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Court Calendar Search Instructions

Page 1 Instructions

Instructions for displaying a judge's calendar for a specific date. (See below)
Field #1
Attorney, Debtor or Case Number (select)
Debtor - Search for debtor.
Attorney - Search for attorney.
Case Number - Lists all records for that case number.
Field #2 and Field #3
Date(s) m/d/yy (entry)
Enter specific date in first field.  For a range of dates
Field #2 = starting date  Field #3 = ending date
Place a dash (-) in one field for an open ended search.
(e.g. field #2 = (-) and field #3 = 7/20/99 provides a search of all records beginning with the oldest record out to 7/20/99.)
Hint: To review cases for a given week, enter Monday's date in field #2 and Friday's date in field #3.
Field #4
Judge (select)
Select judge from drop down list.  Default is all judges.
Field #5
Location (select)
Choose between Memphis and Jackson court locations.   Default is both locations.
Button #1
Continue
Click button to continue to next step.
Button #2
Reset
Resets entry fields back to defaults.
 

Page 2 Instructions

1. A page displaying your search criteria will appear with 3 buttons.  Click 'Continue' is criteria is correct, 'Start Over' to erase your entries and start over, or 'Back' to go back without losing your entries.
2. If you clicked on 'Continue', a new field and 2 more buttons will appear.  Enter the first few characters of the name or case number (depending upon your choice from previous page).   The entire name or number does not have to be entered.  The more you enter of the name or number, the fewer records will be returned.  Click on the Build List button to continue, Start Over button to go back AND reset your entry or Back to go back without resetting your entries..
3. Next a list of possible records will be displayed.  These are hyperlinks.  Clicking on a link will display the related record(s).  Note that searching on an Attorney name may return links which have no matching records if the attorney has no cases on the calendar.  Searching on a debtor or case number should return at least one record if there is a hyperlink displaying the name and case number.
4. When the search is begun, a second browser window will open to display the results.  Depending upon your search criteria, it could take some time for the data to display.  During that time, a nearly blank window will display.  The number of records found will be displayed at the top.  Close the secondary browser window when finished viewing by clicking the Close This Window button, the 'X' at the top right corner or choosing FILE-CLOSE.
Printing the results - First, be aware your results could be several of pages if your search criteria is not narrow enough.  The number of records returned is at the top of the record list.   To print, select File > Print or click on your browser's print button.
Instructions for displaying a judge's calendar for a specific date.
On occasion, you may wish to view the entire calendar for a judge for a given day.  This can be done by selecting Judge Name from the search item drop down list.  In addition, you must enter the date in question in the Start date field and select the judge from the Select Judge list.

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