Metropolitan Court’s Self-Help Center

Location

401 Lomas NW, Room 210, 2nd floor

Contact

Phone: 505-841-9817

Hours

Monday through Friday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Bernalillo County Metropolitan Self-Help Center helps people who wish to represent themselves in small claims cases and landlord/tenant disputes. The Self-Help Center also maintains a community and legal resource list to help customers find additional assistance.

The Self-Help Center staff are not attorneys and CANNOT provide you with legal advice. They will, however, provide general information on procedures and assistance with forms.

Disclaimer: The following forms are based on forms created by the New Mexico Supreme Court. Both the forms and pamphlets are general in nature and not designed to give legal advice. Also, the Supreme Court regularly updates and revises its forms, as the law is constantly changing. Therefore, The Metropolitan Court does not guarantee that these forms are either accurate or up-to-date nor does the Court assume any legal liability or responsibility for your use of these forms and pamphlets. As there are legal consequences to any forms, which you may file with the Court, you may wish to seek the advice and assistance of an attorney before using or filing any of these forms.

Metro Court is now accepting pleadings via email.

For criminal cases including traffic citations, please email: metrpleadings@nmcourts.gov or send via fax at: (505) 222-4831.

For civil cases, please email: metrocivilpleadings@nmcourts.gov or send via fax at: (505) 222-4831.

This email and fax are only to be used to send Motions or other pleadings to the Court. This is not to be used for a direct email to the Judge. Copies of your pleading/motion need to be attached to the email, and you also need to send a copy to the opposing party or officer/prosecutor on your case. If you have an attorney, you may want to discuss your motion or pleading with your attorney before you email/fax the Court.

Please remember when emailing your motion/pleading to the court to include your name and case number in the subject line. The Court will inform you in writing if your motion/request has been approved, or you may call Customer Service at (505) 841-8151 to check on the status of your motion/request.

How to File a Civil Lawsuit Pamphlet

How to Answer a Civil Complaint Pamphlet

Commonly Used Motions and Forms Pamphlet

What is Discovery? Pamphlet

Pretrial & Trial Process Pamphlet

Landlord’s Process for Evicting Tenant Pamphlet

Tenant’s Relief and Response for Landlord’s Eviction Process

Collection of a Judgment Pamphlet

What is Mediation? Pamphlet

What is an Appeal? Pamphlet

If you would like to use one of the Motions below, click on the links and either print the form or motion or fill it out online and follow the instructions below.

–Motion for Continuance;

–Motion for Extension;

–Request for Telephonic Hearing; and/or

–Blank Motion

To complete the forms, you must have or install Adobe Acrobat on your computer or phone.   For help using Adobe Acrobat Reader to complete and email the forms from your phone, please see the instructional videos below for Android and iPhone devices:

https://youtu.be/bDITwIQdaw4 (iPhone)
https://youtu.be/Ot9KaiKM4J0 (Android)

Visit your app store to download Adobe Acrobat:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adobe.reader&hl=en_US
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/adobe-acrobat-reader-for-pdf/id469337564