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Case Closings 05 – 08

Case Closings 05 – 08. Bureau-wide and then by Office – with selected levels of service and observations 5/18/09 By Sabonis & Burriss. Total Closings 05 -08 Legal Aid Bureau PM Cases (No IRs and No Hotline). Total Closings 05 -08 Balt City & Metro.

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Case Closings 05 – 08

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  1. Case Closings 05 – 08 Bureau-wide and then by Office – with selected levels of service and observations 5/18/09 By Sabonis & Burriss

  2. Total Closings 05 -08 Legal Aid Bureau PM Cases (No IRs and No Hotline).

  3. Total Closings 05 -08 Balt City & Metro

  4. Closings County Offices 05-08 Trend Chart (Each Office shows office closings in addition to all office closings below)

  5. Closings County Offices 05-08 Traditional Chart (Left Axis Shows Each Office Value)

  6. Total Closings 05 -08 Legal Aid Bureau PM Cases, w/Level of Service. “Litigation” =Negotiation w/Litigation, Contested court cases, Uncontested court cases, and Admin Hearings

  7. Closings By Service Level

  8. Balt City Close Up: Closed Cases And Level of Service • Litigation closings are Non-CINA cases that involve Negotiation with Litigation, Uncontested and Contested Court decisions, and Administrative Hearings • In 2008, Baltimore City had 60 Non CINA Uncontested Court decisions and 98 Contested Court decisions. Of the 98 Contested Court cases, Deanna Watkins, a paralegal, handled 44. The next highest case total for contested court cases by a case handler was 8. • Of the 98 Contested Court cases in 08, 44 were Landlord/Tenant, 21 Family Law, and 27 involved public or subsidized housing. • In 08, Administrative Hearing closings numbered 108

  9. Metro Close Up: Closed Cases And Level of Service • Litigation closings are Non-CINA cases that involve Negotiation with Litigation, Uncontested and Contested Court decisions, and Administrative Hearings • In 2008, Metro had 59 Non CINA Uncontested Court decisions and 53 Contested Court decisions. Of the 53 Contested Court cases, 36 were Family Law. • Of Contested Court cases, Arlene Callender had 8, Mary Cheng 7, and a host others with 3 or less. • In 08, Administrative Hearing closings numbered 71 (v. 108 in BaltCity)

  10. Anne Arundel Close Up: Closed Cases And Level of Service • Litigation closings are Non-CINA cases that involve Negotiation with Litigation, Uncontested and Contested Court decisions, and Administrative Hearings • From 05-08, Administrative Hearing closings numbered 19,16,13,13, respectively. • In 2008, 14 court cases were contested. Lisa Sarro had the most with 4, four others had 2 contested court cases.

  11. Baltimore County Close Up: Closed Cases And Level of Service • Litigation closings are Non-CINA cases that involve Negotiation with Litigation, Uncontested and Contested Court decisions, and Administrative Hearings • 26 non-CINA cases were contested in Court in 08. Susan Tannebaum handled 10 of those, Lauren Walker had 7. Next in line was Mike Jeffers with 4.

  12. Lower Shore Close Up: Closed Cases And Level of Service • Litigation closings are Non-CINA cases that involve Negotiation with Litigation, Uncontested and Contested Court decisions, and Administrative Hearings • 17 cases were closed as contested court cases in 2008. Of those, Bob McCaig handled 8, while Kilmer closed 7. • Admin Hearings, which totaled 23 in 2008, consisted primarily of Unemployment Insurance (13).

  13. Northeast Close Up: Closed Cases And Level of Service • Litigation closings are Non-CINA cases that involve Negotiation with Litigation, Uncontested and Contested Court decisions, and Administrative Hearings • Four Non-CINA cases were closed as contested court cases in 2008. Jeanette Cole handled all four. Dorcey Berndt and Sarah Bowes handled 10 and 8 uncontested guardianships, respectively. • Admin Hearings, which totaled 11 in 2008, consisted primarily of Subsidized Housing issues (10).

  14. Midwest Close Up: Closed Cases And Level of Service • Litigation closings are Non-CINA cases that involve Negotiation with Litigation, Uncontested and Contested Court decisions, and Administrative Hearings • Of the 93 litigation closings in Midwest, more than half (49) were administrative hearings. • The increase in litigation here from 06 to 08 is driven primarily by an increase in administrative hearings. Court-based closings totaled 50, 39, and 42 for 06,07,and 08, respectively. Admin Hearing closings during same period showed 18, 35, 49.

  15. Southern MD Close Up: Closed Cases And Level of Service • Litigation closings are Non-CINA cases that involve Negotiation with Litigation, Uncontested and Contested Court decisions, and Administrative Hearings • Jump in Litigation closings for 08 is product of contested (16) and non-contested (8) court decisions, which totaled 24 in 08—twice as many as were closed for 07. • Margaret Maupin led non-CINA contested case closings with 7. Jacob Ourslander was second with 5. • Admin Hearing closings jumped from avg. of 11 per year (05-07) to 31 in 2008.

  16. Upper Shore Close Up: Closed Cases And Level of Service • Litigation closings are Non-CINA cases that involve Negotiation with Litigation, Uncontested and Contested Court decisions, and Administrative Hearings • 6 cases were identified as being contested in court. Four were subsidized housing and 2 were custody cases. Bill Leahy did all of them. • Admin Hearing closings avg. 6.5 per year from 05-08. In 08, (7 closed) 3 of these cases were Unemployment Comp, 2 SSI, and 2 were subsidized housing.

  17. Western Close Up: Closed Cases And Level of Service • Litigation closings are Non-CINA cases that involve Negotiation with Litigation, Uncontested and Contested Court decisions, and Administrative Hearings • 23 Non-CINA cases handled in court were contested in 08, 19 were Family Law related. Cynthia Fennimore, Carolyn Lathrop, and Carrie Beresford handled 8, 8, and 7 of those cases, respectively. • Admin Hearing closings range from 12-16 per year. In 2008, Unemployment Comp

  18. % of PM Cases Closed with Litigation, by Office 2005 to 2008

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