Lung lesions are by themselves alarming already. As if to say that their mere presence is not enough to put people on their toes, cavitating lung lesions are another example of the numerous types of lesions that can affect the lungs.
The Appeal Division generally schedules hearings on the consent of the parties. The Appeal Division seeks to accommodate parties and their counsel by giving them a reasonable amount of time to prepare appeals, and by scheduling appeals at times when parties and their counsel are available.
The judge will want to know the status of discovery, the need to for court assistance to move things along, the date of any possible upcoming events, the waiver of certain rights, etc. After a status hearing, which includes many preliminary hearings, the next steps occur, whatever they may be. A judge cannot drop a case - only the prosecutor can decide to drop a case. But, a judge can answer requests by the defense - and one such request is to dismiss a case for lack of evidence. But that does not occur until a request is made and that request, hopefully, is based upon sound legal argument and the rules and law.