Local Rule 1.1: Definitions
D. Neb. — Civil rule
1.1 Definitions.
The following definitions apply to these rules, unless stated otherwise.
(a) "Judge" means any district or magistrate judge serving this district.
(b) "Court" means "judge" or, collectively, the judges of this district.
(c) "Clerk" means the clerk or a deputy clerk of this district.
(d) "Marshal" means the United States Marshal or a deputy marshal of this district.
(e) "System" means the District of Nebraska's Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) System.
(f) "Electronic filing" or "electronically file" means uploading a document directly from a registered user's computer, using the court's Internet-based System to file that document in the court's case file. Electronic filing also includes uploading to the System done by the clerk of documents given to the court in paper format or as .pdf ("Portable Document Format") files. Sending a document to the court via electronic mail (e-mail) or facsimile transmission (fax) is not electronic filing.
(g) "Filing" or "file" means "electronic filing" or "electronically file." A paper document is considered filed on the date the clerk receives and file stamps it rather than the date the clerk uploads it to the System.
(h) "NEF" means "notice of electronic filing."