See also: FINDINGS OF FACT; JUDGMENTS
PLEADINGS AND PLEAS.
A trial court may take notice of records filed in the same case{footnote}United States v. Estep, 760 F.2d 1060, 1063 (10th Cir. 1985) (court had  discretion to judicially notice trial transcript from prior proceedings in same case);  Cash Inn of Dade, Inc. v. Metropolitan Dade County, 938 F.2d 1239, 1243 (11th Cir. 1991) (summary judgment).{/footnote} other cases filed in the same court.{footnote}United States v. Valencia, 44 F.3d 269, 273 (5th Cir. 1995); Horowitz v. Henderson, 514 F.2d 740, 741 n.1 (5th Cir. 1975) (sentencing); Harrington v. Vandalia-Butler Bd. of Educ., 649 F.2d 434, 441 (6th Cir. 1981) ("it is clear that a court may take judicial notice of its own record of another case between the same parties."); MGIC Indem. Corp. v. Weisman, 803 F.2d 500, 504 (9th Cir. 1986) (court took judicial notice of motion to dismiss filed in separate suit for purposes of ruling on motion to dismiss before it); St. Louis Baptist Temple, Inc. v. FDIC, 605 F.2d 1169, 1171-72 (10th Cir. 1979) (district court may take judicial notice of its own records of prior litigation in deciding motion for summary judgment); O’Neill v. Heckler, 579 F. Supp. 879 (E.D. Pa. 1984) (actual date of filing document with court clerk).
People v. Davis, 65 Ill. 2d 157 (Ill. 1976); In re York, 934 S.W.2d 848, 851 (Tex. App. 1996) (case involving the same subject matter between substantially the same parties).
See also Anderson v. FDIC, 918 F.2d 1139, 1141 (4th Cir. 1990) (district court could have properly taken judicial notice of FDIC’s proof of claim filed in a related bankruptcy case).
But see United States Fidelity & Guar. Co. v. Lawrenson, 334 F.2d 464, 467 (4th Cir.) (judicial notice only extends to related litigation), cert. denied, 379 U.S. 869 (1964).
CHECK Turner v. State, 733 S.W.2d 218, 221 (Tex. Cr. App. 1987).{/footnote}  Likewise, an apellate court may take notice of its own records in the same case,{footnote}Partridge v. Presley, 189 F.2d 645 (D.C. Cir. 1951) (appellate court takes judicial notice of the record in a prior appeal in the same case).
Conley v. Shutts & Bowen, P.A., 622 So. 2d 559 (Fla. Ct. App. 1993); (another appeal in same case).{/footnote} in other cases,{footnote}United States v. Wilson, 631 F.2d 118, 119 (9th Cir. 1980).
New York State Dam Ltd. v Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., 222 A.D.2d 792; 634 N.Y.S.2d 830 (App. Div. 1995); Hanley v. Hanley, 813 S.W.2d 511, 514 n.2 (Tex. App. 1991) (appellate court can take judicial notice of its own records between the same parties involving the same subject matter); Muller v. Leyendecker, 697 S.W.2d 668, 675 (Tex. App 1985) (citing Tex. R. Crim. Evid. 201); Victory v. State, 158 S.W.2d 760, 763 (Tex. 1942); Birdo v. Holbrook, 775 S.W.2d 411, 412 (Tex. Ct. App. 1989).{/footnote} as well as records in inferior court proceedings.{footnote}United States v. Wilson, 631 F.2d 118, 119 (9th Cir. 1980).{/footnote}  Such notice may be taken by a trial court or an appellate court.{footnote}MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Flintkote Co., 760 F.2d 580 (5th Cir. 1985); Scholes v. Lehmann, 56 F.3d 750 (7th Cir. 1995), rehearing and suggestion for rehearing denied, cert. denied, African Enterprise, Inc. v. Scholes, 116 S.Ct. 673, 133 L.Ed.2d 522 (plea agreement); Jenkins by Agyei v. State of Mo., 931 F.2d 470 (8th Cir. 1991), cert. denied, 502 U.S. 967, 112 S. Ct. 437, 116 L.Ed.2d 456 (representation of party by same counsel in other proceedings);   Cash Inn of Dade, Inc. v. Metropolitan Dade County, 938 F.2d 1239 (11th Cir. 1991);  United States v. Haldeman, 559 F.2d 31 (D.C. Cir. 1976), cert. denied, 431 U.S. 933 (1977) (testimony before same judge in related case).
In re Clark, 855 P.2d 729, 761 n. 35 (Cal. 1993) (court took judicial notice of prior habeas petitions by same petitioner, citing Cal. Evid. Code § 452); 622 So. 2d 559 (Fla. Ct. App. {/footnote}  Federal courts may also take judicial notice of the court records of any state court{footnote}Henson v. CSC Credit Services, 29 F.3d 280 (7th Cir. 1994) (taking judicial notice of state court case did not convert motion to dismiss into motion for summary judgment); United States ex rel. Robinson Rancheria Citizens Council v. Borneo, Inc., 971 F.2d 244 (9th Cir. 1992) (judgment in related case); St. Louis Baptist Temple, Inc. v. FDIC, 605 F.2d 1169 (10th Cir. 1979); Coney v. Smith, 738 F.2d 1199 (11th Cir. 1984); M.E. Rogers v. United States, 575 F. Supp. 4 (D. Mont. 1983).{/footnote} or federal court.{footnote}United States v. Hawkins, 566 F.2d 1006 (5th Cir. 1978) (district court’s official jury selection plan); Green v. Warden, 699 F.2d 364 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 960 (1983) (prisoner’s history of litigation); In re Delta Resources, Inc., 54 F.3d 722 (11th Cir. 1995), cert. denied Orix Credit Alliance v. Delta Resources, Inc., 116 S.Ct. 488, 133 L.Ed.2d 415 (order of bankruptcy court); Schweitzer v. Scott, 469 F. Supp. 1017 (C.D. Cal. 1979).

But see Zell v. Jacoby Bender, Inc., 542 F.2d 34 (7th Cir. 1976) (appellate court would not take judicial notice of papers filed in related district court case between same parties); Holloway v. Lockhart, 813 F.2d 874 (8th Cir. 1987) (factual findings reached in prior lawsuit not sobject to judicial notice).
 
Contra NLRB v. Bill Daniels, Inc., 202 F.2d 579 (6th Cir. 1953).{/footnote}  State courts may also take judicial notice of court decisions from other states{footnote}Tex. R. Civ. Evid. 202 (trial court "upon its own motion may, or upon the motion of a party shall, take judicial notice of . . . court decisions . . . of every other state, territory, or jurisdiction of the United States.").{/footnote} and the federal courts.{footnote}Tex. R. Civ. Evid. 202 (trial court "upon its own motion may, or upon the motion of a party shall, take judicial notice of . . . court decisions . . . of every other state, territory, or jurisdiction of the United States.").{/footnote}

Judicial notice of the records of other courts is not required, however.{footnote}Helms v. Holmes, 129 F.2d 263 (4th Cir. 1942) (bankruprcy discharge). See also JUDICIAL NOTICE; TESTIMONY–Judicial Notice.{/footnote} A party may waive its right to have judicial notice taken of a court’s records by failing to bring the matter to be judicially noticed to the atention of the court.{footnote}Ginsberg v. Thomas, 170 F.2d 1 (10th Cir. 1948).{/footnote}

Judicial notice of another court’s records is for the sole purpose of understanding the nature of the proceedings and nature of the judicial act performed, not for the truth of any matters asserted in the court record{footnote}M/V American Queen v. San Diego Marine Constr. Corp., 708 F.2d 1483, 1491 (9th Cir. 1983).{/footnote} or any court orders.{footnote}Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. v. Rotches Pork Packers, Inc., 969 F.2d 1384 (2d Cir. 1992), on remand, 1993 WL 118520 (factual findings of bankruptcy court); In re Delta Resources, Inc., 54 F.3d 722 (11th Cir. 1995), cert. denied Orix Credit Alliance v. Delta Resources, Inc., 116 S.Ct. 488, 133 L.Ed.2d 415 (factual findings of bankruptcy court).
CHECK Wilson v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., 561 F.2d 494, 510 n. 38 (4th Cir. 1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1020 (1978); Zell v. Jacoby-Bender, Inc., 542 F.2d 34, 38 (7th Cir. 1976); M/V American Queen v. San Diego Marine Construction Corp., 708 F.2d 1483, 1491 (9th Cir. 1983);{/footnote}

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21 Wright & Graham, § 5106, at 256-57 (Supp. 1994).