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In civil actions any process may be served by the sheriff of the county where the defendant may be found, or by any other person who is over the age of eighteen (18) years and not a party to the action, except for writs of attachment, writs of replevin, and writs of habeas corpus, which shall be served by any person ...
The plaintiff shall serve his reply to a counterclaim in the answer within thirty (30) days after service of the answer, or, if a reply is ordered by the court, within thirty (30) days after service of the order, unless the order otherwise directs.
But, now that you filed the lawsuit, you have to let the defendant know formally that you are suing. This is called "service". You have to have all papers "served" on every party in the whole lawsuit. To start your case, you have to have the defendant served with a Summons, Complaint and Civil Lawsuit Notice.
Rule 1-015 NMRA permits the voluntary dismissal of individual claims that make up an action.
Rule 1-025 - Substitution of parties A. Death. (1) If a party dies and the claim is not thereby extinguished, the court may order substitution of the proper parties.
Rule 1-012 - Defenses and objections; when and how presented; by pleading or motion; motion for judgment on the pleadings A. When presented. A defendant shall serve his answer within thirty (30) days after the service of the summons and complaint upon him.
(1) An application to the court for an order shall be by motion which, unless made during a hearing or trial, shall be made in writing, shall state with particularity the grounds therefor, and shall set forth the relief or order sought.
After the Defendant is served with the Complaint & Summons, the Defendant must file an Answer or some other pleading (such as a Motion to Dismiss) within 20 days. An Answer is a written reply to a Complaint. When sued, the Answer is Defendant's chance to explain Defendant's side of the case to the Court.