Local Rule LR1-202. Interrogatories, requests for production, and requests for admission.

[Related to Statewide Rules 1-033, 1-034, 1-036, and 1-037 NMRA] A. Interrogatories. Interrogatories shall be numbered consecutively. Adequate spacing shall be left under each interrogatory for the answer. B. Prefatory instructions or definitions. Interrogatories, requests for production, and requests for admission shall not contain prefatory instructions except to say that they are served in accordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure for the District Courts. C. Objections. In objecting to an interrogatory, request for production, or request for admission, the objector shall first set out the complete interrogatory or request followed by the reason for the objection. All objections must cite supporting authority. D. Motions to compel. A party shall file a motion to compel not later than sixty (60) days after either of the following two triggering events: (1) the date of service of an objection to the requesting party’s discovery request; or (2) if a party fails to receive a timely answer or response to a discovery request, the date the discovery request was due to the requesting party. If a party fails to file a motion to compel within sixty (60) days of the preceding two events, then the opposing party’s objection or failure to respond shall be deemed valid and accepted by the requesting party. This sixty (60)- day period may be enlarged or shortened by order of the court. E. Subparts of interrogatories. Subparts of an interrogatory shall relate directly to the subject matter of the interrogatory.