The following opening pleading statuses are used in the appellate case management system:
| Due | The status is "due" as long as the due date has not been passed or the pleading was not received early. |
| Past | The status should be set to "past" if it is not received by the due date. |
| Lodged | The status is "lodged" when the pleading is received but a motion to allow a late filing is still pending. |
| Filed | The status becomes "filed" when the pleading is timely filed or a motion to accept a late pleading is granted. |
| Rejected | The status should be set to "rejected" if the pleading is so deficient that it is rejected or if it is so late that it is not allowed. |
| 919 Lodged | The status is 919 lodged when a prisoner filing a civil appeal has not yet met the filing requirements of AS 9.19.010. |
| 919 Rejected | The status should be set to rejected when a prisoner filing a civil appeal did not meet the filing requirements of AS 9.19.010 and the file was closed, never having been docketed. |