Article 22: Rules for County Court Expedited Civil Actions · Last amended January 1, 2022 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentence§ 6-2204 requires each side to disclose its trial experts along with their opinions, basis, materials, resume, and compensation on a fixed 60-and-90-day schedule, and lets a plaintiff use a simplified report from a treating health care provider instead of a full expert disclosure.
(A)Unless the parties stipulate or the court orders otherwise, each side must disclose the identity of any expert witness that the side may use at trial and, for each such expert, the side must disclose and provide:
(1)a complete statement of all opinions the expert will express and the basis and reasons for them;
(2)the facts or data considered by the expert in forming them;
(3)any exhibits that will be used to summarize or support them;
(4)a copy of the expert’s resume or curriculum vitae; and
(5)a statement of the compensation for the expert’s work and testimony in the case, which may be satisfied by the production of a fee schedule.
(B)Unless the court orders otherwise, the expert witness disclosures must be in writing and signed by the attorney or self-represented party. The plaintiff’s side must electronically serve its expert witness disclosures on the opposing side no later than 60 days after the first responsive pleading is served in the action and the opposing side must electronically serve its expert witness disclosures no later than 90 days after the first responsive pleading is served.
(C)Treating Health Care Providers. If a plaintiff intends to use a treating health care provider as an expert witness at trial, the plaintiff may provide a report using Appendix 2 instead of disclosing the information in subparts (a)(1)-(4).
(D)Objection to Provider’s Report. The opposing side may file an objection to the health care provider’s report on the grounds that the report is untimely, incomplete, or unsigned; the explanations are incomplete or insufficient; the provider failed to attach required records or documents; or the report does not otherwise comply with the Act. The objection must be filed and served no later than 30 days after the date on which the report was electronically served.
Amendment History
§ 6-2204 adopted December 8, 2021, effective January 1, 2022.
Plain-English Summary
§ 6-2204 handles expert witnesses with the same automatic-disclosure approach § 6-2203 uses for fact evidence. Unless the parties agree or the court orders otherwise, each side has to identify every expert it may call at trial and disclose that expert’s full opinions and the reasons behind them, the facts or data considered, any exhibits supporting the testimony, a resume or curriculum vitae, and what the expert is being paid; a fee schedule will do for that last item.
The schedule runs from the first responsive pleading, not from the disclosure itself: the plaintiff’s side serves its expert disclosures within 60 days of that pleading, and the opposing side has 90 days. Everything has to be in writing and signed, unless the court says otherwise.
Personal-injury plaintiffs get a shortcut. Instead of the full opinion-and-basis disclosure, a plaintiff can submit a report from a treating health care provider using Appendix 2. That does not mean the report is beyond challenge — the opposing side can object within 30 days of service on the grounds that the report is late, incomplete, unsigned, missing required records, or otherwise falls short of what the Act requires.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the deadline to disclose expert witnesses in an expedited civil action?
The plaintiff’s side must serve its expert disclosures no later than 60 days after the first responsive pleading, and the opposing side no later than 90 days after that pleading.
What information has to be disclosed about each expert?
A complete statement of the expert’s opinions and their basis, the facts or data considered, supporting exhibits, a resume or curriculum vitae, and the expert’s compensation.
Can a treating doctor serve as an expert witness without a full expert report?
Yes. A plaintiff may submit a report from a treating health care provider using Appendix 2 instead of the standard expert disclosure.
How can I object to a treating health care provider’s report?
File and serve an objection within 30 days after the report was served, on grounds such as untimeliness, incompleteness, missing signatures, missing records, or noncompliance with the Act.
Does the expert disclosure deadline run from when I file my complaint or from the responsive pleading?
From the first responsive pleading served in the action, not from the filing of the complaint.
Do I have to disclose how much my expert is being paid?
Yes. The disclosure must include a statement of the expert’s compensation for their work and testimony, which a fee schedule can satisfy.
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. ·
Official source
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