Rule 3-14. Payment of Court-Appointed Counsel and Guardians Ad Litem

   Before the claim of any attorney appointed by the court in a criminal matter is allowed, such attorney shall make a written application as provided in Neb. Ct. R. § 6-1525(D). Before the claim of any court-appointed guardian ad litem is allowed, such guardian ad litem shall make a written motion that complies with Neb. Ct. R. § 6-1525(D). If the purpose of the motion is to secure an order requiring Lancaster County to compensate the guardian ad litem, the motion shall be set for hearing with notice given to the Lancaster County Attorney as it is given to any other party.

   The appointed attorney shall submit a written application for fees within 180 days after the close of the case. Absent a showing of good cause by affidavit at the time of submission, requests for fees submitted after 180 days shall be summarily denied by the court.

  Any order entered with respect to such an application for fees, whether approving or denying the fees, along with a copy of all related applications, whether approved or denied, shall be filed by the Clerk of the District Court and recorded in JUSTICE.

Approved July 14, 2004; amended June 12, 2013; amended July 2022, amended September 21, 2022; amended October 29, 2025.