DOCKET
A written list of judicial proceedings set down for
trial in a court.
To enter the dates of judicial proceedings
scheduled for trial in a book kept by a court.
In practice, a docket is a roster that the clerk
of the court prepares, listing the cases pending
trial.
An appearance docket contains a list of the
appearances in actions and a brief abstract of
the successive steps in each case.
A judgment docket is a listing of the judg-
ments entered in a particular court that is avail-
able to the public for examination. Its purpose is
to give official notice of the existence of liens or
judgments to interested parties.
A docket fee is a sum of money charged for
the docketing of a case or a judgment or a set
amount chargeable as part of the costs of the
