Lancaster County District Court, Nebraska Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Once counsel is appointed or appears for a party, the party's filings and other communications with the court must go through counsel unless the court permits otherwise.

Once counsel is appointed by any court, or enters an appearance on behalf of a party, all filings and other communications with the court shall be through counsel, unless the court permits otherwise.

CRITICAL

To schedule a remote proceeding, the parties must contact the appropriate court representative for instructions and, if necessary, a case-specific invitation.

To schedule a court proceeding that is to be conducted by remote technology, the parties shall contact the appropriate court representative (i.e., Bailiff, Judicial Assistant, etc.) to receive instructions and, if necessary, a case-specific invitation to participate in the court proceeding.

CRITICAL

A separate hearing date must be obtained for each motion unless the judge approves otherwise, even when other motions in the case are already scheduled.

Unless approved by the judge, a hearing date must be obtained for each motion, even if motions in the same case are already scheduled.

CRITICALCriminal cases

When a person requests disposition of untried charges, the county attorney must promptly notify the assigned judge; if the request was made while the case was pending in county court, the judge must be notified when the case is bound over to district court.

Therefore, if a person makes a request for disposition of untried charges under either the Agreement on Detainers, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-759, or the provisions addressing disposition of untried charges, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-3801 et seq., the county attorney shall promptly notify the judge to whom the case is assigned. If the request was made while the case was pending in county court the judge shall be notified when the case is bound over to district court.

CRITICAL

Notice waiving oral argument must be separately communicated to the judge’s bailiff at least 3 days before the hearing.

Such notice to waive oral argument shall be filed with the Clerk of the District Court and separately communicated to the judge’s bailiff at least 3 days prior to the date of hearing.

CRITICAL

A hearing time must be secured by contacting the judge's bailiff.

A time of hearing shall be secured by contacting the judge's bailiff.

WARNING

Documents or communications a represented party submits directly to the court may be returned unfiled or forwarded unfiled to that party's counsel.

Any documents or communications submitted to the court by a party who has counsel may be (a) returned unfiled to the sending party or (b) forwarded unfiled to the sending party’s counsel.

WARNINGCriminal cases

If a question arises about whether a file or documents relating to a particular criminal case older than 20 years should be destroyed, the judge to whom the case is assigned or, if not specifically assigned to a sitting judge, then the sentencing judge's successor, should be asked about the status of the case. (If there is not a successor judge, the case should be randomly reassigned and presented to the judge to whom it is assigned.)

If a question arises about whether a file or documents relating to a particular criminal case older than 20 years should be destroyed, the judge to whom the case is assigned or, if not specifically assigned to a sitting judge, then the sentencing judge's successor, should be asked about the status of the case. (If there is not a successor judge, the case should be randomly reassigned and presented to the judge to whom it is assigned.)

WARNING

A hearing time must be arranged by contacting the judge’s bailiff.

A time of hearing shall be secured by contacting the judge’s bailiff.