(1) Any party may file any motion permitted under rules adopted by the Supreme Court for pre-answer motions.
(2) A motion for summary judgment must be filed no later than ninety days before trial.
§ 25-2745.Motions.
Article 27: County Court Rules of Procedure and Probate Practice · Last amended 2020 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceUnder the Expedited Act, ordinary pre-answer motions remain available under Supreme Court rules, but a motion for summary judgment has to be filed no later than ninety days before trial.
Full Text of § 25-2745
Source
Laws 2020, LB912, § 5.
Plain-English Summary
This section is brief, and it addresses motion practice in two parts. First, any motion permitted under the Supreme Court’s rules for pre-answer motions remains available to any party in an expedited action, the same as in ordinary county court practice. Second, a motion for summary judgment carries its own deadline: it must be filed no later than ninety days before trial.
That ninety-day cutoff is not an isolated number. It lines up with the same ninety-day mark that governs the evidence-notice procedures in section 25-2747, keeping several of the Act’s deadlines anchored to the same point on the calendar as the case heads toward its compressed trial schedule under section 25-2746.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I still file a motion to dismiss in an expedited case?
Yes. Any motion permitted under the Supreme Court’s rules for pre-answer motions remains available in an action under the Act.
Is there a deadline for filing a summary judgment motion under the Act?
Yes. It must be filed no later than ninety days before trial.
Why does the Act set a ninety-day cutoff for summary judgment?
The deadline keeps the case on track for the Act’s compressed trial schedule and lines up with the ninety-day notice periods that govern document and health care provider evidence under section 25-2747.
What happens if I file summary judgment later than ninety days before trial?
This section sets the ninety-day deadline as the outer limit for filing the motion under the Act.
Do the Act’s motion rules replace the county court’s normal motion practice?
No. Ordinary pre-answer motions remain governed by the Supreme Court’s rules; this section adds the specific summary judgment deadline on top of that.
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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