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Instructions For Attorneys Completing Final Disposition Form

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ATTORNEYS COMPLETING FINAL DISPOSITION FORM

Case Style. Enter name of the court, appropriate case number assigned

at the time of filing of the complaint or petition, the name of the judge

assigned to the case and the names (last, first, middle initial) of plaintiff(s)

and defendant(s).

II.

Means of Final Disposition. Place an “x” in the appropriate box. The

following are the definitions of the disposition categories.

(A)

Dismissed Before Hearing – the case is settled or voluntarily

dismissed before a hearing is held;

(B)

Dismissed After Hearing – the case is dismissed by a judge,

voluntarily dismissed, or settled after a hearing is held;

(C)

Disposed by Default – a defendant chooses not to or fails to contest

the plaintiff’s allegations and a judgment against the defendant is

entered by the court;

(D)

Disposed by Judge – a judgment or disposition is reached by the

judge in a case which is not dismissed and in which no trial has

been held. Includes stipulations by the parties, conditional

judgments, summary judgment after hearing and any matter in

which a judgment is entered excluding cases disposed of by default

as in category (c) above;

(E)

Disposed by Non-Jury Trial – the case is disposed as a result of a

contested trial in which there is no jury and in which the judge

determines both the issues of facts and law in the case;

(F)

Disposed by Jury Trial – the case is disposed as a result of a jury

trial (consider the beginning of a jury trial to be when the jurors and

alternates are selected and sworn);

(G)

Other – the case is consolidated, submitted to arbitration or

mediation, transferred, or otherwise disposed by other means set

listed in categories (A) through (F).

DATE AND ATTORNEY SIGNATURE. Date and sign the final disposition form.

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Instructions For Attorneys Completing Final Disposition Form