Rule 12-608 NMRA
Rule 12-608. Certification from the district court to the Court of Appeals.
Any certification of a matter to the Court of Appeals by the district court under
Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978 shall be accompanied by the district court file, including all
copies of transcripts of the agency and briefs filed in the district court, which shall
thereafter be treated as filed with the Court of Appeals. The clerk of the district court
shall give prompt notice to all parties of the certification of any matter to the Court of
Appeals. After certification, the court shall issue a calendar notice and the case shall
proceed in accordance with Rule 12-210 NMRA. The Court of Appeals may direct the
filing of other or supplemental briefs and may limit the questions to be argued. A party
may file a request for oral argument within fifteen (15) days of the date of certification,
and otherwise in accordance with Rule 12-319 NMRA.