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Facts

• Two consolidated cases involve worker-respondents, Noe Rodriguez and Maria Angelica Aguirre, against their respective employers, Brand West Dairy and M.A. & Sons Chili Products, along with their insurers. The core of the dispute revolves around motions related to a stay and the precedential value of a Court of Appeals’ opinion.

Procedural History

• Court of Appeals: Rodriguez v. Brand West Dairy, 2015-NMCA-097, 356 P.3d 546: The Court of Appeals issued an opinion with precedential value now suspended by the Supreme Court pending further order.

Parties' Submissions

• Insurer-Petitioner and Employer-Petitioner: Filed a motion to clarify the stay regarding the Court of Appeals' decision.
• Worker-Respondent: Responded to the motion to clarify the stay, details of which are not specified in the decision.

Legal Issues

• Whether the motion to clarify the stay regarding the Court of Appeals' decision should be granted.
• Whether the precedential value of the Court of Appeals’ opinion in Rodriguez v. Brand West Dairy should be suspended.

Disposition

• The motion to clarify the stay is granted.
• The precedential value of the Court of Appeals’ opinion in Rodriguez v. Brand West Dairy is suspended until further order of the Supreme Court.
• The case is scheduled for oral argument on the next available calendar.

Reasons

• The Supreme Court, with Chief Justice Barbara J. Vigil, Justice Petra Jimenez Maes, Justice Edward L. Chavez, Justice Charles W. Daniels, and Justice Judith K. Nakamura concurring, decided to grant the motion to clarify the stay and suspend the precedential value of the Court of Appeals’ opinion. This decision was made upon consideration of the motion and response thereto, indicating the Court's intention to reevaluate the Court of Appeals' decision through scheduled oral arguments.