Records Kept by the Clerk

(a) Civil Docket. (As revised and reissued May 1, 2002; as amended Nov. 3, 2008.) (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; Rules Committee Notes 2002 Revision The word “civil” has been added to subdivision (a) to more closely conform to FRCP 79. RCFC 79 as it now reads is essentially identical to FRCP 79. 2008 Amendment The language of RCFC 79 has been amended to conform to the general restyling of the FRCP.