11.1 - Add a Hearing 

• Step 1 - Expand the case.  

   

  Click on the next to the case number in the Case Navigation Panel.
   

  

  The expanded case will look like the image below.
   

  

   
   

  The case can also be collapsed / expanded by double-clicking the case.

     

• Step 2 - Click on Hearings in the Case Navigation panel.

   

  

   

• Step 3 - Click on the Add Link from the Edit Panel area.

   
  If no hearings have been added, the Edit Panel area displays this message.  Click Add.
   

  

   
  If hearings have been added, click Add from the actions list.
   

  

• Step 4 - Select Hearing type in Type field.

   
  The Type field includes a drop-down list of available hearing types.  Click in the field and begin typing the hearing name or choose from the list.
   
  If the Other Hearing is selected, the user may name the hearing by typing the name in the Other field.
   

  

   

• Step 5 - Edit date and time.

   

  

• Step 6 - Select Presiding Judge in Presiding field.

   
  Select the Presiding Judge from the drop-down list in the Presiding field.  
   

  

   

  If no Judges appear in the drop-down list, close the hearing editor, return to the Associated Person node and add the Judge.

   

• Step 7 - Select Presiding Type in Presiding Type field.

   
  Select the appropriate Presiding type from the Presiding Type drop-down list.
   
  Click Save and Proceed.
   

  Note !
  See Presiding Type descriptions below.

   
   

  

   
   
   

• Step 8 - Add cases addressed in this hearing.

   
  MYCIDS allows addressing multiple cases in one hearing editor.  Use of this feature requires the cases to be addressed to be grouped.  To learn more about grouping cases, see 18.0 Grouping Cases.
   
  In the General tab of the hearing editor, click Add.
   

  

   
  Select the case(s) to add to this hearing.
   

  

   
  Click OK.
   
  The hearing editor will now address both case together.  Duplicate hearing editors appear in both cases but need only to be addressed in one.