Rule Text
The clerk of the district court shall keep an appearance docket, a trial docket, a journal and such other records as may be ordered by the court or required by law.
Amendment history: R.L. 1910, § 5322. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 102, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 1990, c. 251, § 18, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Laws 1991, c. 251, § 1, eff. June 1, 1991; Laws 1993, c. 351, § 7, eff. Oct. 1, 1993.
Plain-English Summary (for reference only — not a substitute for the rule text above)
This summary is not the rule. The rule text controls.
Here's a plain English summary of this rule:
The district court clerk has to keep certain records organized and up to date. This includes a list of cases that have started (the appearance docket), a schedule of cases going to trial (the trial docket), and a journal that tracks what happens in court. The clerk also has to keep any other records that a judge asks for or that the law requires.
This rule matters because it keeps court cases organized and easy to track. When you file a case or have a hearing coming up, these records are how the court keeps everything straight. If you ever need to check on the status of your case or find out when something happened in court, these are the records that clerk's office relies on to answer your questions.