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TABLE OF DATA TO CUT-AND-PASTE
YEAR
| Tot. Abandon
| # Refiled
| #Not Refiled
|
| 1980
| 29106
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| 30358
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| 29099
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| 35555
| 4914
| 30641
|
| 1984
| 43313
| 8918
| 34395
|
| 1985
| 45083
| 10017
| 35066
|
| 1986
| 49151
| 14742
| 34409
|
| 1987
| 46190
| 15644
| 30546
|
| 1988
| 46351
| 16806
| 29545
|
| 1989
| 47218
| 18145
| 29073
|
| 1990
| 45750
| 15688
| 30062
|
| 1991
| 53703
| 17488
| 36215
|
| 1992
| 59199
| 22208
| 36991
|
| 1993
| 60763
| 23242
| 37521
|
| 1994
| 64932
| 28791
| 36141
|
| 1995
| 66460
| 32095
| 34365
|
| 1996
| 58358
| 24749
| 33609
|
| 1997
| 61367
| 28093
| 33274
|
| 1998
| 60102
| 27209
| 32893
|
| 1999
| 64062
| 27806
| 36256
|
| 2000
| 68056
| 31234
| 36822
|
| 2001
| 72566
| 32791
| 39775
|
| 2002
| 88417
| 39670
| 48747
|
| 2003
| 96176
| 41937
| 54239
|
| 2004
| 107824
| 54042
| 53782
|
| 2005
| 115232
| 58568
| 56664
|
| 2006
| 143787
| 78060
| 65727
|
| 2007
| 164029
| 88700
| 75329
|
| 2008
| 205674
| 107082
| 98592
|
| 2009
| 268767
| 132225
| 136542
|
| 2010
| 286318
| 166410
| 119908
|
| 2011
| 264652
| 151214
| 113438
|
| 2012
| 266442
| 169000
| 97442
|