In order to get a case before a judge, the plaintiff must file a "Request for Judicial Intervention (RJI)". Once this is filed in a case, the case will then appear on this computer system. The system was developed for the court clerks to keep track of the thousands of cases that are currently active in the courts. This system is unique because you can access thirteen different counties from one terminal in any one of the thirteen counties. This system is mainly for use by lawyers, paralegals and attorneys services. The language and information used within requires some background in law to fully comprehend. It is, however, a very useful research tool because of the geographic area is covers.

Screen A is the main menu screen for the system. This system tutorial will only cover the above highlighted selections. In order to access information from county to county, you must go to the "CC-County Selection Menu" and select a county. The third line on the top of the screen will tell you which county you are currently accessing (i.e. NWYK - New York County). To change the county selection, enter "CC" on the line for routine desired and press return. Screen B will appear.

The counties listed on Screen B are included in this system. Enter the line number of the corresponding county on the line next to the arrow and press "ENTER". The computer will send you back to the main menu ( Screen A) where you can select the desired routine. Please note all the screens at this point forward are identical for each county, just remember to check to see what county you are working with when you use the computer. The person who used the computer before you may have accessed a different county and this may require you to go back a select the county you wish to research.

The "CASE INQUIRY" function is used by selecting "1" on Screen A and pressing "ENTER". Screen C will appear. At this point, enter the index number of the case using preceding zeros and the last two digits of the year (i.e. 93 for 1993). Press the tab key to get the cursor to the "CMD" line and type "MO" for motion. Press return. Screen D will then appear with all the information about the case.

Screen D details the information about the case. The highlighted information deals with this specific case such as filing dates, type of case (contract - commercial - non jury) , and the date last modified. The screen will also list all motions in the case, with decisions, if any. In order to get to the next screen for more information or to see earlier motions, press the "PF8" key.

In order to check a case by name (plaintiff or defendant) or by calendar number, press "PF12" to reach the main menu Screen A and select "4-Multiple Case Select Inquiry". Screen E will appear.

Select one of the options listed on Screen E and press the enter key. This tutorial will use the plaintiff search as its example, but all four options work the same way. Screen F, on the next page, will appear for a plaintiff search.

On Screen F, enter the plaintiff name (last name first, first name second) and press enter. For the other options, the screen will look the same except instead of "PLAINTIFF" it will read "INDEX NUMBER", "CALENDAR NUMBER" or "DEFENDANT" respectfully. Screen G will appear listing the cases for the name chosen.

To select a case, tab down to the line number, and press "ENTER". The selected case will appear with detailed information on the screen, such as in Screen D. To return to the main menu for another search, press "PF12".

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