§ 25-1329.Motion; when filed; filing before entry of judgment; treatment.
Article 13: Judgments · Last amended 2004 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section requires a motion to alter or amend a judgment to be filed within ten days after entry of judgment, and treats a motion filed after a verdict or decision is announced but before judgment is formally entered as filed on the day the judgment is entered.
Full Text of § 25-1329
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A motion to alter or amend a judgment shall be filed no later than ten days after
the entry of the judgment. A motion to alter or amend a judgment filed after the announcement of a verdict or decision but before the entry of judgment shall be treated as filed after the entry of judgment and on the day thereof.
Source
Laws 2000, LB 921, § 7; Laws 2004, LB 1207, § 5.
Plain-English Summary
Section 25-1329 sets the clock for asking a court to alter or amend its own judgment. The motion has to be filed no later than ten days after the judgment is entered.
Timing gets tricky at the seam between a verdict or decision and the formal entry of judgment that follows it. A party sometimes files a motion to alter or amend in that gap — after the court announces its decision but before the clerk enters judgment on the record. Rather than treating that early filing as premature, the section deems it filed after the entry of judgment and on the day of entry. The motion is not lost for coming too soon; it is repositioned to the day judgment enters, which is also the day the ten-day count begins.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long do I have to file a motion to alter or amend a Nebraska judgment?
No later than ten days after the entry of the judgment.
What if I file the motion before the judgment is formally entered?
A motion filed after the announcement of a verdict or decision but before entry of judgment is treated as filed after entry, on the day of entry, so it is not premature.
Does the ten-day period start from the verdict or from the entry of judgment?
From the entry of judgment.
What happens if I miss the ten-day deadline?
The section fixes the deadline at ten days after entry of judgment and provides no other filing window.
Does this section apply to jury verdicts as well as bench decisions?
Yes. It covers a motion filed after the “announcement of a verdict or decision,” covering both.
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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