First Judicial District Court, Nebraska Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICALCivil cases

Parties and counsel must notify the mediator or local Mediation Services Office of written objections within 21 days from the notice date.

The notice shall inform the parties and their attorneys that they have twenty-one (21) days from the date of the notice to notify the mediator or the local Mediation Services Office of any written objections to the terms of the agreement.

CRITICAL

The proposed journal entry must be submitted to opposing counsel for approval as to form and to the Court for signature within ten days after the decision or order is entered.

The proposed journal entry shall be submitted to opposing counsel for approval as to form and submitted to the Court for its signature within ten (10) days after entry of the decision or order.

CRITICALCivil cases

The joint property statement must be provided to the Court at least 10 days before the final hearing.

When property division is contested at final hearing, the parties shall prepare a joint property statement for use as an exhibit and provide said joint property statement to the Court in the format of an Excel spreadsheet at least ten (10) days prior to the final hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

A negotiated Parenting Plan agreement must be forwarded to the local Mediation Services Office immediately after signing.

If the parties and counsel negotiate a Parenting Plan agreement, which agreements shall comply with the Parenting Plan Checklist, the agreement shall be forwarded to the local Mediation Services Office immediately after signing pursuant to subsection (c) below.

CRITICAL

Deadline

3 business days

The request to participate virtually must be filed at least three business days before the hearing.

Requests to participate by virtual proceedings shall be made by filing a request with the Clerk at least three (3) business days in advance of the hearing.

CRITICAL

A response showing cause why a civil case should not be dismissed must be made within 30 days after the order is entered.

An order shall then be entered requiring that cause be shown, within thirty (30) days from entry of order, as to why said case should not be dismissed for lack of prosecution.

CRITICAL

Deadline

3 business days

Remote appearances must be arranged at least three business days before the hearing, absent exigent circumstances.

Absent exigent circumstances, all remote appearances shall be arranged three (3) business days prior to the hearing

CRITICALCivil cases

Property-statement amendments are not permitted unless filed at least 10 days before trial, except by party agreement or court order.

Except by agreement of the parties or order of the Court, amendments to the property statement shall not be permitted unless filed at least ten (10) days prior to trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

The party filing the action must prepare the initial property statement within 60 days after filing the action.

The party filing the action shall have sixty (60) days from the date of filing to prepare, furnishing a copy to the opposing party.

CRITICALCivil cases

The support reduction is automatically deducted unless the custodial parent submits the specified affidavit within 30 days after the child returns; if filed, a hearing determines whether the reduction is allowed.

(2) The reduction shall be automatically deducted unless the custodial parent submits an affidavit within thirty (30) days after the child or children return to him or her stating that the non-custodial parent was not in the possession of the child or children for the requisite time period. If such an affidavit is filed, a hearing shall be held to determine whether the reduction shall be allowed.

CRITICALCivil cases

Briefs must be filed at the time of the hearing unless the court grants leave to file them later.

Briefs shall be filed at the time of hearing unless leave is granted to file thereafter.

CRITICAL

Deadline

10 working days

Motions other than requests for continuances must be filed with the Clerk at least ten working days before the hearing, unless the Court authorizes otherwise.

Unless otherwise authorized by the Court, all motions, except requests for continuances, shall be filed with the Clerk not less than ten (10) working days prior to the hearing.

WARNING

Each party appearing by video must be logged in five minutes before the hearing.

Each party appearing by video will need to be logged in 5 minutes in advance of the hearing.