11.   The court handles no criminal, family or tort matters.

12.   The Delaware court handled cases such as Trans World Airlines Inc., Continental Airlines Inc. and Columbia Gas System Inc.

13.   The docket moves glacially, in part because the court handles problems that the parties prefer not to resolve quickly.

14.   The Delaware bankruptcy court has handled cases such as Trans World Airlines Inc., Continental Airlines Inc. and Columbia Gas System Inc.

15.   Their own courts would handle the case, officials said.

16.   There is no legislative branch and religious courts handle judicial activity.

17.   While federal courts have handled some franchise disputes, franchise lawyers say the vast majority of disagreements are settled by state regulators and courts.

18.   An officer at the court confirmed that the court was handling the case but refused to give details or her name.

19.   Athletic director Andy Geiger said he has talked to Shrout about what happened, but will let the courts handle the matter before determining whether anything should be done.

20.   But court administrator Gotthard Woehrmann said the request was a routine procedure that had no bearing on how the court would handle the case.