Case Events Tab
Events are broadly categorized as any matter that should be documented as part of the court’s official record for that case.
There are several different types of records that Odyssey considers to be an event – case events (e.g., motions and filings),
service tracking items (e.g., the issuance of a document that requires service like a citation), hearings, and dispositions.
The Events tab of the case displays all of these different types of events to show the user the official record of the case. If an event
is configured to track an amount, the entered amount is displayed. If an event contains both a party and an amount, both are
displayed.
”Filtered” displays in red in the Events section header to indicate that the results have been filtered by the criteria specified in the Event Selection section.
The document index number displays for each event if your administrator has enabled Include Document Index # on case event type's Modify Case Event Type dialog box.
If the number of base events on a case you are trying to access is greater than the maximum number allowed as configured on
this feature, a warning message is displayed.
Click Yes (ALT+Y) to display the case, or select No (ALT+N) to open the case at a later time.
Be aware that if you select Yes from this dialog box, you potentially could encounter delays in displaying case data on both the Summary and Events tabs.
When in the Related Events View, events are displayed in different colors so you can easily tell what kind of event it is.
Regular case events are displayed in blue, while hearings are in black. Service events where all parties have been served
and there are either no responses required or responses required that have been received are displayed in green. Service events
with incomplete service detail are displayed in maroon. Additionally, non-docketable events are displayed in gray.
Sort Options
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| Show/Hide Filters | Click  to show or hide the Event Selection filter fields. Filters are hidden each time you access the Events tab.
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| Event Group | Click  to select an event group to use to filter the results.
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| Event Types | Type the event type codes to include in the activity. Separate each code with a comma or semicolon. Type All to include all available codes. Click or press F4 to search for and select multiple codes.
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| Docketable | Select one of the following options to filter the results:
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| Show Only Events With Document Index # | Select this check box to filter the results to only display events with a document index number. | |||||||||
| Select Only Events with Due Date | Select this check box to filter your search results to only display events with a due date. | |||||||||
| Exclude Completed Events | Select this check box to filter the results to only display events with a completed date entered on the Add/Modify Event dialog box. | |||||||||
| From and To | Enter the dates to filter the results to by a specified date range. | |||||||||
| Party | Click to select a party. This filters the results by the specified party.
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| Party 2 | Click to select a party. This filters the results by the specified party.
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| Judicial Officer | Click to select a judicial officer. This filters the results to only display events associated with the specified judicial officer
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| View | Select one of the following options to sort the displayed events:
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| Sort | Select one of the following options to sort the displayed events.
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| Background Color | Select this check box if you want to show the background colors for the events displayed. The colors used depend on the event type setup. | |||||||||
| Show Deleted Items | If there are deleted events on the case, this option displays above the list of events. Select this option to show the deleted events along with the active. The deleted events are displayed in grey strike-through text. | |||||||||
| Show Options | Select the number of events to display per page. | |||||||||
| Find | Select this option to search based on the filters applied. | |||||||||
| Get All | Click this button to clear all of the selected filters, except # of Matches Per Page, Sort, and View. Only the events for cases the user has rights to view display. | |||||||||
| Clear | Click this button to clear all of the selected filters, except # of Matches Per Page, Sort, and View. Only the events for cases the user has rights to view display. | |||||||||
| Save Filters |
Click this button to retain the settings selected when you return to the Events tab. Filters can be saved for each case category, and they remain until the Save Filters button is selected again. For example, you can have a set of filters for criminal cases and another set for civil cases.
Event Group and Event Type filters are saved based on the case category. If Save Filters is not selected, events are displayed based on the default filters (# of Matches Per Page, Sort, and View).
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| Reset Filters | Select this option to reset filters to the default settings. | |||||||||
| Previous and Next | These links allow navigation between multiple pages of events when there are more events than the Show field is set to display. |
Right-click Options
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| Add Related Event | Select this option to add a related event to the selected event using a new Event dialog box. |
| Add Related Service | Select this option to add a related service event to the current event. Click Add Service and the Add Service Detail dialog box is displayed. When viewing events in the related event view, the related service event is displayed under the original event and not as an icon. Click either icon to go directly to the Service tab. Odyssey automatically expands the service event selected. |
| Add Related Hearing | Select this option to add a related hearing to the current event. When you click Add Hearing, the Find Court Sessions dialog box is displayed so you can search for available court sessions. |
| Modify Event Relationships | Select this option to access the Modify Event Relationship dialog box. From here, you can change the relationships for the current event. |
| Scan Document |
Scan a document into electronic format and associate it with the case. This first accesses the Add New Image dialog box to name the new document or image.
Odyssey then continues to the Document Viewer dialog box. If there is a scanner attached, the dialog will be in 'scan' mode.
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| Attach Document |
Add an existing document into Odyssey and associate it with the case. Accesses the Add Document dialog box for providing a description and defining the type of file. After the information is defined, Odyssey launches
the Open a File dialog box to browse the network and select one, or many documents to attach.
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| Link Document | Available when the Document Indexing Viewer is currently open or launched. Links the document, currently shown in the viewer, with the service event selected. |
| Relate Document |
Available when there are documents currently associated with the case. Launches the Select Documents dialog box so the user may associate one or many documents with the service event.
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| Delete | Select this option to delete the selected item. When you delete the item, it no longer displays unless you choose to show deleted items. |
| Undelete | This option is the only one displayed once an item is deleted. Select it to undelete the item. |
| Print New Barcode | You can link multiple documents to a single event that is configured to print a barcode. Each document will have a unique barcode and a different link packet associated with the document and event. You can generate an additional barcode to attach to each document by right-clicking an event and selecting the Print New Barcode option. The barcode and link packet is defined by the document type, queue instructions, and document link ID that were originally selected for the event type. |