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Global Interpreting Network, Inc. v. New Mexico General Services Department
This case arose from the New Mexico General Services Department’s administration of Request for Proposal No. 40-00000-24-00076, a multi-state solicitation for remote and in-person interpretation and translation services. The solicitation authorized the State Purchasing Agent to issue clarifications through formal addenda and required all offerors to submit responses in strict compliance with mandatory formatting and…
Read MoreEstate of Jonathan Molina v. Kevin Smith CIV No. 1:21-cv-00749-JCH-GBW / Tenth Circuit No. 24-2068 / United States Supreme Court No. 25-472
This case arose from a Complaint filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging excessive force following a July 2018 officer-involved shooting on Interstate 25 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. During a traffic stop, the plaintiff decedent physically struggled with a New Mexico State Police officer and shot the officer before the officer returned fire. The Estate…
Read MoreEstate of Cristal Cervantes v. City of Las Vegas, et al. CIV-21-01222 KG/JMR / Tenth Circuit No. 24-2125
This case arose from a Complaint for Damages asserting claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the New Mexico Tort Claims Act following the tragic deaths of Cristal Cervantes and her grandfather, Victor Cervantes, during a November 2020 hostage situation in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Plaintiffs alleged that responding law enforcement officers violated Cristal Cervantes’…
Read MoreJonathan Strickland v. City of Las Cruces, et al. CIV-23-00116 KG/KRS
This case arose from claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the New Mexico Tort Claims Act following a March 2021 officer-involved shooting involving officers with the Las Cruces Police Department. The lawsuit alleged excessive force and battery after officers attempted to detain Jonathan Strickland following reports that he had threatened his wife and…
Read MoreNew Mexico Environment Department v. Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA)
Robles, Rael & Anaya, P.C. represented the New Mexico Environment Department in a landmark drinking water enforcement action against the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority arising from years of violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act and New Mexico drinking water regulations. The enforcement action involved five separate Notices of Violation addressing longstanding arsenic exceedances,…
Read MorePalindrome Communities v. Village of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
Robles, Rael & Anaya, P.C. successfully represented Palindrome Communities in a complex land use dispute involving the Village Center Project, a mixed-use development in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque consisting of affordable housing and commercial retail space. Following a prior ruling involving alleged violations of New Mexico’s Open Meetings Act, the Village sought a temporary restraining…
Read MoreHodge v. Board of County Commissioners of Bernalillo County, et al. 1:20-CV-01212-WJ-JHR/ No. 21-2125
This case against the Board of County Commissioners of Bernalillo County arose from a Complaint for Damages for Injuries, Civil Rights Violations, and New Mexico Tort Claims Act Violations, stemming from a traffic stop in Albuquerque in October 2018. The Complaint asserted violations of the First and Fourth Amendment as well as state law. Defendants…
Read MoreJackson v. Ft. Stanton, 87cv0839 JFR/KBM
This case was filed in 1987 against the New Mexico Department of Health on behalf of developmentally disabled individuals institutionalized in DOH facilities. After an initial finding that the conditions violated these individuals’ rights under federal law, the parties negotiated various settlement agreements. The most recent settlement agreement was negotiated in 2019. This firm entered…
Read MoreBuck, Lynn, et al. v. City of Albuquerque, et al., CIV 04-1000 WJ/DJS (USDC)
On a rainy day on March 20, 2003, people gathered in front of UNM’s Bookstore at 5:00 pm to protest President George W. Bush who ordered the Invasion of Iraq on March 19, 2003. At approximately 4:00 pm, all APD Metro Division officers attended a briefing concerning the protest. At 4:45 pm, officers began arriving…
Read MoreEstate of Clint John vs. Farmington Police Department, CIV 07-557 BB/LFG (USDC)
On June 10, 2006 at 4:20pm, John Clint and his girlfriend were shopping with their daughter at a Farmington Wal-Mart. While the two were paying at the register, an argument escalated about a man John’s girlfriend may have had a friendship with. John’s girlfriend ignored John until they reached their GMC pickup truck in the…
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