Dockets

Dockets in the United States

History

Docket (perhaps from “dock,” to curtail or cut short, with the diminutive suffix et, but the origin of the word is obscure; it has come into use since the 15th century), in law, a brief summary or digest of a case, or a memorandum of legal decisions; also the alphabetical list of cases down for trial, or of suits pending. Such cases are said to be “on the docket.”

In commercial use, a docket is a warrant from the custom-house, stating that the duty on goods entered has been paid, or the label fastened to goods, showing their destination, value, contents, etc., and, generally, any indorsement on the back of a document, briefly setting out its contents.(1)

Dockets–Real Property Database

This is a database related to interests in and transfers of real estate, in the following material: Public Records and Filings. A description of this real estate database is provided below:

Docket information on active and inactive real property–related cases filed in the U.S. district courts nationwide. Coverage begins with January 2000.

Further information on United States legal research databases, including real property databases, are provided following the former link.

Resources

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia Britannica (1911)

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