(a) Delivery to Clerk Before Trial.
On the day before the trial begins, attorneys must deliver to the clerk an
exhibit list as described in Nebraska Civil Rule 16.2(a)(1).
(b) Custody.
Exhibits offered or received into evidence during a hearing or trial must be
left in the clerk's custody.
(c) Special Cases.
In cases involving a large number of exhibits or in cases requiring special
provisions for access, safekeeping, or inspection of exhibits, attorneys must
confer with the courtroom deputy to establish procedures for handling
exhibits during and after the trial. Attorneys should (1) prepare trial evidence
that includes a large number of paper documents in an electronic format
and (2) may consult with the court's information technology staff for
assistance.
(d) Numbering Exhibits.
Each party shall affix/add an exhibit sticker and each exhibit sticker shall
include the case number and exhibit number. Each party is responsible for
numbering that party's intended trial exhibits. In a case with one plaintiff and
one defendant, the defendant numbers exhibits with the next 100 series
after the plaintiff's last exhibit number (e.g., Ex. 201 where the plaintiff's last
exhibit was Ex. 154). In a case with multiple plaintiffs with separate
attorneys and one defendant, each plaintiff numbers exhibits with a
separate 100 series (e.g., Exs. 1-100 for the first plaintiff, Exs. 101-200 for
the second plaintiff, and so on); the defendant numbers exhibits with the
next 100 series after the final plaintiff's last exhibit number (e.g., Ex. 501
where the fourth plaintiff's last exhibit was Ex. 475). In cases with multiple
defendants with separate attorneys and one plaintiff, the first defendant
numbers exhibits with the next 100 series after the plaintiff's last exhibit
number (e.g., Ex. 201 where the plaintiff's last exhibit was Ex. 154); each
defendant numbers exhibits with a subsequent, separate 100 series (e.g.,
Ex. 501 for the fourth defendant where the third defendant's final exhibit was
Effective December 1, 2025 Nebraska Civil Rules
Ex. 417).
