Docket monitoring services watch specified cases, parties, or courts and send alerts when new activity appears. Coverage includes federal courts comprehensively and state courts variably.
Alerts may be immediate or on a daily digest.
Alternative Names:
Docket Alerts, Case Monitoring Service
Why it Matters?
Monitoring catches the orders that never reach counsel directly, particularly minute orders and entries in MDL master dockets. It also identifies new filings against a client, which matters for corporate defendants facing repeat litigation who may otherwise learn of a case only on service. State coverage gaps are the limitation, since many state courts are not monitored at all.
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