National New Court Cases and Court Remand Activity FY 2017
(For Reporting Purposes: 10/01/2016 through 09/29/2017)

These quarterly reports show the number of receipts, dispositions and pending New Court Cases (NCCs) and Court Remands (CRs) during the defined period. The data shown is by month with quarterly and fiscal year (FY) summaries through the most recently completed quarter.

New Court Cases (NCCs) are the result of new civil lawsuit filings by claimants seeking Social Security or Supplemental Security Income benefits after denial through the Appeals Council level. In response to these civil suit filings, the Appeals Council (AC) in the Office of Analytics, Review, and Oversight (OARO) prepares an administrative record including a copy of the claims folder and provides that to the court of jurisdiction. Receipts are incoming cases. Dispositions of NCCs by the AC include preparation of certified records of the cases for filing with the court, AC requests for remand to the ALJ for further action, and other actions. Pending is the number of NCCs awaiting final action at the end of each month, quarter or fiscal year period.

Court Remands (CRs) are claims for benefits returned to the Social Security Administration (SSA) by the courts after court review for further administrative action by SSA. Receipts are incoming CRs. Dispositions of CRs by the AC include remands to the ALJ for further action, decisions by the AC or other actions. Pending is the number of CRs awaiting final action at the end of each month, quarter or fiscal year period.

Time Period	Receipts	Dispositions	Pending
Oct 2016	1,313	1,249	1,310
Nov 2016	1,345	1,139	1,516
Dec 2016	1,868	1,678	1,706
End 1st Quarter	4,526	4,066	1,706
Jan 2017	1,223	1,382	1,547
Feb 2017	1,416	1,467	1,496
Mar 2017	1,737	1,821	1,412
End 2nd Quarter	4,376	4,670	1,412
Apr 2017	1,406	1,454	1,364
May 2017	1,334	1,382	1,316
Jun 2017	1,807	1,741	1,382
End 3rd Quarter	4,547	4,577	1,382
Jul 2017	1,489	1,218	1,653
Aug 2017	1,616	1,634	1,635
Sep 2017	1,891	1,928	1,598
End 4th Quarter	4,996	4,780	1,598
Total FY 2017	18,445	18,093	1,598

Time Period	Receipts	Dispositions	Pending
Oct 2016	705	661	987
Nov 2016	439	562	864
Dec 2016	504	724	644
End 1st Quarter	1,648	1,947	644
Jan 2017	484	526	602
Feb 2017	866	672	796
Mar 2017	1,146	816	1,126
End 2nd Quarter	2,496	2,014	1,126
Apr 2017	729	643	1,212
May 2017	679	636	1,255
Jun 2017	840	830	1,265
End 3rd Quarter	2,248	2,109	1,265
Jul 2017	813	621	1,457
Aug 2017	912	733	1,636
Sep 2017	857	957	1,536
End 4th Quarter	2,582	2,311	1,536
Total FY 2017	8,974	8,381	1,536