Douglas County District Court Case Search

The Douglas County Clerk of the District Court’s Office generates data concerning all court activities. In addition, it stores the data and may disclose them upon requests from the public. However, the clerk’s office may deny access to certain court documents due to statutory or judicial restraints. Case in point: court information about minors is inaccessible to the general public. Only authorized parties like the parents and court-appointed guardians can view such records.

Public members search for court documents for various reasons, including the following:

• To find information about court events
• To locate documents filed during case proceedings
• For legal research
• To determine if the court was impartial in their conduct.

What kinds of cases have been heard in Douglas District Court?

Douglas County’s District Court hears civil, criminal, probate, and domestic relations cases. The court has original jurisdiction over most criminal, civil, and domestic relations case types. The table below outlines cases under the court’s jurisdiction.

Note: There is no specialized division for handling case types in the district court.

Douglas County District Court

The Douglas County District Court is a trial-level court with general jurisdiction over criminal and civil case types. However, the court will only hear civil or criminal matters that meet a certain threshold or severity. For example, it hears general civil cases in which the claim is more than $53,000. Note that the court reviews and resets the financial limit every five years.

The district court plays a vital role in the county’s justice system due to the significance of cases under its jurisdiction. For this reason, local residents file cases with the court to resolve huge disputes and to get justice. Residents can find the district court at this address:

Douglas County District Court
300 Hall of Justice
1701 Farnam Street
Omaha, NE 68183
Phone: (402) 444-7018
Fax: (402) 444-1757

Douglas County Case Lookup

Members of the public can look up Douglas County court records through resources or options provided by official record custodians. The options for accessing court records include the following:

Online searches

The Nebraska Judicial Branch hosts a searchable database for online court records. To use the platform, interested parties must first pay $15 per search and provide their personal information.

Walk-in requests for court records

You can request court records in person by visiting the courthouse that handled the case. To get district court records, you must submit an in-person request to the district clerk’s office during open hours at:

Douglas County Clerk of the District Court
300 Hall of Justice
1701 Farnam Street
3rd Floor
Omaha, NE 68183

The request must contain case identifiers like the case party name, number, and filing date. Inquirers may include valid government-issued IDs to obtain restricted court documents. To access juvenile court documents, authorized parties must present a completed Request to Release Sealed Records form to the district or juvenile court. The juvenile court is located at:

Douglas County Juvenile Court

Hall of Justice
1701 Farnam Street
Room 600
Omaha, NE 68183
Phone: (402) 444-7121

The district court's office also has self-service terminals for viewing court records. The district clerk charges $3.5 for the first five pages of certified court records and $0.35 for every page after the fifth one.

Mail-in requests for court records

You can mail your request for court records to the court that heard the case. For instance, you can mail a written request for district court records to the district clerk’s office at:

300 Hall of Justice
1701 Farnam Street
3rd Floor
Omaha, NE 68183

The request must contain the case party’s name, case number, or a description of the record. Requesters must also include their personal information and mail address in the request. Upon receiving the request, the court clerk will retrieve the record and provide an estimated cost. Requesters must pay the required fees to obtain the record.

The district clerk’s office also accepts email requests for court documents at cdcfile@douglascounty-ne.gov. Electronic copies for court records are free of charge.

Note: It takes two business days for the clerk to review requests for court records.

Douglas District Court Case Search by Name

Public members can conduct name-based searches for district court records using state—or county-level resources. At the state level, the Nebraska Judicial Branch allows name-based searches for online court records. Interested users must first pay the mandatory $15 search fee to search records on the platform.

In contrast, the Clerk of the District Court's Office allows walk-in or mail-in requests for court records. Interested parties using these options must include the case party's name in their request to the court clerk's office at:

300 Hall of Justice
1701 Farnam Street
3rd Floor
Omaha, NE 68183

The request should also include the required copy fee and other necessary documents, such as a valid government-issued identification card.

Name-based searches often retrieve case files of all parties with similar names. Requesters can avoid such outcomes by inputting the correct spelling of the case-party names. In addition, they must include other case identifiers like the case number, birth date, and filing date.

Douglas District Court Docket Search

Douglas County's district court dockets are court files that contain summarized details of all events related to a case proceeding. These records typically provide information on the case parties, filings, summons, indictments, hearings, motions, and exhibits.

To find district court dockets in Douglas County, inquirers must make a request to the court clerk’s office. The clerk allows in-person or mail-based requests for court docket information. The request must contain case identifiers like the case party name, status, or docket number. Requesters must submit the request along with required copy fees to the court clerk’s office at:

300 Hall of Justice
1701 Farnam Street
3rd Floor
Omaha, NE 68183

The Nebraska Judicial Branch provides online access to court dockets via an online searchable database. Inquirers must pay the required $15 search fee before searching the database.

Inquirers may search court dockets for information about upcoming hearing dates and to track the progress of a case.

Lookup Douglas County District Court Online

The Nebraska Judicial Branch maintains an online search platform for Douglas County district court records. Inquirers must provide relevant search data to view records on the platform.

In contrast, inquirers may utilize third-party search sites like Nebraskacourtrecords.us to find online district court records in Douglas County. These sites are generally easy to use and may not require user registrations. In addition, the sites allow users to download court documents to their devices. Despite these benefits, third-party search sites are not reliable options for finding court records. These sites operate independently of government agencies and cannot, therefore, guarantee accurate, updated, or complete information.

Supreme Court vs. District Court

The Nebraska Supreme Court has final appellate authority over criminal and civil cases. It reviews decisions and judgments of the Court of Appeals and trial courts. In addition, it has original jurisdiction over cases that carry death penalties. On the other hand, the District Court is a trial court with general jurisdiction over civil and criminal matters filed within a county. The county also enjoys exclusive jurisdiction over domestic relations cases like divorce and child support.