In Re Interest of Noelle F.

The appellant, Donald F., has petitioned this court for further review of the decision of the Nebraska Court of Appeals, which dismissed his appeals for lack of jurisdiction. The Court of Appeals found that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in ruling that Donald should not be permitted to proceed in forma pauperis, and the Court of Appeals dismissed Donald’s appeals because he had failed to pay the required docket fees. We granted Donald’s petition for further review.

SCOPE OF REVIEW

When a jurisdictional question does not involve a factual dispute, its determination is a matter of…