Caseload and Caseflow Management
Court Caseload
Trial courts submit (through MCAP) annual caseload reports as required by MCR 8.103(7) and MCR 8.110(C)(1). Part 1 of the Caseload Reporting System (CRS) includes reports of beginning pending caseload, new case filings, and reopened cases. Part 2 includes reports of cases disposed and cases made inactive. Part 4 includes pending case age and case age at disposition reports. Data collection instruments, instructions, technical assistance, and recent communications are available through MCAP to authorized users of CRS. Caseload reports are due by January 30 and verification is due by February 28. Statistical reports using caseload data are available on the web.
Circuit Court Reporting Instructions
Probate Court Reporting Instructions
District Court Reporting Instructions
2020, June 29 Memo - Revised Reporting Deadlines for 2020
2018, September 17 Memo - Cases Heard on Assignment
2016, June 20 Memo - Probate Court Time Guidelines Revisions
2016, March 29 Memo - Felonies Reduced to Misdemeanors
2014, November 20 Memo - Felony Pleas Taken in District Court
2014, June 19 Memo - Case Type Codes for Releases to Adopt
2013, November 7 Memo - Disposition of Multi Count Complaints Nolle Pros
2013, June 20, Memo - Domestic Relations Judgment Effective Date
2013, March 21 Memo - Juvenile Competency
2012, April 24 Memo - VF Case Type Code
2012, March 15 Memo - Jury Demand
2011, September 1 Memo - New Time Guidelines
2010, June 14 Memo - Clarification of PPOs
2009, May 15 Memo - Clarification on PJ Case Type Code
2008, October 2 Memo - New JG Case Type
2007, December 13 Memo - Domestic Relations Case Types
2006, October 12 Memo - Change of Venue Clarification
2006, August 17 Memo - Change of Venue
2005, October 20 Memo - Bindover Clarification
2003, May 23 Memo - Felony Pleas
2002, September 18 Memo - Misdemeanor Reduced
2002, May 17 Memo - Misdemeanor Clarification
2002, May 3 Memo - Misdemeanor Bindover Not Reportable
Probate Court Conditions for Reporting
Delay in Criminal Proceedings
Circuit, district, and municipal judges submit through their chief judge quarterly delay in criminal proceedings reports as required by MCR 8.110(C)(5). Courts submit these reports through the Michigan Court Application Portal (MCAP). These reports are due January 7, April 7, July 7, and October 7. Court administrators who wish to designate another person as an authorized user for the Delay in Criminal Proceedings (DCP) system should do so through the User Maintenance application on MCAP. Reporting materials are available below. For more information, contact the appropriate regional office.
Instructions for DCP System
Circuit File Format for Electronically Uploading DCP Data
District File Format for Electronically Uploading DCP Data
Q & A for DCP
Deficiencies in Guardianship/Conservatorship Administration
(Formerly Delinquent Fiduciary Report)
Chief probate judges submit semiannual deficiencies in guardianship and conservatorship administration reports. These reports are due January 30 and July 30. For more information, contact the appropriate regional office.
2016, July 13 Memo
2007, January 3 Memo
Use the Deficiencies in Guardianship/Conservatorship Administration (form SCAO 65).
Jury Statistics
Trial courts submit annual jury statistics reports regarding juror yield and juror utilization. These reports are due by March 31.
2020 Jury Statistics Report Waived for 2020
Due to the pandemic, jury activity in 2020 was minimal and the jury statistics report for these trials will not be as useful for assessing juror yield or utilization. The next Jury Statistics Report will be due March 31, 2022, for jury activity in 2021.
(January 25, 2021)
Jury Statistics Report (form SCAO 73)
2017, February 2 memo
2016, September 30 memo
2016, April 12 memo