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The New Mexico Supreme Court has issued an opinion holding that social media evidence is subject to the traditional authentication standard laid out at NMRA 11-901, rather than a “heightened standard” designed to detect fraud or impersonation. The Court characterized this core issue from State v. Jesenya O. as a matter of first impression, but its analysis was straightforward – resting primarily…

The recent New Mexico Court of Appeals decision in the foreclosure action of Fannie Mae v. Trissell serves as a timely reminder that summary judgments – generally regarded as a favored tool of defendants – can be used just as effectively by plaintiffs in relatively early stages of litigation, when the available evidence permits. More specifically, the Trissell opinion holds that a plaintiff seeking…