DocketBird Case Opt-Out (2026 Guide)

DocketBird lets a party to a case remove it from public view on its site, for free. Its removal page asks for your email address and a confirmation code, then checks who you are with a debit or credit card: your last name, as it appears on the card, must match a word in the case title. DocketBird says it authorizes a $1.00 charge to do this and cancels it right away. If you don't have a card, you can mail in a notarized form instead, which DocketBird says takes at least 6 to 8 weeks. Its terms add that a removed case stays fully accessible to people with DocketBird accounts.

DocketBird is a docketing service sold to law firms. Its home page says it integrates with all U.S. federal courts and 7,194 state courts, and counts 283M+ documents. Its terms say that when a DocketBird user downloads a public document or docket sheet, it becomes part of DocketBird's repository, which DocketBird makes available for viewing and searching to other users and members of the public. Its court-cases page says DocketBird provides free public access to millions of cases. We opened one of those case pages without signing in: it showed the case title, the court, the case number and the list of filings. Its terms also describe Google re-crawling DocketBird case pages, so a case with your name in the title can come up when someone searches for you.

Checked against DocketBird's removal page for a case (we read the page's text and entered nothing), its mail-in "DocketBird Case Removal Request" form (marked DB20190717), its Terms of Use (effective April 5, 2023), its Privacy Policy (effective July 7, 2026), its help, contact and court-cases pages, its home page and one public case page; Google's help page on refreshing outdated content; and California's data broker registry, on October 31, 2026. We read the pages; we did not search for anyone, sign in or submit any form.

Who can ask

A party named in the case title, with a card. The removal page's card check needs the last name on your card to match part of the case title.
A party, by mail. The mail-in form says that if you are a party to a case, you can ask DocketBird to remove it, free of charge. Signing it means you represent that you are a party.
DocketBird's own users, for their account's records. Its terms say a current user may ask for records associated with their account to be hidden from public view, that DocketBird has no obligation to agree, and that any such removal expires if the account is cancelled.

Neither the removal page nor the form describes a route for anyone else, such as a witness named in a filing.

How to remove a case from DocketBird

Find the DocketBird page for the case. The court-cases page has a box to search for a case name or number. A public case page's address is docketbird.com/court-cases/, then the case title, then a case ID made of the court and the case number, for example ded-1:2022-cv-00496 for a District of Delaware case. Copy that case ID.
Open the removal page. The case page we checked had no removal link on it. DocketBird's removal page for a case is at docketbird.com/requestcaseremoval?case_id= followed by the case ID, and its heading reads "Request Removal of" and the case name. DocketBird's terms say to visit its help page (docketbird.com/help) to request a removal; that page offers Chat with Us, a help bot with a Help with removing a case option, if you'd rather ask there.
Enter your email address and select Request Removal. The page says that by doing so you agree to its Terms of Use. DocketBird then emails you a confirmation code to enter on the page (it suggests checking your spam folder).
Choose an option.

Option 1: Free removal from DocketBird without Google removal. You verify your identity with a debit or credit card whose last name matches part of the case title. The page says DocketBird authorizes a $1.00 charge and immediately cancels it, and to allow about 5 business days for the authorization to come off your card.
Option 2: Free removal from DocketBird, with Google removal. The removal itself is free; the Google part is a paid service. The page didn't show the price before an option was chosen. See "Do you need to pay for Google removal?" below.
No card? The page says you can still remove your case for free by validating your identity with its mail-in form, which does not include the Google service. See the next section.

Look for the confirmation. The page's confirmation reads "Your case has been removed."

Without a card: the mail-in form

DocketBird's form is at docketbird.com/static/DocketBirdcaseremovalrequestform.pdf. It says:

Fill in your full name, email address, telephone number, street address, the case name and number, and a description of your role in the case.
Sign and date it. By signing, you represent that you are a party to the case and agree to DocketBird's Terms of Use.
Include a printed copy of the DocketBird page you want removed, showing the full case name and case number.
Take the form's notary acknowledgement page to a notary public, with your photo identification, and have the notary sign it.
Mail everything to Mink LLC, Attention: Removals, 5940 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 400, PMB 66425, Las Vegas, Nevada 89118-2507.

The form says DocketBird can't process a request without the printed page and the notarized acknowledgement, that it reviews each application manually, and to allow at least 6 to 8 weeks. The form carries a 2019 code; its mailing address matched the one on DocketBird's contact page when we checked.

If a sealed document shows up

DocketBird's terms say lawyers sometimes file sealed documents by mistake, and that services like DocketBird can download them and make them public before the error is caught. If that happens, they say to email support@docketbird.com, and that DocketBird will make sure the affected documents are properly protected.

What a removal covers

Public view on DocketBird. That is what the removal is for. DocketBird's privacy policy says that when you ask it to remove case materials from public view, it may show a notice that they are hidden or unavailable because someone asked.
Not DocketBird's account holders. Its terms say that even when DocketBird grants a removal, the materials stay fully accessible to people with DocketBird accounts, including patrons of public libraries that have DocketBird accounts.
Not every request. Its terms say DocketBird is under no obligation to grant removal requests.
Not Google right away. Its terms say that once a case is removed, DocketBird sends Google an HTTP 404 "Not Found" result when Google tries to re-crawl it, and that because of this anyone can remove their case from DocketBird and Google for free. The removal page says your case will remain on Google until Google discovers the page has been removed, and that this can take several months; its card step goes further and says that without DocketBird's paid service the case will remain on Google indefinitely.
Not the court's record, or other sites. DocketBird's privacy policy says that when someone uses DocketBird to download a docket sheet or document from PACER or ECF, Mink LLC may make it available to other DocketBird users and to third parties through other Mink LLC products and services; it doesn't say whether a removal reaches those. DocketBird's home page credits UniCourt for its state-court coverage, and the same case may be on other court-records sites, each with its own policy. See our guides to UniCourt, Docket Alarm, Justia and PlainSite.

Do you need to pay for Google removal?

DocketBird's terms describe its paid service this way: it manually submits an expedited removal request to Google, typically for a fee, and endeavors to do so within five business days. The request covers only the case's docket sheet address, unless you email help@docketbird.com with a list of other addresses. DocketBird won't check afterwards whether Google removed the case; the terms say that's up to you, and promise a full refund on written request if you're not satisfied after repeated efforts.

There is a free route too. Google's Refresh outdated content page is for content that was deleted from a site but still comes up in Google Search: at the bottom of the page, select Request refresh, enter the page's address on the Page tab and select Submit. Use it once DocketBird confirms the removal. We can't say how quickly Google acts on either route.

How long does it take?

Card route: the removal page ends on a confirmation that the case has been removed, and Option 2 says DocketBird removes the case immediately. The $1.00 authorization can take about 5 business days to drop off your card.
Mail-in route: at least 6 to 8 weeks, the form says.
Google: several months on its own, the removal page's confirmation says, though its card step says the case will remain on Google indefinitely without the paid service. With the paid service, the terms say DocketBird endeavors to submit the request within five business days, and its confirmation page suggests checking Google after about five days.

If it doesn't work

Ask DocketBird. Its terms give help@docketbird.com for a case that still shows on Google and support@docketbird.com for sealed documents. Its contact page lists the phone number (415) 969-9787. Give the case name, the case ID and the date you made the request.
Clear the old search result. Use Google's Refresh outdated content tool as above. See how to remove your home address from Google search results for the wider picture.
Ask about sealing. DocketBird's terms say all court records other than sealed records are public. Whether a case can be sealed or expunged depends on the court and the kind of case, so ask the court clerk or a lawyer what applies to yours.

DocketBird isn't one of the sites in Defynta's free scan, and Defynta doesn't file requests with it: this one is do-it-yourself. DocketBird's card check is built around the party's own name and card anyway.

Who runs DocketBird. Its terms and privacy policy name Mink LLC. Its contact page gives Mink LLC, 5940 S. Rainbow Blvd. Ste. 400, PMB 66425, Las Vegas, Nevada 89118-2507. Its home page says DocketBird was founded in 2014, and its terms are governed by Nevada law. We did not find DocketBird or Mink LLC on California's data broker registry (searched October 31, 2026), so a registry-based request is not a route here. File directly.

Docket Alarm, a court-records service with a free form to suppress a case
UniCourt, a court-records site with a redaction request for parties to a case
Justia, a legal-information site that publishes court dockets
PlainSite, a court-records site that may keep a case out of search engines
Judyrecords, a court-case search engine that takes email requests to keep a page out of search engines
How to remove your home address from Google search results

Full list: the master opt-out guide.

Frequently asked questions

Can I remove my case from DocketBird?

If you're a party, you can ask. DocketBird's removal page verifies you with a card whose last name matches part of the case title; without a card, you can mail its notarized form. Its terms say it is under no obligation to grant a request.

Does it cost anything?

Removal is free. DocketBird's terms say it does not accept payment to remove case materials and that such removals are always free. Its optional expedited Google service has a fee, and the card check is a $1.00 authorization it says it cancels immediately.

Why does DocketBird want my card?

To check your relationship to the case. The removal page says the last name on your card must match part of the case title. DocketBird's privacy policy says card details entered on its payment forms go to its payment processor, Stripe.

Will my case disappear from Google?

Not straight away. DocketBird says it returns a "Not Found" result when Google re-crawls a removed case, and that the case stays on Google until Google discovers the page is gone, which can take several months; one step of its removal page says the case can stay on Google indefinitely without its paid service. Google's Refresh outdated content tool is a free way to ask Google to update the result.

Can lawyers still see my case on DocketBird?

DocketBird's terms say removed materials stay fully accessible to people with DocketBird accounts, including patrons of public libraries that have them.

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