Second Judicial District Court, Nebraska Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Parties scheduling a remote proceeding must contact the Court’s bailiff at least 5 days before the hearing for instructions.

To schedule a court proceeding that is to be conducted by remote technology, the parties shall contact the Court’s bailiff at least 5 days prior to the hearing to receive instructions on how they shall proceed.

CRITICAL

For a motion, pleading, or other document e-filed after 2:00 p.m. that requires a hearing within 72 hours, the filer must contact the Clerk in person or by phone on the filing day to provide notice.

When a party e-files any motion, including a motion for ex parte order, pleading, or other document after 2:00 p.m. on a given day that requires a hearing within the next 72 hours, he/she shall also follow up with the Clerk of the District Court, whether in person or by phone call on the day of filing, in order to give the Clerk adequate notice so that the court is made aware of the request in a timely manner.

CRITICALCivil cases

Contact

Email to chambers

Counsel must email the proposed order to the judge’s bailiff.

Counsel shall set forth in the body of the motion that he/she has had contact with the opposing party and that there is no objection by the same, and shall further submit via email (not e-file) to the Judge's baliff, a proposed order in Microsoft Word for the signature of the Judge.

CRITICAL

Ex parte communication with the court is prohibited unless all interested parties expressly permit it.

Ex parte communication with the court shall not be tolerated in the absence of express permission by all interested parties.

WARNING

The district and juvenile court presiding judges must contact the district court clerks and the Nebraska Supreme Court Administrative Office about an event and implementation of emergency modified operations.

The Presiding Judges of the District Court and the Juvenile Court shall contact the Clerks of the District Court and the Administrative Office of the Nebraska Supreme Court concerning the event and the implementation of Emergency Modified Court Operations.

WARNING

The county court presiding judge must contact the county court clerks about an event and implementation of emergency modified operations.

The Presiding Judge of the County Court shall contact the Clerks of the County Courts concerning the event and the implementation of Emergency Modified Court Operations.

WARNING

The parties must notify the court if a temporary hearing is expected to exceed 15 minutes; it will then receive a special setting beyond the otherwise stated 14-day period.

Parties to notify the court if a temporary hearing is expected to take longer than 15 minutes, and it will be set for special setting beyond the aforementioned 14 days.

INFOCriminal cases

Attorneys may contact the County Court to ask the Clerk Magistrate to add them to or remove them from the court-appointed list.

Attorneys may contact the County Court in each county and request the Clerk Magistrate to place them on or remove them from the court-appointed list.