These rules shall govern practice and procedure in all actions filed pursuant to Section 72-205et. seq. R.S., Neb., 1943 (Reissue of 1971). Practice and procedure involving this Agency is also governed by the applicable Revised Statutes of Nebraska and the decisions of the Nebraska Supreme Court. In the absence of a specific rule or order of this Agency the statutory rule and practice pertaining to proceedings in the District Court of the State shall be applicable, excluding prehearing conferences.
All correspondence and filings shall be addressed or delivered to the State of Nebraska, Board of Educational Lands and Funds, P.O. Box 94986, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509. Each piece or correspondence shall embrace only one subject, should clearly state the subject involved, and shall include the name and address of the sender.
No official acts shall be required to be performed on any Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. When a filing of a pleading or the doing of any act is required on or before a certain date which falls on one of these days, the time for filing said pleading or doing said act shall be extended to the next working day.
Copies of these rules of practice and procedure will be available for public distribution at the Board of Educational Lands and Funds office. They shall be distributed to interested parties for a fee of $ 1.50 per copy.
Copies of any forms referred to in this body of rules shall be made available, upon request, by the Board.
As used in these rules of practice and procedure, the following definitions shall apply unless, the context to be intelligible or prevent absurdity otherwise requires:
97 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 10, § 001