(January 14, 2019, 10:34 AM EST) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico federal magistrate judge on Jan. 3 denied an insurer’s motion to bifurcate and stay discovery of an insured’s bad faith claims in an underinsured motorist coverage dispute after determining that bifurcation is not mandatory and will not promote judicial efficiency (Melinda Prescott v. Bristol West Insurance Co., No. 18-0756, D. N.M., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1322)....