Oklahoma Legal Research: Case Dockets

A docket is a "formal record in which a judge or court clerk briefly notes all the proceedings and filings in a court case." - Black’s Law Dictionary, 9th ed.

Docket information can be used in a variety of ways. Things to look for-

• When looking for witnesses or potential witnesses
  • Marriages (other names)
  • Divorces 
  • Protective Orders
  • Bankruptcies (Federal Dockets)
  • Credit issues
  • Criminal docket information
     
• When looking at Co-Defendants
  • Co-Defendants
  • Charging statutes
  • Pleas
  • Transfer of records (where are the court records?)
  • Stark differences among co-defendants in sentences
  • Other witnesses

Free Resources

Oklahoma Supreme Court Network (OSCN): dockets for 13 Oklahoma counties & the appellate courts; available information varies by county

Subscription Resources (Current students should access these databases, except for ODCR, through the Law Library Databases page.)

Lexis: coverage varies by county

On Demand Court Records (ODCR): covers 68 Oklahoma counties; currently limited to Oklahoma Bar Association members for $50/month

Westlaw: dockets since 2000 for 12 Oklahoma counties; coverage may vary by county