Federal Civil & Criminal Docket Summaries Search

The Federal Civil & Criminal Docket Summaries search returns civil and criminal docket summaries. The search can help you find information about criminal records, and may help guide investigations or determinations.

Before you begin

• Depending on your product subscription, you may not have access to this search.
• This search may accept terms and connectors input. For detailed information about using this type of search method, see Terms and Connectors.
• Depending on your product subscription, the terms and connectors search feature may not be available.
• Enter information in at least one field. When you enter information into multiple fields, your search precision increases.
• To search more broadly, complete fewer fields.
• When you search common names, complete as many fields as you can to avoid large result sets.
• To view source information for this search, click Source.

1. Select the state.
2. Enter the last name.
3. Enter the first name.
4. Enter the name of the company.
5. Enter the case number (for example, 01cv12345).
6. Enter the case name (for example, Johnson v. Jones).
7. Select a date range. Select Custom Dates to enter a date range.
   For more detailed information about entering dates to achieve the best search results, see Enter Dates in a Search Form.
8. Enter the words or the phrases that must be included in the document.
   For detailed information about entering words into this field, see Terms and Connectors.
9. To associate your search with a customer or a topic, provide a label (for example, the customer's name or a topic name) in the Reference ID field.
   The History function lets you view the searches that are associated with a reference ID.

   Your organization may require a reference ID in a particular format. Additionally, the contents of this field may be automatically completed or the field may have restrictions that are configured by your administrator.

10. Click Search.