AGENCY: District Court (Third District)

SERIES: 6545
TITLE: Civil case trial calendars
DATES: 1871, 1879-1892.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by term, thereunder numerical by docket number. Docket numbers begin at number one with each new term.

DESCRIPTION: These court calendars provide a list of cases to determine their orderly disposition and trial. Each entry gives the docket number, names of parties involved, the attorneys for each party, the file (case) number, and space called "minutes" for the judge's notes. These penciled notes are extremely brief, for example: "withdrawn," "dismissed," "date set for ---," "settled," "continued," " judgments against," etc. Most are for cases of law or equity.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in State Records Center until microfilmed and then destroy provided microfilm has passed inspection.

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

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

APPRAISAL

Historical

This series documents court proceedings during a time period for which we have limited records and provides some specifics in individual cases not readily available elsewhere.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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