Certificate of Service

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

State of Nebraska

IMPORTANT NEBRASKA NOTICE: Nebraska requires attorneys to file documents electronically through the JUSTICE (Judicial Unified Statewide Technology Information Computer Environment) e-filing system pursuant to Neb. Ct. R. § 2-201 et seq. The 2024 amendments, effective January 1, 2025, consolidated service rules into Neb. Ct. R. Pldg. § 6-1105 and added designated delivery service (such as FedEx or UPS) as an authorized method. Court-authorized electronic service through JUSTICE is the primary method for represented parties. Non-electronic filing is available only where permitted by court rule.

PART I: COURT CAPTION

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF [________________________________] COUNTY, NEBRASKA

(Also applicable to: County Court / Separate Juvenile Court — adjust caption accordingly.)

[________________________________],
Plaintiff(s),

v.

Case No.: [________________________________]

[________________________________],
Defendant(s).

PART II: IDENTIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS SERVED

I, [________________________________], hereby certify that on [__/__/____], I served the following document(s) upon the parties identified in Part III:

1. [________________________________]
2. [________________________________]
3. [________________________________]
4. [________________________________]
5. [________________________________]

(Attach additional sheet if needed.)

PART III: PARTIES SERVED

Served Party / Attorney No. 1

Name: [________________________________]
Role: ☐ Attorney for Plaintiff ☐ Attorney for Defendant ☐ Self-Represented Party ☐ Other: [____________]
Representing: [________________________________]
Firm/Organization: [________________________________]
Street Address: [________________________________]
City, State, ZIP: [________________________________]
Mailing Address (if different): [________________________________]
Email Address: [________________________________]
Nebraska Bar Number (if attorney): [________________________________]
Phone: [________________________________]

Method of Service — Party / Attorney No. 1 (check all that apply):

☐ Electronic Service via JUSTICE E-Filing System [PRIMARY METHOD FOR REPRESENTED PARTIES]
Filed and served through the Nebraska JUSTICE electronic filing system pursuant to Neb. Ct. R. § 2-201 and § 6-1105.
Service is effective upon electronic transmission through the system.
JUSTICE Transaction/Confirmation Number: [________________________________]
Date/Time of Transmission: [__/__/____] at [____] ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m. Central Time

☐ Electronic Mail (Email)
Served by email to the party's/attorney's stated email address pursuant to Neb. Ct. R. Pldg. § 6-1105(B)(2)(d).
Email address used: [________________________________]
Date sent: [__/__/____] Time sent: [____] ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m.
(Email service requires the party to have stated an email address for service, or prior consent. +3 days added to response deadlines per Neb. Ct. R. § 6-1106.)

☐ First-Class Mail, Postage Prepaid
Served by mailing to the party's/attorney's last known address pursuant to Neb. Ct. R. Pldg. § 6-1105(B)(2)(c).
Mailed to: [________________________________]
Date deposited: [__/__/____] City of mailing: [________________________________]
(+3 days added to response deadlines per Neb. Ct. R. § 6-1106.)

☐ Designated Delivery Service (FedEx / UPS / DHL)
(New method added by 2024 Amendments, effective January 1, 2025)
Carrier name: [________________________________]
Tracking number: [________________________________]
Date of deposit with carrier: [__/__/____]
Delivery type requested: ☐ Overnight ☐ Second-day ☐ Other: [____________]
Addressed to: [________________________________]
(+3 days added to response deadlines per Neb. Ct. R. § 6-1106.)

☐ Personal Delivery at Office
Left at the party's/attorney's office with: ☐ Clerk or person in charge ☐ Left in conspicuous place (office closed/no one in charge)
Address: [________________________________]
Date of delivery: [__/__/____] Time: [____] ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m.
Received by: [________________________________]
(Effective date: date of delivery. No additional days added.)

☐ Personal Delivery at Residence
Left at the party's usual place of residence with:
Name of person: [________________________________]
Description: person of suitable age and discretion who resides there
Address: [________________________________]
Date: [__/__/____] Time: [____] ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m.
(Effective date: date of delivery. No additional days added.)

☐ Other Court-Authorized Method
Describe: [________________________________]
Court order authorizing this method dated: [__/__/____]

Served Party / Attorney No. 2

Name: [________________________________]
Role: ☐ Attorney for Plaintiff ☐ Attorney for Defendant ☐ Self-Represented Party ☐ Other: [____________]
Representing: [________________________________]
Firm/Organization: [________________________________]
Street Address: [________________________________]
City, State, ZIP: [________________________________]
Email Address: [________________________________]
Nebraska Bar Number (if attorney): [________________________________]

Method of Service — Party / Attorney No. 2 (check all that apply):

☐ JUSTICE Electronic Service
Transaction/Confirmation Number: [________________________________]
Date/Time: [__/__/____] at [____] ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m.

☐ Email
Email address used: [________________________________] Date/Time: [__/__/____] at [____] ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m.

☐ First-Class Mail
Mailed to: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____] City: [________________________________]

☐ Designated Delivery Service
Carrier: [________________________________] Tracking: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]

☐ Personal Delivery at Office
Date: [__/__/____] Received by: [________________________________]

☐ Personal Delivery at Residence
Date: [__/__/____] Left with: [________________________________]

☐ Other Court-Authorized Method: [________________________________]

Served Party / Attorney No. 3

Name: [________________________________]
Role: ☐ Attorney for Plaintiff ☐ Attorney for Defendant ☐ Self-Represented Party ☐ Other: [____________]
Street Address / Email: [________________________________]

Method of Service — Party / Attorney No. 3 (check all that apply):

☐ JUSTICE Electronic Service — Transaction No.: [________________________________] Date/Time: [__/__/____]
☐ Email — Address: [________________________________] Date/Time: [__/__/____]
☐ First-Class Mail — Mailed: [__/__/____] City: [________________________________]
☐ Designated Delivery Service — Carrier: [________________] Tracking: [________________]
☐ Personal Delivery at Office — Date: [__/__/____] Received by: [________________________________]
☐ Personal Delivery at Residence — Date: [__/__/____] Left with: [________________________________]

(Attach additional party service pages as needed.)

PART IV: NEBRASKA SERVICE RULES AND TIME EXTENSION REFERENCE

Time Extension for Mail/Carrier Service — Neb. Ct. R. § 6-1106

When a party must act within a prescribed period after service, and service is made by mail, email, or designated delivery service, 3 additional days are added to the response period.

Nebraska JUSTICE E-Filing System

• Nebraska's court-authorized electronic filing system is JUSTICE (Judicial Unified Statewide Technology Information Computer Environment).
• Attorneys who are parties to civil cases generally must file electronically through JUSTICE pursuant to Neb. Ct. R. § 2-201.
• Electronic service through JUSTICE constitutes valid service on all registered participants in the case.
• Non-electronic filing is permitted only when expressly allowed by another court rule.
• Retain JUSTICE transaction confirmation numbers for all electronically filed and served documents.

2024/2025 Amendments — Neb. Ct. R. Pldg. § 6-1105

The 2024 amendments (effective January 1, 2025) to Nebraska's Court Rules of Pleading in Civil Cases made significant changes:

• Consolidated prior duplicative service provisions from multiple rule sets into a single rule: § 6-1105.
• Added "designated delivery service" (FedEx, UPS, DHL, and similar commercial carriers) as a new authorized service method.
• Added court-authorized service by any other means (e.g., text message, social media) as a fallback method when other methods are impracticable.
• Clarified service on parties with no office or whose office is closed.

Email Service — Requirements

• Email service is authorized when the party has "stated an email address" for purposes of service, or has otherwise consented to email service.
• Email service is not automatic — the opposing party must have designated or agreed to an email address for service.
• Retain sent email records and any delivery/read confirmation receipts.

Service on Self-Represented (Pro Se) Parties

• Self-represented parties who are not registered JUSTICE users must be served by personal delivery, mail, designated delivery service, or another authorized non-electronic method.
• Do not serve self-represented parties through JUSTICE unless they are registered and have consented.
• Some courts require service of motions directly on self-represented parties even when their case is electronically filed.

Privacy — Neb. Ct. R. § 6-1521

Documents served and filed must comply with Nebraska's privacy protection rules. Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, names of minor children (use initials), and other protected personal information must be redacted from publicly filed documents.

PART V: PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAIL — DECLARATION

(Complete when any service was made by first-class U.S. mail.)

I, [________________________________], declare under penalty of perjury that the following is true and correct:

I am over the age of 18 years and I am not a party to this action. My business/residential address is:

[________________________________]
[________________________________]

On [__/__/____], I served the documents described in Part II by enclosing true and correct copies in sealed envelopes, with postage fully prepaid, addressed to:

Mail Recipient 1:
Name: [________________________________]
Address: [________________________________]
[________________________________]

Mail Recipient 2:
Name: [________________________________]
Address: [________________________________]
[________________________________]

Mail Recipient 3:
Name: [________________________________]
Address: [________________________________]
[________________________________]

I deposited the sealed envelope(s) in the United States mail at:

Post Office/Location: [________________________________]
City, State: [________________________________], Nebraska
Date of deposit: [__/__/____]
Approximate time: [____] ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on [__/__/____] at [________________________________], Nebraska.

Signature: [________________________________]
Printed Name: [________________________________]
Title/Capacity: [________________________________]

PART VI: PROOF OF ELECTRONIC SERVICE — DECLARATION

(Complete when any service was made through JUSTICE or by email.)

I, [________________________________], declare under penalty of perjury that the following is true and correct:

I am over the age of 18 years. My business/residential address is:

[________________________________]
[________________________________]

A. Service via JUSTICE E-Filing System

☐ On [__/__/____], at approximately [____] ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m. Central Time, I electronically filed the documents identified in Part II through the Nebraska JUSTICE electronic filing system pursuant to Neb. Ct. R. § 2-201. Upon filing, the system electronically served all registered parties. The system generated the following confirmation:

JUSTICE Transaction/Confirmation Number: [________________________________]
Date/Time of Confirmation: [__/__/____] at [____] ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m.

Parties served through JUSTICE:

1. [________________________________]
2. [________________________________]
3. [________________________________]

B. Service via Email

☐ On [__/__/____], at [____] ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m. Central Time, I served the documents identified in Part II by sending true and correct copies as email attachments to the following email addresses:

1. [________________________________] (email) — for [________________________________] (party/attorney name)
   Basis for email service: ☐ Party's stated email address ☐ Prior written consent

2. [________________________________] (email) — for [________________________________] (party/attorney name)
   Basis for email service: ☐ Party's stated email address ☐ Prior written consent

Email sent from: [________________________________]

Reason JUSTICE was not used (if applicable):
☐ JUSTICE system was experiencing a technical outage
☐ Recipient is a self-represented party not registered in JUSTICE
☐ Non-electronic filing permitted by court rule
☐ Other: [________________________________]

C. Service via Designated Delivery Service

☐ On [__/__/____], I tendered the documents identified in Part II to [________________________________] (carrier), addressed to the recipients identified in Part III. The carrier tracking numbers are:

Recipient 1: [________________________________] — Tracking: [________________________________]
Recipient 2: [________________________________] — Tracking: [________________________________]

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on [__/__/____] at [________________________________], Nebraska.

Signature: [________________________________]
Printed Name: [________________________________]

PART VII: CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE — SIGNATURE BLOCK

This Certificate of Service is filed pursuant to Neb. Ct. R. Pldg. § 6-1105.

Date: [__/__/____]

Respectfully submitted,

Signature: [________________________________]

Printed Name: [________________________________]
Nebraska Bar Number: [________________________________]
Firm Name: [________________________________]
Street Address: [________________________________]
City, State, ZIP: [________________________________]
Telephone: ([____]) [____]-[________]
Facsimile: ([____]) [____]-[________]
Email: [________________________________]
Attorney for: ☐ Plaintiff ☐ Defendant ☐ [________________________________]

PART VIII: COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST

☐ All documents served are identified in Part II
☐ Every party or their attorney has been served
☐ JUSTICE electronic service used as primary method for represented parties
☐ Email service documented with basis for authorization (stated address or consent)
☐ Self-represented parties served by non-electronic means (unless JUSTICE-registered)
☐ +3 day response extension noted for mail/email/carrier service (§ 6-1106)
☐ JUSTICE transaction/confirmation number recorded
☐ Designated delivery service tracking numbers recorded if used
☐ Privacy protections of Neb. Ct. R. § 6-1521 satisfied — personal identifiers redacted
☐ Declaration under penalty of perjury completed and signed
☐ Certificate retained in case file with all electronic confirmation receipts
☐ County court / juvenile court local requirements checked if applicable
☐ Guardian ad litem or court-appointed representative served if required

PART IX: ORIGINAL PROCESS — REFERENCE NOTE

(For reference only — original process is governed by Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 25-501 et seq.)

Service of original process (summons and complaint) must be made by personal service by the sheriff or other authorized process server, or by certified mail with return receipt requested, or by publication when other methods are not possible. Original process cannot be served through JUSTICE or by email alone. Service on a domestic corporation must be made on an officer, director, managing agent, or registered agent. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-509. Service by publication requires a court order. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-517.

SOURCES AND REFERENCES

• Neb. Ct. R. Pldg. § 6-1105 (effective Jan. 1, 2025): https://nebraskajudicial.gov/supreme-court-rules/chapter-6-trial-courts/article-11-nebraska-court-rules-pleading-civil-cases-effective-january-1-2025/%C2%A7-6-1105-serving-and-filing-pleadings-and-other-documents
• Nebraska Judicial Branch — Electronic Filing Article 2: https://nebraskajudicial.gov/supreme-court-rules/chapter-2-appeals/article-2-electronic-filing-service-and-notice-system-nebraska-trial-and-appellate-courts
• Nebraska Judicial Branch Rules Portal: https://nebraskajudicial.gov
• Neb. Rev. Stat. Chapter 25: https://law.justia.com/codes/nebraska/chapter-25/