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Facts

  • Virgil Claude initiated a lawsuit against THI of New Mexico at Albuquerque, LLC, d/b/a Specialty Hospital of Albuquerque, HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of New Mexico, Ltd., d/b/a HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, The Four Humours Healthcare, LLC, and Lisa S. Noya Burnett, M.D. Subsequently, these defendants/third-party plaintiffs filed a third-party complaint against William McConnell, M.D., LLC. The nature of the underlying dispute is not detailed in the provided text.

Procedural History

  • Appeal from the District Court of McKinley County, John A. Dean, Jr., District Judge.

Parties' Submissions

  • Third-Party Plaintiffs/Appellants: The specific arguments made by the third-party plaintiffs/appellants are not detailed in the provided text (N/A).
  • Third-Party Defendant/Appellee: The specific arguments made by the third-party defendant/appellee are not detailed in the provided text.

Legal Issues

  • Whether the District Court's decision should be affirmed due to the absence of a memorandum opposing summary affirmance and the expiration of the time for filing such a memorandum.

Disposition

  • The Court of Appeals of New Mexico affirmed the decision of the District Court of McKinley County.

Reasons

  • Per Linda M. Vanzi, J. (Michael D. Bustamante, J., and Michael E. Vigil, J., concurring): The Court of Appeals decided to affirm the District Court's decision because no memorandum opposing summary affirmance was filed, and the time for doing so had expired (paras 1-3).
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