Length of Time (Days) to Complete Prosecution or Decline ATF Referral 2001
Federal Judicial District = Montana

Item	Value
median time for prosecution (days)	307
rank: median time for prosecution	39
average time for prosecution (days)	371
rank: average time for prosecution	52
Number of Prosecutions Completed	24
median time before declined (days)	46
rank: median time before declined	73
average time before declined (days)	95
rank: average time before declined	83
# of referrals with prosecution declined	10

Median = half of referrals took longer, half took shorter.

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