PDF requirements for e-filing in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska

What the court requires

Each PDF may be up to 35 MB. A transaction is the main document plus its attachments; the court recommends keeping each transaction under 100 MB in total and splitting larger filings into two or more transactions. For scanning, the court's guide suggests 300 dpi.

Common reasons filings are rejected

• A scanned attachment is over 35 MB.
• A filing with many exhibits is well over 100 MB in total and the upload times out.
• The PDF is password-protected or has security restrictions, so the court's system can't open it.

Questions about the D. Nebraska's PDF rules

What is the maximum PDF file size for the D. Nebraska?

35 MB per PDF. The court recommends keeping all files in one filing under 100 MB in total.

What should I do if my PDF is too large for the D. Nebraska?

Split it into consecutive parts that are each under 35 MB, never cutting a page in half, and file the first part as the main document and the rest as attachments named in order (for example "Exhibit A, Part 2 of 3"). For scanned documents, re-scanning in black and white at 300 dpi often shrinks the file enough to avoid splitting. Docket Prime can split the file for you in your browser.

Does the D. Nebraska require text-searchable PDFs?

The published rules we found don't require it. Documents saved directly from a word processor are searchable and much smaller than scans; for paper documents, OCR adds searchable text.

What page size does the D. Nebraska accept?

Letter size (8.5 × 11 inches) is expected. Legal-size or A4 pages may print badly or be refused, so resize them to letter.