California cans Case Management System

Metropolitan News reports.

The Council voted unanimously to immediately halt funding the California Case Management System (CCMS), a project that was nearly 10 years in the making.

According to Fog City Journal, the CCMS is years overdue, 800% over budget and still not ready for primetime. Meanwhile, funding was diverted from court operations to pay for the massive cost overruns while the public experienced court closures and long delays in accessing justice.

Leading the charge against funding the CCMS further was the Alliance for California Judges, which said the money had been squandered on an unworkable system while courts were being forced to close their doors due to sharp cuts in state court funds.

The CCMS Internal Committee will make recommendations to the Council for "other ways" to use the CCMS technology and the state's investment in it "as well as develop new strategies to assist courts with failing case management systems”, IT World states.

Deloitte, which served as the main systems integrator on the project, will get a $16 million cost reimbursement, according to a statement.