| Name
of court in which program operates: |
Nebraska
Supreme Court |
| Name
of program itself: |
Nebraska
Supreme Court Pro Se Implementation Committee |
| Address
of program line 1 - Main location: |
State
Capitol |
| City: |
Lincoln |
| State: |
NE |
| Zip: |
68509 |
| Phone
for the public: |
No
public phone other than court offices |
| Fax
for the public: |
Not
available |
| E-mail
for the public: |
Nebraska
Judicial Branch Website |
| The
self-represented litigant program serves: |
State |
| Geographic
area served by this program: |
Entire
state of Nebraska |
| Substantive
areas served by the center include: |
Family |
|
Domestic
Violence |
|
Small
Claims |
| Program
started: |
January,
2001 |
| Is
this court willing to host visits from other courts interested in
learning about this approach? |
Yes |
| The
program has: |
A
program director/manager/coordinator |
|
Written
guidelines for court staff for provision of assistance |
| The
following services are offered for the following substantive areas: |
Web-based
information in English -
Family, Domestic Violence, Small Claims |
| Program
provides training regarding working with self-represented litigants
for: |
Judges |
| Does
this program have a high-level, broadly based commission or task
force, sponsored by or including a justice or designee of the
highest court in the jurisdiction, to address issues regarding
self-represented litigants? |
Statewide |
| Other
relevant description or information: |
Program
operates largely through the efforts of a committee appointed by the
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and chaired by Richard D.
Sievers, Judge of the Nebraska Court of Appeals.
The committee is presently working on a Citizens Guide to the
Nebraska Appellate Process. |