All information on a UCC-1 is public information. Many states offer UCC searches online for a small fee. Before a lender makes a secured loan in which it intends to file a UCC-1 form, it does a lien search to make sure there are no other UCC-1s filed against the piece of collateral being financed.
The mandate makes the judgment of the court final, taxes costs related to the appeal (if required), and releases the courtâs jurisdiction of the case. The mandate will normally issue following the decision of the case or the denial of rehearing, whichever is later. 2
Rule 41 governs the date the mandate issues, which is some time after the appellate judgment is entered. The particular date depends on whether certain post-judgment filings are madeâin particular, a petition for rehearing (whether panel or en banc) or a motion to stay the mandate.