Pending
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
Begun, but not yet completed ; unsettled; undetermined; in process of settlement or adjustment Thus, an action or suit ls said to be "pending" from its Inception until the rendition of final judgment.
Wentworth v. Farmington, 48 N. H. 210; Mauney v. Pemberton, 75 N. C. 221; Ex parte Munford, 57 Mo. 603.