rough minutes

Unofficial memoranda, made by the clerk of the court for his own convenience, of orders as they are announced by the court. Such memoranda are made by the clerk for his own guidance in entering the orders of the court on the register and in the minutes of the court, and do not constitute an official record of the court, although they are sometimes useful as evidence. The book in which such memoranda are made by the clerk is often referred to as a "blotter." Brownell v Superior Court of Yolo County, 157 Cal 703, 109 P 91.