review (para 2). The plaintiffs' memorandum was found to be largely unresponsive to the concerns identified by the court, including a failure to provide all relevant facts and a lack of preservation of many issues (para 2). The plaintiffs did not convince the court that the initial proposed disposition was erroneous, failing to specifically point out errors of law and fact or to provide well-supported and clear arguments against the district court's ruling (paras 3-4).