AGENCY: District Court (Third District : Salt Lake County)

SERIES: 3228
TITLE: Order book
DATES: i 1885-1894; 1896-1898, 1915-1916.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological

DESCRIPTION: Records contained in the order books are a mandate or direction by an individual or by judicial authority relative to the case in question. The orders contained are primarily directed to the clerk of the court. Orders of a court, as distinguished from judgments, are decisions or directions concerning summary or interlocutory matters, those pertaining to cases still under adjudication. An order as recorded does not amount to a final decree. The order books contain the following information relative to each case: plaintiff, defendant, attorney for either party (but not both parties), date of order, nature of order ("enter default and judgment," "issue execution in above case," etc.). In a number of instances, the order books are holographic and include slips of paper pasted to the pages containing the notes of attorneys.

The order book is no longer maintained by the clerk's office. It has now been integrated into the case file proper. The material contained in the order book is similar to that found in the notice book.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in State Records Center for 1 year and then destroy.

APPRAISAL

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