A docket [sheet] is a "minute, abstract, or brief entry; or the book containing such entries. A formal record, entered in brief, of the proceedings in a court of justice. A book containing an entry in brief of all the important acts done in court in the conduct of each case, from it's inception to it's conclusion. .... " [Black's Law Dictionary, 6th Edition, 1990] .
Generally
speaking, whenever a lawsuit is filed, the Clerk of the Court files each
pleading or other court papers submitted to the court and simutaneously
creates a log of each item filed. Today, these logs are kept electronically.
Once an item on the docket sheet is identified, a paper copy of the actual
item can be obtained for a nominal cost through the clerk's office.
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sheet, relating to this case,
as of APRIL 18, 2002. |
You can obtain current copies of the docket sheet, or any of the specific documents identified on the docket sheet, by taking one of the following actions:
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Write or call the Clerk's Office:
U. S. District Clerk's Office
14A20 Federal Bldg.
1100 Commerce
Dallas, TX 75242
- Acessing
the docket sheet via computer if you have access to the
PACER system,
which system is used by most federal courts.
- Visiting the web site for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
