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Area of Law: | Litigation & Procedure, Uncategorized |
Keywords: | ; Evidence; Relevancy; Exclusion; Rule 403 |
Jurisdiction: | Minnesota |
Cited Cases: | 691 N.W.2d 474 |
Cited Statutes: | None |
Date: | 12/01/2015 |
Rule 1-059(E) NMRA specifies the time limit for filing a motion to alter, amend or reconsider a final judgment.
E. Motion to alter, amend, or reconsider a final judgment. A motion to alter, amend, or reconsider a final judgment shall be filed not later than thirty (30) days after entry of the judgment.
N.M. Rule 1-059(E) (2015).
In Albuquerque Redi-Mix, Inc. v. Scottsdale Insurance Co., the court held that a plain reading of Rule 1-059(E) does not provide for automatic denial after thirty days.
In making this determination, we look first to Rule 1-059 NMRA 2006 (prior to August 21, 2006 amendment), which governed Redi-Mix’s motion for reconsideration. "Rule 1-059 sets forth the procedures governing post-trial motions for new trial in civil cases." Martinez v. Friede, 2004-NMSC-006, ¶ 11, 135 N.M. 171, 86 P.3d 596. In the early 2006 version of the rule, only Rule 1-059(D) provided for automatic denial: "If a motion for new trial is not granted within thirty (30) days from the date it is filed, the motion is automatically denied." Rule 1-059(E), on the other hand, states "[a] motion to alter or amend the judgment shall be served not later than ten (10) days after entry of the judgment." A Rule 1-059(E) motion is distinct from a Rule 1-059(D) motion and not subject to the same requirements. Rule 1- 059(D) simply does not apply to Rule 1-059(E). If this Court wanted […]
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