How to Use docket in a Sentence

docket

1 of 2 noun
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  • The judge had to postpone some of the cases on the docket.
  • The docket for the federal case did not list lawyers for the men.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The state Supreme Court had better keep a spot open on its 2025 docket.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Toward the end of this term, the justices agreed to hear Moore v. United States for the fall 2023 docket.
    — Adam M. Carrington, National Review, 12 July 2023
  • James has three games on his docket before getting to that home tilt against the Bucks.
    — cleveland, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The plea agreement appeared in the court docket on Thursday.
    — Hannah Denham | Hdenham@al.com, al, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Romero, who did not file a response in the court docket, could not be reached Friday.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 26 May 2023
  • The case has already been to the Supreme Court once before, on the emergency docket.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
  • That’s on the, the docket, the Drew Joyce Classic for basketball is, is coming up in April.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 5 Jan. 2023
  • When her case first hit the docket, #MeToo was in its infancy.
    — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
  • She is scheduled to plead guilty in March, according to the court docket.
    — Shelley Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Feb. 2023
  • The case’s online court docket gives it as Luis A. Rios Castro.
    — Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The next hearing docket -- and last of this calendar year -- is Dec. 15-16.
    — Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Plaintiffs have at least a dozen cases on court dockets in the coming months.
    — Maureen Farrell, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Web dockets do not list lawyers for either of the Malobertis.
    — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The eight suspects have pleaded not guilty, according to the court docket.
    — Luke Barr, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2022
  • District Judge Tanya Chutkan has been assigned the case, according to the court docket.
    — Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • An entry posted on the court’s docket over the weekend said the trial had been canceled.
    — Jonathan Weil, WSJ, 8 Jan. 2024
  • No defense attorneys of record were listed in a court docket on the case.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2023
  • He is set to plead guilty to at least one federal charge next month, according to the court docket.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2023
  • An attorney for Pavlik was not listed on the court docket.
    — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2023
  • An attorney is not listed on the court docket for Starnes.
    — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2024
  • There’s nothing like a good, chunky boot for fall, and this pair is ideal for every fall trip on your docket.
    — Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 3 Oct. 2023
  • And yes, salmon and steelhead fishing seminars are still on the docket.
    — Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 10 Feb. 2023
  • After news reports about the call, the hearing was placed on the public docket a day and a half before it was scheduled.
    — Lindsay Whitehurst, ajc, 16 Mar. 2023
  • According to the jail docket, James Estabrook is 49 years old and a resident of Huntsville.
    — Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 4 July 2023
  • California Democrats are hoping their state will be added to the docket.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Ariel, what else has been on your docket recently or is coming soon?
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 21 June 2023
  • If at least four of the nine justices believe that the case is worth considering, it will be added to their docket for a hearing.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Brailsford found the emergency demand to be moot, the docket stated, after attorneys for Creech and the prison system reached agreement during the call on each of the three requests in the legal demand.
    — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
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docket

2 of 2 verb
  • On October 3, the high court will grapple with the issue in the case docketed as Gill v. Whitford.
    — CNN, 2 Sep. 2017
  • Some days, federal court dockets log a dozen or more new cases.
    — Fred Schulte, Sun-Sentinel.com, 18 June 2018
  • By that time, Duckett’s home had been docketed for foreclosure for more than a year.
    — Rachel Chason, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2019
  • The suit was filed on Friday, but not docketed until late Tuesday.
    — Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2020
  • But some legal observers believe the way in which the hearing has been docketed indicates that a guilty plea is likely.
    — Luke Broadwater, baltimoresun.com, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Two of those cases were docketed for Navy review on Wednesday, with rulings expected in the next few weeks.
    — Carl Prine, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Their second challenge came Feb. 21, just two days after the state Supreme Court handed down the new map, and was officially docketed this week.
    — Jonathan Lai, Philly.com, 28 Feb. 2018
  • The court’s other death-penalty case docketed so far is equally disturbing.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 29 June 2018
  • The Miami Herald obtained both before the petition is officially docketed, sometime next week.
    — Carol Rosenberg, miamiherald, 18 Mar. 2017
  • Gabbard said the application will undergo review from different government agencies and several revisions before the city can docket it for a public hearing and potentially approve it.
    — Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal, 30 July 2019
  • On October 3, the high court will grapple with the issue in the case docketed as Gill v. Whitford.
    — CNN, 2 Sep. 2017
  • Some days, federal court dockets log a dozen or more new cases.
    — Fred Schulte, Sun-Sentinel.com, 18 June 2018
  • By that time, Duckett’s home had been docketed for foreclosure for more than a year.
    — Rachel Chason, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2019
  • The suit was filed on Friday, but not docketed until late Tuesday.
    — Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2020
  • But some legal observers believe the way in which the hearing has been docketed indicates that a guilty plea is likely.
    — Luke Broadwater, baltimoresun.com, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Two of those cases were docketed for Navy review on Wednesday, with rulings expected in the next few weeks.
    — Carl Prine, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Their second challenge came Feb. 21, just two days after the state Supreme Court handed down the new map, and was officially docketed this week.
    — Jonathan Lai, Philly.com, 28 Feb. 2018
  • The court’s other death-penalty case docketed so far is equally disturbing.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 29 June 2018
  • The Miami Herald obtained both before the petition is officially docketed, sometime next week.
    — Carol Rosenberg, miamiherald, 18 Mar. 2017
  • Gabbard said the application will undergo review from different government agencies and several revisions before the city can docket it for a public hearing and potentially approve it.
    — Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal, 30 July 2019

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