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The court the case was filed in, represented by a letter or number. The type of case (e.g. civil, criminal, bankruptcy). A sequence number, randomly assigned to each case as it is filed. To learn how a specific court assigns docket numbers, check: The court's website.
Case numbers assigned by courts of limited jurisdiction (district and municipal courts) are determined by each court. Such case numbers may consist of all numbers, numbers and letters, or even include other characters such as a dash (-).
A case number is a unique number assigned to a case by the court. The number makes it easier to track or retrieve the case. Knowing your case number also makes it easy to determine where and when the defendant filed the case.
After a case is filed, the court assigns it a docket number, which is the court's case number or tracking number. The docket lists the judge, parties, and the attorneys of record, along with a summary of each document filed in the case, the date when it was filed, and the court case number assigned to the document.
Each case has a distinctive number in the following format: A one digit indicator of the division to which the case is assigned. [For example: 3 (Columbia)] A colon and a two digit indicator of the year the case was filed. [For example: 3:00 (Columbia, 2000)] The notation CV (Civil), CR (Criminal), or MC (Miscellaneous).
A case number is a unique sequence of numbers and letters assigned by the court to identify and track a specific legal case. It is used to manage case records, facilitate communication, and ensure proper documentation throughout the legal process.
A docket is a list of all the official information about a case. This includes details about when the case was filed, who the parties and attorneys on each side are, and which judge the case was assigned to.