Also known as: dockets · docketed · docketing · docketings · court calendar · case docket
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A court's official record of cases and proceedings maintained by the clerk. The docket lists filings, orders, and judgments in chronological order and serves as the authoritative calendar for pending matters.
A court's official record of cases and proceedings maintained by the clerk. The docket lists filings, orders, and judgments in chronological order and serves as the authoritative calendar for pending matters.
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The formal recording of a judgment that causes a statutory lien to attach to the debtor's real property. Priority among judgment liens is determined by the order of docketing in the county where the property is located.
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The formal recording of a judgment that causes a statutory lien to attach to the debtor's real property. Priority among judgment liens is determined by the order of docketing in the county where the property is located.
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After the district court enters judgment, Deanna Davenport notices a typographical error in the damages amount. She files a motion to correct it under Rule 60(a). Because the appeal has already been docketed in the court of appeals, the district court may fix the mistake only with appellate leave.
Darius Dixon files a civil complaint in federal district court. The clerk assigns a docket number and places the matter on the court's calendar. Counsel for both sides check the docket regularly to track upcoming hearings and filing deadlines.
Dylan Duffy moves to dismiss a criminal indictment. The judge denies the motion from the bench. The clerk immediately enters the denial on the docket with the date and a brief description of the order so the parties have an official record of the ruling.
Dominic Drake loses a civil case and files a notice of appeal. The district court clerk notes the appeal on the docket and transmits the record to the appellate court. The appellate docket number appears in all subsequent filings.
Delilah Duran pleads not guilty after her case is transferred under Rule 20. The clerk returns the papers to the original district and restores the proceeding to that court's docket so trial can proceed in the proper venue.
The district court may correct a clerical mistake or oversight in a judgment only with leave of the appellate court once the appeal has been docketed and remains pending.
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No. Docketing by court staff is a clerical act that does not supply the required judicial signature. An unsigned document remains invalid even if it appears on the docket.
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The right attaches only after formal adversary proceedings begin through indictment, information, or public docketing of a complaint. A sealed complaint that has not been docketed keeps the case in a pre-charge investigative posture.
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Dover Bank obtains a money judgment against Dominic Drake. The bank's lawyer records the judgment in the county where Drake owns land. The lien attaches immediately upon docketing and gives the bank priority over later-recorded interests in the same parcel.
Docketing causes a statutory judgment lien to attach to the debtor's real property in the county of recordation. Priority is determined by the chronological order of docketing among competing judgment creditors.
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