Rule text
[For use with Supreme Court General Rule 23-114 NMRA]
STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF___________________ ________________________ COURT
_______________________________, Petitioner, v. No. _____________________
_______________________________, Respondent.
ATTORNEY'S CERTIFICATE SUPPORTING INDIGENCY AND FREE PROCESS
I, _______________, hereby certify that (check one)
(Attorney name)
[ ] I represent _______________________, (Client name) and that my client is entitled to free process pursuant to Rule 23-114(B)(2) NMRA without the necessity of filing an application for free process or affidavit of indigency, or
[ ] ___________________________________, (name of self-represented litigant) has met the income qualifications of a legal services organization and attended a training program designed and presented by _______________________________ (name of legal services organization) to assist self-represented litigants in filing their own action in court and is therefore entitled to free process pursuant to Rule 23- 114(B)(2) NMRA without the necessity of filing an application for free process or affidavit of indigency. The filing of this certificate does not constitute an entry of appearance.
I further certify that I have not, nor has any legal services organization under whose auspices I am providing representation or training, received any attorney fee for representing the client named above or providing the training program to the person named above. If any attorney fee is paid to me or said legal services organization, court fees and costs shall be paid to the clerk from such fee.
Respectfully submitted,
____________________________________ ____________________________________ (legal services organization or referring local pro bono committee) ____________________________________ Address ____________________________________ City, State, Zip Code ____________________________________ Telephone/Fax Number
[Adopted by Supreme Court Order No. 08-8300-031, effective November 17, 2008; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. 10-8300-044, effective February 9, 2011.]
Notes
ANNOTATIONS
The 2010 amendment, approved by Supreme Court Order No. 10-8300-044, effective February 9, 2011, changed the title of the form; added a certification by an attorney that a named self-represented litigant has satisfied the criteria for free process without the necessity of filing an application for free process or affidavit of indigency and added a certification that the attorney has not received any attorney fee for providing training to the self-represented person.