Second Judicial District Court, Nebraska Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Affidavits depositions and proposed motion exhibits

Affidavits, depositions, and proposed motion exhibits may not be filed with the Clerk unless the Court orders otherwise.

Affidavits, depositions, and other proposed exhibits in support of motions shall not be filed with the Clerk unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Pleading motion or other document for court file

Counsel must electronically file other documents intended for the court file, and may not submit follow-up copies.

All other pleadings, motions and any other document that will be filed within the court file shall only be electronically filed (e-filed) by counsel; follow-up copies of the same shall neither be submitted nor accepted by the court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Proposed order

The proposed order must be emailed rather than e-filed.

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

Self-represented litigants must mail correspondence postage prepaid or deliver it personally to the Clerk of the District Court.

For individuals not represented by counsel, i.e., a self-represented litigant, all correspondence shall be mailed by U.S. mail, postage prepaid, or personally delivered to the Clerk of the District Court.

WARNING

Applies to

Unofficial correspondence and proposed documents

Counsel may email unofficial correspondence and proposed documents to the court as Word-format attachments.

Subject to subsections (A) and (B) below, any unofficial correspondence with the court (letters, briefs, etc.) and all proposed documents (proposed settlement agreement, proposed decree, etc.) may be submitted to the court by counsel as an email attachment in Word format.