Court Dockets

Summary

Court Docket Administration

Court Docket Detail Template

Step 1: Select Process

From the TnCIS Menu, open the Administration folder. Select Court Docket.

In the Search by, Description will default.

From the drop down list, select a Court Type.
Enter the description if searching for a specific docket.
Click Find Now. A listing of dockets will display for selection.
In the displayed list. Double click the name of the docket you wish to select, or the user has the option to add a new template to customize their dockets to meet your unique specifications. To add a template for a new court docket, from the screen top, click Add New.

Step 2: Add New Docket Template

The Court Docket form will open with four screen/tabs: General, Selection Criteria, Options to Include, Audit. The user will make selections and fill in the available information.

Step 3: General Form

Enter the Description name for this particular docket.
Select the Court Type from the drop down.
Select from the drop down what Page Orientation to be used when generating the report.

(Not Specified) signifies to the system to not default the page orientation and requires the user to specify when they print a report.
Landscape…signifies to the system to default the page orientation to “Landscape” and allow changing it if necessary, when they print the report.
Portrait…signifies to the system to default the page orientation to “portrait” and allow the users to change it if necessary, when they print the report.

Select the box to allow the user to select what Paper Size the report will be printed on.

(Not Specified) …signifies to the system to not default the page size and requires the user to specify when they print a report.
Legal…signifies to the system to default the paper size to “Legal” and allow users to change it if necessary, when they print the report.
Letter…signifies to the system to default the paper size to letter and allow users to change it if necessary, when they print the report.

The Active check box will show whether a docket is active, the check box automatic ally defaults to checked when you add a new docket. Only Active Court Dockets will display for printing.
Sort options are available to customize this docket to your needs. Sorting by any option that has the ability, to sort by a “role” will first sort all ‘party’ and ‘attorney’ records for the cases then bring the specific role to the top. Highlight the Sort option/options and use the middle arrows to customize as needed. The order of the sort is defined by top to bottom of those items selected.
Page break options are available to customize this docket to your needs.

Step 4: Selection Criteria

Select from the drop down-Hearing with Results, Hearing Without Results or All.
Select from the drop down: Contested, Uncontested or Both
Select from the drop down: Jury, Non-Jury or Both
Writing Space…Valid options are None and any number from one to ten rows.
Check box…Separate defendant by their “Defendant Code” on the docket. This is only used by Circuit Courts if they want to separate by Defendant Code.
Select Box “Use white space reduction”…This allows a user to select whether or not they want to display the “Include the selected by information on the docket” and “Include the sorted by information on the docket: check boxes on the Options to Include tab.
A Selections Required option is available for all attorneys, case/case subtypes, court divisions, courtrooms, hearing types, judges, and officers. Note: Leaving selection criteria blank will result in ALL hearings being displayed. Clicking on a selected hyperlink allows a user to pick a single or multiple attorney or officer etc. for only their hearings.

Step 5: Options to Include

A list of options to include tab will have all currently available options from all different dockets that are being phased out. Each option is bound to a case type civil or criminal where applicable. Check the options you want include on your docket setup. This will allow users to select/deselect options they may want to add or remove. Save all selections.

Step 6: Audit

An Audit tab has been added to allow simple audit viewing for forms that use Process Description.
After all the set- up is complete, the user may proceed to Print Reports Menu Option to print their court dockets. Upon selecting Court Docket Detail Report a listing of available pre-set dockets are available for the user to select and will default all parameters that were previously set up in Court Docket Administration.

Rev. 03/242021