1: TIME CASE DEFINITION OF TERMS TIME TYPE STANDARDS Case Time CASE SUSPENSION Case Time Start Stop Suspend Re-Start Criminal Disposition 6 months Receipt of Bench Warrant, Reappearance (98%) Complaint Failure to Verdict / Completion of or First Appear ordered pre-sentencing Appearance Pre-sentencing program, Plea Guilty of defendant treatment Appellate Sentencing Entry of program, decision Found not appearance *interlocutory guilty by counsel appeal Sentencing Civil 12 months Date of Bankruptcy Discharge of Disposition (90%) Filing court stay, bankruptcy Dismissal 18 months Or Service Interlocutory Reinstatement Judgment (98%) on First appeal. Appellate Defendant Demand for decision arbitration Reappearance Domestic 6 months Service on Interlocutory Appellate Disposition Relations Defendant appeal decision (90%) Dismissal (Including 12 months First Judgment Child (98%) Answer, Access) whichever comes first 2: The Cycle of Adjournments and Delay Source 1 Maureen Solomon, Case flow Management in the Trial Court, ABA, 1973 The Chief Justice and other judges of the court should review the number of adjournment periodically to ensure the consistent application of adjournment policy and to monitor trends.
1: CASE TYPE DEFINITION OF TERMS TIME STANDARDS Case Time Start CASE TIME SUSPENSION Case Time Stop Suspend Re-Start Criminal Receipt of Complaint or First Appearance of defendant Entry of appearance by counsel Bench Warrant, Failure to Appear Pre-sentencing treatment program, *interlocutory appeal Reappearance Completion of pre-sentencing program, Appellate decision Disposition Verdict / ordered Plea Guilty Sentencing Found not guilty Sentencing 6 months (98%) Civil Date of Filing Or Service on First Defendant Bankruptcy court stay, Interlocutory appeal. Demand for arbitration Discharge of bankruptcy Reinstatement Appellate decision Reappearance Disposition Dismissal Judgment 12 months (90%) 18 months (98%) Domestic Relations (Including Child Access) Service on Defendant First Answer, whichever comes first Interlocutory appeal Appellate decision Disposition Dismissal Judgment 6 months (90%) 12 months (98%) 2: The Cycle of Adjournments and Delay Source 1 Maureen Solomon, Case flow Management in the Trial Court, ABA, 1973 The Chief Justice and other judges of the court should review the number of adjournment periodically to ensure the consistent application of adjournment policy and to monitor trends.
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