AGENCY: District Court (First District)

SERIES: 25011
TITLE: Case files
DATES: 1851-1885.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological thereunder alphabetical.

DESCRIPTION: An original complaint, summons, indictment or arrest warrant which initiated a legal action together with all legal papers subsequently filed in connection with the civil or criminal proceeding through disposition or dismissal of the case make up these case files. These files document the legal process and the administration of justice in the First Judicial District. Both civil and criminal cases are included throughout the time period covered by the series. The majority of these cases are civil actions. Matters from throughout the several counties assigned to the district generally were heard in Salt Lake City. Cases from Salt Lake County are most numerous but matters from outlying counties are included.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in State Archives permanently and then microfilm.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical Legal

This disposition is based on the 1993 records retention policy of the Utah Judicial Council (in UCA, Utah Court Rules Annotated, Appendix F), which has remained unchanged since the 1980 issue of the state Records Retention Schedule (Utah State Archives and Records Service, Department of Finance 1980, page 1). The territorial case files provide documentation about individuals, legal procedure, court history and functions. The permanent disposition of the case files is based on their historical research value.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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