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3.7.7.1. Individual
If Type is I (Individual), the INDIVIDUAL block shown in Figure 3-20 will open.
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Last Name/First Name/Role - LIONS moves this information into the Individual screen from
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Title - Enter the Participant's Title, if applicable.
Job Pos (Job/Position) - Press F9 and select a code for the Participant's job or position if it is
relevant to the civil action.
Court Trial # - Enter the court trial number, if applicable.
Gender - Press F9 and select M (Male) or F (Female).
SSN# - Enter the participant's Social Security Number.
DOB - Enter the Participant's date of birth in DD-MMM-YYYY format.
Tribe - Press F9 and select the Native American tribe to which the Participant belongs, if
applicable.
Reservation - Press F9 and select a code for a Native American reservation or military
installation, if applicable. These codes can be used for Native American cases and/or
crimes that occur on military installations. The codes for this field are established by your
district.
Weight - Press F9 and select a code that further defines the complexity of the civil action.
This code can be used assist in civil action assignment. The codes for this field are
established by your district.
Home Address, Phone and Fax Numbers - Participant's home address and phone
numbers.
Office Address, Phone and Fax Numbers - Participant's office address and phone
numbers.
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Press J r J to return to a previous screen, or press
ALIAS block.
I or CONTROL + P A G E DOWN to go to the
3.7.7.2. Alias
The Alias block tracks multiple names used by an Individual Participant, as shown in Figure
3-21. More than one alias can be entered.
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3.7.7.3. Business Participant
If Type is B (Business), the BUSINESS block shown in Figure 3-22 will open. This information is
for local use and is not required.
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Type - Press F9 and select the business type code. The code should further describe the
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EIN - Enter the Employer Identification Number of the business or organization.
Contact Name - Enter the name of the point of contact for the business or organization.
Address/Phone Information - Enter the business address and telephone numbers.
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DOING BUSINESS AS screen shown in Figure 3-23.
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3.7.7.4. DBA (Doing Business As)
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Doing Business As - Enter all known DBAs and all relevant information for each.
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3.7.7.5. Property Participants
If Type is P (Property), the PROPERTY block shown in Figure 3-24 will open. Information about
the type of property, total number of tracts in Lands civil actions, the CATS ID, and the property
address can be collected and tracked. All of the fields on this screen are optional.
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Name/Role - LIONS moves this information into the Property screen from the Participant
screen.
Type - Press F9 and select the property type code. The code should further describe the
property.
Total Tracts - The total number of tracts associated with a Lands civil action.
CATS Asset ID - The number assigned to the property by Consolidated Asset Tracking
System.
Address/Phone - Address and phone numbers for the property, if applicable.
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Value - The $ amount of the property valuation.
Prop Date (Property Date) - The date of the valuation.
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3.7.8. Related Participant
The Related Participant screen is used to establish relationships between participants in the same
civil action. For example, a piece of property can be related to an Individual participant as shown
in Figure 3-26.
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participants. If a Related Participant has been selected then you MUST enter a reason for
the relationship.
When you create a related participant record, LIONS automatically creates a matching record for
the related participant.
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3.7.9. Opposing Counsel
You can track Opposing Counsel for all participants (see Figure 3-27).
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Inits (Initials) - Press F9 and select the initials of the opposing counsel. The codes for this
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Name - LIONS automatically enters the name based on the initials entered.
Type - Press F9 and select the code that describes the type of counsel.
Start Date - Enter the date the opposing counsel became involved in the civil action.
End Date - This field is not used for civil initiation.
See Chapter 4, Civil Closings and Updates, Section, 4.16.2 Opposing Attorney for additional
instructions.
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3.7.10. Participant Comments
You can create a comment for each participant in the civil action using the PARTICIPANT
COMMENTS block shown in Figure 3-28.
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Participant Comments - This is a non-code field. Approximately 35 lines of text can be
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mixed case as they will appear in documents. To expand the Comments field, press ALT
+ E and select Edit from the menu. Click OK to exit the Edit screen.
3.7.11. Participant Relief
For all civil actions initiated in LIONS you MUST create at least one Relief record with a Stage of
Requested.
If the action involves only one agency and one litigant, then one Requested record can be entered.
If two agencies and one litigant are involved, two requested records must be entered.
General Rule:
Only one Relief Requested record per agency/participant combination.
Exception:
IRS cases can have multiple Relief Requested records for the same agency/participant
combination.
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The Relief screen is shown in Figure 3-29.
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Closings for more information on Relief.)
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The Ordered stage is for DNA Testing only. The Requested, Ordered and Granted stages
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Requested By - Press F9 and select the code for the Participant seeking Relief:
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Government is seeking the relief.
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Opposing Party is seeking the relief. Used for Lands civil actions. (LOV)
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U (Unknown) should only be used until the information becomes available.
Liability - If only one participant is entered, LIONS defaults liability to I (Individual). If
multiple participants are entered, LIONS defaults the liability to J (Joint and Several).
Amount - Enter a value for the relief being sought.
If Type is IVI (Monetary) or B (Both Monetary and Nonmonetary):
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If Type is M (Monetary), the cursor skips over this field.
Agency - LIONS defaults this field to the Client Agency previously entered.
3.7.11.2. Participant Relief
At least one participant MUST be attached to the Relief record.
Name - Press F9 and select the Participants to attach to the Relief record.
Role - LIONS inserts the participant's role in the civil action based on information entered in
the Participant screen.
Disp (Disposition) - Not used for civil initiations.
TAB, ENTER, OR CONTROL + PAGE DOWN to go to the EVENT block.
3.7.12. Event
Participants can only be related to events if they are related to a court history stage for which the
event is being entered, as shown in Figure 3-30
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Select Y (Yes) to allow LIONS to relate participants in the Court History to the new event
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Select N (No) to select individual participants in the Court History to relate to the new
event or scheduled event.
Event - Press F9 and select the code that best describes the event. LIONS will insert the
name of the Event based on the code selected.
Districts may create event codes at their discretion.
Action - Press F9 and select the code that describes the status of the event.
Event Date - Enter the date the event occurred. When scheduling an event leave this field
blank.
Date Scheduled - Enter the date an event is scheduled to take place. If an Event is entered,
you must enter an Event Date or a Scheduled Date. Scheduled Dates will appear on
staff members' calendar reports. Scheduled dates must be greater than the current date.
Time Scheduled - Enter the time an event is scheduled to occur. Scheduled time will appear
on staff members' calendar reports.
Staff Initials - LIONS will automatically fill in the initials of the Lead Attorney. If this is
incorrect, press F9 and select the appropriate Lead AUSA initials.
Doc Code (Document Code) - Press F9 and select the document number for document
generation purposes, if needed.
Document Staff Initials - LIONS will default to the initials of the person logged into LIONS.
This CANNOT be changed.
Document Date - Defaults to the current date. It is used by Document Generation when
setting the date range for documents to be produced in batch. If it is necessary to
regenerate a document, the date can be changed.
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Location Scheduled - Enter a free-form description of the location of the scheduled event.
Judge INIT (Initials) - Press F9 and select the initials of the Judge involved in the event or
scheduled event.
Judge Last Name - LIONS will fill in the Judge's last name based on the initials entered.
If Rel (Related) is Y (Yes), upon selecting Judge INIT, the Participant Event confirmation shown
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If Rel (Related) is N (No), upon selecting Judge INIT, the RELATE PARTICIPANTS TO AN
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CONTROL + PAGE DOWN to display the PARTICIPANT EVENT block shown in Figure 3-33.
Selected participants in the current Court History record are related to the Event
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3.7.13. Event Comments
This field is used to enter supplemental or explanatory information. Enter text as you would in
WordPerfect. You can enter approximately 35 lines of text. To see more of the comment screen,
press ALT + E and select Edit from the menu. The on-line Editor opens as shown in Figure 3-34.
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The Event Comments field should NOT be used to repeat the Event Code description.
Press J to return to a previous screen or press i d to go to the R E L A T E D C A S E screen.
3.7.14. Related Case
Two civil actions in LIONS can be related or a civil action in LIONS can be related to a civil action
no longer in LIONS using the Related Case screen shown in Figure 3-35.
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Court Number - Press F9 to see all Court Numbers for the current civil action. Highlight the
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Rel USAOID - LIONS will fill in the USAOID of the case related to the current civil action.
Related Court Number - LIONS will fill in the Court Number of the case related to the current
civil action.
Reason - Press F9 and select a code that explains the reason the cases are related.
A Reason MUST be entered if a Rel USAOID and/or Related Court Number is entered.
When a related case record is created, LIONS automatically creates a matching record for the
related case if it is still in the LIONS database.
When all information has been entered, press ^ I to return to a previous screen or press i d to go
to the CASE COMMENTS block.
3.7.15. Case Comments
This is a non-code field used to enter supplemental or explanatory information. Enter text as you
would in Word. You can enter approximately 35 lines of text. To expand the comment screen or
to make changes to comment text, press ALT + E and select Edit from the menu.
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4.0 CIVIL U P D A T E S A N D C L O S I N G S
To update civil actions in LIONS you may be required to add information to existing records, change
information in existing records, or add new records. The following table describes various types of
updates and the steps to accomplish them.
Update
Action
Section
Initial Court Filing or Transfer to
another Court
Close Court History
4.3
Close Court Participant
(optional)
4.4
Modify Relief (optional)
Add additional Relief records
Access Relief
AUSA and Judge Reassignments
(Global)
Access AUSA and Judge
4.5
Reassignment from Admin Module
AUSA and Judge Reassignments
(Individual)
Access Court History
Access USAO Assignments
4.6
4.6
Agency/Agent Information
Access Agency
4.7
Restrict Case and other general
Case Information
Access Restrict Case
Access Case
4.8
4.9
Change in Court History Information
Access Court History
4.10
Event/Scheduled Event Information
Access Event
4.11
Expert Information
Access Expert
4.12
Miscellaneous Number (including
DCMNS)
Access Miscellaneous Number
4.13
Opposing Counsel Information
Access Opposing Counsel
4.14
Participant Information
Access Participant
4.15
Track Multiple appraisals for a piece
of property
Access Participant
4.15
Adding or changing information to
Agency Office, Opposing Attorney,
Expert, Judge
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4.16
Closing
Close Relief
Close Case
4.17
4.4
All updates to existing civil actions can be performed through the Civil, Case Summary or the Civil,
Update, General Update options.
If multiple updates are being made to an individual civil action, such as going from Not in Court to
District Court, it is recommended that the updates be made from the Civil, Case Summary option.
If one kind of change is being made (scheduling events in multiple cases), select the appropriate record
from the Civil, Update, General Update option.
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4.1. Case Summary Screen
Select Civil, Case Summary in the LIONS Main Menu as shown in Figure 4-1 or press the letter C.
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Enter the USAOID for the case to be updated and press F8.
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LIONS Main Menu to locate the case. See Chapter 2, Section 2.10 for instructions on performing
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inquiries. Use the TAB, ENTER, or click with the mouse to place our cursor next to the record you want.
Press F3 or double click to access the record.
Note: If your LIONS security permissions do not allow you to access a particular form, the box next to the
form label; e.g., Agency, will be grey. Access to the Close Case screen is also available from the Civil
Case Summary Screen.
4.2. General Update
From the Civil pull-down menu click on Update or press the letter U. From the next pull-down menu click
on General Update, or press the letter G. See Figure 4-2.
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Note: To access forms through the General Update menu, click on the desired record or enter the
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4.3. Initial Court Filing or Transferring to another Court
When updating a civil action from Not in Court to Court, or when transferring a civil action from one court
to another, the existing Court History record must be closed and a new Court History record added. In
addition, the Relief record may need to be modified. Alternatively, the Court Participant record can be
closed, but it has no overall effect on the case.
4.3.1. Court History
Select Update Court (History) from the Civil Update submenu or the Civil Case Summary screen. Enter
the USAOID number, and then press F8.
The Court History screen for the requested case opens as shown in Figure 4-3.
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Di (Disposition) - Enter NW (New Filing)
Disp Date - Enter the date the civil action was filed in court.
You CANNOT enter a disposition date that is earlier than the received date.
Optionally, you can enter a disposition code and date for each participant listed in the Court/Participants
block. However, this will not have any overall effect on the case.
Optionally, you can close the Assignment record attached to the NC (Not in Court) Court History record
by pressing CONTROL + PAGE DOWN from the Court/Participants block to the Assignments block and
entering an end date for the Lead AUSA.
After closing the existing Court History record, CONTROL + PAGE UP to the COURT HISTORY block.
DOWN ARROW to a blank line or press F6 (Insert).
Court (and Court Location) - Press F9 and select the Court where the new civil action will be heard.
Court Location can be entered, if applicable. Court Location is a local code assigned by the
Districts.
If Court code is NC (Not in Court) or PN (Not in Court, Post Disposition), LIONS will skip the remainder of
the COURT HISTORY block and go to the ASSIGNMENT block.
A Filing Date or Service Date MUST be entered for any civil action filed in any court.
Filing Date - Enter the date the new civil action was filed in court.
Service Date - Enter the date the USAO was served.
CONTROL + PAGE DOWN to go to COURT PARTICIPANTS block.
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At least one participant MUST be attached to the new Court History.
Press F9 and select a participant to attach to the new Court History and press ENTER.
If a participant is not in the LOV, press F3 to go to the PARTICIPANT block. Enter additional
participant(s) as necessary. When all participants have been added, press the Exit icon to return
to the COURT/PARTICIPANTS block.
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Inits - Press F9 and select the initials for the Lead AUSA assigned to the new civil action. The
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Start Date - Enter the date the staff member was assigned to the new civil action.
End Date - Not used for new assignments.
CONTROL + PAGE DOWN or press i J to go to the COURT/JUDGES block shown in Figure 4-5:
Court/Judges if applicable.
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Start Date - This field defaults to the current date. If this is incorrect, enter the date the Judge was
assigned. The date entered cannot be later than the current date.
CONTROL + PAGE DOWN or press Ik I to go to the COURT HISTORY COMMENTS.
4.3.3. Court History Comments
The Court History Comments block, shown in Figure 4-6, can be used to enter supporting information
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Enter comment and click OK to exit the Edit screen.
Click the Exit icon, click Y (Yes) in the dialog box to save changes and exit Court History.
4.4. Relief
To modify or add relief records, Select Civil, Update, General Update, Relief from the LIONS Main
Menu or access Relief from Case Summary. Enter the USAOID of the case to be updated and press F8.
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To add a new relief record:
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Type - Press F9 and select the code for the type of Relief being sought.
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Stage - Press F9 and select the code for the status of the relief sought.
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the Government) if the Government is seeking the relief. Otherwise, enter O (Sought by Opposing
Party). For Lands civil action, enter O. (LOV)
U (Unknown) should only be used until the information becomes available.
Liability - If you attached one participant to the relief record, LIONS will default liability to I
(Individual); if you attached multiple participants to the relief record, LIONS will default the
liability to J (Joint and Several).
Amount - Enter a value for the relief being sought.
If Type is M (Monetary) or B (Both Monetary and Nonmonetary):
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If Type is N (Nonmonetary) or B (Both Monetary and Nonmonetary):
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Agency - LIONS will default this field to the Client Agency previously entered. If more than one
Agency was entered, select one.
Upon entering the Agency, the pop-up shown in Figure 4-8 displays.
At least one participant MUST be attached to the Relief record.
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Enter N (No) if all Participants are not attached to the Relief record and press Enter.
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Only one participant/Agency combination can be attached to a Requested record EXCEPT, when IRS is
the agency.
Only one Granted or Denied record can be entered for a single participant/agency combination, EXCEPT
when IRS is the agency
LIONS will NOT allow a Granted or Denied record for a participant/agency combination unless a
Requested record exists for the same participant/agency combination.
If you attempt to add a Granted or Denied record without an existing Requested record, the error
message shown in Figure 4-10 displays, informing you that a Requested record does not exist for this
participant.
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Name - Press F9 and select a participant. LIONS will insert the participant's role.
When closing relief, DO NOT overwrite the existing record. Add a new record.
4.5. Staff or Judge Reassignment (Global)
To reassign multiple civil actions from one USAO staff member to another, or from one Judge to another,
use the Reassignment form.
Select Admin, Staff or Judge Reassignment from the LIONS Main Menu as shown in Figure 4-11.
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If security permissions do not allow access to the Admin module, see the System Manager for
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Reassignments for Staff and Judge CANNOT be made at the same time in the Reassignment form.
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Press OK.
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LIONS returns all current assignments for the USAO staff member/ as shown in Figure 4-14. When
reassigning a staff member with a Position of L (Lead) or C (Co-counsel) the Position of the new staff
member defaults to L or C.
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Press F10 to commit/execute the reassignment.
The pop-up message shown in Figure 4-16 displays.
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Enter N (No) to cancel the request and continue selections.
Enter Y (Yes) and press Enter to execute the reassignments.
The execution dialog box shown in Figure 4-17 displays.
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Click OK.
The reassignment confirmation message shown in Figure 4-18 displays.
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Click OK.
Press the Exit icon to exit the Reassignment form and go to the LIONS Main Menu.
LIONS automatically updates the Court History Assignment block. The End Date field of the current staff
member or judge will default to the current date. The Start Date of the new staff member or judge will
default to the current date.
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4.6. U S A O Staff Reassignment (Individual)
The USAO staff assignment form can be accessed by either of the following ways:
Select Civil, Update, General Update, USAO Staff Assignment from the LIONS Main Menu as
shown in Figure 4-19. Enter the USAOID for the case to be updated and press F8.
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Select Civil, Case Summary from the LIONS Main Menu. Enter a USAOID and press F8.
Select USAO Staff Assignment from the Case Summary menu.
The USAO Staff Assignment form for the requested case opens as shown in Figure 4-20.
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Press TAB or CONTROL + PAGE DOWN to go to the ASSIGNMENT block.
End Date - Enter the date the USAO staff member's involvement in the case ended. The date
entered cannot be later than the current date.
Press DOWN ARROW to go to a blank line.
Inits - Press F9 and select the initials of the new USAO staff member.
Position - Press F9 and select a code for the new staff member's position. Only one active Lead
AUSA per court is allowed.
Start Date - This field defaults to the current date. If this is incorrect, click in the field and enter
the correct date. The date entered cannot be later than the current date.
The completed staff reassignment is shown in Figure 4-21.
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4.7. Judge Reassignment (Individual)
Select Civil, Update, Update Court from the LIONS Main Menu as shown in Figure 4-22. Enter
the USAOID for the case being updated and press F8.
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Select Civil, Update, General Update, Court History from the LIONS Main Menu. Enter the
USAOID for the case being updated and press F8.
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The Court History screen for the requested case opens as shown in Figure 4-23.
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Highlight the current court.
Press Ld or CONTROL + PAGE DOWN to go to the COURT/JUDGES block shown in Figure 4-24.
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Enter an End Date for the current Judge. The date entered cannot be later than the current date.
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Start Date - This field defaults to the current date. If this is incorrect, click in the field and enter
the correct date. The date entered cannot be later than the current date.
If the new Judge is not included in the list of values, press F3 to GoTo the Judge Picklist form and
enter the applicable information. When you are done, click on the Exit icon to return to the Court
screen.
See Section 4.3, Initial Court Filing or Transfer to Another
information on the Judge Picklist/LOV.
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The completed reassignment is shown in Figure 4-25.
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4.8. Agency/Agent
To change or add additional Agency or Agent information access the Agency form by either of the two
following ways:
Select Civil, Update, General Update, Agency from the LIONS Main Menu as shown in Figure
4-26. Enter the USAOID for the case to be updated and press F8.
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Select Civil, Case Summary from the LIONS Main Menu. Enter the USAOID for the case to be
updated and press F8. Select Agency from the Case Summary menu.
The Agency form for the requested case opens as shown in Figure 4-27. All fields in the AGENCY
and AGENT blocks can be changed EXCEPT Agency Code.
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You cannot make a change to the AGENCY CODE. If the wrong agency has been recorded, delete
the record and create a new Agency record with the correct code.
If you have attached the agency to a Relief record, that Relief record will be DELETED. If it is the
only Requested relief record, a new record MUST be entered. See Section 4.4, Re//effor instructions
on entering relief.
If you are making a change to Agent information, be sure that the proper agency is highlighted before
adding/changing Agent information. The Agency block is a stacked block. Use the DOWN and UP
arrows to move through Agent records.
To add an Agency, make sure cursor is on first line in Agency block, press F6, and a blank line will
appear.
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Agency/Code and Office - Press F9 and select the appropriate Agency.
Click on the Exit icon. The dialog box shown in Figure 4-28 displays.
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Press Yes to Save changes and Exit.
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Press No to Exit without saving.
Press Cancel to continue making changes.
4.9. Restrict Case
LIONS provides a feature that allows you to restrict a civil action to a group of USAO staff members.
When restricted, all information in the civil action can only be viewed by the USAO staff who are
members of the group. If it is necessary to restrict a civil action, access the Restrict Matter/Case form
from
You MUST be a member of a group in order to restrict access to that group.
See the System Manager for assistance.
To add a group:
Select Civil, Restrict Matter/Case from the LIONS Main Menu as shown in Figure 4-29. Enter
the USAOID for the case to be updated and press F8.
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The Staff Group form for the requested case opens as shown in Figure 4-30.
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If more than one case is retrieved, press the DOWN A R R O W until the civil action you want to
restrict is displayed.
DOWN A R R O W to a blank line or press F6 to insert a blank line in the STAFF G R O U P block.
Name - Press F9 and select the new group to which the civil action will be accessible.
Click on the Exit icon. The dialog box shown in Figure 4-31 will display.
Figure 4-31: Save Changes Dialog Box
Click Yes to Save changes and Exit the form.
Click No to Exit without saving.
Click Cancel to continue making changes in the form.
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4.10. Other General Case Information
As new general case information becomes available, or changes from the initial data entry, they can
be entered. You can access the Case form by either of the following ways:
Select Civil, Update, General Update, Case from the LIONS Main Menu as shown in Figure
4-32. Enter the USAOID for the case to be updated and press F8.
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Select Civil, Case Summary from the LIONS Main Menu. Enter the USAOID for the case to be
updated and press F8. Select Case from the Case Summary menu.
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The Civil Open Long form for the requested case opens as shown in Figure 4-33.
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Changes can be made in ALL fields in the CASE block.
DO NOT make changes to the Court History or AUSA blocks.
See Section 4.11 Court History for information on updating Court History and AUSA.
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4.11. Change in Court History Information
If you need to make a change to Court History, access the Court History form by using either of the
following ways:
Select Civil, Update, Update Court OR Civil, Update, General Update, Court History from the
LIONS Main Menu. Enter the USAOID of the case being updated and press F8.
OR
Select Civil, Case Summary from the LIONS Main Menu. Enter the USAOID for the case to be
updated and press F8. Select Court History from the Case Summary menu.
The Court History record for the requested case opens as shown in Figure 4-34.
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Location, Filing Date, Service Date, and Court Number CAN be changed. The Court CANNOT
be changed. If the Court is incorrect, the Court record must be deleted and a new Court record (and
all associated records) must be created.
When you delete a Court History record, the system deletes records that are associated with that
court, i.e., Assignment and Judge will also be deleted. Sentence records will NOT be deleted. They
need to be deleted manually before deleting the Court History record.
To change the Court/participant records, press CONTROL + PAGE DOWN to the
COURT/PARTICIPANTS block.
Highlight the appropriate court in the Court History block.
Press F9 and select a participant to be added to the Court History.
Click OK.
Highlight a participant to be deleted from the Court History and press SHIFT+F6.
The warning message shown in Figure 4-35 displays.
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Click Y (Yes) to delete the participant and all records to which the participant is attached. The
PARTICIPANT record will NOT be deleted.
Click N (No) to cancel the request.
CONTROL + PAGE DOWN or press lid to go to the ASSIGNMENTS block.
If the Lead A U S A is deleted, a new Lead AUSA MUST be entered.
Highlight the appropriate court in the Court History block.
DOWN ARROW to a blank line or press F6 to insert a blank line.
Inits - Press F9 and select a new staff member.
Position - Press F9 and select the code for the staff member's position in the civil action.
Start Date - This field defaults to the current date. If this is incorrect, enter the date the new staff
member was assigned to the civil action. The date entered cannot be later than the current
date.
To delete an assignment, highlight the record to be deleted and press SHIFT + F6.
C O N T R O L + P A G E DOWN or press B to go to the COURT/JUDGES block.
DOWN A R R O W to a blank line or press F6 to insert a blank line.
Initials - Press F9 and select the new Judge assigned to the court.
Start Date - This field defaults to the current date. If this is incorrect, enter the date the new
Judge was assigned to the civil action. The date entered CANNOT be later than the current
date.
To delete a Judge, highlight the name press SHIFT + F6.
Click on the Exit icon and press Yes in the Save dialog box to save changes and exit the form.
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4.12. Event/Scheduled Event (Calendar)
If a significant event occurs, or if you wish to schedule an event, you can access the Event form by
either of the following ways:
Select Civil, Update, General Update, Event from the LIONS Main Menu as shown in Figure
4-36. Enter the USAOID for the case to be updated and press F8.
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Select Civil, Case Summary. Enter the USAOID for the case to be updated and press F8.
Select Event from the Case Summary menu.
The Event form for the requested case opens as shown in Figure 4-37.
The Event Code CANNOT be changed. The record MUST be deleted and a new record entered.
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Highlight the appropriate court in the Court History block for which the event(s) is being added,
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Click on See Participants in the Court History block to see all Participants attached to the Court
History.
The PARTICIPANTS RELATED TO COURT block opens as shown in Figure 4-38.
Press ENTER to close and return to the Event block.
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Click on Case History Report in the Event block to print a Case History Report. The dialog box
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Click Yes to print the report.
Click No to close the dialog box and continue making changes.
To enter a new Event or Scheduled Event:
Rel (Relate) - Enter Y (Yes) to relate all of the participants attached to the selected Court to the
new event or scheduled event. Enter N (No) if all participants are not related to the new
event.
Event - Press F9 and select the event code. When an Event Code is entered, an Event Date or
Scheduled Date is required.
Districts have to contact TechOne to have event codes added.
Action - Press F9 and select an Action code that further describes the event.
Event Date - Enter the date the event occurred. The date entered CANNOT be later than the
current date. If you are scheduling a date, leave this field blank.
Date Scheduled - Enter the date the event is scheduled to occur, if applicable. Date Scheduled
will appear on staff members' calendar reports. If a Date Scheduled is entered, an Event
Date can be entered later to show that the scheduled event occurred.
Time Scheduled - Enter the time an event is scheduled to take place. Scheduled time will also
appear on staff members' calendar reports.
Staff Initials - LIONS will automatically fill in the initials of the Lead Attorney. If this is incorrect,
Press F9 and select the appropriate Lead AUSA initials.
Doc Code (Document Code) - Press F9 and select the document number for document
generation purposes, if needed.
Document Staff Initials - LIONS will default to the initials of the person that has logged into
LIONS. This cannot be changed.
Document Date - Will default to the current date. It is used by Document Generation when
setting the date range for documents to be produced in batch. If it is necessary to regenerate
a document, the date can be changed.
Location Scheduled - Enter a free-form description of the location of the scheduled event. Used
by Document Generation.
Judge INIT (Initials) - Press F9 and select the initials of the Judge involved in the event or
scheduled event.
Judge Last Name - LIONS will fill in the Judge's last name based on the initials entered.
See Chapter 3, Civil Initiation for further instructions on entering Event information.
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If Rel (Relate) field is Y (Yes), the Participants Related to Events block shown in Figure 4-40 opens
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You MUST make this relationship to reflect a litigant's last event on reports.
Press Enter to return to the Event screen. As shown in Figure 4-42, the selected Participant is
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4.13. Expert in a Case
If you have expert information to add to a civil action, or expert information that you want to change,
access the Expert in a Case form by either of the following ways:
Select Civil, Update, General Update, Expert in a Case. Enter the USAOID for the case to
which the new Expert will be attached and press F8.
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Select Civil, Case Summary. Enter the USAOID for the case being updated and press F8.
Select Expert/Case from the Case Summary menu.
The EXPERT IN A CASE form for the requested case opens as shown in Figure 4-44. The Expert
Side data CAN be changed. Inits and Type CANNOT be changed.
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Expert Side - Press F9 and select the code that identifies the side for which the Expert will
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Inits (Initials) - Press F9 and select the initials of the new expert.
Name - LIONS will fill in the name based on the initials that were entered.
Type - LIONS will fill in the type of expert based on initials and name. The codes for this field are
established by your district. (LOV)
Expert Comments -Enter comments as appropriate. Enter text as you would in WordPerfect.
You can enter approximately 35 lines of text. To expand the comment screen or to edit the
comment, press ALT + E and select Edit from the menu.
To enter additional experts, press the DOWN ARROW to go to a blank line or press F6 to add a blank
line and enter data for the new Expert.
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4.14. Miscellaneous Numbers (Including DCMNS)
To enter DCMNS numbers, note the physical location of a file, or to assign an in-house Federal
Records Center (FRC) number, access the Miscellaneous Numbers form from the
Civil/Update/General Update or the Civil/Update/Case Summary screen, as shown in Figure 4-45.
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You can enter data for one case or for multiple cases. You can query up one case by keying in a
specific USAOID and pressing F8; or you can query up a series of cases by entering a partial
USAOID; e.g., 1997V003% which would give you all civil files that begin with 1997V003; e.g.,
1997V00301, 1997V00302, etc. (% acts as a wildcard). Press the F8 key to query.
4.15. Opposing Counsel Information
To track Opposing Counsel information within a case, you can access the Opposing Counsel form in
either of the following ways:
Select Civil, Update, General Update, Opposing Counsel from the LIONS Main Menu.
Enter the USAOID for the case to which the new counsel will be added and press F8.
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Select Civil, Case Summary from the LIONS Main Menu. Enter a USAOID and press F8.
Select Opposing Counsel from the Case Summary menu.
The OPPOSING COUNSEL form for the requested case opens as shown in Figure 4-46. To return a
series of cases, enter a partial USAOID followed by the % sign and press F8.
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To change current information:
From the Participant block, press CONTROL + PAGE DOWN to go to the OPPOSING COUNSEL
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DOWN ARROW to move through the Opposing Counsel records and highlight the record to be
updated.
To delete the record:
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Inits or Type - Press F9 and select the new code.
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End Date - Enter the date the Opposing Counsel's involvement in the case ended.
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DOWN A R R O W to a blank line or press F6 to insert a line.
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If the Opposing Counsel is not included in the list of values (LOV), press F3 to GoTo the opposing
Attorney Picklist form and enter the applicable information. When you are done, click on the Exit icon
to return to the Opposing Counsel form.
See Section
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4.16. Participant Information
To add or change Participant information for a civil action:
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Select Civil, Update, General Update, Participant from the LIONS Main Menu. Enter a
USAOID and press F8.
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Select Civil, Case Summary from the LIONS Main Menu. Enter a USAOID and press F8.
Select Participant from the Case Summary menu.
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LIONS will open the PARTICIPANT form for the requested case as shown in Figure 4-47.
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The Type code CANNOT be changed in the Participant screen. If Type is incorrect, delete the
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If Role begins with D or P, it can ONLY be changed to another code beginning with D or P.
To change Role to a code that does not begin with D or P, DELETE the participant record and enter
a new record with the new Role code.
Caution: Deleting a Participant related to Court History, Relief, or Event records, requires that
these relationships be re-established if necessary.
The code entered in the Type field determines the screens used to enter Participant information.
If Participant Type is I (Individual) refer to Chapter 3, Sections 3.7.7.1 and 3.1.7.2 for the forms and
instructions for entering data for Individual participants. Press LL) to navigate through the forms.
If Participant Type is B (Business) refer to Chapter 3, Sections 3.7.7.3 and 3.7.7.4 for the forms and
instructions for entering data for Business participants.
If Participant Type is P (Property) refer to Chapter 3, Sections 3.7.7.5 and 3.7.7.6 lor the forms and
instructions for entering data for Property participants.
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To track multiple appraisals for a piece of property:
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Highlight the property record in the Participant block.
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4.17. Picklists
There are several look-up tables in LIONS which the district has total control. These look-up tables are
called Picklists. Districts can add, change or delete entries for AGENCY OFFICE, OPPOSING
ATTORNEY, EXPERT or JUDGE as necessary to meet local requirements. Information added to any of
the Picklists will automatically be reflected in the LOV for the field.
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4.17.1. Agency Office
This option allows you to capture multiple addresses for the same agency within a branch. To access the
form:
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Select Agency Office from the Picklists menu as shown in Figure 4-51.
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The next time the agency code is entered in a case, you can press F8 and LIONS will automatically
populate the address in Agency Office block.
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4.17.2. Opposing Attorney
This option allows you to capture pertinent information concerning an opposing attorney. To add an
attorney to the Opposing Attorney Picklist:
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Select Opposing Attorney from the Picklists menu as shown in Figure 4-55.
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Figure 4-56: Opposing Attorney Picklist
Inits (Initials) - Enter a unique set of initials for the Opposing Attorney.
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