LR11-103 NMRA
Local Rule LR11-103. Submission of orders following decision or settlement.
[Related Statewide Rules 1-058, 5-121, and 5-701 NMRA]
A. In civil cases. When a case settles, the parties shall immediately notify the judge
by calling the judge’s chambers during regular business hours. Orders, decrees, and
judgments will be submitted to the judge not later than thirty (30) days following
settlement or the date of announcement by the court of its decision. Orders, decrees,
and judgments shall indicate approval by the opposing party to include the date and
means of approval, whether by telephone, email, or otherwise.
B. In criminal cases. Orders submitted after decision in which a constitutional or
other substantive issue was in dispute shall indicate approval by the opposing party to
include the date and means of approval, whether by telephone, email, or otherwise.
Orders submitted after decision concerning a matter in which there was no dispute as to
the facts and the law need not indicate approval by the opposing party.