Sixth Judicial District Court, Nebraska Document Filing Requirements

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Discovery motion

A motion to compel discovery must include a written showing that personal consultation and reasonable efforts to resolve differences did not produce an agreement.

all motions relating to compulsion of discovery shall include a written showing that after personal consultation between counsel for opposing parties and reasonable efforts to resolve differences, counsel are unable to reach an accord.

Civil cases

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Opposing brief for summary judgment motion

The opposing brief must separately identify each material fact claimed to be disputed and cite the supporting document, discovery response, or deposition testimony by page and line.

B. Opposing Party: The party opposing a motion for summary judgment shall set forth in its opposing brief a separate statement of each material fact to which it is contended there exists a genuine issue to be tried and as to each shall identify the specific document or discovery response or deposition testimony (by page and line) which it is claimed established the issue.

Civil cases

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Ex parte order

An ex parte order in a domestic relations case must be supported by one or more affidavits from a party or that party’s witnesses.

No ex parte order shall be entered in a domestic relations case without one or more supporting affidavits from a party or his or her witnesses.

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Notice

The written notice must clearly state that the hearing will be held by telephone conference.

(2) serving written notice, clearly stating that the hearing will be held by telephone conference, on all other parties who will participate in the conference call.

Civil cases

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Property liability statement

The property and liability statement must be similar to and contain the information identified in Appendix No. 1.

The property and liability statement shall be similar to and contain the information identified in Appendix No. 1 attached to these rules.

Civil cases

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Proposed order

If a child-support deviation is proposed, the proposed order must include supporting specific findings of fact, a completed worksheet 5, or both.

If a deviation is proposed to be granted, the proposed order shall contain specific findings of fact which support the conclusion that a deviation is warranted, a completed worksheet 5 as specified in Neb. Ct. R. § 4-203, or both.

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Journal entry order judgment decree

It shall be the duty of the party directed by a Court to promptly prepare the proper journal entry, order, judgment, or decree. The proposed journal entry, order, judgment, or decree shall be submitted to opposing counsel for approval as to form and submitted to the Court for its signature within 10 days.

It shall be the duty of the party directed by a Court to promptly prepare the proper journal entry, order, judgment, or decree. The proposed journal entry, order, judgment, or decree shall be submitted to opposing counsel for approval as to form and submitted to the Court for its signature within 10 days.

Civil cases

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Proposed order

Every proposed order submitted to the court must have a copy of the child support guideline calculation attached.

A copy of said child support guideline calculation shall be attached to every proposed order submitted to the court.

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Motion for fees

Before seeking payment, court-appointed counsel must file a positively verified written motion itemizing time and expenses.

Before court-appointed counsel's claim for payment is allowed, such attorney shall file a written motion for fees, positively verified, itemizing the time and expenses spent on the case.

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Affidavit

In addition to the requirements of the Uniform District Court Rules, counsel may be permitted to withdraw from a matter upon filing an affidavit which: A. Recites that the motion to withdraw and notice of hearing has been served upon the client and all parties of record; and, B. Provides the client's last known mailing address.

In addition to the requirements of the Uniform District Court Rules, counsel may be permitted to withdraw from a matter upon filing an affidavit which: A. Recites that the motion to withdraw and notice of hearing has been served upon the client and all parties of record; and, B. Provides the client's last known mailing address.

Civil cases

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Child support guideline calculation

When a final order sets child support, the parties must complete a child support guideline calculation and submit it to the court.

In all matters in which a final order includes the setting of child support, a child support guideline calculation shall be completed by the parties and submitted to the court.

Civil cases

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Ex parte order

An issued ex parte order must state the date and time of the temporary hearing.

If an ex parte order is issued, it shall be served upon the opposing party or counsel forthwith, and a temporary hearing date and time shall be set forth therein.

Civil cases

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Property liability statement

When property and liability division is contested at final hearing, the parties must prepare a joint property and liability statement for use as a trial exhibit.

When property and liability division is contested at final hearing, the parties shall prepare a joint property and liability statement for use as an exhibit at trial.

Civil cases

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Child support worksheet

When child support is at issue, counsel must prepare and exchange the applicable child support worksheets at least 24 hours before the temporary hearing, excluding Saturdays and Sundays from the calculation.

Where child support is an issue, counsel shall also prepare and exchange the applicable child support worksheets not less than 24 hours (Saturday and Sunday excluded from this calculation) prior to the temporary hearing.

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Correspondence

All correspondence with the Court regarding pending litigation shall refer to the subject case by case title, number, and county, and a copy of such correspondence shall be mailed to opposing counsel or pro se parties.

All correspondence with the Court regarding pending litigation shall refer to the subject case by case title, number, and county, and a copy of such correspondence shall be mailed to opposing counsel or pro se parties.

Civil cases

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Brief in support of summary judgment motion

The moving party’s supporting brief must state the motion’s basis and separately identify each undisputed material fact with a supporting record citation by page and line.

A. Moving Party: The moving party shall set forth in the brief in support of the motion for summary judgment, the basis for the motion, including the rule of procedure or statute under which the motion is filed, and a separate statement of each material fact as to which the moving party contends that there is no genuine issue to be tried and each shall identify the specific document or portion thereof for discovery response or deposition (by page and line) which it is claimed established the fact.

Civil cases

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Temporary relief application

Applications for temporary relief must be supported by affidavit evidence unless the Court allows otherwise upon a showing of good cause.

All applications for temporary support, allowances, custody, parenting time, restraining orders, etc. shall be supported by evidence in the form of affidavits unless otherwise allowed by the Court upon a showing of good cause.

Civil cases

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Property liability statement

The property and liability statement must include serial numbers for automobiles and other vehicles.

(MUST INCLUDE SERIAL NUMBERS)