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Facts

• The case involves an appeal by the Plaintiff against the Defendant following a bench trial that resulted in a decision in favor of the Defendant. The Plaintiff's appeal challenges the district court's denial of a pretrial request for a continuance and a post-trial request for a discovery sanction.

Procedural History

• District Court of Santa Fe County, Francis J. Mathew, District Judge: Bench trial decision in favor of Defendant; denial of Plaintiff’s pretrial request for a continuance and post-trial request for a discovery sanction.

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff-Appellant: Argued for a pretrial continuance and post-trial discovery sanction, which were both denied by the district court (N/A).
• Defendant-Appellee: Supported the district court's decisions denying the Plaintiff's requests for a continuance and a discovery sanction. Filed a memorandum in support of the appellate court's proposed summary affirmance (para 1).

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in denying the Plaintiff's pretrial request for a continuance.
• Whether the district court erred in denying the Plaintiff's post-trial request for a discovery sanction.

Disposition

• The appeal was affirmed, upholding the district court's decisions to deny the Plaintiff's pretrial request for a continuance and post-trial request for a discovery sanction (para 3).

Reasons

• Per Ives, J., concurred by Medina, J., and Henderson, J.: The appellate court decided to affirm the district court's decisions after considering the Plaintiff's failure to demonstrate error on appeal and the absence of opposition to the proposed summary affirmance. The court referenced the principle that the appellant bears the burden of clearly demonstrating trial court error and the presumption of correctness in trial court rulings, which the Plaintiff did not overcome (paras 1-2).