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Appendix O - Immigration Court Adjournment Codes
EOIR primarily uses adjournment, call-up, and case identification codes for tracking case information in the Case Access System for EOIR (CASE) (or any successor case management system). The immigration judge is responsible for making the reason(s) for any adjournment or call-up date clear on the record. Court administrators and court staff are responsible for accurately entering each applicable adjournment, call-up, or case identification code into CASE. The assistant chief immigration judge for each immigration court is responsible for ensuring that codes are used appropriately and entered accurately into CASE.
EOIR continually reviews its adjournment, call-up, and case identification codes and updates or modifies those codes as circumstances warrant. The tables below set forth codes used to track the case hearing process. An image of codes organized by category is also available.
| Code | Definition | Clock Status |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Respondent to seek representation | Stops |
| 1A | Case transferred from non-detained to detained docket | Runs |
| 1B | Case transferred from detained to non-detained docket | Runs |
| 02 | Preparation - respondent/attorney/representative | Stops |
| 03 | Preparation - DHS | Runs |
| 3A | IJ detail | Runs |
| 04 | DHS or DHS administrative file unavailable for hearing | Runs |
| 4A | Technical malfunction (not video) | Runs |
| 4B | Interpreter must leave | Runs |
| 4C | Interpreter appeared but wrong language or dialect | Runs |
| 4E | ROP missing | Runs |
| 4F | Telephonic interpreter unavailable | Runs |
| 5A | Hearing advanced by respondent/attorney/rep. motion | Neutral |
| 5D | Hearing advanced by DHS motion | Neutral |
| 7A | DHS application process - respondent initiated | Runs |
| 8A* | IJ completion prior to hearing | Stops |
| 8B* | IJ completion at hearing | Stops |
| 09 | Respondent in custody (DHS/HHS/IHP) not presented | Runs |
| 9A | Docket Management (Postpone hearing) | Runs |
| 9B | Docket Management (Advance hearing) | Neutral |
| 9C | Docket Management (Case moved/Off-Calendar) | Runs |
| 9V | Vacated master calendar hearing | Runs |
| 10 | Notice sent/served incorrectly | Runs |
| 11 | Other no-show by respondent/respondent's attorney or rep. | Stops |
| 12 | Other respondent/respondent's attorney/representative request | Stops |
| 13 | Insufficient time to complete hearing | Runs |
| 17 | MC to IC - merits hearing | Runs |
| 22 | Respondent or Rep. rejected earliest hearing | Neutral |
| 25 | To allow for scheduling of priority case | Runs |
| 26 | Respondent request for an in-person hearing | Runs |
| 27 | DHS request for an in-person hearing | Runs |
| 28 | IJ determined and in-person hearing is necessary | Runs |
| 30 | Consolidation with family members | Runs |
| 31 | RC to SC merits hearing | Runs |
| 32 | Interpreter not ordered | Runs |
| 33 | Interpreter ordered, but FTA | Runs |
| 34 | IJ leave | Runs |
| 36 | Respondent delayed records/fingerprint check | Stops |
| 44 | Cooperating witness/law enforcement | Runs |
| 45 | Joint request of both parties | Runs |
| 46 | Video malfunction | Runs |
| 47 | New Charge filed by DHS | Runs |
| 48 | Interpreter appeared but disqualified | Runs |
| 59 | Court closure/postponement | Runs |
| 61 | Appointment of Qualified Representative | Runs |
| 62 | Competency | Runs |
| 64 | IJ reassignment | Runs |
| 66 | DHS delayed due to biometrics | Runs |
| 67 | IJ has a public speaking engagement | Runs |
| 68 | IJ Attending a CLE course | Runs |
| 74 | Public Health (illness of the parties) | Runs |
| 99 | Data entry error | Runs |
| F4 | FERM resets | Runs |
| PD | Prosecutorial Discretion | Runs |
| RD | Reserved decision suspension/cancellation | Runs |
| RO | Reset order | Runs |
| RR | Reserved decision | Runs |
| T4 | T42 resets | Runs |
| TQ | Placed in trial queue | Runs |
*The EAD clock runs when this adjournment code is used for a decision granting a change of venue.
| Code | Definition |
|---|---|
| AB | Respondent/Attorney/Representative to file brief (not appeal) |
| DD | Decision of the IJ is delayed due to extenuating circumstances during a continued detention review hearing |
| DS | Status docket |
| IA | Interlocutory appeal filed by DHS to appeal the denial of a motion for protective order |
| IB | DHS to file brief (other than for appeal) |
| MR | Pending IJ response to motion or request - motion for change of venue; motion for termination; request for continuance, etc. |
| OA | Off Calendar Initiative Response - Respondent agreed to go Off Calendar |
| OB | Off Calendar Initiative Response - DHS agreed to go Off Calendar |
| OC | Off Calendar Initiative Response |
| OD | Off Calendar Initiative Response - DHS opposed to go Off Calendar |
| OR | Off Calendar Initiative Response - Respondent opposed to go Off Calendar |
| RA | Relief Applications |
| RC | DHS to provide records checks |
| RI | DHS to file response to Reset Order |
| RO | Respondent/Attorney/Representative to file response to Reset Order |
| RR | Reserved Decision |
| SA | Respondent/Attorney/Representative to file supporting documents |
| SI | DHS to file supporting documents |
| SR | Pending State Department response to asylum application |
| WP | Written Pleadings |
| Code | Definition |
|---|---|
| 4M | NTA not filed within 120 days of EPRD |
| AL | Al Otro Lado Litigation |
| AM | Pilot AMI |
| AO | Asylum Office Rule |
| AU | Address Unknown |
| BR | Brito Class Action Litigation |
| C1 | Central America 2018 |
| CD | Civil Detention Hearing |
| CF | Caseflow Management Process |
| DD | Dedicated Docket |
| DS | Status Docket |
| EC | SEP-C (for child) |
| EM | Electronic Monitoring |
| EP | SEP-P (for parent) |
| FA | Family Units |
| FL | Franco Litigation |
| FM | Family Expedited Removal Management |
| HC | Home Curfew |
| IR | Interim Final Rule |
| MP | Migrant Protection Protocol |
| MR | Medez-Rojas Case |
| OC | Off Calendar Initiative |
| PB | EOIR Pro Bono Representation |
| PG | Pangea Legal Services |
| PL | Padilla Class Members |
| PO | Protective Order |
| PP | Presidential Proclamation Case |
| PT | Pre-Trial/Hearing |
| RD | Reserved Suspension Decision |
| RO | Reset Order Work Flow |
| SR | Stipulated Removal |
| SX | Stipulated Removal Order - Denied |
| TM | Triage Master |
| UP | UPM Grace Period |
| VG | Vangala Settlement |
