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(cite as Neb. Ct. R. App. P. §)Explanation of CommentsThroughout these rules are various "comments" which are intended to be helpful information only and are not intended to be, nor are they, a part of the official rules of this court. Appendix 1Appendix 2Appendix 3Appendix 4Appendix 5Appendix 6 § 2-101. Docketing the case.
(A) Perfecting the Appeal. Every appeal shall be deemed perfected when the notice of appeal as provided in § 2-101(B)(1)(a) and the docket fee required by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 33‑103 or an application to proceed in forma pauperis and a poverty affidavit pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29‑2306 or Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25‑2301 et seq. have been filed in the office of the clerk of the trial court and such application has been granted by that court. (B) Forwarding to Supreme Court. The clerk of the district court shall within 2 business days of receipt of a notice of appeal send the following items to the Clerk of the Supreme Court: (1)(a) Notice of appeal. The notice of appeal shall be deemed made to the Court of Appeals unless the notice contains language specifically requesting appeal to the Supreme Court along with citation to the statutory authority allowing such appeal to the Supreme Court. (b) If a notice of appeal filed in a case involving termination of parental rights is not signed by the parent whose parental rights were terminated, the appeal shall be subject to summary affirmance pursuant to § 2‑107(A) unless, following issuance of an order to show cause and a 15-day response time, the before-mentioned parent files an affidavit with the appellate court stating his or her intention to proceed with the appeal or other good cause is shown. This subsection shall not apply to a child's guardian ad litem taking an appeal in such cases. (2) Request for transcript; see § 2-104(A); (3) Request for bill of exceptions; see § 2-105(B); (4) Check of the clerk of the district court for docket fee, or a copy of the application to proceed in forma pauperis and accompanying poverty affidavit which has been executed no more than 45 days prior to the filing of notice of appeal; and (5) A certificate, which shall contain the following information: (a) The caption of the case, including the names and adversary relationship of all the parties, as the case was filed in the district court; (b) The name, address, city, state, zip code, telephone number, and Nebraska attorney identification number of each principal Nebraska attorney, and the name of the party or parties the attorney represents, or, if a party or parties represent themselves, the above information except for the identification number; (c) Whether the case is a civil case or a criminal case; if a civil case, whether the case is law (general) or equity, if applicable; if a criminal case, whether there was a trial to a jury or judge, or whether a guilty or nolo contendere plea was accepted by the court, whether a plea in bar was entered, and whether the case is a felony, misdemeanor, or postconviction; and (d) If the notice of appeal is to the Supreme Court, whether the appeal involves a sentence of death or life imprisonment, constitutionality of a statute, or other statutory authorization therefor. (e) The date the notice of appeal was filed in the district court and the date the docket fee was paid to the clerk of the district court. (f) Whether the requirements of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25‑1914 with regard to cost bond, cash in lieu of cost bond, or supersedeas bond or poverty affidavit have been met and the date filed. (g) Indicate if a motion for new trial was filed in the trial court and the date of disposition.See appendices 5 and 6. (C) Method of Docketing Case; Multiple Appeals from Same Case Prohibited. Upon receipt of the material required by § 2-101(B), the Clerk of the Supreme Court shall thereupon docket the case designating the party or parties first having filed the notice of appeal in the district court as appellant or appellants. All other parties shall be designated as appellees, and any attempt to appeal thereafter made by any party to the action shall be filed in the existing case and not separately docketed. (D) Appeal from Special Tribunals. In an appeal from an order of the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources or other tribunal from which an appeal can be taken directly to this court, the procedure shall be that provided for in appeals from the district court, except as otherwise provided by statute. (E) Cross‑Appeal. The proper filing of an appeal shall vest in an appellee the right to a cross‑appeal against any other party to the appeal. The cross‑appeal need only be asserted in the appellee's brief as provided by § 2‑109(D)(4). (F) Attorneys of Record and Pro Se Litigants. (1) The attorneys of record and guardians ad litem of the respective parties in the court below shall be deemed the attorneys and guardians ad litem of the same parties in this court, until a withdrawal of appearance has been filed together with an affidavit that a copy of such withdrawal has been sent to counsel's client by certified mail to the client's last-known address and by regular mail to the adverse party or that party's attorney of record. Counsel in any criminal case pending in this court may withdraw only after obtaining permission of this court. The method for the withdrawal of court‑appointed counsel is specified by § 2-103(B). (2) All attorneys of record and pro se litigants are required to keep the Clerk of the Supreme Court advised in writing of their current address during the pendency of an appeal in the Supreme Court or Court of Appeals for use in notification of all court orders. See § 2-110. (G) Costs and Security for Costs. (1) Docket fees shall be paid in advance as required by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 33‑103, except in the following categories of cases: (a) Docket fees are waived in cases brought under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act and the employment security law. (b) Where an application to proceed in forma pauperis and a timely affidavit of poverty has been filed pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29‑2306 or Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25‑2301 et seq., advance payment of docket fees is not required. (c) Docket fees in habeas corpus proceedings and disciplinary actions against members of the Nebraska bar are not required in advance. Fees in these cases will be collected at the conclusion of the proceeding. (2) All cases must comply with Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25‑1914, unless specific statutory exceptions exist. A case will be dismissed for failure to comply with § 25‑1914 if a motion is filed in accordance with § 2-106. Additional time for compliance with the statute may be requested by motion and a showing of good cause.Rule 1(A), (B)(1), (B)(4), (B)(5)(c) – (B)(5)(g), (C), (E), (F)(2), (G)(1)(b) and (G)(2) amended May 28, 1992; Rule 1(F)(1) amended March 31, 1993; Rule 1(A) amended May 29, 1997; Rule 1(A), (B), (B)(4), and (G)(1)(a) and (b) amended October 14, 1999; Rule 1(F)(2) amended October 16, 2003; Rule 1(B)(1) amended September 13, 2006. Renumbered and codified as § 2-101, effective July 18 2008; § 2-101(D) amended December 22, 2010. § 2-102. Court of Appeals.
(A) Nebraska Supreme Court Rules to Apply. Unless otherwise specified, the Nebraska Court Rules of Appellate Practice shall apply to the Nebraska Court of Appeals. (B) Petition to Bypass. Any party to a case appealed to the Court of Appeals may file with the Supreme Court a petition to transfer the appeal to the Supreme Court and to bypass review by the Court of Appeals. The petition to bypass shall be filed simultaneously with the initial brief of the party. Such petition shall set forth the basis for the petition, including one or more of the factors set out in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24‑1106(2). (1) Filing and Service of Petition to Bypass. An original and one copy of the petition to bypass and brief in support thereof, together not to exceed five pages in length, with proof of service, shall be filed with the Supreme Court Clerk. A copy of the petition to bypass and brief shall be served on the opposing party or attorney of record. Service and proof of service shall be in accordance with Neb. Ct. R. Pldg. §§ 6‑1105(b) and 6-1106(e). (2) Objection. Any objection to the petition to bypass shall be due when the brief of the responding party is filed or, when no reply brief is filed, before the expiration of the time prescribed for such filing as provided by § 2-109(A)(3). Such objection and brief in support thereof shall not exceed five pages in length. An original and one copy of the objection and brief, together with proof of service on the opposing party or attorney of record, shall be filed with the Supreme Court Clerk. (3) Oral Argument. No oral argument is permitted on the petition to bypass except as may be ordered by the Supreme Court; in such event, oral argument shall be limited to 5 minutes per side. (4) Submission. All petitions to bypass shall be submitted for decision to the Supreme Court on the filing of appellant's reply brief or the expiration of the time prescribed for such filing as provided by § 2-109(A)(3). (C) Removal of Case From Court of Appeals. At any time during the pendency of a case, upon recommendation of the Court of Appeals or by the Supreme Court's own motion, the Supreme Court may order removal of a case from the Court of Appeals and its transfer to the Supreme Court docket. (D) Briefs. An original and one copy of each brief to be filed in the Court of Appeals, together with proof of service, shall be filed in the office of the Supreme Court Clerk on or before the date the brief is due, and § 2-109 shall apply to the preparation of such briefs. (E) Opinions. (1) Release of Written Opinions. The Court of Appeals will prepare a written opinion in cases where the court believes explanation of its decision is required or that the case is of value as a precedent. Opinions shall be released as ordered by the court. (2) Copies Mailed. A copy of each opinion shall be mailed to all attorneys and pro se parties whose names and addresses appear on briefs submitted in connection with the case. (3) Official Version. Official opinions of the Court of Appeals approved for publication in a permanent bound volume shall be the final, edited version which appears in the bound volume of the Nebraska Appellate Reports. Official opinions of the Court of Appeals not designated for permanent publication in the bound volume shall be the version which is filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court. (4) Opinions of the Court of Appeals which the deciding panel has designated as "For Permanent Publication" may be cited in all courts and tribunals in the State of Nebraska. Other opinions and memorandum opinions of the Court of Appeals may be cited only when such case is related, by identity between the parties or the causes of action, to the case then before the court. (5) Opinions of the Court of Appeals which the deciding panel has designated as "For Permanent Publication" shall be followed as precedent by the courts and tribunals inferior to the Court of Appeals until such opinion is modified or overruled by the Nebraska Supreme Court. (6) The panel of the Court of Appeals deciding a case may designate its opinion as "For Permanent Publication" only when one or more of the criteria set in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24‑1104(2) is satisfied. (F) Petition for Further Review by Supreme Court. (1) Time and Filing Fee. An original and one copy of a petition for further review and memorandum brief in support must be filed within 30 days after the release of the opinion of the Court of Appeals or the entry of the order of the Court of Appeals finally disposing of the appeal, whichever occurs later. For purposes of this subsection, an order of the Court of Appeals finally disposing of an appeal includes an order on a motion for rehearing or a motion for attorney fees. As of July 1, 2005, pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 33-103.01, a docket fee of $50 shall be paid to the Clerk of the Supreme Court at the time of the filing of the petition for further review. Such docket fee shall be required for each appellate case number in which further review is sought, regardless of consolidation of cases for opinion by the Court of Appeals, and by each party filing for further review. This docket fee shall be waived for an indigent person who has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal by the trial court. (2) Form. The petition for further review and memorandum brief in support shall be typewritten on 8½‑ by 11‑inch paper, shall be double‑spaced, and shall use 12-point type. The petition and supporting briefs shall not exceed 10 pages. (3) Contents. The petition for further review and supporting memorandum brief shall set forth a separate, concise statement of each error alleged to have been made by the Court of Appeals, all of which must be annotated to the record as required by § 2-109. Each assignment of error shall be separately numbered and paragraphed as required by § 2-109(D)(1)(e). The memorandum brief must discuss the errors assigned. (4) Response. Parties to the case not filing a petition for further review may respond to the petition within 10 days after the petition for further review and supporting brief are filed. The response and supporting brief shall not exceed 10 pages. If no response will be filed, parties may notify the Clerk of the Supreme Court in writing, and the petition will be submitted immediately. (5) Filing and Service. Petitions for further review, accompanying briefs in support, and responses thereto shall be filed and served as provided in § 2-109(B)(6). An original and one copy shall be filed in the office of the Supreme Court Clerk. (6) Submission. Oral argument is not permitted on a petition for further review. All petitions for further review will be submitted 14 days after the petition for further review is filed. (7) Mandate. No mandate will issue in any case during the time allowed for the filing of a petition for further review or pending the consideration thereof by the Supreme Court. If the petition is sustained, the mandate will not issue during the pendency of the appeal in the Supreme Court as provided for in § 2-114. (G) Scope of Review. Further review by the Supreme Court is not a matter of right, but of judicial discretion. If the Supreme Court grants review of a Court of Appeals decision, the Supreme Court will review only the errors assigned in the petition for further review and discussed in the supporting memorandum brief. The Supreme Court may limit the issues to one or more of those raised by the parties and may notice plain error at its discretion. (H) Briefs and Oral Argument on Further Review by Supreme Court. The Supreme Court may order that the parties file supplemental briefs, in accordance with § 2-109, and may order that oral argument be heard. Even without an order from the Supreme Court for briefs, each party may file additional briefs in compliance with § 2‑109 when further review by the Supreme Court is ordered. An original and one copy of the petitioning party's brief so prepared, together with proof of service, shall be filed in the Supreme Court Clerk's office within 20 days after the order for further review is entered; all nonpetitioning parties' briefs must be served and filed within 20 days after petitioner has served and filed briefs. For purposes of oral argument on further review, unless otherwise ordered by the Supreme Court on motion or stipulation of the parties or upon the Supreme Court’s own motion, the party filing the initial petition for further review shall be entitled to open and close the argument, regardless of whether cross‑petitions are filed in the case. Where there are cross‑petitions, the petition and cross‑petition shall be argued together as one case.Rule 2, (A), and (C) – (H) amended May 28, 1992; Rule 2(E)(4) amended June 16, 1993; Rule 2(G)(1) amended June 15, 1994; Rule 2(E)(4) amended April 30, 1997; Rule 2(E)(5) and (6) adopted April 30, 1997; Rule 2(F)(4) amended May 29, 1997; Rule 2(G) adopted and Rule 2(H) amended March 24, 1999; Rule 2(F)(1) amended December 15, 1999; Rule 2(F)(3) amended November 15, 2001; Rule 2(H) amended January 24, 2002; Rule 2(F)(1) amended June 15, 2005; Rule 2(F)(1) amended January 19, 2006; Rule 2(F)(2) amended March 22, 2006. Renumbered and codified as § 2-102, effective July 18, 2008. § 2-102(B)(1) amended August 27, 2008; §§ 2-102(B)(1)-(2), (D), (F)(1) and (5), and (H) amended June 6, 2012. § 2-103. Court-appointed counsel in criminal cases.
(A) Making and Preserving Record. (1) "Court reporting personnel," as defined in Neb. Ct. R. § 1-204(A)(1), shall in all instances make a verbatim record of the evidence offered at trial or other evidentiary proceeding, including but not limited to objections to any evidence and rulings thereon, oral motions, and stipulations by the parties. This record may not be waived. (2) Upon the request of the court or of any party, either through counsel or pro se, the court reporting personnel shall make or have made a verbatim record of anything and everything said or done by anyone in the course of trial or any other proceeding, including, but not limited to, any pretrial matters; the voir dire examination; opening statements; arguments, including arguments on objections; any motion, comment, or statement made by the court in the presence and hearing of a panel of potential jurors or the trial jury; and any objection to the court's proposed instructions or to instructions tendered by any party, together with the court's rulings thereon, and any posttrial proceeding. (B) Transcribing and Delivery of Record; the Bill of Exceptions. (1) How Ordered, Contents, and Per-Page Rate. (a) Appellant shall file a request to prepare a bill of exceptions in the office of the clerk of the district court at the same time the notice of appeal is filed. At the same time, appellant shall deliver a copy of the request to the court reporting personnel. (b) The request shall specifically identify each portion of the evidence and exhibits offered at any hearing which the party appealing believes material to issues to be presented to the Supreme Court for review. The court reporting personnel shall prepare only those portions specified in the request for preparation of the bill of exceptions. If the appellant intends to urge on appeal that a finding or conclusion is unsupported by the evidence or is contrary to the evidence, the bill of exceptions must include all evidence relevant to the finding or conclusion. The appellant shall serve a copy of the request upon the appellee. (c) If the appellee believes additional evidence should be included in the bill of exceptions, the appellee shall, within 10 days after service of the request for bill of exceptions filed by the appellant, file a supplemental request for preparation of bill of exceptions. The request shall be filed with the clerk of the district court, and a copy shall be delivered simultaneously to the court reporting personnel by the appellee. (d) The bill of exceptions shall contain only matters of evidence or exhibits which are necessary for a determination of the issues on appeal. (e) The per‑page fee to which an official court reporter or privately contracted court transcriber is entitled, as prescribed by the Supreme Court pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25‑1140.09 and set forth in Neb. Ct. R. § 1-219, shall be $3.25 per page for an original copy of a bill of exceptions and 50 cents per p