Court Docket Monitor
New court filings hit your inbox before you check PACER
Watches your email for court notification emails, extracts new filings and orders, downloads documents, identifies deadlines, and updates your calendar. No more manually checking PACER or state court portals across dozens of cases.
INGREDIENTS
PROMPT
Create a skill called "Court Docket Monitor" for a lawyer. Monitor my email inbox for court notification emails from federal CM/ECF and state court e-filing systems. When a new notification arrives, extract the case name, case number, document type, filing party, and any dates mentioned. Download any attached or linked documents and save them to the correct matter folder on my local file system (I'll provide a case-number-to-folder mapping). Scan any court orders for deadlines, hearing dates, or compliance requirements. Create calendar entries for new deadlines with reminders. Send me an immediate Telegram alert for urgent items like orders to show cause, TROs, or sanctions. Send a daily digest summary of all new filings across all cases.
How It Works
Courts send email notifications when new documents are filed. This skill
monitors your inbox for those notifications, extracts the key information,
and takes action — so you never miss an order buried in 200 daily emails.
What You Get
- Monitors inbox for court notification emails (CM/ECF, state court systems)
- Extracts case name, document type, and filing party
- Downloads new filings and saves to the correct matter folder
- Scans orders for deadlines and compliance requirements
- Creates calendar entries for any new deadlines found
- Sends alert via Telegram/Slack for urgent items (TROs, show cause orders)
Setup Steps
- Configure your court notification email filters
- Set up matter folder mapping (case number → local folder)
- Choose your alert channel (Telegram, Slack, or email digest)
- Let it run — it processes notifications as they arrive
Tips
- Pair with Deadline Calculator for automatic deadline computation from new orders
- Set up urgent alerts for specific document types (orders to show cause, TROs, sanctions)
- The cached documents save PACER fees on re-downloads
- Review the daily digest even if you got no urgent alerts — stay on top of routine filings