Example 1:  At the beginning of the reporting period, there are 5 Custody (non-divorce) cases that have been classified as inactive (a).   During the reporting period, 50 Custody (non-divorce) cases are filed with the court (b) and the 5 inactive pending cases are reactivated (c).   Thirty-five (35) cases are disposed during the reporting period (d).   The remaining 20 cases are still awaiting disposition at the end of the reporting period and are recorded as End Pending - Active (e)

Example 2:  Eighty (80) Marriage Dissolution cases are in Begin Pending - Active status at the beginning of the reporting period (a).   All 80 cases are disposed during the reporting period (b).   In 40 of the cases, the parties file motions to amend the original visitation orders.   The new hearings are filed during the reporting period as Reopened Visitation cases (c), the visitation orders are modified, and the cases are then counted as Reopened Dispositions under Visitation (d).

Example 3:  During the reporting period, 100 Support (non-divorce) cases are newly filed with the court (a).  Seventy-five (75) defendants appear for court and their cases are disposed of (b).  The 25 remaining defendants file for bankruptcy.  While awaiting the results of the bankruptcy proceedings, these 25 cases are Placed on Inactive Status (c).  The reporting period ends while all 25 cases are still in inactive status (d).

Example 4:  During the reporting period, 60 Adoption cases are filed with the court (a).  In all 60 cases, declaratory judgment proceedings begin for related civil cases, and the Adoption cases are Placed on Inactive Status (b).  Judgments are entered for those related cases during the reporting period, and all 60 Adoption cases are restored to active status; i.e., Reactivated (c).  All 60 cases are then disposed of (d) during the reporting period.

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   65       395         Entry of Judgment   250   + Reopened Dispositions   40   + Placed on Inactive Status   85       (375)   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    5   + Placed on Inactive Status   85     90   Reactivated   65       (65)   End Pending - Inactive 25