(a)
Civil Docket.
(1) In General.
The clerk must keep a record
known as the “civil docket” in the form and
manner prescribed by the Director of the
Administrative Office of the United States
Courts with the approval of the Judicial
Conference of the United States. The clerk must
enter each civil action in the docket. Actions
must be assigned consecutive file numbers,
which must be noted in the docket where the
first entry of the action is made.
(2) Items to be Entered.
The following items must
be marked with the file number and entered
chronologically in the docket:
(A) papers filed with the clerk;
(B) process issued, and proofs of service or other
returns showing execution; and
(C) appearances, orders, verdicts, and
judgments.
(3) Contents of Entries; Jury Trial Demanded.
Each entry must briefly show the nature of the
paper filed or writ issued, the substance of each
proof of service or other return, and the
substance and date of entry of each order and
judgment. When a jury trial has been properly
demanded or ordered, the clerk must enter the
word “jury” in the docket.
(b)
Civil Judgments and Orders.
The clerk must
keep a copy of every final judgment and appealable
order; of every order affecting title to or a lien on real
or personal property; and of any other order that the
court directs to be kept. The clerk must keep these in
the form and manner prescribed by the Director of
the Administrative Office of the United States Courts
with the approval of the Judicial Conference of the
United States.
(c)
Indexes; Calendars.
Under the court's direction,
the clerk must:
(1) keep indexes of the docket and of the judgments
and orders described in Rule 79(b); and
(2) prepare calendars of all actions ready for trial,
distinguishing jury trials from nonjury trials.
(d)
Other Records.
The clerk must keep any other
records required by the Director of the
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
with the approval of the Judicial Conference of the
United States.