General Civil Case Cover Sheet — New Mexico District Court
GENERAL CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET
New Mexico District Court
Before you use this: Confirm whether the receiving court asks for a cover sheet or case-opening information in its filing system, and follow any current court form. Rule 1-003 starts a civil action by filing a complaint; this sheet does not replace that complaint. Domestic-relations filings use the separate information sheet required by Rule 1-003.1(A).
Court and case
Judicial district: [DISTRICT] County: [COUNTY]
Case number, if assigned: [CASE NUMBER] Filing date: [DATE]
Accompanying document: [COMPLAINT / PETITION / OTHER]
Related case number, if requested by the clerk: [CASE NUMBER / NONE]
Parties
Plaintiff or petitioner: [FULL NAME]
Additional plaintiffs or petitioners: [NAMES / NONE]
Defendant or respondent: [FULL NAME]
Additional defendants or respondents: [NAMES / NONE]
Filing party and representative
Filing party: [NAME] Role: [ROLE]
Representative: ☐ Attorney ☐ Self-represented
Name: [NAME] Bar number, if applicable: [NUMBER / N/A]
Address: [MAILING ADDRESS]
Email: [EMAIL] Telephone: [TELEPHONE]
Case information for clerk classification
Primary claim or proceeding, in the court's current terms: [DESCRIPTION / CATEGORY]
Relief sought in the accompanying pleading: [SHORT DESCRIPTION]
Amount in controversy, if applicable and requested: [AMOUNT / N/A]
Fee or waiver request: ☐ Fee submitted ☐ Waiver request submitted ☐ Other: [DETAILS]
Related-case or other designation requested by the court: [DETAILS / NONE]
Submission
Current court form or filing-screen instructions checked: [TITLE / DATE / URL]
Submitted by: [NAME] Date: [DATE]
Signature, if required for this sheet: [SIGNATURE]
Official sources
About this template
- Last updated
- October 23, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 23, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- New Mexico
- Category
- Litigation & Court Documents
Legal authority
- NMRA Rule 1-003 (commencement of civil action)
- NMRA Rule 1-003.1(A) (domestic-relations information sheet)
These are the filings that drive a lawsuit through the system: complaints, answers, motions, briefs, discovery requests and responses, and post-judgment papers. Each has its own format requirements under federal and state procedural rules, and each has a deadline that cannot be missed without consequences. Clean, procedurally correct filings move a case forward; sloppy ones invite motions to strike, amended responses, and avoidable delays.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 23, 2026.
NMSA 1978, § 38-3-1(A), (D), (F)-(G) (checked October 23, 2026): "All civil actions commenced in the district courts shall be brought and shall be commenced in counties as follows and not otherwise."
NMRA Rule 1-003 (checked October 23, 2026): "A civil action is commenced by filing a complaint with the court. Upon the filing of the complaint, the clerk shall endorse thereon the time, day, month and year that it is filed."
NMRA Rule 1-003.1(A) (checked October 23, 2026): "A domestic relations information sheet substantially in the form approved by the Supreme Court shall be submitted with the petition initiating a domestic relations case, a motion to reopen a closed domestic relations case, and with a party’s first responsive pleading in a domestic relations case."
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