Record a linked court action

A new court action may be linked to an existing court action to create series of actions that represents the flow of events on a court case. For example, if you file a complaint as the first initial court action for a case, you can link all subsequent court actions to that initial complaint record.

You should always link the new legal action to the most recently recorded legal action in the series.

Follow these steps to record a new legal action and link it to an existing court action.

From the Home screen, click the Case tab. The Case Workload screen appears.
Click the case ID number link for the case you want to update. The Case Overview screen appears.
Click Court in the link menu. The Case Members Legal History screen appears.
Click the Case Court Actions link at the top of the screen. The Case Court Actions screen appears.
Enter search criteria to find the existing action and click Search. The matching court actions appear in the results grid.
Find the existing court action for which you want to create a new linked action.
Click the link court action link for the record in the results grid. The detail screen for the record appears. For example, if you clicked the link for a hearing, the Hearing Details screen appears.
In the Legal Action list, select the type of court action you want to link.
Click Add Action. The detail screen for the court action you selected appears.
Complete the court action details and click Save. You are returned to the Case Court Actions screen. The court action you added is linked to the original action you selected.