Eighth Judicial District Court, Nebraska Document Filing Requirements

Applies to

Motion

Must include

proposed order

The moving party must file a motion with a proposed order at least 3 days before the hearing and certify that they will not offer evidence.

(a) File a motion, at least 3 days prior to the hearing, with a proposed order allowing the same: (b) Certify in the motion that the moving party will not offer evidence;

Civil cases

Applies to

Motion for continuance

Must include

proposed order

If the non-moving party does not object, the moving party must submit a proposed continuance order that complies with the hearing date and time obtained.

If the non-moving party/parties do not object to the motion to continue, the moving party shall obtain a date and time for hearing the matter continued from the clerk of court or bailiff, as directed by the court, and submit a proposed order of continuance in compliance therewith.

Applies to

Motion for remote hearing

The moving party must file a motion for remote hearing and certify that all parties consent.

(a) File a motion for remote hearing at least 7 days prior to the hearing; and (b) Certify in the motion that all parties consent to the remote hearing.

Applies to

Motion and notice of remote hearing

Must include

proposed order

The moving party must file a motion and notice with a proposed order and certifications of party consent and no evidence.

(a) File a motion and notice of remote hearing, with a proposed order, at least 5 days prior to the scheduled hearing, certifying that all parties consent to the remote hearing and that no evidence will be offered at the hearing.

Applies to

Formal journal entry order judgment or decree

Court-assigned counsel must promptly prepare the formal journal entry, order, judgment, or decree and submit the original to the judge.

It shall be the duty of the counsel assigned by the court promptly to prepare a formal journal entry, order, judgment, or decree. Counsel assigned to prepare the proposed formal journal entry, order, judgment, or decree shall submit the original to the judge

Applies to

Administrative order

Any administrative order implementing emergency modified court procedures must address the listed County Court and District Court mission essential functions.

E. The following mission essential functions shall be addressed in any administrative order implementing emergency modified court procedures: (1) County Court: protection orders, evictions, emergency guardianship or conservatorship proceedings, change of pleas, bond settings and hearings, arraignments, preliminary hearings, adoptions, protective custody hearings, detention hearings, motions for ex parte orders. (2) District Court: protection orders, bond reviews, change of pleas, sentencings, motions for ex parte and other temporary hearings, motions for temporary restraining orders and temporary injunctions.

Civil cases

Applies to

Final joint property statement

The final JPS must be submitted to the court, but not filed, at the pretrial conference.

The final JPS shall be submitted to the court (not filed) at the time of the pretrial conference.

Civil cases

Applies to

Joint property statement

In actions involving a contested division of property or debt, the parties must prepare a joint property statement.

Where an action involves a contested division of property/debt, the parties shall prepare a joint property statement (JPS).

Civil cases

Applies to

Verified child information affidavit

A party may offer no more than six affidavits, and one must be the verified Child Information Affidavit required by Nebraska law.

A party may offer no more than 6 affidavits, one of which shall be the verified Child Information Affidavit required by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2930.