AGENCY: District Court (Second District)

SERIES: 24293
TITLE: Civil case files
DATES: 1854-1896.
ARRANGEMENT: Numerical by case number.

DESCRIPTION: These are civil cases handled by the territorial Second District Court. Civil cases include suits to recover money, petitions for divorce, and writs of habeas corpus. A case is made up of an original complaint together with all legal papers subsequently filed in connection with the civil proceeding through disposition or dismissal of the case.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 100 years and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

Disposition based on documentation about individuals, legal procedure, court history and functions. Case files have legal and administrative value to the court through dismissal or satisfaction of the final judgment. They enforce or protect private rights and prevent or redress private wrongs. The value of the judge's decrees and final judgments to parties in an action may well extend beyond their immediate administrative use.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

---