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Facts

• The City of Santa Fe, acting through its Police Department, seized a 1988 Blue Chevrolet Van owned by Ramona F. Tenorio. The district court ordered the City to return the vehicle to Tenorio, who represented herself in the legal proceedings.

Procedural History

• District Court of Santa Fe County, July 7, 2016: Ordered the City of Santa Fe to return the seized vehicle to Ramona F. Tenorio.

Parties' Submissions

• Petitioner-Appellant (City of Santa Fe ex rel. Santa Fe Police Department): Argued for the reversal of the district court's decision to return the vehicle to Tenorio.
• Claimant-Appellee (Ramona F. Tenorio): Successfully argued in the district court for the return of her vehicle, but did not file any memoranda in opposition to the Court of Appeals' notice of proposed disposition.

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court's order for the City of Santa Fe to return the seized vehicle to Ramona F. Tenorio was correct.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals reversed the district court's judgment against the Petitioner and remanded for further proceedings.

Reasons

• The Court of Appeals, led by Judge Linda M. Vanzi with Judges James J. Wechsler and Jonathan B. Sutin concurring, decided to reverse and remand the district court's decision due to the lack of opposition from the Respondent and Claimant to the proposed disposition. The Court cited the principle that failure to file a memorandum in opposition constitutes acceptance of the proposed disposition, leading to their decision to reverse and remand for further proceedings (para 1).