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what does it mean if a judge says he will remove your name from a court docket. If a background check were run on you 5 years later for a security clearance would it come up if you were removed from docket for dui.


Asked on 10/18/08, 6:26 am

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Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: court docket

Without further information regarding the specific context as to the use of this phraseology(remove your name from a court docket), there's no way to say for sure what this particular judge might have meant if in fact he actually uttered this (or something similar but somewhat different).

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Answered on 10/18/08, 10:37 am
Robert Johnston Law Offices of Robert J. Johnston

Re: court docket

A court docket is simply a list of cases that will be called to court. There is no telling what the judge did by removing your name. I don't have enough information to tell if the charge was dismissed or not. It sounds like it was just continued. Also, a court docket has nothing to do with a background check. A background check shows arrests and convictions, and that's it.

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Answered on 10/18/08, 11:27 am


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