Rule 1-071.4. Statutory stream system adjudication suits; ex parte contacts; general problems of administration.

Rule 21-209(A) NMRA of the Code of Judicial Conduct applies to stream adjudications, except that judges, special masters and members of their staff in accordance with this rule may communicate with the plaintiff with respect to matters not addressing the merits of any pending adjudication that relate to general problems of administration and management of a pending or impending adjudication or the accurate reporting of water rights claims in the court’s records. [Provisionally approved by Supreme Court Order No. 07-8300-013 for one year, effective June 13, 2007; provisionally approved by Supreme Court Order No. 08-8300 for one additional year, effective June 9, 2008; provisionally approved by Supreme Court Order No. 09-8300-015, for one additional year, effective June 9, 2009; provisionally approved by Supreme Court Order No. 10-8300-020, for one additional year, effective June 8, 2010; approved by Supreme Court Order No. 11-8300-027, effective for new and pending cases on or after June 8, 2011; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. 13-8300-017, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2013.]