Monthly Archives: September 2015

Here’s the Summer 2015 edition of “Appellate Issues”

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on September 30, 2015

The ABA’s Council of Appellate Lawyers has published the Summer 2015 edition of their journal, Appellate Issues, which you can read at this link. The theme of this edition is “The Appellate Record: Adequate or Not?” and includes a number … Continue reading →

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Justice Bosson to speak at Albuquerque Bar Association on October 6

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on September 28, 2015

Justice Bosson will give a talk on his “Reflections from the Bench” at the Albuquerque Bar Association’s luncheon on Tuesday, October 6, at the Embassy Suites Hotel. The luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. and end at 1:00 p.m., and will be … Continue reading →

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NM Court of Appeals: Los Lunas has standing to challenge Valencia County’s decision re hospital

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on September 25, 2015

According to this report by Julia Dendinger in the Valencia County News-Bulletin, the New Mexico Court of Appeals issued an oral ruling reviving the Village of Los Lunas’ challenge to Valencia County’s decision which paves the way for a hospital … Continue reading →

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Charlie Rose interviews Justice Breyer

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on September 23, 2015

As we count down to Christmas in October, here is Charlie Rose’s interview with Justice Breyer about his new book, The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities, in which he makes the case that American courts need … Continue reading →

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Watch Justice Kagan speak at Harvard Law School

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on September 21, 2015

We’re now two weeks away from Christmas in October (also known as the First Monday in October, or the first day of SCOTUS’s October 2015 Term), the best day of the year for appellate lawyers! For those of you who just … Continue reading →

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NM Court of Appeals: Party defaulted as a discovery sanction may still contest amount of damages

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on September 18, 2015

On Wednesday, the New Mexico Court of Appeals issued Couch v. Williams, written by Judge Bustamante. The case contains at least two points of interest: 1. Post-judgment motions filed under NMSA 1978, Section 39-1-1 are not governed by the standards that … Continue reading →

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Convictions upheld in 2010 murder of Albuquerque teenager

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on September 17, 2015

The New Mexico Supreme Court has issued a non-precedential opinion in State v. Pagan-Rivera, affirming convictions for murder and other crimes in connection with the November 2010 shooting death of eighteen-year-old Dwayne Johnson in Albuquerque. Justice Daniels wrote the opinion. For … Continue reading →

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Federal Bar Association to host former Congressman Mickey Edwards on September 24

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on September 17, 2015

The New Mexico Chapter of the Federal Bar Association will host former Congressman Mickey Edwards at a luncheon on Thursday, September 24, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Hotel Andaluz in Albuquerque. Edwards will give a talk called … Continue reading →

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Tenth Circuit upholds Oklahoma death sentence

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on September 16, 2015

The Bryan-College Station Eagle has this story about yesterday’s decision by the Tenth Circuit in Eizember v. Trammell, upholding a death sentence imposed against Scott Eizember as a result of a series of crimes he committed in 2003. Judge Neil … Continue reading →

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Tips and useful data on NM Supreme Court practice

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on September 16, 2015

At last Friday’s 26th Annual New Mexico Appellate Practice Institute, Justice Richard Bosson and Joey Moya, Clerk of the Court, gave an informative presentation on practice before the New Mexico Supreme Court. Here are some of the useful bits of … Continue reading →

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