AO 145

Notice of Entry - Orders/Judgment

Agency: U.S. Courts
Revision: Rev. 02/82
Fillable fields: 23
Pages: 1
Official source: U.S. Courts form page
Checked: October 20, 2026

AO 145: Notice of Entry - Orders/Judgment

AO 145, Notice of Entry - Orders/Judgment, is a form from the U.S. Courts for the Clerk's Office of a United States District Court. It is a short notice that an order or judgment was entered on the docket in a civil action, ending with the clerk's name. The U.S. Courts page lists it under Other Forms, effective on February 1, 1982, and the PDF prints the edition AO 145 (Rev. 2/82).

The sheet holds two identical notices separated by dashed cut lines. Each has a left half with the court, the parties, the Civil Action No. and the docket entry, and a right half, past a fold line, printed with CLERK'S OFFICE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT, OFFICIAL BUSINESS and PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE $300. It is a court notice, completed by the Clerk's Office.

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What's on AO 145

Court heading

CLERK'S OFFICE, United States District Court FOR THE ___, with a blank for the district. The corner prints AO 145 (Rev. 2/82).

Caption

Spaces for the parties on either side of "vs.", joined by a brace to the Civil Action No.

Docket entry

The printed words "There was entered on the docket" and "an order (judgment)", with fill-in spaces for the details.

Clerk line

A line ending in ", CLERK" for the clerk's name.

Fold side

Right of the fold line: CLERK'S OFFICE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT, OFFICIAL BUSINESS and PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE $300.

Two notices per sheet

The page prints the notice twice, separated by dashed cut lines with scissors marks.

How to fill out AO 145

1
Enter the district
Fill in the district after "United States District Court FOR THE".
2
Enter the parties and case number
Type the parties on either side of "vs." and the number after "Civil Action No."
3
Describe the docket entry
Fill in the spaces in "There was entered on the docket" and "an order (judgment)" with the details of the entry.
4
Add the clerk's name
Enter the name on the line before ", CLERK".
5
Second notice
The sheet prints a second, identical notice below the cut line, with the same spaces.
6
Print, cut and fold
The sheet marks the cut lines and the fold line. The U.S. Courts PDF has Print, Save As, Export as FDF, Retrieve FDF File and Reset buttons.

The notice is completed by the Clerk's Office. These are its spaces in order.

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Who sends it, fees and edition

Who completes it

The Clerk's Office of the United States District Court. Each notice ends with the clerk's name and the word CLERK.

Case type

The caption reads Civil Action No. The U.S. Courts page lists the form under Other Forms.

Fees

The form and its U.S. Courts page do not print a filing fee. The only dollar amount on the form is the line PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE $300 on the fold side.

Edition

The PDF prints AO 145 (Rev. 2/82). The U.S. Courts page lists it as effective on February 1, 1982.

Who completes AO 145?

The Clerk's Office
Each notice is headed CLERK'S OFFICE, United States District Court, and the side past the fold line is printed CLERK'S OFFICE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT.
The Clerk
Each notice ends with a line followed by ", CLERK" for the clerk's name.
The parties to the civil action
The caption has spaces for the parties on each side of "vs.", joined by a brace to the Civil Action No.
The recipient
The form does not print an addressee or say who receives the notice. The right half carries only the Clerk's Office name and the OFFICIAL BUSINESS lines.

The form is a notice from the court's Clerk's Office. It names these people.

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Official U.S. Courts form page
The agency’s own page for Form AO 145.
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Questions about Form AO 145

Who sends AO 145?

The form is headed CLERK'S OFFICE, United States District Court, and each notice ends with the clerk's name and the word CLERK. It is a notice from the court's Clerk's Office.

What does the notice say?

That an order or judgment was entered on the docket. The printed text reads "There was entered on the docket" and "an order (judgment)", with spaces for the details, in a civil action named by its parties and Civil Action No.

Does the form say who receives the notice?

No. The form does not print an addressee or a list of recipients.

Does AO 145 print a fee?

No. The only dollar amount on it is in the line PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE $300 on the fold side of each notice, printed under OFFICIAL BUSINESS.

Which edition is current?

The PDF prints AO 145 (Rev. 2/82), and the U.S. Courts page lists it as effective on February 1, 1982.

AO 145: Notice of Entry - Orders/Judgment