Case Types

The State Bar Court adjudicates a variety of different proceedings. Most of the cases are initiated by the Office of Chief Trial Counsel of the State Bar of California. A brief description of the various case types along with the initiating party is listed below.

CASE CODE	TYPE OF PROCEEDING	INITIATOR
AE	Fee Arbitration Enforcement	Fee Arbitration Program
C	Conviction Referral	State Bar Court
G	Legal Service Trust Fund	Applicant
H	Rule 1-110 Violation	Trial Counsel
J	Discipline in Other Jurisdiction	Trial Counsel
L	Law Corporations	Applicant
M	Moral Character	Applicant
N	Rule 9.20	Trial Counsel
O	Original Discipline	Trial Counsel
PM	Probation Revocation - Motion	Office of Probation
Q	Resignation with Charges Pending	Attorney
R	Reinstatement	Petitioner
S	Legal Specialization	Applicant
TB	Inactive Enrollment §6007(b)(1)	Trial Counsel, Attorney, Court
TE	Inactive Enrollment §6007(c)	Trial Counsel
TH	Inactive Enrollment §6007(h)	Trial Counsel or Petitioner
TR	Inactive Enrollment §6007(b)(2)	Trial Counsel
TT	Inactive Enrollment §6007(b)(3)	Trial Counsel, Petitioner, Court
V	Standard 1.2(c)(1)	Petitioner
ZA	Return from Fee Arbitration Enforcement	Petitioner
ZB	Return from §6007(b)(1) Inactive (Insanity Defense)	Petitioner
ZE	Return from §6007(c) Inactive (Imminent Harm)	Petitioner
ZH	Return from Inactive Enrollment §6007(h)	Trial Counsel or Petitioner
ZR	Return from §6007(b)(2) Inactive (Court Jurisdiction of Law Practice)	Petitioner
ZT	Return from §6007(b)(3) Inactive (Mental Illness/Substance Abuse)	Petitioner