R 012130Z FEB 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 062/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC HQMC JA//
SUBJ/IMPLEMENTATION OF CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR COURTS-MARTIAL//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO P5800.16A/-/YMD:19990831//
AMPN/REFERENCE A IS THE MARINE CORPS MANUAL FOR LEGAL ADMINISTRATION.//
POC/-/-/UNIT:MILITARY LAW BRANCH, JAD/NAME:-LTCOL LEON FRANCIS /TEL:703-693-8163//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO ESTABLISH A COMMON OPERATING PICTURE FOR THE TRACKING OF COURTS-MARTIAL THROUGH THE MILITARY JUSTICE SYSTEM AND TO DIRECT ALL LAW CENTERS AND LEGAL SERVICE SUPPORT SECTIONS TO USE THE NEW CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CMS) HOSTED ON THE SJA TO CMC WEBSITE.  CMS WILL PROVIDE COMMANDERS AND SJA'S WITH THE VISIBILITY AND OVERSIGHT NECESSARY TO MEET THEIR LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR TIMELY PROCESSING AND POST-TRIAL REVIEW OF COURTS-MARTIAL.
2.  BACKGROUND.  PREVIOUSLY, OUR LEGAL SERVICE SUPPORT SECTIONS (LSSS) AND LAW CENTERS USED A WIDE VARIETY OF LOCAL DATABASES TO TRACK THEIR CASES WITH DIFFERENT REPORTS USED AT EACH PHASE OF THE PROCESS (PRETRIAL, COURT REPORTERS, AND POST-TRIAL REVIEW).  THE PROLIFERATION OF LOCAL REPORTS LED TO CHALLENGES IN ACCURATELY ACCOUNTING FOR EACH CASE FROM THE TRIAL TEAMS TO THE APPELLATE COURTS.  IN ADDITION, DELAY IN PROCESSING CONTRIBUTED TO APPELLATE ISSUES AS ILLUSTRATED IN THE RECENT DECISION IN U.S. V. FOSTER.  TO IMPROVE TRACKING AND TIMELY PROCESSING OF OUR COURTS, JA DIVISION ESTABLISHED CMS, WHICH WENT ON-LINE 23 DEC 09.  AFTER TESTING AT SEVERAL LAW CENTERS, THIS SINGLE CORPS-WIDE SYSTEM IS NOW READY TO REPLACE ALL PREVIOUSLY USED TRACKING SYSTEMS.
3. ACTION.  EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, ALL MARINE LSSS AND LAW CENTERS WILL USE CMS FOR TRACKING MILITARY JUSTICE CASES TO INCLUDE PRETRIAL, COURT REPORTER, AND POST-TRIAL REVIEW.  ALL CASES WILL BE TRACKED FROM REQUEST FOR LEGAL SERVICES TO RECEIPT AT THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS APPELLATE REVIEW ACTIVITY.  TRANSITION TO THE NEW CMS WILL BE COMPLETED BY 17 FEB 10.  THE CURRENT VERSION OF CMS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP:(SLASH SLASH)WWW.MARINES.MIL/UNIT/JUDGEADVOCATE/PAGES/HOME/SJA(UNDERSCORE)TO(UNDERSCORE)THE(UNDERSCORE)CMC.ASPX. FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTACT STAFF SERGEANT J.P. GORDON AT JEREMY.GORDON@USMC.MIL OR 703-614-9252.
4. RELEASED AUTHORIZED BY COL V. ARY, DIRECTOR, JUDGE ADVOCATE DIVISION (ACTING). //