Local Rule LR11-115. Fax filing; copies; return envelopes; changes to documents.

[Related Statewide Rules 1-005.1 and 5-103.1 NMRA] A. Fax filed documents. Documents filed with the clerk by facsimile under Rules 1- 005.1 and 5-103.1 NMRA shall constitute the original document for purposes of entry into the court record. The faxed document will be file-stamped by the court clerk. Parties shall not thereafter file the “original” document that was previously fax-filed. A document that was previously fax-filed and is subsequently submitted to the court for filing will not be file-stamped, will not be entered into the court record, and will be destroyed. B. Ten page limit strictly enforced. Documents faxed to the clerk that are more than ten (10) pages in length will not be accepted for filing unless approved by the court prior to transmission as required by Rules 1-005.1 and 5-103.1 NMRA. C. Conformed copies. Parties who need conformed copies of fax-filed documents shall request the copies in writing with instructions concerning payment and delivery of the copies. The clerk will not back-stamp copies of a previously fax-filed document presented by a party for conformation. A party may request a copy of the first page of the fax-filed document on which was affixed the clerk’s file stamp for purposes of conforming the copy presented. D. Cost of copies. Parties shall pay for all copies at the cost set by Rule 1-099 NMRA. E. Return mailing envelopes required. Parties shall bear the cost of obtaining conformed copies by providing the clerk with addressed envelopes of sufficient size and with sufficient postage for mailing the requested documents. Conformed copies shall not be faxed to any party. F. Changes to fax filed documents. Documents once filed may not be removed, withdrawn, or altered except on order of the court.