Eleventh Judicial District Court, Nebraska Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Winning counsel must immediately notify the Clerk of the District Court of a judgment or decree; the file cannot be removed until the Clerk is notified, after which counsel may check it out to prepare the judgment or decree.

It shall be the duty of the counsel for the party in whose favor a judgment or decree has been entered to immediately notify the Clerk of the District Court of such judgment or decree. No file may be removed from the courthouse until the Clerk has been notified of the judgment or decree. Upon such notification the file may be checked out to counsel to allow preparation of the judgment or decree.

CRITICAL

A pro se party or counsel for a party needing an interpreter must notify the Clerk of the District Court at least 10 days before a hearing where a non-English-speaking party or witness will testify.

A pro se party needing an interpreter or counsel for a party needing an interpreter shall notify the Clerk of the District Court of the need for an interpreter no less than 10 days prior to any hearing at which a non-English-speaking party or witness is to testify.

CRITICAL

Before checking out a court file, notify the Clerk of the District Court or a deputy clerk.

No file shall be checked out without notifying the Clerk of the District Court or a deputy clerk.

CRITICAL

A party objecting to a proposed journal entry or order must contact the court and state the objection.

If there is an objection to the proposed journal entry or order, it shall be the duty of the objecting party to contact the court and state the objection.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Attorneys who no longer wish to receive court appointments must contact the County Court.

Attorneys shall also contact the County Court when they no longer wish to receive court appointments.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Immediately notify the County Court if you no longer wish to receive appointments so your name can be removed from the list.

(_____) I acknowledge that if I no longer wish to receive court appointments I will immediately notify the County Court so that my name may be removed from the appointment list.

WARNINGCriminal cases

If unable to properly represent the defendant, the appointed lawyer must immediately inform the presiding judge and request permission to withdraw.

(_____) I acknowledge that I must comply with Nebraska Rules of Professional Conduct § 3-501.1, which states that a lawyer shall provide competent representation to a client. Competent representation requires the legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness, preparation, and judgment reasonably necessary for the representation. Therefore, if I feel I cannot properly represent the defendant on his/her charges, then I shall immediately inform the judge presiding over the case and request that I be allowed to withdraw from the case.

WARNING

During jury deliberations, counsel must be available personally or by phone as ordered by the court, and the clerk or bailiff must be notified of counsel's location unless counsel is excused.

Counsel shall be available on short notice, either personally or by phone, as ordered by the court, during jury deliberations in the event the jury has a question or verdict is reached. The clerk or bailiff shall be notified of counsel's location unless counsel is excused.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Attorneys seeking court appointments must contact each relevant County Court to request placement on its court-appointed list.

Attorneys shall contact the County Court of each county in which they wish to be considered for court appointments and request to be placed on the court-appointed list.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Immediately notify the County Court if any information on the application changes.

(_____) I acknowledge that if any of the above information changes I shall immediately notify the County Court of any changes.

WARNING

Contact

Phone

Motion and pleading hearings may be held by telephone conference; the party requesting one must arrange and initiate the call and pay its expense, and no oral testimony may be presented.

All hearings on all motions or pleadings may be heard by telephone conference. The party wishing to set a motion by telephone conference shall arrange the time for the conference and shall initiate the conference call and be responsible for the expense of the call. No oral testimony may be adduced during any telephone conference.

INFO

Any party or counsel may apply for the court to withhold or terminate broadcast of courtroom proceedings; the decision is discretionary.

Upon application of any party or counsel, the court may determine to not broadcast courtroom proceedings or terminate the broadcast of courtroom proceedings.

INFO

Counsel may request that the court sign orders, judgments, or journal entries, or consider other matters, during a trial recess or at another requested time.

The court shall be available to sign any orders, judgments, journal entries, or to consider any other matter during recess in any trial or at any other time requested by counsel.