diff --git a/juriscraper/pacer/rss_feeds.py b/juriscraper/pacer/rss_feeds.py
index f7124cc25..5ed02b6a3 100644
--- a/juriscraper/pacer/rss_feeds.py
+++ b/juriscraper/pacer/rss_feeds.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from ..lib.html_utils import html_unescape
 from ..lib.log_tools import make_default_logger
 from ..lib.string_utils import harmonize, clean_string
+from ..lib.utils import previous_and_next
 
 logger = make_default_logger()
 
@@ -98,19 +99,57 @@ def _parse_text(self, text):
 
     @property
     def data(self):
-        """Override this to create a list of docket-like objects instead of the
-         usual dict that is usually provided by the docket report.
+        """Return a list of docket-like objects, rather than a single docket
+        with many entries. This allows CourtListener's merging code to
+        process seperate dockets, which it already knows how to do,
+        rather than having to learn how to manage updating multiple
+        cases from a docket containing different cases, as it would be
+        if this class returned a docket with all the entries from the
+        RSS feed, as provided by the BaseDocketReport superclass.
+
+        When CMECF generates the RSS feed, it breaks up items with
+        multiple consecutive entries into multiple RSS items with
+        identical timestamp/id/title.  We reverse that and recombine
+        those items.
         """
         if self._data is not None:
             return self._data
 
         data_list = []
-        for entry in self.feed.entries:
-            data = self.metadata(entry)
+        for previous_item, item, next_item in previous_and_next(
+                self.feed.entries):
+            data = self.metadata(item)
+
+            # We are guaranteed to only have a single docket entry for each
+            # RSS item, and thus we use data['docket_entries'][0] below.
+            # Coming up with an alternative data representation here and
+            # then transforming it into what CL expects after we're done
+            # iterating over the list is just not worth the bother.
+            data[u'docket_entries'] = self.docket_entries(item)
+            # BUT: Guarantee this condition persists into the future:
+            assert len(data[u'docket_entries']) <= 1
+
+            # If this item and the immediately prior item match
+            # in metadata, then add the current description to
+            # the previous item's and continue the loop.
+            if (
+                data_list and data_list[-1][u'docket_entries']
+                and data[u'docket_entries']
+                and item.title == previous_item.title
+                and item.link == previous_item.link
+                and item.id == previous_item.id
+                and item.published == previous_item.published
+            ):
+                data_list[-1][u'docket_entries'][0][u'short_description'] += (
+                    ' AND ' +
+                    data[u'docket_entries'][0][u'short_description'])
+                continue
+
             data[u'parties'] = None
-            data[u'docket_entries'] = self.docket_entries(entry)
-            if data[u'docket_entries'] and data['docket_number']:
+            data[u'docket_entries'] = self.docket_entries(item)
+            if data[u'docket_entries'] and data[u'docket_number']:
                 data_list.append(data)
+
         self._data = data_list
         return data_list
 
@@ -146,7 +185,7 @@ def docket_entries(self, entry):
             u'date_filed': date(*entry.published_parsed[:3]),
             u'document_number': self._get_value(self.document_number_regex,
                                                 entry.summary),
-            u'description': '',
+            u'description': u'',
             u'short_description': html_unescape(
                 self._get_value(self.short_desc_regex, entry.summary)),
         }
diff --git a/tests/examples/pacer/rss_feeds/nysb_1.json b/tests/examples/pacer/rss_feeds/nysb_1.json
index 52881b7f9..63e55179e 100644
--- a/tests/examples/pacer/rss_feeds/nysb_1.json
+++ b/tests/examples/pacer/rss_feeds/nysb_1.json
@@ -717,34 +717,7 @@
         "description": "", 
         "document_number": "47", 
         "pacer_doc_id": "126018830304", 
-        "short_description": "Motion, Redact (Fee) (NOT to be used for redacting in Transcripts)"
-      }
-    ], 
-    "docket_number": "16-35015", 
-    "jurisdiction": "", 
-    "jury_demand": "", 
-    "nature_of_suit": "", 
-    "pacer_case_id": "263474", 
-    "parties": null, 
-    "referred_to_str": ""
-  }, 
-  {
-    "assigned_to_str": "", 
-    "case_name": "Angela S. Bittencourt", 
-    "cause": "", 
-    "court_id": "nysb", 
-    "date_converted": null, 
-    "date_discharged": null, 
-    "date_filed": null, 
-    "date_terminated": null, 
-    "demand": "", 
-    "docket_entries": [
-      {
-        "date_filed": "2018-04-19", 
-        "description": "", 
-        "document_number": "47", 
-        "pacer_doc_id": "126018830304", 
-        "short_description": "Motion, Redact (Fee) (NOT to be used for redacting in Transcripts)"
+        "short_description": "Motion, Redact (Fee) (NOT to be used for redacting in Transcripts) AND Motion, Redact (Fee) (NOT to be used for redacting in Transcripts)"
       }
     ], 
     "docket_number": "16-35015", 
diff --git a/tests/examples/pacer/rss_feeds/sdny_1.json b/tests/examples/pacer/rss_feeds/sdny_1.json
index bd92cabd6..37d02ddc5 100644
--- a/tests/examples/pacer/rss_feeds/sdny_1.json
+++ b/tests/examples/pacer/rss_feeds/sdny_1.json
@@ -2499,34 +2499,7 @@
         "description": "", 
         "document_number": "73", 
         "pacer_doc_id": "127022264019", 
-        "short_description": "~Util - Add and Terminate Attorneys"
-      }
-    ], 
-    "docket_number": "7:16-cv-02451", 
-    "jurisdiction": "", 
-    "jury_demand": "", 
-    "nature_of_suit": "", 
-    "pacer_case_id": "455612", 
-    "parties": null, 
-    "referred_to_str": ""
-  }, 
-  {
-    "assigned_to_str": "", 
-    "case_name": "Smythe v. City of Yonkers", 
-    "cause": "", 
-    "court_id": "sdny", 
-    "date_converted": null, 
-    "date_discharged": null, 
-    "date_filed": null, 
-    "date_terminated": null, 
-    "demand": "", 
-    "docket_entries": [
-      {
-        "date_filed": "2018-04-17", 
-        "description": "", 
-        "document_number": "73", 
-        "pacer_doc_id": "127022264019", 
-        "short_description": "Stipulation and Order"
+        "short_description": "~Util - Add and Terminate Attorneys AND Stipulation and Order"
       }
     ], 
     "docket_number": "7:16-cv-02451", 
@@ -2931,34 +2904,7 @@
         "description": "", 
         "document_number": "29", 
         "pacer_doc_id": "127022263966", 
-        "short_description": "~Util - Set Deadlines"
-      }
-    ], 
-    "docket_number": "7:17-cv-06053", 
-    "jurisdiction": "", 
-    "jury_demand": "", 
-    "nature_of_suit": "", 
-    "pacer_case_id": "478821", 
-    "parties": null, 
-    "referred_to_str": ""
-  }, 
-  {
-    "assigned_to_str": "", 
-    "case_name": "Hatches v. Cipollini", 
-    "cause": "", 
-    "court_id": "sdny", 
-    "date_converted": null, 
-    "date_discharged": null, 
-    "date_filed": null, 
-    "date_terminated": null, 
-    "demand": "", 
-    "docket_entries": [
-      {
-        "date_filed": "2018-04-17", 
-        "description": "", 
-        "document_number": "29", 
-        "pacer_doc_id": "127022263966", 
-        "short_description": "Order"
+        "short_description": "~Util - Set Deadlines AND Order"
       }
     ], 
     "docket_number": "7:17-cv-06053", 
@@ -3282,34 +3228,7 @@
         "description": "", 
         "document_number": "62", 
         "pacer_doc_id": "127022263926", 
-        "short_description": "~Util - Set Deadlines"
-      }
-    ], 
-    "docket_number": "7:17-cv-05440", 
-    "jurisdiction": "", 
-    "jury_demand": "", 
-    "nature_of_suit": "", 
-    "pacer_case_id": "477713", 
-    "parties": null, 
-    "referred_to_str": ""
-  }, 
-  {
-    "assigned_to_str": "", 
-    "case_name": "Drayton v. Young", 
-    "cause": "", 
-    "court_id": "sdny", 
-    "date_converted": null, 
-    "date_discharged": null, 
-    "date_filed": null, 
-    "date_terminated": null, 
-    "demand": "", 
-    "docket_entries": [
-      {
-        "date_filed": "2018-04-17", 
-        "description": "", 
-        "document_number": "62", 
-        "pacer_doc_id": "127022263926", 
-        "short_description": "Memo Endorsement"
+        "short_description": "~Util - Set Deadlines AND Memo Endorsement"
       }
     ], 
     "docket_number": "7:17-cv-05440", 
@@ -3606,34 +3525,7 @@
         "description": "", 
         "document_number": "23", 
         "pacer_doc_id": "127022263887", 
-        "short_description": "~Util - Set Hearings"
-      }
-    ], 
-    "docket_number": "1:18-cv-02786", 
-    "jurisdiction": "", 
-    "jury_demand": "", 
-    "nature_of_suit": "", 
-    "pacer_case_id": "491087", 
-    "parties": null, 
-    "referred_to_str": ""
-  }, 
-  {
-    "assigned_to_str": "", 
-    "case_name": "Best v. Layne", 
-    "cause": "", 
-    "court_id": "sdny", 
-    "date_converted": null, 
-    "date_discharged": null, 
-    "date_filed": null, 
-    "date_terminated": null, 
-    "demand": "", 
-    "docket_entries": [
-      {
-        "date_filed": "2018-04-17", 
-        "description": "", 
-        "document_number": "23", 
-        "pacer_doc_id": "127022263887", 
-        "short_description": "Order"
+        "short_description": "~Util - Set Hearings AND Order"
       }
     ], 
     "docket_number": "1:18-cv-02786", 
@@ -4821,34 +4713,7 @@
         "description": "", 
         "document_number": "337", 
         "pacer_doc_id": "127022263733", 
-        "short_description": "~Util - Set Hearings"
-      }
-    ], 
-    "docket_number": "1:16-md-02742", 
-    "jurisdiction": "", 
-    "jury_demand": "", 
-    "nature_of_suit": "", 
-    "pacer_case_id": "463632", 
-    "parties": null, 
-    "referred_to_str": ""
-  }, 
-  {
-    "assigned_to_str": "", 
-    "case_name": "In re: SunEdison, Inc., Securities Litigation", 
-    "cause": "", 
-    "court_id": "sdny", 
-    "date_converted": null, 
-    "date_discharged": null, 
-    "date_filed": null, 
-    "date_terminated": null, 
-    "demand": "", 
-    "docket_entries": [
-      {
-        "date_filed": "2018-04-17", 
-        "description": "", 
-        "document_number": "337", 
-        "pacer_doc_id": "127022263733", 
-        "short_description": "Order"
+        "short_description": "~Util - Set Hearings AND Order"
       }
     ], 
     "docket_number": "1:16-md-02742", 
@@ -5226,34 +5091,7 @@
         "description": "", 
         "document_number": "13", 
         "pacer_doc_id": "127022263695", 
-        "short_description": "~Util - Add and Terminate Parties"
-      }
-    ], 
-    "docket_number": "1:18-cv-02441", 
-    "jurisdiction": "", 
-    "jury_demand": "", 
-    "nature_of_suit": "", 
-    "pacer_case_id": "490430", 
-    "parties": null, 
-    "referred_to_str": ""
-  }, 
-  {
-    "assigned_to_str": "", 
-    "case_name": "Borges v. Municipal Credit Union", 
-    "cause": "", 
-    "court_id": "sdny", 
-    "date_converted": null, 
-    "date_discharged": null, 
-    "date_filed": null, 
-    "date_terminated": null, 
-    "demand": "", 
-    "docket_entries": [
-      {
-        "date_filed": "2018-04-17", 
-        "description": "", 
-        "document_number": "13", 
-        "pacer_doc_id": "127022263695", 
-        "short_description": "Notice of Voluntary Dismissal - Signed"
+        "short_description": "~Util - Add and Terminate Parties AND Notice of Voluntary Dismissal - Signed"
       }
     ], 
     "docket_number": "1:18-cv-02441", 
@@ -5550,34 +5388,7 @@
         "description": "", 
         "document_number": "27", 
         "pacer_doc_id": "127022263655", 
-        "short_description": "~Util - Set Deadlines"
-      }
-    ], 
-    "docket_number": "1:17-cv-09841", 
-    "jurisdiction": "", 
-    "jury_demand": "", 
-    "nature_of_suit": "", 
-    "pacer_case_id": "485500", 
-    "parties": null, 
-    "referred_to_str": ""
-  }, 
-  {
-    "assigned_to_str": "", 
-    "case_name": "Benedetto v. 209 Grub LLC", 
-    "cause": "", 
-    "court_id": "sdny", 
-    "date_converted": null, 
-    "date_discharged": null, 
-    "date_filed": null, 
-    "date_terminated": null, 
-    "demand": "", 
-    "docket_entries": [
-      {
-        "date_filed": "2018-04-17", 
-        "description": "", 
-        "document_number": "27", 
-        "pacer_doc_id": "127022263655", 
-        "short_description": "Order"
+        "short_description": "~Util - Set Deadlines AND Order"
       }
     ], 
     "docket_number": "1:17-cv-09841", 
@@ -5631,34 +5442,7 @@
         "description": "", 
         "document_number": "15", 
         "pacer_doc_id": "127022263645", 
-        "short_description": "~Util - Set Deadlines"
-      }
-    ], 
-    "docket_number": "1:17-cv-10085", 
-    "jurisdiction": "", 
-    "jury_demand": "", 
-    "nature_of_suit": "", 
-    "pacer_case_id": "485885", 
-    "parties": null, 
-    "referred_to_str": ""
-  }, 
-  {
-    "assigned_to_str": "", 
-    "case_name": "Aude v. Kobe Steel, Ltd.", 
-    "cause": "", 
-    "court_id": "sdny", 
-    "date_converted": null, 
-    "date_discharged": null, 
-    "date_filed": null, 
-    "date_terminated": null, 
-    "demand": "", 
-    "docket_entries": [
-      {
-        "date_filed": "2018-04-17", 
-        "description": "", 
-        "document_number": "15", 
-        "pacer_doc_id": "127022263645", 
-        "short_description": "Stipulation and Order"
+        "short_description": "~Util - Set Deadlines AND Stipulation and Order"
       }
     ], 
     "docket_number": "1:17-cv-10085", 
@@ -5820,34 +5604,7 @@
         "description": "", 
         "document_number": "42", 
         "pacer_doc_id": "127022263619", 
-        "short_description": "Discovery"
-      }
-    ], 
-    "docket_number": "1:17-cv-06954", 
-    "jurisdiction": "", 
-    "jury_demand": "", 
-    "nature_of_suit": "", 
-    "pacer_case_id": "480431", 
-    "parties": null, 
-    "referred_to_str": ""
-  }, 
-  {
-    "assigned_to_str": "", 
-    "case_name": "Thomas v. River Greene Construction Group LLC", 
-    "cause": "", 
-    "court_id": "sdny", 
-    "date_converted": null, 
-    "date_discharged": null, 
-    "date_filed": null, 
-    "date_terminated": null, 
-    "demand": "", 
-    "docket_entries": [
-      {
-        "date_filed": "2018-04-17", 
-        "description": "", 
-        "document_number": "42", 
-        "pacer_doc_id": "127022263619", 
-        "short_description": "Compel"
+        "short_description": "Discovery AND Compel"
       }
     ], 
     "docket_number": "1:17-cv-06954", 
@@ -6117,34 +5874,7 @@
         "description": "", 
         "document_number": "10", 
         "pacer_doc_id": "127022263587", 
-        "short_description": "1 - Terminate Hearings"
-      }
-    ], 
-    "docket_number": "1:18-cv-00069", 
-    "jurisdiction": "", 
-    "jury_demand": "", 
-    "nature_of_suit": "", 
-    "pacer_case_id": "486234", 
-    "parties": null, 
-    "referred_to_str": ""
-  }, 
-  {
-    "assigned_to_str": "", 
-    "case_name": "Herbst v. Best Buy Co. Inc.", 
-    "cause": "", 
-    "court_id": "sdny", 
-    "date_converted": null, 
-    "date_discharged": null, 
-    "date_filed": null, 
-    "date_terminated": null, 
-    "demand": "", 
-    "docket_entries": [
-      {
-        "date_filed": "2018-04-17", 
-        "description": "", 
-        "document_number": "10", 
-        "pacer_doc_id": "127022263587", 
-        "short_description": "Order"
+        "short_description": "1 - Terminate Hearings AND Order"
       }
     ], 
     "docket_number": "1:18-cv-00069", 
@@ -6468,34 +6198,7 @@
         "description": "", 
         "document_number": "240", 
         "pacer_doc_id": "127022263533", 
-        "short_description": "~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings"
-      }
-    ], 
-    "docket_number": "1:10-cv-09545", 
-    "jurisdiction": "", 
-    "jury_demand": "", 
-    "nature_of_suit": "", 
-    "pacer_case_id": "403622", 
-    "parties": null, 
-    "referred_to_str": ""
-  }, 
-  {
-    "assigned_to_str": "", 
-    "case_name": "Baines v. The City of New York", 
-    "cause": "", 
-    "court_id": "sdny", 
-    "date_converted": null, 
-    "date_discharged": null, 
-    "date_filed": null, 
-    "date_terminated": null, 
-    "demand": "", 
-    "docket_entries": [
-      {
-        "date_filed": "2018-04-17", 
-        "description": "", 
-        "document_number": "240", 
-        "pacer_doc_id": "127022263533", 
-        "short_description": "Order"
+        "short_description": "~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings AND Order"
       }
     ], 
     "docket_number": "1:10-cv-09545", 
@@ -6981,34 +6684,7 @@
         "description": "", 
         "document_number": "8", 
         "pacer_doc_id": "127022263460", 
-        "short_description": "~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings"
-      }
-    ], 
-    "docket_number": "1:18-cv-01932", 
-    "jurisdiction": "", 
-    "jury_demand": "", 
-    "nature_of_suit": "", 
-    "pacer_case_id": "489634", 
-    "parties": null, 
-    "referred_to_str": ""
-  }, 
-  {
-    "assigned_to_str": "", 
-    "case_name": "Olsen v. Macaron Cafe, LLC", 
-    "cause": "", 
-    "court_id": "sdny", 
-    "date_converted": null, 
-    "date_discharged": null, 
-    "date_filed": null, 
-    "date_terminated": null, 
-    "demand": "", 
-    "docket_entries": [
-      {
-        "date_filed": "2018-04-17", 
-        "description": "", 
-        "document_number": "8", 
-        "pacer_doc_id": "127022263460", 
-        "short_description": "Memo Endorsement"
+        "short_description": "~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings AND Memo Endorsement"
       }
     ], 
     "docket_number": "1:18-cv-01932", 
@@ -7332,34 +7008,7 @@
         "description": "", 
         "document_number": "63", 
         "pacer_doc_id": "127022263420", 
-        "short_description": "~Util - Set Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings"
-      }
-    ], 
-    "docket_number": "1:17-cv-04974", 
-    "jurisdiction": "", 
-    "jury_demand": "", 
-    "nature_of_suit": "", 
-    "pacer_case_id": "477077", 
-    "parties": null, 
-    "referred_to_str": ""
-  }, 
-  {
-    "assigned_to_str": "", 
-    "case_name": "Krondes v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC", 
-    "cause": "", 
-    "court_id": "sdny", 
-    "date_converted": null, 
-    "date_discharged": null, 
-    "date_filed": null, 
-    "date_terminated": null, 
-    "demand": "", 
-    "docket_entries": [
-      {
-        "date_filed": "2018-04-17", 
-        "description": "", 
-        "document_number": "63", 
-        "pacer_doc_id": "127022263420", 
-        "short_description": "Memo Endorsement"
+        "short_description": "~Util - Set Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings AND Memo Endorsement"
       }
     ], 
     "docket_number": "1:17-cv-04974", 
@@ -7737,34 +7386,7 @@
         "description": "", 
         "document_number": "12", 
         "pacer_doc_id": "127022263376", 
-        "short_description": "~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings"
-      }
-    ], 
-    "docket_number": "1:17-cv-07005", 
-    "jurisdiction": "", 
-    "jury_demand": "", 
-    "nature_of_suit": "", 
-    "pacer_case_id": "480531", 
-    "parties": null, 
-    "referred_to_str": ""
-  }, 
-  {
-    "assigned_to_str": "", 
-    "case_name": "Mull v. United States", 
-    "cause": "", 
-    "court_id": "sdny", 
-    "date_converted": null, 
-    "date_discharged": null, 
-    "date_filed": null, 
-    "date_terminated": null, 
-    "demand": "", 
-    "docket_entries": [
-      {
-        "date_filed": "2018-04-17", 
-        "description": "", 
-        "document_number": "12", 
-        "pacer_doc_id": "127022263376", 
-        "short_description": "Order"
+        "short_description": "~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings AND Order"
       }
     ], 
     "docket_number": "1:17-cv-07005", 
@@ -8898,34 +8520,7 @@
         "description": "", 
         "document_number": "94", 
         "pacer_doc_id": "127022263220", 
-        "short_description": "~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings"
-      }
-    ], 
-    "docket_number": "1:16-cv-03780", 
-    "jurisdiction": "", 
-    "jury_demand": "", 
-    "nature_of_suit": "", 
-    "pacer_case_id": "457783", 
-    "parties": null, 
-    "referred_to_str": ""
-  }, 
-  {
-    "assigned_to_str": "", 
-    "case_name": "Collins v. Travers Fine Jewels Inc.", 
-    "cause": "", 
-    "court_id": "sdny", 
-    "date_converted": null, 
-    "date_discharged": null, 
-    "date_filed": null, 
-    "date_terminated": null, 
-    "demand": "", 
-    "docket_entries": [
-      {
-        "date_filed": "2018-04-17", 
-        "description": "", 
-        "document_number": "94", 
-        "pacer_doc_id": "127022263220", 
-        "short_description": "Order"
+        "short_description": "~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings AND Order"
       }
     ], 
     "docket_number": "1:16-cv-03780", 
@@ -9033,34 +8628,7 @@
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