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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO

Filing Date: June 17, 2024

No. S-1-SC-38221

PEARL GONZALES,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

MARGARET SALAZAR,

Defendant-Appellant.

CERTIFICATION FROM THE NEW MEXICO COURT OF APPEALS
Clay Campbell, District Judge

New Mexico Legal Aid, Inc.

Tom Prettyman

Albuquerque, NM

for Appellant

Pearl Gonzales

Pro se

Albuquerque, NM

for Appellee

DISPOSITIONAL ORDER OF REVERSAL

PER CURIAM.

{1}         WHEREAS, on February 1, 2022, the Court accepted certification and held this matter in abeyance pending this Court’s disposition in Padilla v. Torres, No. S-1-SC-35619;

{2}         WHEREAS, this Court issued an opinion in Padilla on February 5, 2024, reversing and remanding that matter to the metropolitan court for a new trial, see Padilla v. Torres, 2024-NMSC-007, ¶ 2, 548 P.3d 31;

{3}         WHEREAS, the Court concludes that the issues presented in this matter are addressed by the Court’s opinion in Padilla;

{4}         WHEREAS, the Court, therefore, exercises its discretion under Rule 12-405(B) NMRA to dispose of this matter by nonprecedential order; and

{5}         WHEREAS, the Court having considered the foregoing and being sufficiently advised;

{6}         NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the Court’s February 1, 2022, order is WITHDRAWN as to the abeyance; and

{7}         IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the district court is reversed and this matter is remanded to the metropolitan court for a new trial in accordance with Padilla.

{8}         IT IS SO ORDERED.

WE CONCUR:

DAVID K. THOMSON, Chief Justice

MICHAEL E. VIGIL, Justice

C. SHANNON BACON, Justice

JULIE J. VARGAS, Justice

BRIANA H. ZAMORA, Justice