Patent US 5,329,447

A computer implemented deadline docketing system for receiving, organizing and reporting future deadline calendar dates. The system includes a report generator for generating an operator viewable first report of all unverified future calendar dates which are stored in the system. The system also includes a verification recorder for converting unverified future calendar dates into verified dates by receiving and storing in association with a future calendar date a human operator generated verification signal whenever a human operator has independently verified the accuracy of the corresponding calendar date. The system is also organized to provide in the first report a complete chronological record, in the form of a Table of Contents, of all deadline calendar dates which have been entered into the system in association with a particular law case identified by a unique record key along with a word description of the action required, the verification status, the date upon which the required action was completed and a word description of the action taken to satisfy the calendar date deadline.