Within three working days after the entry of any civil judgment or final order, except judgments by default when service has been obtained by publication or interlocutory orders styled as judgments, the clerk of the court shall send the judgment or final order by United States mail or by service through the court's electronic case management system to each party whose address appears in the records of the action or to the party's attorney or attorneys of record.
§ 25-1301.01.Civil judgment or final order; duty of clerk; exception.
Article 13: Judgments · Last amended 2020 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section requires the clerk of the court to mail or electronically send a copy of a civil judgment or final order to every party or their attorney within three working days after entry, with narrow exceptions for default judgments by publication and interlocutory orders.
Full Text of § 25-1301.01
Source
Laws 1961, c. 111, § 2, p. 350; Laws 1969, c. 186, § 1, p. 778; Laws 1977, LB 124, § 1; Laws 1999, LB 43, § 4; Laws 2018, LB193, § 18; Laws 2020, LB1028, § 4.
Plain-English Summary
Once a judgment or final order is entered under § 25-1301, someone has to tell the parties. Section 25-1301.01 puts that job on the clerk. Within three working days after entry of any civil judgment or final order, the clerk sends it to each party whose address appears in the case record, or to that party’s attorney of record, either by United States mail or through the court’s electronic case management system.
The requirement has two exceptions. The clerk does not have to send notice of a default judgment where service on the defaulting party was obtained by publication, since that party by definition has not been reachable by ordinary means. And the clerk does not have to send notice of interlocutory orders styled as judgments — orders that resolve part of a case but are not the final determination the article’s judgment definition contemplates.
This notice matters for parties tracking appeal deadlines and post-trial motion deadlines that run from entry of judgment. A party who never receives the clerk’s notice may still want to check the court file directly, since the statute measures the clerk’s duty in working days from entry, not from when a party learns of the ruling.
Frequently Asked Questions
How quickly must the clerk notify the parties after a judgment is entered?
Within three working days after entry of the civil judgment or final order, the clerk must send it to each party or their attorney by mail or through the court’s electronic case management system.
Does the clerk have to mail notice of every default judgment?
No. The clerk’s duty does not apply to default judgments where service on the defaulting party was obtained by publication.
What is an “interlocutory order styled as a judgment,” and why is it excluded?
It is an order that resolves some issue in the case but is not the article’s final determination of the parties’ rights. Section 25-1301.01 excludes these from the clerk’s mandatory notice requirement.
Can the clerk send the judgment by email instead of mail?
Yes. The statute allows the clerk to use United States mail or service through the court’s electronic case management system.
Who receives the notice if a party has an attorney?
The statute allows notice to go to the party’s address of record or to the party’s attorney or attorneys of record.
Does missing the clerk’s notice extend my deadline to appeal?
Section 25-1301.01 does not address that question directly; it imposes a duty on the clerk to send notice, separate from the entry date that § 25-1301 fixes for measuring appeal time.
Source & verification. Section text and the amendment-history citation are
reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Legislature, Revisor of Statutes, enacted by the
Nebraska Legislature. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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