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Facts

• The Sheriff of Los Alamos County filed a lawsuit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the Los Alamos County Council. The specifics of the relief sought or the reasons for the lawsuit are not detailed in the provided text.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff-Appellant (Sheriff): Asserted that if the case is precluded by the judgment in a prior case between these parties, then the earlier judgment should be "overturned" by the Court of Appeals (para 2).
• Defendants-Appellees (Los Alamos County Council): [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the doctrine of claim preclusion applies to the Sheriff's lawsuit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the Los Alamos County Council.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's dismissal of the Sheriff's lawsuit on the basis of claim preclusion.

Reasons

• The Court, consisting of Judges Linda M. Vanzi, J. Miles Hanisee, and Kristina Bogardus, unanimously affirmed the district court's dismissal. The Sheriff did not challenge the factual basis for the district court's judgment nor the application of the doctrine of claim preclusion. Furthermore, the Sheriff's memorandum opposing affirmance did not identify any factual or legal errors in the Court of Appeals' notice of proposed summary disposition. The Sheriff's argument that the earlier judgment should be "overturned" was not accompanied by a suggestion on how the Court might achieve this, especially considering the judgment was not appealed. Consequently, the Court concluded that the Sheriff failed to meet the burden of specifically pointing out errors in fact or in law, leading to the affirmation of the district court's judgment (paras 1-3).