Papers Excepted from Electronic Filing Requirement. Documents currently excepted from the mandatory electronic filing requirement are sealed documents and oversized exhibits.

Documents to be Filed Under Seal. Electronically file the motion to seal using the procedure provided.

Oversized Exhibits. Oversized exhibits are items which are larger than 8 1/2" x 11" (e.g., an 8 1/2" x 14" copy of a mortgage which bears one or more bar codes) or which are not suitable for conversion to electronic media (e.g., gold coins or a rotted timber).

Exhibits, Generally. Exhibits (and any oversized exhibits) for trials and final hearings are delivered to the chambers of the judge who is hearing the matter, in accordance with the terms of a pretrial order or other direction from that judge. They are not filed with the Clerk's Office.

The judges strongly discourage attaching any exhibits to documents filed with the Court. The Court's experience is that most exhibits are not necessary for the Court's consideration of a matter. If you have any questions about the need to attach exhibits to a document, please consult with the appropriate judge's chambers staff.

New Mexico Local Bankruptcy Rule 9070-1, Exhibits, reads: “Unless the court orders otherwise, the court will retain an official set of exhibits submitted at a trial or final hearing for 30 days after the final disposition of each matter for which exhibits have been submitted. The parties have 30 days after the final disposition of each matter to retrieve the exhibits submitted on that matter. Exhibits not retrieved within that period may be destroyed.”

Non-filing of Discovery Documents. New Mexico Local Bankruptcy Rule 7026-1(c) provides as follows:

(c) Filing of Discovery Documents. Discovery requests and responses shall not be filed in the bankruptcy case or an adversary proceeding except in connection with a motion to compel, for a protective order, or for discovery sanctions. Certificates of service of discovery requests and responses, and of deposition notices, shall be filed within a reasonable time after service.