Rule 1-078.Motion day
Last verified June 26, 2026
In one sentenceRule 1-078 directs each district court to set regular times and places for hearing motions, while letting the judge order hearings at other times as reasonable.
Full Text of Rule 1-078
Unless local conditions make it impracticable, each district court shall establish
regular times and places, at intervals sufficiently frequent for the prompt dispatch of
business, at which motions requiring notice and hearing may be heard and disposed of;
but the judge at any time or place and on such notice, if any, as he considers
reasonable may make orders for the advancement, conduct and hearing of actions.
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Plain-English Summary
This short rule keeps motion practice moving. Unless local conditions make it impracticable, each district court must establish regular times and places—frequent enough for the prompt dispatch of business—where motions requiring notice and hearing can be heard and disposed of. The judge may nonetheless, at any time or place and on whatever notice is reasonable, make orders for the advancement, conduct, and hearing of actions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the court set regular times to hear motions?
Yes. Unless impracticable, each district court establishes regular times and places, frequent enough for the prompt dispatch of business, to hear motions—though the judge may also set hearings at other times.
Source & verification. Rule text and Committee commentary reproduced verbatim from the
New Mexico Rules of Civil Procedure for the District Courts (Rule 1-078 NMRA), published by the New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMOneSource).
Promulgated by the Supreme Court of New Mexico. The plain-English summary is original and draws on the official annotations. Last verified June 26, 2026. ·
Official source
Also known as: motion dayhearing of motionsregular motion times