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11-13-2009
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT OF NEBRASA
This is an announcement e-mail message generated by Court action through the CM/ECF system. Please DO NOT RESPOND to this e-mail because the mail box is unattended.
The U.S. District Court Clerk's Office wishes to bring several important matters to your attention.
1. Cheryl Zwart Selected as New Magistrate Judge
The active and senior district judges have selected Cheryl Zwart as the court's next magistrate judge. Ms. Zwart presently serves as one of the district court's law clerks. She will succeed Magistrate Judge David L. Piester, who retired in August. Ms. Zwart will serve in Lincoln. A press release about her appointment is available on the court's Web site at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/publicNotices > Press Release November 11, 2009 (Cheryl Zwart Selected as Next Magistrate Judge).
2. Judicial Council Decisions
On October 30, 2009, the Judicial Council for the District of Nebraska made the following decisions:
a. Authorized the amendment of the Order Setting Conditions of Release to include a mandatory condition requiring the defendant to cooperate in the collection of DNA if 43 14135(a) authorizes it.
b. R! escinded General Order 2002-1 and adopted the amendments to the Local Rules recommended by the Docket and Local Rules Committee. The amendments will become effective on December 1, the same date that amendments to the Federal Rules become effective.
3. CM/ECF System Down
The CM/ECF System will be down on Sunday, November 15, from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for system maintenance.
4. Local Rules Amendments
The 2009 amendments to the district's local rules are posted for comment on the court's Web site at
httpd://www.ned.uscourts.gov/localrules. Comments on the amendments are due by December 9, 2009. The amended rules go into effect on December 1, 2009. CM/ECF events will reflect both the time and language changes noted below. Counsel should pay particular attention to two changes:
a. The new time computation rules, made necessary by the corresponding changes to the Federal Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedures, which also go into effect on December 1.
b. In NE! CivR72.2 and NECrimR 59.2, also made necessary by changes to t! he corre sponding Federal Rules:
i. Counsel will now "object" to a magistrate judge's order rather than "appeal"; and
ii. Magistrate judges will now file "findings and recommendations" rather than "reports and recommendations."
5. New Event: "Interpreter Request"
In criminal cases, the local rules require the government and defense counsel to submit requests for interpreters in CM/ECF. Interpreter services should be requested using new events in the "Other Documents" category: "Interpreter Request for Pretrial Hearings (TEXT ONLY)" and "Interpreter Request for Trial (TEXT ONLY)." In civil cases, the parties are responsible for providing their own interpreters for any interpreting services needed throughout the litigation, including depositions and trials. However, the clerk's office will secure and pay for any interpreters needed for civil cases initiated by the United States.
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If you have any questions about these matters, please contact the clerk's office, 402-661-7350 (Omaha) or 402-437-1900 (Lincoln).
Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
10-30-2009
The U.S. District Court will go live on CM/ECF Version 4.0.2 on October 31. CM/ECF will be down Saturday, October 31, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. CDT for system maintenance as we upgrade to the new version.
The new version updates familiar CM/ECF features and introduces several new features. Users will note the following changes:
1. RSS (Really Simple Syndication) Feed for Public Users
The CM/ECF system now has an RSS feed for case activity. Users can subscribe to receive notice of all district court filings without incurring PACER fees. Case-specific RSS feeds are not available at this time. The RSS notice has hyperlinks to docket sheets and documents; subscribers clicking on a hyperlink will be taken to the PACER log-in screen. Users must acquire, install, and configure third-party RSS reader software before using this new feature. To subscribe to the feed, go to the Court Information report, which can be accessed from the CM/ECF home page or from the Reports menu.
2. Docket Report
Users can now run a combined docket report for a subset of criminal defendants in a multi-defendant case. A new "View Combined Docket Report" checkbox will be displayed beneath the case number list when a case number for a multi-defendant criminal case has been entered and two or more of the criminal defendant cases have been selected. Selecting the "View Combined Docket Report" checkbox allows the user to run the combined form of the report for the chosen subset of defendants. The combined report displays all of the defendant, party, and attorney information in the top section of the report for those defendants selected. The combined proceedings of the chosen defendants are displayed in the bottom section of the report.
3. Query
The Query screen now provides more refined searching options. The party name search fields were combined with the case data search fields to form a single section. In addition, a "Cause of Action" select list was added.
4. Adding Documents and Attachments
The process of adding a main document and attachments during filing has been streamlined to only require one screen. When adding attachments, the user must select either a category from the pick list or type in a description in the description field. An error message displays if the user fails to select or provide enough information. The document selection screen now includes the main document number; the attachments are numbered beginning with 1. In addition, the file size of each attachment and the combined size of all of the documents for a docket entry are displayed on the document selection screen.
5. Case Participant Tree
The user interface for case opening and filing now includes a case participant tree on the left side of the screen, listing all case participants for easy reference. During case opening, icons appear in the tree so users can modify participant information, such as party role, and add attorneys, aliases, and corporate parents. Information on how to open cases with the new interface is available on the court's Web page, http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/training.html > Civil Case Opening From a Complaint.
6. New User Interface for the E-mail Information Screen
The E-mail Information screen in "Maintain Your E-mail" now provides more streamlined functionality. Users have additional options and can cut and paste multiple case numbers from one delivery method to another. The initial E-mail Information screen is divided into two sides. On the left side, there are two additional e-mail address hyperlinks - one for the primary e-mail address and one for the secondary e-mail addresses. Once the user enters a complete e-mail address, configuration options appear under the e-mail address on the right side of the screen.
7. New Event: "Attachment - Continued"
The civil and criminal "Index - Continued" events will no longer be used. Instead, use the "Attachment - Continued" event, found in the "Other Documents" category.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the clerk's office at 866-220-4381 (Omaha) or 866-220-4379 (Lincoln).
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Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
10-23-2009
The Local Working Group on Electronic Technology in the Courts is presenting a half day free seminar in court room technology. This will be hands on PowerPoint 2007 training from a beginner's perspective, utilizing the Lincoln court rooms. The actual seminar is limited to 25 spaces but we will be contacting people on the overflow list if there are cancellations.
You can sign up by registering at the following link:
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/traincal/createcal.pl?yearin=2009&monin=11
Attached is a more informative announcement and the agenda regarding this training opportunity on Thursday, November 19th, 2009.
If you have any questions, please contact Theresa A. Hiner, Computer Systems Administrator, Federal Public Defender's Office, (402) 221-7896/(402) 221-7884 (fax).
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Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
8-24-2009
1. RECAP
A new software application or "plug-in" called RECAP was designed by a group from Princeton University to enable the sharing of court documents on the Internet. Once a user loads RECAP, documents that he or she subsequently accesses via PACER are automatically sent to a public Internet repository. Other RECAP/PACER users are then able to see whether documents are available from the Internet repository. RECAP captures District and Bankruptcy Court documents, but has not yet incorporated Appellate Court functionality.
At this time, RECAP does not appear to provide users with access to restricted or sealed documents. Please be aware that RECAP is "open-source" software, which can be freely obtained by anyone with Internet access and modified for benign or malicious purposes, such as facilitating unauthorized access to restricted or sealed documents. Accordingly, CM/ECF filers are reminded to be diligent about their computer security practices to ensure that documents are not inadvertently shared or compromised.
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) and this court will continue to analyze the implications of RECAP or related-software and advise you of any ongoing or further concerns.
2. MODIFICATIONS TO CM/ECF LOGIN SCREEN TO ENHANCE NOTICE OF ATTORNEY REDACTION RESPONSIBILITIES
In accordance with Judicial Conference policy, the court will upgrade the CM/ECF login screen on Tuesday, August 25, 2009. Please see the attachment to view the change to the login screen. A message will be displayed each time an attorney logs in to CM/ECF requiring the attorney to acknowledge that he or she will comply with the redaction rules. To view the AO's news release, go to
http://www.uscourts.gov/newsroom/RedactionResponsibilities.html.
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8-12-2009
As a registered user of the CM/ECF system in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska, you are invited to attend one of several Best Practices Forums to be held in Omaha, Lincoln, and North Platte in September 2009 (There is also a web conference option available for those who cannot attend in person).
Topics to be covered include:
Courtroom Technology -- connecting your laptop to courtroom displays, playing DVDs, real-time court reporting, and digital audio.
Adobe PDF Tips and Tricks -- reducing file size, creating hyperlinks to other filings, creating bookmarks within PDF documents.
CM/ECF Review -- filing sealed and restricted pleadings, searching within CM/ECF, changes coming in version 4.0.
We encourage attorneys, law clerks, legal secretaries, and paralegals to participate. There is no cost to attend, however registration is required and space is limited. For more details, please visit our website at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/forum.html.
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United States District Court Clerk's Office
8-3-2009
The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska wishes to inform you of several important matters.
1. Press Release - Schedule for the Appointment for Magistrate Judge and Appointment of Merit Selection Panel
Chief Judge Bataillon today announced a schedule for the appointment of a judge to succeed Magistrate Judge David L. Piester, who retired on August 1, 2009. Judge Bataillon also announced the names of the members of the merit selection panel that will recommend to the court five individuals thought qualified to fill the position. The schedule and the members of the panel were decided by the unanimous vote of the district judges. Applications are due on or before September 25, 2009, and should be mailed to Gabriela Acosta, Technical Writer. The application form, press release, public notice, General Order 2009-07 appointing a merit selection panel, and the merit selection panel list are available on the Court's Web site at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/ > "Public Notice and Application for Appointment of Magistrate Judge."
2. REASSIGNMENT OF CASES
Pursuant to the retirement of Magistrate Judge David L. Piester on August 1, 2009, all civil and criminal cases previously assigned to Judge Piester are reassigned to District Judge Richard G. Kopf. Judge Kopf will handle pretrial management in new civil and criminal cases assigned to Judges Kopf and Urbom in accordance with NEGenR 1.4(a)(2) and NECivR 72.1 until a new magistrate judge is appointed.
3. SAVE THE DATE - ATTORNEY FORUMS COMING SOON
The court will offer attorney forums in North Platte on September 10 at 8:30-12:00; in Lincoln on September 17 at 8:30-12:00 and 1:00-4:30; in Omaha on September 24 at 8:30-12:00 and 1:00-4:30; and via WebEx on September 22 at 1:00-2:00 and 2:30-3:30. Topics will include courtroom technology, tips for creating and working with PDF documents, tips for electronic filing, and a preview of the new features coming soon to CM/ECF. Watch your inbox for an e-mail with workshop details and registration information.
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United States District Court Clerk's Office
7-24-2009
The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska wishes to inform you that United States Magistrate Judge David L. Piester is retiring, effective August 1, 2009, after nearly thirty years of service. For additional information, please visit the court's Web site at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/ > Public Notices > Press Release July 24, 2009 (Judge Piester Retirement).
3-23-2009
Members of the Federal Bar:
SAVE THE DATE!
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
2:00 p.m.
Special Proceedings Courtroom
Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse
Omaha, Nebraska
You are invited to attend the celebration of the 130th anniversary of the trial of Chief Standing Bear. The ceremony will begin at 2:00 p.m. with the dedication of a historical wall display, and will conclude with a theatrical performance of "Ma-chu-nah-zha: I am a Person," written by Mary Kathryn Nagle and directed by Roxanne Wach.
Sponsors include the Federal Practice Committee and the Nebraska Branch of the Eighth Circuit Historical Society.
Questions? Please contact Mary Kathryn Nagle at: 402.661.7314
Please RSVP if you would like to attend on the court's training calendar:
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/traincal/showclass.pl?class_id=130
2-18-2009
Members of the Federal Bar:
Effectively Using Technology in the Courtroom
Roman L. Hruska Federal Courthouse
Omaha, Nebraska
Joint Conference Room
Friday, March 13, 2009
1:00pm - 5:00pm
On behalf of the entire court family, we are once again offering training in courtroom technology to all of the attorneys practicing in Federal Court in the District of Nebraska. You will come away from this half day seminar with solid introductory skills in PowerPoint and an awareness of the power of Litigation Support Programs in the courtroom.
Montie Ruffner, Litigation Support Specialist, U.S. Attorney's office and Theresa Hiner, Computer Systems Administrator, Federal Public Defender's office and the Honorable Laurie Smith-Camp, U.S. District Judge in cooperation with the courts are presenting this half day session, limited to 40 participants. Registration will close on February 27. Light Refreshments will be available and best of all, it's free!
Pre-Requisites:
Participants must bring a laptop with PowerPoint 2007 loaded. If you don't have the current version of PowerPoint you can download, and install a 60 day trial version at
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA101741481033.aspx
Agenda:
Joint Conference Room - Lower Level
1:00pm - 1:15pm Introduction and Overview
1:15pm - 3:45pm Basic Skills for Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations
Opening Statements
Closing Statements
Sentencing Issues
3:45 - 4:00pm Break
Judge Smith-Camp's Court Room
4:00pm - 5:00pm General hands-on demonstrations of Technology available in the Courtroom with Judge Smith-Camp available for a view from the bench.
With our assistance, select participants from the previous session will connect their laptops into the attorney tables and present their previously created PowerPoint Presentations for self evaluation and group review.
Register on-line at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/traincal/createcal.pl?yearin=2009&monin=03
Registration will close on February 27.
If you have any questions, please contact Theresa A. Hiner, Computer Systems Administrator, Federal Public Defender's Office, (402) 221-7896/(402) 221-7884 (fax).
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Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
2-6-2009
1. NEW PHONE NUMBERS FOR THE LINCOLN AND NORTH PLATTE COURTHOUSES
The federal courts in Nebraska recently installed a new phone system. Phone numbers for the Omaha courthouse are the same, but phone numbers for the Lincoln and North Platte courthouses have changed. For a list of phone numbers, please check the court's Web page at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/info/addr.html.
2. COMMENT PERIOD FOR LOCAL RULES AMENDMENTS
The Nebraska Judicial Council adopted amendments to the local rules at its January 30, 2009, meeting. The amended rules have been posted for public comment on the court's Web page at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/localrules. Comments are due by March 6, 2009.
3. CM/ECF LOST PASSWORD PROGRAM
The following procedure explains how to create a new CM/ECF password:
1. Go to the court's Web site at www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf or click
https://ecf.ned.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/lostPassword.pl.
2. Click "Log in to Electronic Filing System (CM/EF)."
3. Click "CM/ECF-DC V3.2.2 - Document Filing System."
4. Click the "click here" link that appears in the grey "Authentication" box.
5. Enter the login ID (first letter of first and last names followed by last four digits of Social Security number), then click "Submit."
6. A message will appear, stating, "An e-mail will be sent from ned-ecf.notification@ned.uscourts.gov."
7. When the e-mail is received, click on the link it contains to create a new password.
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If you have any questions about these matters, please contact the clerk's office, 402-661-7350 (Omaha) or 402-437-1900 (Lincoln).
Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
12-31-2008
1. BIENNIAL (2009/2010) ASSESSMENT
Pursuant to NEGenR 1.7(h), the court requires that all attorneys enrolled in the bar of this court pay a biennial assessment; this rule does not apply to attorneys who are employed by the federal government or a state, county, city, or local government. The proceeds of this assessment are used to defray the cost of maintaining the roll of attorneys admitted to practice before this court, to reimburse appointed counsel for reasonable expenses incurred in representing indigent litigants, and to fund the Federal Practice Fund.
This year, you may update your information and pay the fee online. Instructions are available on the court's Web site at:
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/Biennial_Assessment_Fee.pdf. Please complete the renewal process by March 1, 2009. Law firms with more than one attorney admitted to this court will need to complete the online process for each attorney.
The Federal Practice Committee decided during its August 15, 2008, meeting to compile a current list of attorneys who are willing to accept appointments in civil in forma pauperis cases. When completing the renewal process online, you will be prompted to answer the following question: "Are you willing to accept appointments in civil in forma pauperis cases?" For information regarding compensation of court-appointed counsel, please see the court's Amended Plan for the Administration of the Federal Practice Fund available on the court's Web site at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/pom/crtplans/fedpract.pdf.
If you have any questions, please contact the clerk's office at 1-866-220-4381 (Omaha) or 1-866-220-4379 (Lincoln).
2. PUBLIC COURT CALENDAR
The U.S. District Court has adopted the Calendar Events Report in CM/ECF as the court's public calendar. PACER users will not incur any fees when running the report unless they access a specific docket sheet from a case displayed in the report. The public may also access the report at the public terminals in the Omaha and Lincoln clerk's offices. NOTE: Sealed hearings will not appear on the calendar.
Follow these steps to run the report:
- Log in to the court's CM/ECF system at http://ecf.ned.uscourts.gov.
- Click Reports.
- Click Calendar Events.
- Set the date range.
- Click Run Report.
The court will make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information in the report, but certain circumstances may prevent the timely entry of information into CM/ECF. A court hearing may still be scheduled even though a search returns no results. For the most accurate information about court hearings, contact the clerk's office at 1-866-220-4381 (Omaha) or 1-866-220-4379 (Lincoln).
Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
12-23-2008
By order of Chief United States District Judge Joseph Bataillon, the federal courthouses in Omaha, Lincoln, and North Platte will be closed on December 26, 2008. This closure follows President Bush's decision to close all federal executive agencies and departments on December 26, 2008. The courthouses will reopen on Monday, December 29, 2008.
NOTE: You received this message because you are a registered user of CM/ECF. This is an automated message. DO NOT REPLY to this e-mail. If you wish to contact the court, use the following link:
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/emailus/index.html
If you have any questions about these matters, please contact the clerk's office, 402-661-7350 (Omaha) or 402-437-5225 (Lincoln).
Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
9-29-2008
CM/ECF Down for Maintenance. The CM/ECF system will be down Monday, September 29, from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. CST for system maintenance.
NOTE: You received this message because you are a registered user of CM/ECF. This is an automated message. DO NOT REPLY to this e-mail. If you wish to contact the court, use the following link:
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/emailus/index.html
If you have any questions, please contact the clerk's office, 402-661-7350 (Omaha) or 402-437-5225 (Lincoln).
Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
9-15-2008
Beginning September 15, 2008, the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska will participate in a two-month pilot project to make its court calendar available to the public over the Internet through the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system.
The calendar events report is located on the reports page in the Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system. PACER users will not incur any fees when running the report unless they access a specific docket sheet from a case displayed in the report. The public may also access the report at the public terminals in the Omaha and Lincoln clerk's offices. Note: Sealed hearings will not appear on the calendar.
Follow these steps to run the report:
1) Log in to the court's CM/ECF system at
http://ecf.ned.uscourts.gov/.
2) Click Reports.
3) Click Calendar Events.
4) Set the date range.
5) Click Run Report.
The court will evaluate the results at the end of the two-month pilot to determine if the CM/ECF calendar will continue to serve as the court's public calendar. The court will make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information in the report, but certain circumstances may prevent the timely entry of information into CM/ECF. A court hearing may still be scheduled even though a search returns no results. For the most accurate information about court hearings, the public may contact the clerk's office at 866-220-4381 (Omaha) or 866-220-4379 (Lincoln).
Please contact the clerk's office at one of the numbers listed above if you have any questions.
Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
8-4-2008
The Honorable Richard G. Kopf, United States District Judge in Lincoln, Nebraska, is seeking a chambers term law clerk. This is a part-time position (twenty hours a week). The term will not exceed four years. Prior judicial clerk experience is highly desirable. Excellent academic (top 20% of graduating law school class) and research and writing skills required. Additional information and directions on how to apply can be found on the court's Web site at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/hire/hire.html.
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United States District Court Clerk's Office
6-10-2008
The 2008 Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference will take place at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, August 13-15, 2008. The conference is a joint meeting of the lawyers and judges, all of whom are encouraged to register now.
On Wednesday, August 13, 2008, the Conference offers something new and unique. Five educational programs will be available especially designed for federal practitioners. Attendees will be able to choose to attend up to three of the following one-hour long programs:
"E-Discovery 202"
"Speaking the Truth About Voir Dire"
"White Collar Crimes 101 for the Civil Practitioner, or When to Push the Panic Button (and What That Button Looks Like)"
"Practical Tips, Traps and Procedure in Daubert Practice"
"The Sting of the Lash: An Evaluation of Judicial Sanctions in the Eighth Circuit"
Visit the Judicial Conference website at
https://www.ce8.uscourts.gov/judconf2008 for details of these lawyer-designed CLE programs which qualify for credit in your state(s).
The general sessions on Thursday, August 14, and Friday, August 15, 2008, will include a number of distinguished speakers, including a multimedia presentation describing the constitutional importance of Cooper v. Aaron and its relationship to Marbury v. Madison; Stanford Professor Pamela Karlan and Northwestern Professor Steve Calabresi presenting, "Original Intent, the Living Constitution, and How to Think about Constitutional Cases"; Janus Capital's Landon Rowland discussing the Rule of Law and the impact of U.S. Courts on American business; and Touro Law Center Professor Jeffrey Brandon Morris reviewing the history of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals from its birth in 1866. Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., of the United States Supreme Court will address the Conference on Friday.
For reservation information, please call the circuit executive's office at 314-244-2600 or e-mail "JudConf at ca8.uscourts.gov". Lawyers may also register on-line at
https://www.ce8.uscourts.gov/judconf2008.
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Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
5-6-2008
Important Information from the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska wishes to inform you of several important matters.
1. Revised Corporate Disclosure Forms.
The court has revised the corporate disclosure form required pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1 and Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 12.4. In addition to the information requested on the prior form, the form now also asks a party that is a limited liability entity or an unincorporated association to list its members and their states of residence. This additional information will assist the court not only in checking for conflicts but also in making diversity determinations. The revised forms are located on the court's Web page at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/forms/ --> "Corporate Disclosure Statement." Please note that there are separate forms for civil and criminal cases.
2. Creating an Appendix
CM/ECF Version 3.2 contains an enhancement that will allow users to compile PDF documents into a single PDF file. By selecting the new "Create Appendix" option on the docket sheet selection screen, users can select documents from the docket sheet to download as a single PDF file. Users can also automatically include either a full or abridged docket sheet. PACER fees are charged for each document selected and for the docket sheet from which the documents were selected. At present, CM/ECF cannot automatically send the Court of Appeals a Record on Appeal or an Appendix. The procedure for creating an appendix is located on the court's Web page at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/training.html --> "Creating an Appendix."
3. Revised Transcript Redaction Procedure
The court will go live on CM/ECF Version 3.2 on Monday, May 12. Attorneys are urged to review the revised transcript redaction procedure mandated by the Judicial Conference of the United States Courts, located at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/ --> "Transcript Redaction Procedure." Please note that on May 2, 2008, the Judicial Conference revised the courts' privacy policy to now allow attorneys seven calendar days after a transcript is filed to file a notice of intent to request redaction.
NOTE: You received this message because you are a registered user of CM/ECF. This is an automated message. DO NOT REPLY to this e-mail. If you wish to contact the court, use the following link:
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If you have any questions about these matters, please contact the clerk's office, 402-661-7350 (Omaha) or 402-437-5225 (Lincoln).
Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
5-1-2008
Important Information from the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
NOTICE OF REAPPOINTMENT OF INCUMBENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The current term of the office of United States Magistrate Judge Thomas D. Thalken, who is stationed in Omaha, Nebraska, is due to expire on January 3, 2009. The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska is required by law to establish a panel of citizens to consider the reappointment of the magistrate judge to a new eight-year term.
The duties of the magistrate judge position include the following:
(1) Conduct of most preliminary proceedings in criminal cases;
(2) Trial and disposition of misdemeanor cases;
(3) Conduct of various pretrial matters and evidentiary proceedings on delegation from the judges of the district court; and
(4) Trial and disposition of civil cases upon consent of the litigants.
Comments from members of the bar and public are invited as to whether the incumbent magistrate judge should be recommended by the panel for reappointment by the Court and should be directed to;
Pam Jedlicka
Human Resources Manager
United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse
111 S. 18th Plz. Ste. 1152
Omaha, NE 68102-1322
Comments must be received no later than Friday, May 30, 2008.
4-30-2008
Important Information from the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska wishes to bring several important matters to your attention.
1. CM/ECF Version 3.2
The court will go live on CM/ECF Version 3.2 on May 12. The most significant change in this version is a ninety-day restriction on remote electronic access to filed transcripts. Because the restriction period affects the ability of counsel of record to review a transcript for redaction purposes, attorneys are strongly urged to review the new transcript redaction procedure located on the court's Web page at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/. This change to the transcript redaction procedure will take effect on May 12.
2. Judicial Council Decisions
The Judicial Council took the following actions at its April 25, 2008, meeting:
a. Agreed that proposed revisions to the local rules will be submitted annually at the January Judicial Council meeting.
b. Approved the Courtroom Technology Strategic Upgrade/Replacement Plan and the Courtroom Technology Training Plan. The plans are located at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/stratplan/usdc_strategic_goal_summary.pdf.
3. Electronic Writs
General Order No. 2008-04 "IN THE MATTER OF ISSUANCE OF CRIMINAL WARRANTS, SUMMONSES, SUBPOENAS, AND WRITS" was entered on February 27, 2008, and is located on the court's Web site at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/pom/orders/index.html. General Order No. 2008-04 gives the clerk's office authority to sign, seal, and issue criminal warrants, summonses, subpoenas, and writs electronically. Such electronically-issued warrants, summonses, subpoenas, and writs may not, however, be served electronically. This General Order rescinds GO 2007-18.
4. Proposed Order Regarding Motion for Sentence Reduction (AO247)
A fillable PDF form for a Proposed Order Regarding Motion for Sentence Reduction (AO247) pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ?? 3582(c)(2) is available on the court's Web site at www.ned.uscourts.gov/forms. Parties are encouraged to use this form when proposing an order regarding a motion for sentence reduction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ?? 3582(c)(2).
5. CM/ECF Training
Classroom training on CM/ECF will be held at the Omaha courthouse on May 20 and the Lincoln courthouse on May 21. Interested parties should sign up on the training calendar located on the court's training page at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/training.html. The training page also has numerous on-line training modules.
6. Courtroom Technology Virtual Tours
Virtual tours of the technology available in the district's courtrooms, including digital recording, are available at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/tech/.
7. Revised Rule 26(f) Planning Conference Report
The magistrate judges have revised the form for the parties' Rule 26(f) planning conference report. See http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/forms/.
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Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
2-15-2008
Effectively Using Technology in the Courtroom
The Federal Public Defender's Office, in conjunction with the court and
the U.S. Attorneys Office is presenting a half day free seminar in
court room technology. This will be hands on PowerPoint training from a
beginner's perspective, but it will emphasize our Omaha court rooms.
The training is limited to 32 spaces for each of the morning and
afternoon sessions. You can sign up by registering at the following link:
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/traincal/createcal.pl
Attached is a more informative announcement and agenda regarding the
training offered on the 28th of this month.
2-11-2008
Netscape Navigator Browser No Longer Supported
As of February 1, 2008, Time Warner's AOL ended the development and
technical support of their Netscape Navigator browser. Due to this
change, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska will no longer
test or support the use of Netscape Navigator with the court's Case
Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system. It is recommended that
users switch to a current version of Internet Explorer or Mozilla
Firefox.
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United States District Court Clerk's Office
1-25-2008
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
The Nebraska Judicial Council took the following actions at its meeting
on January 25, 2008:
Decided that counsel should no longer electronically file petitions to
enter pleas of guilty and plea agreements before hearings. The parties
must provide the court with advanced copies of the documents at least
twenty-four hours before the plea hearing, and bring the originals of
the documents to the hearing. Following the hearing, the documents will
be uploaded into CM/ECF. As a result of the judge's decision, the
"petition to enter plea of guilty and plea agreement" events have been
removed from the attorney menu in CM/ECF.
Approved amendments to the Bankruptcy Court's Local Rules. The local
rules will be forwarded to the Eighth Circuit for approval.
On January 16, 2008, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
authorized clerk's offices to keep indices of civil judgments and orders in
electronic form. Users may now access judgments and orders directly
from the docket sheet in PACER or at the public terminals at the
courthouses. The civil judgment index report has been removed from CM/ECF.
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United States District Court Clerk's Office
12-31-2007
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
CM/ECF Version 3.1.2. The court will go live on CM/ECF Version 3.1.2
on Monday, December 31.
In the new version of CM/ECF, three new nature of suit codes have been
added. The codes and case types are:
462 (Naturalization Application)
463 (Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee)
465 (Other Immigration Actions)
On the civil cover sheet, the "basis of jurisdiction" for these three
natures of suit is 2, "U.S. Government Defendant." Access to documents
in cases with these new codes is restricted to court users, case
participants, and public terminal users.
Numerous performance improvements have been made to the docketing
process. Users will also note improved performance when running the Docket
Report for large cases.
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United States District Court Clerk's Office
12-28-2007
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
CM/ECF Down for Maintenance. The CM/ECF system will be down Sunday,
December 30, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. CST for system maintenance.
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United States District Court Clerk's Office
12-11-2007
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
Because of the inclement weather conditions, the United States District
Court will not open until 10:00 today, December 11, 2007. Attorneys
scheduled to argue before the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals should
contact the circuit for additional information.
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United States District Court Clerk's Office
12-10-2007
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
By order of Chief United States District Judge Joseph Bataillon, the
federal courthouses in Omaha, Lincoln, and North Platte will be closed
on December 24, 2007. This closure follows President Bush's decision to
close all federal executive agencies and departments on December 24,
2007. The courthouses will reopen on Wednesday, December 26, 2007.
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United States District Court Clerk's Office
11-30-2007
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
1. CM/ECF Down for Maintenance. The CM/ECF system will be down
Monday, December 3, from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. CST for system maintenance.
2. CM/ECF Version 3.1. The court will go live on CM/ECF Version
3.1 on Monday, December 3. An online demonstration of the new features
is available on the court's Web site at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/captivate/v3.htm.
Two changes merit special mention:
The "free peek" is now restricted to case participants. In the new
version of CM/ECF, only CM/ECF case participants will receive one free
look at documents via the Notice of Electronic Filing. Attorneys who have
signed up to receive notice but are not case participants will be
charged a PACER fee.
PACER users will be allowed remote access to judgments, opinions, and
orders in Social Security appeal cases. Reports and Recommendations
that Article III judges adopt by orders and designate as written opinions
will also be available to PACER users.
In addition, the court's Web site has instructions on creating
cross-document hyperlinks in both WordPerfect and Word, and an interactive
module on creating the hyperlinks in WordPerfect. See
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/training.html. Other interactive
on-line training is also available on the same Web page.
3. Clerk's Office Renovation. The Omaha District Court Clerk's
Office will be "closed" for renovation December 4 - December 17. The
renovation will not affect CM/ECF or any court hearings or trials scheduled
during this period. During the renovation, the Omaha clerk's office staff
will be working at alternate locations. We will accept pleadings at
the Omaha bankruptcy clerk's office, suite 1125, and you may reach Omaha
clerk's office staff by e-mail or by calling (402) 661-7350. The
Lincoln clerk's office is not affected by the Omaha renovation. We apologize
for any inconvenience the renovation might cause.
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11-5-2007
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
- To avoid potential conflicts of interest, the Nebraska Judicial
Council agreed that all cases filed on the Omaha and North Platte
dockets subsequent to November 2, 2007, in which Berkshire Hathaway or one of
its subsidiaries is a party shall be directly assigned to Senior
United States District Judge Lyle E. Strom for full pretrial management and
trial. See http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/pom/orders/index.html > General
Order 2007-19.
- Effective November 1, 2007, the Nebraska Judicial Council has
approved an increase in transcript fee rates and added a new rate for the
delivery of transcripts within14 days. See
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/pom/crtplans/courtrep.pdf > "Court
Reporting Fee Schedule."
- Judicial Council Decisions. On October 26, 2007, the Nebraska
Judicial Council:
- Adopted the following strategic goals: 1) By January 25,
2008, we will have a strategic plan in place to upgrade or replace all
Omaha, Lincoln, and North Platte courtroom technology equipment; and 2) By
January 25, 2008, we will have a strategic plan in place to assess,
develop, and deliver courtroom technology training for internal and
external stakeholders on all existing and newly-defined courtroom technology
equipment. The goal statements are located on the court's Strategic
Planning Internet site at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/stratplan/, along
with Web pages to track the progress of each new goal. (Note: The last
page of the goal summary document includes a link to the July 31, 2007,
strategic planning participant guide and notes. The notes from the
session are located on pages 9-16, and the goals are summarized on pages
17-21.)
- Approved the clerk's request to issue magistrate numbers
through the CM/ECF system. Original search warrant applications and
affidavits, criminal complaints, and other magistrate-executed papers will be
submitted to the clerk's office once the judge has signed them. Upon
receipt, the clerk will open the magistrate case under seal on CM/ECF
and file the paperwork. A PDF of the originals will be uploaded to
CM/ECF, and the originals will be destroyed after the clerk's office holds
them for 30 days to ensure quality control of the scanning. The clerk's
office will scan and upload all warrants issued as sealed documents.
Clerk's office staff will file warrants issued as copies under seal and
will refer requests for copies of warrants to the U.S. Marshal
pursuant to Nebraska Criminal Rule 9.1.
- Approved the clerk's request to sign, seal, and issue
criminal warrants, summonses, and subpoenas electronically and adopted General
Order 2007-18. See http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/pom/orders/index.html.
- Approved the Docket and Local Rules Committee's recommendation
to adopt amendments to the local rules, and recommended to the Docket
and Local Rules Committee that it consider the comments received from
the Federal Practice Committee's local rules survey during its next
annual review of the rules. Attorneys are invited to comment on the
proposed amendments to the local rules. See
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/localrules/. Comments are due November 29,
2007.
- Jury Trial at UN-L Law College. Eighth Circuit Judge William
Riley will try a civil case at the University of Nebraska College of Law in
Lincoln on January 22, 2008. The cases that may be tried are listed
in General Order No. 2007-17. See
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/pom/orders/index.html.
- Changes in EPA Fee Schedule. The Judicial Conference of the
United States has amended the Electronic Public Access fee schedule to
include court-appointed pro bono attorneys among those individuals who may,
upon a showing of cause, be exempted from electronic public access fees
when acting in the matter to which they were appointed. The amended
schedule is available on the court's Web site at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/info/fees.html. A link to the National
Archives and Records Administration Fee Schedule is also available at the
same site.
- Document Size Limit in CM/ECF Increased. The district court has
increased the document size limit in CM/ECF from 3 megabytes to 5
megabytes. Information on how to file lengthy attachments in CM/ECF is
available on the court's Web site at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/ >
"Filing Lengthy Attachments."
- New Local Reports in CM/ECF. In response to attorney requests
for a list of cause codes in the CM/ECF report option, the court now
offers a "Cause Code List" and a "Nature of Suit List." To access the
lists, log into ECF, click "Reports" on the blue menu bar, then click
"Local Reports."
- Opening Cases in CM/ECF: Not Adding Counsel of Record. To prevent
the entry of inaccurate or incomplete information when opening a civil
case in CM/ECF, attorneys for plaintiffs are asked not to add counsel
of record for any defendants when adding parties. The only exception to
this procedure will be when the filing attorney is removing the case
from state court; in this instance, the filing attorney may add counsel
for the opposing party.
- New Civil CM/ECF Event. A new event entitled "Motion to Incur
Expenses from Federal Practice Fund" has been created.
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United States District Court Clerk's Office
10-24-2007
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
The CM/ECF Document Filing System will be down Sunday, October 28 from
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. CST for system maintenance.
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United States District Court Clerk's Office
MEMBERS OF THE FEDERAL BAR FOR NEBRASKA
10-11-2007
Nebraska Local Rules Survey - Response Requested by October 16, 2007
MEMBERS OF THE FEDERAL BAR FOR NEBRASKA
The Federal Practice Committee would like each of you to assist it in
providing input to the Federal Judges and Magistrates for Nebraska. The
new FRCP (effective December 1, 2007) has precipitated a discussion on
whether an effort should be undertaken to revise the local rules to
conform and in so doing attempt to make them more user friendly. Some
have said there is a perception that lawyers avoid Federal Court if
possible because of the time and effort it takes to ensure compliance with
the difficult local rules. Address for us the questions at
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Yw42UN6wHvmAUNUiu42DHA_3d_3d and
please know there will be no effort to retain or publish your names
with your answers. Your replies will go to the clerk's office who have
been asked to provide us with the content. We are interested in what you
have to say ONLY.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Howard Olsen, Jr.
Chair Federal Practice Committee
9-25-2007
Wireless Internet Access - Response requested by Monday, October 1
Members of the Federal Bar,
During the October 17, 2007, Federal Practice Committee meeting, the
Committee will consider using the Federal Practice fund to pay for
wireless Internet access in the Omaha, Lincoln, and North Platte courthouses.
If approved, neither the Federal Practice Committee nor the court
will pay for computers for attorneys to use inside the courthouses.
Instead, attorneys must use their own laptops, or other appliances, such as
a blackberry, to connect to the Internet.
The General Services Administration (GSA) has provided the Committee
with an estimate to 1) install wireless Internet access, and 2) provide
one year of access in the following locations:
Omaha - 9 courtrooms on floors 2, 3, 4 and U.S. Trustee meeting room;
Lincoln - 5 courtrooms on floors 4 and 5 and GSA conference room; and
North Platte - 1 courtroom on 3rd floor and GSA conference room.
GSA's estimate of $19,715.84 includes installation and one year of
service. In addition, GSA estimates $1,350.00 per year for subsequent
years of Internet service for each location, totaling $4,050.00 per year.
The court cannot use appropriated funds to pay for wireless Internet
access for attorneys.
To help the Committee make a good decision, please complete a very
short survey at
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=LbltpKTU4AF5wdbjhNIlag_3d_3d
by
Monday, October 1. The Committee views the response of the lawyers as a
real indicator of the need for this service. If you have any problems
accessing or completing the survey, please contact Luta Pleiss at
402.661.7363.
Thank you for your help.
Howard Olsen
Federal Practice Committee Chair
District of Nebraska
8-3-2007
Digital Audio Files of Court Proceedings Available Online
Beginning August 6, 2007, the United States District Court for the
District of Nebraska will participate in a 12-month pilot project to make
digital audio files of court proceedings available to the public over
the Internet through the Public Access to Court Electronic Records
(PACER) system. The judges involved in the pilot are District Judge Richard
Kopf, Magistrate Judge David L. Piester, Magistrate Judge Thomas
Thalken, and Magistrate Judge F.A. Gossett. During the pilot, audio files of
all court proceedings held in front of these judges, unless otherwise
specified by the judge, will be uploaded to the Case
Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system. Attorneys of record on a case will
receive a Notice of Electronic Filing for the audio file and one free
download. Audio files will also be available to the public via PACER at a
cost of $0.08 per file, plus the cost of accessing the docket sheet or
docket activity report.
If information subject to the court's privacy policy is stated on the
record, it will be available in the audio files this court makes
available. (For guidance on the privacy policy as applied to documents,
exhibits, and transcripts, see
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/ -->
"Notice of Electronic Availability of Case File Information"; NECivR 5.3; and
NECrimR 49.3). Since counsel and the parties are solely responsible
for guaranteeing that pleadings and testimony comply with the court's
rules requiring redaction of personal data identifiers, the better
practice is to avoid introducing personal data identifiers and other
sensitive information into the record in the first place, unless absolutely
necessary to prove an element of the case. Also, be advised that
courtroom deputies cannot redact audio files before they are placed on CM/ECF.
Please take this into account when questioning witnesses or making
other statements in court. If private information is mentioned durin!
g a hearing or trial, counsel may move the court to seal, restrict, or
otherwise prohibit placement of the digital audio file of the hearing
or trial on the Internet through the PACER system.
For more information on retrieving digital audio files visit
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/digaudioprocedure.pdf
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7-10-2007
Federal Mediation Training July 23-25, 2007
Members of the Federal Bar:
I am pleased to announce that Creighton University's Werner Institute
for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution and the Nebraska Federal Practice
Committee are partially underwriting a mediation training program
Thursday through Saturday, August 23-25, 2007. The training will be held
at the Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse in Omaha. Advance registration
for the training is $295; after August 1, registration will be $350.
Enrollment is limited to 24 participants.
This training will provide participants with the opportunity to receive
training from professors who are educating master's-prepared mediators
throughout the country. For additional information, please go to
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/fed_practice_mediation_flyer.pdf.
Joe Bataillon
Chief Judge
U. S. District Court
5-25-2007
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
The U.S. District Court Clerk's Office wishes to bring several important matters to your attention.
1. Transcript Redaction Procedure. On May 25, 2007, the Judicial Council for the District of Nebraska adopted an updated procedure for transcript redaction. The procedure is available on the court's Web page,
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/pom/transcript_redaction_procedure.pdf.
2. Employment Opportunity: Pro Se Law Clerk. The District Court is currently accepting applications for a full-time pro se law clerk. See the job announcement on the court's Web page,
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/hire/hire.html. Applications must be received on or before June 8, 2007.
3. Sealed and Restricted Access Documents. Attorneys may now file electronically sealed and restricted documents. Information on how to file these documents is available on the court's Web page,
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/index.html > "Sealed and Restricted Access Documents."
4. 2006 Mediation Report. The U.S. District Court's 2006 annual report on the mediation program is available on the court's Web page,
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/mediation/medweb/page6.html > "2006 Mediation Report." Comments on the report and the program may be sent to Chief Judge Bataillon.
5. Mandatory Attorney Case Opening. Effective July 2, 2007, attorneys must use CM/ECF to open new civil cases. See General Order No. 2007-02,
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/pom/orders/index.html . Information on how to open cases is available on the court's Web page,
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/index.html > "Users' Manual." The e-mail addresses for submitting complaints by e-mail will be disabled on July 2, 2007.
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Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
4-9-2007
U.S. District Court E-mail Address Change
Effective April 16, 2007, the outgoing e-mail address for CM/ECF
notifications from this court will change to
ned-ecf.notification at ned.uscourts.gov. (" at " replaced @ to avoid spam bots.)
This change will make it easier to identify which court the notification is from. Please notify your
Internet service provider and request that the new address be added to
the exceptions list for any spam filters. Note this is an outgoing
address only. The e-mail address(es) you use to contact the court has(ve)
not changed.
3-9-2007
Important Information Regarding CM/ECF Version 3.0 and Newsletter
The U.S. District Court will go live on Version 3.0 of CM/ECF on March
12. CM/ECF will be down Sunday, March 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
CST for system maintenance as we upgrade to the new Version 3.0
release.
The new version updates many familiar CM/ECF features and introduces
several new features. The most important changes are described in the
latest issue of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska's
CM/ECF Newsletter, which has been posted to the court's Web site, and can
be found under Reference Materials as "Version 3.0 Changes." You can
view the newsletter at:
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/newsletter5.pdf
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3-9-2007
2008 Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference in Chicago
The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska wishes to
inform you that the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference will be held in
Chicago on August 11-15, 2008.
For more information visit our website at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/tmpDocs/08ConferenceSaveTheseDatesLet.pdf
If you have any questions, please contact the clerk's office,
402-661-7350 (Omaha) or 402-437-5225 (Lincoln).
Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
2-9-2007
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
Members of the Bar:
The U.S. District Court Clerk's Office wishes to bring several
important matters to your attention.
Chief Judge Bataillon announced that Senior Judge Thomas M. Shanahan
announced his retirement to inactive status effective February 1. Judge
Shanahan has served as a distinguished judge of the United States
District Court for the District of Nebraska for over 13 years. In addition,
he served on the Nebraska Supreme Court for ten years. We will miss
Judge Shanahan's calm demeanor and sense of humor. We wish him all the
best.
On January 26, 2007, the Nebraska Judicial Council:
A. Adopted the Federal Practice Committee and Civil Justice Advisory
Group's recommendation to use a supplemental Jury Questionnaire,
commencing in April 2007, in all civil and criminal jury trial proceedings in
the United States District Court for the Nebraska. (To view the
supplemental Jury Questionnaire, go to our forms page at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/forms/) The clerk's office
will distribute copies of completed questionnaires to attorneys of
record at the same time it distributes the panel report, which is
approximately two business days prior to trial. Attorneys may pick copies up at
the clerk's office or request that the clerk's office fax the
questionnaires to their office. The clerk's office will not e-mail completed
questionnaires. Attorneys are required to destroy the questionnaires
after trial. Any attorney who fails to destroy the questionnaires will be
subject to disciplinary action.
B. Approved the Consistency Committee's recommendation to create a Web
page to post judges' practices and standing recusals. The Web page is
available at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/jpar/.
C. Approved the proposed amendments to the Local Rules. The
amendments, along with a summary of the amendments, are available on our Web
site at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/localrules/index.html.
To comment on the amended rules, go to
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/emailus/index.html.
D. Approved the clerk's office request to destroy paper documents
filed on or after January 29, 2007, thirty days after they have been
scanned, verified, and subjected to quality control, unless otherwise
ordered, in accordance with the Administrative Office's disposition schedule
for CM/ECF records. The Council directed the clerk's office that it is
no longer required to maintain the following paper documents: 1)
original indictments; 2) plea agreements; and 3) petitions to enter pleas of
guilty. The court's Administrative Procedures will be amended in the
near future to reflect this change.
E. Adopted a General Order requiring attorneys to open their own civil
cases on CM/ECF after July 2, 2007. The Council directed the clerk's
office to; 1) disable the "New Cases" e-mail address; and 2) make the
appropriate changes to the court's Administrative Procedures.
F. Because judges do not electronically sign a PDF document when
entering text-only orders, the clerk's office changed the language in
text-only orders from "Signed by Judge (name) on **/**/** to "Ordered by
Judge (name) on **/**/**." The ordered date may be different from the
entered date. The entered date appears on the top of notices of electronic
filing as the date the system received the transaction.
G. The clerk's office has streamlined the Request for Transcript and
Notice of Appeal forms. Please use the new forms, which are located on
our forms page at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/forms/.
H. Users have reported problems with pay.gov when using IE 7. If you
experience any problems with pay.gov, go to Internet Options->Advanced
Tab->check "Disable Phishing Filer,"-> uncheck "Warn About Certificate
Mismatch,"-> uncheck "Warn if changing between secure and not secure
mode." If you do not want to make these changes, we recommend that you
install Mozilla Firefox as your browser.
I. If you have not already done so, please complete the 2007
Assessment Form and return it with your $10.00 payment by March 1, 2007 to;
Clerk, United States District Court, 2007 Annual Assessment, 111 S. 18th
Plaza, Suite 1152, Omaha, NE 68102. Blank forms are available on our
forms page at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/forms/.
Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
10-30-2006
CAMERA CELL PHONES, ELECTRICAL TESTING, PAY.GOV, and DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS
The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska wishes to inform you of the following:
Camera Cell Phones
The Nebraska Judicial Council adopted the following policy on Friday, October 27: Effective Monday, October 30, all federal government employees with agency identification, attorneys with their bar cards, and jurors who identify themselves to the Court Security Officers (CSOs) by showing a copy of their summons to appear, are permitted to enter the Omaha or Lincoln courthouse/federal building with camera cell phones. All other individuals will be directed to secure their camera cell phones in their vehicles. If that is not possible, the CSOs will store the camera phones at the security screening station.
Electrical Testing
The court's Web server and CM/ECF will be down from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. CST on Friday, November 10, for system maintenance. Users may experience additional downtimes on November 10 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. due to electrical testing.
Pay.gov
As of November 23, 2006, all users accessing pay.gov must use a browser that supports 128 bit encryption. Supported versions of browsers include:
IE 6.0 (Recommended; use of IE5.5 or lower is not recommended)
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or greater
Mozilla 1.7 or greater
Netscape 7.x
Safari 1.2 (for MAC users)
Disclosure Statement
The Judicial Conference of the United States recently adopted a mandatory policy that requires courts to implement automated conflict screening. Judges must develop and update conflicts lists and use those lists in automated screening. To assist with the conflict screening process, a nongovernmental corporate party is required to file, at the outset of litigation, a disclosure statement identifying any parent corporation that owns 10% or more of its stock or to state that there is no such corporation. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1 and Fed. R. Crim. P. 12.4. With the approval of the Nebraska Judicial Council, the clerk's office has created an event in CM/ECF that will allow attorneys to file these statements electronically. This filing requirement is effective immediately. These events are found under Other Filings > Other Documents > Disclosure Statement.
If you have any questions about these matters, please contact the clerk's office, 402-661-7350 (Omaha) or 402-437-5225 (Lincoln).
Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
08-11-2006
***IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE US DISTRICT COURT -- PLEASE READ***
The United States District Court wishes to inform you of the following:
1. *****ATTENTION******* AUGUST 28, 2006 FEDERAL PRACTICE SUMMER
RETREAT PARTICIPANTS: The cost of the seminar has been changed. Instead
of paying $15.00, you now only need to pay for the cost of your lunch.
The lunch buffet is approximately $6.99. Payment for lunch will be
made directly to Mahoney State Park and NOT to the Federal Practice
Committee as previously advised. The Federal Practice Fund will pay for the
costs of the room and light refreshments. The seminar is scheduled for
August 28, 2006, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. If you have not
registered, there is still room. Please call Janet Bartels at (402) 661-7323 to
register.
2. On August 15, 2006, attorneys may begin opening their own civil
cases in CM/ECF. The new feature will also allow attorneys to pay filing
fees online with a credit card, using pay.gov. A user manual explaining
how to open cases is available on the court's CM/ECF Web site,
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/index.html. Attorneys or their staff
who wish to attend training at the courthouse on the new feature may
sign up at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/training.html. Training will
also be offered at the Best Practices Forums described in paragraph 5,
below.
3. In conjunction with the new case opening feature, attorneys will
also have the option of electronically filing a request to issue
summons, effective August 15, 2006. General Order 2006-07 authorizes the
clerk's office to sign, seal, and issue summonses electronically. Attorneys
may not, however, serve summonses electronically. See
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/pom/orders/index. A new Summons Requested
event has been created for civil cases and can be found under Service of
Process. The Administrative Procedures will be updated in the near
future to reflect this change. Questions about using the event can be
directed to the court's CM/ECF toll free hotline,1-866-220-4381, option 0
(Omaha), or 1-866-220-4379, option 2 (Lincoln).
4. General Order 2006-08 permits the clerk's office to refund
duplicate or erroneous filing fees paid electronically with a credit or debit
card. Refund requests are made by application or motion. See
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/pom/orders/index.html. Note that this order
does not otherwise amend the general prohibition on refunding filing
fees.
5. Openings still remain for the CM/ECF Best Practices Forums in
Omaha on August 16 and September 7 and 8. For additional information or to
register to attend, go to the court's Web site,
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/forum.html.
6. The court has revised its notice of appeal forms and request for
transcript forms. The revised forms can be found on the court's Web
site at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/pom/forms/index.html. Note that a new
request for transcript form has been created for use by non-parties.
7. The language in order events in CM/ECF has been modified from
"Order grantng/denying/etc. (motion). Signed by Judge (name) on
**/**/**," to "Order granting/denying/etc. (motion) by Judge (name)." The
filing date of the order is found in the Notice of Electronic of Filing
(NEF) and is the same date as the judge's signed date.
8. The court's Docket and Local Rules Committee has begun its annual
review of the local rules. Suggestions for amendments or additions to
the rules should be sent to Therese Bollerup no later
than August 25, 2006.
06-20-2006
Attorney Forum Website Correction
The website for the CM/ECF Best Practices Forum was listed incorrectly
in yesterday's announcement. The correct site is
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/forum.html
We apologize for any confusion.
Clerk's Office
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
06-19-2006
2006 CM/ECF Attorney Best Practices Forum
As a registered user of the CM/ECF system in the US District Court for
the District of Nebraska, you are invited to attend one of several Best
Practices Forums to be held in Omaha, Lincoln, and North Platte later
this summer. (There is also a web conference option available for those
that cannot attend in person).
Topics to be covered include:
-an overview of filing motions, briefs, and indexes with an emphasis on
handling lengthy attachments,
-a hands-on demonstration of opening a new civil case and online
payment of fees, and
-an open forum with a sneak preview of new features coming in version
3, as well as an opportunity to ask questions of the court and your
colleagues.
We hope you will be able to join us. There is no fee to attend,
however registration is required and seating is limited. For more details,
please visit our website at http://156.127.124.222/cmecf/forum.html
Sincerely,
Clerk's Office
US District Court-District of Nebraska
Note: This is an automated message. Do not reply to this message.
06-02-2006
***IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE US DISTRICT COURT -- PLEASE READ***
TO; ALL ATTORNEYS REGISTERED FOR CM/ECF &
THE DISTRICT COURT FAMILY
FROM: ALAN STOLER, CHAIR & THE FEDERAL PRACTICE COMMITTEE
DATE: JUNE 2, 2006
RE: SUMMER RETREAT:
THE PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE OF CRIMINAL CASES
IN FEDERAL COURT IN NEBRASKA
WHEN: MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 2006, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
MAHONEY STATE PARK- ASHLAND, NE
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SPEND A DAY WITH OUR JUDGES ON AN "INFORMAL" BASIS.
HEAR A PRESENTATION FROM REGIONAL COUNSEL FOR BUREAU OF PRISONS
CONCERNING COURT RECOMMENDATIONS, PLACEMENT, ETC.
PARTICIPATE IN PANEL DISCUSSIONS INCLUDING JUDGES, PROSECUTORS, DEFENSE
ATTORNEYS, AND PROBATION OFFICERS. TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:
1) COURT'S NEW STRATEGIC PLAN
2) BEST PRACTICES ON MOTIONS, HEARINGS, TRIAL, AND SENTENCING
3) PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR SCHEDULING, COORDINATION ON
UNCONTESTED MATTERS, SUMMONS V. ARREST
4) WHAT JUDGES DO/DO NOT CONSIDER
5) THE VIABILITY OF RULE 11(C) PLEAS
6) ROLE OF LAW CLERKS, PROBATION, PRETRIAL, MARSHAL, CLERKS
7) PROPER DETERMINATION OF RELEVANT CONDUCT FOR SENTENCING
8) DO WE HAVE SENTENCING DISPARITY WITHIN OUR DISTRICT
9) CONCERTED EFFORT TO OBTAIN AN ADDITIONAL FEDERAL JUDGE
SPACE IS LIMITED TO 150 PARTICIPANTS
COST: $15 (INCLUDES LUNCH)
PLEASE RESPOND TO JANET BARTELS: (402) 661-7323
05-16-2006
***IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE US DISTRICT COURT -- PLEASE READ***
The Clerk's Office of the United States District Court wishes to inform
you of the following matters:
1. The court's CM/ECF Administrative Procedures have been revised. The
procedures, along with a summary of the changes, can be found on the
court's Web site at
www.ned.uscourts.gov/localrules/index.html. Of
particular importance is the change in language used to refer to
documents subject to the E-Government Act. These documents will now be
referred to as "access restricted" to differentiate them from "sealed"
documents. The revised procedures are effective immediately.
2. Access to voir dire transcripts will be restricted pursuant to the
E-Government Act. Counsel of record and the court will have electronic
access to the unredacted transcript, but members of the public will be
able to read the unredacted transcript only at the courthouse. Because
voir dire transcripts will never be made remotely available, they need
not be redacted.
3. Counsel are urged to remind their clients and witnesses that all
persons entering the courthouses must show court security officers
picture identification.
If you have questions about these changes, please contact the Clerk's
Office at 402-661-7350.
05-16-2006
CM/ECF Best Practices Forum--Survey Response Requested
To all registered users of Case Management/Electronic Case Files
(CM/ECF)
There are some new and exciting things happening with CM/ECF over the
next year. To highlight the changes and provide an opportunity for
ongoing training in electronic case filing, the United States District
Court Clerk's Office is planning a "Best Practices Forum" for later this
year. We are seeking your input on the timing and topics of the forum.
For more information and to provide your input, please take a couple of
minutes to answer this brief survey.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=690801915438
The survey will close, and responses will no longer be accepted after
May 12, 2006.
04-11-2006
***IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE US DISTRICT COURT -- PLEASE READ***
The Clerk's Office of the United States District Court for the District
of Nebraska wishes to advise you of the following changes:
1. The Judicial Conference, at its March 14, 2006, session, amended
the Electronic Public Access Fee Schedule for the appellate, district,
and bankruptcy courts, the United States Court of Federal Claims, and the
Judicial Panel on Multi District Litigation. The amendment establishes
two new fees and increases the existing fee for searches by the PACER
Service Center staff.
2. A fee of $.50 per-page has been established for the PACER Service
Center to recoup the costs of reproducing on paper, any record
pertaining to a PACER account. This fee will apply to service rendered on
behalf of the United States if the record or paper relates to the
requester's account and is remotely available through electronic access.
3. A fee of $45 has been established for checks that are returned to
the PACER Service Center for lack of funds.
4. The Conference also amended the existing fee for searches by the
PACER Service Center staff to delete "$20," and to include in its place,
"For every search of court records conducted by the PACER Service
Center, $26 per name or item searched."
The two new fees and the clarifying language in item four make the EPA
Fee Schedule consistent with the appellate, district, and bankruptcy
miscellaneous fee schedules. The fee increase will be effective on July
1, 2006.
If you have questions about these changes, please contact the Clerk's
Office at 402-661-7350.
03-09-2006
***IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE US DISTRICT COURT -- PLEASE READ***
The Clerk's Office of the United States District Court for the District
of Nebraska wishes to advise you of the following changes:
1. Congress recently increased the filing fees in federal courts.
Effective April 9, 2006, the fee to file a civil case in district court
will increase to $350. The fee to file an appeal with a circuit court will
increase to $450. Fees to file bankruptcy cases have increased as well.
See Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109-171, ? 10001
(amending 28 U.S.C. ? 1913-1914)(Feb. 8, 2006).
2. The district court's Plans for Administration of the Federal
Practice Fund and the Federal Practice Committee have been updated. The plans
can be found on the court's Web site at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/pom/crtplans/index.html.
3. The court has created a new event in CM/ECF called
"Index-Continued." Experience has shown that the CM/ECF system will sometimes time out
when users file an Index of Evidence with several large attachments. To
avoid that problem, users can now create one or more attachments to the
index, upload them to the system, then file the remaining attachments
by using the "Index-Continued" event, which is found in the drop-down
menu right below the "Index" event. Please keep in mind that no
individual attachment may be more than 3 megabytes.
If you have questions about these changes, please contact the Clerk's
Office at 402-661-7350.
12-06-2005
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
Members of the Bar,
The U.S. District Court Clerk's Office wishes to bring the following
important matter to your attention.
The court will discontinue the use of the PO Box for the Lincoln
office. Please use the following address to send correspondence to Lincoln
effective immediately:
OFFICE OF THE CLERK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DENNEY FEDERAL BLDG & U.S. COURTHOUSE
100 CENTENNIAL MALL NORTH, ROOM 593
LINCOLN, NE 68508-3803
If you have any questions, please contact the Clerk's Office at (402)
661-7350 or (402) 437-5225.
Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
11-10-2005
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
Members of the Bar,
The U.S. District Court Clerk's Office wishes to bring several
important matters to your attention.
On October 28, 2005, the Nebraska Judicial Council:
Agreed that when a case is referred to mediation, all pending motions
will be automatically denied without prejudice to refiling. A General
Order has been drafted and will be posted to the Internet Web site.
Approved the proposed amendments to the Local Rules and the revised
Civil and Criminal Administrative Procedures. Following the close of a
30-day comment period, the Local Rules amendments will be sent to the
Eighth Circuit for approval. The rules and procedures, along with a
summary of the revised administrative procedures, are available on our Web
site at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/localrules/index.html.
Adopted a General Order allowing the clerk's office to enter text-only
strike orders for incorrect PDF documents filed in CM/ECF. General
Order 2005-19 is available on our Web site at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/pom/orders/index.html.
Approved the clerk's office request to close at 4:30 p.m. rather than
4:45 p.m. The clerk's office will change its hours on December 5, 2005.
With this change, all district and bankruptcy court agencies will be
open for business during the same hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Agreed that redaction requests should be filed under seal instead of
mailed to the court reporter or transcriptionist. The redaction requests
will be available to attorneys and parties in the case. For more
information, please read the Notice/Instructions to the Bar regarding
Electronic Availability of Civil and Criminal Transcripts at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/pom/index.html
If you have any questions, please contact the Clerk's Office at (402)
661-7350.
Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
10-24-2005
CM/ECF Newsletter, Proposed Amendments to Local Rules
The latest issue of the US District Court for the District of
Nebraska's CM/ECF Newsletter has been posted to the court's Web site.
The newsletter contains important information for those using the
court's electronic filing system (CM/ECF). You can view at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/newsletter4b.pdf
Proposed amendments to the Local Rules are posted for comment on the
court's Web site at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/localrules/index/html.
Comments may be sent to the court on or before November 28, 2005 via this
link:
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/emailus/index.html
NOTE: You received this message because you are a registered
user of CM/ECF. This is an automated message. DO NOT REPLY to this
e-mail. If you wish to contact the court, use the following link:
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/emailus/index.html
9-7-2005
***IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE US DISTRICT COURT -- PLEASE READ***
September 7, 2005 at 3:30 p.m.
The Court's Case Management Electronic Files System (CM/ECF) is
unavailable at this time.
If your filing deadline is today, you will automatically be granted a
one day extension. However, if you have an emergency filing, you may
bring the filing to the Clerk's Office on disk or paper. Alternatively,
you may fax your filing to (402) 661-7387.
The Court will notify you when CM/ECF is available. We apologize for
the inconvenience.
Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
5-18-2005
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE USDC-NEBRASKA
PETITION TO ENTER PLEA OF GUILTY
Per General Order 2005-11: "Effective immediately, unless otherwise
ordered by the court, in any criminal case where the defendant intends to
enter a guilty plea to any felony or Class A misdemeanor violation, the defendant, the defendant's counsel, and the government's counsel shall complete and file the most recent court approved form entitled "Petition to Enter A Guilty Plea" available on the District Court's web site. Counsel shall not alter or amend the Petition without the express approval of the court."
You may download the updated Petition from our web site @
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/pom/forms/index.html. General Order
2005-11 is located on our web site @
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/pom/orders/index.html.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the
Clerk's Office at (402)661-7350.
Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
5-13-2005
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Members of the U.S. District Court Bar:
The U.S. District Court Clerk's Office wishes to bring several
important matters to your attention.
1. The U.S. District Court judges have approved General Order 2005-10,
In the Matter of the Amendment of the Local Rules of Practice
Regarding Ethical Standards. The General Order can be found on the courts
internet site at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/pom/orders/index.html.
2. CM/ECF Version 2.4 went into effect on April 16, 2005. Included in
this version is a Written Opinions Report.
The E-Government Act of 2002 required federal courts to make written
opinions available in a text-searchable format via their web sites by
April 16, 2005. For the purposes of the E-Government Act, the Judicial
Conference defined a written opinion as any document issued by a judge
or judges of the court sitting in that capacity, that sets forth a
reasoned explanation for a courts decision.
The Written Opinions Report is a free report that allows PACER users
to search for these written opinions. To view the Written Opinions
Report, log into CM/ECF using either your CM/ECF or PACER login and
password. Click on Reports on the blue menu bar. Under Civil and Criminal
Reports is the Written Opinions Report. Click on the Written
Opinions Report and enter your search criteria, e.g., case number, date
range, party name, etc. Only opinions entered on or after April 16, 2005,
will be available on this report.
PACER users who access opinions via other reports and queries (e.g.,
the docket report) will not be billed for accessing the written opinion
itself, but will be billed for the report or query used to identify the
written opinion. For example, if a PACER user runs a docket report, the
user will be charged for the docket report, as usual. If the user then
clicks on the hyperlink for a written opinion within the docket report,
the user will not be charged for viewing that opinion; no PACER billing
receipt will appear on the screen since there is no charge. Further,
viewing a document classified as a written opinion will not result in an
entry in the Review Billing History Report. An entry will be made in
the Billing Transaction log file with opinion in the description
field and the number of pages in the page count field.
3. Also included in the new version of CM/ECF is a PDF header option
that appears at the top of every page on a document viewed or printed in
ECF. This header will appear in blue in the following format:
Case: 8:03-cv-00493-JFB-TDT Document #: 4 Date Filed: 11/24/2003 Page 1
of 2
If you print the document, the header prints on the top of each page.
If you wish, you can turn off the PDF header option by doing the
following:
While logged into CM/ECF, go to your individual user account. Go to
Utilities on the blue menu bar. Click on Maintain Your Account. On the
top right-hand portion of the screen, uncheck the Add Headers to PDF
Documents box. Click on submit; click on submit again. Once the box
is unchecked, the header option is turned off on all documents. To turn
the header option back on, follow these same steps, but check the box
before clicking on submit twice.
4. A new Motion to Redact event has been added to both the criminal
and civil motion lists. This event should be used if a party is asking
the court for permission to redact a previously-filed document. In the
motion drop down menu, the moving party should choose redact.
If you have any questions about any of these matters, please do not
hesitate to contact the Clerks Office at (402) 661-7350.
Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
2-9-2005
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Members of the U.S. District Court Bar:
The U.S. District Court Clerk's Office wishes to bring several important matters to your attention.
On January 28, 2005, the Nebraska Judicial Council:
Decided that counsel of record should have access to unredacted transcripts for the sole purpose of redaction review. Unredacted transcripts are now available at the public terminals in the Clerk's Offices and to counsel of record via PACER. The "Notice/Instructions to the Bar regarding Electronic Availability of Civil and Criminal Transcripts" has been updated to clarify who is responsible for requesting redaction. See http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/pom/index.html.
Approved a request to limit access to certain criminal documents containing personal identifiers to counsel of record and the court. For a detailed list of sealed documents limited to the court and sealed documents limited to counsel of record and the court, go to http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/index.html, "Sealed Document List."
Approved amendments to the District of Nebraska Petition to Enter a Plea of Guilty. The amendments were necessary due to the recent Supreme Court decision in U.S. v. Booker. The updated petition is available on our internet web site at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/pom/forms/index.html.
Approved the local rules of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nebraska. See General Order 2005-02 at See General Order 2005-02 at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/pom/orders/index.html.
Approved General Order 2005-01, "In the Matter of the Revision of the Schedules of Amounts of Collateral to be Forfeited in lieu of Appearance." See General Order 2005-01 at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/pom/orders/index.html.
In addition, a revised court reporter fee schedule is posted at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/pom/crtplans/crtplans.html, "Court Reporting Fee Schedule." The fee schedule includes a table that allows attorneys to estimate the cost of transcripts from digitally-recorded hearings or trials.
Finally, the filing fee for civil cases increased to $250.00 on February 7, 2005.
Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Clerk's Office at (402) 661-7350.
1-21-2005
INCREASE IN CIVIL FILING FEE - EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 7, 2005
On December 8, 2004, the President signed into law the Consolidated
Appropriations Act of 2005, which included a provision increasing the
civil filing fee by $100.00, to $250.00. This change in the civil filing
fee will become effective February 7, 2005, 60 days from the date the
bill was signed into law by the President. The Act increased the filing
fee for civil actions prescribed by 28 U.S.C. Section 1914(a) from $150.00 to
$250.00. The civil filing fee was last increased in 1996 when it was
adjusted from $120.00 to $150.00. The filing fee for a writ of habeas
corpus will continue to be $5.00.
AVAILABILITY OF UNREDACTED TRANSCRIPTS
Unredacted transcripts are now available at the Omaha and Lincoln
courthouses on the Public PCs during the five (5) day redaction period.
Access at the clerk's office is subject to the normal charges for copies of
those documents-10 cents per page to print from the public terminal and
50 cents to copy. Viewing without copying is free. Access from the
court reporter is at the normal rate for the type of copy ordered.
Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the
Clerk's Office at (402) 661-7350.
1-21-2005
PACER FEE INCREASE/TRANSCRIPTS
The Judicial Conference of the United States recently increased the fee
for public access to case information from seven cents (.07) to eight
cents (.08) per page, effective January 1, 2005. Beginning January 1,
2005, the fee for viewing single case reports and documents larger than
30 pages will be $2.40 (the new 30 page rate). The fee for viewing
multi-case reports and transcripts will be based on the actual number of
pages - there will not be a page limit. When the Notice of Electronic
Filing is received after a transcript has been filed, it will state:
"You will be charged for viewing the referenced documents according to the
total number of pages; the usual 'free look' and 30 page limit does not
apply." The user will be prompted for a PACER login and password. A
PACER billing screen will be displayed showing how much the user will be
billed.
NEW NATURE OF SUIT CODES
The following nature of suit codes have been added to CM/ECF:
196 - Contract: Franchise
445 - Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Employment
446 - Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Other
480 - Consumer Credit
490 - Cable/Satellite TV
The new codes will be added to the civil cover sheet instructions
shortly. The cover sheet instructions are located @
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/pom/forms/index.html
YOUR INPUT ON SURVEY
Finally, we would like your input on reports/case information in
CM/ECF. We have now been on CM/ECF for over three years. The District Court
of Nebraska would like to know how we are doing with respect to reports
and case information provided to our users. Your input will help us
provide a better product in the future. Please take the time to complete
the survey at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/survey/cmecfreports
Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the
Clerk's Office at (402) 661-7350.
10-28-2004
Pursuant to the E-Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347 (as amended August 2, 2004) and the policy of the Judicial Conference of the United States, all documents filed in criminal cases on and after November 1, 2004, that are available to the public at the courthouse will be available to the public via the Court's electronic access system. The court reminds counsel and litigants that the Nebraska General, Civil, and Criminal Local Rules require that filing parties omit or, where inclusion is necessary, partially redact the following personal data identifiers from all pleadings, documents, and exhibits, whether filed electronically or on paper, unless the assigned judge orders otherwise.
1. Minors' names. Minors' initials shall be used.
2. Financial account numbers. The name or type of account and the financial institution where the account is maintained shall be used, but only the last four numbers of the account number shall be stated.
3. Social Security numbers. Only the last four numbers shall be used.
4. Dates of birth. Only the year shall be used.
5. Home addresses. Only the city and state shall be listed.
In addition, the filing party may omit or, where inclusion is necessary, partially redact the following confidential information from all pleadings, documents, and exhibits, whether filed electronically or on paper, unless the assigned judge orders otherwise.
1. Personal identifying numbers, such as driver's license numbers.
2. Employment history.
3. Individual financial information.
4. Proprietary or trade secret information.
5. Information which may identify an individual cooperating with the government.
6. Information regarding the victim of any criminal activity.
7. National security information.
8. Sensitive security information as described in 49 U.S.C. Section 114(s).
For additional information, please read the Notice of Electronic Availability of Case File Information at
www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/ecfprivnot.pdf.
Lastly, the Judicial Conference, at its September 21, 2004 session, amended the language of Section 1 of the EPA Fee Schedule to increase the PACER Internet access fee from seven cents per page to eight cents per page effective January 1, 2005.
Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
8-26-2004
Free Seminar - Cutting Edge Courtroom Technology and New Local Rules
The Federal Practice Committee of the United States District Court Announces A Free Seminar: Cutting Edge Courtroom Technology in Federal Court & The New Local Rules of Practice
| When: | During the Nebraska State Bar Meeting |
| Date: | Wednesday, October 20, 2004 |
| Time: | 1:30 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. |
| Where: | Special Proceedings Courtroom (4th floor), Roman L. Hruska United States Courthouse, Omaha, Nebraska |
| Program: | 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM The New Local Rules |
| Presenters: |
Judge Smith Camp; Magistrate Judge Gossett; Therese Bollerup; Cheryl Zwart, Mary Buckley and Jim Eske.
|
| 2:30 PM to 2:45 PM |
Refreshments |
2:45 PM to 4:30 PM
|
Courtroom Technology:
Use of Video Presenter Without Computer
Use of Video Presenter With Computer
Use of Telephone Interpreting System
Use of Real-Time Court Reporting
Use of Digital Court Reporting
CM/ECF (Electronic Filing) Update
Video Testimony (Video Conferencing)
|
| Presenters: |
Luta Pleiss, Software Trainer; Kathy Griess, Courtroom Deputy Supervisor. |
| Registration: |
Seating is Limited to 150. If you plan on attending, send a fax to Kris Leininger, Judicial Assistant to Judge Kopf, at 402.437.5681. The deadline for registration is Friday October 15, 2004. |
8-4-2004
Text-Only Minutes and Orders ruling on Motions for Extension of Time to Answer the Complaint
Effective Monday, August 2, it is no longer necessary for attorneys to submit a proposed order ruling on a motion for extension of time to answer the complaint.
Minutes from court proceedings and Orders ruling on extensions of time to answer complaints will now be filed using a text-only entry in lieu of a PDF documen
t. Attorneys shall continue to submit all other proposed orders in accordance with NELR 7.1(a), 7.2, and 55.1.
If no problems arise by the end of October, routine orders that do not need a PDF document attached may also be entered with a text-only entry.
If you have questions regarding this new procedure, please contact our office in Omaha at 1.866.220.4381 or in Lincoln at 1.866.220.4379.
Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
7-8-2004
USDC of Nebraska New Local Rules
New local rules for the United States District Court for the District of Nebrask
a will go into effect on August 6, 2004. The local rules are available on the court's internet site @ http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/local/forms/localrules/index.
html.
6-15-2004
Since 1/12/04, our court has participated in a pilot project regarding
the electronic availability of civil transcripts. The Executive
Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States has extended the
pilot period to run until September 2005. In addition, effective today,
criminal transcripts are included in the study. Please read the
Notice/Instructions to the Bar regarding Electronic Availability of Civil
and Criminal Transcripts at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/forms/bar_notice_pilot_tn_proj.pdf.
6-8-2004
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
NOTICE OF REAPPOINTMENT OF INCUMBENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The current term of the office of United States Magistrate Judge David
L. Piester, who is stationed in Lincoln, Nebraska, is due to expire on
January 19, 2005. The United States District Court for the District of
Nebraska is required by law to establish a panel of citizens to
consider the reappointment of the magistrate judge to a new eight-year term.
The duties of the magistrate judge position include the following:
(1) Conduct of most preliminary proceedings in criminal cases;
(2) Trial and disposition of misdemeanor cases;
(3) Conduct of various pretrial matters and evidentiary proceedings on
delegation from the judges of the district court; and
(4) Trial and disposition of civil cases upon consent of the litigants.
Comments from members of the bar and public are invited as to whether
the incumbent magistrate judge should be recommended by the panel for
reappointment by the Court and should be directed to;
Denise M. Lucks
Chief Deputy Clerk
United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse
111 S. 18th Plz. Ste. 1152
Omaha, NE 68102-1322
Comments must be received no later than Wednesday, July 21, 2004.
This was an automated message. Please DO NOT REPLY! To email
the court, please visit our website http://www.ned.uscourts.gov, or use
the following link:
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/emailus/index.html
3-9-2004
This message is being sent to you because you have more than one email address listed in the Additional Email Address field of CM/ECF. It has been brought to our attention that the Case Management Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system is not providing a free look from the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) to all persons listed in the Additional Email Address field. The CM/ECF system is only providing a free look to the first person that opens the document from the NEF. All other Additional Email Address recipients who click on the NEF will be asked for a PACER login and then charged the $.07 per page fee.
We have been advised by the Administrative Office that this will be fixed in a future version of CM/ECF. In the meantime, please review your PACER bills carefully. If you find that you have been charged for a notification that was accessed by a person listed as an Additional Email Address, please contact PACER at 1-800-676-6856 to have the charge removed from your bill. If you have questions regarding this matter, please contact the Clerk's Office in Omaha at 1-866-220-4381 or Lincoln at 1-866-220-4379.
Thank you,
United States District Court Clerk's Office
2-3-2004
The latest issue of the US District Court for the District of Nebraska's CM/ECF Newsletter has been posted to our website. You can view it at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/newsletter3.pdf
Topics covered include Electronic Redaction, Adobe 6.0 and a new Guest
Columnist.
1-12-2004
Important changes regarding civil transcripts in the US District Court
for the District of Nebraska take place today!
Please read the Notice/Instructions to the Bar regarding Electronic
Availability of Civil Transcripts at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/forms/bar_notice_pilot_tn_proj.pdf
12-22-2003
Please review the following document in reference to Adobe Acrobat 6.0. It contains important information regarding installation, and compatibility issues with CM/ECF.
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/Adobe Acrobat 06.pdf
The U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts will be closed in Omaha, Lincoln, and North Platte on Friday, December 26, 2003. Attorneys may file pleadings via the Case Management/Electronic Case Files Systems (CM/ECF) for the District (https://ecf.ned.uscourts.gov/) and Bankruptcy (https://ecf.neb.uscourts.gov/) Courts on the 26th as the CM/ECF Systems will be operational.
Thanks,
The U.S. District Court
for the District of Nebraska
11-3-2003
This message is being sent to all attorneys registered on CM/ECF and
anyone signed up for E-news at the request of Chief Judge Richard Kopf.
The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska announced
today that Denise M. Lucks has been selected as the next Clerk of
Court.
The full information is available on our website:
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/clerkpressrelease.pdf
Or, from our home page, (www.ned.uscourts.gov), select "Clerk of
Court Announcement".
8-25-2003
This message is being sent to all attorneys registered on CM/ECF at the
request of Chief Judge Richard Kopf to announce the position of Clerk
of the US District Court for Nebraska.
The formal announcement is available on our website:
www.ned.uscourts.gov/hire/pa_clerk.pdf
or from the main page (www.ned.uscourts.gov) click on "Employment Opportunities."
7-29-2003
To; Registered CM/ECF Attorneys
On July 28, 2003, our court held its annual strategic planning meeting.
I want to advise you of two things that came out of the meeting.
Re: Gary McFarland, Clerk of Court
Gary McFarland came to our court on July 31, 1972. He has thus served
the Nebraska federal court for nearly 31 years. At the court's
strategic planning meeting, our dear friend announced that he will retire as
our Clerk on August 2, 2004.
Prior to his announcement, the court presented Gary with a framed
general order ("In the Matter of Gary McFarland") recognizing and forever
remembering his magnificent service. The court also presented Gary with a
crystal gavel and granite display stand as small tokens of our
affection and esteem.
So, remembering his 31 years of service and his impending retirement,
when you see Gary next please join us in congratulating and thanking
him. We look forward to working with him during the coming year, all the
while knowing full well that Gary's contributions to the ideals of
justice have been and will continue to be unmatched.
Re: Combining the Omaha and Lincoln Civil Dockets
During the strategic planning meeting, we had a spirited and lively
debate among our judges. Ultimately, this is what we decided:
1. On or about August 1, 2003, we will add to the Nebraska docket: (a)
cases in which the United States is the plaintiff; (b) social security
appeals; (c) pro se cases including habeas corpus cases (but excluding
death penalty habeas corpus and 2225 motions); and (d) bankruptcy
appeals.
2. At the court's July, 2004, strategic planning meeting, we will
reconsider whether to combine the Omaha and Lincoln civil dockets more
broadly.
Thank you for your support.
Richard Kopf
Chief Judge
10-15-2002
(You are receiving this message because you have registered to receive
"E-news" from the Office of the Clerk. If you are also a registered CM/ECF
user, you may have recieved this message twice. We apologize for any
inconvenience)
Effective
TODAY (October 15, 2002) all
Civil and Criminal Cases have
been converted to the Case Management/Electronic Case Files System.
The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
highly
encourages all Civil and Criminal filings to be submitted electronically.
Effective
January 6, 2003, the court will
require that all
documents submitted for filing in criminal and civil cases be filed
electronically. Documents may also be submitted for filing to the Clerks'
Office on 3.5"disks in .pdf ("Portable Document Format") format. After that
date, conventional paper filing will require authorization by the assigned
judge.
Training on Electronic Filing is available from the court. Visit our web
page at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/index.html for more information and to sign-up for
training.
Other Notes:
- A NEW version of the CM/ECF software has been installed. One major change to note, when you are logged into the system and someone else accesses the system with your login and password, you will receive the warning message listed below. In order to avoid receiving this message in error, please be sure to click on the word "Logout" at the end of each session.
Warning: the account you entered is already logged in.
This is probably the result of one of these two circumstances:
You did not click "LogOut" on the top bar when you last used CM/ECF.
Click the "Continue login" button below to complete the login process.
OR
You share this account and someone else is using it.
Click the "Cancel" button below to return to the login screen.
[if you click the "Continue login" button, someone else using this account will have their CM/ECF session terminated.]
- The District Court will be holding a "Best Practices"/Question Answer Forum" the week of January 27,2003. Tentative topics include:
- Attorney Panel discussion regarding CM/ ECF within the law firm
- Best Practices for Electronic Filing
- Review of Administrative Procedures
- Review of new Local Rules
More information will be distributed soon.
- CM/ECF Help Desk
For assistance with CM/ECF, contact the Help Desk between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. at 661-7350 option 0 (Omaha) or 437-5225 option 2 (Lincoln), Monday through Friday, if you need assistance with CM/ECF.
Toll Free Help Desk - Omaha 1-866-220-4381, option 0
Toll Free Help Desk - Lincoln 1-866-220-4379, option 2
OR
e-mail the court via our web page. Select CMECF Help Desk.
- For CM/ECF information on System Capabilities, Attorney Registration Forms, Pacer Registration, getting set up for .PDF (Portable Document Format) and additional CM/ECF procedures please click on http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf/index.html
2-26-2002
The US District Court for the District of Nebraska will be offering CM/ECF
(Electronic Case Filing) training at the North Platte courthouse on March
28th and 29th. A total of four sessions will be offered, two per day at
9am and 1pm. Each sessions lasts approximately two hours. There will be
a limit of 5 participants per session and registration is required. To
register for a session, please visit our training web site at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/traincal/mar02.html. Click on the course
and session you would like to sign-up for and follow the on-screen instructions.
1-16-2002
Buenos Dias!
The Judicial Council recently approved another session of
Survival Spanish
for court employees and area attorneys. Last years participants gave high
marks to the classes and the instructor, Leticia Barajas. This next session
consists of an introductory level Survival Spanish class in Lincoln and a
slightly advanced class in Omaha. Both classes will commence the second
week of February and will run for twelve consecutive weeks.
The Lincoln class will be held from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesdays in the
Robert V. Denney Courthouse. The Omaha class will be held from 12:00 to 1:30
p.m. on Thursdays in the Roman L. Hruska Courthouse. Similar to the initial
session, classes are designed to create a culturally appropriate/sensitive
environment and equip participants with the ability to communicate basic
phrases and information to our Spanish speaking customers.
Generally, both classes involve the following:
.An introduction to the culture and basic language principles;
.Instruction on typical phrases (as determined by the class);
.Teaching materials;
.A one and one-half hour of group instruction per week;
.Opportunities to use your new found skills in real life situations; and
.Free of charge.
In addition to the above, the Omaha class will focus on the practice and
development of conversational ability and fluency using basic phrases.
Although termed slightly advanced, participants do not need any
Spanish proficiency or have participated in the initial Survival Spanish
class to enroll.
If you are interested in either class, contact Craig Saigh (402/661-7501); or Nicole Cavanaugh (402/661-7307). Classes start in early February, so
please contact us by Monday, January 21. Please do not hesitate to contact
either Nicole or me with any questions. We look forward to hearing from you.
Hasta luego.
Subject: Electronic Case filing opportunities
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 16:08:31 -0600
Are you ready to begin filing pleadings over the Internet in federal court? The U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska will begin piloting it's new Case Management/Electronic Case Filing system (CM/ECF) on March 4, 2002. Training sessions will be held weekly in both the Omaha and Lincoln courthouses and can be scheduled at alternate days or times by request. This seminar provides attorneys and their staff with the knowledge necessary to use the electronic filing system. Topics to be covered include:
· How to prepare documents for electronic filing
· How to file electronically
· How to retrieve electronically filed documents
· How to receive electronic notice of filings
· What to do with material that cannot be filed electronically
· What to do if you have difficulties filing electronically
· Legal issues including: electronic signatures, noticing and retention of original documents, and system requirements
Beginning February 19th, training will be held every Tuesday from 9-11am, in Omaha at the Roman L. Hruska U. S. Courthouse, and every Wednesday from 9-11am at the Lincoln Federal building. Sign up on our web site at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/cmecf click on Training. If you would like to make special arrangements to train your group of 10 or more at our office or yours call Luta at 402-661-7363.
We are still working on establishing training dates for North Platte. If you would like to host an attorney training session in the western part of the state, or have an idea for a location, please contact me.
Thanks!
Luta Pleiss
Training Coordinator
US District Court--Nebraska
402-661-7363
6-04-2001
Buenos Dias!
The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska is excited
about offering an "experimental" course in "Survival Spanish" if Omaha court
employees and lawyers are genuinely interested.
A "Survival Spanish" course was recommended as a "positive step toward
creating a culturally appropriate/sensitive environment" and that will
equip court staff with the ability to communicate basic phrases and
information to our Spanish speaking customers. This course will be offered
in conjunction with other initiatives, such as the availability of Spanish
forms and signage.
Although all the details have not been determined, we know the course will involve:
An introduction to the culture and basic language principles;
Instruction on basic phrases (selected by the class);
Teaching aids and materials;
One hour of group instruction (per week);
Opportunities to use your new found skills in real life situations;
And be offered free (yes, libre) of charge
We can't promise that you'll be able to order a sieta course meal (hey,
this isn't so hard) in Spanish when vacationing in Cancun, but you won't
have to rely on hand signals! The class is an excellent introduction to
the language and will also prepare you for a more advanced course if you
so decide.
If interested in the course, please pick up the telefono (it's getting
easier) and call Craig Saigh (661-7501) or Nicole Cavanaugh (661-7324) by
June 11 th . We look forward to hearing from you. Gracias (see, nothing
to it).
6-01-2001
Are you ready to use video conferencing or an evidence presentation
system during your next trial at the federal courthouse? Can you find
what you are looking for on the Court's Internet website? Are you ready
to file pleadings over the Internet? If you answered no to any of
these questions, do not worry, you are not alone! The United States
District Court Clerk's Office for the District of Nebraska wants to help you
navigate through the latest technology developments in the Court. We
are committed to providing you with the necessary training so you can
take advantage of the new technology in the courtrooms. Additionally, we
want to demonstrate electronic filing to you so you are ready to file
your documents via the Internet in 2002. Lastly, we want to make your
job easier by helping you navigate through our Internet website so you
can find valuable resources and information with ease! Please consider
joining us for a few hours this summer as we sort through all of the
latest technology developments - together!
The Expos are scheduled on June 13, June 27, July 10, & July 26 in
Omaha and September 20 & 21 in North Platte. Expos will be scheduled in
Lincoln at a later date.
For more information, please visit our website at
http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/expo You can either register on-line or via
phone call to 402-661-7350, option 8.
2-12-2001
1. The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska is in the
process of updating and resdesigning our Internet website
(http://www.ned.uscourts.gov). We are interested in getting your feedback
and input as we go through this process. Please take a few minutes to fill
out a survey online at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/survey/survey.html.
Thanks for your help!
2. Please visit our website at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/orders/index.html
to review a new general order regarding sealed records. The order is
number 2001-03.
11-14-2000
The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska has
been selected as a test court for the Administrative Office's
Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) project. CM/ECF
is an Internet-based document filing system. The Court's
strategic goal is to offer electronic case filing by January 2002.
As we wait for the software to be released from the Administrative
Office, we need your help in getting ready for this transition.
If you are an attorney, paralegal, or legal assistant and want to
be part of this exciting project, please contact Therese Bollerup
at via our web page. Select US District Court and in the message add Attn: Therese Bollerup. We will need your assistance on many
aspects of the project, but especially on drafting new local rules,
training, and overall implementation. If you would like to learn
more about electronic case filing in general, please check out our
web site at www.ned.uscourts.gov or contact Denise Lucks via
web page. Select US District Court and in the message add Attn: Denise Lucks. We look forward to working with you as we
move from paper filing to electronic filing!
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Effective December 4, 2000, files or items belonging to
the files of the court will not be checked out. A copy of the notice is
posted in the clerk's office and available on request.
Some links may point to documents or sites that are no longer in existence.
