Opinion
A-1-CA-37970
09-22-2022
MANUEL GARCIA a/k/a MANUEL J. GARCIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROBERTO J. PURDY and LINDA PURDY, Defendants-Appellees.
Manuel J. Garcia Las Vegas, NM Pro Se Appellant Egolf + Ferlic + Martinez + Harwood, LLC Mark A. Cox Kristina Martinez Santa Fe, NM for Appellees
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APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF SAN MIGUEL COUNTY Flora Gallegos, District Judge
Manuel J. Garcia Las Vegas, NM Pro Se Appellant
Egolf + Ferlic + Martinez + Harwood, LLC Mark A. Cox Kristina Martinez Santa Fe, NM for Appellees
DECISION
SHAMMARA H. HENDERSON, JUDGE.
{¶1} Plaintiff Manuel Garcia appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendants Roberto and Linda Purdy (collectively, Defendants) in a quiet title action. On appeal, Plaintiff raises many arguments, the main argument being that the district court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of Defendants.
{¶2} "[I]t is the appellant's burden to demonstrate, by providing well-supported and clear arguments, that the district court has erred." Premier Tr. of Nev., Inc. v. City of Albuquerque, 2021-NMCA-004, ¶ 10, 482 P.3d 1261. We conclude, after a thorough and careful review of the briefing, the authorities cited therein, the record of both the case before us, and the related cases the district court took judicial notice of, that Plaintiff has not demonstrated an error on the part of the district court that requires reversal. See Farmers, Inc., v. Dal Mach. &Fabricating, Inc., 1990-NMSC-100, ¶ 8, 111 N.M. 6, 800 P.2d 1063 ("The presumption upon review favors the correctness of the [district] court's actions. Appellant must affirmatively demonstrate its assertion of error."); see also Jones v. City of Albuquerque Police Dep't, 2020-NMSC-013, ¶ 27, 470 P.3d 252 ("Under the right for any reason doctrine, we may affirm the district court's order on grounds not relied upon by the district court if those grounds do not require us to look beyond the factual allegations that were raised and considered below." (internal quotation marks and citation omitted)).
{¶3} Accordingly, we affirm the district court's order granting summary judgment and denying Plaintiff's motion for reconsideration.
{¶4} IT IS SO ORDERED.
WE CONCUR: EMILES HANISEE, CHIEF JUDGE, ZACHARY A. IVES, JUDGE.