APPEAL

Appeal

Upon filing of a Notice of Appeal.

Flag is removed upon filing of a Mandate or Order dismissing the appeal.

CONSENT

Consent to Jurisdiction by U.S. Magistrate Judge

Upon filing full consent of the parties to proceed before a U.S. Magistrate Judge.

Consider the addition of new parties and/or consolidation of cases.

CONSOLIDATED

Consolidated Cases

Added following order of consolidation in a group of cases.

Removed if cases are severed following consolidation.

CT

Court Trial

Posted upon entry of minutes/Court Trial Begins.

Permanent flag displayed on the docket.

F&R

Findings and Recommendation

Posted upon filing of a Findings & Recommendation.

Flag is removed upon posting of an Order on the Findings & Recommendation

FORF

Forfeiture

Posted when indictment includes a forfeiture allegation.

Permanent flag displayed on the docket.

FRC

Federal Records Center

Posted upon filing of FRC event that the paper file is at the Federal Records Center in Seattle, WA.

Flag is removed upon retrieval of the paper file from the FRC. Otherwise, the FRC flag is permanently displayed on the docket.

HABEAS

Habeas Corpus

Posted at case opening of 28 U.S.C. §§ 2254, 2241, and 2255 cases.

Permanent flag displayed on the docket.

IFP

In Forma Pauperis

Posted upon filing of an order granting or granting in part an IFP Application/Motion.

Permanent flag displayed on the docket.

INTAPP

Interlocutory Appeal

Posted upon filing of a Notice of Interlocutory Appeal.

Flag is removed upon posting of a Mandate or Order dismissing the appeal.

INTRADIST

Intra-District Transfer

Posted when a case is transferred from one divisional office to another.

Permanent flag displayed on the docket.

JT

Jury Trial

Posted upon filing of minutes of Jury Trial Begins/Voir Dire.

Permanent flag displayed on the docket.

LEAD

Lead Case

Added by court user to designated lead case during a consolidation of cases.

Permanent flag displayed on the docket unless/until cases may be severed.

MAGAPP

Appeal of U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruling

Posted upon filing of an appeal of a U.S. Magistrate Judge ruling in a non-consent case to a District Judge.

Flag is removed upon posting of the ruling by the District Judge.

MDL

Multi-District Litigation

Posted upon designation of a case as part of Multi-District Litigation.

Permanent flag displayed on the docket.

MERGED

Merged into Criminal Case

Posted to the docket of a magistrate judge case that has been merged into a criminal case following filing of an indictment.

Permanent flag displayed on the docket.

PPS

Prisoner Pro Se Case

Posted when a pro se prisoner is a party.

Permanent flag displayed on the docket.

PR1983

Prisoner Civil Rights

Posted at case opening for cases with NOS codes of 550 or 555.

Permanent flag displayed on the docket.

PROBONO

Pro Bono Representation Program

Posted when the judge refers a party to the Pro Bono Panel for representation.

Flag is removed following completion of the referral.

PROTECTIVE ORD

Protective Order

Posted upon filing of a Protective Order of the Court.

Permanent flag displayed on the docket.

PTOWV

Pretrial Order Waived

Set by the user when notified that parties waive the pretrial order.

Permanent flag displayed on the docket.

REENTRY COURT

Reentry Court

Criminal case flag set when a defendant is accepted into the District's Reentry Court Program.

Flag is removed if a defendant successfully completes the program or if he/she is ordered removed from the program.

REOPENED

Reopened

Set as case is statistically reopened.

Permanent flag displayed on the docket.

SM

Special Master

Set when a Special Master is appointed.

Permanent flag displayed on the docket.

SSVOL

Social Security Voluntary Settlement Process

Set when Notice of Intent to Engage In Voluntary Settlement Procedures is filed.

Permanent flag displayed on the docket.

STAYED

Case Stayed

Set when an order staying the case is filed.

Flag is removed when an order lifting the stay is filed.

TERMINATED

Case Terminated

Set when case has been statistically closed either by order or judgment. In a criminal case, it is to be set when the last defendant and all counts are in a dispositive status.

Removed if a case is statistically reopened and reset at reclosing.