D. Neb. NECrimR 28.1

With respect to court interpreters, the clerk:

(a) maintains a list of interpreters certified by the Director of the Administrative

Office of the United States Courts, and makes the list available to interested

persons upon request;

(b) is responsible for obtaining the services of certified or otherwise qualified

interpreters for court proceedings, and, when possible, obtains the services

of interpreters certified or otherwise approved or recommended by the

Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts;

(c) when possible for short hearings, uses the telephone interpreter program

administered by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts;

(d) before a proceeding begins, takes reasonable steps to assure that the court

interpreter has taken the required oath; and

(e) provides a copy of Nebraska Criminal Rule 28.3 to each interpreter at the

interpreter's first court appearance in this district.

Unless otherwise directed by the presiding judge in an unusual circumstance, the

clerk and the court never engage an interpreter to provide court interpretation

services if that person is retained or employed by one of the parties. The clerk

independently obtains a court interpreter's services and does not rely on a party to

do so.