(A) Cases shall be commenced in the trial courts under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-501 through an electronic filing; however, service of the initial pleading and the summons shall not be made electronically.

   (B) Original actions shall be commenced in the Supreme Court through an electronic filing. Applications for leave to docket appeal filed by a prosecuting attorney pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2315.01 shall be electronically filed by attorneys in the appellate court. Statutory proceedings for review by petition in the appellate courts shall be initiated through an electronic filing. Service of the initial filing and the summons shall not be made electronically.

   (C) The electronic filing of a complaint or other initial pleading from which printed copies can be made shall be deemed compliant with the requirement of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-504.01 for the plaintiff to supply copies of a complaint, and the plaintiff shall have consented to pay the reasonable expense of printing such copies. For electronically filed cases, the clerk shall print copies of the initial pleading for service with the summons, or shall return the summons electronically to the filing party for attachment of copies for service.

   (D) Appearance. Attorneys shall make an entry of appearance by filing a notice of appearance. If an attorney initially appears at a proceeding in open court and orally enters an appearance, he or she shall file an entry of appearance by the close of the next business day. An oral entry of appearance captured by the courtroom clerk which generates a journal entry showing such entry of appearance satisfies this requirement.

   (E) Users shall not submit documents or self-addressed, stamped envelopes for the purpose of receiving signed orders or file-stamped copies of documents back from the court in active cases. Clerks shall use electronic notice to notify parties of such court orders and filings. Nebraska attorneys may also utilize the court-authorized service provider account to find recent filings made in a particular case.

§ 2-204 amendments adopted June 9, 2021, effective January 1, 2022.