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Facts

• The Plaintiff, a self-represented litigant, appealed from the district court's order which granted the Defendants' motion to dismiss and the subsequent order denying the Plaintiff's Rule 1-059 NMRA motion. The appeal involved multiple defendants, including Nexstar Media Group and associated entities and individuals (para 1).

Procedural History

• Appeal from the District Court of Bernalillo County, Victor S. Lopez, District Judge: The district court granted Defendants' motion to dismiss and denied Plaintiff’s Rule 1-059 NMRA motion (para 1).

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff: Argued against the district court's order granting Defendants' motion to dismiss and the subsequent order denying Plaintiff’s Rule 1-059 NMRA motion. The Plaintiff also requested the appellate court to recommend sanctioning Nexstar and to instruct the district court to modify the case caption (paras 3-4).
• Defendant Nexstar Media Group: Filed a memorandum in opposition to the Plaintiff's appeal, agreeing partially with the appellate court's proposed disposition but also addressing the Plaintiff's contentions (para 4).

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in dismissing Nexstar as a party to the case based on the parties' stipulation to the dismissal (para 2).
• Whether the appellate court should recommend sanctioning Nexstar and instruct the district court to modify the case caption as requested by the Plaintiff (para 3).

Disposition

• The dismissal of Nexstar was affirmed (para 5).
• The appellate court reversed the district court's decision with respect to all remaining issues (para 5).

Reasons

• The appellate court, consisting of Judges M. Monica Zamora, Linda M. Vanzi, and Jonathan B. Sutin, initially proposed to summarily reverse in part and affirm in part. Upon consideration of Nexstar's memorandum in opposition, the court modified its proposed disposition regarding the dismissal of Nexstar as a party, concluding that the district court did not err due to the parties' stipulation to the dismissal. The Plaintiff's request for sanctions against Nexstar and for modification of the case caption was declined by the court, stating that it was not in a position to sanction or recommend sanctioning Nexstar and that any issues related to the captioning of the case should be addressed by the district court. Nexstar's response to the Plaintiff's memorandum in opposition was not considered by the court due to non-compliance with the appellate procedure rules (paras 2-5).