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1. To search on a number field enter a number associated with the participant or a partial number followed by the For example searching SSN using 105 as shown in Figure 2 25 will return all participant records that begin with 105 in the SSN field The percent symbol acts as a wildcard July 2012 2 16 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 30 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual Ge Figure 2 25 Participant Search Number 2 11 Reports Option To request a report select Reports Civil or Criminal from the LIONS Main Menu then select the type of report as shown in Figure 2 26 Figure 2 26 Request Report The Report screen shown in Figure 2 27 will display Enter a Beginning Date and Ending Date for the reporting period and press Continue July 2012 2 17 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 31 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual Criminal Immediate Declination Figure 2 27 Report Parameters The Report Options screen shown in Figure 2 28 will display jdesformat LANDWIDE A 01 OCT 2007 B 03 OCT 2007 p soit U p 1 e rouege maen mmm Figure 2 28 Report Disposition Options Click View Report or press V ENTER to view the report The generated report displays as shown in Figure 2 29 I RCASHISe Previewer e rt USAO Ho GENERA
2. Lit Track Litigation Track Press F9 and select a code that defines the complexity of the litigation This field can be used in conjunction with the Weight field to assist in civil action assignment Security Press F9 and select a code that describes the level of security for the civil action Users may be prohibited from seeing civil actions based on the code in this field Security is a Local Code assigned by the Districts EOUSA has established a series of codes for certain types of cases being monitored by Legal Programs Priority Programs Team The codes are entered in the pop up shown in Figure 3 15 and are used to produce the special reports needed by the team Special Proj Special Project Press F9 and select the Special Project code if applicable None of the Above i Figure 3 15 Special Project Pop up Press ENTER to exit the pop up ADR Mode Alternative Dispute Resolution Press F9 and select the code that defines the type of alternative dispute resolution if applicable Weight Press F9 and select a code to define the complexity of the civil action Unit Press F9 and select the code for a group within the office responsible for the civil action Tribe Press F9 and select the code for a Native American tribe if applicable This data should be entered when the United States has jurisdiction over a civil action involving a Native American tribe July 2012 3 15 Case 2 13 cv 00193
3. Criminal Potential Press F9 and select Y Yes or N No to indicate if a criminal case may arise out of the civil action Cause of Act Cause of Action In the pop up block shown in Figure 3 11 press F9 and select the code s that describes the cause s for the civil action Select the most important code first DOWN ARROW to go to a blank line or press F6 to insert additional lines SHIFT F6 to return to a previous line Press ENTER to exit the pop up block Commercial Litigation General Claims Figure 3 11 Cause of Action Pop up Lit Resp Litigating Responsibility LIONS defaults to US Case Handled Exclusively by US Attorneys Office If this is incorrect press F9 and select the code that indicates who will handle the litigation US Role Press F9 and select the code that describes the government s position in the civil action July 2012 3 13 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 47 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual Branch LIONS defaults to the Branch of the person entering information If this is incorrect press F9 and select the correct code DOJ Division Number In the pop up block shown in Figure 3 12 press F9 and select the correct code s for the DOJ Division s Enter the number assigned to the civil action by the DOJ Division Figure 3 12 DOJ Division Number Pop up If a DOJ Number has been provided enter the DOJ Division even if the Li
4. Insert Insert add a record into the database Edit Edit fields Print Print the current screen Display a list of available function keys details about an error or assist with Help e using a screen and or fields Clear Clear the data elements displayed on the screen GoTo Call another form from the existing screen Exit Save and exit the screen or cancel and exit the screen Figure 2 7 LIONS Toolbar Menu Bar Each screen in LIONS has a menu bar for performing functions particular to that screen July 2012 2 4 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 18 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual Message Line LIONS displays information about the fields in the lower left corner of the screen see Figure 2 8 For all fields requiring a code the message will prompt the user to press F9 to view the codes for that field see Figure 2 9 Figure 2 8 Message Line Date Formats All dates in LIONS should be in the format DD MON YYYY For example enter January 1 2001 as 01 JAN 2001 or as 01 JAN 2001 When typing the date enter spaces or dashes Spaces convert to dashes when the date is saved The month will default to upper case Field A field is one element of information such as Received Date Codes All codes with the exception of charges will default to uppercase Non Code fields Non code fields Data can be entered in upper lower or mixed case Where ap
5. 4 13 EXPERT IN A CASE iseoceces eter eor nene ea tes E Fund fans daa esa k ede du Se T Ce y PET eR EV ehe D ed De EY RET T ed ad eda REA 4 32 4 14 MISCELLANEOUS NUMBERS INCLUDING DCMNE emen 4 33 4 15 OPPOSING COUNSEL INFORMATION 4 33 4 16 PARTICIPANT INFORMATION ccccccccsscsssessseesessceeescusssseeceeesssseeecccesneeeeeeesaaaeeeeseieeeeesnaeeeecenenpineerens 4 34 Z3 ESPIOKEISTS Geri erg enee dee ere enee 4 37 4 17 1 Agency ONO EE 4 37 4 17 2 Opposing Atforney sse eene eret 4 40 CE TANI 4 41 DEI A M 4 42 4 18 CIVIL e Eeler 4 45 418 1 Closing a GIVI e 4 46 Se TEE 4 47 4 18 3 Close Appeals e tere teinte e vey PUE avant ex d ce v e E ee dE OP UTR DRY UR RI DP gage 4 48 5 0 CRIMINAL INITIATION uo ccc ccc em mnn enne hne nnn nne rennen 5 1 5 1 DEFINITIONS mm 5 2 5 2 IMMEDIATE DECHINATIONS sis sas chive 420 cde edere pv er eese E aE erbe ke Rat snap eres ent ndr e eie ee IIR LR U s 5 3 SUVS EM 5 4 5 2 2 BITS ea I RETE TETTE TTE DL deeg 5 4 5 2 3 Investigalive Agency iessisia sees eerie NEEN Ea dad a R a AR 4 nae ge es naso i nanus 5 6 5 2 4 Ee e 5 6 5 2 5 DISPOSIIONS ce dei tp don erga pa E d 5 6 5 276 Case COmlellL scere eec tabiri ieia Qon edere qur ecu Vade qva ue aia aban ES Nee ees MER WR ase NEE 5 6 5 2 7 Exit Criminal Immediate Declination Screen 5 6 5 3 WHEN TO INIT
6. Case Summary July 2012 2 10 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 24 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual The Case Summary screen shown in Figure 2 17 will open TUE 24 MAR 2009 Figure 2 17 Case Summary Screen Enter a USAOID or tab to the Caption field and enter the defendant or litigant s name as it appears in the Case Caption Press F8 Click on the record to be updated If security permissions do not allow access to a record the name of the record will be grayed out When all updates to a record are completed save the changes and click the Exit icon to return to the Case Summary screen July 2012 2 11 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 25 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual 2 10 Inquiry Option The Inquiry module in LIONS gives users the ability to find cases when the system assigned USAOID is not known To access the Inquiry module select Inquiry from the LIONS Main Menu as shown in Figure 2 18 Figure 2 18 Inquiry USAO Staff Assignments Search for matters or cases by staff initials or staff initials and position Case Search Search for matters or cases using one of a variety of numbers in LIONS associated with the matter or case Agency File Number Court Number Grand Jury Number etc Scheduled Event Search for matters or cases based on a scheduled event The search can include all scheduled events or
7. FIGURE 3 4 JUDGE PICKEIST EE 3 7 FIGURE 3 5 UPDATED JUDGE PICKLIST etse or eet da ra aa ba gn ps eed ee Ina aik E Iu si desee peas 3 7 FIGURE 3 6 UPDATED JUDGE LOV eee teinte doo pode REENEN SE esa kd aad aee aye Fa Ee epe ne deba erba eese xe ERE Ra 3 8 FIGURE 3 7 PARTICIPAN EE 3 9 FIGURE 3 8 EVENT COMMENT POP UP SCREEN cccccccccccecceesseeeseeeeneeeeeeeeeseeeees sete hn nennen herein Aetea senes enne tnes 3 11 FIGURE 3 9 Cat LONG Eent iech den eene etre eda anwar dads ne ded vat Eege 3 12 FIGURE 3 102 OPEN CIVILE ACTION EE 3 13 FIGURE 3 11 CAUSE OF ACTION DOp Ap eene enne nnne nein ensis HE iai ii enar nnne nennen ENa 3 13 FIGURE 3 12 DOJ DIVISION NUMBER Popp 3 14 FIGURE 3 13 CASE RESTRICTED ERROR MESSAGE e eene nennen esr nne nnns 3 14 FIGURE 3 14 GrartGpoup c 3 15 FIGURE 3 15 SPECIAL PROJECT Popp 3 15 FIGURE 3 16 COURT STAFF ASSIGNMENT ieri senses anas e ac paie sea ae Le Ee APR Rata aera anas ee as aola Eike adirar eS 3 17 EIGURE 3 17 E E EE 3 18 FIGURE 3 18 PARTICIPANT araca e re oed eae rn eoe ea e eR oes e decre QE Reg ash ve E TENE aE PE E eeben 3 19 FIGURE 3 19 INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANT NAME DOp Ap erre e enhn eer nns 3 20 V July 2012 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 7 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual FIGURE 3 202 tee 3 21 Te B EE 3 22 FIGURE 3 22 BUSINESS PARTICIPANT eoe rte rrr rt hon hr io baa n r
8. Bankruptcy Nationwide Central Intake Facility NCIF 3 1 Definitions Matter A referral on which an attorney spends one hour or more and for which formal papers have not been filed with the Court Civil Action A civil action begins with the assignment of any court number Appeals Appeals are civil actions filed in the Court of Appeals or Supreme Court either state or federal Appeals of administrative decisions such as Social Security disability appeals or bankruptcy appeals to a district court are NOT appeals because they are filed in District Court Refer to Chapter 8 Appeals for instructions on opening an appeal Complaint The initial pleading filed by the plaintiff in a civil action It includes a statement of facts and the relief requested 3 2 Immediate Declinations Immediate declinations of civil matters cases and appeals are currently not used 3 3 Initiate a Civil Record Initiate a civil record when A civil action is referred to or initiated by the United States Attorney and an attorney spends one hour or more working on the file A civil action is commenced by the filing of a complaint in District Court This includes post conviction civil remedies A civil action on appeal in which the United States is a litigant is remanded to the District Court for a new trial A collection matter referred from the National Central Intake Facility for which the Financial Litigation Unit or Asset Recovery
9. Code Document Code Press F9 and select the document number Used by document generation See Chapter 9 Overview of Document Generation for more information Document Staff Initials LIONS will default to the initials of the person logged into LIONS This CANNOT be changed Used by Document Generation Document Date LIONS defaults to the current date This field is used by Document Generation when setting the date range for documents to be produced in batch If it is necessary to regenerate a document the date can be changed Location Scheduled Enter a free form description of the location of the event or scheduled event Judge INIT Initials Press F9 and select the initials of the Judge involved in the event or scheduled event Judge Last Name LIONS will fill in the Judge s last name based on the initials entered After entering the judge s last name an Event Comments block will display as shown in Figure 3 8 DMD E Discovery Mandato Figure 3 8 Event Comment Pop up Screen July 2012 3 11 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 45 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual Event Comment Enter text as you would in WordPerfect You can enter approximately 35 lines of text To see more of the comment screen press ALT E and select Edit from the pull down menu To enter another event press F6 to insert additional lines or press the DOWN ARROW to go
10. TO EVENTS bPop Ap eee eee rennen 6 39 FIGURE 6 59 RELATE PARTICIPANTS TO EVENT ccsssseeeeeee mene hne mene nn nnne AS nee eese entere eren 6 39 FIGURE B 60 EVIDENCE EE 6 40 FIGURE 6 61 EXPERT IN e 6 41 FIGURE 6 62 MISCELLANEOUS NUMBERS cccccccssccccccescesesssssssseessseceeccecceeestessaseeaeeeeseseceseeteaaaaeeesereesers 6 42 FIGURE 6 63 OPPOSING COUNSEL eese cetera neat e PR Pob ana n Rn ado dn diego Rd ge o Ya ENER a nae aaa boot 6 43 FIGURE 6 64 PARTICIPANT INFORMATION 6 44 FIGURE 6 65 TRIGGEREOGK renis brace a tideandsacoastantncderces dne cba pee tr A Pub Moa dent Er EORR Dade A deg id 6 45 FIGURE 6 66 PICKUISTS eu eebe aed 6 46 PIGURE 6 67 AGENCY OEFIGE osi tem eee nu tese eee ceca da eee dunia abs eg eucbanpetiq di Vonesud ter ee RE 6 46 FIGURE 6 68 OPPOSING ATTORNEY nnn nnns nsns sense nennen ii asia trennen rr renes ene en nennen 6 47 FIGURE 6269 EXPERT ccce unto e eec ege Se EE Seine E be dada 6 48 FIGURE 6 70 JUDGE PICKEIST rt ttr redet hc rere one eere iare E cune ao Puce RA Sa ea e DE ERR e dba ra 6 48 FIGURE 6 74 EVIDENCE Be elei E CEET 6 49 FIGURE 6272 CLOSE DEFENDANTS sci i ioo cti trit cione ne PR ce NEE ru Dev AE 6 49 ix July 2012 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 11 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual FIGURE 6 73 COURT HISTORY cctas seeds crsuraudvansodbnccueestsieeacdn npeadenauas AEA EA E E a tuner E TAERA 6 50 FIGURE 6 74 COUNT DISPOSITION SE
11. a enhn etre n erani nennen enne nnn 5 29 FIGURE 5 37 PARTICIPANT NAME cccccccccccccsscccsesssscceesesssceeccccssececccenseeeesrsuesaeesnsaneeseresseessnseeeeesersaarerener 5 29 FIGURE 5 38 INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANT eene nnne n erinnere sanete aant NVES tri ien ina 5 30 FIGURE 5 39 DEFENDANT STATUS sss usassueiesesannsserhn rastet t atterrir SPPP PEYYE EPO ESPPPPPEPSPEEPEESEEESOSEEEEES SEEE EE EEN APEP EP EEaS 5 32 FIGURE 5 40 FIREARMS CHARACTERISTICS BLOCK 5 33 FIGURE 5 41 HEALTH CARE FRAUD CASES ON 5 33 FIGURE 5 42 ALIAS MMER 5 34 FIGURE 5 43 RELATED PARTICIPANT iconostasi siio anen aan er erret rn rire ente e nnne nn 5 34 FIGURE 5 44 RELATED PARTICIPANT LOV rsin ps erect arceat Ep e ASOT ARAE A Eia ENEE akei E EEN 5 35 FIGURE 5 45 OPPOSING COUNSEL Bock 5 35 FIGURE 5 46 PARTICIPANT COMMENTS eene eee nnmnnnn nennen een hh nenne nnne eren nennen nine nnne nennen nnn 5 36 FIGURE 5 47 BUSINESS SCREEN cene eene nnne rhe enne reete eee retta seeded ase E arena NENNEN 5 36 FIGURE 5 48 FIREARMS CHARACTERISTICS BLOCK eene rhe rennen terne saine 5 37 FIGURE 5 49 DOING BUSINESS AS BLOCK eene nennen nnn sse rennen enean 5 37 FIGURE 5 50 RELATED PARTICIPANT Bock 5 38 FIGURE 5 51 BUSINESS OPPOSING COUNSEL BLOCK eene ne nene nea 5 38 FIGURE 5 52 PARTICIPANT COMMENTS nennen nnne enne rn nnne irren ESENE ESSEE EEES e enne nnne 5 39 FIGURE 5 53 PROPERT
12. have entered The Civil Long Form long form takes longer to complete but captures more information e g multiple cause of action codes related civil action information individual participant information aliases and comments You must tell LIONS which participants are related to which events and relief You are also able to add participants who are not related to the events or relief records e g claimants in a forfeiture To initiate a civil matter or civil action in LIONS Select Civil Open Case Short form from the LIONS Main Menu or press ALT C OR July 2012 3 3 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 37 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual Select Civil Open case Long form from the LIONS Main Menu or press ALT L 3 6 Open Case Short Form e Caption Enter a reference name for the civil action in accordance with local procedures e TAB or ENTER LIONS will automatically generate a USAOID number As shown in Figure 3 1 the Recvd Date defaults to the current date and LIONS pre populates the Litigating Responsibility and Branch fields If the data in any of these fields is incorrect click in the field and enter the correct data USAOID The USAO Number generated by the LIONS system when a civil action is initiated It is used to track the civil action throughout its life including appeals Si LIONS CIVIL OPEN SHORT cvfast 1 12 3 6 1 Cas
13. name and program Menu Bar lists the LIONS options When you access an option that contains additional options a pull down menu displays Control Menu Bar restores or closes the application Minimize Maximize Button minimizes or maximizes the window Exit Button exits the current window 2 4 Selecting Main Menu Options To select an option on the Menu Bar click the option or hold down the ALT key and press the underlined letter For example to access the Criminal option you can press ALT R To access an item from a pull down menu click the item or press the underlined letter For example to access the Criminal Open S hort form press the letter S When an option on a pull down menu is followed by a I there is a pull down menu for that option 2 5 Overview of Main Menu Options The following options are available on the LIONS Menu Bar If a user is not authorized to use an option it is grayed out Civil Contains the modules necessary to track all civil litigation and appellate work Criminal Contains the modules necessary to track all criminal litigation and appellate work July 2012 2 3 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 17 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual Reports Contains most of the LIONS reports Generally the reports require the user to enter 2 4 parameters Reports can be viewed on screen sent to a default printer or run in batch When reports a
14. other parties associated with each court stage Prior to any filing a record is opened as NC Not In Court Court Location is a Local Code assigned by the Districts USAO Staff Assignment Tracks the Lead AUSA and other staff members assigned to a civil action At a minimum the Lead AUSA must be tracked Additional attorneys paralegals etc and their position can be entered as desired Position codes are established by the Districts with the following exceptions C Co Counsel L Lead Attorney V Victim Witness Coordinator Agency Information on the agencies associated with the civil action Normally this is the client agency At a minimum one client agency must be entered for each civil action Participant Information about the litigants and other parties to a civil action At a minimum the lead litigant s name must be entered In addition certain information can be entered such as demographics addresses and phone numbers Opposing Counsel Tracks the opposing counsel at each stage of a civil action Relief Tracks the history of relief in a civil action from estimated to final judgment Event Tracks events tied to court stages and to specific parties Districts can track the status of the civil action create a calendar and generate standard documents through the event record Related Cases Participant or case records linked to show relationships among participants or cases For example a criminal case that involv
15. previous record The PARTICIPANT block shown in Figure 2 14 is an example of a scroll block IONS PARTICIPANT INFORMATION anpart 1 29 Skipping Participant Blocks Clicking on P near the bottom of the screen will skip all of the participant blocks at one time Moving from Page to Page After entering information in a page of a multi page form move to the next page by pressing the TAB or ENTER key in the last field of the screen or by pressing Zito go to the next page To go to the previous page press SHIFT TAB in the first field on that screen or press 2 8 Function Keys You can use function keys to perform various system functions or operations The assignment of each function key and the use of these function keys is the same in all EOUSA Oracle applications July 2012 2 9 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 23 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual To access a list of available function keys click on Help Keys on the Menu Bar A small window appears with the function name and assigned keys as shown in Figure 2 15 Use the scroll bars to move through the list Figure 2 15 Function Keys 2 9 Case Summary Option The Case Summary screen can be used to update information about a Civil or Criminal matter or case Select Civil or Criminal Case Summary from the LIONS Main Menu as shown in Figure 2 16 Figure 2 16
16. seeee eene nennen nennen rhe ee e nenis denen ness eren nter 2 13 FIGURE 2 20 CASE SEARCH iis sto erc edrh Che Oe ERE AD deeg FER EET RETE neds EES 2 14 FIGURE 2 21 SCHEDULED EVENT SEARCH DATE RANGE ee eene nhe rene nere 2 14 FIGURE 2 22 SCHEDULED EVENT SEARCH INITIALS sssessssssseee eene enema enne enne nennen 2 15 FIGURE 2 23 SCHEDULED EVENT SEARCH INITIALS AND DATE RANGE eee 2 15 FIGURE 2 24 PARTICIPANT SEARCH Nat 2 16 FIGURE 2 25 PARTICIPANT SEARCH NUMBER nenne tt 1 rtre e SPAN rnit hn ee nne ne ener 2 17 FIGURE 2 26 REQUEST REPORT ccccccssessssssssssccecccsesscsscnessecasseuataasececessesarecessenacecsesuneecssestaasaetsnsetnaeens 2 17 FIGURE 2 27 REPORT PARAMETERS cscssccssssssucssensncssevessesseusunsneseeessssecececeesenacecsssaecceeseaanaassenasnenatens 2 18 FIGURE 2 28 REPORT DISPOSITION OPTIONS entree errem ESENE ESSEE ENEE EEES 2 18 FIGURE 2 29 VIEW REPORT ON LINE seen eee eee eere een nnne nes r enne nnne nennen 2 18 FIGURE 2 30 REPORT SERVER BUTTON i iier siiest a cont ril oa d be PER CENE EP EXE EPUR ERAN tula NEEN RE R PARE RE ELS 2 19 FIGURE 2 31 REPORT SERVER SCREEN ee ennemi tr nnh sese nee he een s sensns nennen enne nna 2 19 EIGURE 2 32 LIONS EXIT DIALOG EE 2 20 FIGURE 3 1 CIVIL SHORT FORM PAGE TEEN ENNER 3 4 FIGURE 3 2 CASE RESTRICTED ERROR MESSAGE isssssssseseeeeheeeee ere enin hehehe hn eere ee ne ener nnn 3 5 FIGURE 3 8 STAFF GROUP FORM E 3 5
17. tereti d tang kd oad ara kata Rota d Ta HA RA Ae dede 3 26 3 79 Opposing e 3 27 37 10 Participant Comments iergendee 3 28 34 11 Participant Relief estt tmt e ttd Eet pre euer d mi sete E e rk e 3 28 July 2012 i Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 3 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual S712 EV EI EE EE M 3 30 3 7 13 Te 3 33 3 7 14 Related e 3 34 3 7 15 Gase e lan EE 3 34 4 0 CIVIL UPDATES AND CLOSINGS emm mee rrr rens 4 1 4 1 CASE SUMMARY SCREEN EE 4 2 AD GENERAL UPDATE EE 4 3 4 3 INITIAL COURT FILING OR TRANSFERRING TO ANOTHER COURT 4 3 4 3 1 Court History les 4 3 e 4 5 4 3 3 Court History Comimenls ec rotten thea eta eto a ne EXE HEURE RA RIA HE 4 6 A AREER MEC 4 7 4 5 STAFF OR JUDGE REASSIGNMENT GLOBAL 4 10 4 6 USAO STAFF REASSIGNMENT INDIVIDUAL seeesseeeeeeeneen m emen eere 4 14 4 7 JUDGE REASSIGNMENT INDIVIDUAL scrisse isisisi eintitis pise entere nennen ener 4 16 4 8 AGENGCY AGENT ERE MR 4 19 4 9 RESTRICT CASE eet eege ee RE Pe ERE aere eU A 4 21 4 10 OTHER GENERAL CASE INFORMATION 4 23 4 11 CHANGE IN COURT HISTORY IMEORMATION emrnn nennen hene terre nnne nennen tenen 4 25 4 12 EVENT SCHEDULED EVENT CALENDAR sse nenne eene nnne nennen eene nnn 4 27
18. to a blank line To enter another civil action move to the USAOID field and press F6 and answer Y Yes to the prompt to save your changes A new screen opens Press the Exit icon and click Y Yes in the dialog box to save changes and exit the Civil Short Form 3 7 Open Case Long Form The Civil Long Form is shown in Figure 3 9 TONS CIVIL OPEN LONG cvopel Ww Figure 3 9 Civil Long Form e Caption Enter a reference name for the civil action in accordance with local procedures and press TAB or ENTER LIONS automatically generates a USAOID number and pre populates certain fields as shown in Figure 3 10 The USAOID is used to track the civil action throughout its life including appeals July 2012 3 12 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 46 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual IONS CIVIL OPEN LONG cvopen 1 19 Jones s HHS Eastern Pennsylvania UOS SC Figure 3 10 Open Civil Action 3 7 1 Case Received Date Defaults to the current date If this is incorrect enter the date the civil action was received in the office The date cannot be later than the current date The format for all dates is DD MON YYYY When typing the date spaces or dashes can be entered Spaces will be converted to dashes when the date is saved Status Defaults to A Active when a civil action is opened Data in this field CANNOT be changed
19. 008 Figure 2 22 Scheduled Event Search Initials To return all scheduled events for a staff member for a specific date range enter staff initials and date range as shown in Figure 2 23 SSDA 31 DEC 2008 30 DEC 2008 SE Figure 2 23 Scheduled Event Search Initials and Date Range Click the cursor on the desired record to highlight it and press F3 or select the Go To button 4 go to the Case Summary screen for the highlighted record July 2012 2 15 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 29 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual 2 10 4 Participant Search Selection criteria for a participant search are participant name or a number associated with the participant SSN Marshal s Number etc The broader the search parameters the more likely it is that the matter case will be found For example entering a last name will return a greater number of matters cases than entering a last and first name Selecting Spelling Match in the Name Matching block will return only the names with the exact spelling Selecting Sounds Like in the Name Matching block will return all names with similar vowel sounds LIONS does a soundex search on the name field for similar vowel sounds A search for Smith will return Smith Smithe Smythe Schmidt etc as partially demonstrated in Figure 2 24 IONS PARTICIPANT SEARCH gnprsrch 1 6
20. 1 FIGURE 6 1 CRIMINAL CASE SUMMARY emere nene n ESENE NIESNA rariss rne n eer nn nennen anne 6 3 FIGURE 6 2 CASE SUMMARY EE 6 3 FIGURE 6 3 CRIMINAL UPDATE GENERAL UPDATE ssseseeeeeeee eene eren ent nhe enne nnr rid r eene eene 6 4 FIGURE 9 4 COURT HISTORY EE 6 5 FIGURE 6 5 e E EE 6 6 FIGURE 6 6 ee ug ee 6 7 FIGURE 6 72 INSTRUMENT EE 6 7 FIGURE 6 8 INSTRUMENT CHARGES 0 ccccccecececsescccceseecceeeeseccceccessssssueeeeeeccsauesaeasaeseeeseneeeeeaeseseeseseeeeeceeeess 6 8 FIGURE629 ABI sz IB NERO 6 9 FIGURE 6 10 SELECT COUNTS etie creer teo tas ob OE Ta EE ese A ta due RUNDEN EE SECUS caet en pea ERpEN aves 6 9 FIGURE 6 11 Oe EET 6 10 FIGURE 6 12 COURT HISTORY COMMENT EE 6 10 FIGURE 6 13 CRIMINAL UPDATE GENERAL UPDATE COUNT DISPOSITION SENTENCE RESTITUTION 6 11 FIGURE 6 14 COUNT DISPOSITION SENTENCE RESTITUTION cesse emen er rI rrr reur EPEE S sess 6 12 FIGURE 6 15 COURT HISTORY iui tinte trade aana E AEN dove PO aeu dE ER ee Rata uds 6 13 July 2012 viii Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 10 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual FIGURE 6 15 PARTICIPANT EE 6 14 FIGURE 6 17 PARTICIPANT INFORMATION INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANT tise rer etsteseeseeeneeeniees 6 15 FIGURE 6 18 NEW PARTICIPANT ADDED iseeeeeee emer nna ann rn teen ne enar SANANE nennen eene 6 15 Stee WT ET 6 16 FIGURE 6 20 GOURT JUDGES EE 6 17 FIGURE 6 21 UPDATED CO
21. 4 66 EE 4 49 FIGURE AE 4 49 FIGURE 4 68 CONFIRMATION DIALOG Box 4 50 FIGURE 4 69 CASE QUERY REPORT DIALOG Box 4 50 FIGURE 4 70 CLOSED CIVIL CASE nae ree Gerne cette tet e E E EP At a Xe Eoo ek d due d EE PARE CEU ee e Va po ae vaa 4 50 FIGUBE 5 1 EOM REMINDER se 52 eei icc tert eer euch oda ec pee eee ea dea e tis NE ex Vue RTE iaa euge exer dan eR prd ena 5 1 FIGURE 5 2 CRIMINAL IMMEDIATE DECLINATION menn nnne ennt rni nre rt nnn r nene ere tnis 5 3 FIGURE 5 3 CRIMINAL IMMEDIATE DECLINATION FORMEN 5 4 FIGURE 5 4 NAME TEE 5 5 FIGURE 5 5 FIREARMS CHARACTERISTICS BDop Ap enne nnn ener eere nennen enne 5 5 FIGURE 5 6 JOB POSITION POP UP eve ove ea svo ae n iaae a Een A ed Neb ek Eye ve sme IN priiis dinaan se deae 5 6 FIGURE 5 7 LIST OF VALUES FOR AGENCY ENNEN 5 6 FIGURE 5 8 TRANSACTION CONFIRMATION DIALOG Box 5 7 FIGURE 5 9 PRINT CASE QUERY REPORT DIALOG Bos 5 7 FIGURE 5 10 SAVE CHANGES DIALOG Box 5 7 FIGURE 5 11 CRIMINAL OPEN CASE SHORT FORM isssssssssseeee enemies 5 9 FIGURE 5 12 CRIMINAL OPEN SHORT iccceccccecesececccceccccccceeceessssesseseee nee e nane nns Ennn EES EP Naan terra tenen ene ee eene enden 5 9 FIGURE 5 13 CRIMINAL INITIATION SHORT FORMEN 5 10 FIGURE 5 14 DOMESTIC TERRORISM POP UP essssssese eene r rE taS nna rhe ene rrt nenne renes 5 11 FIGURE 5 15 CRIMINAL SHORT FORM DAG 5 14 FIGURE 5 16 PARTICIPANT NAME Popp 5 15 FIGURE 5 17 FIREARMS CHARACTERISTICS bBop up n
22. Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 1 of 53 Legal Information Office Network System User s Manual Release 5 4 1 LIONS Case Management Staff Executive Office for United States Attorneys July 2012 DEPOSITION EXHIBIT A der 3 Sylvia Kerr CSR CRR RPR TCRR Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 2 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual Table of Contents T O4ANTRODUGTION reis eis eor taedet peo AE b epe e senate notet Tene a S e a P reu Rd 1 1 1 LIONS FUNCTIONS TEE 1 1 12 SYSTEM COMPONENTS teret eorapr ees Defensa ce kk ase eco end NEESS NU dee gas pa SEU du P Fas vv kv re REP pl ed eos 1 1 1 3 DATA QUALITY CONTRO cir pce eines deo eege ee de DE UXR QURE ea ke deeg geg 1 2 1 4 RESPONSIBILEITIES EE 1 2 2 0 GETTING STARTED IN LIONS seem mem emere 2 1 21 LIONS SECURITY ees dee Tee ita o Ep e Eegeregie 2 1 224 7 ASOT ACCESS a A E AEE l 2 1 2 2 LIONS e WEE 2 1 2 9 STARTING LIONS ctt ee vise eere ene eset Ope pectus ia ER ko eee o EN er UE EE VEU EVA GR EUM 2 2 2 3 LIONS RR EN 2 3 2 4 SELECTING MAIN MENU OPTIONS rennen eene nennen ene h nennen ene nerrenr nennen nennen 2 3 2 5 OVERVIEW OF MAIN MENU OPTIONS eene nennen entren n rhe ennnnn e nen nenne eene nene 2 3 2 6 SPECIAL FEATURES IN LIONS icono ei ore ertet teo ENEE pce ue ee EISE SAN VEVRER ES ER IANO Ee dva ee UPS ATR Gad ERES 2 4 27
23. Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 49 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual Reservation Press F9 and select the code for the Native American reservation or military installation if applicable These codes can be used for Native American cases and or crimes that occur on military installations Type Press F9 and select a case type code to further describe the nature of the case Related Flu Flag Check if Flu is related with the case Uncheck N Qui Tam Flag This field may be completed on any kind of Fraud Civil case Simply answer Y for Yes or N for No in this field Total Victims The field was used to enter the number of victims in the civil action TAB ENTER CONTROL PAGE DOWN to go to the COURT HISTORY block 3 7 2 Court History Court and Court Location Press F9 and select the appropriate Court Court location can also be entered The court code is required but the court location is not a required field If the Court Code is NC Not in Court or PN Post Disposition Not in Court the cursor will skip the remainder of the COURT HISTORY block and go to the COURT STAFF ASSIGNMENT block App Type Appeal Type This field is used for Appeal ONLY cases See Chapter 8 Appeals for instructions on entering Appeals Filing Date Enter the date the civil action was filed in court This field is required when a court code other than NC Not in Court or PN Post Disposition Not in Court has been ent
24. IATE A CRIMINAL ELE 5 8 5 4 How TO INITIATE A CRIMINAL FILE IN LIONS emen eene nnnm nnne 5 8 5 5 CRIMINAL SHORT IEORM idci EENS 5 8 ee De i e cack asa THEE 5 10 e TEE 5 12 5 5 3 E EE 5 13 5 54 INVESTIGATIVE e E 5 13 ESOS Ezine 5 14 55 6 Controlled SUbslanea8 ius ee Lot lese ed eee CURE Cd S e RU Enea ira FoU Mb tne REM ER oa de Ee RT ERR a 5 16 BBs Pe TST DIMISIT LR 5 16 July 2012 ii Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 4 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual 5 5 8 Charge GOUnl eet ee eseu Sedan atom nse 5 16 LIGUE MMCMCE E 5 17 5 6 CRIMINAL LONG FORM urio iiiaae bee Feo Oxo esos dees SER PERI PEE Read SUP a ENIM ee eR eua ors px ue ver Un RERE 5 19 FO BI o EE 5 20 56 7 Courl TEE 5 24 Lg e EE 25 EX AUI M 5 26 NERONE M 5 27 5 6 6 Participant i OG Rae Perro Cede odo Lee PUR Rok ege e 5 28 567 Controlled Bed 5 42 5 6 8 SEPT STILI deeg Eeer RE EE sds weeabedwuneTnauadssatvansaweetin yes 5 43 Red Ee Ee 5 43 5 6 10 Defendants Read Only eite iei vigovedscebaesacebveoonabensssadavneved 5 46 5 6 11 Defendant Count serisine nr orto arator tri ehe d ds ba dodo ee be Tode en vo SSES e naa Vea ga 5 46 Lg SU SNUER 5 47 5 58 13 Related CaSO aos iea sr
25. L LHF RMATEOH ed Exclusivebg by U 8 Attor nniytvanis OFFENSE VECTEMIWE I CcOSB81 ND H REEENOBML ee E Meee SANES H kon NO i 8 9515 DISE SEASON DISP DAIR Jupot DEET SE L EM EJLIBG DATE C epnt D Figure 2 29 View Report On line July 2012 2 18 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 32 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual Use the right scroll bar to move up and down through the report use the bottom scroll bar to move left to right Click Next to go to the next page click Prev to go to the previous page Click First to go to the first page of a report click Last to go to the last page Enter a page number and click Page to go to the specified page Click Close to exit the report screen The Print option on the Previewer Screen does NOT format the report correctly To print reports Click Print On line or press O ENTER to print on line Click Save to Disk or press S ENTER to save the report to a file The report file is saved to your computer in the directory C RPT Click Print Background or press P ENTER to generate the report The report will automatically print to your Windows assigned printer 2 11 1 Report Server Requested reports are downloaded to the Reports Server Two buttons are added to the bottom of the screen as shown in Figure 2 30 Clicking on the Reports Server button displays the requested reports and their status in the server queue as
26. NTENCE RESTITUTION cccssssseeenneenee ee een eee erri 6 51 FIGURE 6 75 SENTENCE SCREEN MESSAGE 6 52 FIGURE 6 76 SENTENCE BLOCK 5 te note ever deese ee tere y M Re RE E EXER EE ENEE eU PI RE ATA 6 52 FIGURE 6 77 RESTITUTION EEN 6 54 FIGURE 6 78 CLOSED DEFENDANTS eeeeeee emen en eene rennen nenne nenne ener nre nennen en een 6 55 FIGURE 6 79 CLOSE A CASE EE 6 55 FIGURE 6 80 CLOSED CRIMINAL CAE 6 57 FIGURE 8 1 e OUT EE 8 1 FIGURE e EE 8 2 FIGURE 8 3 APPEALS iraner EENIA ATE cdandeaededecasansussyaalieaaeuenchoens caudcvexeauabeusadyenieeed 8 3 FIGURE 8 4 CROSS APPEAL Popp 8 3 FIGURE 8 5 PARTICIPANT APPEAL cccccccssssccccessssccccssescsseecevenseeesseevsseeeseneaeeecseaeseeessssaeseseeaaeeeseeseeeeeeeerens 8 4 FIGURE 8 7 OPPOSING COUNSEL 5 cirea ertet ko een errare eoe op eee ENEE e es X r VEA NE ed dn rs e Ua gea adie evens 8 5 FIGURE 8 8 COURTIJUDGES EE 8 6 FIGURE B29 EVENT E 8 7 FIGURE 8 10 Tage ge dE 8 7 FIGURE 9 1 DOCUMENT GENERATION MENU 9 1 FIGURE 9 2 ge TEE 9 2 FIGURE 9 3 EVENT SCREEN E 9 3 FIGURE 9 4 DOCUMENT GENERATION FROM EVENT RECORDS eee enne nnne ener 9 4 FIGURE 9 5 DOCUMENT GENERATION ERROR MESSAGE nnne eren nennen nnne nns 9 4 FIGURE 926 CONTACT LOG iter tute e eor eii ees e sueg GEORG RH QURE TRU REED RE EQ Ra rua esed a EVE Rv reads ede e ela 9 5 FIGURE 9 7 DOCUMENT GENERATION FROM CONTACT LOG RECORDS eene 9 6 FIGURE 9 8 DOCUMENT GENERATION BY DOCUMENT mener nnn hnnnr ennt EEEE AENEA
27. S Users are allowed to access only the forms or screens to which they have been given access If a user is not authorized to see a form the option is grayed out on the menu Users are limited to the functions they can perform in a given screen At the bottom of each screen the authorized functions are listed lt S gt Select or view the information on the screen lt U gt Update the information on the screen lt I gt Insert or add a new record lt D gt Delete a record Users are allowed to see only the information on a case for which they have authorization Users are given access only to reports they can generate Contact the System Manager if you do not have access to a screen or function which you think you should be able to use 2 1 2 LIONS Password Every user must have a unique LIONS user name When the system is set up each user will be given a standard password of LIONS123 It must be changed immediately Upon initial logon to the application LIONS will force the user to change their password After the initial prompt the following dialog window displays Figure 2 1 Change Password Prompt July 2012 2 1 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 15 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual Enter the new password and press TAB or ENTER to move to the next line Re enter the new password to confirm that you have typed it correctly Then click the Save Password button Note The p
28. SE EEEE 9 7 FIGURE 9 9 DOCUMENT GENERATION BY DOCUMENT FOR A SPECIFIED DOCUMENT esem 9 7 FIGURE 11 1 FiGURE 11 2 FiGURE 11 3 FIGURE 11 4 FiGure 11 5 REPORTS TEEN 11 1 SAMPLE REPORT OPTIONS er rir retra ore ER DE cr dp oa ege peo dna Rd EE cd UR PE gea da ee Re bu VE ATR a cad 11 2 REPORT PARAMETERS eese eere eater tinte deterret stb ada attesa atte esses e tipa aa opina ase erae a anas 11 2 DOREPO RV m v ES 11 3 REPORT SERVER REPORT VIEW BUTTONS eene nennen then enr 11 3 FIGURE 11 6 REPORT SERVER DCREEN EE 11 3 FIGURE 11 7 TYPICAL CRIMINAL CASE HISTORY REPORT seen annee nennen nnns 11 4 FIGURE 11 8 REPORTS QUERY CRIMINAL CASE HISTORY ssssssseee emen emen 11 5 FIGURE 11 9 CRIMINAL CASE HISTORY REPORT PARAMETERS nnne enemies enses 11 5 FIGURE 11 10 DOREPORT CRIMINAL CASE HISTORY eene narret nene ener 11 6 FIGURE 11 11 REPORTS QUALITY CONTROL CRIMINAL CASE CERTIFICATION EVENT eee 11 6 FIGURE 11 12 CRIMINAL CASE CERTIFICATION REPORT DARAMETERS een eene 11 7 FIGURE 11 13 DOREPORT CRIMINAL CASE CERTIFICATION BY EVENT 11 8 FIGURE 11 14 REPORTS QUALITY CONTROL CRIMINAL CASE CERTIFICATION REVIEW oseere 11 8 FIGURE 11 15 CRIMINAL CASE CERTIFICATION REVIEW REPORT PARAMETERS seme 11 9 FIGURE 11 16 DOREPORT CRIMINAL CASE CERTIFICATION REVIEW 11 9 X July 2012 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 File
29. SSIGNMENT INDIVIDUAL eee emen enne 4 16 FIGURE 4 23 REQUESTED COURT HISTORY cssseeeeeenem eene en nane ener nnns serene tnter enn neni 4 16 EIGURE 4 24 ell gf ee 4 17 FIGURE 4 25 COMPLETED JUDGE REASSIGNMENT INDIVIDUAL essen eee 4 18 FIGURE 4 26 AGENCY EE 4 19 FIGURE 4 27 REQUESTED AGENCY RECORn nnne enar nns e enean neret nn nsn eerte 4 20 FIGURE 4 28 SAVE CHANGES DIALOG BOX c cc0sccccssccssneecnessuscccecsecessessenessesesoneteeceecesaeaseeseeespapeesesegeuea 4 20 FIGURE 4 29 RESTRICT Marias 4 21 FIGURE 4 30 CASE STAEF ET 4 22 FIGURE 4 31 SAVE CHANGES DIALOG Box 4 22 FIGURE 4232 EE 4 23 EIGUBE 4 33 CIVIEOPEN ee 4 24 FIGURE 4 34 COURT HISTORY EE 4 25 FIGURE 4 35 DELETE RECORD WARNING MESSAGE 4 26 FIGURE 4 30 EVENT MR RTRI 4 27 FIGURE 4 37 REQUESTED EVENT RECORD enne a ETET these ia reser ssa sr EREET 4 28 FIGURE 4 38 PARTICIPANTS RELATED TO COURT 4 28 FIGURE 4 39 PRINT CASE HISTORY REPORT DIALOG Box 4 29 FIGURE 4 40 ALL PARTICIPANTS RELATED TO EVENT CONFIRMATION ics eene enne 4 30 vi July 2012 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 8 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual FIGURE 4 41 RELATE PARTICIPANTS TO EVENTS eee e rennen estne hne nennen rrr nn enr en ene nennen 4 30 FIGURE 4 42 SELECTED PARTICIPANT RELATED TO EVENT nene ese enn hehehe 4 31 FIGURE 4 43 EVENT COMMEN
30. Staff is responsible These include Department of Education student loans Veterans Administration benefit overpayments etc on which the USAO spends an hour or more of time Adversary Proceeding See Appendix E LIONS Coding Policies Bankruptcy for information about entering Adversary Proceedings July 2012 3 2 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 36 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual A civil action is re opened in a different fiscal year See Appendix E LIONS Coding Policies Reinstatements for information about entering reopened cases Other civil litigation in which an attorney spends more than one hour of time Do NOT initiate a civil record for Collection matters for which private counsel is responsible Prejudgment bankruptcy cases and foreclosures where the U S is the plaintiff entered directly into CDCS NOTE At local option these cases can be initially entered as civil or collections However this must be done consistently Proofs of Claim filed by the Internal Revenue Service unless the United States Attorney has been requested by the Tax Division to participate actively in the proceedings The one hour rule does NOT apply Certain non IRS Proofs of Claim when the only action required is the filing of the proof of claim If the United States Attorney is required to participate actively in the proceedings the one hour rule WILL apply Miscellaneous Correspondence and Complaint
31. TS EEN 4 31 FIGURE 4 44 EXPERT IN GASE EE 4 32 FIGURE 4 45 MISCELLANEOUS NUMBERS e nennen enne esseri nnn nane e ne essen a serie nene rna 4 33 FIGURE 4 46 CiviL UPDATE OPPOSING COUNSEL eene nnne hehehe emere nre n nnne 4 34 FIGURE 4 47 CIVIL UPDATE DARTICIDANT er Sert Petot PESEE E SPES r EEEEEEEEEEEEE TEREE EEEa 4 35 FIGURE 4 48 PROPERTY e TEE 4 36 FIGURE 4 49 MULTIPLE APPRAISALS FOR DROpERTN eee eee hehehe nennen rene nane eren nere 4 36 FIGURE 4 50 Civit UPDATE ler iius iet tie eroe teo HARE EP PR ne da SER HAS CVV ER XR E FRAU ERA AER A E Y YER ERE ET 4 37 FIGURE 4 51 PICKLIST AGENCY OFFICE AANEREN 4 38 FIGURE 4 52 AGENCY OFFICE PICKLIST FOR 4 38 FIGURE 4 53 AGENCY LOV ANNORUM 4 39 FIGURE 4 54 AGENCY OFFICE SAVE DIALOG Box 4 39 FIGURE 4 55 PICKLIST OPPOSING ATTORNEY emere ne ennemi enne nnns nennt esee 4 40 FIGURE 4 56 OPPOSING ATTORNEY DICKUIST re rrr nene h Henne ener eeee snae rne nnne rne 4 40 FIGURE 4 57 PIGKLIST EXPERT EE 4 41 FIGURE 4258 EXPERT WEE 4 42 FIGURE 4 59 PICKIIST JUDGE TE 4 43 FIGURE D e Ee Te 4 43 FIGURE 4 617 JUDGE ler EE 4 44 FIGURE 4 62 CIVIE CLOSE CASES ees net EP CERE de SPEM Eee du A eA Conv ernie 4 45 FIGURE 4 63 CLOSE A CASE EE 4 46 FIGURE 4 64 CLOSE COURT HISTORY ET 4 47 FIGURE 4 65 E irse eap tree ten eter t e Sp eoe re Ea be ae ERR ER EE E EREC ERR e ee Yo NN VASE SN EE Ki Feu sa a ed 4 48 FIGURE
32. UP to move backward through the blocks Moving within a Block There are three types of blocks in LIONS basic stacked and scroll Basic block A basic block contains only one record of information Examples of the basic blocks are shown in Figure 2 12 V LIONS AL OPEN LO July 2012 2 7 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 21 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual Stacked block A stacked block contains multiple records of information indicated by a counter in the upper right corner Only one record can be viewed at a time The counter indicates the number of records in the block and the relative position of a record in the stack The DOWN ARROW accesses successive records The UP ARROW accesses previous records The RELIEF block shown in Figure 2 13 is an example of a stacked block JM Monetary j R Requested G Government _ individual 7 S Ss S 7 Ss EE YD GRASSES Figure 2 13 Stacked Block July 2012 2 8 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 22 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual Scroll block A scroll block contains multiple records displayed in rows on the screen Multiple records can be viewed simultaneously Scroll bars on the right side of the block are used to navigate through the records The DOWN ARROW key accesses the next record the UP ARROW key accesses the
33. URTIJUDGES sies auinens iian EE E ETENE S EAE E n nas risen nne nnn nani 6 17 FIGURE 6 22 INSTRUMENT NEE 6 17 FIGURE 6 23 INSTRUMENT CHARGES eene nnne rine ner nenne desit nhe r eren enne enne nennen rennen eene 6 18 FIGURE 6 24 DEFENDANT AND COUNT cesseeeeeeeeeeee enn Rnnnnnn nnns nsns enhn nnne nnn n nni n n rns s eee h hh nene rnt enne nnn 6 19 FIGURE 6 25 SELECT COUNTS dee eroi eot totu ve erro taxon Feed Urb vta e ata Pew te reae dee 6 20 FIGURE 6 26 COURT HISTORY COMMENTS nennen nnne hne e nne ane esee nein renes enne 6 21 FIGURE 6 27 COUNT DISPOSITION SENTENCE RESTITUTION isse eene nennen nnne enne 6 21 FIGURE 6 28 INSTRUMENT BLOCK 6 22 FIGURE 6 30 DEFENDANT AND COUNT BLockS error nesese ttt EEEESESSAPPEEEPES EEE EESEEEEEEENEE SENEE EEI 6 23 FIGURE 6 31 COURT HISTORY COMMENTS BLOCK NN 6 23 FIGURE 6 32 STAFF OR JUDGE REASSIGNMENT GLOBAL eene 6 24 FIGURE 6 33 REASSIGNMENT FORM eee ertt aaa sata sese tette these th ssa AE SEEE EENE NERE 6 24 FIGURE 6 34 USAO STAFF ASSIGNMENTS GLOBAL sseeeeeeee eene meer 6 25 FIGURE 6 35 CONFIRM REASSIGNMENT DIALOG Bos 6 26 FIGURE 6 36 UPDATED USAO STAFF ASSIGNMENTS GLOBAL eee emen 6 26 FIGURE 6 37 USAO STAFF ASSIGNMENT INDIVIDUAL sese ee emen 6 27 FIGURE 6 38 UPDATED USAO STAFF ASSIGNMENT INDIVIDUAL eee meme 6 27 FIGURE 6 39 REASSIGNMENT EAR 6 28 FIGURE 6 40 CURRENT JUDGE ASSIGNMENTS
34. User Manual 1 3 Data Quality Control Quality control with regard to data is not a simple matter No single document or procedure can provide the expertise necessary to evaluate the information entered Knowledgeable personnel such as supervisory attorneys or lead legal clerks should review reports to ensure that the district reports it s data correctly and that the office is receiving credit for work being done Case Management Staff personnel are always available to assist with any inquiries about the district s caseload Reporting caseload information to EOUSA promptly and accurately is crucial to ensuring that EOUSA can properly evaluate the district s requests for additional manpower and other resources Error Edits Lists One of the most important features of LIONS is the existence of on line error edits LIONS does not allow a required field to be skipped and prevents entering invalid codes or dates FY Year to Date Caseload Statistics A report is produced monthly based on an extract received by EOUSA from the central LIONS database This report indicates the number of records opened and closed during the fiscal year It also provides specific information about the overall disposition of civil and criminal cases in a district For example the number of cases resolved by jury trial in a fiscal year Information Available In house A variety of reports are available locally to monitor workload supervise attorney caselo
35. Y PARTICIPANT eese eene nnne nente ett estet tn asse itasse etia aste oo tn eae aster erasa natte 5 39 FIGURE 5 54 PROPERTY VALUE ccccccccssssccscsssssseccccassececcevesssaacessusneaeesonsanesessssaceesoeesesseestanasaceesssaneaaes 5 40 FIGURE 5 55 RELATED PARTICIPANT cessere eterna nn nte tet etate tense tette eser rante ENNER REENEN 5 40 FIGURE 5 56 PARTICIPANT COMMENTS nenne nnne nene nennen irte enean ener nnne eren ee enne nns 5 41 FIGURE 5 57 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE erii oisi cvs sri OnE AN ERARE IEN NENNEN 5 42 FIGURE 5 58 LEAD CHARGE INSTRUMENT AND CHARGE COUNT csse meme eee nennen 5 43 FIGURE 5 59 LEAD CHARGE INSTRUMENT AND CHARGE COUNT isses eene neneenenree ener 5 44 FIGURE 5 60 ENTERING MULTIPLE COUNTS FOR A SINGLE CHARGE e eene 5 45 FIGURE 5 61 DEFENDANT COUNT 00 cccscsscessssscssscnssstccessssssecccessaaceesssnaceesessenacessessacescseaneassceesnenansagse 5 46 FIGURE 5 62 EVENT SCREEN Gero RR dee te cia EAS e VER EXE E WC eu ee e e LER pe a 5 47 FIGURE 5 63 PARTICIPANT EVENT iint isa secencadnnnadenedueses gia vba Feu Pa Cos dines Ha V gae Ra DE NEEE EE SEAE VER CE 5 48 FIGURE 5 64 SELECT PARTICIPANTS RELATED TO AN EVENT sssesssseeeeeeee e nennen enden 5 49 FIGURE 5 65 SELECTED PARTICIPANTS EVENT Bock 5 49 FIGURE 5 66 RELATED CASE iio eter he e etta Eon El a e e ur YEN Ee DUET RAYS PETRUS Nae DERE AER NR REN NP GU EEN 5 50 FIGURE 5 67 CASE ele TE 5 5
36. a EE eea 6 50 6 25 2 Closing the Criminal Matter or Case 6 55 7 0 VICTIMANTITNESS INFORMATION eis ehutiznun ca Ore PF MR ke ra vard uud q redeo ot ROPA 7 1 8 0 APPEALS EE 8 1 8 1 WHAT IS AN APPEAL ix iencesasesscccecosesavaceysduetanding ett sn Hi eb p EUR eR ERR Eed EERSTEN 8 1 8 2 DOCKETING AN APPEAL FOR AN EXISTING CASEL 8 1 8 2 1 Participan Appeal eene eerta theta tata theta ains a theta ttt boite iin ehe 8 4 8 2 2 Opposing COUMRSOl eiit enar AETERNE AAS ITEA EAEE EOR 8 5 8 29 COUN Ee 8 6 B24 EE 8 6 8 3 DOCKETINGAN APPEAL ONEY iecit metere tte oes epee heu saidaies aad VAEN AE Ee B TA E EREA 8 8 UICE NO MR 8 8 8 32 Court Histoty s eege ree reri e HERE E RP EXETERE SR EE RAPTI Hle YF LER E start E YER 8 8 8 3 3 Ee 8 8 83 4 Relief Civil Only tc tie ttr nt ne ere eee vedi rr e ed e d 8 8 8 4 CLOSING APPEAL e 8 8 9 0 OVERVIEW OF DOCUMENT GENERATION eese 9 1 9 1 DOCUMENT GENERATION PROCEDURES seen eene nennen mrertenrr nee eene eere nennen nn 9 1 9 2 THE DOCUMENT GENERATION MENU 9 1 9 3 EVENT DOCUMENTS intret erp ien Ge eene ea e Ei dv e ru sean PR EUR ER UR KR RR dE de 9 2 9 3 1 Generating Documents by Event 9 3 9 4 CONTACT LOG DOCUMENTS csetera tox cantina paa ous orta EXER ebbe eb eg apr I ERU KE ev R Ra eie HE peg 9 5 9 4 1 Generating Documents by Contact Log 9 5 9 5 BATCH DOCUMENT WEE 9 6 9 6 PRINT OPTIONS EE 9 8 9 6 1 Merge Document No Din 9 8 9 6 2 Merge Documen
37. aS Seo Loans aetate nione ane n ke NEEN 3 23 FIGURE 3 23 DOING BUSINESS AS eege ee ENEE A aget ea a ae rk EY ERES EI bea q EIC REX UAE NY EIER 3 24 FIGURE 3 24 PROPERTY PARTICIPANTS ccsccececccscccecercascrscecasccsscsscsssssnssseseeeeueessaeassssessseeseeseesteseanaus 3 24 FiGURE 3 25 PROPERTY TT 3 25 FIGURE 3 26 RELATED PARTICIPANT n c eder riot ttai eege ba oos a geed a dev EX Ue zo raten deu vea Ver aea EEN ee 3 26 FIGURE 3 27 OPPOSING COUNSEL rre eer veia vein rue br uar ra bone Fay ES er FAN ECIBRe Lac ed vue Eua IE QE PER CERA 3 27 FIGURE 3 28 PARTICIPANT COMMENTS cccccccccccccecssccescccsceuuueusesseseesaseeevecseeeseceeeeesseessaeneneeecereotestereneee nen 3 28 FIGURE 3 29 RELIEF iro A E a eus a eee ete sigs ve rep CIY Cone Va tea b ripa ptr dE EE Qva E tope sr xp use addo 3 29 FIGURE B S02 EVENT RERO m 3 31 FIGURE 3 31 PARTICIPANT EVENT e cecccscveveiucecuctsscnecessscueceecucneanwnssedasanandeus ASA TERES VAR SUE HA SORA Ur ANEK EEES 3 32 FIGURE 3 32 RELATE PARTICIPANTS TO AN EVENT ceeeeeee eene ene reri ne e rr rn rre nn nnn nenne rrr 3 32 FIGURE 3 33 SELECTED PARTICIPANTS RELATED TO EVENT nnne enne nenne 3 33 FIGURE 3 34 EVENT ell E 3 33 FIGURE 3 35 RELATED CASE iore eb oniani pe Tec Seg eb es eta ece s Ee EN E Rex edu enu gas Tg se E PUR EVE YE gr PU 3 34 EIGURE 4 1 wi Te ET DEE 4 2 FIGURE 4 2 CASE SUMMARY SCREEN EE 4 2 FIGURE 4 3 REQUESTED COURT HISTORY c
38. additional information on the Judge Picklist Start Date If a Judge is entered the Start Date defaults to the current date If incorrect enter the date the Judge was assigned to the civil matter Press CONTROL PAGE DOWN to go to the COURT STAFF ASSIGNMENT block 3 6 3 Court Staff Assignment Lead AUSA Press F9 and select the initials for the Lead AUSA assigned to the civil action The AUSA s name will be filled in based on the initials selected The Position field for the first entry defaults to L Lead Only one active L Lead is allowed Start Date LIONS defaults to the current date If incorrect enter the date the Lead AUSA was assigned Press CONTROL PAGE DOWN to go to the AGENCY block 3 6 4 Agency Agency Press F9 and select the client agency that referred the civil action At a minimum one client agency must be entered Agency Office READ ONLY If the agency has more than one location select the appropriate location from the LOV Agency Office is a Local Code assigned by the Districts Agency Enter the number assigned to the civil action by the Client agency July 2012 3 8 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 42 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual Press CONTROL PAGE DOWN or press to go to the PARTICIPANT block shown in Figure 3 7 z Figure 3 7 Participant 3 6 5 Participant In LIONS a participant is a
39. ads respond to ad hoc inquiries etc The reports reflect the quality of information in your database Recipients should review reports to ensure accuracy 1 4 Responsibilities Attorneys and support personnel play an important role in maintaining the integrity of LIONS Based on local procedures they are responsible for entering information in an accurate and timely fashion The System Manager plays a key role by maintaining LIONS and assumes a number of responsibilities related to the operation of desktop computers laptops network Oracle and LIONS The System Manager s duties include Testing all personal computers upon network installation to ensure they are operational Testing the database server after loading all system software to ensure error free operation Distributing Release Notes or any other pertinent information sent out by Case Management Staff troubleshooting program problems and ensuring that system changes are implemented by the district Ensuring the integrity of the databases resolving processing failures and notifying TechOne if the problem appears to be related to the LIONS programs Serving as the district s point of contact with Case Management for the LIONS system Distributing error lists and other reports from EOUSA immediately upon receipt Establishing and maintaining user security including passwords and profiles Users must be deactivated in LIONS when they leave the office Backing up Oracle ap
40. ana aaea EA rE Eaa ESS A EE E OE E ESE 5 50 5 6 14 Case Comments essere neeehsesr teneas tha td asa haee ense east tnt asset dass taa sare rane s nnn 5 50 6 0 CRIMINAL UPDATES AND CLOSING eee nenne nnne 6 1 Bd CASE SUMMARY EE 6 2 6 2 GENERAL UPDATE ooet niana reote oro aE Eb Oed Ud a epe rn gege Ver A ANNANS vue d dude HERE TR A SEP da Venu 6 4 6 3 INITIAL COURT FILING NOT IN COURT TO COURT eee rennen enne nnn 6 4 6 371 COUPE HISIOT EE 6 5 RC A CTI S BoRRt 6 6 e EE 6 7 6 34 Eeer EE 6 7 6 3 5 Instrument GRAIG ES rieira aeae eai eto cash cor ma coo vies AA ENAA R 6 8 6 3 6 Defendant and CoU uuu i irn dau co coke adi i e ERE VERLA vari QU FU ERR Reg eae ERR pa RE evo urea condi 6 8 86 27 Defendant n eo eso eet egen egene 6 9 6 4 CHANGING FROM ONE COURT TO ANOTHER me eeenereneeen herren nenne ee eene eren e eene nnns 6 11 6 4 1 Count DisposiiondGentoncehiesttuton nnne 6 11 6 4 2 Court History New Court Information sse eher 6 12 6 5 SUPERSEDING INSTRUMENT WHEN THE COURT NUMBER DOES NOT CHANGEL ee 6 21 6 6 USAO STAFF REASSIGNMENTS GLOBAL 6 23 6 6 1 Reassignment E 6 23 6 7 USAO STAFF REASSIGNMENTS UNDMIDUAL en eene nnne enne 6 26 e EE Eer NEE 6 26 6 8 JUDGE REASSIGNMENTS GLOBAL 6 28 6 8 1 Reassignment Form eene eren ennt eena nena nnne nne 6 28 6 9 JUDGE REASSIGNMENT INDIVIDUAL esee enm tnnt enne r
41. assword must conform to the rules listed in Appendix F of this manual 2 2 Starting LIONS To start the LIONS application double click the LIONS icon shown in Figure 2 2 Figure 2 2 LIONS Icon The Oracle Logon screen shown in Figure 2 3 displays Figure 2 3 Oracle Logon Screen Enter your LIONS username password and database and then click Connect Use the TAB key to move between fields The error message shown in Figure 2 4 appears if you enter an invalid Oracle username and or password Figure 2 4 Invalid Username Password Error Message Click OK or press ENTER to acknowledge the message and display the LIONS logon screen The error message shown in Figure 2 5 appears if you enter a valid username and password but are not an authorized LIONS user Click OK or press ENTER to acknowledge the message and display the EOUSA Distributed Oracle Applications program group Figure 2 5 Unauthorized LIONS User Error Message July 2012 2 2 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 16 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual Contact the System Manager for assistance Once you have successfully logged into LIONS the LIONS Main Menu displays as shown in Figure 2 6 Legal Information Office Network System LIONS Sus i Mid Figure 2 6 LIONS Main Menu Screen 2 3 LIONS Main Menu The following are components of this menu Title Bar contains the application name window
42. ation can be captured Refer to Sections 3 7 7 1 and 3 7 7 2 if Participant Type is I Individual Refer to Sections 3 7 7 3 and 3 7 7 4 if Participant Type is B Business Refer to Sections 3 7 7 5 and 3 7 7 6 if Participant Type is P Property Select the Participant from the Participant block and press CONTROL PAGE DOWN or press i to access the appropriate screens This information is for local use and is not required TAB ENTER or CONTROL PAGE DOWN or press i to go to the INDIVIDUAL block Screen July 2012 3 20
43. cccccsescccssscececcesecssnsseeeceeccccsenssssnsesseeeeeeeeeeeesereseeeerieeeteaauseueanegs 4 4 FIGURE Te EE 4 5 FIGURE 4 5 COURT JUDGES rre eio veguavoeacoeeiadessedavssuuscuacesaauesayedets CN SO cas ER Rea ETE ee eee La Db EVA EUER EA 4 6 FIGURE 4 6 COURT HISTORY COMMENTS eene ene nennen eterne nete ee eene denen nennen 4 6 FIGURE 4 7 EI GE 4 7 FIGURE 4 8 RELATE ALL PARTICIPANTS TO A RELIEF RECORD DIALOG Box 4 9 FIGURE 4 9 RELATE PARTICIPANTS TO RELIEF seeeeeee eene nennen nennen enter ener enne 4 9 FIGURE 4 10 RELIEF EDIT ERROR MesauaGrE nennen erri rn nennt nnn nnns ers n eren eene nnns 4 10 FIGURE 4 11 STAFF OR JUDGE REASSIGNMENT enne enne eene nnn ener nh nnn essen eren enne enne 4 10 FIGURE a ke d dE 4 11 FIGURE 4 13 REASSIGNMENT GLOBAL 4 11 FIGURE 4 14 CURRENT ASSIGNMENTS nennen enean sinn aE enr anna nn emet rr EE EINRED PAE EREA 4 12 FIGURE 4 15 ACTONSTOBEREASSIONED eene nnne nnne nra risa inen nate eee nnns 4 12 FIGURE 4 16 REASSIGNMENT DIALOG Box 4 13 FIGURE 4 17 REASSIGNMENT EXECUTION MESSAGE eee nee enne nennen eene rennes 4 13 FIGURE 4 18 REASSIGNMENT CONFIRMATION MESSAGE 4 13 FIGURE 4 19 USAO STAFF ASeIoMMENT eene enne ii e eana i nante eki na E ee ten ener nenne 4 14 FIGURE 4 20 CURRENT USAO STAFF ASSIGNMENTS eene mener nannten enhn hene n nnne eene renes 4 14 FIGURE 4 21 COMPLETED USAO STAFF REASSIGNMENT enne IESPA PEEEEEEEEEE NEEESE 4 15 FIGURE 4 22 JUDGE REA
44. d by the DOJ Division enter the USAO Number on the form and return it to the Division DOJ If a DOJ Division has been entered enter the number assigned to the file by DOJ Case Restrict Case Restricted Press F9 and select Y Yes to restrict case access to a certain group of users Otherwise select N No You must be a member of a group in order to restrict case access to that group If Restrict is Y Yes the message shown in Figure 3 will display Figure 3 2 Case Restricted Error Message Click OK to open the STAFF GROUP form shown in Figure 3 3 D SOGAR Staff Gro Figure 3 3 Staff Group Form Staff Groups Press F9 and select the group to which the civil action is restricted Press the Exit icon to return to the CASE block Branch LIONS defaults to the Branch of the person entering the information If incorrect press F9 and select a Branch code Weight Press F9 and select a code that defines the complexity of the civil action for assignment purposes Unit Press F9 and select the code s for the group within the office responsible for the civil action Security Press F9 and select a code that describes the level of security for the case July 2012 3 5 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 39 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual Spec Proj Special Project The EOUSA has established a series of codes for certain types of cases being monitored by
45. d in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 12 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual 1 0 INTRODUCTION The Legal Information Office Network System LIONS is a case management system that runs with Oracle as the database management software LIONS is a multi user database system that allows many users to do data entry execute reports and run queries at the same time LIONS allows individual districts to maintain information on pending workloads on the database and to produce a variety of reports based on that information Offices enter information throughout the month using their personal computer systems and produce reports locally as needed based on the most up to date information Users MUST follow the detailed instructions in this manual in order to operate LIONS correctly The Case Management Staff of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys EOUSA MUST approve any deviation from these procedures 1 1 LIONS Functions LIONS provides a number of important functions It allows offices to meet their obligations for notifying victims and witnesses and producing required reports related to that function It allows offices to create caseload calendars for individual employees as well as units in the office The reports produced allow the United States Attorney and other supervisors to monitor the office s workload to make case assignments and to respond to ad hoc inquiries from the Department of Justice or the local community LIONS da
46. e Recvd Date Received Date Enter the date the civil action was received in the office The date cannot be later than the current date The format for all dates is DD MMM YYYY When entering the date spaces can be entered in place of the dashes Spaces are converted to dashes when the record is saved Cause Act Cause of Action Press F9 and select the code that best describes the civil action See Appendix A LIONS Code List for a complete list of Cause of Action Codes US Role Press F9 and select the code that describes the government s position in the civil action Lit Resp Litigating Responsibility LIONS defaults to US Case Handled Exclusively by US Attorneys Office If this is incorrect Press F9 and select the code for the litigating responsibility DOJ Division If a DOJ Division code has been provided enter that code even if the Litigating Responsibility is US If no code has been provided press F9 and select the appropriate DOJ Division code If the Litigating Responsibility is DJ RD or SD a DOJ Division code MUST be entered For Central Intake referrals enter ZCIF as the DOJ Division July 2012 3 4 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 38 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual For civil litigation arising out of OCDETF cases e g Asset Forfeitures enter ZNTF Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force as the DOJ Division If a Case Number Exchange form has been supplie
47. e certain pieces of information with default values Most default values can be changed Those that cannot be changed are so noted Name Search LIONS provides a feature to search the database every time a user enters a participant name To activate this feature a flag must be set in the user s LIONS profile The purpose of this feature is to alert the user that another case involving the participant already exists To enable the search feature contact your System Manager Automatic Creation of Records Used to relate participants in a case For example when the user creates a record relating a defendant to a piece of property LIONS automatically creates a matching Related Participant record linking the property back to the defendant This feature is also used to relate cases For example when a criminal case that involves forfeitures is related to a companion civil forfeiture case the user creates the first Related Case record linking the criminal case to the civil case LIONS automatically creates the Related Case record linking the civil case back to the criminal case July 2012 2 6 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 20 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual 2 7 Navigation in LIONS Moving from Field to Field TAB or ENTER to move forward through fields SHIFT TAB to move backward through fields Moving from Block to Block CONTROL PAGE DOWN to move forward through the blocks CONTROL PAGE
48. eene nennen rine nnne nennen ener rena 6 29 FIGURE 6 41 CONFIRM CHANGES DIALOG BOX cccccccccsssscrsescssecscccevcvsveneeeeesrscasenseaescceeeseaeesentaaeerseeeaes 6 29 FIGURE 6 42 TRANSACTION CONFIRMATION MESSAGE 6 29 FIGURE 6 43 UPDATED COURT HISTORY COURT JUDGES BLOCK eene 6 30 FIGURE 6 44 COURT tel 6 30 FIGURE 6 45 UPDATED COURT JUDGES ceccccccccccccsssssssccssssessececesesssseeeceestaeeeseseececsseasseessessaeesectaeeseee suas 6 31 FIGURE 6 46 AGENGY EE 6 31 FIGURE 6 47 RESTRICT MATTER CASE hene nennen eren nnne nennen nin n esee nennen nere nens 6 32 FIGURE 6 48 CASE Ke 6 32 FIGURE 6 49 CRIMINAL OPEN LONG nee enean nennen nin enne nnn rne en erri nnne rages 6 33 FIGURE 6 50 CONTROLLED GUBSTIANCE emen nene nennen ner nent rain enne eene nennen enn 6 34 FIGURE 6 51 COUNT DISPOSITION SENTENCE RESTITUTION emen eene eene nennen 6 35 FIGURE 6 52 SENTENGE icr iecit pesante ENER EES deeg do PY e b antis ex au RR Eve eee ea ong 6 35 FIGURE 6 53 RESTITUTION eset em nee ra eite iet te aE a aa deed Pe tulad Exe Pee ve Pea d bote Eee e Ra der ey EE 6 36 FIGURE 6 54 CLOSED DEFENDANT DBTATUS ENNEN 6 37 FIGURE 6 55 UPDATED DEFENDANT STATUS oo nnne nennen nnne nennen nent nennen nnne eterne nne 6 37 FIGURE 6 56 EVENT LEFT SIDE eese ti ener a rte di Ee dei dee pado dna RE H4 pe dH eoa feda eria 6 38 FIGURE 6 57 EVENT RIGHT SIDE enceinte aeta the tbe tho rh EEES Eae EEEE EEEE 6 38 FIGURE 6 58 PARTICIPANTS RELATED
49. ehehe eaten eaa sns ssa sans sa sa aa ttt rre n nenne enne 11 8 List of Figures FIGURE 2 1 CHANGE PASSWORD PROMPT ssssssse eee n eene eee nee eee eene 2 1 EIGURE 2 2 HONS ICON EE 2 2 FIGURE 2 3 ORACLE LOGON SCREEN scere nennt thnn tht eate esee ease saa sea tee ie inane aant nena nenne nnne 2 2 FIGURE 2 4 INVALID USERNAME PASSWORD ERROR MeasaGE eene rens 2 2 FIGURE 2 5 UNAUTHORIZED LIONS USER ERROR MeoaawGE eee enne nee 2 2 FIGURE 2 6 LIONS MAIN MENU SCREEN 00 cccccceeccsscsssceceeceeceseeeccetseeaeesseeeeeeeseeereeennanaseeeeeseeeeseesseaageeraaas 2 3 FIGURE 2 7 EIONS Reef TEE 2 4 FIGURE 2 8 MESSAGE EINE 5 Eenegkeet Eis eade ve n EE Re bu b E P dE 2 5 FIGURE 2 9 LIST OF VALUES PROMPT sissnesivesessesecasonesnevcccsdessusbuvesssu En ads EET VE YIN ERER e de a Fo REX E EE R HELLE Eb Eege 2 5 FIGURE 2 102 LOV FIND BOX EE 2 6 FIGURE 2 11 ON LINE EDITS ERROR MESSAGE nme nennen nnne rere th nenne n nnne nnne 2 6 FIGURE 2212 BASIC IER ageet EENEG ANGES RE XY dee 2 7 FIGURE 2213 STACKED BLOCK EE 2 8 FIGURE 2 14 SCROLL BLOCK EE 2 9 FIGURE 2 15 of ene TH CEET 2 10 FIGURE 2 16 CASE SUMMARY rst eren Exo di Su vadesenactnceanddetioupnasssnendGeudevedxcgebtabwansad uice betae reve pee ete 2 10 FIGURE 2 17 CASE SUMMARY SCREEN eene ert ener see r nnne enne eren enne nnne 2 11 FIGURE 2 18 INQUIRY ect ere strceeo ses temet peterent EE ov ees eco e ur A grae Fen EA 2 12 FIGURE 2 19 STAFF ASSIGNMENT SEARCH
50. ennen menter rnnt rr rh nnne nnns 5 15 FIGURE ee Ehel 5 15 FIGURE 5 19 EVENT COMMENT BLOCK 5 18 FIGURE 5 20 OPEN CASE LONG FORM ceseessssstessescseceseeeseecuaseaeseessenseessesseeeeesseeneeseesieeneenessnacaesens 5 19 FIGURE 5 21 CRIMINAL OPEN LONG Fon 5 19 FIGURE 5 22 CRIMINAL OPEN LONG FORM WITH DEFAULT VALUES eene 5 20 FIGURE 5 23 SPECIAL PROJECT POP UP iiis cii eater eret eria eben aen tana tn ka E Ea prepa a Roda ree aos E ees 5 21 FIGURE 5 24 PROGRAM CATEGORY Popp 5 21 FIGURE 5 25 DOMESTIC TERRORISM POP UP eene ee em rheensse net hn nennen heres eres ee nennen nnns 5 22 FIGURE 5 26 DOJ DIVISION NUMBER POP UP emnemeeennene n nen eere herir ii hehe nennen nen 5 22 vii July 2012 Case 2 13 c v 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 9 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual FIGURE 5 27 CASE RESTRICTED MESSAGE vieiros serdari odie EY n PNE RR ARE EY P E SEEE Reti MERC E EE NEU E a n eoa i 5 22 FIGURE 5 28 STAFF GROUP konn 5 23 FIGURE 5 29 COURT STAFF ASSIGNMENT DLock eee eren SASSEN ESSAS nennen nennen 5 25 FIGURE 5 30 ViICTIM WITNESS COORDINATOR ERROR MESSAGE Hmmm menn 5 25 FIGURE 5 91 AGENCY BLOCK EE 5 26 FIGURE 5 32 VICTIM AGENCY POP UP nennen nenne seen ten ate SEENE aint eterne nennen nen 5 26 Sei rine me MP e zi MERE ERR 5 27 FIGURE 5 34 MULTIPLE AGENT RECORDS FOR A SINGLE AGENCE 5 28 FIGURE 5 35 PARTICIPANT WE 5 28 FIGURE 5 36 NAME POP UP BLOCK nennen rnes estet ee isse assa
51. ennen nennen 6 30 6 10 AGENCY AGENT INFORMATION ice eet nhanh nk rae e ER b RE E ER AE La a eae dud inia Ea aaa Rae TH a a kae dL Ek tua ANEN 6 31 6 11 RESTRICT CASE AND OTHER GENERAL CASE INFORMATION 6 32 6 12 OTHER CASE INFORMATION EE 6 33 6 13 CONTROLLED RTE de 6 33 6 14 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE COMMENTS nennt inan eren eene eene rne nennen ees 6 34 6 15 COUNT DISPOSITION SENTENCE RESTITUTION sse emen nene ehe nennen nennen nenne 6 34 6 16 Bez SIS ERE EL SBRRRRREETTERKR 6 36 6 17 EVENT SCHEDULED EVENT CALENDAR 6 38 mM lee DE TE m 6 40 6 19 EXPERT INA CASE EE 6 40 6 20 DCMNS NUMBERS AND FILE LOCATION eee e eene nen hh an nnn rn nennen nennen nre rne 6 41 6 21 OPPOSING E 6 42 6 22 PARTICIPANT INFORMATION eerte nente tah hk nb ri oter E ana Ra nap Ea aea sea a ea DP Ra esa ass doa a eade ea saneti teen aea adu 6 43 6 23 FIREARMS TRIGGERLOCK INFORMATION 6 45 0 24 CAL E TUTTI HUTRES 6 45 6 241 AGENCY OIC oss C 6 46 July 2012 jii Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 5 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual PE tepue m E ASEE 6 47 OP SI m M 6 48 6 24 EE 6 48 5 24 5 Evidence e EE 6 49 6 25 CRIMNAL wd Ee 6 49 6 25 1 Final Disposition of a Defendanil esssesissisetirieiieieneeneoineii n
52. ered and a Service Date will not be entered Court Number Enter the number assigned to the civil action by the court This field is required when a court code other than NC Not in Court or PN Post Disposition Not in Court has been entered Service Date Enter the date the USAO was served This field is required when a court code other than NC Not in Court or PN Post Disposition Not in Court has been entered and the Filing Date has not been entered A Filing Date and or Service Date MUST be entered for a civil action that is filed in any court Judge Press F9 and select the initials of the judge hearing the civil action if applicable See Section 3 7 2 for detailed instructions on locating a Judge in the LOV or adding a Judge to the LOV Judge Picklist Start Date Defaults to the current date If this is incorrect click in the field and enter the date the Judge was assigned to the civil action Disp Disp Date Disposition and Disposition Date READ ONLY fields not used to initiate a civil action TAB ENTER CONTROL PAGE DOWN or press to go to the COURT STAFF ASSIGNMENT block 3 7 3 Court Staff Assignment The Court Staff Assignment block is shown in Figure 3 16 July 2012 3 16 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 50 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual The first entry in the Court Staff Assignment block MUST be the Lead AUSA assigned to the civil action Only o
53. es forfeitures that are related to a companion civil forfeiture case When the Related Case record is entered linking the criminal case to the civil case LIONS creates the Related Case record linking the civil case back to the criminal case Case Notes Ancillary information about the civil action This form was designed for AUSAs who want to maintain a summary of the civil action Experts Tracks the names specialties and addresses of experts used in litigation by either the Government or opposing parties Also provides a record of comments Samples of the data entry screens are included Many of the fields in the various data entry screens require codes selected from a List of Values LOV The LOV for any field can be accessed by pressing F9 Chapter 4 Civil Updates and Closings contains detailed information on updating civil actions in LIONS Chapter 8 Appeals contains detailed information associated with appeals A complete list of LIONS codes is available in Appendix A LIONS Code List Detailed coding procedures for the following civil case types and situations are in Appendix E LIONS Coding Policies July 2012 3 1 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 35 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual General Reinstatements Remands for New Trial Civil Social Security Disability Appeals Foreclosures U S Plaintiff Foreclosures U S Defendant Habeas Corpus 2255s Lands Cases Asset Forfeiture
54. gure 3 18 When a user initiates a civil action LIONS automatically relates all participants to the current Court History stage See Chapter 6 Criminal Updates and Closings for more information Figure 3 18 Participant Type Press F9 and select the code that best describes the participant I Individual B Business or organization July 2012 3 19 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 53 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual P Property either real property or other property to be forfeited Role Press F9 and select the code that best describes the participant s role in the civil action Name If Type is I Individual the pop up block shown in Figure 3 19 displays Enter the name of the Participant and press ENTER to exit the pop up If Type is B Business or P Property enter the business or property name in the Name field If the name search feature is activated LIONS will search the database to alert the user that another case involving the participant exists To enable the search feature contact the System Manager Disposition Read Only Lower Court Appeal Court These fields will be blank when initiating a civil action If necessary press F6 to insert additional rows or press the DOWN ARROW to go to a blank line to add subsequent participants The Type code determines what detailed Participant inform
55. ign jf Type N Nonmonetary the cursor skips over this field If Type is N Nonmonetary or B Both Monetary and Nonmonetary Enter a description of the nonmonetary relief being sought a jf Type is M Monetary the cursor skips over this field Agency LIONS will default this field to the Client Agency previously entered Press CONTROL PAGE DOWN to go to the EVENT block 3 6 7 Event The Event block is a scrollable block Use the scroll bar at the bottom of the block to view all fields in the block and to move back and forth within the block July 2012 3 10 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 44 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual If an Event is entered an Event Date or a Scheduled Date MUST be entered Event Press F9 and select the code that best describes the event Action Press F9 and select the code that describes the status of the event Event Date Enter the date the event occurred When scheduling an event leave this field blank Date Scheduled Enter the date an event is scheduled to occur Scheduled Dates appear on staff members calendar reports Scheduled dates must be later than the current date Time Scheduled Enter the scheduled time for the event Scheduled time will appear on staff members calendar reports Staff Initials LIONS will default to the initials of the Lead AUSA If this is incorrect press F9 and select the correct staff initials Doc
56. is required when a court code other than NC Not in Court or PN Post Disposition Not in Court has been entered Service Date Enter the date the USAO was served This field is required when a court code other than NC Not in Court or PN Post Disposition Not in Court has been entered and the Filing Date has not been entered A Filing Date or Service Date MUST be entered for a civil action filed in any court Judge Press F9 and select the initials of the Judge hearing the civil action if applicable To add a Judge to the Judge Picklist Press F3 to access the Judge Picklist shown in Figure 3 4 July 2012 3 6 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 40 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual SES i d Figure 3 4 Judge Picklist DOWN ARROW to a blank line in the Judge Picklist or press F6 to add a blank line Enter information for the new Judge Press the Exit icon to return to the Court History block The Judge is now included in the Judge Picklist and the LOV as shown in Figure 3 5 and Figure 3 6 respectively c au Figure 3 5 Updated Judge Picklist July 2012 3 7 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 41 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual LIST OF VALUES FOR JUDGE Figure 3 6 Updated Judge LOV See Chapter 4 Civil Updates and Closings Section 4 16 4 Judge for
57. its Legal Programs Priority Programs Team The codes in this field are used to produce the special reports needed by the team Press F9 and select the code of the special project category Type Press F9 and select the case type The code should further describe the nature of the case Qui Tam Flag If Cause of Action is a Fraud code press F9 and select Y Yes or N No as appropriate Vic Wit Victim Witness Press F9 and select Y Yes or N No as appropriate This field flags civil actions with victims witnesses to be tracked by a Victim Witness Coordinator Press CONTROL PAGE DOWN to go to the COURT HISTORY block 3 6 2 Court History Court and Court Location Press F9 and select the Court Code Court Location can be entered if applicable Court Location is a local code established by your District LOV If Court code is NC Not in Court or PN Not in Court Post Disposition LIONS will skip the remainder of the COURT HISTORY block and move to the ASSIGNMENT block App Type Appeal Type This field is used for Appeal Only cases See Chapter 8 Appeals for instructions on entering Appeals Filing Date Enter the date the civil action was filed in court This field is required when a court code other than NC Not in Court or PN Post Disposition Not in Court has been entered and a Service Date will not be entered Court Number Enter the number assigned to the civil action by the court This field
58. litigant witness piece of property to be forfeited or any individual organization or business associated with the civil action At a minimum one litigant participant must be entered Type Press F9 and select the code that best describes the participant Individual Business Organization Property Role Press F9 and select the code that best describes the participant s role in the civil action P for Plaintiff for example Name If the Type is I Individual a pop up block displays to prompt for the last name and first name Enter the Individual Participant s first and last names If the participant Type is B Business or P Property enter the business or property name in the field If the name search feature is activated LIONS will search the database to alert the user that another case involving the participant already exists To enable the search feature contact your System Manager EIN SSN CATS Enter the IRS EIN Employer Identification Number for a Business participant enter the SSN Social Security Number for an Individual participant enter the CATS Consolidated Asset Tracking System number for a Property participant Opp Coun Initials Opposing Counsel Initials Press F9 and select the initials of the opposing counsel July 2012 3 9 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 43 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual Opp Type Opposing Counsel Type Press F9 and select
59. ne open Lead AUSA is allowed Figure 3 16 Court Staff Assignment July 2012 3 17 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 51 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual Inits Press F9 and select the Lead AUSA initials The position field for the first entry defaults to L Lead Press F9 and select the initials of each additional staff member assigned to the civil action LIONS will automatically fill in the staff name based on the initials entered Initials are Local Codes assigned by the Districts Position Press F9 and select the code for each staff member s position Start Date LIONS defaults to the current date If this is incorrect click in the field and enter the date the staff member was assigned to the civil action End Date This field will be blank when initiating a civil action DOWN ARROW to go to a blank line or press F6 to insert additional lines Press SHIFT F6 to return to a previous line TAB ENTER CONTROL PAGE DOWN or press to go to the AGENCY 3 7 4 Agency The Agency block is shown in Figure 3 17 Every civil action MUST have at least one client agency Figure 3 17 Agency Role LIONS defaults the Role for the first entry to CL Client Agency Press F9 and select the code for the client agency that referred the civil action to your office If the agency has more than one office select the appropriate office from
60. only those associated with a staff member assigned to a matter or case in LIONS Participant Search Search for files based on all or part of a participants name or on a number associated with a participant Social Security Number EIN etc Victim Witness Search for files with Victim Witness participant roles July 2012 2 12 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 26 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual 2 10 1 The USAO Staff Assignment Search Selection criteria for a staff assignment search are staff initials staff initials and position and only open cases as shown in Figure 2 19 ZI LIONS ASSIGNMENT SEARCH SS aS Figure 2 19 Staff Assignment Search Initials Press F9 and select the initials for a particular staff member Position Press F9 and select the appropriate Position code To search for all files for a staff member regardless of position in the matter case leave the Position field blank Do you want to query only open cases A Y Yes response will query only open cases To see all matters and cases for a staff member leave the checkbox blank Execute Press F8 to execute query or select Query eXecute from the menu bar Press F3 to go to the Case Summary screen for the highlighted record LIONS will return all matters cases for the staff member where the End Date in the Assignment Record is blank 2 10 2 Case Search Selection c
61. plicable entries should be made in mixed case upper and lower as they will appear in documents Record A record is a group of fields related to one another such as Case Block A block contains one or more records of information List of Values LOV A list of acceptable values for a particular field To access the LOV for a field Press F9 Press the List icon Click on Help and select List from the menu July 2012 2 5 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 19 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual Find Value in LOV Search for codes by entering a word or string of words in the Find field of the LOV For example in the LOV for Program Categories shown in Figure 2 10 searching on the word Fraud returns all Program Categories with Fraud in the description To search for a code place the cursor after the sign in the Find box Type the word or string of words and press the FIND key Check Boxes An option field indicated by On line Edits LIONS contains edits that ensure the integrity of the data by preventing the user from entering incorrect data For example if you enter a code in an LOV field LIONS will automatically check the value entered against the LOV table and send an error message if the code is not found in the LOV table A sample of an error message is shown in Figure 2 11 Figure 2 11 On line Edits Error Message Preset Data LIONS will pre populat
62. plications on a regular basis and ensuring that backups are stored off site LIONS 5 1 System Manager s Guide details backup procedures Training users on computer security and LIONS Maintaining local code tables in LIONS Submitting global code changes to TechOne for Case Management Staff approval The Administrative Officer and Supervisory Attorneys are responsible for ensuring that necessary resources are provided to operate LIONS and for monitoring the data in LIONS to ensure that it is current and accurate July 2012 1 2 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 14 of 53 LIONS 5 4 4 User Manual 2 0 GETTING STARTED IN LIONS The Legal Information Office Network System LIONS is a case management system that runs in a client server environment where the database case related information resides on the Centralized server at the Network Operations Center NOC and the LIONS application is executed from the client office automation network file system The operating system on the server is Unix the database management system is Oracle version 10g using Oracle Forms 4 5 and Reports 2 5 The LIONS application runs on PCs using Windows XP Multiple users can perform inquiries run reports e g calendars and perform data entry concurrently 2 1 LIONS Security 2 1 1 User Access LIONS uses an Oracle based security system to ensure that Only authorized personnel are allowed to log on to LION
63. re printed on line to your default printer you will not be able to continue working until the report has finished printing It is recommended that large jobs be submitted using the Print Background Batch option This will free up your personal computer Victim Witness This function is now part of the Victim Notification System VNS FRC Contains the modules necessary to track all information related to files sent to or requested from the Federal Records Center FRC reports are accessed through this module Documents This function is now part of the VNS Inquiry Allows users to locate files in LIONS when the system assigned USAOID is not known For example users can find files by searching on a name or partial name Admin Administration This module is used primarily by the System Manager to maintain codes and security It includes all forms to maintain look up codes the change password option available to all users and reports related to the maintenance of LIONS 2 6 Special Features in LIONS Toolbar Pictorial representations of functions in LIONS If a function does not apply to a particular block the icon will not appear The toolbar shown in Figure 2 7 is located along the left side of the screen Query or search a case or record cancel a query request or count records Query queried Save Save entered data and continue working on the screen List Display a list of acceptable values for a field
64. riteria for a case search are Agency File Number Court Number DOJ Division Number DCMNS Number FRC Number or Grand Jury Number July 2012 2 13 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 27 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual Enter a relevant number or partial number followed by the For example searching a Court Number using 123 will return all records that have a Court Number beginning with 123 as shown in Figure 2 20 2 LIONS CASE SEARCH fancssrc Figure 2 20 Case Search Click the cursor on the desired record to highlight it Press F3 or click the Go To button 4 record to go to the Case Summary screen for the highlighted 2 10 3 Scheduled Event Search Selection criteria for a scheduled event search are staff initials and or date range To return all scheduled events for all staff members for a date range enter only a date range as shown in Figure 2 21 LIONS will return all matters cases where the scheduled event falls within the date range and the staff field is blank SS SE Figure 2 21 Scheduled Event Search Date Range July 2012 2 14 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 28 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual To return all scheduled events for a staff member enter only staff initials as shown in Figure 2 22 ai 0 DEC 2008 08 DEC 2008 31 OCT 2008 28 OCT 2008 20 OCT 2
65. s of an obviously trivial nature crank telephone calls and letters civic association correspondence miscellaneous correspondence etc 3 4 When to Initiate Multiple Participants General Rule As a general rule only one participant is opened per civil action Exceptions When two or more participants are involved in the same civil action and the Relief Requested differs for the participants In lands civil actions a separate file may be opened for each tract Districts which handle multiple tracts in a single civil action may initiate one file with multiple participants or open one file and show how many tracts are involved The Relief Requested should reflect the amount claimed by the landowners If there are multiple tracts use one Relief record to enter the Requested amount and use another Relief record to enter the Granted or Denied amount unless the claims indicate separate amounts for each individual track in the civil action In that instance create a Relief record for each separate Requested amount and a Relief record for each separate Granted amount 3 5 Civil Initiation Procedures There are two ways to initiate a civil file in LIONS The Civil Short form allows you to enter information quickly by completing two screens Relationships that need to be made on an individual basis in the Long form are done automatically in the Short form For example all participants will be related to all events and relief records you
66. shown in Figure 2 31 Clicking on the name of the report opens the report for online review Figure 2 30 Report Server Button Ge Figure 2 31 Report Server Screen 2 12 Quitting LIONS Click the i button in the upper right corner of the window OR return to the LIONS Main Menu and click the Exit button Click OK in the Exit dialog box shown in Figure 2 32 July 2012 2 19 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 33 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual ees SS E i 5 S Xd i sue Figure 2 32 LIONS Exit Dialog July 2012 2 20 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 34 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual 3 0 CIVIL INITIATION A civil action is initiated in LIONS when a new civil file is received in the United States Attorney s Office This chapter provides instructions for opening and managing civil cases in LIONS using a series of Screens to collect and maintain detailed information concerning the following Case Provides an overview of the status of the civil action Includes the cause of action the latest court information related cases and notes Court History For each court filing a new Court History record is opened The record tracks the court and its location as well as the Judges associated with the civil action It also ties information together about the attorneys and
67. t PD sis ettet ete tr ird EV Pa ad ek deck Een WEE TII e RR VS HE 9 8 9 7 GETTING STARTED SUGGESTED PLAN OF ACTION ssseeeeem enema 9 8 10 0 CLOSED FILE MANAGEMENT 10 1 10 1 CONTENTS OF CLOSED ET 10 1 10 2 COURT ORDERED DISPOSITION OF RECORDS nennen enne enne serere nennen 10 2 10 2 1 Procedures for Court Ordered Disposition of Records sse 10 2 10 2 2 Order of Deferred Entry of Judgment essen 10 3 10 2 3 Update the Criminal File for Non public Records sss 10 3 10 2 4 Update the Criminal File for Sealed Records 10 4 10 2 5 Update the Criminal File for Expunged CSA Gecore 10 5 10 2 6 Update the Criminal File for Expunged General Records sssssssssseeee 10 6 10 3 PHYSICAL LOCATION OF CLOSED FILES AND LOCAL FRC NUMBERS sees eee 10 7 10 4 THE ERO MODULE mrina epo piss ERN EE ee nan EUR CARS BENE con ndo cu dc ERAN e RE RARE RENT eae 10 8 10 52 EE 10 9 10 6 ERG REQUEST LOG EE 10 12 1 027 SOSTA UU E 10 13 10 8 ERG EE 10 14 11 0 REPORT GENERATION 11 1 bf QUERY REPORT sccstesstesedeesisesuundan m 11 4 July 2012 iv Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 6 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual 14 2 SQUAEITY CONTR OL EE 11 6 11 2 1 CaSO Certification Event isorinis quien Ne ota EAE hoi Sed n eee eee e He a SEENEN 11 6 11 2 2 Case Cerlification IReview eene h
68. ta is used by the Executive Office for United States Attorneys EOUSA to respond to numerous requests for statistical information from the Office of Management and Budget Congress and the public and to produce management reports for use within the Department of Justice LIONS provides the figures for the Attorney General s Annual Report and the United States Attorneys Annual Statistical Report LIONS data is used to formulate budget estimates to justify budget requests and to allocate resources including personnel among the various districts 1 2 System Components LIONS consists of six modules as follows The Civil Case Tracking System This module tracks litigation of civil matters cases and appeals Immediate declinations of civil matters cases and appeals are currently not used The Criminal Case Tracking System This module tracks immediate declinations and litigation in criminal matters cases and appeals Victim Witness This function is performed by the Victim Notification System VNS Federal Records Center This module tracks records sent to the Federal Records Center FRC It includes the accession number and location of files shipped to the FRC Document Generation This function was performed by the VNS Administration The System Manager uses this module to maintain codes and LIONS security July 2012 1 1 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 13 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1
69. the LOV Code and Description LIONS will fill in this field based on the Agency code selected Agency Number Enter the number assigned to the civil action by the Client agency DOWN ARROW to go to a blank line or press F6 to insert blank lines as needed to enter multiple agencies July 2012 3 18 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 52 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual TAB ENTER or CONTROL PAGE DOWN or press o go to the AGENT block 3 7 5 Agent Salutation Enter the salutation used in official correspondence with the agent Name Enter the agent s last and first names Title Enter the agent s title Lead Agent Press F9 and select Y Yes if this is the Lead Agent Phone Fax Pager Email Enter as much information as is known 3 7 6 Agency Office Read Only This block is pre populated based on the agency offices in the Agency Picklist Agency Office is a local code assigned by the district See Chapter 4 Section 4 16 1 Agency Office for information on the Agency Picklist TAB ENTER or CONTROL PAGE DOWN or press to go to the PARTICIPANT block 3 7 7 Participant In LIONS a participant is a litigant witness piece of property to be forfeited or any other individual organization or business associated with the civil action Enter all participants in the civil action At a minimum one litigant participant must be entered in the Participant block shown in Fi
70. the code that describes the type of counsel for the defendant Start Date Enter the start date for the Opposing Counsel If necessary press F6 to insert additional rows or press the DOWN ARROW to go to a blank line to add subsequent participants Press CONTROL PAGE DOWN to go to the RELIEF block 3 6 6 Relief Type Press F9 and select the type relief being sought LOV M Monetary N Nonmonetary B Both Monetary and Nonmonetary Stage The history of Relief is tracked in LIONS using the Stage field LIONS will default the Stage to R Requested for civil initiations A Requested stage is required when a civil action is opened LOV D Denied E Estimated G Granted O Ordered R Requested Requested By Press F9 and select a code for the Participant seeking Relief Enter G Sought by the Government if the Government is seeking the relief Otherwise enter O Sought by Opposing Party For Lands Civil actions enter O LOV U Unknown should only be used until the information becomes available Liability If only one participant is entered LIONS defaults liability to Individual If multiple participants are entered LIONS defaults the liability to J Joint and Several Amount Enter a value for the relief being sought If Type is M Monetary or B Both Monetary and Nonmonetary Enterthe dollar amount of monetary relief being sought The maximum amount is 999 999 999 999 99 Do not enter a dollar s
71. tigating Responsibility is US Case Handled Exclusively by US Attorneys Office If the Litigating Responsibility Code is DJ RD or SD the appropriate DOJ Division code MUST be entered If a Case Number Exchange form has been supplied by the DOJ Division enter the USAOID and return the form to the Division For an NCIF referral enter ZCIF as the DOJ Division For civil litigation arising out of OCDETF cases enter ZNTF Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force as the DOJ Division A case can be restricted so that it can only be accessed by selected Staff Groups Cases can only be restricted by a member of a group to which access is granted Cases are restricted in accordance with local procedures To restrict access to a case Case Restrict Case Restricted Press F9 and select Y Yes to restrict access or N No if access is unrestricted If Restrict is Y Yes the message shown in Figure 3 13 will display Figure 3 13 Case Restricted Error Message Click OK to open the STAFF GROUP form shown in Figure 3 14 July 2012 3 14 Case 2 13 cv 00193 Document 798 1 Filed in TXSD on 11 20 14 Page 48 of 53 LIONS 5 4 1 User Manual LIONS CASE STAFF GROUP gncsrest 1 3 ohn Williams vs IRS Figure 3 14 Staff Group Press F9 and select the group or group s that will have access to the civil action records Press the Exit icon to leave the Staff Group form and return to the Civil Long form
72. we aee 2 7 2 8 F NGTION KEYS EE 2 9 2 9 CASE SUMMARY ege TEE 2 10 2 10 INQUIRY OPTION WEE 2 12 2 10 1 The USAO Staff Assignment Search 2 13 2 10 2 EE 2 13 2 10 3 Scheduled Event Search 2 14 2710 4 Participant Seals citm eset teet toe ner ertet ea ott pee aite EXE EV ti reri dae 2 16 2 41 REPORTS OPTION iuret erra eter caa ere ee eR V ARENAER LaS ASR EEA EET 2 17 KA 2 19 2 12 QUITTING Er e LEE 2 19 3 0 CIVIL INITIATION idein tte eroe ito Fer tr ERE e ea Qn Vae Rer Yep Retenir carers 3 1 E Mere EE 3 2 3 2 IMMEDIATE DECUINATIONS saco rn en tno nne toronto eg e YE ERR E F anh acess sasasusdecavededu e Pe EE ENN deet 3 2 3 8 INITIATE A GIVIE RECORD esperes tee peat vo ease psv tee lea pasen Duende ueneno rk enters LE E BERN E Sae dd ra SR PARA 3 2 3 4 WHEN TO INITIATE MULTIPLE PARTICIPANTS 3 3 3 5 CIVIL INITIATION PROCEDURES E 3 3 3 6 OPEN CASE SHORT FORM iiie rrt eo nee eee eege dE d b d ES rou ad 3 4 3 6 1 CASO NNNM 3 4 3 6 2 COUN de 3 6 3 6 3 Court Staff Assionment AA 3 8 IGA AGENCY E ee 3 8 3 6 5 Ee 3 9 KEE 3 10 EN EE ed eebe m 3 10 3 T OPEN GASE LONG FORMY sis covccdt E 3 12 BTA CASO MP 3 13 KENT 3 16 Kee TE ele 3 16 BFA AQ aH M 3 18 xA MILIUM 3 19 3 7 6 Agency Office Read ONIY nescrise ttti attt rara t aaaeaii rn 3 19 KEE 3 19 3 7 8 Related Participant eed

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