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Estate of Romero Ex Rel. Romero v. City of Santa Fe

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided June 8, 2006No. 28,816PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CHÁVEZ, Justice.

{1} The question in this case is whether documents and other information in an ongoing criminal investigation are discoverable in related civil litigation. This litigation arises out of the disappearance of Robbie Romero, who was seven years old when he was last seen near his home in Santa Fe on June 7, 2000. Plaintiffs are the parents of Robbie Romero, 1 who sued the City of Santa Fe, the Santa Fe Police Department (City Defendants), and Jerry Archuleta, a former Santa Fe police lieutenant, for alleged negligence in the handling of the investigation into Robbie’s…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Frankenhauser v. RizzoDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Ammerman v. Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1976
  4. New Mexico Right to Choose/NARAL v. JohnsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1999
  5. In Re Department Of Investigation Of The City Of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. State v. MartinezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2007
  2. Republican Party v. New Mexico Taxation & Revenue DepartmentNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2012
  3. Allen v. LeMasterNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2011
  4. Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corp. v. United Nuclear Corp.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2007
  5. Pincheira v. Allstate InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2008

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