Local Rules of Civil Procedure - United States District Court

1 United States District Court District OF NEW MEXICO Local Rules of Civil Procedure EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011, Amended Effective January 1, 2012 Amended Effective December 1, 2014 Amended Effective December 1, 2016 Amended Effective October 1, 2020 i Local Rules OF Civil Procedure OF THE United States District Court FOR THE District OF NEW MEXICO PART I SCOPE OF Rules PART II COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION; SERVICE AND FILING PART III PLEADINGS, MOTIONS AND OTHER PAPERS PART V DISCOVERY PART VI TRIALS PART VII JUDGMENT PART VIII PROVISIONAL AND FINAL REMEDIES PART IX SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS PART X District COURTS AND CLERKS PART XI GENERAL PROVISIONS Effective July 1, 2011, Amended Effective January 1, 2012. Amended Effective December 1, 2014. Amended Effective December 1, 2016. Amended Effective October 1, 2020.

2 Ii IN THE United States District Court FOR THE District OF NEW MEXICO IN THE MATTER OF: Local Rules OF Civil Procedure Misc. No. 20-MC-00004-35 administrative ORDER With the concurrence of the active Article III judges in the District , this administrative Order is entered for the Court . Under the authority of 28 2071, Rule 83 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure , and Rule 57 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure , IT IS ORDERED that amendments to (b), , , , , (b), , , , , , (r), (a), (b), , (b), (b), (b), , (a), (a), and Local Forms 1 & 2 of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure governing practice in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico are hereby adopted, and will become effective upon filing. DONE this 1st day of October, 2020. FOR THE Court : _____ WILLIAM P.

3 JOHNSON CHIEF United States District JUDGE iii IN THE United States District Court FOR THE District OF NEW MEXICO IN THE MATTER OF: Local Rules OF Civil Procedure Misc. No. 16-MC-00004-63 (Filed November 30, 2016) administrative ORDER With the concurrence of the active Article III judges in the District , this administrative Order is entered for the Court . Under the authority of 28 2071, Rule 83 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure , and Rule 57 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure , IT IS ORDERED that amendments to 5 of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure governing practice in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico are hereby adopted, and will become effective on December 1, 2016. /s/ /s/ _____ _____ M. Christina Armijo Martha V zquez Chief United States District Judge United States District Judge /s/ /s/ _____ _____ William P.

4 Johnson Robert C. Brack United States District Judge United States District Judge _____ _____ James O. Browning Judith C. Herrera United States District Judge United States District Judge /s/ /s/ _____ _____ Kenneth J. Gonzales James A. Parker United States District Judge Senior United States District Judge /s/ _____ C. LeRoy Hansen Senior United States District Judge iv IN THE United States District Court FOR THE District OF NEW MEXICO IN THE MATTER OF: 14-MC-00004-46 AMENDMENTS TO Local Rules (Filed December 1, 2014) OF Civil Procedure administrative ORDER With the concurrence of the active Article III judges in the District , this administrative Order is entered for the Court . Under the authority of 28 2071 and Rule 83 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure , IT IS ORDERED that amendments to and of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure governing practice in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico are adopted, and will become effective on December 1, 2014.

5 /s/ /s/ _____ _____ M. Christina Armijo Martha V zquez Chief United States District Judge United States District Judge /s/ /s/ _____ _____ William P. Johnson Robert C. Brack United States District Judge United States District Judge /s/ /s/ _____ _____ James O. Browning Judith C. Herrera United States District Judge United States District Judge /s/ /s/ _____ _____ Kenneth J. Gonzales James A. Parker United States District Judge Senior United States District Judge /s/ _____ C. Leroy Hansen Senior United States District Judge v IN THE United States District Court FOR THE District OF NEW MEXICO IN THE MATTER OF: AMENDMENT TO Local Rules 11-MC-0004-23 OF Civil Procedure (Filed December 14, 2011) administrative ORDER With the concurrence of the active Article III judges in the District , this administrative Order is entered for the Court , Under the authority of 28 2071 and Rule 83 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure , IT IS ORDERED that amendments to and of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure governing practice in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico are hereby adopted, and will become effective on January 1, 2012.

6 /s/ /s/ _____ _____ Bruce D. Black Martha V zquez Chief United States District Judge United States District Judge /s/ /s/ _____ _____ M. Christina Armijo William P. Johnson United States District Judge United States District Judge /s/ /s/ _____ _____ Robert C. Brack James O. Browning United States District Judge United States District Judge /s/ s/ _____ _____ Judith C. Herrera John Edwards Conway United States District Judge Senior United States District Judge /s/ /s/ _____ _____ James A. Parker C. LeRoy Hansen Senior United States District Judge Senior United States District Judge vi IN THE United States District Court FOR THE District OF NEW MEXICO IN THE MATTER OF: ADOPTION OF Local Rules 11-MC-0004-16 OF Civil Procedure (Filed June 23, 2011) administrative ORDER With the concurrence of the active Article III judges in the District , this administrative Order is entered for the Court , Under the authority of 28 2071 and Rule 83 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure , IT IS ORDERED that the Local Rules of Civil Procedure governing practice in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico are hereby adopted in their entirety, and will become effective on July 1, 2011.

7 /s/ /s/ _____ _____ Bruce D. Black Martha V zquez Chief United States District Judge United States District Judge /s/ /s/ _____ _____ M. Christina Armijo William P. Johnson United States District Judge United States District Judge /s/ /s/ _____ _____ Robert C. Brack James O. Browning United States District Judge United States District Judge /s/ /s/ _____ _____ Judith C. Herrera John Edwards Conway United States District Judge Senior United States District Judge /s/ /s/ _____ _____ James A. Parker C. LeRoy Hansen Senior United States District Judge Senior United States District Judge vii THE United States District Court FOR THE District OF NEW MEXICO CHIEF District JUDGE William P. Johnson Pete V. Domenici Courthouse 333 Lomas Blvd. NW, Suite 770 Albuquerque, NM 87102 District JUDGE District JUDGE Martha V zquez James O.

8 Browning Santiago E. Campos Courthouse Pete V. Domenici Courthouse 106 South Federal Place, Second Floor 333 Lomas Blvd. NW, Suite 660 Santa Fe, NM 87501 Albuquerque, NM 87102 District JUDGE District JUDGE Kenneth J. Gonzales Kea. W. Riggs Courthouse Pete V. Domenici Courthouse 100 North Church Street, Suite 560 333 Lomas Blvd. NW, Suite 740 Las Cruces, NM 88001 Albuquerque, NM 87102 SENIOR District JUDGE SENIOR District JUDGE James A. Parker Robert C. Brack Courthouse Courthouse 421 Gold Avenue, 6th Floor 100 North Church Street, Suite 590 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Las Cruces, NM 88001 SENIOR District JUDGE CHIEF MAGISTRATE JUDGE Judith C. Herrera Carmen E. Garza Pete V. Domenici Courthouse Courthouse 333 Lomas Blvd.

9 NW, Suite 710 100 North Church Street, Suite 540 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Las Cruces, NM 88001 MAGISTRATE JUDGE MAGISTRATE JUDGE Gregory B. Wormuth Stephan M. Vidmar Courthouse Courthouse 100 North Church Street, Suite 530 100 North Church Street, Suite 510 Las Cruces, NM 88001 Las Cruces, NM 88001 MAGISTRATE JUDGE MAGISTRATE JUDGE Steven C. Yarbrough Kirtan Khalsa Pete V. Domenici Courthouse Pete V. Domenici Courthouse 333 Lomas Blvd. NW, Suite 670 333 Lomas Blvd. NW, Suite 630 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Albuquerque, NM 87102 MAGISTRATE JUDGE MAGISTRATE JUDGE Laura N. Fashing Gregory Fouratt Pete V. Domenici Courthouse Courthouse 333 Lomas Blvd. NW, Suite 680 100 North Church Street, Suite 550 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Las Cruces, NM 88001 viii MAGISTRATE JUDGE MAGISTRATE JUDGE Kevin R.

10 Sweazea Jerry H. Ritter Courthouse Pete V. Domenici Courthouse 100 North Church Street, Suite 520 333 Lomas Blvd. NW, Suite 620 Las Cruces, NM 88001 Albuquerque, NM 87102 MAGISTRATE JUDGE PART-TIME MAGISTRATE JUDGE John F. Robbenhaar B. Paul Briones Pete V. Domenici Courthouse District Court 333 Lomas Blvd. NW, Suite 730 407 N. Auburn Avenue Albuquerque, NM 87102 Farmington, NM 87401 PART-TIME MAGISTRATE JUDGE Barbara Smith Evans Courthouse 500 North Richardson Roswell, NM 88201 ** CLERK Mitchell R. Elfers Pete V. Domenici Courthouse 333 Lomas Blvd. NW, Suite 270 Albuquerque, NM 87102 LAS CRUCES CLERK'S OFFICE SANTA FE CLERK'S OFFICE Courthouse Santiago E. Campos Courthouse 100 North Church Street 106 South Federal Place Las Cruces, NM 88001 Santa Fe, NM 87501 Please see for the most current telephone contact information.