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ATHERTON v. GOPIN

No. 32,028.

340 P.3d 630 (2014)

2015-NMCA-003

Utti ATHERTON, Laura Jaramillo, John Doe 1-99, and Jane Doe 1-99, Plaintiffs-Appellees, and State of New Mexico, ex rel., Gary K. King, Attorney General, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. GOPIN, d/b/a Law Offices of Michael J. Gopin, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Granted, December 19, 2014, No. 34,978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert (Tito) Meyer , Kenneth L. Beal , Las Cruces, NM, for Appellees.

Gary K. King , Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, Tonya Noonan Herring , Special Assistant Attorney General, Rebecca C. Branch , Special Assistant Attorney General, Ismael L. Camacho , Special Assistant Attorney General, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellee Attorney General.

Caren I. Friedman , Santa Fe, NM, Gorence & Oliveros, P.C., Robert J. Gorence , Albuquerque, NM, for Appellant.

OPINION

{1} We are presented with a legal Gordian knot that has defied all attempts to neatly unravel. As we will explain, certain aspects of the case tempted us to simply slice through the knot and affirm. Other aspects suggested that reversal was more appropriate. We conclude that reversal is required...

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