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Rule 12-608 Certification from the district court to the Court of Appeals.

ARTICLE 6 Special Proceedings

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.

Amendment history: Approved, effective January 1, 2000; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. 16-8300-011, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2016.