YEAR
OF THE JUROR ACTIVITIES
In celebration of The Year of the Juror, the cities
of Grand Island and Norfolk have both held proclamation
signing ceremonies declaring Juror Appreciation Week in
their respective communities. Members of the local judiciary
were presented with the proclamation and were asked to provide
some brief comments to the public on the importance of jury
service.
The proclamation signings are part of a statewide campaign
being undertaken by the Minority and Justice Implementation
Committee through a grant received from Woods Charitable
Fund. The campaign is designed to thank jurors for their
contribution to the justice system and to promote the representation
of people from every ethnicity, race, religion and economic
background on our juries. As Court Certified Interpreter
Natalie Malmberg explained at the Norfolk ceremony, “Jury
duty is based on the idea that a jury is the best judge
of an individual’s actions; this is why it is important
that juries are reflective of the communities they represent.”
In addition to the ceremonies, a radio campaign on the importance
of jury duty was aired in the Grand Island and Norfolk communities
and information on jury service was disseminated to local
employers, high school and community college students, citizenship
classes, and minority community groups. By providing the
community with educational materials about jury service,
the campaign hopes to increase public trust and confidence
in the justice system, especially among its newest citizens.
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UPCOMING CFI EVENTS
Please
mark your calendars for any or all of the upcoming CFI events
in 2006.
May 20,
2006 – 2nd Annual Barristers' Ball, Doubletree Hotel,
Omaha. Proceeds from the Ball will go to support the Minority
and Justice Implementation Project. This event will include
dinner, live and silent auctions and a dance, as well as honoring
members of the NSBA who hae been deemed "Visionaries"
for their efforts.
THANK
YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!!
June 12,
2006 – 3rd Annual NSBA-CFI Greater Nebraska Golf
Scramble, Lochland Country Club, Hastings. Registration includes,
golf cart, driving range, lunch and dinner. Prizes awarded
to the top two teams, along with hole prizes and raffle items.
Proceeds will benefit VLP.
THANK
YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!!
August
21, 2006- 10th Annual NSBA-CFI Golf Scramble, Firethorn
Country Club, Lincoln. Registration includes, golf cart, driving
range, lunch and dinner. Prizes awarded to top teams in two
flights, along with hole prizes and raffle items. Proceeds
will benefit VLP.
More detailed
information to follow in the upcoming months. If you or your
members are interested in further information on any of these
events, please contact Sam
Clinch at 800-927-0117, ext. 25.
THANK
YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!!
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ADD NSBA EVENTS DIRECTLY TO YOUR OUTLOOK CALENDAR
Simply click on
the meeting you wish to download from the NSBA
calendar and when prompted click the "Open"
button. An Outlook appointment screen should then appear.
Click the "Save & Close" button to save to your
Calendar.
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2006 ABA TECHSHOW
Celebrating its
20th year, the ABA TECHSHOW® continues to be the world's
premier legal technology conference and exposition. From April
20-22, 2006 at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, more
than 1400 participants will attend the ABA TECHSHOW® to
take advantage of the more than 60 legal technology programs
and training sessions offered in fourteen topical tracks.
Over 100 technology vendors will feature the latest in legal
technology products and services.
This year NSBA
members will receive a $100 association member registration
discount. Register early and receive an additional $200 Early
Bird Discount (ends March 10) to save a total of $300 in registration
fees. Act now to receive this incredible benefit!
To register now,
visit the ABA TECHSHOW® web site at www.techshow.com.
Choose Program Promoter Registration and specify promoter
code PP101.
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ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEM ADDED TO JUDICIAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
HEARING
The Judicial Resources Commission has added a third
item to its agenda for its meeting to be held on April 11,
2006. The Judicial Resources Commission will hold a public
hearing pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-1204 to determine
the following:
(1) Whether,
based on the judicial workload statistics, a judicial vacancy
exists in the office of county judge of the 3rd Judicial
District, due to the retirement of the Honorable Jack B.
Lindner, effective April 30, 2006, and make a recommendation
to the Supreme Court as to the principal place of office
of said vacancy.
(2) Whether,
based on the judicial workload statistics, a judicial vacancy
exists in the office of district judge of the 8th Judicial
District, due to the retirement of the Honorable Ronald
D. Olberding, effective April 30, 2006, and make a recommendation
to the Supreme Court as to the principal place of office
of said vacancy.
(3) Whether
a judicial vacancy exists in the office of juvenile judge
of the Separate Juvenile Court of Lancaster County, due
to the retirement of the Honorable Tom Dawson, effective
June 1, 2006.
The hearing
is scheduled for Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at 1:30 p.m.,
central time. The hearing will be held via video conferencing
from the State Capitol Building, Room 1525, Lincoln, Nebraska,
and will include participation from the Panhandle Learning
Center, 4502 Ave. I, High Plains Room, Scottsbluff, Nebraska,
and from the State Office Building, Room 207, Second Floor,
1313 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska.
The Commission
makes its determination based on weighted caseloads, adequate
access to the courts by litigants, population, judicial
duties, travel time and other factors necessary to assure
efficiency and service of the court system.
Following
the hearing, the commission will make a recommendation to
the Legislature of their determination.
Commission
members are:
Supreme Court Justice Michael McCormack,
Chairperson
Alan L. Brodbeck, O'Neill
Robert P. Chaloupka, Scottsbluff
Thomas B. Dawson, Lincoln
Riko E. Bishop, Lincoln
Thomas F. Hoarty, Omaha
Ronald Furse, Aurora
Jolanda J. Kuzma, Lincoln
Nicole R. Neesen, Omaha
Jane Morgan, Gordon
Mark M. Sipple, Columbus
Gerald E. Moran, Omaha
Robert J. Parker, Hastings
Margie A. Smith, Bellevue
Patricia McQuillan, Greeley
Sharlon Rodgers, Omaha
D. Paul Hartnett, Bellevue
Any member of
the public is entitled to attend the Nebraska Judicial Resources
Commission hearing in Room 1525 of the State Capitol, Lincoln,
Nebraska, and present, either orally or in writing, any
pertinent information concerning the existence of a judicial
vacancy. If anyone wishes to present written material at
the hearing, a copy of such material should be furnished
to the Chairperson at least one week prior to the hearing.
For special
accommodations relating to the Americans with Disabilities
Act, please call (402) 471-3730. For persons with hearing
impairments, please call the Nebraska Relay System at 711.
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FILING FEES INCREASED IN FEDERAL COURT
1. Congress recently increased the filing fees in federal
courts. Effective April 9, 2006, the fee to file a civil
case in district court will increase to $350. The fee to
file an appeal with a circuit court will increase to $450.
Fees to file bankruptcy cases have increased as well. See
Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109-171, ? 10001
(amending 28 U.S.C. ? 1913-1914)(Feb. 8, 2006).
2. The district
court's Plans for Administration of the Federal Practice
Fund and the Federal Practice Committee have been updated.
The plans can be found on the court's Web site at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/fpo/crtplans/index.html.
3. The court
has created a new event in CM/ECF called "Index-Continued."
Experience has shown that the CM/ECF system will sometimes
time out when users file an Index of Evidence with several
large attachments. To avoid that problem, users can now
create one or more attachments to the index, upload them
to the system, then file the remaining attachments by using
the "Index-Continued" event, which is found in
the drop-down menu right below the "Index" event.
Please keep in mind that no individual attachment may be
more than 3 megabytes.
If you have questions
about these changes, please contact the Clerk's Office at
402-661-7350.
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