Chapter X · The Court Of Chancery; Register

Rule 79. The Docket

Amended 2025 (current)

(a) Docket. The Register in Chancery maintains an electronic docket for all civil actions.

(b) Notation of Judicial Action on Docket. The Register in Chancery must make a brief docket entry noting any judicial action, including:

(1) For any oral argument, the date of argument, the judicial officer presiding, and the motion or issue.

(2) For any evidentiary hearing, the date of the hearing, the judicial officer presiding, and the motion or issue.

(3) For any trial, the date of the trial and the judicial officer presiding.

(4) For any oral ruling, the date of the ruling, the judicial officer making the ruling, and the motion or issue. History. Amended, Jan. 15, 2021, effective Jan. 29, 2021; May 31, 2024, effective June 14, 2024. Rule 79.1 Omitted. History. Added, effective Sept. 29, 2003; amended, Jan. 4, 2006, effective Feb. 1. 2006; Dec. 15, 2014, effective Jan. 1, 2015; Dec. 11, 2015, effective Jan. 1, 2016; May 31, 2024, effective June 14, 2024. Rule 79.2 Omitted. History. Added, Sept. 7, 2018, effective Sept. 14, 2018; May 31, 2024, effective June 14, 2024.