Local Rule LR9-201. Interrogatories, requests for production, and requests for admission.

[Related Statewide Rule 1-033 NMRA] A. Interrogatories. Parties propounding interrogatories shall serve at least two copies on each party to be served. Interrogatories shall be numbered consecutively. Adequate spacing shall be left under each interrogatory for an answer. The party answering interrogatories shall serve at least two copies on the party propounding interrogatories. B. Objections. In objection to an interrogatory or request, the objector shall first set out the complete interrogatory or request followed by the reason for the objection. C. Motions; exhibits. If relief is sought in accordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure for the District Courts concerning an interrogatory, request for production or inspection, request for admission, or the response or objection thereto, a copy of the interrogatory, request, response, or objection in dispute shall be filed with the court with any motions filed. D. Timing of motions. No motion under this local rule will be considered unless filed not less than ten (10) days before trial or before the termination date of any discovery deadline set by the court. E. Number of interrogatories. No party shall serve more than fifty (50) interrogatories in the aggregate, including all discrete subparts, without leave of court, which shall be freely granted in all complex litigation. Discrete subparts of an interrogatory shall relate directly to the subject matter of the interrogatory. [LR9-200 recompiled and amended as LR9-201 by Supreme Court Order No. 16-8300- 015, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2016.]