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Fiscal Year 2002 Statistics
Civil Filings and Dispositions - By Court

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Civil Filings and Dispositions - Fiscal Year 2002 - By Court
   Court
CIVIL REMANDS
REGULAR CIVIL
OTHER CIVIL
SUMMARY PROCESS
SMALL CLAIMS
SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESS
ABUSE PREVENTION (209A)
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Disposed
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Disposed
    
1 Attleboro  
3
10
764
701
6
6
162
146
1,682
1,461
261
139
672
672
2 Ayer  
0
0
349
210
10
7
89
85
1,086
1,003
126
90
341
309
3 Barnstable  
11
7
934
805
0
0
265
295
2,916
2,780
280
162
343
329
4 Brighton  
15
17
312
244
112
35
79
84
646
682
145
179
172
172
5 Brockton  
149
143
2,476
1,555
1
1
222
182
4,226
3,292
664
436
1,137
1,135
6 Brookline  
1
0
271
161
2
2
133
85
752
560
74
50
90
70
7 Cambridge  
0
4
3,069
3,002
25
17
785
752
3,229
3,137
358
281
448
551
8 Charlestown  
4
3
111
50
0
0
29
31
178
175
45
11
110
99
9 Chelsea  
33
28
834
352
14
6
602
410
1,461
1,252
395
429
930
827
10 Chicopee  
1
0
849
539
11
22
47
13
1,237
960
181
46
435
480
11 Clinton  
3
16
377
329
6
5
39
28
609
945
89
216
174
174
12 Concord  
0
0
449
469
17
16
77
80
1,239
1,147
167
35
171
171
13 Dedham  
0
0
1,113
1,258
18
28
218
162
2,001
1,438
224
372
214
280
14 Dorchester  
47
9
1,174
541
0
3
423
395
2,829
2,100
1,262
311
1,473
951
15 Dudley  
0
1
745
719
0
0
5
5
2,172
1,960
252
121
663
599
16 East Boston  
22
4
367
333
11
5
207
181
1,045
910
218
88
419
250
17 East Brookfield  
3
6
367
328
15
14
1
4
976
700
118
62
302
215
18 Edgartown  
0
0
114
139
19
18
18
19
856
1,091
43
42
116
106
19 Fall River  
18
99
1,396
1,307
0
0
90
38
4,295
4,475
478
235
1,020
837
20 Falmouth  
2
6
433
409
37
32
142
131
1,864
1,431
185
111
388
408
21 Fitchburg  
6
22
484
482
15
10
6
3
1,210
1,214
170
64
410
542
22 Framingham  
0
0
1,234
1,105
0
0
573
424
2,694
2,782
370
92
472
437
23 Gardner  
1
11
308
150
17
12
0
0
783
515
108
54
302
302
24 Gloucester  
2
3
261
311
14
18
80
94
751
593
113
116
281
121
25 Greenfield  
0
8
321
353
2
17
118
116
1,033
921
150
78
315
315
26 Haverhill  
0
7
716
445
0
0
154
104
1,287
446
191
125
750
750
27 Hingham  
35
37
686
613
41
34
104
81
1,697
1,504
258
81
408
353
28 Holyoke  
0
0
312
140
65
47
211
196
948
680
95
48
546
454
29 Ipswich  
0
2
122
99
5
6
25
30
321
317
46
21
120
116
30 Lawrence  
4
5
1,778
1,162
29
4
247
210
2,876
2,123
367
314
1,313
1,222
31 Leominster  
0
3
399
489
14
14
79
131
1,754
1,859
123
110
275
279
32 Lowell  
1
4
2,257
1,629
46
38
536
587
4,229
2,971
689
680
1,708
1,647
33 Lynn  
4
2
2,131
1,838
45
32
444
478
2,773
2,286
583
163
1,497
815
34 Malden  
0
0
1,345
946
0
0
573
366
2,550
1,687
515
247
878
755
35 Marlborough  
0
0
444
385
22
16
192
182
1,358
1,062
137
68
234
227
36 Milford  
2
5
491
457
0
0
573
366
2,550
1,687
515
247
878
755
37 Nantucket  
2
1
101
89
1
1
24
24
288
265
16
5
53
48
38 Natick  
0
0
264
260
7
3
42
40
646
369
84
35
92
72
39 New Bedford  
6
35
1,437
1,238
47
39
105
93
5,865
5,511
509
183
1,240
1,209
40 Newburyport  
1
3
385
1
27
21
87
84
927
969
159
134
355
344
41 Newton  
0
0
264
260
7
3
42
40
646
369
84
35
92
72
42 No. Berkshire  
0
0
262
309
8
9
218
197
847
650
84
74
379
367
43 Northampton  
4
1
618
630
14
6
148
326
1,908
1,418
315
93
405
380
44 Orange  
0
0
154
154
0
0
98
98
919
353
58
6
215
188
45 Orleans  
4
4
415
281
53
113
128
137
1,731
1,559
154
96
335
108
46 Palmer  
1
0
326
378
14
16
69
65
1,057
1,226
161
248
305
308
47 Peabody  
5
21
591
335
14
11
109
119
1,615
1,684
177
226
305
171
48 Pittsfield  
0
1
552
524
20
18
369
269
2,486
2,167
212
118
450
198
49 Plymouth  
44
66
942
718
4
9
80
65
2,853
3,431
357
366
508
520
50 Quincy  
0
0
2,482
2,247
76
59
1,001
1,068
7,282
6,340
859
549
1,130
1,095
51 Roxbury  
43
5
460
222
0
0
101
66
725
692
417
346
896
1,039
52 Salem  
11
51
1,354
1,561
7
17
263
258
2,184
1,151
343
140
623
656
53 So. Berkshire  
0
1
159
216
5
4
39
44
671
583
53
18
125
110
54 Somerville  
0
0
2,111
2,344
71
71
428
435
3,841
4,335
355
183
618
551
55 South Boston  
5
2
245
129
3
0
67
55
370
359
155
110
330
103
56 Springfield  
19
18
3,294
2,973
25
10
195
183
6,713
4,390
897
28
1,555
1,555
57 Stoughton  
0
0
663
618
20
5
112
118
1,517
1,302
181
71
176
177
58 Taunton  
9
8
1,218
1,231
18
5
59
26
2,025
1,910
417
664
863
1,058
59 Uxbridge  
0
9
449
380
1
0
4
10
806
687
132
61
260
240
60 Waltham  
0
0
785
679
17
9
206
200
3,638
5,794
233
140
413
365
61 Ware  
0
2
157
147
0
1
76
75
610
517
54
30
188
189
62 Wareham  
35
38
591
452
19
17
139
148
2,026
2,270
286
137
561
564
63 West Roxbury  
54
14
735
249
10
0
403
124
1,876
995
502
280
954
733
64 Westborough  
6
13
836
793
6
6
45
47
1,660
686
179
24
154
114
65 Westfield  
2
2
351
330
11
16
65
77
1,064
424
130
71
298
235
66 Winchendon  
0
0
72
65
0
2
28
26
344
319
32
10
121
112
67 Woburn  
0
0
1,409
2,574
8
8
297
325
2,315
2,598
364
304
557
546
68 Worcester  
26
48
2,508
2,916
56
5
29
5
5,753
3,478
804
1,145
881
533
69 Wrentham  
0
0
756
599
15
3
198
133
1,401
1,242
271
225
292
249
  
 2002 TOTALS  
644
805
58,867
53,625
1,196
949
12,365
11,137
131,437
113,871
18,665
12,060
35,172
31,424
  Note: District Court statistics are submitted by the clerks of the courts.       Because they are collected manually, the reliability of some statistics (particularly dispositions) may vary.         

 



 

 
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