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Facts

• The case involves the Bank of Oklahoma, N.A. (Plaintiff) seeking foreclosure of real property owned by Rocky C. Martinez (Defendant). The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Plaintiff for the principal balance, interest, attorneys’ fees, and costs of filing and service of process. However, it denied Plaintiff’s request for additional amounts related to mortgage insurance, property taxes, property insurance, appraisal, and foreclosure expenses, deeming these amounts unsupported by the record or not compensable under the law.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff: Argued that expenses for mortgage insurance, property taxes, property insurance, appraisal, and foreclosure expenses should be recoverable under Rule 1-054(D) as they are supported by the operating contract in this matter.
• Defendant: The Defendant's specific arguments are not detailed in the provided text.

Legal Issues

• Whether the expenses sought by the Plaintiff for mortgage insurance, property taxes, property insurance, appraisal, and foreclosure expenses are litigation costs within the meaning of Rule 1-054(D) NMRA.
• Whether the expenses sought by the Plaintiff were adequately supported by the record and recoverable as a matter of law.
• Whether the Plaintiff was denied due process in the district court.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's decision, granting Plaintiff's motion to supplement the record but remaining unpersuaded by Plaintiff’s arguments regarding the recoverability of certain expenses and the claim of a due process violation.

Reasons

• CYNTHIA A. FRY, Judge (RODERICK T. KENNEDY, Chief Judge, JAMES J. WECHSLER, Judge concurring): The Court found that the expenses Plaintiff seeks are not litigation costs as defined by Rule 1-054(D) NMRA, which addresses costs of litigation and not the types of expenses claimed by the Plaintiff. The Court also determined that the expenses were not adequately supported by the record, noting discrepancies in the categories of expenses listed in Plaintiff's affidavit and proposed form of judgment, and a lack of documentation connecting the requested amounts to the supporting documents provided. Furthermore, the Court concluded that the Plaintiff was not denied due process, as the district court had provided an opportunity for the Plaintiff to be heard on the issue of expenses during the summary judgment hearing, and the Plaintiff chose to rely on its previously submitted affidavit without raising the issue further.