Court Opinion

ID: 9794953
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-31 03:14:51.524698+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:22:31.376500
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OPINION ON REHEARING In conjunction with appellants’ motion for rehearing, there was filed a motion for certiorari for' diminution of the record. This motion, which has been granted by the court, presents the question of the applicability of Rule 6(e) (§ 21-1-1(6) (é), N.M.S.A.1953), in that it'is contended that there should have been three days added to the ten-day period for the serving of a motion for new trial under Rule 59(b) (§ 21-1-1(59) (b), N.M.S.A.1953). In essence, appellants now claim that, inasmuch as the judgment was served upon them by mail, the rule should be applied to allow appellants thirteen days from the time of the entry of judgment within which to file a motion for new trial. The contention has no merit. Notice had long before been given to the appellants that a proposed form of judgment would be presented to the trial judge for signature and thus the requirements of § 21-9-2, N.M.S.A.1953, were fully met. We know of no statute requiring notice of the actual entry of the judgment, and Rule 5(a) (§ 21-1-1(5) (a), N.M.S.A.1953), although specifying that cértain documents must be served upon the opposing party, does not include judgments. Thus Rule 6(e), supra, has no application to this case. In addition, we would note that Rule 59(b), supra, by its very terms, provides that a motion for new trial “shall be served'not later than ten days after entry of the judgment.” Wilson v. Shamrock Amusement Corp. (9th Cir. 1955), 221 F.2d 687, and United States v. Onan (8th Cir. 1951), 190 F.2d 1, cert. denied 342 U.S. 869, 72 S.Ct. 112, 96 L.Ed. 654, cited by appellants, have no ap•plicatiori because each related to specific ■provisions of a féderal statute; Wilson concerned a required notice of entry of judgment in a bankruptcy proceeding, and Onan related to service of notice of the commencement of an action by registered mail as provide by statute.  In our opinion, the provisions of Rule 6(e), supra, cannot serve to extend the time required for the filing of a motion for new trial as provided by Rule 59(b), supra. Other than the matters above discussed, appellants’ motion for a rehearing, although in many respects appealing -to our sense of justice and our desire to determine cases on the merits, is, in essence, a renewal of contentions previously made and expressly disposed of by our opinion. We nevertheless have given serious consideration to the able argument presented, but remain unconvinced. Therefore, the motion for rehearing will be denied. It is so ordered. CHAVEZ, C. J., and MOISE, J., concur.