Example 1: At the beginning of the reporting period, 5 Automobile Tort cases were classified as Begin Pending - Inactive (a). During the reporting period, 50 Automobile Tort cases were filed with the court (b) and the 5 Begin Pending - Inactive cases were Reactivated (c).  Thirty-five (35) cases were then disposed of during the reporting period (d).  The remaining 20 cases are still awaiting disposition at the end of the reporting period and were recorded as End Pending - Active (e).

Example 2: Eighty (80) Fraud cases were in Begin Pending - Active status at the beginning of the reporting period (a).  All 80 cases were disposed of during the reporting period (b).  Forty (40) defendants filed motions and were granted permission to submit new evidence.  Because new evidence was submitted, the cases were reported as Reopened cases (c), the hearings ended in new dispositions, and the cases are then counted as Reopened Dispositions (d).

Example 3: During the reporting period, 100 Seller Plaintiff (Debt Collection) cases were New Filings with the court (a).  Seventy-five (75) defendants appeared in court and their cases were disposed by Entry of Judgment (b).  The 25 remaining defendants filed for bankruptcy.  While awaiting the results of the bankruptcy proceedings, these 25 cases were Placed on Inactive Status (c).  The reporting period ended while all 25 cases are still in End Pending - Inactive (d).

Example 4: At the beginning of the reporting period, 20 pending Guardianship cases were carried over, having been previously classified as Begin Pending - Inactive (a).  Sixty (60) new guardianship cases were filed with the court (b).  In 30 of the New Filing cases, declaratory judgment proceedings began, and those 30 cases were then Placed on Inactive Status (c).  All 20 of the original Inactive cases were Reactivated and subsequently disposed of, along with the remaining 30 newly filed cases (for a total of 50 Entries of Judgment) (d).  At the end of the reporting period, the 30 cases Placed on Inactive Status remain inactive and are counted as End Pending - Inactive (e).

Calculating Pending Caseloads    When using all ten available categories in the Caseload Summary, the user can calculate pending caseloads quite simply.  Using the totals from the examples above, the End Pending - Active caseload is calculated by adding the Begin Pending - Active, New Filing, Reopened, and Reactivated cases, and subtracting the sum of the Entry of Judgment, Reopened Dispositions, and Placed on Inactive Status cases.       Begin Pending - Active   80   + New Filing   210   + Reopened   40   + Reactivated   25       355         Entry of Judgment   240   + Reopened Dispositions   40   + Placed on Inactive Status   55       (335)   End Pending - Active 20         The inactive pending caseload calculation is also straightforward.  Add the number of BeginPending - Inactive and Placed on Inactive Status cases and subtract the number of Reactivated cases.       Begin Pending - Inactive   25   + Placed on Inactive Status   55     80   Reactivated   25       (25)   End Pending - Inactive 55