United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Transcript of Docket of Judgments.
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This volume is a transcript of the docket of money judgments rendered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and docketed by the court clerk, whose office was located in New York City.
Title
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York transcript of docket of judgments
Quantity
- 0.3 cubic feet; 1 volume
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- JN597
Creator
Arrangement
Chronological by court term, then alphabetical by first letter of surname or corporate name of judgment debtor, then chronological by dates of signing and filing judgment roll.
Scope and Content Note
This volume is a transcript of the docket of money judgments rendered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and docketed by the court clerk, whose office was located in New York City.
Each entry includes name of the party against whom judgment was obtained (defendant); name of the party in whose favor judgment was obtained (almost always the United States); amounts of judgment debt and court costs; date and time of signing judgment roll; date and time of filing judgment roll; name of prevailing party's attorney (almost always the United States Attorney); and date of satisfaction of judgment (usually blank). Volume includes the transmittal letter from the clerk of U.S. District Court (Southern District of New York) and his certification that the transcript is a true copy of the original docket.
Administrative Information
Location of Originals
Original docket of judgments is in the National Archives at New York City (Record Group 21).
Custodial History
Transcript was prepared by the clerk of the United States District Court (Northern District of New York) and filed in the office of the clerk of the New York Supreme Court of Judicature in New York City, pursuant to an act of Congress passed March 3, 1839.
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