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."
