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docket

[dok-it] / ˈdɒk ɪt /


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Congress should address the shadow docket in three ways.

From Slate Jul. 29, 2026

The conviction stemmed from an incident that took place as Dugan presided over a docket that included the criminal case of Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, who was facing three domestic assault charges.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Central bank decisions from New Zealand and Malaysia are also on the docket.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

For the merits docket, we counted only signed decisions in argued cases, the typical format for those rulings.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

The woman behind the counter is pleasant to Mam in her American coat till Mam shows the St. Vincent de Paul docket.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

Meanwhile, the internet has destroyed the local newspapers that once could send reporters into county courts to check the dockets.

From MarketWatch May 5, 2026

It would be the disbandment of this investigative unit by Mr Mchunu that led to Gen Mkhwanazi's explosive briefing a fortnight ago, complaining that 121 case dockets were "gathering dust" at the national police headquarters.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2025

Judicial dockets are finite, and public needs are great.

From Slate Aug. 2, 2024

Miami and Orlando had two of the largest dockets last year for cases of migrants placed in removal proceedings, with the courts in Florida seeing concentrations of Cubans and Venezuelans.

From Seattle Times Apr. 12, 2024

It’s their job to stack the bags on the float while Mr. Hannon goes to the office for the delivery dockets.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

Court records show that Trump's appeal has been docketed and assigned a case number.

From Salon Oct. 19, 2023

A court clerk showed the indictments to Fulton County District Court Judge Robert McBurney, who briefly reviewed the papers and directed them to be docketed.

From Washington Times Aug. 14, 2023

The existence of the Jan. 25 court order preventing the Justice Department from accessing the Pennsylvania Republican’s phone was publicly docketed, but its subject matter remains under seal.

From Washington Post Jan. 31, 2023

Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick held a quick teleconference Wednesday before agreeing with Twitter, directing that the public filing be docketed by 5 p.m.

From Seattle Times Aug. 3, 2022

The pigeon-holes were docketed, “letters-unanswered,” “letter-to-keep,” “household,” “estate,” “menus,” “miscellaneous,” “addresses”: each ticket written in that same scrawling pointed hand that I knew already.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

Alexander’s office said that led to the docketing of “what appeared to be an indictment, but which was, in fact, only a fictitious docket sheet.”

From Seattle Times Aug. 15, 2023

“Unfortunately, the sample working document led to the docketing of what appeared to be an indictment, but which was, in fact, only a fictitious docket sheet.”

From Washington Times Aug. 15, 2023

In New York, uploaded petitions sat, in a digital void, for months on end without docketing.

From Slate Aug. 31, 2021

“This approach is compatible with the docketing requirements of the Clean Air Act,” Schiermeyer wrote.

From Washington Post May 19, 2020

Another advantage from Gertrude’s visit was that Philip was able to finish his text, thanks to her industrious docketing and indexing and generally fussing about in his study.

From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by MacKenzie, Compton




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