Legal Opinion
Paz v. Tijerina
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided June 25, 2007No. 26,473PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KENNEDY, Judge.
{1} The Risk Management Division of the State of New Mexico (RMD) and its acting director, Manuel Tijerina, (together Respondents) appeal from the district court’s order awarding attorney fees and costs to Luis Padilla Paz, M.D. (Petitioner). We reverse the award of attorney fees. We remand on the issue of costs because Petitioner’s application lacked the specificity required by Rule 1-054(D)(4) NMRA and our case law.
Factual and Procedural Background
{2} Petitioner is a surgeon who was employed by the University of New Mexico (UNM) Hospital from August 1, 2001, until he…
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