Example 1:  At the beginning of the reporting period, 40 delinquency Person cases are in active pending status (a) and 10 cases are in Begin Pending - Inactive status (b).  During the reporting period, 50 new delinquency Person cases are filed with the court (c) and 5 of the Begin Pending - Inactive cases are Reactivated (d) because the juveniles have been apprehended.  Seventy-five (75) cases are disposed of (Entry of Judgment) during the reporting period (e).  Ten (10) juveniles fail to appear in court and arrest warrants are issued.  After the requisite period of time, these cases are classified as inactive (f).  At the end of the reporting period, 10 cases are still awaiting disposition and are counted as End Pending - Active (g) and 15 cases (10 new cases and 5 holdovers) are End Pending - Inactive (h).

Example 2:  At the beginning of the reporting period, 100 child abuse cases are in Begin Pending - Active status (a).  Judgment is entered for all 100 cases (b).  Twenty (20) of the defendants violate the conditions of their sanction and must reappear in court.  The reappearances are filed during the reporting period as Reopened cases (c), the original suspended sentences are imposed and the cases are then counted as Reopened Dispositions (d).

Example 3:  At the beginning of the reporting period, 20 Termination of Parental Rights (TPR) cases are in Begin Pending - Active status (a).  No new TPR cases are filed during this period.  During the reporting period, the Court issues a decision regarding parental rights that includes a disposition (Entry of Judgment) in 10 of the cases (b).  The other 10 cases are still awaiting a decision and are recorded as End Pending - Active (c).

Example 4:  At the beginning of the reporting period, 40 status offense cases are in Begin Pending - Active status (a) and 10 cases are classified as inactive (b) because the juveniles in question cannot be located.  During the reporting period, 50 new status cases are filed with the court (c).  Eighty (80) cases are disposed of (Entry of Judgment) during the reporting period (d).  At the end of the reporting period, 10 cases remain End Pending - Active (e), and 10 cases are still awaiting disposition and are recorded as End Pending - Inactive (f).

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   200   + New Filing   100   + Reopened   20   + Reactivated   5       325         Entry of Judgment   265   + Reopened Dispositions   20   + Placed on Inactive Status   10       (295)   End Pending - Active 30         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    20   + Placed on Inactive Status   10     30   Reactivated   5       (5)   End Pending - Inactive 25