(A) Civil cases in which a party has been named as a debtor in a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy petition. In any civil case pending before this court in which a party has been named as a debtor in a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy petition, a Suggestion of Bankruptcy and either (1) a certified copy of the bankruptcy petition, (2) a copy of the bankruptcy petition bearing the filing stamp of the clerk of the bankruptcy court, or (3) a copy of a "Notice of Bankruptcy Case Filing" generated by the Bankruptcy Court's electronic filing system shall be filed by the party named as a debtor or by any other party with knowledge of the bankruptcy petition. Upon the filing of the Suggestion of Bankruptcy and one of the three bankruptcy documents noted immediately above, no further action will be taken in the case by the court or by the parties until it can be shown to the satisfaction of the court that the automatic stay imposed by 11 U.S.C. § 362 does not apply or that the automatic stay has been terminated, annulled, modified, or conditioned so as to allow the case to proceed. Such a showing shall be made by motion.
§ 6-1506.Bankruptcy.
Article 15: Uniform District Court Rules of Practice and Procedure · Last amended January 1, 2022 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceSection 6-1506 requires a party to notify the district court when someone in a pending civil case has filed bankruptcy, halts further action in that case until the automatic stay is lifted or shown not to apply, and restricts distributing a debtor’s funds or property until the trustee’s interest is resolved.
Full Text of § 6-1506
(B) Requests for disbursement of funds or distribution of property of or to a party named as a debtor in a bankruptcy proceeding. In any civil case in which a Suggestion of Bankruptcy and one of the three bankruptcy documents noted in § 6-1506(A) have been filed, no request for a disbursement of funds or distribution of property of or to a party named as a debtor shall be made, and no order disbursing funds or distributing property of or to a party named as debtor will be entered. A request for disbursement of funds or distribution of property may be made after a showing, satisfactory to the court, that such funds or property has been abandoned by the trustee in bankruptcy or that the funds or property has been exempted by the debtor in the bankruptcy proceedings or that the party named as debtor in the bankruptcy petition, rather than the trustee in bankruptcy, is otherwise entitled to disbursement of such funds or distribution of such property. Such a showing shall be made by affidavit of a party or by certificate of attorney.
Amendment History
Rule 6(A) and (B) amended October 23, 2002. Renumbered and codified as § 6-1506, effective July 18, 2008; § 6-1506 amended June 9, 2021, effective January 1, 2022.
Plain-English Summary
When a party to a civil case is named as a debtor in a bankruptcy petition, § 6-1506(A) requires filing a Suggestion of Bankruptcy along with proof of the filing — a certified copy of the petition, a filing-stamped copy from the bankruptcy clerk, or a "Notice of Bankruptcy Case Filing" generated by the bankruptcy court’s electronic system. Either the named debtor or any other party aware of the bankruptcy can make this filing. Once it’s in, the case stops moving: no further action by the court or the parties until someone shows, by motion, that the automatic stay under 11 U.S.C. § 362 doesn’t apply, or that it’s been terminated, annulled, modified, or conditioned enough to let the case proceed.
Subsection (B) addresses money and property specifically. Once a Suggestion of Bankruptcy and supporting document have been filed, nobody can request, and the court won’t order, disbursement of funds or distribution of property belonging to or owed to the debtor-party. That freeze lifts only after a satisfactory showing — by affidavit of a party or certificate of an attorney — that the trustee abandoned the funds or property, that the debtor exempted them in the bankruptcy case, or that the debtor rather than the trustee is otherwise entitled to them.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do I file when a party in my civil case declares bankruptcy?
A Suggestion of Bankruptcy, along with one of three supporting documents: a certified copy of the bankruptcy petition, a copy bearing the bankruptcy clerk’s filing stamp, or a Notice of Bankruptcy Case Filing generated by the bankruptcy court’s electronic filing system.
Does the case stop moving once a Suggestion of Bankruptcy is filed?
Yes. No further action is taken by the court or the parties until it’s shown, by motion, that the automatic stay under 11 U.S.C. § 362 doesn’t apply or has been terminated, annulled, modified, or conditioned to allow the case to proceed.
Who can file the Suggestion of Bankruptcy?
Either the party named as the debtor or any other party with knowledge of the bankruptcy petition.
Can the court order funds paid out to a party who has filed bankruptcy?
Not once a Suggestion of Bankruptcy and supporting document are on file, unless a satisfactory showing is made that the trustee abandoned the funds or property, that the debtor exempted them, or that the debtor rather than the trustee is entitled to them.
How is that showing made?
By affidavit of a party or by certificate of an attorney, addressing abandonment, exemption, or the debtor’s entitlement to the funds or property.
Source & verification. Section text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Judicial Branch, adopted by the
Supreme Court of Nebraska. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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