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I'd like to try and clear up something about the party numbers on the docket.
From what I can tell, party numbers will always been shown on the docket as 001 in a case where there is only one defendant. Using Arias' case number CR2008-031021-001 as an example the protocol seems to be as follows:
First 6 digits- Case type and year CR criminal, year 2008
Next 6 digits- Sequentially issued case numbers
Last 3 digits- Identifier for when more than one defendant is named in the suit, so that up to 999 defendants can be tracked in the system, all falling under the same legal action
In other words, all the 001 references under the Party Name column still apply only to the case and not the filing party. There is a separate column for the filing party which has only been used for pro se motions.
The identifier is used in the Party Name column on the docket when there is one defendant. For comparison, please see the docket for another case JSS is overseeing with two defendants, CR2011-005961. Even the headers on this docket are different, with Party Name absent. This information is probably entered into the court record system, but does not display on the docket.
Now that Arias is acting pro per, any motions she has filed on her own are distinguished under the Filing Party column on the right hand side of the screen. She is designated as Defendant (2)
Thank you. I thought 001 meant defendant. Glad you let me know.
