AGENCY: District Court (Fourth District : Wasatch County)

SERIES: 84612
TITLE: Civil case files
DATES: 1896-
ARRANGEMENT: Numerical by case number.

DESCRIPTION: Original complaint or summons, and all legal papers filed through disposition or dismissal of civil cases, the proceedings between parties wherein rights are enforced or protected, or wrongs are prevented or redressed, which cannot legally be called criminal cases, involving real property and incidents in Wasatch County. Transcripts and exhibits are not included. Civil cases include petitions for divorce, suits to recover money, voluntary withdrawal or dissolution of corporations, and writs of habeas corpus. For the approximately twenty years following statehood, grand jury reports and lists, various writs, oaths of office, etc, were also assigned civil case numbers.

RETENTION

Permanent. Retain for 40 year(s)

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.

APPROVED: 07/1983

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 5 years and then transfer to State Records Center. Retain in State Records Center for 35 years and then transfer to State Archives.

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

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.

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

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