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The term originated in England; it was recorded in the form "doggette" in 1485, and later also as doket, dogget(t), docquett, docquet, and docket. The derivation and original sense are obscure, although it has been suggested that it derives from the verb "to dock", in the sense of cutting short (e.g.
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is different both in its composition and significance. The justices of the Supreme Court have almost complete discretion over the cases they choose to hear. From the large number of cases which it receives, only 70 to 100 will be placed on the docket. The
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Oxford English Dictionary 2nd ed. Definition of "... brief, summarized statement ... abstract, abridgement, digest, minute" described as obsolete and historical. "A memorandum or register of legal judgements". "A list of causes for trial" given as U.S.
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to refer to a court's caseload as a whole. Thus, either sense may be intended (depending upon the context) in the frequent use of the phrase "crowded dockets" by legal journalists and commentators.
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using old spelling. It was long used in England for legal purposes (there was an official called the Clerk of the Dockets in the early nineteenth century), although discontinued in modern
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The name of docket or trial docket sometimes given to the list or calendar causes set to be tried at a specified term prepared by the clerks for the use of the court and bar
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provides a search engine and alerts for Federal Court dockets and bankruptcies, as well as providing programmatic access via an API.
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is the oldest docket portal on the internet. In addition to linking to all PACER courts, it also links to all state court dockets.
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as a courts summary, digest, or register. A usage note in this 1893 text warns that term docket and calendar are not synonymous.
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system to house dockets and documents on all federal civil, criminal and bankruptcy cases, available to the public for a fee.
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1641 Les Termes de la Ley; or certaine difficult and obscure words and termes of the common lawes of this realme expounded
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the schedule of the appearances, arguments and hearings scheduled for a court. It may also be used as a
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is a PACER alternative website that provides all queries including dockets for U.S. bankruptcy courts.
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Sutton, John R. (1985). "The Juvenile Court and Social Welfare: Dynamics of Progressive Reform".
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certain information "on the docket" when a specific event occurs. The Federal Courts use the
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decides which cases to present on behalf of the federal government.
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the tail of a dog or horse); a long document summarised has been
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in the United States is the official summary of proceedings in a
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for each case, although use has been documented since 1485.
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deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a
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The term is also sometimes used informally to refer to a
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In the United States, court dockets are considered to be
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DKT (disambiguation)
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