Each case handled by the law firm of Dewey, Cheetim, and Howe has a unique case number, a date opened, a date closed and a judgment description. A case is brought by one or more plaintiffs and the same plaintiff may be involved in many cases. A plaintiff has a requested judgment characteristic. A case is against one or more defendants and the same defendant may be involved in many cases. A plaintiff or defendant may be a person or an organization. Over time, the same person or organization may be a defendant or a plaintiff in other cases. In either situation, such legal entities are identified by an entity number and include name and net worth.