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• docket — dock·et 1 / dä kət/ n [earlier doggette docquet summary, abstract, of unknown origin] 1 a: a formal abridged record of the proceedings (as motions, orders, and judgments) in a legal action the clerk shall keep a docket in each case U.S. Code b: a …   Law dictionary

• Docket — may refer to: Docket (court), the official schedule of proceedings in lawsuits pending in a court of law. Term also includes a case identification number and reference point and case history for all case work involving a particular case. Agenda… …   Wikipedia

• docket — the schedule on which the clerk of the court records all motions, pleadings, memoranda, orders and all other court filings (Glossary of Common Bankruptcy Terms) The list of documents and actions within a bankruptcy case or adversary proceeding… …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

• docket — dock‧et [ˈdɒkt ǁ ˈdɑː ] noun [countable] 1. a document giving details of goods that have been sold or delivered, the contents of a package etc: • the old system of having to write out an individual docket for every transaction 2. LAW a list of… …   Financial and business terms

• docket number — docket num·ber n: the number assigned to a particular case on a court s docket Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• Docket — Dock et, n. [Dock to cut off + dim. suffix et.] 1. A small piece of paper or parchment, containing the heads of a writing; a summary or digest. [1913 Webster] 2. A bill tied to goods, containing some direction, as the name of the owner, or the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Case citation — Various case citations redirect here. If you are looking for the actual text of an opinion, it is usually linked in the external links at the bottom of the article on that case. For Wikipedia s template for case citation, see {{Template:Cite… …   Wikipedia

• Docket (court) — A docket (abbreviated as dkt.) is the official summary of proceedings in a court of law.[1] The term originally referred to the large folio books in which clerks recorded all filings and court proceedings for each case.[2] Rules of civil… …   Wikipedia

• docket — I v. To abstract and enter in a To make a brief entry of any proceeding in a court of justice in the docket II n. A minute, abstract, or brief entry; or the book containing such entries. A formal record, entered in brief, of the proceedings in a… …   Black's law dictionary

• docket — I v. To abstract and enter in a To make a brief entry of any proceeding in a court of justice in the docket II n. A minute, abstract, or brief entry; or the book containing such entries. A formal record, entered in brief, of the proceedings in a… …   Black's law dictionary

• docket — Noun: A term somewhat confusing because of variation in meaning between jurisdictions. Literally, a list or register of cases, whether for trial in the nisi prius court (53 Am J1st Trial §§ 5 7) or for hearing on appeal. 5 Am J2d A & E § 678. A… …   Ballentine's law dictionary