ROGERS v. BD. OF COUNTY COM'RS OF TORRANCE

No. A-1-CA-36284

455 P.3d 871 (2019)

2020-NMCA-002

Paul ROGERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF TORRANCE COUNTY, Martin Rivera, Erwin Young, and Ron Saavedra, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied, December 9, 2019, No. S-1-SC-37976


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rothstein Donatelli LLP, Marc M. Lowry , Alicia C. Lopez , Albuquerque, NM, for Appellant

New Mexico Association of Counties, Brandon Huss , Grace Philips , Santa Fe, NM, for Appellees


OPINION

{1} In this appeal, we resolve whether a lawyer's mistaken action that had the unintended effect of terminating litigation warrants relief under Rule 1-060(B)(1) NMRA, when that action was undertaken without client authority. Concluding so, we reverse the district court's denial of Plaintiff's limited...

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