1 CIVIL LITIGATION RESEARCH PROJECT DATA ARCHIVE HERBERT M. KRITZER DAVID M. TRUBEK WILLIAM L. F. FELSTINER JOEL B. GROSSMAN AUSTIN SARAT DECEMBER 1987 REVISION 1988-1 THIS ARCHIVE WAS PREPARED BY HERBERT M. KRITZER UNDER NSF GRANT NO. SES-8511622. THE FUNDING FOR THE DATA COLLECTION WAS PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (CONTRACT NO. JAOIA-79-C-0040); IN 1981, RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROJECT WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE (CONTRACT NO. J-LEAA-003-82). ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR DATA PREPARATION AND DATA ANALYSIS WAS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION (NIDR) AND THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (GRANT NO. SES-8320129); SUBSTANTIAL SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN GRADUATE SCHOOL AND FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ...................................... 0-1 A. BACKGROUND .................................... 0-1 B. GOALS ......................................... 0-1 C. OPERATIONALIZING "DISPUTE" .................... 0-2 II. RESEARCH DESIGN ................................... 0-3 A. OVERVIEW ...................................... 0-3 B. SAMPLE STRATIFICATION ......................... 0-3 C. SITE SELECTION ................................ 0-4 1. THE COURTS ................................ 0-5 2. THE "ALTERNATIVES" ........................ 0-5 D. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN KINDS OF CASES ........... 0-6 E. SAMPLING PROCEDURES ........................... 0-7 1. CASES IDENTIFIED THROUGH SURVEYS .......... 0-7 A. HOUSEHOLD SCREENER .................... 0-8 B. ORGANIZATIONAL SCREENING SURVEY ....... 0-8 2. CASES FROM INSTITUTIONAL RECORDS .......... 0-9 A. COURTS WITH LISTS OF TERMINATED CASES . 0-10 B. COURTS WITHOUT TERMINATED CASE LISTS .. 0-10 C. ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS .............. 0-11 III. THE SURVEYS ....................................... 0-11 A. INTRODUCTION .................................. 0-11 B. RESPONSE ISSUES ............................... 0-12 IV. THE DATA ARCHIVE .................................. 0-14 A. INTRODUCTION .................................. 0-14 B. RECORD TYPES .................................. 0-15 C. PROCESSING AND CLEANING ....................... 0-16 V. DATA USER'S GUIDE ................................. 0-17 A. INTRODUCTION .................................. 0-17 B. SELECTING A UNIT OF ANALYSIS .................. 0-17 C. RECORD DESCRIPTIONS ........................... 0-18 D. PRIMARY KEYS .................................. 0-26 E. SECONDARY KEYS ................................ 0-27 1. PERSON NUMBERS ............................ 0-27 2. PARTY CODES ............................... 0-27 F. RELATIVE DATES ................................ 0-28 G. MISSING DATA CODES ............................ 0-28 H. DERIVED VARIABLES ............................. 0-28 1. PROCEDURE BY WHICH VARIABLES WERE CREATED . 0-28 2. CONTENT OF THE DERIVED VARIABLES .......... 0-29 3. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON DERIVED VARIABLES 0-30 I. DATA EXCLUDED FROM THE ARCHIVE ................ 0-30 J. RETRIEVING DATA FROM THE ARCHIVE .............. 0-30 1. INTRODUCTION .............................. 0-30 2. TOOLS IN EXISTING SOFTWARE PACKAGES ....... 0-31 3. EXAMPLES USING SPSSX ...................... 0-31 A. AREA OF LAW ........................... 0-31 B. AREA OF LAW AND LAWYER PERCEPTION OF STAKES ................................ 0-31 1 C. CREATING THE STAKES VARIABLES FROM ORIGINAL RECORDS ...................... 0-32 D. CREATING AND MERGING ATTITUDE VARIABLES 0-35 E. COMPARING LAWYER AND CLIENT PERCEPTIONS OF STAKES ............................. 0-36 4. WORKING WITH THE ARCHIVE ON A DESKTOP COMPUTER .................................. 0-38 K. GLICHES IN THE DATA ........................... 0-41 1. INCONSISTENT DATES ........................ 0-41 2. THE "REAL DEFENDANT" PROBLEM .............. 0-41 L. USING THE CODEBOOK ............................ 0-42 M. DATA ITEM LIST ................................ 0-42 VI. CODEBOOKS FOR EACH RECORD ......................... 1-1 VII. APPENDICES 1. APPENDIX 1: INSTITUTIONAL RECORDS FIELD NOTES ......................... A1-1 2. APPENDIX 2: PUBLICATIONS OF THE CIVIL LITIGATION RESEARCH PROJECT ........... A2-1 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-1 I. INTRODUCTION A. BACKGROUND THE CIVIL LITIGATION RESEARCH PROJECT (CLRP) WAS FUNDED IN 1979 BY THE OFFICE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (OAIJ). THE INITIAL CONTRACT WAS AWARDED JOINTLY TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON AND THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WITH A SUBCONTRACT TO MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH (MPR) OF PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY TO CARRY OUT THE ACTUAL SURVEY WORK. AFTER THE CHANGE IN FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIONS IN 1981, RESPONSIBILITY AND RESIDUAL FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE (NIJ). SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING WAS PROVIDED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL AND THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN GRADUATE SCHOOL. PREPARATION OF THE ARCHIVE WAS SUPPORTED BY A GRANT FROM THE LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. THE PROJECT WAS IN EVERY SENSE A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT. DAVID TRUBEK OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL SERVED AS PROJECT DIRECTOR. WILLIAM FELSTINER (THEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND LATER WITH THE RAND CORPORATION'S INSTITUTE FOR CIVIL JUSTICE), JOEL GROSSMAN (UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN), AUSTIN SARAT (AMHERST COLLEGE), AND HERBERT KRITZER (UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN) COMPRISED THE REST OF THE SENIOR STAFF. MIDDLE LEVEL STAFF WERE DRAWN PRIMARILY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COMMUNITY, WITH LOCAL FIELD AND SURVEY STAFF HIRED AS NEEDED. B. GOALS THE MANDATE OF THE CONTRACT WAS TO ASSEMBLE A BROAD BASED DATA SET THAT WOULD BE USABLE FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF ANALYSES BY BOTH RESEARCHERS AND POLICYMAKERS. THE SPECIFIC GOAL ADOPTED IN THE FINAL DATA COLLECTION DESIGN WAS TO ASSEMBLE INFORMATION THAT COULD BE USED TO LOOK AT THE BEHAVIOR OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE KINDS OF "DISPUTES" THAT CAN BE BROUGHT INTO A CIVIL COURT OF GENERAL JURISDICTION, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT A COURT CASE WAS ACTUALLY FILED. THE DATA COLLECTION WAS ALSO INTENDED TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON THE BACKGROUND AND OUTCOME OF THE DISPUTES IN QUESTION. THUS, THE FOCUS OF THE RESEARCH DESIGN WAS ON THE "CASE" OR "DISPUTE." NOTE THAT THE TERM "CASE" IS USED HERE (AND GENERALLY THROUGHOUT THIS DOCUMENTATION) AS SYNONYMOUS WITH "DISPUTE." WHILE ONE CAN MAKE A CONCEPTUAL DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE TWO (I.E., SEVERAL COURT CASES CAN ARISE FROM A SINGLE DISPUTE, OR A SINGLE COURT CASE MIGHT ARISE FROM SEVERAL DISPUTES), NO EFFORT TO MAKE SUCH DISTINCTIONS ARE MADE HERE. GIVEN THE FOCUS ON THE CASE OR DISPUTE, THE RESEARCH DESIGNED THAT WAS ADOPTED WAS REFERRED TO AS A "CASE-FOCUSED" DESIGN. THIS WAS TO DISTINGUISH IT FROM EITHER A "INSTITUTIONAL" DESIGN OR A "PARTICIPANT" DESIGN. IN THE CASE-FOCUSED DESIGN, 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-2 THE EMPHASIS IS ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIFIC DISPUTES AND THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION ABOUT THAT DISPUTE AND ITS PARTICIPANTS. IN THE INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN, THE FOCUS WOULD BE ON THE INSTITUTIONS THEMSELVES, AND INVOLVES THE SELECTION OF A SET OF INSTITUTIONS FOR INTENSIVE STUDY; ONE SEEKS TO EXPLAIN THE WORKINGS AND/OR EFFECT OF AN INSTITUTION BY OBSERVING IT IN ACTION, INTERVIEWING ITS STAFF, INTERVIEWING ITS USERS, AND EXAMINING ITS RECORDS. THE PARTICIPANT APPROACH INVOLVES STUDYING ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL DISPUTANTS (AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES--I.E., THEIR LAWYERS); THIS APPROACH USUALLY ENTAILS SURVEYS OF DISPUTANTS (ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL) IN WHICH RESPONDENTS ARE ASKED ABOUT THEIR DISPUTING EXPERIENCE, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN SPECIFIC CASES. THE CASE-FOCUSED APPROACH WAS SELECTED BECAUSE THE CASE PROVIDES A BASIS OF COMPARISON ACROSS INSTITUTIONS AND PARTICIPANTS. THIS NOTION OF A CASE-FOCUSED DESIGN SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH THE "CASE STUDY" APPROACH TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH ANTHROPOLOGY; IT WAS CLEAR FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE RESEARCH THAT WE COULD HOPE TO INTERVIEW ALL OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN A GIVEN CASE IN ONLY A TINY FRACTION OF THE SAMPLED CASES (THIS SIMPLY FOLLOWS FROM THE DECLINING JOINT PROBABILITY OF OBTAINING A FULL SET OF COMPLETED INTERVIEWS AS THE NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS ATTEMPTED INCREASES), AND THERE WAS NO EFFORT TO OBSERVE THE DISPUTE PARTICIPANTS IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE DISPUTE (OR ANYTHING ELSE). C. OPERATIONALIZING "DISPUTE" GIVEN THE FOCUS ON THE DISPUTE AS A UNIT OF ANALYSIS, IT WAS NECESSARY TO OPERATIONALIZE THE CONCEPT OF "DISPUTE." FOR PURPOSES OF THIS RESEARCH, "DISPUTE" WAS CONCEPTUALIZED AS A SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP CREATED WHEN SOMEONE (AN INDIVIDUAL, A GROUP, OR AN ORGANIZATION) HAS A GRIEVANCE, MAKES A CLAIM, AND HAS THAT CLAIM REJECTED. A GRIEVANCE IS A BELIEF IN ENTITLEMENT TO A RESOURCE WHICH SOMEONE ELSE CAN GRANT OR DENY. A CLAIM IS A DEMAND OR REQUEST FOR THE RESOURCE IN QUESTION MADE TO A PERSON OR ORGANIZATION WITH THE ABILITY (AT LEAST IN THE MIND OF THE CLAIMANT) TO ACCEPT OR DENY THE CLAIM. THE FIRST DEFINITE REACTION TO A CLAIM CAN BE ACCEPTANCE, REJECTION, OR A COMPROMISE OFFER. DELAY CONSTRUED BY THE CLAIMANT AS RESISTANCE CAN BE CONSIDERED TO BE A REJECTION. AN EXPLICIT REJECTION OF A CLAIM UNAMBIGUOUSLY ESTABLISHES A DISPUTE RELATIONSHIP BY DEFINING CONFLICTING CLAIMS TO THE SAME RESOURCE. A COMPROMISE OFFER IS A PARTIAL REJECTION OF THE CLAIM, INITIATING NEGOTIATION AND SO A DISPUTE. FINALLY, A CLAIM WHICH IS FORMALLY ACCEPTED BUT THEN NOT FULFILLED ALSO RESULTS IN A DISPUTE. IN SUMMARY, ONCE A CLAIM IS RECEIVED BY A PERSON EMPOWERED TO GRANT THE CLAIM, ONLY ITS IMMEDIATE ACCEPTANCE PREVENTS SOME DEGREE OF DISPUTING, AND THEN ONLY IF THE CLAIMANT ENCOUNTERS NO DIFFICULTY IN COLLECTING ON THE CLAIM. BECAUSE THE SPECIFIC GOAL OF THE RESEARCH WAS DEFINED IN TERMS OF THE KINDS OF DISPUTES THAT CAN POTENTIALLY BE TAKEN TO A CIVIL COURT OF GENERAL JURISDICTION, THE FOCUS OF THE RESEARCH WAS NARROWED IN TWO WAYS. FIRST, DISPUTES THAT HAD NO POTENTIAL 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-3 OF BECOMING COURT CASES WERE EXCLUDED; THAT IS, IF THERE WAS NO BASIS IN LAW FOR A CLAIM OF ONE PARTY AGAINST ANOTHER (E.G., A PURELY POLITICAL DISPUTE CONCERNING THE DISTRIBUTION, OR REDISTRIBUTION, OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS OR SERVICES), THE DISPUTES ARISING FROM THOSE CLAIMS WERE NOT PART OF THE RESEARCH. SECOND, BECAUSE OF THE FOCUS ON COURTS OF GENERAL JURISDICTION, ONLY WHAT CAME TO BE CALLED "MIDDLE RANGE" DISPUTES WERE INCLUDED. THIS LED TO THE EXCLUSION OF "SMALL CLAIMS" CASES (ARBITRARILY DEFINED AS THOSE INVOLVING A CLAIM OF LESS THAN $1,000 UNLESS THERE WAS SOME SUBSTANTIAL NONMONETARY ISSUE PRESENTED--E.G., RACE OR SEX DISCRIMINATION), AND THE EXCLUSION OF VERY LARGE CASES (OPERATIONALIZED IN TERMS OF UNMANAGEABLE COURT RECORDS-- ULTIMATELY LEADING TO THE EXCLUSION OF 32 CASES FROM THE FEDERAL COURTS AND FOUR FROM THE LOS ANGELES STATE COURT). THE RESTRICTION TO THE MIDDLE RANGE IS NEEDED IN ORDER TO GAIN SOME LEVEL OF COMPARABILITY SINCE THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM IS THEORETICALLY CONCERNED WITH DISPUTES RANGING FROM THE ABSOLUTELY TRIVIAL (E.G., THE PENNY SCALE THAT SWALLOWS THE CONSUMER'S PENNY WITHOUT GIVING HIM OR HER THE BAD NEWS) TO THE ABSOLUTELY MAMMOTH (E.G., THE U.S. VS. IBM). II. RESEARCH DESIGN A. OVERVIEW THE GENERAL RESEARCH STRATEGY WAS TO INTERVIEW PARTICIPANTS (DISPUTANTS AND THEIR LAWYERS) IN SAMPLES OF DISPUTES THAT WERE PROCESSED BY COURTS, ALTERNATIVE THIRD PARTY INSTITUTIONS, AND BILATERALLY; THE FOCUS OF THE INTERVIEWS WAS ON THE SAMPLED DISPUTE. THE DISPUTES WERE SELECTED THROUGH A VARIETY OF SAMPLES AND SAMPLING APPROACHES FROM FIVE GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED FEDERAL JUDICIAL DISTRICTS. CERTAIN SPECIFIC KINDS OF DISPUTES WERE EXCLUDED FROM CONSIDERATION. B. SAMPLE STRATIFICATION THE SAMPLING DESIGN HAD TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE NEED TO OBTAIN CASES PROCESSED BY COURTS, CASES PROCESSED BY ALTERNATIVE THIRD PARTY INSTITUTIONS (E.G., THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION), AND CASES THAT WERE HANDLED "BILATERALLY" WITHOUT THE INVOLVEMENT OF A THIRD PARTY (ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING SPECIFIC PARTIES TO A DISPUTE ARE TREATED AS AGENTS OF THE PRINCIPALS RATHER THAN AS THIRD PARTIES). WHILE ONE STRATEGY WOULD HAVE BEEN TO USE A SINGLE SAMPLING FRAME AND UNDERTAKE SOME TYPE OF MASSIVE SCREENING OF POTENTIAL DISPUTANTS, IT WAS DECIDED TO USE A SERIES OF DISTINCT SAMPLING FRAMES TO OBTAIN EACH OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT "KINDS" OF DISPUTES. THIS RESULTED IN A FORM OF STRATIFICATION; HOWEVER, NO SYSTEMATIC EFFORT WAS UNDERTAKEN TO IDENTIFY EXPLICIT WEIGHTS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL STRATA, SO THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO RIGOROUSLY MERGE ACROSS STRATA (THOUGH ONE CAN COMPARE ACROSS STRATA). SPECIFICALLY, RANDOM SAMPLES OF CASES WERE OBTAINED BY 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-4 EXAMINING THE RECORDS OF EACH OF TWENTY THREE SEPARATE INSTITUTIONS (TWELVE COURTS AND ELEVEN ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS); SINCE ONE OF THE ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS, THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION, FUNCTIONED IN ALL FIVE DISTRICTS, AND SEPARATE SAMPLES WERE DRAWN FOR EACH DISTRICT, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF TWENTY SEVEN SEPARATE INSTITUTIONAL SAMPLES. FOR SOME INSTITUTIONS, THERE WERE FEWER CASES IN THE UNIVERSE FOR THE SAMPLING PERIOD (CASES TERMINATED DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1978); FOR THOSE INSTITUTIONS, THE COMPLETE UNIVERSE WAS INCLUDED. FOR SOME INSTITUTIONS, CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS MADE IT NECESSARY TO SECURE PERMISSION FROM THE PARTICIPANTS BEFORE THEIR CASE COULD BE INCLUDED IN THE SAMPLE. IN THOSE INSTITUTIONS THE SAMPLE IS THUS NOT TECHNICALLY A RANDOM SAMPLE AND THERE IS NO SYSTEMATIC WAY TO DETERMINE WHAT KINDS OF BIAS WERE INTRODUCED BY NONRESPONSES OR REFUSALS TO THE PERMISSION REQUESTS; DETAILS OF PERMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER SAMPLING ISSUES FOR THE ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS CAN BE FOUND IN APPENDIX 1 OF THE DOCUMENTATION ("INSTITUTIONAL RECORDS FIELD NOTES"). IN ORDER TO OBTAIN SAMPLES OF DISPUTES THAT WERE HANDLED BILATERALLY, IT WAS NECESSARY TO CONDUCT SCREENING SURVEYS. ONE SURVEY WAS DONE OF HOUSEHOLDS (APPROXIMATELY 1,000 PER DISTRICT) THAT SOUGHT TO IDENTIFY DISPUTES COMPARABLE TO THOSE FOUND IN COURTS AND ALTERNATIVES THAT WERE HANDLED BILATERALLY. SINCE THIS SURVEY WAS OF HOUSEHOLDS, ALL OF THE DISPUTES IDENTIFIED BY IT INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS. IN ORDER TO OBTAINED SOME "BILATERAL" DISPUTES INVOLVING ONLY ORGANIZATIONS, A SECOND SCREENING SURVEY WAS DONE OF ORGANIZATIONS. BOTH SURVEYS EMPLOYED RANDOM DIGIT DIALING TECHNIQUES, AND BOTH WILL BE DESCRIBED IN MORE DETAIL BELOW. C. SITE SELECTION THE CONTRACT WITH OIAJ DICTATED THAT THE RESEARCH BE CARRIED OUT IN FIVE UNSPECIFIED FEDERAL JUDICIAL DISTRICTS. THE FOLLOWING FACTORS WERE CONSIDERED IN SELECTING THE FIVE DISTRICTS (WHICH WAS DONE IN CONSULTATION WITH AND ULTIMATELY WAS APPROVED BY OIAJ): A. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION B. DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS (URBANIZATION, RACIAL COMPOSITION, POPULATION, INCOME, ETC.) C. ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DISTRICT (NATURE OF PRIMARY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY--COMMERCIAL, MANUFACTUR- ING OR AGRICULTURAL, AND DEGREE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH) D. COURT CHARACTERISTICS (FEDERAL: PER-JUDGE CASELOAD AND CASE MIX; STATE: COURT ORGANIZATION--UNIFIED OR MULTI-TIERED, NATURE OF RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, ARBITRATION REQUIREMENTS) E. RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION (EASE OF RECRUITING FIELD STAFF FOR CODING COURT RECORDS, ACCESSIBILITY BY SENIOR PROJECT PERSONNEL) OBVIOUSLY MANY OF THESE CHARACTERISTICS ARE INTERRELATED, AND THE 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-5 SELECTION PROCESS WAS ONE OF BALANCING DIFFERENT CONSIDERATIONS. THE FINAL SELECTION INVOLVED TWO LARGE URBAN DISTRICTS (EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA), TWO "SMALL" URBAN DISTRICTS (EASTERN WISCONSIN AND SOUTH CAROLINA), AND ONE PREDOMINANTLY RURAL DISTRICT (NEW MEXICO), WITH NO TWO DISTRICTS COMING FROM THE SAME REGION OF THE COUNTRY. THE CHOSEN DISTRICTS PROVIDED SUBSTANTIAL VARIATION ON ALL OF THE DIMENSIONS LISTED ABOVE. 1. THE COURTS WITHIN EACH DISTRICT APPROXIMATELY 150 CASES WERE DRAWN FROM THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT, APPROXIMATELY 150 FROM STATE COURT(S), AND 100 CASES FROM THIRD PARTY "ALTERNATIVE" DISPUTE PROCESSING INSTITUTIONS. ALSO, AS WILL BE DESCRIBED BELOW, WITHIN EACH DISTRICT TWO RANDOM DIGIT DIAL SURVEYS WERE CONDUCTED (ONE OF HOUSEHOLDS AND ONE FOR NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS) IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY DISPUTES THAT WERE HANDLED "BILATERALLY." IN ALL OF THE DISTRICTS, CASES WERE TAKEN FROM THE STATE COURT OF GENERAL JURISDICTION SERVING THE URBAN COMMUNITY WHERE THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT WAS HEADQUARTERED: MILWAUKEE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT PHILADELPHIA COURT OF COMMON PLEAS LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (DOWNTOWN BRANCH) RICHLAND COUNTY (COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND SURROUNDING AREA) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, AND THE SURROUNDING AREA) IN WISCONSIN AND PENNSYLVANIA, APPROXIMATELY 30 OF THE STATE CASES WERE TAKEN FROM COURTS OUTSIDE THAT URBAN CENTER: CHESTER COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DODGE COUNTRY CIRCUIT COURT 2. THE "ALTERNATIVES" "ALTERNATIVES" WERE DEFINED AS "INSTITUTIONS OR FACILITIES THAT PROVIDE DISPUTE PROCESSING SERVICES INCLUDING HEARINGS, OTHER THAN AS A REQUIRED STEP IN LITIGATION THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN INITIATED [I.E., COURT-ANNEXED ARBITRATION]." THE TERM "INSTITUTIONS" WAS MEANT TO ENCOMPASS ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION, INDUSTRY-WIDE ORGANIZED ARBITRATION, MARRIAGE COUNSELING SERVICES, GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES, TRADE ASSOCIATIONS CONSUMER ACTION PANELS, UNION REVIEW BOARDS, AND SIMILAR BODIES THAT REGULARLY PROVIDE DISPUTE PROCESSING SERVICES. IT IS MEANT TO EXCLUDE AD HOC MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION (AD HOC SERVICES WERE EXCLUDED BECAUSE (1) THEY WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO LOCATE, AND (2) THEY ARE NOT, FROM A REFORM PERSPECTIVE, FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVES TO LITIGATION SINCE THEY CANNOT EASILY BE PROVIDED OR FOSTERED BY 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-6 GOVERNMENT). "SERVICES INCLUDING HEARINGS" WAS MEANT TO EXCLUDE INTERMEDIARIES SUCH AS OFFICEHOLDERS, MEDIA ACTION LINES AND THOSE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES THAT DO NOT PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISPUTANTS TO HEAR EACH OTHER'S ARGUMENTS (A DECISION WAS MADE TO LIMIT THE RESEARCH TO INSTITUTIONS THAT PROVIDED SOME MODICUM OF "DUE PROCESS" THAT RESEMBLED, AT LEAST IN A VAGUE FASHION, LITIGATION). THE GOAL IN DATA COLLECTION WAS TO OBTAINED 30 TO 35 CASES FROM EACH OF THREE DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS IN EACH OF THE FIVE DISTRICTS. SINCE THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION (AAA) WAS USED AS ONE OF THE INSTITUTIONS IN EACH OF THE DISTRICTS, A TOTAL OF TEN INSTITUTIONS WERE SAMPLED; THE INSTITUTIONS IN ADDITION TO THE AAA WERE: WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, LABOR AND HUMAN RELATIONS GREEN BAY ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS AND THE GREEN BAY PLANNING COMMISSION PHILADELPHIA BOARD OF VIEW PHILADELPHIA COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR COUNTY COURT ARBITRATION PROGRAM ADMINISTERED UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA AUTOMOBILE REPARATION REFORM ACT CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES DIVISION OF THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF NEW MEXICO EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DIVISION OF THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF NEW MEXICO BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU (CONSUMER ARBITRATION PROGRAM) OF LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTIES CONTRACTORS' STATE LICENSE BOARD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS (CALIFORNIA) THESE INSTITUTIONS WERE IDENTIFIED BY MEANS OF FIELD VISITS BY A PROJECT STAFF MEMBER WITH SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITY FOR COLLECTING THE INSTITUTIONAL DATA FOR THE ALTERNATIVES. SHE LOCATED THE INSTITUTIONS THROUGH EXTENSIVE CONSULTATION WITH KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSONS IN THE FIELD. D. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN KINDS OF CASES THE POTENTIAL UNIVERSE CONSISTED OF ALL TERMINATED CASES DURING THE SAMPLING PERIOD, EITHER CASES PROCESSED BY ONE OF THE THIRD PARTY INSTITUTIONS SELECTED OR INVOLVING PERSONS OR ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDED IN THE SAMPLING FRAME FOR THE SCREENING SURVEYS. AS NOTED ABOVE, THE RESEARCH DESIGN CALLED FOR CONSIDERATION OF ONLY CIVIL LEGAL DISPUTES FALLING IN WHAT HAD BEEN DEFINED AS THE MIDDLE RANGE. EVEN WITH THESE BOUNDARIES, THE POTENTIAL UNIVERSE WAS EXTREMELY BROAD. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FURTHER FOCUS TO THE DATA BASE, PROJECT STAFF DECIDED TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN TYPES OF CASES FOUND IN GENERAL JURISDICTION COURTS: 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-7 DIVORCE CASES NOT PRESENTING DISPUTES OVER PROPERTY DIVISION, CHILD SUPPORT, OR ALIMONY, OR DIVORCE CASES THAT WERE HANDLED ON A SEPARATE DOCKET FROM THE "REGULAR" CIVIL CASELOAD UNCONTESTED PROBATE CASES, OR PROBATE CASES HANDLED ON A SEPARATE DOCKET UNCONTESTED COLLECTIONS CASES (DEFINED AS CASES IN WHICH THE DEFENDANT DOES NOT APPEAR RESULTING IN A DEFAULT JUDGMENT) BANKRUPTCY CASES JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY DECISIONS UNLESS THAT REVIEW TOOK THE FORM OF A TRIAL DE NOVO LABOR LAW CASES ARISING OUT OF GRIEVANCE ADMINISTRATION OF THE TYPE NORMALLY COVERED BY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS GOVERNMENT VERSUS GOVERNMENT CASES (I.E., CASES IN WHICH ALL OF THE PRIMARY PARTIES ARE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES) QUASI-CRIMINAL MATTERS (PRISONER PETITIONS, DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS, NARA CASES) CIVIL COMMITMENTS ROUTINE FAMILY LAW MATTERS (NAME CHANGES, PERMISSION TO MARRY, ADOPTIONS, ETC.) IN FOUR OF THE DISTRICTS, DIVORCE CASES WERE ARBITRARILY LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN 20% OF THE COURT SAMPLES IN ORDER TO AVOID OVER LOADING THOSE SAMPLES WITH SUCH CASES; IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WAS NOT NECESSARY BECAUSE DIVORCE CASES WERE ON A SEPARATE DOCKET, AND WERE THUS ENTIRELY EXCLUDED FROM THE SAMPLE. FOR THE HOUSEHOLD SCREENING SURVEY, RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED ABOUT A SPECIFIC SET OF DISPUTE TYPES (COVERING MOST, IF NOT ALL, OF THE KINDS OF DISPUTES THAT TYPICALLY END UP IN COURT). CASES THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PASS THROUGH THE COURTS (E.G., DIVORCE, GARNISHMENT) WERE EXCLUDED FROM THOSE SURVEYS ON THE PRESUMPTION THAT THE GOAL WAS TO FIND CASES NOT HANDLED BY COURTS. (POST-DIVORCE DISPUTES, E.G., OVER THE HONORING OF VISITATION OR SUPPORT AGREEMENTS, WERE INCLUDED.) IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL SCREENING SURVEY, RESPONDENTS WERE SIMPLY ASKED A GENERAL QUESTIONS OF DISPUTES DURING THE RELEVANT TIME PERIOD; IF A DISPUTE WAS IDENTIFIED, A MEMBER OF THE PROJECT STAFF MADE A JUDGMENT ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THAT DISPUTE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE DISPUTE SAMPLE. E. SAMPLING PROCEDURES 1. CASES IDENTIFIED THROUGH SURVEYS AS DISCUSSED ABOVE, BILATERAL DISPUTES WERE IDENTIFIED THROUGH SCREENING SURVEYS OF HOUSEHOLDS AND ORGANIZATIONS. THE HOUSEHOLD SCREENING SURVEY ALSO IDENTIFIED SOME DISPUTES THAT WERE PROCESSED BY COURTS OR ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS; THE ORGANIZATIONAL SCREENING SURVEY WAS LIMITED TO BILATERAL 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-8 DISPUTES. IN THE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, AN EFFORT WAS MADE TO IDENTIFY A CONTACT AT THE OPPOSING PARTY (AND/OR THE OPPOSING PARTY'S LAWYER); THIS WAS SUCCESSFUL IN ONLY A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF CASES. IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL SURVEY, NO EFFORT WAS MADE TO IDENTIFY (OR TO CONTACT) THE OPPOSING PARTY BECAUSE EARLY TRIALS HAD INDICATED THAT FEW RESPONDENTS WOULD AGREE TO IDENTIFY THEIR OPPONENTS (OR TO HAVE THEM CONTACTED), AND THAT SEEKING THAT INFORMATION WOULD PROBABLY REDUCE THE LEVEL OF COOPERATION BY THE CONTACTED ORGANIZATION. A. HOUSEHOLD SCREENER THE HOUSEHOLD SCREENING SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED USING RANDOM DIGIT DIALING METHODS. THE SPECIFIC TECHNIQUE USED WAS THAT PROPOSED BY WAKSBERG (1977). THE RESULTING SAMPLE OF HOUSEHOLDS HAS THE PROPERTIES OF A CLUSTER SAMPLE. UNLIKE THE CASES DRAWN FROM INSTITUTIONAL RECORDS, THE SAMPLED DISPUTES WAS NOT LIMITED TO DISPUTES TERMINATED DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1978. RATHER, THE INTERVIEWERS ASKED ABOUT PROBLEMS "DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS," WHICH, SINCE THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN JANUARY 1980, COVERED THE YEARS 1977-1979. A TOTAL OF 5,148 HOUSEHOLDS WERE CONTACTED; OF THESE 562 REPORTED DISPUTES OF THE KIND THE STUDY WAS AIMED AT. ONE DISPUTE WAS SELECTED FROM EACH HOUSEHOLDS; IN THOSE HOUSEHOLDS WERE MORE THAN ONE DISPUTE WAS REPORTED, THE FOLLOWING RULES WERE USED TO SELECT THE DISPUTE TO BE INCLUDED: 1. IF THE DISPUTES WERE OF DIFFERENT TYPES, SELECT THE DISPUTE THAT WAS LESS COMMON IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE VARIETY OF KINDS OF DISPUTES IN THE SAMPLE. 2. IF THE DISPUTES WERE OF THE SAME TYPE, OR WERE SIMILAR IN FREQUENCY, SELECT THE MOST RECENT DISPUTE BECAUSE THE RESPONDENT'S RECALL CONCERNING THAT DISPUTE WAS LIKELY TO BE BETTER THAN THAT FOR THE EARLIER DISPUTE (ALSO, THERE WAS A GREATER LIKELIHOOD OF "TELESCOPING" PROBLEMS WITH THE EARLIER DISPUTE--IT MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE 1977-1979 TIME FRAME). WHILE THE SURVEY OF HOUSEHOLDS USED A CLUSTER SAMPLE, THE RESULTING SAMPLE OF DISPUTES IS MUCH CLOSER TO A RANDOM SAMPLE. THE TARGET CLUSTER SIZE WAS 10; APPROXIMATELY 10% OF THE HOUSEHOLDS REPORTED DISPUTES. CONSEQUENTLY, THE AVERAGE CLUSTER HAD APPROXIMATELY ONE DISPUTE. B. ORGANIZATIONAL SCREENING SURVEY THE ORGANIZATIONAL SCREENING SURVEY WAS ALSO CONDUCTED THROUGH RANDOM DIGIT DIALING TECHNIQUES. THE PHONE NUMBERS CALLED WERE THOSE THAT HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED IN OTHER RANDOM DIGIT DIALING SURVEYS AS LIKELY "BUSINESS" TELEPHONES. IN EFFECT, "ORGANIZATION" WAS OPERATIONALIZED FOR THIS SURVEY AS A BUSINESS USE TELEPHONE (EXCLUDING GOVERNMENT ENTITIES). THE EFFECT WAS TO 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-9 WEIGHT THE PROBABILITY OF INCLUDING AN ORGANIZATION BY THE NUMBER OF INCOMING TELEPHONE LINES. LARGER ORGANIZATIONS WERE, AS A RESULT, MORE LIKELY TO BE INCLUDED IN THE SAMPLE THAN WERE SMALL, ONE-LINE ORGANIZATIONS. THE RESPONDENT IN EACH ORGANIZATION (WHO WAS THE OWNER/MANAGER/ DIRECTOR, A STAFF PERSON IN THE ORGANIZATIONS LEGAL DEPARTMENT, THE PERSON WHO HANDLED DISPUTES INVOLVING THE ORGANIZATION, OR FAILING THOSE, THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE OFFICE WHERE THE PHONE WAS ANSWERED) WAS FIRST ASKED IF THE ORGANIZATION HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY DISPUTES WITH A NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION DURING THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS (WHICH COVERED THE PERIOD FROM APPROXIMATELY JUNE, 1979, THROUGH MAY, 1980) THAT HAD INVOLVED AT LEAST $1,000. IF ANY OF THOSE DISPUTES HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A COURT OR OTHER THIRD PARTY, THE RESPONDENT WAS ASKED TO IDENTIFY THE MOST RECENTLY TERMINATED DISPUTE THAT HE OR SHE WAS GENERALLY FAMILIAR WITH. A TOTAL OF 1,516 ORGANIZATIONS WERE CONTACTED; 265 REPORTED DISPUTES MEETING THE CRITERIA FOR INCLUSION, AND 194 OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONDENTS WERE WILLING TO DISCUSS THE DISPUTE IN THE DETAIL REQUIRED FOR THE STUDY. THE DISPUTES WHICH WERE NOT INCLUDED HAD LOWER MEDIAN STAKES ($4,013) THAN THE DISPUTES THAT WERE INCLUDED ($8,000), BUT WERE SOMEWHAT MORE LIKELY TO INVOLVE AN OUTSIDE LAWYER (42.5% VERSUS 33.2%). 2. CASES FROM INSTITUTIONAL RECORDS WHERE INSTITUTIONAL RECORDS WERE AVAILABLE, THOSE RECORDS WERE USED TO SELECT A SAMPLE OF CASES. THE PARTICULAR SAMPLING METHOD USED DEPENDED UPON THE AVAILABILITY OF LISTS OF CASES TERMINATED DURING 1978. WHERE SUCH LISTS WERE AVAILABLE, ONE METHOD WAS USED; WHERE THEY WERE NOT AVAILABLE, A DIFFERENT METHOD WAS USED. AS WAS NOTED ABOVE, FOR SOME OF THE ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS IT WAS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM THE DISPUTE PARTICIPANTS (SOMETIMES FROM ONE SIDE, SOMETIMES FROM BOTH SIDES) BEFORE THE CASE COULD BE INCLUDED (AND BEFORE PROJECT STAFF COULD EVEN SEE THE RECORDS); NONRESPONSE (AND A FEW REFUSALS) TO THE PERMISSION REQUEST MAKES THOSE SAMPLES NONRANDOM IN A STRICT SENSE. REGARDLESS OF HOW THE SAMPLE LIST WAS GENERATED, FIELD STAFF REVIEWED EACH CASE FOR SUITABILITY FOR INCLUSION. THIS REVIEW EMPLOY A PROTOCOL IN THE FORM OF A FLOW CHART. CASES NOT MEETING STATED CRITERIA (E.G., INVOLVING AN UNCONTESTED PROBATE MATTER) WERE EXCLUDED. FURTHER SCREENING WAS DONE AFTER DATA WERE EXTRACTED FROM THE RECORDS; APPROXIMATELY 10% OF THE CASES WERE SCREENED OUT OF THE INTERVIEWING PROCESS FOR REASONS LIKE (1) IT APPEARED THAT THE CASE WAS TERMINATED IN A FASHION THAT WAS LIKELY TO HAVE LED TO REFILING IN ANOTHER INSTITUTION (I.E., CASES THAT WERE REMANDED TO ANOTHER INSTITUTION, FEDERAL CASES DISMISSED FOR LACK OF DIVERSITY JURISDICTION), (2) ANCILLARY ACTIONS (E.G., FEDERAL COURT ACTIONS TO ENFORCE AN IRS SUMMONS, OR (3) FURTHER EXAMINATION INDICATED THAT IT DID FALL INTO AN 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-10 EXCLUDED CATEGORY (E.G., UNCONTESTED DIVORCE, OR UNCONTESTED COLLECTIONS). THIS LATTER CATEGORY PRIMARILY INVOLVED CASES FROM WISCONSIN AND NEW MEXICO WHERE THE SCREENING PROCEDURES IN THE FIELD HAD BEEN APPLIED IN A LESS RIGOROUS FASHION (AND WHERE AN OVERSAMPLE HAD BEEN DONE TO COMPENSATE FOR THIS OVERINCLUSION); THIS PRIMARILY REFLECTED UNCERTAINTY OVER HOW TO HANDLE PARTICULAR KINDS OF COLLECTIONS CASES. A. COURTS WITH LISTS OF TERMINATED CASES THE SAMPLING PROCEDURE WHERE A LIST OF TERMINATED CASES WAS AVAILABLE WAS TO DRAW A SIMPLE RANDOM SAMPLE FROM THAT LIST. IF A MACHINE-READABLE COPY OF THE LIST WAS AVAILABLE, A COMPUTER PROGRAM GENERATED A LIST OF SAMPLED CASES. THAT LIST THEN BECAME THE SAMPLE. WHERE THE LIST OF TERMINATED CASES WAS AVAILABLE ONLY IN HARD COPY FORM, COMPUTER PROGRAMS WERE WRITTEN TO GENERATE A LIST OF RANDOM ENTRY POINTS INTO THE TERMINATED CASE LIST. B. COURTS WITHOUT TERMINATED CASE LISTS FOR TWO OF THE LARGER COURTS (E.G., LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT AND PHILADELPHIA COURT OF COMMON PLEAS) ) THERE WAS NO LIST OF TERMINATED CASES; THIS PROBLEM ALSO EXISTED FOR ONE SMALLER COURT (CHESTER COUNTY COMMON PLEAS). IT WAS NOT PRACTICAL TO MANUALLY COMPILE SUCH A LIST. CONSEQUENTLY, FOR THESE INSTITUTIONS A CLUSTER SAMPLE PROCEDURE WAS ADOPTED THAT SOUGHT TO MATCH THE "AGING PROFILE" OF THE SAMPLE TO AN ESTIMATED "AGING PROFILE" OF CASES TERMINATED IN 1978. "AGING PROFILE" REFERS TO THE PROPORTION OF THE CASES TERMINATED IN A GIVEN YEAR THAT WERE FILED IN THAT YEAR, AND IN EACH OF THE PRECEDING YEARS. THE CASES IN EACH OF THESE INSTITUTIONS WAS ENTERED INTO THE INSTITUTION'S RECORD SYSTEM (E.G., INTO DOCKET BOOKS) BY DATE OF FILING. THE SAMPLE OF CASES HAD TO BE DRAWN FROM THOSE LISTS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE DISTRIBUTION OF PROCESSING TIMES IN THE SAMPLE APPROXIMATED THE DISTRIBUTION IN THE POPULATION. THE FIRST STEP IN DRAWING THESE SAMPLES WAS TO CONSTRUCT AN AGING PROFILE FOR 1978 TERMINATED CASES (NONE OF THE INSTITUTIONS HAD SUCH INFORMATION AVAILABLE). THIS WAS DONE BY DRAWING A SAMPLE OF FIVE TO EIGHT DOCKET BOOKS FOR EACH OF THE YEARS FROM 1970 THROUGH 1978, AND COUNTING THE NUMBER OF CASES LISTED IN EACH DOCKET BOOK THAT WERE TERMINATED IN 1978. THIS INFORMATION WAS USED IN TURN TO CREATE A CLUSTER SAMPLE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF DOCKET BOOKS FOR EACH YEAR (OMITTING YEARS WHERE VIRTUALLY NO CASES WERE TERMINATED IN 1978--TYPICALLY 1970 THROUGH 1972 OR 1973). A LIST OF DOCKET BOOKS WAS THEN RANDOMLY SELECTED WITH THE PROBABILITY OF SELECTION FOR A PARTICULAR BOOK DETERMINED BY THE YEAR IT WAS CREATED. FOR EACH DOCKET BOOK SAMPLED, A LIST OF FIVE CASE NUMBERS WAS RANDOMLY GENERATED; THOSE CASE NUMBERS SERVED AS RANDOM START POINTS FOR A SEARCH FOR CASES TERMINATED IN 1978. 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-11 AN EXAMINATION OF THE RESULTING SAMPLES REVEALED ONLY ONE APPARENT PROBLEM. THERE APPEARS TO BE AN UNDERREPRESENTATION OF "OLD" CASES IN LOST ANGELES; FOR SOME REASON, THE SAMPLING METHOD FAILED TO TURN UP CASES FILED IN 1973 AND 1974. C. ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS THE SAMPLING METHODS USED FOR THE ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS WERE VARIANTS ON THE TWO METHODS USED WITH THE COURTS. GIVEN THE VARIATIONS IN RECORD KEEPING PROCEDURES, AND CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS, THERE WERE SUBSTANTIAL VARIATIONS IN WHAT WAS DONE FROM INSTITUTION TO INSTITUTION. DETAILS OF SAMPLING PROCEDURES FOR EACH INSTITUTION CAN BE FOUND IN APPENDIX 1 ("INSTITUTIONAL RECORDS FIELDNOTES). III. THE SURVEYS A. INTRODUCTION ONCE THE DISPUTES HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED, FOUR SEPARATE SURVEYS WERE CONDUCTED OF THE DISPUTE PARTICIPANTS. IT IS THE RESPONSES TO THESE SURVEYS THAT FORM THE CORE OF THE DATA ARCHIVE. WHILE THE KIND OF INFORMATION THAT WAS SOUGHT FROM EACH OF THE TYPES OF RESPONDENTS WAS SIMILAR, THE DIFFERING PERSPECTIVES OF THE RESPONDENTS DICTATED THE USE OF SPECIALIZED AND FOCUSSED SURVEY INSTRUMENTS. EVEN SO THE SURVEY INSTRUMENTS WERE LONG (FROM 120 TO 150 PAGES IN LENGTH) AND COMPLICATED (IN RETROSPECT, THEY WERE PROBABLY MORE COMPLICATED THAN NECESSARY). THE FOUR SURVEYS WERE: 1. INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANTS 2. ORGANIZATIONAL DISPUTANTS 3. PRIVATE (NONGOVERNMENTAL) LAWYERS INCLUDING THOSE IN PRIVATE PRACTICE, WORKING AS HOUSE COUNSEL, AND WORKING FOR LEGAL AID OR PREPAID LEGAL SERVICE PLANS 4. GOVERNMENT LAWYERS IN SITUATIONS OF "MOM AND POP" BUSINESSES, THE INTERVIEWER HAD THE DISCRETION TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL QUESTIONNAIRES DEPENDING UPON WHICH SEEMED TO BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE. THE TWO DISPUTANT QUESTIONNAIRES HAD EARLY TERMINATION OPTIONS IF THE CASE HAD BEEN REFERRED TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY OR INVOLVED AN UNCONTESTED COLLECTIONS MATTER. IN ADDITION, FOR ALL OF THE SURVEYS EXCEPT THE INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT, THE PROBLEM OF A SINGLE RESPONDENT INVOLVED IN MORE THAN ONE DISPUTE IN THE SAMPLE WAS ANTICIPATED. IN THESE SITUATIONS, THE RESPONDENT WAS INTERVIEWED IN DETAIL ABOUT ONE DISPUTE, AND A HIGHLY ABBREVIATED SET OF QUESTIONS WAS ASKED REGARDING THE OTHER DISPUTE(S). 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-12 ONE POTENTIAL DIFFICULTY IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL DISPUTANT SURVEY WAS IDENTIFYING SOMEONE IN THE ORGANIZATION WHO COULD SPEAK KNOWLEDGEABLY ABOUT THE CASE IN QUESTION. IF AN OUTSIDE LAWYER HAD BEEN INVOLVED, HE OR SHE WAS ASKED TO IDENTIFY THE INSIDE CONTACT PERSON. FAILING THAT, THE ORGANIZATION WAS CALLED BLIND AND SIMPLY ASKED WHOM ONE WOULD SPEAK WITH ABOUT THE PARTICULAR KIND OF PROBLEM. IN A SUBSTANTIAL MINORITY OF ORGANIZATIONS, NO RESPONDENT COULD BE IDENTIFIED; IN THOSE SITUATIONS, AN ABBREVIATED INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED INQUIRING ABOUT "CASES LIKE" THE ONE IN THE SAMPLE. SIMILAR PROBLEMS CAME UP WITH GOVERNMENT LAWYERS, AND SIMILAR PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED. ALL OF THE INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED BY TELEPHONE USING TRAINED INTERVIEWERS. CONSIDERATION WAS GIVEN EARLY IN THE RESEARCH TO THE NEED TO USE LAW-TRAINED INTERVIEWERS. PRETESTS INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NOT NECESSARY. THE FULL INTERVIEWS LASTED AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT ONE HOUR. DESPITE WARNINGS BY SURVEY EXPERTS ABOUT THE DIFFICULTIES THAT WOULD ARISE WITH TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS OF THIS LENGTH, FEW PROBLEMS WERE ENCOUNTERED (PERHAPS BECAUSE LAWYERS AND BUSINESS PEOPLE ARE SO ACCUSTOMED TO USING THE TELEPHONE IN THEIR DAY TO DAY WORK). B. RESPONSE ISSUES ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS STUDY IS MAKING DEFINITIVE STATEMENTS ABOUT RESPONSE RATES. THIS REFLECTS IN PART THE AMBIGUITY ASSOCIATED WITH DETERMINING THE NUMBERS OF INTERVIEWS THAT "SHOULD" HAVE BEEN DONE TO ACHIEVE A 100% RESPONSE RATE. IN MANY SITUATIONS, ONE RESPONDENT COULD LEAD TO ANOTHER, PREVIOUSLY UNIDENTIFIED, RESPONDENT. IN GENERAL, THE LEVEL OF COOPERATION AMONG PERSONS CONTACTED WAS QUITE HIGH (SURPRISINGLY SO IN LIGHT OF SOME EARLIER EFFORTS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON LAWYERS). A TOTAL OF 3168 (NONGOVERNMENTAL) LAWYERS WERE CONTACTED. ONLY 17.4% REFUSED TO BE INTERVIEWED; ONLY 1.3% OF THE 316 GOVERNMENT LAWYERS REFUSED. WITH THE LAWYER RESPONDENTS, THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WAS A PROFESSED LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE CASE; ABOUT 15% OF THE LAWYERS CONTACTED INDICATED THAT THEY HAD HAD LITTLE OR NO INVOLVEMENT (EVEN IF THEY HAD BEEN LISTED AS THE ATTORNEY OF RECORD). ANALYSIS OF THE CASES WHERE LESS THAN TWO LAWYER INTERVIEWS WERE COMPLETED INDICATE THAT THOSE CASES TEND TO BE SMALLER AND LESS INVOLVED, SUGGESTING THAT THEY MAY HAVE BEEN SO ROUTINE THAT THEY LAWYERS DID NOT FEEL ABLE TO SPEAK KNOWLEDGEABLY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. A TOTAL OF 2,082 (NONGOVERNMENTAL) LAWYER INTERVIEWS WERE COMPLETED. ABOUT 25% OF THESE (502) WERE OF THE SHORTENED, MULTIPLE CASE FORMAT DESCRIBED IN THE PREVIOUS SECTION. TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN (257) GOVERNMENTAL LAWYER INTERVIEWS WERE COMPLETED; 53 WERE SHORTENED MULTIPLE CASE INTERVIEWS AND 92 WERE SHORTENED "TYPICAL" CASE INTERVIEWS. WHILE LITTLE DIFFICULTY WAS ENCOUNTERED IN LOCATING THE 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-13 ATTORNEYS INVOLVED IN THE DISPUTES, THERE WERE SUBSTANTIAL DIFFICULTIES IN CONTACTING INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL DISPUTANTS INVOLVED IN THIRD-PARTY PROCESSED CASES. LOCATING INFORMATION WAS FOUND FOR 80% OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL DISPUTANTS IN THIRD PARTY CASES; ONLY 45% OF THE INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANTS COULD BE FOUND. IN ADDITION, THE REFUSAL RATE AMONG DISPUTANTS WAS HIGHER THAN AMONG LAWYERS: 24.1% FOR INDIVIDUALS (N=1,166) AND 24.6% FOR ORGANIZATIONS (N=1,254). A TOTAL OF 735 INTERVIEWS WERE COMPLETED WITH INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANTS; 43 OF THESE WERE ABBREVIATED BECAUSE THE CASE HAD IN FACT BEEN HANDLED BY THE RESPONDENTS INSURANCE COMPANY (IN WHICH CASE ONLY A FEW ITEMS OF DATA WERE COLLECTED). OF THE 769 ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONDENTS WITH WHOM INTERVIEWS WERE COMPLETED, 30 OF THE INTERVIEWS WERE THE SHORT, MULTIPLE-CASE TYPE, AND 201 WERE THE SHORT "TYPICAL CASE" TYPE; ANOTHER 18 INTERVIEWS WERE ABBREVIATED BECAUSE THE CASE EITHER INVOLVED AN UNCONTESTED COLLECTIONS MATTER OR BECAUSE THE CASE HAD BEEN HANDLED BY THE RESPONDENT ORGANIZATION'S INSURANCE COMPANY. THE TABLE BELOW SHOWS THE SOURCES OF CASES AND INTERVIEWS FOR EACH SURVEY. -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOURCE CASES INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATION LAWYER GOVERNMENT LONG SHORT LONG SHORT LONG SHORT LONG SHORT -------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL 809 101 9 188 86 775 209 76 103 COURT STATE 840 123 24 119 123 607 221 20 33 COURT AMERICAN 153 31 0 30 4 100 22 1 0 ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION OTHER 355 127 6 72 33 88 47 15 9 ALTERNATIVES (NON-AAA) SCREENING 316 310 4 1 0 6 1 0 0 SURVEY OF HOUSEHOLDS SCREENING 109 0 0 110 3 4 2 0 0 SURVEY OF ORGANIZATIONS -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-14 IV. THE DATA ARCHIVE A. INTRODUCTION THE DATA ARCHIVE CONSISTS OF THREE DATA FILES PLUS DOCUMENTATION. TWO OF THE FILES CONSIST OF THE RAW SCREENING SURVEY DATA. THESE TWO FILES ARE MORE OR LESS IN THEIR RAW ORIGINAL FORM, THERE HAVING BEEN NO EFFORT TO REORGANIZE AND RESTRUCTURE THEM; BOTH OF THESE FILES ARE RECTANGULAR IN FORMAT (THOUGH THE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY WAS LOGICALLY MORE OF A HIERARCHICAL DATA STRUCTURE). BOTH FILES ARE STORED AS FIXED BLOCKED FILES (RECORD LENGTH = 4371 FOR THE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; RECORD LENGTH = 160 FOR THE ORGANIZATIONAL SCREENING SURVEY). THE DETAILED DOCUMENTATION FOR THE DATA FROM THE SCREENING SURVEYS IS CONTAINED IN TWO SEPARATE FILES THAT ACCOMPANY THE DISTRIBUTION TAPE. THE CORE OF THE DATA ARCHIVE CONSISTS OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM THE INSTITUTIONAL RECORDS AND FROM THE FOUR DISPUTE PARTICIPANT SURVEYS. THIS FILE IS ORGANIZED IN A HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE WHICH REFLECTS THE HIERARCHICAL NATURE OF THE DATA THAT WERE COLLECTED. THE FILE CONSISTS OF 39 DIFFERENT TYPES OF RECORDS (A 40TH RECORD TYPE, CONTAINING IDENTIFICATION KEYS, IS INCLUDED IN THE DATA DOCUMENTATION BUT EXCLUDED FROM THE ACTUAL DATA FILE IN ORDER TO PRESERVE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE RESPONDENTS); THE RECORDS RANGE IN LENGTH FROM 21 CHARACTERS TO 1025 CHARACTERS. THE FILE IS STRUCTURED SO THAT IT CAN BE EASILY PROCESSED USING PACKAGES LIKE SPSSX OR SAS; THE FILE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY USED ON AN IBM PC/AT USING A SAS-LIKE PACKAGE CALLED BASS, AND COULD PROBABLY BE USED WITH EITHER SPSS/PC OR SAS/PC. THE FILE IS STORED ON TAPE AS AN ANSI VB (VARIABLE BLOCKED) FILE WITH BLOCKS OF 2048 CHARACTERS; NO RECORDS SPAN BLOCKS, AND EXTRA SPACE AT THE END OF BLOCKS IS FILLED WITH A PAD CHARACTER (Ø); ANY SYSTEM THAT CAN HANDLE ANSI STANDARD DATA TAPES SHOULD BE ABLE TO READ THE DATA FILE. THE DOCUMENTATION FOR THE MAIN ARCHIVE FILE CONSISTS OF THIS SET OF INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL, A USER'S GUIDE TO THE DATA (WHICH IS THE LAST SECTION OF THE INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL), DETAILED CODEBOOKS FOR EACH OF 40 SEPARATE TYPES OF RECORDS, AND APPENDICES CONTAINING A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS FROM THE PROJECT AND FIELD NOTES FROM PROJECT STAFF WHO SUPERVISED THE CODING OF DATA FROM THE INSTITUTIONAL RECORDS. THE USER'S GUIDE TO THE DATA IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ISSUES INVOLVED IN RETRIEVING DATA FROM THE HIERARCHICAL FILE, AND TO PROVIDE EXAMPLES OF VARIOUS KINDS OF RETRIEVALS THAT MIGHT BE MADE. THE CODEBOOKS INCORPORATE THE QUESTION TEXT AND RESPONSES, PLUS FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICS FOR THE RESPONSES. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE STATISTICS AND FREQUENCIES WERE HAND ENTERED INTO THE CODEBOOK AND EVEN WITH PROOFREADING THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT POSSIBILITIES FOR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. MICROFICHE COPIES OF THE FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE FROM ICPSR; IN CASE OF DISCREPANCIES THE ORIGINAL COMPUTER RUNS 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-15 (88.1) SHOULD BE CONSULTED. B. RECORD TYPES THERE ARE ONE OR MORE RECORDS IN THE ARCHIVE FOR EACH DISPUTE THAT WAS SAMPLED FROM INSTITUTIONAL RECORDS AND FOR EACH DISPUTE IDENTIFIED THROUGH SCREENING SURVEYS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PARTICIPANT INTERVIEW WAS COMPLETED. EACH DISPUTE HAS AT LEAST A RECORD TYPE 01, WHICH CONSTITUTES THE BASE RECORD FOR THE CASE. ALL OTHER RECORDS ARE INCLUDED ONLY AS APPROPRIATE. (THUS, RECORD TYPE 01 SERVES AS THE MAIN TRUNK OF THE TREE THAT CONSTITUTES THE HIERARCHY UPON WHICH THE FILE IS BASED.) SECTION C IN THE DATA USER'S GUIDE PROVIDES MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT EACH OF THE RECORDS (CONTENT, UNIT ON WHICH THE DATA IN THE RECORD ARE BASED, ETC.). WHAT IS SHOWN BELOW IS SIMPLY A LIST OF THE DIFFERENT RECORD TYPES: TYPE LENGTH NUMBER DESCRIPTION ----------------------------------------------------------------- CASE LEVEL DATA 01 42 2582 GENERAL INFORMATION FORM (AREA OF LAW, DATES) 02 90 3349 COURT REMEDIES 03 62 1089 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION REMEDIES 04 39 5811 PARTIES (TYPE, LAWYERS, ROLE, TERMINATIONS) 05 54 28855 EVENTS 06 32 93 APPEALS 07 70 508 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS, MISCELLANEOUS DATA 08 96 2157 EVENT COUNT SUMMARIES; KEY DATES FROM EVENTS GENERAL SURVEY DATA PLUS DERIVED VARIABLES 11 770 735 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY 12 833 769 ORGANIZATIONAL DISPUTANT SURVEY 13 1025 2082 PRIVATE LAWYER SURVEY 14 855 257 GOVERNMENT LAWYER SURVEY STAKES DATA (FROM SURVEYS) 21 83 1606 PRIVATE LAWYER STAKES DATA 22 75 76 GOVERNMENT LAWYER STAKES DATA 23 83 779 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT STAKES DATA 24 89 548 ORGANIZATIONAL DISPUTANT STAKES DATA NEGOTIATIONS, SETTLEMENT, AND INSTITUTIONAL DECISION DATA (FROM SURVEYS) 30 34 1051 INSTITUTIONAL DECISION (OUTCOME) DATA-ALL SURVEYS 31 63 3872 PRIVATE & GOVERNMENT LAWYER NEGOTIATIONS DATA 32 57 746 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT NEGOTIATION DATA 33 63 893 ORGANIZATIONAL DISPUTANT NEGOTIATION DATA RELATIONSHIPS DATA (FROM SURVEYS) 40 32 291 IMPACT OF RELATIONS WITH OPPONENT (ORG, IND, 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-16 GOV) 41 31 5650 CONTINUING RELATIONS WITH OTHER ACTORS 42 113 1610 LAWYER-CLIENT RELATIONS (LAWYER SURVEY) 43 36 144 PRIOR RELATIONSHIP WITH OPPONENT (GOV SURVEY) 44 27 129 INTRASIDE RELATIONS (GOVERNMENT SURVEY) 45 102 759 RELATIONS WITH OPPONENT--NON DOM. REL. (IND) 46 46 29 RELATIONS WITH OPPONENT--DOM. REL. (IND) 47 108 385 CLIENT LAWYER RELATIONS (INDIVIDUAL SURVEY) 48 84 620 RELATIONS WITH OPPONENT (ORG SURVEY) 49 106 411 CLIENT LAWYER RELATIONS (ORGANIZATIONAL SURVEY) RESPONDENT DATA (FROM SURVEYS) 51 40 3147 PERSONAL ATTITUDES--ALL SURVEYS 52 42 809 FAMILY MEMBER DATA (INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY) 53 92 589 ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY (SOME FROM LAWYER SURVEY) 54 50 117 ORGANIZATION OWNER DATA (ORGANIZATIONAL SURVEY) CASE PROCESSING DATA (FROM SURVEYS) 61 42 168 DIVERSITY JURISDICTION CONSIDERATIONS (LAWYER) 62 42 526 JUDICIAL INVOLVEMENT (LAWYER & GOVERNMENT) 63 35 1252 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS CONSIDERED (ALL SURVEYS) MISCELLANEOUS DATA FROM SURVEYS 71 75 94 TIME EXPENDED BY GOV LAWYERS IN TYPICAL CASE MISCELLANEOUS 90 21 1308 RESPONDENT PAIR IDENTIFICATION CODES 99 __ 2582 IDENTIFICATION KEYS (DATES, DOCKET NUMBERS, ETC.) C. PROCESSING AND CLEANING EXTENSIVE EFFORTS WERE MADE TO CHECK AND CLEAN THE DATA; IT APPEARS THAT ALL WILD CODES HAVE BEEN RESOLVED OR REPLACED WITH MISSING DATA VALUES. MUCH LESS WAS DONE IN TERMS OF "CONTINGENCY" CHECKS (I.E., SEARCHING FOR AND RESOLVING INCONSISTENCIES IN THE DATA). THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THAT IS EVIDENT IN THE DATA HAS TO DO WITH DATES WHICH APPEAR TO BE INCONSISTENT (E.G., EVENTS APPEARING TO BE OUT OF LOGICAL ORDER). THE PROBLEM OF INCONSISTENCIES IS NOT CONFINED TO DATES, HOWEVER. IF ONE LOOKS AT SPECIFIC POINTS OF INFORMATION FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES IN THE DATA FOR A PARTICULAR CASE, ONE WILL NONETHELESS OBSERVE SUBSTANTIAL INCONSISTENCIES. FOR EXAMPLE, IN MANY CASES WHERE THE COURT RECORD DATA SHOW THAT THERE WAS A TRIAL, THE LAWYERS INTERVIEWED SAID THAT THERE WAS NO TRIAL, AND VICE VERSA. IN CHECKING OUT SOME OF THESE INCONSISTENCIES, IT WAS FOUND THAT EVIDENTLY THE TERM "TRIAL" WAS BEING USED TO MEAN DIFFERENT 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-17 THINGS IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS. SOME OF THE INCONSISTENCIES HAVE SPECIFIC IMPLICATIONS FOR ANALYSES USING THESE DATA; THOSE INCONSISTENCIES ARE DISCUSSED, AS APPROPRIATE, IN THE DATA USER'S GUIDE. V. DATA USER'S GUIDE A. INTRODUCTION THE FOLLOWING PAGES REPRESENT A USER'S GUIDE TO THE MAIN ARCHIVAL DATA SET. ITS PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO PERSONS USING (OR THINKING ABOUT USING) THE DATA SET ON THE VEHICLES AVAILABLE FOR IDENTIFYING AND EXTRACTING THEORETICALLY INTERESTING SUBSETS OF DATA. TO THIS END, IT PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF CONTENTS FOR EACH OF THE RECORD TYPES, DESCRIBES THE KEYS PROVIDED TO FACILITATE ACCESS, AND PROVIDES EXAMPLES OF SEVERAL RETRIEVALS FROM THE DATA SET. IN ADDITION, A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS AND ISSUES IN THE DATA ARE DESCRIBED. B. SELECTING A UNIT OF ANALYSIS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN WORKING WITH A HIERARCHICAL DATA SET IS SELECTING A UNIT OF ANALYSIS. TAKE FOR EXAMPLE A TYPICAL DATA SET FROM THE U.S. CENSUS; THOSE DATA SETS ARE USUALLY ORGANIZED AS A THREE LEVEL HIERARCHY: DWELLING UNIT, HOUSEHOLD, PERSON. EACH DWELLING UNIT CAN CONTAIN ONE OR MORE HOUSEHOLDS (E.G., FROM A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING TO HIGH RISE APARTMENT HOUSE), AND EACH HOUSEHOLD CONTAINS ONE OR MORE PERSONS (E.G., A SINGLE PERSON LIVING ALONE, OR THE TEXTBOOK AMERICAN FAMILY CONSISTING OF A MOTHER, A FATHER, AND TWO CHILDREN--PLUS A DOG, A CAT, AND A GOLDFISH). IN DOING AN ANALYSIS WITH THE CENSUS DATA, ONE MUST DECIDE WHICH UNIT OF ANALYSIS ONE IS GOING TO USE (E.G., DWELLING UNIT, HOUSEHOLD, OR INDIVIDUAL), AND THEN EXTRACT DATA IN A FASHION APPROPRIATE TO THAT UNIT. EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS IN WORKING WITH DATA ON CIVIL LITIGATION, BUT IN A MUCH MORE COMPLEX FORM. WHILE THE CENSUS DATA IS A RELATIVELY SIMPLE THREE LEVEL TREE, THE DATA SET OF CONCERN HERE IS SOMETHING OF A CROSS BETWEEN A TREE AND A NETWORK. THE BASE UNIT IN THE DATA SET IS THE "CASE." THIS MEANS THAT EVERY RECORD IN THE DATA SET RELATES TO A SPECIFIC CASE AND THAT CASE IS IDENTIFIED ON THE BASE RECORD (RECORD TYPE 01). FROM THAT BASE RECORD, THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT KINDS OF BRANCHES (E.G., PARTY INFORMATION, PARTICIPANT INFORMATION, INSTITUTIONAL "EVENTS"), AND SOME OF THOSE BRANCHES (THE FOUR KINDS OF PARTICIPANT BRANCHES) CAN THEMSELVES HAVE BRANCHES. IN A REAL SINCE, EACH SPECIFIC KIND OF RECORD DEFINES A POSSIBLE UNIT OF ANALYSIS: THE CASE, THE COURT EVENT, THE PARTY, THE PARTICIPANT, THE RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER PARTICIPANTS, THE EVALUATION OF STAKES, THE OFFER OR DEMAND, ETC. SOME OF THE ALTERNATIVES MAKE MORE SENSE THEORETICALLY AS POSSIBLE UNITS OF ANALYSIS, AND THE INDIVIDUAL RESEARCHER MOST RELY UPON THE 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-18 SUBSTANTIVE QUESTION HE OR SHE HAS POSED FOR GUIDANCE IN IDENTIFYING WHICH UNIT TO USE. SOME USERS MAY WONDER WHY THE FILE WAS NOT SIMPLY STRUCTURED AS A RECTANGULAR FILE SO THAT ANALYSTS WOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IDENTIFYING THE UNIT OF ANALYSIS. IN FACT, THE DATA FROM EACH SURVEY WERE AT ONE TIME STORED IN A RECTANGULAR FORMAT; HOWEVER, THEY WERE MORE CONFUSING AND DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH IN THAT FORM BECAUSE USERS DID NOT REALIZE THEY NEEDED TO COME TO GRIPS WITH THE UNIT OF ANALYSIS QUESTION, AND BECAUSE RECTANGULARIZING THE DATA SET REQUIRED THAT IT BE HEAVILY PADDED OUT WITH FILLER (THE DATA SET IN THE OLD FORMAT CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY 31.5 MILLION CHARACTERS, MOST OF WHICH WAS PADDING; THE CURRENT FORMAT CONTAINS ABOUT 8 MILLION CHARACTERS). THE UNIT OF ANALYSIS QUESTION CAN BE SEEN IN THE PROCESS BY WHICH SOME OF THE DERIVED VARIABLES WERE CREATED. TAKE, FOR EXAMPLE, STAKES; THE PARTICIPANT INTERVIEWS SOUGHT STAKES INFORMATION FOR UP TO THREE DIFFERENT EVALUATIONS OF STAKES. IF A RESEARCHER WERE TO DECIDE TO EMPLOY STAKES AS A VARIABLE IN AN ANALYSIS, HE OR SHE COULD CHOOSE FROM A VARIETY OF POSSIBLE UNITS TO WORK FROM: THE INDIVIDUAL STAKES EVALUATION, SOME FUNCTION (E.G., AVERAGE, MAXIMUM, MINIMUM, FIRST, LAST, ETC.) OF THE STAKES EVALUATIONS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANT, SOME FUNCTION OF THE STAKES EVALUATIONS FOR THE SIDE (PLAINTIFF OR DEFENDANT) IN A THE CASE, OR SOME FUNCTION OF THE VARIOUS STAKES EVALUATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE CASE. WHICH OF THESE WOULD BE MOST APPROPRIATE WOULD DEPEND UPON THE SUBSTANTIVE QUESTION THAT HAD BEEN POSED. IN CREATING STAKES VARIABLES FOR THE ANALYSIS CARRIED OUT BY THE CLRP PROJECT STAFF, THE INDIVIDUAL STAKES EVALUATION WAS FIRST DEVELOPED; THEN, FOR MOST ANALYSES, THE MAXIMUM EVALUATION FOR EACH RESPONDENT INCLUDED IN THE ANALYSIS WAS USED TO REPRESENT STAKES. SIMILAR QUESTIONS OF UNIT OF ANALYSIS WERE PRESENTED IN CREATING VARIABLES FOR NEGOTIATIONS, PARTY RELATIONSHIPS (SINCE MANY CASES INVOLVED SOMETHING MORE THAN A SIMPLE DYAD), LAWYER-CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS (SINCE ONE LAWYER COULD HAVE SEVERAL CLIENTS, OR A SINGLE LITIGANT COULD HAVE SEVERAL LAWYERS). FOR PURPOSES OF VARIABLE CREATION, THE LOWEST LEVEL UNIT POSSIBLE WAS USED. THIS PERMITS FUTURE RESEARCHERS TO CHOOSE WHATEVER UNIT OF AGGREGATION IS APPROPRIATE FOR A PARTICULAR SUBSTANTIVE QUESTION. C. RECORD DESCRIPTIONS IN SECTION IV, EACH OF THE RECORD TYPES WAS LISTED WITH SEVERAL ITEMS OF INFORMATION. IN THIS SECTION, MORE DETAILED INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN ABOUT THE UNIT, SOURCE, AND CONTENT OF EACH RECORD. ALL OF THE ITEMS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF "PARENT" IN THE DESCRIPTIONS BELOW SHOULD BE SELF EXPLANATORY. "PARENT" REFERS TO THE RECORD TYPE (OR, IN A FEW SITUATIONS, TYPES) IMMEDIATELY ABOVE IN THE HIERARCHY. 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-19 01. BASE CASE RECORD SOURCE: INSTITUTIONAL RECORDS; FOR CASES FROM SCREENING SURVEYS, A "DUMMY" VERSION OF THIS RECORD WAS CREATED (FOR THE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, IT INCORPORATED INFORMATION ON THE SUBSTANCE OF THE DISPUTE ANALOGOUS TO AREA OF LAW) UNIT: CASE PARENT: [NONE] LENGTH: 42 NUMBER: 2582 CONTENT: AREA OF LAW, FILING AND TERMINATION DATES, BASIS OF COURT JURISDICTION, MOVEMENT BETWEEN COURTS, EVIDENCE OF SETTLEMENT IN COURT RECORD, ISSUANCE OF JUDICIAL OPINION. 02. COURT REMEDIES SOURCE: COURT RECORDS UNIT: PLAINTIFF-DEFENDANT DYAD, WITH SEPARATE ENTRIES FOR DEMANDS, RECORDED SETTLEMENTS, AND JUDGMENTS PARENT: 01 LENGTH: 90 NUMBER: 3349 CONTENT: NATURE OF REMEDIES SOUGHT AND RECEIVED, PLUS SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNTS INVOLVED 03. ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION REMEDIES SOURCE: ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION RECORDS UNIT: COMPLAINANT-RESPONDENT DYAD, WITH SEPARATE ENTRIES FOR DEMANDS, RECORDED SETTLEMENTS, AND DECISIONS PARENT: 01 LENGTH: 62 NUMBER: 1089 CONTENT: NATURE OF REMEDIES SOUGHT AND RECEIVED, PLUS SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNTS INVOLVED 04. PARTIES SOURCE: INSTITUTIONAL RECORDS UNIT: INDIVIDUAL PARTY PARENT: 01 LENGTH: 39 NUMBER: 5811 CONTENT: TYPE OF PARTY, TYPE OF LAWYER(S) USED, ROLE OF PARTY VIS-A-VIS THE LEGAL ISSUE(S) RAISED, NATURE OF TERMINATION VIS-A-VIS EACH OPPOSING PARTY 05. INSTITUTIONAL "EVENTS" SOURCE: COURT AND ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION RECORDS UNIT: DOCKET (OR EQUIVALENT) ENTRY PARENT: 01 LENGTH: 54 NUMBER: 28855 CONTENT: TYPE OF EVENT, DATE OF FILING, NATURE OF ACTION BY INSTITUTION 06. APPEALS 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-20 (88.1) SOURCE: INSTITUTIONAL RECORDS UNIT: THE APPEAL PARENT: 01 LENGTH: 32 NUMBER: 93 CONTENT: INITIATING PARTY, DATE, INSTITUTION TO WHICH APPEAL WAS TAKEN, OUTCOME OF APPEAL 07. ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS--MISCELLANEOUS DATA SOURCE: ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION RECORDS UNIT: CASE (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CASES ONLY) PARENT: 01 LENGTH: 70 NUMBER: 508 CONTENT: TYPE OF PROCESS USED (E.G., MEDIATION, FACT FINDING, ARBITRATION), BASIS OF JURISDICTION, METHOD OF SELECTION OF ARBITRATORS, NUMBER OF ARBITRATORS, CONFIGURATION OF ARBITRATORS, ISSUANCE OF OPINION 08. EVENT COUNT SUMMARIES; KEY EVENT DATES SOURCE: DERIVED FROM RECORDS 05 AND 06 UNIT: CASE PARENT: 01 LENGTH: 96 NUMBER: 2157 CONTENT: NUMBER OF EACH GENERAL TYPE OF EVENT (E.G., PLEADINGS, SUBSTANTIVE MOTIONS, DEPOSITIONS, CONTINUANCES, ETC.); IMPORTANT EVENT-RELATED DATES (E.G., DATE OF LAST PLEADING) 11. INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY--MISCELLANEOUS AND DERIVED VARIABLES SOURCE: INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY UNIT: DISPUTANT PARENT: 01 LENGTH: 770 NUMBER: 735 CONTENT: ALL VARIABLES FROM INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY NOT INCLUDED IN RECORDS 21 THROUGH 63, PLUS ALL DERIVED VARIABLES FROM INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY 12. ORGANIZATIONAL DISPUTANT SURVEY--MISCELLANEOUS AND DERIVED VARIABLES SOURCE: ORGANIZATIONAL DISPUTANT SURVEY UNIT: DISPUTANT PARENT: 01 LENGTH: 833 NUMBER: 769 CONTENT: ALL VARIABLES FROM ORGANIZATIONAL DISPUTANT SURVEY NOT INCLUDED IN RECORDS 21 THROUGH 63, PLUS ALL DERIVED VARIABLES FROM ORGANIZATIONAL DISPUTANT SURVEY 13. PRIVATE LAWYER SURVEY--MISCELLANEOUS AND DERIVED VARIABLES SOURCE: PRIVATE LAWYER SURVEY 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-21 UNIT: LAWYER PARENT: 01 LENGTH: 1025 NUMBER: 2082 CONTENT: ALL VARIABLES FROM PRIVATE LAWYER SURVEY NOT INCLUDED IN RECORDS 21 THROUGH 63, PLUS ALL DERIVED VARIABLES FROM PRIVATE LAWYER SURVEY 14. GOVERNMENT LAWYER SURVEY--MISCELLANEOUS AND DERIVED VARIABLES SOURCE: GOVERNMENT LAWYER SURVEY UNIT: GOVERNMENT DISPUTANT PARENT: 01 LENGTH: 855 NUMBER: 257 CONTENT: ALL VARIABLES FROM GOVERNMENT LAWYER SURVEY NOT INCLUDED IN RECORDS 21 THROUGH 63, PLUS ALL DERIVED VARIABLES FROM GOVERNMENT LAWYER SURVEY 21. PRIVATE LAWYER STAKES DATA SOURCE: PRIVATE LAWYER SURVEY UNIT: STAKES EVALUATION PARENT: 13 LENGTH: 83 NUMBER: 1606 CONTENT: WHICH EVALUATION, CONTENT OF EVALUATION, PARTIES INVOLVED, REASON FOR CHANGE IN EVALUATION (WHERE APPLICABLE) 22. GOVERNMENT LAWYER STAKES DATA SOURCE: GOVERNMENT LAWYER SURVEY UNIT: STAKES EVALUATION PARENT: 14 LENGTH: 75 NUMBER: 76 CONTENT: WHICH EVALUATION, CONTENT OF EVALUATION, PARTIES INVOLVED, REASON FOR CHANGE IN EVALUATION (WHERE APPLICABLE) 23. INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT STAKES DATA SOURCE: INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY UNIT: STAKES EVALUATION PARENT: 11 LENGTH: 83 NUMBER: 779 CONTENT: WHICH EVALUATION, CONTENT OF EVALUATION, PARTIES INVOLVED, REASON FOR CHANGE IN EVALUATION (WHERE APPLICABLE) 24. ORGANIZATIONAL DISPUTANT STAKES DATA SOURCE: ORGANIZATIONAL DISPUTANT SURVEY UNIT: STAKES EVALUATION PARENT: 24 LENGTH: 89 NUMBER: 548 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-22 CONTENT: WHICH EVALUATION, CONTENT OF EVALUATION, PARTIES INVOLVED, REASON FOR CHANGE IN EVALUATION (WHERE APPLICABLE) 30. INSTITUTIONAL DECISION DATA SOURCE: LAWYER AND DISPUTANT SURVEYS UNIT: INSTITUTIONAL DECISION PARENT: 11, 12, 13, 14 LENGTH: 34 NUMBER: 1051 CONTENT: TYPE OF DECISION (COURT OR ALTERNATIVE), CONTENT OF DECISION 31. LAWYER NEGOTIATION DATA SOURCE: PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT LAWYER SURVEYS UNIT: OFFER OR DEMAND PARENT: 13 OR 14 LENGTH: 63 NUMBER: 3872 CONTENT: WHICH EXCHANGE, TIMING OF EXCHANGE, MADE BY WHOM, CONTENT OF EXCHANGE 32. INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT NEGOTIATION DATA SOURCE: INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY UNIT: OFFER OR DEMAND PARENT: 11 LENGTH: 57 NUMBER: 746 CONTENT: WHICH EXCHANGE, TIMING OF EXCHANGE, MADE BY WHOM, CONTENT OF EXCHANGE 33. ORGANIZATIONAL DISPUTANT NEGOTIATION DATA SOURCE: ORGANIZATIONAL DISPUTANT SURVEY UNIT: OFFER OR DEMAND PARENT: 12 LENGTH: 63 NUMBER: 893 CONTENT: WHICH EXCHANGE, TIMING OF EXCHANGE, MADE BY WHOM, CONTENT OF EXCHANGE 40. IMPACT OF RELATIONS WITH OPPONENT SOURCE: INDIVIDUAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, OR GOVERNMENT SURVEY UNIT: OPPOSING PARTY RELATIONSHIP THAT AFFECTED WHAT RESPONDENT DID IN THE CASE PARENT: 11, 12, OR 14 LENGTH: 32 NUMBER: 291 CONTENT: WHICH OPPOSING PARTY, CONCERN ABOUT PAST OR FUTURE PROBLEMS, WHAT WAS DONE BECAUSE OF THAT RELATIONSHIP 41. CONTINUING RELATIONS WITH OTHER CASE PARTICIPANTS SOURCE: DISPUTANT AND LAWYER SURVEYS UNIT: OTHER ACTOR WITH WHOM THERE WAS A RELATIONSHIP PARENT: 11, 12, 13, OR 14 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-23 LENGTH: 31 NUMBER: 5650 CONTENT: WHO WAS THE OTHER ACTOR, EXPECTATION OF FUTURE CONTACT, NATURE OF RELATIONSHIP 42. LAWYER-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP SOURCE: PRIVATE LAWYER SURVEY UNIT: LAWYER-CLIENT DYAD PARENT: 13 LENGTH: 113 NUMBER: 1610 CONTENT: WHICH CLIENT, EXISTENCE OF AGREEMENT REGARDING WHAT CLIENT WOULD DO, WHAT CLIENT ACTUALLY DID, FEE ARRANGEMENT, ESTIMATE OF COST, AMOUNT OF LEGAL FEES, REPORTS TO CLIENT 43. RELATIONSHIP WITH OPPONENT--GOVERNMENT DISPUTANT SOURCE: GOVERNMENT LAWYER SURVEY UNIT: PARTY DYAD PARENT: 14 LENGTH: 36 NUMBER: 144 CONTENT: WHICH OPPONENT, RELATIONSHIP WITH OPPONENT'S LAWYER, NATURE OF RELATIONSHIP, PRIOR AND FUTURE PROBLEMS 44. INTRASIDE RELATIONSHIPS--GOVERNMENT DISPUTANT/LAWYER SOURCE: GOVERNMENT LAWYER SURVEY UNIT: RESPONDENT/OTHER PARTICIPANT (REFERRING AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, NONLAWYERS IN RESPONDENT'S AGENCY) DYAD PARENT: 14 LENGTH: 27 NUMBER: 129 CONTENT: OTHER MEMBER OF DYAD, AMOUNT OF CONTACT, ROLE OF OTHER MEMBER IN HANDLING CASE, CLARITY OF LINES OF CONTROL, EASE OF WORKING WITH OTHER PERSON, INTEREST OF OTHER PERSON IN CASE, WHO INITIATED CONTACT (WITH DOJ ONLY) 45. RELATIONS WITH OPPONENT--INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT (NON-DOMESTIC RELATIONS CASES) SOURCE: INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY UNIT: RESPONDENT/OPPONENT DYAD PARENT: 11 LENGTH: 102 NUMBER: 759 CONTENT: EXISTENCE OF PRIOR RELATIONSHIP, NATURE OF RELATIONSHIP, LENGTH OF RELATIONSHIP, IMPORTANCE OF RELATIONSHIP, DIFFICULTY OF REPLACING RELATIONSHIP, CONCERN THAT CASE WOULD AFFECT FUTURE RELATIONSHIP, CASE DID AFFECT RELATIONSHIP 46. RELATIONS WITH OPPONENT--INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT (DOMESTIC RELATIONS CASES) 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-24 SOURCE: INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY UNIT: RESPONDENT/OPPONENT DYAD PARENT: 11 LENGTH: 46 NUMBER: 29 CONTENT: LENGTH OF MARRIAGE, EXPECTATION OF FUTURE CONTACT WITH FORMER SPOUSE, EXPECTATION THAT HOW CASE WAS HANDLED WOULD AFFECT FUTURE CONTACTS, NATURE OF CURRENT RELATIONSHIP 47. CLIENT-LAWYER RELATIONSHIP--INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SOURCE: INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY UNIT: DISPUTANT/LAWYER DYAD PARENT: 11 LENGTH: 108 NUMBER: 385 CONTENT: HOW LAWYER WAS FOUND AND SELECTED, FEE ARRANGEMENT, ESTIMATES OF COST, AGREEMENT REGARDING RESPONDENT'S RESPONSIBILITY IN CASE, ACTUAL RESPONSIBILITY, REPORTS FROM LAWYER, WHO MADE KEY DECISIONS 48. RELATIONS WITH OPPONENT--ORGANIZATIONAL DISPUTANT SOURCE: ORGANIZATIONAL DISPUTANT SURVEY UNIT: RESPONDENT/OPPONENT DYAD PARENT: 12 LENGTH: 84 NUMBER: 620 CONTENT: EXISTENCE OF PRIOR RELATIONSHIP, NATURE OF RELATIONSHIP, LENGTH OF RELATIONSHIP, IMPORTANCE OF RELATIONSHIP, DIFFICULTY OF REPLACING RELATIONSHIP, CONCERN THAT CASE WOULD AFFECT FUTURE RELATIONSHIP, CASE DID AFFECT RELATIONSHIP 49. CLIENT-LAWYER RELATIONSHIP--ORGANIZATIONAL DISPUTANT SOURCE: ORGANIZATIONAL DISPUTANT SURVEY UNIT: DISPUTANT/LAWYER DYAD PARENT: 12 LENGTH: 106 NUMBER: 411 CONTENT: HOW LAWYER WAS FOUND AND SELECTED, FEE ARRANGEMENT, ESTIMATES OF COST, AGREEMENT REGARDING RESPONDENT'S RESPONSIBILITY IN CASE, ACTUAL RESPONSIBILITY, REPORTS FROM LAWYER, WHO MADE KEY DECISIONS 51. PERSONAL ATTITUDES SOURCE: LAWYER AND DISPUTANT SURVEYS UNIT: RESPONDENT PARENT: 11, 12, 13, OR 14 LENGTH: 40 NUMBER: 3147 CONTENT: ITEMS TO FORM CONTENTIOUSNESS, PERSONAL CAPACITY (EFFICACY), AND RISK PREFERENCE SCALES 52. FAMILY MEMBER DATA SOURCE: INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-25 UNIT: MEMBER OF HOUSEHOLD PARENT: 11 LENGTH: 42 NUMBER: 809 CONTENT: AGE, EDUCATION, OCCUPATION, SEX, RELATIONSHIP, EMPLOYMENT, AND INCOME DATA FOR OTHER MEMBERS OF RESPONDENT'S HOUSEHOLD 53. ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY SOURCE: ORGANIZATIONAL SURVEY, PLUS A SMALL NUMBER FROM PRIVATE LAWYER SURVEY (WHERE IN-HOUSE LAWYER WAS LAWYER OF RECORD IN A COURT CASE) UNIT: RESPONDENT ORGANIZATION PARENT: 12 OR 13 LENGTH: 92 NUMBER: 589 CONTENT: SIZE (RECEIPTS, NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES), PRESENCE OF LEGAL DEPARTMENT OR OTHER SPECIALIZED DISPUTE HANDLING OFFICE, NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN SPECIALIZED OFFICE, REGULAR USE OF OUTSIDE LAW FIRM, ORGANIZATIONS PRIMARY ACTIVITY, EASE OF ACCESS TO INTERNAL RESOURCES NEEDED FOR HANDLING DISPUTE 54. BUSINESS OWNER DATA SOURCE: ORGANIZATIONAL SURVEY, COLLECTED WHERE RESPONDENT WAS OWNER OF THE BUSINESS UNIT: OWNER PARENT: 12 LENGTH: 50 NUMBER: 117 CONTENT: INCOME OF RESPONDENT, INCOME OF RESPONDENT'S FAMILY, RESPONDENT'S EXPERIENCE WITH JUDICIAL SYSTEM, RACE/ETHNICITY OF RESPONDENT 61. DIVERSITY JURISDICTION CONSIDERATIONS SOURCE: PRIVATE LAWYER SURVEY (ONLY IF INVOLVED IN A FEDERAL DIVERSITY JURISDICTION CASE, WHERE RESPONDENT MADE THE DECISION TO FILE IN FEDERAL COURT)) UNIT: RESPONDENT PARENT: 13 LENGTH: 42 NUMBER: 168 CONTENT: RESPONDENT'S RATINGS (ON A FOUR POINT SCALE) OF THE IMPORTANCE OF 15 ITEMS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED IN DECIDING TO FILE IN FEDERAL COURT 62. JUDICIAL INVOLVEMENT SOURCE: PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT LAWYER SURVEYS (INCLUDED ONLY WHEN A SPECIFIC JUDGE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE CASE SOON AFTER FILING) UNIT: RESPONDENT PARENT: 13 OR 14 LENGTH: 42 NUMBER: 526 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-26 CONTENT: WHAT THE JUDGE DID IN TERMS OF CASE MANAGEMENT AND SETTLEMENT RELATED ACTIVITIES 63. ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS CONSIDERED SOURCE: DISPUTANT AND LAWYER SURVEYS UNIT: INSTITUTION CONSIDERED PARENT: 11, 12, 13, OR 14 LENGTH: 35 NUMBER: 1252 CONTENT: WHICH INSTITUTION WAS CONSIDERED AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE ONE CHOSEN; WHAT FACTORS INFLUENCED THE DECISION TO USE OR NOT TO USE A PARTICULAR ALTERNATIVE THAT WAS CONSIDERED 71. TIME AND EXPENSES BY GOVERNMENT LAWYERS IN "TYPICAL" CASE SOURCE: GOVERNMENT LAWYER SURVEY UNIT: RESPONDENT PARENT: 14 LENGTH: 75 NUMBER: 94 CONTENT: WHERE NO GOVERNMENT RESPONDENT COULD BE FOUND WHO WAS ABLE TO GIVE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE SAMPLED CASE, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AGENCY OR OFFICE INVOLVED WAS ASKED TO PROVIDE ESTIMATES OF LAWYER TIME AND EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE "TYPICAL" CASE "LIKE THE ONE" IN THE CLRP SAMPLE 90. RESPONDENT PAIR IDENTIFICATION CODES SOURCE: DERIVED FROM PARTICIPANT SURVEYS UNIT: RESPONDENT PAIR PARENT: 01 LENGTH: 21 NUMBER: 1308 CONTENT: TYPE OF PAIR (OPPOSING LAWYERS, LAWYER-CLIENT), RESPONDENT NUMBERS FOR MEMBERS OF THE PAIR; THIS INFORMATION CAN BE USED TO CARRY OUT KEYED MERGES TO CREATE ANALYSIS FILES 99. IDENTIFICATION KEYS SOURCE: THIS RECORD CONTAINS CASE IDENTIFYING INFORMATION THAT WAS REMOVED OR MASKED IN THE PUBLIC USE FILE TO MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY UNIT: CASE PARENT: 01 LENGTH: 38 NUMBER: 0 (EXCLUDED FROM FILE) CONTENT: DOCKET NUMBER, ACTUAL FILING DATA, BASE DATE FROM WHICH RELATIVE DATES WERE CALCULATED, DATE OFFSET D. PRIMARY KEYS THE PURPOSE OF THE KEYS IS TO PERMIT USERS OF THE DATA TO EXTRACT AND COMBINE DATA TO FORM APPROPRIATE ANALYSIS FILES USING 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-27 PACKAGES LIKE SPSSX, SAS, OR SIR. EXAMPLES OF HOW THESE EXTRACTS CAN BE DONE USING SPSSX WILL BE SHOWN IN SECTION J. THE PRIMARY RECORD KEYS ARE CONTAINED IN THE FIRST NINE DIGITS OF THE RECORD IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 1 - 5 CASE NUMBER 1 - 7 RESPONDENT NUMBER (COLUMNS 6-7 ARE CODED AS ZERO FOR "CASE LEVEL" DATA--E.G., INFORMATION FROM INSTITUTIONAL RECORDS) 8 - 9 RECORD TYPE NOTE THAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE CASE NUMBER ITSELF: COL 1. SITE 1 EASTERN WISCONSIN 2 EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA 3 SOUTH CAROLINA 4 NEW MEXICO 5 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COL 2. SAMPLE SOURCE 0 ORGANIZATIONAL SCREENING SURVEY 1 FEDERAL COURT 2 STATE COURT I 3 STATE COURT II (DODGE COUNTY IN WISCONSIN AND CHESTER COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA) 4 AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION 5 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION 6 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION 9 HOUSEHOLD SCREENING SURVEY E. SECONDARY KEYS 1. PERSON NUMBERS EACH RESPONDENT WITHIN EACH WAS ASSIGNED A UNIQUE TWO DIGIT NUMBER. THIS NUMBER APPEARS AS COLUMNS 6-7 OF EACH RECORD; IT IS CODED AS ZERO (0) FOR RECORDS THAT APPLY TO THE CASE RATHER THAN THE RESPONDENT. IN ADDITION TO BEING PART OF THE RECORD IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, THIS PERSON NUMBER IS USED IN VARIOUS PLACES AS A KEY TO ALLOW CROSS-LINKING AMONG RECORDS AND DATA ITEMS. 2. PARTY CODES DATA ITEMS I1, O1, L1, AND G1 INDICATE WHICH PARTY THE RESPONDENT WAS (E.G., FIRST PLAINTIFF, SECOND PLAINTIFF, FIRST DEFENDANT, ETC.). THE FIRST DIGIT INDICATES PLAINTIFF (1) OR DEFENDANT STATUS (2) AS RECORDED IN THE INSTITUTIONAL RECORD; THE SECOND DIGIT IS A SEQUENCE NUMBER (THIS SEQUENCE NUMBER IS NOT THE SAME AS THE PERSON NUMBER DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY). THESE PARTY 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-28 CODES CAN BE USED TO LINK UP INDIVIDUAL RESPONDENTS (E.G., LAWYERS AND CLIENTS); THEY WERE THE USED TO CREATE THE INFORMATION STORED IN RECORD 90 IDENTIFYING (USING PERSON NUMBERS) VARIOUS RESPONDENT PAIRS THAT MIGHT BE USED IN SPECIFIC ANALYSES. F. RELATIVE DATES THE ORIGINAL DATA, PARTICULARLY THE INSTITUTIONAL RECORDS DATA, CONTAINED SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF IDENTIFYING INFORMATION (E.G., CASE NUMBERS, DATES, NAMES, ETC.). IN THE PUBLIC USE VERSION OF THE DATA SET WE HAVE EITHER BLANKED OUT THESE ITEMS OF INFORMATION, OR MASKED THEM IN SUCH A WAY AS TO PRESERVE THERE USEFULNESS FOR ANALYTIC PURPOSES WHILE PROTECTING THE CONFIDENCES OF OUR RESPONDENTS. THE SPECIFIC CHANGE THAT WOULD BE OF MOST INTEREST TO USERS OF THE DATA IS THE TREATMENT OF DATES. ALL DATES WERE TRANSFORMED TO RELATIVE DATES; THAT IS THE SPECIFIC NUMBERS THAT APPEAR IN THE DATA ARE RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER (I.E., ONE CAN SUBTRACT TWO DATES TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF DAYS BETWEEN THEM) BUT EMPLOY A RANDOMLY DETERMINED "BASE DATE". G. MISSING DATA CODES FOR MOST DATA ITEMS, MISSING DATA IS INDICATED BY NEGATIVE VALUES (EXCEPTIONS TO THIS INCLUDE FACTOR SCORES, STAKES, OUTCOMES, AND OTHER VARIABLES WHICH CAN LOGICALLY BE NEGATIVE). DATA CAN BE MISSING FROM THE FILE FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, AND THE PARTICULAR CODE RECORDED IN THE DATA IS INTENDED TO INDICATE WHY. GENERALLY FOR DERIVED VARIABLES THERE IS ONLY A SINGLE MISSING DATA CODE (USUALLY -9, BUT SOMETIMES -9999). THE OTHER MISSING DATA CODES AND THEIR MEANINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS: -1 DON'T KNOW -2 NOT APPLICABLE (ITEM NOT ASKED) -3 REFUSED -4 NOT ASCERTAINED (DATA COLLECTION ERROR) -5 "MISSING" (DATA COLLECTION ERROR) -6 NOT ASKED ON SHORT FORM OF INTERVIEW -7 NOT ASCERTAINED (QUESTION NOT INCLUDED FOR THIS TYPE OF RESPONDENT) -8 UNCODED OPENENDED DATA -9 UNABLE TO CREATE DERIVED VARIABLE -9999 UNABLE TO CREATE DERIVED VARIABLE H. DERIVED VARIABLES 1. PROCEDURE BY WHICH VARIABLES WERE CREATED A MAJOR PART OF THE EFFORT BY THE PROJECT STAFF WAS THE CREATION OF A SERIES OF ANALYTIC VARIABLES FROM THE RAW SURVEY ITEMS. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME VARIABLES THAT WERE CREATED TO ROUND OUT THIS ARCHIVE DATA SET, THIS WORK WAS DONE WITH THE DATA 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-29 AS IT ORIGINALLY WAS DELIVERED BY THE SURVEY CONTRACTOR. VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE VARIABLE CREATION WORK WAS CARRIED OUT USING SPSS OR SPSSX. THE PROCEDURE USED IN DEVELOPING THE VARIABLES WAS FOR A STAFF MEMBER TO FIRST PREPARE A VARIABLE SPECIFICATION WHICH DESCRIBED THE ANALYTIC CONCEPT THE ITEM WAS TO TAP AND WHICH PROPOSED A SPECIFIC OPERATIONALIZATION. THIS DOCUMENT WAS REVIEWED BY THE SENIOR STAFF. ONCE APPROVED, AFTER REVISIONS IF THAT WAS CALLED FOR, THE VARIABLE WAS CREATED AND ADDED TO THE DATA SET. 2. CONTENT OF THE DERIVED VARIABLES THE SPECIFIC ITEMS CREATED WERE DESIGNED TO TAP THE FOLLOWING VARIABLES: STAKES OFFERS/DEMANDS OUTCOMES CASE RELATED GOALS GENERAL WORK GOALS PARTICIPANT CAPACITY/EXPERTISE/EXPERIENCE PERSONAL ATTITUDES RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER PARTICIPANTS EXPENDITURES OF TIME AND MONEY SEX OF RESPONDENT (INFERRED FROM FIRST NAME OF RESPONDENT) DISPUTE PROCESSING PROCEDURES/ROUTINES FOR A NUMBER OF THESE VARIABLES, THE CREATION PROCEDURE INVOLVED A RELATIVELY STRAIGHT FORWARD PROCESS OF ADDING UP SEVERAL INDIVIDUAL ITEMS (E.G., TIME AND MONEY EXPENDITURES). OTHERS INVOLVED AN ADDING PROCESS WITH COMPLICATIONS LIKE CONVERTING AN PAYMENT MADE OVER TIME INTO ITS PRESENT VALUE. STILL OTHER VARIABLES REQUIRED PRELIMINARY ANALYSES USING TOOLS LIKE FACTOR ANALYSIS, AND WERE FINALLY CREATED AS WEIGHTED SCALES USING FACTOR SCORE COEFFICIENTS. IN ADDITION, FOR THE PRIVATE LAWYER SURVEY, THE DERIVED VARIABLES INCLUDE A NUMBER OF OPEN-ENDED ITEMS THAT WERE CODED AFTER THE INITIAL DATA COLLECTION AND DATA ENTRY: LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED NONMONETARY STAKES AND NEGOTIATIONS REASONS FOR SELECTING OR NOT SELECTING ALTERNATIVE (COURTS OR NONCOURTS) INSTITUTIONS STRATEGY FOR ACHIEVING SETTLEMENT OR CONDUCTING NEGOTIATIONS WHERE APPROPRIATE, THESE VARIABLES HAVE BEEN INTEGRATED INTO THE RELEVANT DATA RECORD RATHER THAN INCLUDED WITH THE OTHER DERIVED VARIABLES. 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-30 3. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON DERIVED VARIABLES MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THE CREATION OF SPECIFIC VARIABLES CAN BE FOUND IN TRUBEK ET AL. (1983B) OR KRITZER ET AL. (1984A). I. DATA EXCLUDED FROM THE ARCHIVE IN PREPARING THE PUBLIC USE DATA SET, CARE HAD TO BE TAKEN TO INSURE THAT THE ASSURANCES OF CONFIDENTIALITY GIVEN TO RESPONDENTS WOULD NOT BE COMPROMISED BY THE RELEASE OF THE DATA. TO DO THIS, IT WAS NECESSARY TO EXCLUDE TWO DATA ITEMS FROM THE DATA SET: THE ORIGINAL DOCKET NUMBER (OR THE EQUIVALENT FOR ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CASES) AND THE ORIGINAL DATE INFORMATION. AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION IV.F ABOVE, THE LATTER WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO ALLOW USERS OF THE DATA SET TO OBTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT TIME GAPS WITHIN AN INDIVIDUAL CASE; HOWEVER, THERE IS NO WAY TO USE DATES ACROSS CASES. IF ANY USERS HAVE NEED TO ACCESS DOCKET NUMBERS (FOR POSSIBLE MERGES OF OTHER DATA SETS) OR TO ACCESS THE ORIGINAL DATE INFORMATION, THEY SHOULD CONTACT BERT KRITZER. J. RETRIEVING DATA FROM THE ARCHIVE 1. INTRODUCTION RESEARCHERS WHO WORK WITH QUANTITATIVE MATERIALS ARE GENERALLY MOST FAMILIAR AND COMFORTABLE WITH DATA SETS THAT ARE IN A SIMPLE RECTANGULAR FORM. UNTIL SOMETIME AROUND 1980, IT WAS RELATIVELY DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH DATA IN OTHER FORMS BECAUSE OF LIMITED SOFTWARE AVAILABILITY. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TWO DATA SETS DERIVED FROM THE HOUSEHOLD AND ORGANIZATIONAL SCREENING SURVEY, THE CLRP ARCHIVE REQUIRES USERS TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS OF RETRIEVING THE DATA APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR ANALYSES. THIS PROCESS DIFFERS FROM THE RELATIVELY SIMPLE PROCESS OF EXTRACTING A SUBSET OF VARIABLES FROM A RECTANGULAR DATA SET (SUCH AS THE GENERAL SOCIAL SURVEY OR ONE OF THE AMERICAN NATIONAL ELECTION STUDY DATA SETS). IN THIS SECTION, THE RETRIEVAL PROCESS IS ILLUSTRATED THROUGH A SERIES OF EXAMPLES. THE PARTICULAR RETRIEVAL METHODS USED ARE NOT ALWAYS THE MOST PARSIMONIOUS FOR THE FILES TO BE CREATED, BUT PROVIDE A STEP BY STEP ILLUSTRATION OF THE LOGICAL PROCESS INVOLVED. THE FIRST EXAMPLE SIMPLY DRAWS A SET OF VARIABLES FROM A SINGLE RECORD; THIS MOST CLOSELY RESEMBLES THE EXTRACTION OF A SUBSET OF VARIABLES FROM A RECTANGULAR FILE. THE EXAMPLES THAT FOLLOW INVOLVE INCREASINGLY COMPLEX MATCHES AND MERGES. FOR THE COMPLEX RETRIEVALS, THE BASIC PROCEDURE IS TO (1) EXTRACT THE VARIABLES DESIRED FOR ANALYSIS FROM EACH RELEVANT RECORD TYPE, AND PUT THE VARIABLES FOR EACH RECORD INTO A 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-31 SEPARATE FILE; (2) CREATE A FILE CONTAINING THE IDENTIFYING KEYS FOR THE FINAL UNIT OF ANALYSIS AND SUBSET OF OBSERVATIONS; AND (3) USE THAT KEY FILE TO MERGE TOGETHER THE PARTICULAR VARIABLES EXTRACTED IN STEP 1. 2. TOOLS IN EXISTING SOFTWARE PACKAGES THERE ARE NOW A VARIETY OF SOFTWARE PACKAGES AVAILABLE THAT PROVIDE THE TOOLS NEEDED TO PROCESS DATA SUCH AS THAT FOUND IN THIS ARCHIVE. THE EXAMPLES I WILL PRESENT USE SPSSX; SIMILAR CAPABILITIES EXIST IN SAS, BASS, AND SIR. SPSSX IS USED SIMPLY BECAUSE THAT IS THE PACKAGE THAT THE AUTHOR IS FAMILIAR WITH; THE RETRIEVALS SHOWN IN THE EXAMPLES COULD EASILY BE DONE WITH ANY OF THE OTHER PACKAGES AS WELL. 3. EXAMPLES USING SPSSX A. AREA OF LAW AREA OF LAW APPEARS ON RECORD TYPE 01. THE EXTRACTION PROCESS INVOLVES SIMPLY SELECTING OUT THOSE RECORD TYPES AND READING THE APPROPRIATE FIELDS; TO FACILITATE LATER EXAMPLES, THE FILE CREATED ALSO INCLUDES THE CASEID KEY FIELD. FILE HANDLE RAWDATA/NAME='CLRP.DAT' FILE HANDLE LAWAREA/NAME='LAWAREA.SVX' FILE TYPE MIXED FILE=RAWDATA RECORD=#REC.TYPE 8-9 . RECORD TYPE 1 . DATA LIST NOTABLE/CASE.ID 1-5 GIF3 TO GIF6 21-32 END FILE TYPE MISSING VALUES GIF3 TO GIF6 (LO THRU -1) SAVE OUTFILE=LAWAREA/COMPRESSED/MAP FINISH NOTE THAT IN THIS EXAMPLE (AND IN MOST OF THE EXAMPLES THAT FOLLOW) THE VARIABLE NAMES USED CORRESPOND TO THE NAMES IN THE CODEBOOK. B. AREA OF LAW AND LAWYER PERCEPTION OF STAKES THIS EXAMPLE INVOLVES A TWO LEVEL RETRIEVAL: ONE SET OF VARIABLES IS TO BE TAKEN FROM THE "CASE" LEVEL AND ONE SET IS TO BE TAKEN FROM THE "RESPONDENT" (I.E., THE PRIVATE LAWYER) LEVEL. THE RETRIEVAL CODE BELOW, PRESUMES THAT THE AREA OF LAW FILE IN THE PREVIOUS EXAMPLE HAS ALREADY BEEN CREATED AND IS AVAILABLE FOR USE; THUS, WHILE THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW SHOW TWO STEPS (EXTRACTING THE DATA FROM THE LAWYER RECORD AND MERGING IT WITH THE AREA OF LAW RECORD), THE ENTIRE RETRIEVAL INVOLVES THREE STEPS. 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-32 FILE HANDLE RAWDATA/NAME='CLRP.DAT' FILE HANDLE LAWAREA/NAME='LAWAREA.SVX' FILE HANDLE LAWYER1/NAME='LAWYER1.SVX' FILE TYPE MIXED FILE=RAWDATA RECORD=#REC.TYPE 8-9 . RECORD TYPE 13 . DATA LIST NOTABLE/RESP.ID 1-7 CASE.ID 1-5 LSTAKES1 LSTAKES2 LSTAKES3 674-700 LSTAKEMX 701-709 LSTAKESA 710-717 END FILE TYPE MISSING VALUES LSTAKES1 LSTAKES2 LSTAKES3 LSTAKEMX LSTAKESA (-9999) EXECUTE MATCH FILES FILE=*/TABLE=LAWAREA/BY=CASE.ID SAVE OUTFILE=LAWYER1/COMPRESSED/MAP FINISH C. CREATING THE STAKES VARIABLES FROM ORIGINAL RECORDS IN PREPARING THE ARCHIVE, IT WAS NECESSARY TO CREATE THE STAKES VARIABLES FOR THE GOVERNMENT LAWYERS. THIS EXAMPLE SHOWS THE PROCESS BY WHICH THAT WAS DONE. NOTE THAT NONE OF THE GOVERNMENT LAWYERS EXPRESSED STAKES IN TERMS OF PERIODIC PAYMENTS SO IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO INCLUDE IN THE VARIABLE CREATION THE CONVERSION OF SUCH PAYMENTS TO PRESENT VALUES. STEP 1: CREATE A FILE CONTAINING THE IDENTIFICATION KEYS FILE HANDLE RAWDATA/NAME='CLRP.DAT' FILE HANDLE GOVKEYS/NAME='GOVKEYS.SVX' FILE TYPE MIXED FILE=RAWDATA RECORD=#REC.TYPE 8-9 . RECORD TYPE 14 . DATA LIST NOTABLE/RESP.ID 1-7 END FILE TYPE SAVE OUTFILE=GOVKEYS/COMPRESSED/MAP FINISH STEP 2: EXTRACT AND AGGREGATE THE RAW STAKES VARIABLES (NOTE THAT THE VARIABLE NAMES USED HERE DO NOT CORRESPOND TO THE CODEBOOK]): FILE HANDLE RAWDATA/NAME='CLRP.DAT' FILE HANDLE GSTAKES1/NAME='GSTAKES1.SVX' FILE TYPE MIXED FILE=RAWDATA RECORD=#REC.TYPE 8-9 . RECORD TYPE 22 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-33 . DATA LIST NOTABLE/RESP.ID 1-7 WHICH 16-17 RPAY 26-33 RNM 34-35 OPAY 46-53 ONM 54-55 NMAMT 64-71 END FILE TYPE COMMENT THE VARIABLES USED HERE CORRESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING VARIABLES AS LISTED IN THE CODEBOOK FOR RECORD 22: WHICH GS2 (WHICH STAKES EVALUATION) RPAY GS7 (AMOUNT OF PAYMENT BY R'S AGENCY) RNM GS8 (NONMONETARY ACTION BY R'S AGENCY) OPAY GS11 (AMOUNT OF PAYMENT BY OP) ONM GS12 (NONMONETARY ACTION BY OP) NMAMT GS14 (MONETIZATION OF NONMONETARY ACTION) MISSING VALUES RPAY TO NMAMT (LO THRU -1) COMMENT THE FOLLOW SEQUENCE OF COMMANDS HANDLES THE FOLLOWING SITUATION: 1. THE RESPONDENT INDICATED THAT THE STAKES INVOLVED AT LEAST SOME NONMONETARY COMPONENT. 2. IN RESPONSE TO A PROBE ASKING THE RESPONDENT TO INDICATE WHAT THE STAKES WOULD BE IF THEY WERE ENTIRELY MONETARY, THE RESPONDENT PROVIDED A VALUE. 3. THAT VALUE IS SUBSTITUTED FOR THE MISSING MONETARY STAKES VALUE, AND THE INDICATOR FOR NONMONETARY STAKES IS SET TO "NO" DO IF NOT MISSING(NMAMT) . DO IF RNM=1 . COMPUTE RPAY=NMAMT . COMPUTE RNM=2 . ELSE IF ONM=1 . COMPUTE OPAY=NMAMT . COMPUTE ONM=2 . END IF END IF COMMENT IF THERE IS SOME NONMONETARY COMPONENT OF STAKES (THAT THE RESPONDENT WAS NOT WILLING TO MONETIZE), THE MONETARY STAKES VALUE IS SET TO MISSING. THIS IS TO INSURE THAT ANY MONETARY STAKES VALUES ARE COMPLETE (I.E., THERE IS NO MISSING NONMONETARY COMPONENT). THE LAST STATEMENT IN THIS SEQUENCE RECODES THE NONMONETARY INDICATOR TO HAVE VALUES OF ZERO AND ONE SO THAT IT CAN LATER BE SUMMED IN THE AGGREGATING PROCESS TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER ANY RESIDUAL NONMONETARY COMPONENTS REMAIN. 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-34 IF RNM=1 RPAY=-9 IF ONM=1 OPAY=-9 RECODE RNM ONM (2=0) COMMENT SINCE THE STAKES COULD INVOLVE CROSS PAYMENTS, THE NEXT SET OF COMMANDS COMPUTES THE NET PAYMENT SO THAT IF THE RESPONDENT IS TO PAY, THE STAKES ARE NEGATIVE, IF THE OPPONENT IS TO PAY, THE STAKES ARE POSITIVE DO IF NOT MISSING(RPAY) AND NOT MISSING(OPAY) . COMPUTE AMT=OPAY-RPAY ELSE IF NOT MISSING(RPAY) . COMPUTE AMT=-RPAY ELSE IF NOT MISSING(OPAY) . COMPUTE AMT=-OPAY ELSE . COMPUTE AMT=$SYSMIS END IF COMMENT THE NEXT STATEMENTS, SORT THE VALUES INTO SEPARATE VARIABLES FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND STAKES EVALUATION (NO GOVERNMENT LAWYER GAVE MORE THAN TWO EVALUATIONS). NOTE THAT THE VARIABLES NM1 AND NM2 WILL BE USED TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THERE WAS ANY RESIDUAL NONMONETARY COMPONENTS THAT NEED TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE FINAL EVALUATIONS OF STAKES. DO IF WHICH=1 . COMPUTE AMT1=AMT . COMPUTE NM1=RNM+ONM ELSE IF WHICH=2 . COMPUTE AMT2=AMT . COMPUTE NM2=RNM+ONM END IF COMMENT NOW AGGREGATE BY RESPONDENT AGGREGATE OUTFILE=*/BREAK=RESP.ID /GSTAKES1 GSTAKES2 GNMSTK1 GNMSTK2=SUM(AMT1 AMT2 NM1 NM2) COMMENT CLEAN UP MISSING VALUES AND TAKE CARE OF OBSERVATIONS INVOLVING NONMONETARY ACTIONS RECODE GSTAKES1 GSTAKES2(SYSMIS=-9999) MISSING VALUES GSTAKES1 GSTAKES2 (-9999) IF GNMSTK1>0 GSTAKES1=-9999 IF GNMSTK2>0 GSTAKES2=-9999 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-35 COMMENT ALL DONE WITH THIS STEP; SAVE THE FILE SAVE OUTFILE=GSTAKES1/COMPRESSED/MAP FINISH STEP 3: MERGE BACK USING RESPONDENT ID FILES FILE HANDLE GOVKEYS/NAME='GOVKEYS.SVX' FILE HANDLE GSTAKES1/NAME='GSTAKES1.SVX' FILE HANDLE GSTAKES2/NAME='GSTAKES2.SVX' MATCH FILES FILE=GOVKEYS/TABLE=GSTAKES1/BY=RESP.ID RECODE GSTAKES1 GSTAKES2 GNMSTK1 GNMSTK2(SYSMIS=-9999) SAVE OUTFILE=GSTAKES2/COMPRESSED/MAP D. CREATING AND MERGING ATTITUDE VARIABLES IN THIS EXAMPLE, A "NEW" SET OF PERSONAL ATTITUDE VARIABLES ARE CREATED FOR EACH RESPONDENT USING FACTOR ANALYSIS, AND THOSE VARIABLES ARE MERGED BACK WITH THE ATTITUDE VARIABLES COMPUTED PREVIOUSLY USING SIMPLE SUMMATED SCALES. STEP 1: CREATE KEY FILE CONTAINING RESPONDENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS AND THE ORIGINAL ATTITUDE VARIABLES. NOTE THAT THE ATTITUDE VARIABLES APPEAR AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS FOR EACH RESPONDENT. FILE HANDLE RAWDATA/NAME='CLRP.DAT' FILE HANDLE OLDATTD/NAME='OLDATTD.SVX' FILE TYPE MIXED FILE=RAWDATA RECORD=#REC.TYPE 8-9 . RECORD TYPE 11 . DATA LIST NOTABLE/RESP.ID 1-7 RISK 571-572 EFFICACY 573-574 FIGHT 575-576 . RECORD TYPE 12 . DATA LIST NOTABLE/RESP.ID 1-7 RISK 537-538 EFFICACY 541-542 FIGHT 539-540 . RECORD TYPE 13 . DATA LIST NOTABLE/RESP.ID 1-7 RISK 1020-1021 EFFICACY 1016-1017 FIGHT 1018-1019 . RECORD TYPE 14 . DATA LIST NOTABLE/RESP.ID 1-7 RISK 854-855 EFFICACY 850-851 FIGHT 852-853 END FILE TYPE MISSING VALUES RISK EFFICACY FIGHT (-9) 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-36 SAVE OUTFILE=OLDATTD/COMPRESSED/MAP FINISH STEP 2: THIS STEP RETRIEVES THE RAW ATTITUDE ITEMS, CARRIES OUT A FACTOR ANALYSIS, AND COMPUTES THE FACTOR SCORES BEFORE SAVING THE FILE TO BE MERGED IN STEP THREE FILE HANDLE RAWDATA/NAME='CLRP.DAT' FILE HANDLE NEWATTD/NAME='NEWATTD.SVX' FILE TYPE MIXED FILE=RAWDATA RECORD=#REC.TYPE 8-9 . RECORD TYPE 51 . DATA LIST NOTABLE/RESP.ID 1-7 AT1 TO AT11 13-34 END FILE TYPE MISSING VALUES AT1 TO AT11(LO THRU -1) FACTOR VARIABLES=AT1 TO AT11/CRITERIA=FACTORS(3)/ SAVE REG(ALL ATTITUD) SAVE OUTFILE=NEWATTD/DROP=AT1 TO AT11/COMPRESSED/MAP FINISH STEP 3: MERGE FILES FILE HANDLE OLDATTD/NAME='OLDATTD.SVX' FILE HANDLE NEWATTD/NAME='NEWATTD.SVX' FILE HANDLE ATTITUDE/NAME='ATTITUDE.SVX' MATCH FILES FILE=NEWATTD/TABLE=OLDATTD/BY=RESP.ID RECODE ATTITUD1 TO ATTITUD3(SYSMIS=-9) MISSING VALUES ATTITUD1 TO ATTITUD3(-9) SAVE OUTFILE=ATTITUDE/COMPRESSED/MAP FINISH E. COMPARING LAWYER AND CLIENT PERCEPTIONS OF STAKES THIS EXAMPLE INVOLVES A COMPLEX MERGE USING KEYS OBTAINED FROM RECORD 90 WHICH LISTS RESPONDENT PAIRS. STEP 1: EXTRACT THE KEYS FROM RECORD 90 FILE HANDLE RAWDATA/NAME='CLRP.DAT' FILE HANDLE PAIRKEYS/NAME='PAIRKEYS.SVX' FILE TYPE MIXED FILE=RAWDATA RECORD=#REC.TYPE 8-9 . RECORD TYPE 90 . DATA LIST NOTABLE/CASE.ID 1-5 PAIRTYPE 13 PAIR.ID1 14-15 PAIR.ID2 18-19 END FILE TYPE 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-37 SELECT IF PAIRTYPE<>1 /* DISCARD LAWYER-LAWYER PAIRS */ COMMENT CREATE TWO RESPONDENT IDS BY COMBINING CASE ID WITH THE TWO DIGIT PAIR MEMBER PERSON NUMBERS (NOTE THAT MULTIPLYING CASE.ID BY 100 SIMPLY SHIFTS THE ID NUMBER OVER TWO DIGITS TO ALLOW FOR APPENDING THE PERSON NUMBER) COMPUTE ID1=CASE.ID*100 + PAIR.ID1 COMPUTE ID2=CASE.ID*100 + PAIR.ID2 COMMENT THE FIRST ID IS FOR THE CLIENT AND THE SECOND IS FOR THE LAWYER SAVE OUTFILE=PAIRKEYS/DROP=PAIR.ID1 PAIR.ID2/ COMPRESSED/MAP FINISH STEP 2: EXTRACT THE STAKES VARIABLES FILE HANDLE RAWDATA/NAME='CLRP.DAT' FILE HANDLE STAKES/NAME='STAKES.SVX' FILE TYPE MIXED FILE=RAWDATA RECORD=#REC.TYPE 8-9 . RECORD TYPE 11 . DATA LIST NOTABLE/RESP.ID 1-7 STAKES1 TO STAKES3 587-610 . RECORD TYPE 12 . DATA LIST NOTABLE/RESP.ID 1-7 STAKES1 TO STAKES3 622-648 . RECORD TYPE 13 . DATA LIST NOTABLE/RESP.ID 1-7 STAKES1 TO STAKES3 674-700 END FILE TYPE MISSING VALUES STAKES1 TO STAKES3 (-9999) COMMENT DISCARD CASES WITH NO STAKES DATA SELECT IF NVALID(STAKES1 TO STAKES3)>0 SAVE OUTFILE=STAKES/COMPRESSED/MAP FINISH STEP 3: MERGE IN CLIENT STAKES FILE HANDLE PAIRKEYS/NAME='PAIRKEYS.SVX' FILE HANDLE STAKES/NAME='STAKES.SVX' FILE HANDLE INTERIM/NAME='INTERIM.SVX' COMMENT RENAME APPROPRIATE ID KEY FOR MATCHING, AND AND SORT ON KEY GET FILE=PAIRKEYS/RENAME=(ID1=PRES.ID)/ 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-38 SORT CASES BY RESP.ID COMMENT MERGE IN CLIENT STAKES RENAME STAKES TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN CLIENT AND LAWYER MATCH FILES FILE=*/TABLE=STAKES /RENAME=(STAKES1 STAKES2 STAKES3= CSTAKES1 CSTAKES2 CSTAKES3)/ BY=RESP.ID SELECT IF NVALID(CSTAKES1 TO CSTAKES3)>0 SAVE OUTFILE=INTERIM/RENAME=(RESP.ID=CLIENTID)/ COMPRESSED/MAP FINISH STEP 4: MERGE IN LAWYER STAKES FILE HANDLE LAWCLNT/NAME='LAWCLNT.SVX' FILE HANDLE STAKES/NAME='STAKES.SVX' FILE HANDLE INTERIM/NAME='INTERIM.SVX' COMMENT RENAME APPROPRIATE ID KEY FOR MATCHING, AND AND SORT ON KEY GET FILE=INTERIM/RENAME=(ID2=RESP.ID)/ SORT CASES BY RESP.ID COMMENT MERGE IN LAWYER STAKES RENAME STAKES TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN CLIENT AND LAWYER MATCH FILES FILE=*/TABLE=STAKES/ RENAME=(STAKES1 STAKES2 STAKES3= LSTAKES1 LSTAKES2 LSTAKES3)/ BY=RESP.ID SELECT IF NVALID(LSTAKES1 TO LSTAKES3)>0 SAVE OUTFILE=LAWCLNT/RENAME=(RESP.ID=LAWYERID)/ COMPRESSED/MAP FINISH 4. WORKING WITH THE ARCHIVE ON A DESKTOP COMPUTER IT IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE TO WORK WITH THE LARGE ARCHIVE DATA SET ON A DESK TOP COMPUTER. WORKING WITH AN IBM PC/AT OR EQUIVALENT, AND DEPENDING UPON THE EFFICIENCY OF THE SOFTWARE EMPLOYED, THE SPEED OF PROCESSING IS ROUGHLY COMPARABLE TO WORKING ON A MODERATELY LOADED MAINFRAME. EXTENSIVE WORK HAS BEEN DONE WITH THE DATA SET USING THE BASS PACKAGE, AND THE 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-39 TYPICAL RETRIEVAL REQUIRED ABOUT 45 MINUTES; PROCESSING A BASS DATA SET CREATED BY THE RETRIEVAL PROCESS TOOK FIVE MINUTES OR LESS EXCEPT WITH VERY EXTENSIVE DATA MANIPULATION WAS INVOLVED. FOR EXAMPLE, STEP 1 IN THE SAMPLE BELOW REQUIRED 35 MINUTES, STEP 2 REQUIRED 45 MINUTES, AND STEP 3 REQUIRED 2 MINUTES. THE ONE DIFFICULTY THAT COMES UP WORKING ON A PC USING THE PC-DOS OPERATING SYSTEM IS THAT MANY PROGRAMS ARE BOUND BY THE SYSTEM LIMIT OF NO MORE THAN 255 CHARACTERS ON ANY ONE RECORD. THIS REQUIRES THAT RECORDS 11, 12, 13, AND 14 BE BROKEN INTO SEVERAL RECORDS. THIS CAN BE DONE FAIRLY EASILY (SIMPLY BY REPEATING COLUMNS 1 TO 9 AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH RECORD AND USING THE SEQUENCE FIELD (COLUMNS 10 TO 12) TO DISTINGUISH AMONG THE INDIVIDUAL RECORDS. THE ARCHIVE DISTRIBUTION TAPE INCLUDES A FILE THAT HAS BEEN SO ORGANIZED, AND THE DOCUMENTATION FOR RECORDS 11, 12, 13, AND 14 SHOWS THE ALTERNATIVE COLUMN LOCATIONS FOR DATA ITEMS (THIS IS WHAT IS LABELED PC LOC IN THE CODEBOOK); THE COLUMN LOCATIONS FOR ALL OF THE REMAINING RECORDS ARE UNAFFECTED BY THIS REORGANIZATION. THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE SHOWS A SIMPLE RETRIEVAL USING THE BASS PACKAGE ON A PC/AT. THIS RETRIEVAL OBTAINED SEVERAL VARIABLES FROM THE LAWYER SURVEY AND MERGED THEM WITH THE AREA OF LAW VARIABLES. STEP 1: RETRIEVE AREA OF LAW VARIABLES RUN SET; PRINT_FILE='LAWAREA.PRN'; RUN CREATE >LAWAREA.BSX; INFILE D:\CLRP\CLRPPC.DAT; OUTFILE PRN; ARRAY AREA_OF_LAW(4); WHILE NOT _ENDFILE_ DO [INPUT RECTYPE 8-9 @; IF RECTYPE=1 THEN [ DROP RECTYPE; INPUT CASEID 1-5 AREA_OF_LAW(1) 21-23 AREA_OF_LAW(2) 24-26 AREA_OF_LAW(3) 27-29 AREA_OF_LAW(4) 30-32; FOR I=1 TO 4; IF AREA_OF_LAW(I)<0 THEN AREA_OF_LAW(I)=.; NEXT I; SETOUT; ] ELSE INPUT; ] LENGTH CASEID 8 AREA_OF_LAW 3; RUN; 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-40 STEP 2: RETRIEVE LAWYER VARIABLES RUN SET; PRINT_FILE='LSCHOOL.PRN'; RUN CREATE >LSCHOOL.BSX; INFILE D:\CLRP\CLRPPC.DAT; WHILE NOT _ENDFILE_ DO [INPUT RECTYPE 8-9 SEQ 10-12 @; IF RECTYPE=13 THEN [ IF SEQ=1 THEN INPUT SOURCE 2 RESPID 1-7 SEQ1 10-12 L4 21 L11 34-35 L12 36-37; IF SEQ=2 THEN INPUT SEQ2 10-12 L185 229-231; {447-447} IF SEQ=3 THEN INPUT SEQ3 10-12 L223 91-96; {528-533} IF SEQ=4 THEN INPUT SEQ4 10-12; IF SEQ=5 THEN [ INPUT SEQ5 10-12 LSCHOOL 119-122; {1006-1009} IF LSCHOOL<0 THEN LSCHOOL=.; IF L11<0 THEN L11=.; IF L12<0 THEN L12=.; IF L185<0 THEN L185=.; IF L223<0 THEN L223=.; CASEID=INT(RESPID/100); DROP SEQ SEQ1 SEQ2 SEQ3 SEQ4 SEQ5; SETOUT; ] ] ELSE INPUT; ] LENGTH RESPID 8 CASEID 8 LSCHOOL 4 L4 2 L11 L12 L185 3 L223 4; RUN; STEP 3: MERGE THE TWO SETS OF VARIABLES RUN SET; PRINT_FILE='LAWYER.PRN'; RUN CREATE >\CLRP\LAWYER.BSX; MERGE LAWAREA.BSX LSCHOOL.BSX; BY CASEID; IF NOT _IN_(2) THEN DELETE; {DROP CASES WITHOUT LAWYER INTERVIEW} RUN; 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-41 THE DATA SET THAT RESULTS FROM THIS RETRIEVAL CONSISTS OF 2082 OBSERVATIONS (ONE FOR EACH LAWYER INTERVIEW THAT WAS COMPLETED). K. GLICHES IN THE DATA 1. INCONSISTENT DATES IN A NUMBER OF SITUATIONS, USERS OF THE DATA WILL FIND THAT DATES SEEM INCONSISTENT (E.G., ONE EVENT OCCURS BEFORE ONE THAT IT SHOULD LOGICALLY SUCCEED). THERE IS NO WAY TO ASCERTAIN HOW MANY OF THESE REFLECT DATA COLLECTION ERRORS, ORIGINAL RECORDING ERRORS (I.E., SOMEONE WROTE DOWN THE WRONG DATE IN THE RECORD FROM WHICH IT WAS COLLECTED), OR THE INCONSISTENCIES OF THE REAL WORLD. BECAUSE OF THIS AMBIGUITY, THE APPARENTLY INCONSISTENT DATES WERE LEFT UNCHANGED IN THE DATA SET. 2. THE "REAL DEFENDANT" PROBLEM ONE OF THE INHERENT AMBIGUITIES IN WORKING WITH COURT DATA, PARTICULARLY CASES INVOLVING TORTS, IS ASCERTAINING WHO THE "REAL" DEFENDANT IS. THIS IS BOTH A CONCEPTUAL AND AN OPERATIONAL PROBLEM; IT IS MADE MORE DIFFICULT BY DIFFERENCES IN HOW THE ISSUE IS TREATED BY THE VARIOUS STATES. FOR MANY, IF NOT MOST, TORTS, THE TORTFEASOR HAS INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR ANY LOSS HE OR SHE MIGHT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. THOSE POLICIES TYPICALLY REQUIRE THAT THE TORTFEASOR SURRENDER CONTROL OF THE CASE TO THE INSURER. THUS, IT IS USUALLY THE CASE THAT THE INSURER HIRES AND PAYS THE LAWYER, AND PAYS ANY SETTLEMENT OR JUDGMENT THAT ULTIMATELY RESULTS. IN THIS SITUATION, THE TORTFEASOR TYPICALLY HAS NOTHING TANGIBLE DIRECTLY AT STAKE IN THE CASE. IN MANY (PERHAPS MOST) STATES, THE FORMAL DECISION MAKERS (I.E., THE JUDGE OR THE JURY) ARE SUPPOSED TO PROCEED AS IF INSURANCE QUESTIONS WERE IRRELEVANT; IN OTHER STATES (E.G., WISCONSIN) THE DEFENDANT'S INSURER IS NAMED AS A DEFENDANT AND IS AN EXPLICIT (AS OPPOSED TO BEHIND THE SCENES) PARTICIPANT IN THE CASE. WHAT THIS ALL MEANS, IS THE USERS OF THESE DATA MUST BE CAREFUL TO WATCH OUT FOR "LURKING INSURANCE COMPANIES." FOR PURPOSES OF THE DATA COLLECTION, CONTROLLING INSURANCE COMPANIES WERE TREATED AS THE "REAL" DEFENDANT WHEN IT CAME TIME TO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS WITH DISPUTE PARTICIPANTS. HOWEVER, THE INSTITUTIONAL RECORDS DATA (AS RECORDED ON RECORD TYPE 04) SHOW ONLY THE NAMED DEFENDANTS. THIS MEANS THAT IN WISCONSIN, THERE ARE MANY TORT CASES WITH MULTIPLE DEFENDANTS (THE TORTFEASOR PLUS HIS OR HER INSURANCE COMPANY); THUS, MOST OF THE CASES FROM WISCONSIN STATE COURTS INVOLVE ONE OR MORE ORGANIZATIONS. ELSEWHERE, THE INSURANCE COMPANY DOES NOT APPEAR IN THE INSTITUTIONAL RECORD, AND THE APPARENT DEFENDANT IS AN INDIVIDUAL; IN THOSE STATES, MANY FEWER CASES APPEAR TO INVOLVE ORGANIZATIONAL DEFENDANTS. THIS DIFFERENCES ARE MORE APPARENT THAN REAL, AND USERS SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS BEFORE MAKING TOO MUCH OF 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-42 THEM. L. USING THE CODEBOOK THE CODEBOOK THAT FOLLOWS CONTAINS DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DATA ITEMS, INCLUDING SUMMARY STATISTICS. THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC DETAILS ARE SHOWN: VAR NAME: A UNIQUE VARIABLE NAME ASSIGNED TO EACH DATA ITEM; THE NAMES ARE EIGHT CHARACTERS OR LESS, MAKING THEM SUITABLE FOR USE WITH MOST STANDARD STATISTICAL PACKAGES LABEL: A SHORT VARIABLE LABEL MD: MISSING DATA CODES; SEE SECTION V.G. ABOVE FOR EXPLANATIONS OF THE MISSING DATA CODES LOC: THE COLUMN LOCATION(S) FOR THE DATA ITEMS--THE PRESENCE OF IMPLIED DECIMAL PLACES IS INDICATED HERE PC LOC: ALTERNATE COLUMN LOCATIONS FOR DATA ITEMS IN RECORDS 11, 12, 13, 14, IN THE VERSION OF THE DATA SET FORMATTED FOR USE ON PC'S (SEE SECTION V.J.4 ABOVE) QUESTION NUMBER: THE QUESTION NUMBER ON THE ORIGINAL QUESTIONNAIRE THAT THE ITEM IS TAKEN FROM QUESTION: THE QUESTION TEXT ITEM DESCRIPTION: FOR DERIVED VARIABLES, THIS DESCRIBES IN DETAIL THE ITEM; IT NORMALLY APPEARS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE QUESTION TEXT CODES: THE CODED VALUES (FOR NOMINAL VARIABLES), DESCRIPTIONS OF THE CODES, AND FREQUENCY COUNTS FOR EACH CODE NOTES: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (E.G., SUMMARY STATISTICS, SKIP PATTERNS, ETC.) M. DATA ITEM LIST BELOW IS A LIST OF ALL OF THE DATA ITEMS IN THE ARCHIVE, LISTED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY APPEAR IN THE CODEBOOK. 0 GENERAL INFORMATION FORM (AREA OF LAW, DATES) CASE.ID CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 1-1 RESP.NUM RESPONDENT NUMBER--00 1-1 RECTYPE RECORD TYPE IDENTIFIER--01 1-1 SEQNUM SEQUENCE NUMBER--001 1-1 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-43 GIF1 DATE OF INITIAL FILING 1-1 GIF2 DATE OF TERMINATION 1-1 GIF3 AREA OF LAW, TYPE ONE 1-1 GIF4 AREA OF LAW, TYPE TWO 1-4 GIF5 AREA OF LAW, TYPE THREE 1-6 GIF6 AREA OF LAW, TYPE FOUR 1-7 GIF7 BASIS OF COURT JURISDICTION 1-8 GIF8 MOVEMENT BETWEEN COURTS 1-8 GIF9 EVIDENCE OF SETTLEMENT 1-9 GIF10 ISSUANCE OF JUDICIAL OPINION 1-9 GIF11 FORM OF ORIGINAL CODING INSTRUMENT USED 1-9 0 COURT REMEDIES CASE.ID CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 2-1 RESP.NUM RESPONDENT NUMBER--00 2-1 RECTYPE RECORD TYPE IDENTIFIER--02 2-1 SEQNUM SEQUENCE NUMBER 2-1 REM1 REFERENCE NUMBER 2-1 REM2 TYPE OF REMEDY 2-1 REM3 PARTY INTITIATING REMEDY ACTION, ONE 2-1 REM4 PARTY INTITIATING REMEDY ACTION, TWO 2-2 REM5 PARTY INTITIATING REMEDY ACTION, THIRD 2-2 REM6 PARTY INTITIATING REMEDY ACTION, FOUR 2-3 REM7 PARTY INTITIATING REMEDY ACTION, FIVE 2-3 REM8 PARTY INTITIATING REMEDY ACTION, SIX 2-3 REM9 TARGET OF REMEDIES REQUEST, ONE 2-3 REM10 TARGET OF REMEDIES REQUEST, TWO 2-4 REM11 TARGET OF REMEDIES REQUEST, THREE 2-4 REM12 TARGET OF REMEDIES REQUEST, FOUR 2-4 REM13 TARGET OF REMEDIES REQUEST, FIVE 2-5 REM14 TARGET OF REMEDIES REQUEST, SIX 2-5 REM15 NON-MONETARY REMEDY #1 2-5 REM16 NON-MONETARY REMEDY #2 2-7 REM17 NON-MONETARY REMEDY #3 2-8 REM18 NON-MONETARY REMEDY #4 2-9 REM19 NON-MONETARY REMEDY #5 2-10 REM20 NON-MONETARY REMEDY #6 2-10 REM21 MONETARY REMEDY #1 2-11 REM22 MONETARY REMEDY #2 2-12 REM23 MONETARY REMEDY #3 2-13 REM24 MONETARY REMEDY #4 2-13 REM25 REMEDY DOLLAR AMOUNT #1 2-14 REM26 REMEDY DOLLAR AMOUNT #2 2-14 REM27 REMEDY DOLLAR AMOUNT #3 2-15 REM28 REMEDY DOLLAR AMOUNT #4 2-15 0 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION REMEDIES CASE.ID CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 3-1 RESP.NUM RESPONDENT NUMBER--00 3-1 RECTYPE RECORD TYPE IDENTIFIER--03 3-1 SEQNUM SEQUENCE NUMBER 3-1 ALTREM1 CHARACTERIZATION OF REMEDY 3-1 ALTREM2 PARTY REMEDY SOUGHT BY 3-1 ALTREM3 PARTY FROM WHOM REMEDY SOUGHT 3-1 ALTREM4 FIRST REMEDY: TYPE 3-2 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-44 ALTREM5 SECOND REMEDY: TYPE 3-3 ALTREM6 THIRD REMEDY: TYPE 3-3 ALTREM7 FOURTH REMEDY: TYPE 3-4 ALTREM8 FIRST REMEDY: DOLLAR AMOUNT 3-4 ALTREM9 SECOND REMEDY: DOLLAR AMOUNT 3-4 ALTREM10 THIRD REMEDY: DOLLAR AMOUNT 3-4 ALTREM11 FOURTH REMEDY: DOLLAR AMOUNT 3-5 ALTREM12 FIFTH REMEDY: DOLLAR AMOUNT 3-5 ALTREM13 IS REMEDY RECEIVED IN DECISION THE SAME 3-5 0 PARTIES (TYPE, LAWYERS, ROLE, TERMINATIONS) CASE.ID CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 4-1 RESP.NUM RESPONDENT NUMBER--00 4-1 RECTYPE RECORD TYPE IDENTIFIER--04 4-1 SEQNUM SEQUENCE NUMBER 4-1 PARTY1 WHICH PARTY 4-1 PARTY2 NATURE OF PARTY 4-2 PARTY3 TYPE OF COUNSEL, FIRST LAWYER 4-6 PARTY4 TYPE OF COUNSEL, SECOND LAWYER 4-6 PARTY5 TYPE OF COUNSEL, THIRD LAWYER 4-7 PARTY6 ROLE OF PARTY, FIRST CODE 4-7 PARTY7 ROLE OF PARTY, SECOND CODE 4-9 PARTY8 NATURE OF TERMINATION, OP 1 4-11 PARTY9 NATURE OF TERMINATION, OP 2 4-12 PARTY10 NATURE OF TERMINATION, OP 3 4-13 PARTY11 NATURE OF TERMINATION, OP 4 4-14 PARTY12 NATURE OF TERMINATION, OP 5 4-14 0 EVENTS CASE.ID CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 5-1 RESP.NUM RESPONDENT NUMBER--00 5-1 RECTYPE RECORD TYPE IDENTIFIER--05 5-1 SEQNUM SEQUENCE NUMBER 5-1 EVENT1 GENERAL EVENT TYPE 5-1 EVENT2 EVENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 5-1 EVENT3 SPECIFIC EVENT TYPE CODE 5-2 EVENT4 REFERENCE KEY NUMBER 5-12 EVENT5 DATE EVENT OCCURRED, OR BEGAN 5-12 EVENT6 SECOND DATE (VARIABLE MEANING) 5-12 EVENT7 FILING PARTY OR PARTY PRESENT, ONE 5-12 EVENT8 FILING PARTY OR PARTY PRESENT, TWO 5-14 EVENT9 FILING PARTY OR PARTY PRESENT, THREE 5-15 EVENT10 BENEFITING PARTY OR 4TH APPEARANCE 5-15 EVENT11 AFFIANT OR DEPONENT 5-16 EVENT12 PARTY AGAINST WHOM EVENT FILED, ONE 5-17 EVENT13 PARTY AGAINST WHOM EVENT FILED, TWO 5-18 EVENT14 PARTY AGAINST WHOM EVENT FILED, THREE 5-18 EVENT15 JUDICIAL ACTION TAKEN, IF ANY 5-19 EVENT16 LENGTH OF DEPOSITION, CONTINUANCE OR BRIEF 5-19 0 APPEALS CASE.ID CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 6-1 RESP.NUM RESPONDENT NUMBER--00 6-1 RECTYPE RECORD TYPE IDENTIFIER--06 6-1 SEQNUM SEQUENCE NUMBER 6-1 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-45 APPEAL1 ORIGINAL EVENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 6-1 APPEAL2 REFERENCE NUMBER 6-1 APPEAL3 DATE OF APPEAL 6-1 APPEAL4 FIRST PARTY INITIATING APPEAL 6-1 APPEAL5 SECOND PARTY INITIATING APPEAL 6-2 APPEAL6 INSTITUTION WHERE APPEAL TAKEN 6-2 APPEAL7 APPEAL STATUS OR OUTCOME 6-2 0 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS, MISCELLANEOUS DATA CASE.ID CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 7-1 RESP.NUM RESPONDENT NUMBER--00 7-1 RECTYPE RECORD TYPE IDENTIFIER--07 7-1 SEQNUM SEQUENCE NUMBER--001 7-1 ALT1 DATE INSTITUTION BECAME ACTIVE IN CASE. 7-1 ALT2 FIRST TYPE OF PROCESS USED 7-1 ALT3 SECOND TYPE OF PROCESS USED 7-1 ALT4 THIRD TYPE OF PROCESS USED 7-2 ALT5 FOURTH TYPE OF PROCESS USED 7-2 ALT6 EVIDENCE OF NEGOTIATION OR SETTLEMENT 7-2 ALT7 ISSUANCE OF OPINION BY ADMIN AGENCY 7-2 ALT8 NUMBER OF ARBITRATORS 7-3 ALT9 CONFIGURATION OF ARBITRATORS 7-3 ALT10 METHOD FOR CHOOSING ARBITRATOR: FIRST 7-3 ALT11 METHOD FOR CHOOSING ARBITRATOR: SECOND 7-3 ALT12 METHOD FOR CHOOSING ARBITRATOR: THIRD 7-4 ALT13 BASIS OF ARBITRATION JURISDICTION 7-4 ALT14 PROVISION OF INSTITUTION IN AGREEMENT 7-4 ALT15 ORIGIN OF ARBITRATION JURISDICTION 7-4 ALT16 NUMBER OF TIMES A LIST OF POTENTIAL 7-5 ALT17 RELATED COURT PROCEDURE (ARBITRATION) 7-5 ALT18 ISSUANCE OF OPINION BY ARBITRATOR 7-5 ALT19 APPEAL OF ARBITRATOR'S DECISION 7-5 ALT20 BBB: EITHER PARTY CONTACT OTHER 3RD PARTY 7-6 ALT21 BBB: INDICATION OF NEGOTIATION/MEDIATION 7-6 ALT22 BBB: ARBITRATION OFFERED TO THE PARTIES 7-6 ALT23 BBB: DID PARTY TAKE TO ANOTHER 3RD PARTY 7-7 ALT24 BASIS OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION 7-7 ALT25 ORIGIN OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION 7-7 ALT26 WHO APPEALED ADMIN DECISION 7-7 ALT27 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION USED 7-8 ALT28 APPEAL OF ARBITRATOR DECISION 7-8 0 EVENT COUNT SUMMARIES; KEY DATES FROM EVENTS CASE.ID CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 8-1 RESP.NUM RESPONDENT NUMBER--00 8-1 RECTYPE RECORD TYPE IDENTIFIER--08 8-1 SEQNUM SEQUENCE NUMBER--001 8-1 EVNTCT03 TOTAL NUMBER OF PLEADINGS EVENTS 8-1 EVNTCT04 TOTAL NUMBER OF PROCEDURAL MOTIONS 8-1 EVNCT05 TOTAL NUMBER OF SUBSTANTIVE MOTIONS 8-2 EVNTCT06 TOTAL NUMBER OF BRIEFS 8-2 EVNTCT07 TOTAL NUMBER OF DISCOVERY MOTIONS 8-3 EVNTCT08 TOTAL NUMBER OF DEPOSITIONS 8-3 EVNTCT09 TOTAL NUMBER OF OTHER DISCOVERY DOCUMENTS 8-4 EVNTCT10 TOTAL NUMBER OF AFFIDAVITS 8-5 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-46 EVNTCT11 TOTAL NUMBER OF MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS 8-5 EVNTCT12 TOTAL NUMBER OF PRETRIAL 8-6 EVNTCT13 TOTAL NUMBER OF ARBITRATION EVENTS 8-6 EVNTCT14 TOTAL NUMBER OF CONTINUANCE REQUESTS 8-7 EVNTCT15 TOTAL NUMBER OF JUDICIAL ACTIONS 8-7 EVNTCT16 TOTAL NUMBER OF TRIALS 8-8 EVNTCT17 TOTAL NUMBER OF POST-TRIAL EVENTS 8-8 EVNTCT18 TOTAL NUMBER OF APPEALS 8-8 DATES1 DATE OF FIRST RESPONSE TO PLEADING 8-9 DATES2 DATE OF LAST PLEADING 8-9 DATES3 DATE OF FIRST DISCOVERY EVENT 8-9 DATES4 DATE OF LAST DISCOVERY EVENT 8-9 DATES5 DATE OF CERTIFICATE OF READINESS 8-10 DATES6 DATE OF FIRST PRETRIAL CONFERENCE 8-10 DATES7 DATE OF LAST PRETRIAL CONFERENCE 8-10 DATES8 DATE OF TRIAL OR HEARING 8-10 DATES9 DATE OF FIRST PLEADING 8-10 0 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY CASE.ID CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 11-1 RESP.ID RESPONDENT'S PERSON NUMBER 11-1 REC.TYP RECORD TYPE IDENTIFIER--11 11-1 SEQNUM SEQUENCE NUMBER 11-1 I1 PARTY CODE 11-1 I2 RESPONDENT TYPE 11-1 I3 DATE OF INTERVIEW 11-2 I4 MPR TARGET STATUS 11-2 I5 RESPONDENT HIRE LAWYER 11-2 I6 RESPONDENT COVERED BY INSURANCE 11-2 I7 RESP RETAIN LAWYER 11-2 I8 COST TO PURSUE CASE 11-3 I9 TYPE OF CASE 11-3 I10 DISAGREEMENT OVER ALIMONY 11-4 I11 DISAGREEMENT OVER CHILD SUPPORT 11-4 I12 DISAGREEMENT OVER CUSTODY 11-4 I13 DISAGREEMENT OVER DIVISION OF PROPERTY 11-4 I14 DISAGREEMENT OVER VISITATION 11-5 I15 RESPONDENT CONSIDER TALKING TO LAWYER 11-5 I16 NO LAWYER BECAUSE OF COST 11-5 I17 LAWYER DO NO GOOD 11-6 I18 NOT NEED LAWYER 11-6 I19 LAWYER ADVISED AGAINST 11-6 I20 DIDN'T THINK OF 11-6 I21 TAKE TOO LONG 11-7 I22 DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO GET LAWYER 11-7 I23 OTHER REASON 11-7 I24 RESPOND COULDN'T HANDLE PROBLEM ALONE 11-7 I25 PROBLEM TOO IMPORTANT HANDLE ALONE 11-8 I26 CASE TAKE TOO LONG WITHOUT LAWYER 11-8 I27 CASE TOO COMPLEX 11-8 I28 SUIT BEEN BROUGHT 11-9 I29 HIRE LAWYER FOR OTHER REASON 11-9 I30 ALTERNATIVE THIRD PARTY 11-9 I31 HEARING WITH ALL PARTIES AND REPS 11-9 I32 THIRD PARTY DECISION 11-10 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-47 I33 APPEAL OF THIRD PARTY DECISION 11-10 I34 TAKE ACTION AFTER HEARING 11-10 I35 LAW SUIT FILED 11-10 I36 WHICH FIRST 11-11 I37 CASE GO TO TRIAL 11-11 I38 COURT MAKE DECISION 11-11 I39 APPEAL OF COURT DECISION 11-12 I40 RESPONDENT ENFORCE DECISION 11-12 I41 REQUIRED BY LAW OR SOME OTHER AGREEMENT 11-12 I42 PREFERRED TO GO TO SOME OTHER INSTITUTION 11-13 I43 TAKE TO OTHER PLACE 11-13 I44 OP REQUIRED BY LAW TO GO 11-13 I45 WOULD HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT INSTITUTION 11-13 I46 EVER CONSIDER MOVING CASE 11-14 I47 TRY TO MOVE CASE 11-14 I48 RESP CONSIDER TAKING CASE ELSEWHERE 11-14 I49 GET MOST/PAY LEAST 11-14 I50 FAIR SHARE 11-15 I51 PROVE RIGHT 11-15 I52 PROTECTING REPUTATION 11-15 I53 OPPOSING PARTY DOESN'T DO THIS AGAIN 11-16 I54 TEACH OP PARTY LESSON 11-16 I55 CAN'T PUSH RESPONDENT 11-16 I56 ESTABLISHING A PRECEDENT 11-16 I57 SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT 11-17 I58 REACH SETTLEMENT AT TIME WITH OP/S 11-17 I59 ACTION IN SETTLEMENT DONE 11-17 I60 RESOLVED CASE YET 11-18 I61 MEET,TALK OR WRITE OP TO SETTLE 11-18 I62 SATISFIED RESPONDENT 11-18 I63 TIME 11-18 I64 SPEND TIME TALKING TO OP ABOUT PROBLEM 11-19 I65 AMOUNT OF TIME ON OP 11-20 I66 EXPENSES FROM TALKING OP 11-20 I67 AMOUNT EXPENSE TALKING WITH OP 11-20 I68 SPEND TIME TALKING TO EXPERT 11-20 I69 AMOUNT OF TIME SPEND TALKING TO OP 11-21 I70 EXPENSES FROM EXPERT 11-21 I71 AMOUNT FOR TALKING WITH AN EXPERT 11-21 I72 SPEND TIME TALKING TO WITNESS 11-21 I73 AMOUNT TIME ON WITNESS 11-22 I74 EXPENSES FROM WITNESS 11-22 I75 AMOUNT TO TALK WITH WITNESS 11-22 I76 SPEND TIME TALKING TO GOVERNEMENT 11-23 I77 AMOUNT OF TIME ON GOVERNMENT 11-23 I78 EXPENSES FROM GOVERNMENT 11-23 I79 AMOUNT TO TLAK WITH GOVERNMENT 11-23 I80 TALK TO PRIVATE ORGANIZATION 11-24 I81 AMOUNT OF TIME ON PRIVATE ORGANIZATION 11-24 I82 EXPENSES FROM PRIVATE ORGANIZATION 11-24 I83 AMOUNT TO TALK WITH PRIVATE ORGANIZATION 11-24 I84 TALK TO RELATIVE OUTSIDE HOUSEHOLD 11-25 I85 AMOUNT OF TIME OUTSIDE RELATIVE 11-25 I86 EXPENSE FROM OUTSIDE RELATIVE 11-25 I87 AMOUNT TO TALK TO OUTSIDE RELATIVE 11-26 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-48 I88 TIME LOOKING FOR DOCUMENTS 11-26 I89 TIME ON SEARCHING FILES 11-26 I90 EXPENSES FROM DOCUMENTS 11-26 I91 COST TO SEARCH FOR DOCUMENTS 11-27 I92 TIME ON LOOKING FOR A LAWYER 11-27 I93 AMOUNT TIME ON LAWYER 11-27 I94 EXPENSES FROM SEEKING LAWYER 11-28 I95 AMOUNT TO FIND LAWYER 11-28 I96 HIRE LAWYER WHEN 11-28 I97 PERCENTAGE TIME BEFORE LAWYER 11-28 I98 PERCENTAGE OF TIME BETWEEN LAWYER AND CASE FILING 11-30 I99 PERCENTAGE TIME AFTER CASE FILED 11-30 I100 PERCENTAGE TIME BEFORE FILING 11-30 I101 PERCENTAGE OF TIME BETWEEN LAWYER AND FILING 11-31 I102 TIME PERCENTAGE AFTER HIRING LAWYER 11-31 I103 MORE OR LESS THAN $100 11-31 I104 TOTAL AMOUNT OF TIME FOR LAWYERS 11-32 I105 AMOUNT OF POCKET EXPENSE 11-32 I106 AMOUNT POCKET EXPENSE LAWYER 11-32 I107 SPEND MONEY ON PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS ETC. 11-33 I108 AMOUNT ON THOSE SERVICES 11-33 I109 PERCENTAGE TO LAWYER BEFORE FILING 11-33 I110 HOW MANY DIFFERENT LAWYERS ON PROBLEMS 11-33 I111 YEAR RESPONDENT BORN 11-34 I112 HOW FAR RESPONDENT WENT IN SCHOOL 11-34 I113 YEAR COMPLETE SCHOOL 11-34 I114 YEAR OF SETTLEMENT RESP AND OP 11-35 I115 RESPONDENT'S MARTIAL STATUS 11-35 I116 RESPONDENT WORK FOR PAY AT TIME 11-35 I117 WORK FOR PAY IN DISPUTE YR 11-36 I118 TYPE OF EMPLOYER 11-36 I119 RESPONDENT'S JOB 11-38 I120 HOURLY WAGE OR OTHER 11-39 I121 RESPONDENT'S HOURLY WAGE 11-39 I122 PAY PERIOD 11-40 I123 AMOUNT OF EARNINGS 11-40 I124 NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED PER WEEK 11-40 I125 HOW EASY TO GET OFF WORK RESP 11-41 I126 GIVE UP PAY OR VACTION FOR TIME 11-41 I127 TOTAL NUMBER OF WEEKS WORKED RESPONDENT 11-41 I128 TOTAL AMOUNT OF EARNINGS OPEN 11-42 I129 NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN RESPONDENT HOUSE 11-42 I130 AGE 17 OR MORE IN R'S HOUSE 11-42 I131 OTHER PEOPLE LIVING WITH RESPONDENT 11-43 I132 OTHER PEOPLE LIVING WITH R AT TIME OF PROBLEM 11-43 I133 NUMBER OF PEOPLE AT START NOT END LIVING WITH R END 11-43 I134 NUMBER OF PEOPLE 17 OR OLDER 11-44 I135 TOTAL INCOME R'S FAMILY OPEN 11-44 I136 LENGTH OF DISPUTE 11-44 I137 CHANGE IN RESPONDENT'S INCOME 11-45 I138 TOTAL FAMILY INCOME AT START OF CASE 11-45 I139 RESPONDENT BEEN JUROR 11-45 I140 RESPONDENT BEEN WITNESS 11-46 I141 RESPONDENT SUING ANYONE 11-46 I142 RESPONDENT BEING SUED 11-46 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-49 I143 RESPONDENT IN COURT AS DEFENDENT 11-47 I144 RESONDENT INVOLVED IN COURT OTHER WAY 11-47 I145 CRIMINAL CASES RESP INVOLVED 11-47 I146 NUMBER OF CASES RESPONDENT ACTUALLY IN C 11-47 I147 EXPERIENCE INFLUENCE THE RESPONDENT 11-48 I148 RESPONDENT HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEM BEFORE 11-48 I149 RESPONDENT USE LAWYER BEFORE 11-48 I150 RESPONDENT USE LAWYER IN PAST FIVE YEARS 11-48 I151 NUMBER OF TIMES RESPONDENT USED LAWYER 11-49 I152 HOW OFTEN R USE LAWYER 11-49 I153 OWN OR RENT HOME R 11-49 I154 R OR MEMBER OF HOUSEHOLD OWN HOME 11-50 I155 NUMBER OF YEARS R LIVED IN CITY/AREA 11-50 I156 R LIVED IN AREA MORE OR LESS THAN 2 YEAR 11-50 I157 RESPONDENT BELONG TO LABOR UNION 11-50 I158 YEARS BELONG TO UNION RESP 11-51 I159 RACE OF RESPONDENT 11-51 I160 RESPONDENT SPANISH OR HISPANIC 11-51 I161 RESPONDENT APPEAR IN COURT OR OTHER AGENCY 11-52 I162 GOING TO INSTITUION MAKE DIFFERENCE 11-52 I163 USEFULNESS OF INSTITUTION 11-52 I164 HOW FAST SYSTEM 11-53 I165 EFFECTIVENESS OF SYSTEM TO R 11-53 I166 EXPENSIVENES OF SYSTEM 11-54 I167 SUITABLITY OF SYSTEM 11-54 I168 KNOWLEDGE OF JUDGE/HEARING OFFICER 11-54 I169 COMPETENT OF JUDGE/HEARING OFFICER 11-54 I170 UNDERSTANDABILITY OF HEARINGS 11-55 I171 EXPENSIVENESS OF INSTITUTION CONSIDERING 11-55 I172 RATE EXPERIENCE WITH INSTITUION 11-55 I173 LENGTH OF INTERVIEW 11-56 ISCRID ID FROM HOUSEHOLD SCREENING INTERVIEW 11-56 IHOURS SUM OF HOURS SPENT ON ACTIVITIES 11-56 IEXPNSES SUM OF EXPENSES 11-56 ILAWFEES TOTAL PAID TO LAWYER 11-57 ITOTEXP TOTAL EXPENSES 11-57 IRSRATE THE RESPONDENT'S HOURLY WAGE RATE 11-57 ILORATE HOURLY WAGE FOR LOWEST PAID PERSON 11-58 IHIRATE WAGE FOR HIGHEST PAID WAGE-EARNER 11-58 IMINRATE RSRATE OR $3.00 WHICH EVER IS GREATER 11-58 IAVGRATE THE AVERAGE HOURLY RATE IN THE HOUSEHOLD 11-58 IRINVEST VALUE OF TIME INVESTMENT--R'S WAGE RATE 11-59 ILINVEST VALUE OF TIME INVESTMENT--LOW 11-59 IHINVEST VALUE OF TIME INVESTMENT--HIGH 11-59 IMINVEST VALUE OF TIME INVESTMENT--MIN 11-60 IAINVEST VALUE OF TIME INVESTMENT--AVG 11-60 IRTOTAL TOTAL MONETIZED INVESTMENT--R'S WAGE RATE 11-60 ILTOTAL TOTAL MONETIZED INVESTMENT--LOW 11-60 IHTOTAL TOTAL MONETIZED INVESTMENT--HIGH 11-61 IMTOTAL TOTAL MONETIZED INVESTMENT--MIN 11-61 IATOTAL TOTAL MONETIZED INVESTMENT--AVG 11-61 ILAWYER RESPONDENT USE A LAWYER 11-61 IMULTFOR NUMBER OF FORUMS 11-62 IMONGOAL IMPORTANCE OF NONMONETARY GOALS 11-62 INMGOAL IMPORTANCE OF NONMONETARY GOALS 11-62 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-50 IFAMINC FAMILY INCOME IN DOLLARS 11-62 IFAMSIZE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN HOUSEHOLD 11-63 IADULTS NUMBER OF ADULTS IN HOUSEHOLD 11-63 IAGE AGE OF RESPONDENT 11-63 IEDUC HIGHEST EDUCATION IN FAMILY 11-63 IOCCUP HIGHEST OCCUPATIONAL LEVEL IN FAMILY 11-64 IETHNIC ETHNICITY 11-64 ITOTWHRS TOTAL HOURS AT JOB BY FAMILY 11-64 IRISK RISK-TAKER OR RISK-AVOIDER 11-65 IEFFCACY PERSONAL EFFICACY 11-65 IFIGHT CONTENTIOUSNESS 11-65 INVOLCT RESPONDENT HAVE LEGAL SYSTEM EXPERIENCE 11-66 IEVERSUE RESPONDENT EVER SUED OR BEEN SUED 11-66 INUMCRT NUMBER OF TIMES R APPEARED IN COURT 11-66 INUMLAW NUMBER OF TIME IN PAST FIVE YEARS R USE LAWYER 11-66 IPRVPROB R HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM 11-66 ISTAKES1 R'S PERCEPTION OF STAKES AT POINT ONE 11-67 ISTAKES2 R'S PERCEPTION OF STAKE POINT TWO 11-67 ISTAKES3 R'S PERCEPTION OF STAKES AT POINT THREE. 11-68 IAGREE1 R'S RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS THE CASE--1 11-68 IAGREE2 R'S RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS THE CASE--2 11-68 IRELATE1 SCORE ON PARTY RELATIONS 11-68 IRELATE2 PARTY RELATIONS FACTOR-OP2 11-69 ISEX SEX OF RESPONDENT 11-69 IRDEMF AMOUNT OF R'S FIRST DEMAND 11-70 IRDEMI AMOUNT OF R'S INTERMEDIATE DEMAND 11-70 IRDEML AMOUNT OF R'S LAST DEMAND 11-70 IROFFRF AMOUNT OF R'S FIRST OFFER 11-70 IROFFRI AMOUNT OF R'S INTERMEDIATE OFFER 11-71 IROFFRL AMOUNT OF R'S LAST OFFER 11-71 IRPAY AMOUNT PAID IN SETTLEMENT BY R 11-71 IODEMF AMOUNT OF OP'S FIRST DEMAND 11-72 IODEMI AMOUNT OF OP'S INTERMEDIATE DEMAND 11-72 IODEML AMOUNT OF OP'S LAST DEMAND 11-72 IOOFFRF AMOUNT OF OP'S FIRST OFFER 11-72 IOOFFRI AMOUNT OF OP'S INTERMEDIATE OFFER 11-73 IOOFFRL AMOUNT OF OP'S LAST OFFER 11-73 IOPAY AMOUNT PAID IN SETTLLEMENT BY OP 11-73 IRNMDF R'S NONMON DEMANDS, FIRST XCHNG 11-74 IRNMDI R'S NONMON DEMANDS, INTERMEDIATE XCHNG 11-74 IRNMDL R'S NONMON DEMANDS, LAST XCHNG 11-74 IRNMOF R'S NONMON OFFER, FIRST XCHNG 11-75 IRNMOI R'S NONMON OFFER, INTERMEDIATE XCHNG 11-75 IRNMOL R'S NONMON OFFER, LAST XCHNG 11-75 IONMDF OP'S NONMON DEMANDS, FIRST XCHNG 11-75 IONMDI OP'S NONMON DEMANDS, INTERMEDIATE XCHNG 11-76 IONMDL OP'S NONMON DEMANDS, LAST XCHNG 11-76 IONMOF OP'S NONMON OFFER, FIRST XCHNG 11-76 IONMOI OP'S NONMON OFFER, INTERMEDIATE XCHNG 11-76 IONMOL OP'S NONMON OFFER, LAST XCHNG 11-77 ISETTLNM NONMONETARY COMPONENTS IN SETTLEMENT 11-77 IOUTCOME MONETARY OUTCOME 11-77 0 ORGANIZATIONAL DISPUTANT SURVEY CASE.ID CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 12-1 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-51 RESP.ID RESPONDENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 12-1 RECTYPE RECORD TYPE IDENTIFIER--12 12-1 SEQNUM SEQUENCE NUMBER 12-1 O1 PARTY 12-1 O2 RESPONDENT TYPE 12-1 O3M MONTH OF INTERVIEW 12-2 03D DAY OF INTERVIEW 12-2 O4 TYPE OF INTERVIEW COMPLETED 12-2 O5 IS RESPONDENT A LAWYER 12-2 O6 NATURE OF SUIT 12-2 O7 LIABILITY COVERAGE 12-3 O8 RETAINING OF LAWYER 12-3 O9 DEBT COLLECTION 12-3 O10 ESTIMATED COST OF CASE 12-4 O11 LAWYERS IN ORGANIZATION 12-4 O12 INSIDE LAWYER CONSULTED 12-4 O13 TURNED OVER TO OUTSIDE LAWYER 12-5 O14 USE OF OUTSIDE LAWYER 12-5 O15 REQUEST FOR ALTERNATIVE ACTION 12-5 O16 REQUEST INITIATOR 12-6 O17 HEARING HELD 12-6 O18 THIRD PARTY DECISION 12-6 O19 APPEALED ALTERNATIVE DECISION 12-6 O20 LAWSUIT 12-7 O21 ARB OR COURT FIRST 12-7 O22 CASE TO TRIAL 12-7 O23 DECISION WITHOUT TRIAL RENDERED 12-8 O24 DECISION 12-8 O25 APPEAL 12-8 O26 ACTION TO ENFORCE TAKEN 12-9 O27 FREQ OF PROBLEMS 12-9 O28 DEPARTMENT FOR PROBLEMS 12-9 O29 WRITTEN POLICIES 12-9 O30 FORMS FOR CASE 12-10 O31 RESPONDENT'S USUAL ROLE 12-10 O32 ROUTINE INSURANCE CASE 12-10 O33 OTHER PROBLEMS SIMILAR 12-11 O34 OTHER PROBLEMS INFLUENCE 12-11 O35 WHEN CONSIDERATIONS AROSE 12-11 O36 BEFORE INSIDE LAWYER ASSIGNED 12-11 O37 BEFORE OUTSIDE LAWYER ASSIGNED 12-12 O38 WHEN THIRD PARTY USED 12-12 O39 SPECIAL ACTION TAKEN 12-12 O40 CHECKPOINT: INSIDE LAWYER CONSULTED 12-13 O41 NO ORG LAWYER-NO LAWYERS 12-13 O42 NO ORG LAWYER-NOT NEEDED 12-13 O43 NO ORG LAWYER-LAWYER NO HELP 12-14 O44 NO ORG LAWYER-NOTH THEIR KIND OF PROBLEM 12-14 O45 NO ORG LAWYER-OTHER 12-14 O46 CHECKPOINT: OUTSIDE LAWYER ASSIGNED 12-14 O47 NO OUTSIDE LAWYER-COST 12-15 O48 NO OUTSIDE LAWYER-NO GOOD 12-15 O49 NO OUTSIDE LAWYER-NOT NEEDED 12-15 O50 NO OUTSIDE LAWYER-INSIDE OPPOSED 12-15 O51 NO OUTSIDE LAWYER-INSIDE HANDLED 12-16 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-52 O52 NO OUTSIDE LAWYER-DIDN'T THINK OF IT 12-16 O53 NO OUTSIDE LAWYER-POLICY AGAINST IT 12-16 O54 NO OUTSIDE LAWYER-TOO LONG 12-16 O55 NO OUTSIDE LAWYER-OTHER 12-17 O56 OUTSIDE LAWYER-ALWAYS USE ONE 12-17 O57 OUTSIDE LAWYER-COULDN'T HANDLE WITH STAFF 12-17 O58 OUTSIDE LAWYER-IMPORTANCE OF CASE 12-18 O59 OUTSIDE LAWYER TOO LONG 12-18 O60 OUTSIDE LAWYER-COMPLEXITY 12-18 O61 OUTSIDE LAWYER-SUIT BROUGHT 12-18 O62 OUTSIDE LAWYER-OTHER REASON 12-18 O63 ASSIGN LAWYER DECISION BASIS 12-19 O64 FILING DECISIONS BASIS 12-19 O65 THIRD PARTY CHOICE REQUIREMENT 12-19 O66 OTHER THIRD PARTY PREFERRED 12-20 O67 OTHER THIRD PARTY CONSIDERATION 12-20 O68 OP THIRD PARTY CHOICE 12-20 O69 TRY TO GO ELSEWHERE 12-21 O70 RESPONDENT CONSIDER REMOVING CASE 12-21 O71 CONSIDERATION CASE ELSEWHERE 12-21 O72 EVER SETTLE IDEA 12-22 O73 IMPORT OF MONEY 12-22 O74 IMPORT NOT PUSHED AROUND 12-23 O75 IMPORT OF BEING RIGHT 12-23 O76 IMPORT OF REPUTATION PROTECTION 12-23 O77 IMPORT PREVENT OP 12-23 O78 IMPORT TEACH OP LESSON 12-24 O79 IMPORT OF FAIR SHARE 12-24 O80 IMPORT OF PRECEDENT ESTABLISHMENT 12-24 O81 WHICH WAS MOST IMPORTANT 12-24 O82 ANY OTHER SUCH PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY 12-25 O83 PREVIOUS USE OF OUTSIDE LAWYER 12-25 O84 ANY PREVIOUS USE OF OUTSIDE LAWYER 12-25 O85 CHECKPOINT: ORG VERY LARGE 12-26 O86 HOW MANY TIMES OUTSIDE LAWYER 12-26 O87 FREQUENCY OF LAWYER USE 12-26 O88 OVERALL SETTLE REACHED 12-27 O89 SATISFACTION WITH SETTLEMENT 12-27 O90 SETTLEMENT CARRIED OUT 12-27 O91 FIRST OP SETTLE ATTEMPT 12-28 O92 FIRST OP BASIS OF OFFER OR REQUEST 12-28 O93 DECISION MAKER-RESPONDENT 12-28 O94 DECISION MAKER-INSIDE LAWYER 12-29 O95 DECISION MAKER-OUTSIDE LAWYER 12-29 O96 DECISION MAKER-PRESIDENT 12-29 O97 DECISION MAKER-OTHER INDIVIDUAL 12-29 O98 DECISION MAKER-GROUP 12-30 O99 TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS SPENT 12-30 O100 APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF HOURS SPENT 12-30 O101 TIME TALKING TO OP 12-32 O102 EXPENSES TALKING TO OP 12-32 O103 AMOUNT OF TIME TALKING TO EXPERT 12-32 O104 EXPENSES TALKING TO EXPERT 12-33 O105 TIME TALKING TO WITNESSES 12-33 O106 EXPENSES TALKING TO WITNESSES 12-33 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-53 O107 TIME CONTACTING GOVERNMENT 12-34 O108 EXPENSES CONTACTING GOVERNMENT 12-34 O109 TIME CONTACTING PRIVATE ORGANIZATION 12-34 O110 EXPENSES CONTACTING PRIVATE ORGANIZATION 12-35 O111 TIME SPENT SEARCHING DOCUMENTS 12-35 O112 EXPENSES SEARCHING DOCUMENTS 12-35 O113 TIME SPENT SEEKING A LAWYER 12-35 O114 EXPENSES SEEKING A LAWYER 12-36 O115 TIME SPENT DISCUSSING CASE 12-36 O116 EXPENSES DISCUSSING CASE 12-36 O117 TIME SPENT ATTENDING TRIAL, ETC. 12-37 O118 EXPENSES ATTENDING TRIAL 12-37 O119 TIME SPENT TALKING TO OTHER PARTIES 12-37 O120 EXPENSES TALKING TO OTHER PARTIES 12-38 O121 TIME SPENT ON OTHER ACTIVITIES 12-38 O122 EXPENSES FOR OTHER ACTIVITES 12-38 O123 PERCENTAGE OF TIME BY SENIOR PERSONNEL 12-39 O124 HOURLY VALUE-SENIOR 12-39 O125 PERCENTAGE OF TIME INVOLVING MIDDLE-LEVE 12-39 O126 HOURLY VALUE-MIDDLE LEVEL 12-40 O127 PERCENTAGE OF TIME OF LOWER-LEVEL 12-40 O128 AVERAGE VALUE OF TIME AT LOWER LEVEL 12-40 O129 EST. OF TOTAL TIME VALUE OF NON-LAWYERS 12-40 O130 CHECKPOINT: USE OF INSIDE LAWYER 12-41 O131 TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF EMPLOYEE TIME BEFORE 12-41 O132 CHECKPOINT: USE OF OUTSIDE LAWYER 12-41 O133 PERCENTAGE TIME BEFORE OUTSIDE LAWYER 12-42 O134 WHEN OUTSIDE LAWYER CONSULTED 12-42 O135 PERCENTAGE OF TIME BEFORE FILING 12-42 O136 PERCENT OF TIME, CONSULT TO FILING 12-43 O137 PERCENT OF TIME BETWEEN FILING & TRIAL 12-43 O138 CHECKPOINT: USE OF INSIDE LAWYER 12-43 O139 AMOUNT OF INSIDE LAWYER TIME 12-44 O140 VALUE OF INSIDE LAWYER PER HOUR TIME 12-44 O141 CHECKPOINT: USE OF OUTSIDE LAWYER 12-44 O142 CHECKPOINT: FILING OF THIRD PARTY CASE 12-45 O143 PERCENT INSIDE LAWYER TIME BEFORE FILING 12-45 O144 PERCENT OF INSIDE LAWYER TIME BETWEEN 12-45 O145 PERCENT INSIDE LAWYER TIME BEFORE OUTSIDE LAWYER 12-46 O146 CHECKPOINT: USE OF THIRD PARTY 12-46 O147 CHECKPOINT: FIRST USE OF OUTSIDE LAWYER 12-46 O148 PERCENT INSIDE LAWYER TIME AFTER OUTSIDE 12-46 O149 CHECKPOINT: TRIAL OR HEARING 12-47 O150 PERCENT OF LAWYER TIME BETWEEN FILING/TRIAL 12-47 O151 CHECKPOINT: RESPONDENT INSIDE LAWYER 12-47 O152 ESTIMATE OF SPECIFIC LAWYER TASKS 12-48 O153 PERCENT OF TIME CONFERRING 12-48 O154 PERCENT OF TIME ON DISCOVERY 12-49 O155 PERCENT OF TIME ON FACTUAL INVESTIGATION 12-49 O156 PERCENT OF TIME ON DISCUSSIONS FOR SETTLEMENT 12-49 O157 PERCENT OF TIME ON PLEADINGS/MOTIONS 12-49 O158 PERCENT OF TIME ON LEGAL RESEARCH 12-50 O159 PERCENT OF TIME ON TRIAL PREPARATION 12-50 O160 PERCENT OF TIME ON APPEAL OR ENFORCEMENT 12-50 O161 PERCENT OF TIME ON OTHER ACTIVITIES 12-51 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-54 (88.1) O162 TOTAL VALUE OF EMPLOYEE TIME 12-51 O163 TOTAL AMOUNT SPENT MORE OR LESS THAN $100 12-51 O164 OTHER EXPENSES 12-52 O165 AMOUNT OF OTHER EXPENSES 12-52 O166 CHECKPOINT: USE OF OUTSIDE LAWYER 12-52 O167 AMOUNT SPENT ON OUTSIDE LAWYERS 12-53 O168 KNOWLEDGE OF EXPENSES/FEES 12-53 O169 AMOUNT OF LAWYER EXPENSES 12-53 O170 CHECKPOINT: USE OF THIRD PARTY 12-54 O171 PERCENT OF OUTSIDE LAWYER TIME BEFORE FILING 12-54 O172 CHECKPOINT: TRIAL OR HEARING HELD 12-54 O173 PERCENT OF OUTSIDE LAWYER TIME BETWEEN FILING/TRIAL 12-54 O174 IS ORGANIZATION SELF-INSURED 12-55 O175 CHECKPOINT: DOES RESPONDENT OWN BUSINESS 12-55 O176 OUTSIDE LAWYERS WITH SAME FIRM 12-55 O177 DID LAWYERS WORK TOGETHER OR ALTER 12-56 O178 HOW MANY LAWYERS ACTUALLY WORKED 12-56 O179 HOW MANY DECISIONS MADE BY RESPONDENT 12-56 O180 PERCENT OF RESPONDENT TIME WITH DISPUTES 12-57 O181 HOW MANY YEARS RESPONDENT RESPONSIBLE 12-57 O182 CHECKPOINT: IS RESPONDENT LAWYER 12-57 O183 HOW MANY SIMILAR DISPUTES HAS R DEALT WITH 12-57 O184 RESPONDENT'S HIGHEST GRADE COMPLETED 12-58 O185 RESPONDENT SPECIAL DISPUTE TRAINING 12-58 O186 RESPONDENT APPEAR IN COURT/OTHER 12-58 O187 FILING MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE 12-59 O188 HOW FAST SYSTEM RATED 12-59 O189 HOW EFFECTIVE SYSTEM IN SOLVING 12-60 O190 WAS SYSTEM WORTH ITS COST 12-60 O191 HOW SUITABLE TO THE PROBLEM 12-60 O192 WAS JUDGE/OFFICER KNOWLEDGEABLE 12-61 O193 HOW COMPETENT WAS JUDGE/OFFICER 12-61 O194 HOW UNDERSTANDABLE WERE HEARINGS 12-61 O195 HOW USEFUL GOING TO COURT/OTHER 12-61 O196 HOW EXPENSIVE GOING TO COURT/OTHER 12-62 O197 HOW GOOD WAS EXPERIENCE 12-62 O198 LENGTH OF INTERVIEW 12-62 OINHOUSE LAWYERS IN ORGANIZATION 12-63 ODHUNITS HAVE SPECIALIZED DISPUTE HANDLING 12-63 OSOPS WRITTEN POLICIES 12-63 OFORMS INTERNAL FORMS SUBMITTED OR FILED 12-64 OROUTINE COMBINE FORMS AND SOPS 12-64 OPRBFREQ FREQUENCY OF PROBLEM 12-64 OKODLAW DECISION-MAKER A LAWYER 12-65 ORISK RISK TAKER 12-65 OFIGHT CONTENTIOUSNESS 12-65 OEFFCACY EFFICACY 12-65A OIWKOD RESPONDENT DECISION MAKER 12-65A ORELATE1 SCORE ON PARTY RELATIONS 12-66 ORELATE2 PARTY RELATIONS FACTOR-OP2 12-66 OHOURS1 OPEN-ENDED TOTAL HOURS QUESTION 12-66 OHOURS2 SUM OF INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY QUESTION 12-66 OHOURS THE GREATER OF OHOURS1 OR OHOURS2 12-67 OEXPNSES THE SUM OF EXPENSES 12-67 ORGCAP1 FACTOR SCORES FOR SIZE & SPECIALIZATION 12-67 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-55 (88.1) ORGCAP2 FACTOR SCORE FOR ROUTINIZATION & EXPERIENCE 12-68 ORGCAP3 FACTOR SCORE FOR DECISIONMAKER EXPERTISE 12-68 OOUTLWYR TOTAL PAID TO OUTSIDE LAWYERS 12-68 OINLAWYR INSIDE LAWYER TIME 12-69 OTIMEVAL TOTAL VALUE OF NON-LAWYERS 12-69 OTOTVAL TOTAL VALUE OF TIME SPENT BY EMPLOYEES 12-69 OTOTCOST TOTAL EXPENDITURE 12-70 OMULTFOR NUMBER OF FORUMS 12-70 OINSDLAW RESPONDENT USE AN INSIDE LAWYER 12-70 OOUTLAW USE OUTSIDE LAWYER 12-70 OSTAKES1 R'S PERCEPTION OF STAKES POINT ONE 12-71 OSTAKES2 R'S PERCEPTION OF STAKES POINT TWO 12-71 OSTAKES3 R'S PERCEPTION OF STAKES POINT THREE 12-71 OMONGOAL AVERAGE IMPORTANCE OF MONETARY GOALS 12-72 ONMGOAL AVERAGE IMPORTANCE OF NONMONETARY GOALS 12-72 OSEX SEX OF RESPONDENT 12-72 ORDEMF AMOUNT OF R'S FIRST DEMAND 12-73 ORDEMI AMOUNT OF R'S INTERMEDIATE DEMAND 12-73 ORDEML AMOUNT OF R'S LAST DEMAND 12-73 OROFFRF AMOUNT OF R'S FIRST OFFER 12-74 OROFFRI AMOUNT OF R'S INTERMEDIATE OFFER 12-74 OROFFRL AMOUNT OF R'S LAST OFFER 12-74 ORPAY AMOUNT PAID IN SETTLEMENT BY R 12-75 OODEMF AMOUNT OF OP'S FIRST DEMAND 12-75 OODEMI AMOUNT OF OP'S INTERMEDIATE DEMAND 12-75 OODEML AMOUNT OF OP'S LAST DEMAND 12-76 OOOFFRF AMOUNT OF OP'S FIRST OFFER 12-76 OOOFFRI AMOUNT OF OP'S INTERMEDIATE OFFER 12-76 OOOFFRL AMOUNT OF OP'S LAST OFFER 12-76 OOPAY AMOUNT PAID IN SETTLLEMENT BY OP 12-77 ORNMDF R'S NONMON DEMANDS, FIRST XCHNG 12-77 ORNMDI R'S NONMON DEMANDS, INTERMEDIATE XCHNG 12-77 ORNMDL R'S NONMON DEMANDS, LAST XCHNG 12-78 ORNMOF R'S NONMON OFFER, FIRST XCHNG 12-78 ORNMOI R'S NONMON OFFER, INTERMEDIATE XCHNG 12-78 ORNMOL R'S NONMON OFFER, LAST XCHNG 12-78 OONMDF OP'S NONMON DEMANDS, FIRST XCHNG 12-79 OONMDI OP'S NONMON DEMANDS, INTERMEDIATE XCHNG 12-79 OONMDL OP'S NONMON DEMANDS, LAST XCHNG 12-79 OONMOF OP'S NONMON OFFER, FIRST XCHNG 12-80 OONMOI OP'S NONMON OFFER, INTERMEDIATE XCHNG 12-80 OONMOL OP'S NONMON OFFER, LAST XCHNG 12-80 OSETTLNM NONMONETARY COMPONENTS IN SETTLEMENT 12-80 OOUTCOME MONETARY OUTCOME 12-81 OAGREE1 AGREEMENT WITH LAWYER 1 ABOUT R'S ROLE 12-81 OAGREE2 AGREEMENT WITH LAWYER 2 ABOUT R'S ROLE 12-82 OHCONFER PERCENT OF TIME CONFERRING WITH CLIENT 12-82 OHDISCOV PERCENT SPENT ON DISCOVERY 12-82 OHFCTNDS TIME ON FACT INV. OTHER THAN DISCOVERY 12-83 OHSETLDS PERCENT OF TIME SPENT ON SETTLEMENT TALK 12-83 OHPLDMOT PERCENT OF TIME SPENT ON PLEADINGS 12-83 OHLGLRES PERCENT OF TIME SPENT ON LEGAL RESEARCH 12-84 OHTRLHR PERCENT OF TIME SPENT IN TRIALS 12-84 OHAPPLEN PERCENT OF TIME SPENT ON APPEAL 12-84 OHOTHER PERCENT OF TIME SPENT ON OTHER ACTIVITIES 12-85 ORSPSBLY R'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR DECISIONS IN CASE 12-85 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-56 0 PRIVATE LAWYER SURVEY CASE.ID CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 13-1 RESP.ID RESPONDENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 13-1 REC.TYPE RECORD TYPE IDENTIFIER--13 13-1 SEQ.NUM SEQUENCE NUMBER--01 13-1 L1 PARTY REPRESENTED 13-1 L2 RESPONDENT TYPE 13-1 L3M MONTH OF INTERVIEW 13-2 L3D DAY (OF MONTH) OF INTERVIEW 13-2 L4 FORM OF INTERVIEW 13-2 L5 NUMBER OF CLIENTS 13-2 L6 CLRP PERSON NUMBER, CLIENT 1 13-2 L7 CLRP PERSON NUMBER, CLIENT 2 13-3 L8 CLRP PERSON NUMBER, CLIENT 3 13-3 L9 CLRP PERSON NUMBER, CLIENT 4 13-3 L10 EMPLOYMENT STAYED SAME 13-3 L11 RESPONDENT EMPLOYED 13-3 L12 NUMBER OF ATTORNEYS WITH FIRM 13-4 L13 POSITION OF RESPONDENT 13-4 L14 RESPONDENT INVOLVEMENT 13-4 L15 DATE WHEN FIRST INVOLVED 13-5 L16 ANY OTHER LAWYERS 13-5 L17 WAS LAWSUIT FILED 13-5 L18 WHO FILED SUIT 13-6 L19 DID THE CASE GO TO TRIAL 13-6 L20 DECISION RENDERED BY COURT 13-6 L21 COURT DECISION 13-6 L22 EVER REQUEST FOR NON-COURT ACTION 13-7 L23 WHO FILED NON-COURT REQUEST 13-7 L24 HEARING IN NON-COURT 13-7 L25 WAS DECISION RENDERED 13-8 L26 DECISION IN WHOSE FAVOR 13-8 L27 DECISION APPEALED 13-8 L28 CLIENT(S) APPEAL 13-8 L29 OTHER PARTIES APPEAL 13-9 L30 OP APPEAL 13-9 L31 ACTION TAKEN TO ENFORCE DECISION 13-9 L32 ACTION TAKEN TO ENFORCE 13-9 L33 CASE SUBMITTED TO MAGISTRATE BY JUDGE 13-10 L34 ARBITRATION SUBMITTED TO AS PART OF COURT PROCESS 13-10 L35 CLIENT REFERRED BY LEGAL PLAN 13-10 L36 PREVIOUS WORK FOR CLIENT 13-10 L37 CASE TAKEN BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS WORK 13-11 L38 OTHER REASONS FOR TAKING CASE 13-11 L39 RESPONDENT HAVE CHOICE IN CASE 13-11 L40 PROFESSIONAL STANDING 13-12 L41 RELATION WITH NEW CLIENT 13-12 L42 INTELLECTUAL INTEREST IN CASE 13-13 L43 SYMPATHY FOR CLIENT 13-13 L44 CHALLENGE INVOLVED 13-13 L45 MONEY EXPECTED TO MAKE 13-13 L46 STANDING IN OFFICE OR FIRM 13-14 L47 PUBLIC SERVICE 13-14 L48 EXPERIENCE IN NEW AREA OF LAW 13-14 L49 PUBLICITY OF FIRM OR OFFICE 13-14 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-57 L50 FILING: TO GET OP TO RESPOND 13-15 L51 FILING: NEGOTIATIONS BROKEN DOWN 13-15 L52 FILING: CLIENT EXPECTATIONS/DEMANDS 13-16 L53 FILING: ROUTINE STEP 13-16 L54 FILING: USEFUL EXPERIENCE 13-16 L55 FILING: COONTINUING RELATIONSHIPS 13-17 L56 FILING: TO ACHIEVE GOALS 13-17 L57 FILING: ESTABLISH LEGAL PRINCIPLE 13-17 L58 WHO TOOK THE CASE TO TRIAL/HEARING 13-17 L59 TRIAL: FORCE OP TO RESPOND 13-18 L60 TRIAL: NEGOTIATIONS BROKEN DOWN 13-18 L61 TRIAL: CLIENT EXPECTED IT 13-19 L62 TRIAL: ROUTINE STEP 13-19 L63 TRIAL: USEFUL EXPERIENCE 13-19 L64 TRIAL: LEGAL PRINCIPLE 13-19 L65 TRIAL: RELATIONSHIP AMONG PARTIES 13-20 L66 TRIAL: NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE GOAL 13-20 L67 WHO APPEALED 13-20 L68 APPEAL: CLIENT'S DEMAND 13-21 L69 APPEAL: ROUTINE STEP 13-21 L70 APPEAL: USEFUL EXPERIENCE 13-22 L71 APPEAL: LEGAL PRINCIPLE 13-22 L72 APPEAL: REVISE THE DECISION 13-22 L73 TERMS TO SETTLE 13-22 L74 WHAT'S AT STAKE 13-23 L75 DIVERSITY REASON FOR FEDERAL JURISDICTION 13-24 L76 WHO DECIDE TO GET FEDERAL COURT 13-24 L77 GO TO OTHER INSTITUTION WHILE AT FIRST 13-24 L78 GO TO OTHER INSTITUTION AFTER CASE HANDLED 13-25 L79 CONSIDER OTHER PLACES TO HANDLE THE CASE 13-25 L80 RESPONDENT COME TO CASE? 13-25 L81 OTHER AGENCIES TO HANDLE CASE 13-25 L82 REQUIRED TO GO TO INSTITUTION 13-26 L83 PREFERRED OTHER AGENCY 13-26 L84 PREVIOUS INSTITUTION 13-26 L85 NEGOTIATE WITH OTHER LAWYER 13-27 L86 NEGOTIATE FOR PACKAGE SETTLEMENT 13-27 L87 GROUP PARTY MEMBERS, ONE 13-27 L88 GROUP PARTY MEMBERS, TWO 13-27 L89 GROUP PARTY MEMBERS, THREE 13-28 L90 GROUP PARTY MEMBERS, FOUR 13-28 L91 NEGOTIATIONS AMONG GROUPS 13-28 L92 PERCENTAGE CLIENT 13-28 L93 NEGOTIATE SEPARATE OR AS UNIT 13-29 L94 SETTLEMENT 13-29 L95 DISCUSS SETTLEMENT 13-29 L96 FIRST DISCUSSION OFFER OR DEMAND 13-29 L97 PLAN OR IDEAS FOR SETTLEMENT 13-30 L98 NATURE OF THE PLAN 13-30 L99 GET FAIR AMOUNT OF MONEY 13-31 L100 GET AS MUCH MONEY FROM OP PARTY 13-32 L101 PAY AMOUNT THAT FAIR 13-32 L102 PAY AS LITTLE POSSIBLE TO OP PARTY 13-32 L103 CREATE PRECEDENT 13-32 L104 VINDICATE LEGAL RIGHTS 13-32 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-58 L105 PRESERVE RELATIONSHIP WITH OP 13-33 L106 REACH FAIR RESOLUTION 13-33 L107 PREVENT OP PARTY FROM DOING SOMETHING 13-33 L108 OTHER OBJECTIVE IN THIS CASE 13-33 L109 RESPONDENT MAKE PRE- MOTIONS 13-34 L110 MAKE PLAN FOR USE OF PRETRIAL/PREHEARING 13-34 L111 RESPONSE TIME TO INITIATIVES OF OTHER SIDE 13-34 L112 OVERALL PLAN TO USE DISCOVERY 13-35 L113 TIMES REQUEST INFO OTHER SIDE 13-35 L114 PERCENTAGE FILED WITH COURT/ARB AGENC 13-35 L115 TIMES OP PARTY REQUESTED INFO FROM R'S SIDE 13-36 L116 DEVELOP PLAN FOR APPEAL 13-36 L117 LAWYER'S HOURS 13-36 L118 OTHER LAWYER'S HOURS 13-36 L119 HOURS BY LAW CLERKS/PARALEGALS 13-37 L120 HOURS BY SECRETARIES, ETC. 13-37 L121 PERCENTAGE OF TIME BEFORE FILING 13-37 L122 HOURS ON CASE BEFORE FILING 13-38 L123 PERCENTAGE OF TIME, FILING TO TRIAL 13-38 L124 HOW MANY HOURS ON CASE, FILING TO TRIAL 13-38 L125 PERCENTAGE OF TIME LAST TRIAL/HEARING 13-39 L126 HOURS SPENT ON TRIAL/HEARING BY LAWYER 13-39 L127 PERCENTAGE OF TIME AFTER TRIAL 13-39 L128 HOW MANY HOURS AFTER TRIAL 13-40 L129 PERCENTAGE OF TIME WITH CLIENT(S) 13-40 L130 PERCENTAGE OF TIME DISCOVERY 13-40 L131 PERCENTAGE TIME ON FACTUAL INVESTIGATION 13-41 L132 PERCENTAGE OF TIME ON SETTLE DISCUSS 13-41 L133 PERCENTAGE OF TIME ON PLEADINGS/MOTIONS 13-41 L134 PERCENTAGE OF TIME ON LEGAL RESEARCH 13-42 L135 PERCENTAGE OF TIME ON TRIAL AND HEARING 13-42 L136 PERCENTAGE OF TIME ON APEAL & ENFORCEMENT 13-42 L137 PERCENTAGE OF TIME ON OTHER ACTIVITIES 13-43 L138 PERCENTAGE OF COSTS BEFORE FILING 13-43 L139 AMOUNT OF COSTS BEFORE FILING 13-43 L140 PERCENTAGE COST INCURRED DURING THE TRIAL 13-43 L141 AMOUNT OF COSTS AFTER FILING BEFORE TRIAL 13-44 L142 PERCENTAGE INCURRED DURING THE TRIAL 13-44 L143 AMOUNT BILLED INCURRED AT TRIAL/HEARING 13-44 L144 PERCENTAGE INCURRED AFTER TRIAL/HEARING 13-45 L145 AMOUNT BILLED INCURRED AFTER TRIAL/HEARING 13-45 L146 EXPENSE FROM CONFERRING WITH CLIENT 13-46 L147 EXPENSE FROM LEGAL RESEARCH 13-46 L148 PERCENTAGE EXPENSE PREPARE AND RESPOND 13-46 L149 FACTUAL INVESTIGATION EXPENSES 13-46 L150 PERCENTAGE EXPENSES FROM DISCUSSIONS 13-47 L151 PERCENTAGE EXPENSE FROM DISCOVERY 13-47 L152 PERCENTAGE EXPENSE FROM PREPARE/PARTICIPATE TRIAL 13-47 L153 EXPENSE FROM APPEAL/ENFORCEMENT 13-48 L154 EXPENSES FROM OTHER ACTIVITIES 13-48 L155 ASSIGNED TO JUDGE 13-48 L156 REMAIN ASSIGNED TO THIS JUDGE 13-48 L157 YEAR ADMITTED TO THE BAR 13-49 L158 YEARS PRACTICING LAW 13-49 L159 PRACTICE WITH 2 OR MORE LAWYERS 13-50 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-59 L160 INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE PRACTICE 13-50 L161 LEGAL AID PRACTICE 13-50 L162 PUBLIC DEFENDER 13-50 L163 PROSECUTOR/D.A. 13-51 L164 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY 13-51 L165 STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY 13-51 L166 CORPORATE OR HOUSE COUNSEL 13-51 L167 LAW SCHOOL TEACHING 13-52 L168 TEACH LEGAL SUBJECTS NOT IN LAW SCHOOL 13-52 L169 VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES USING LEGAL TRAINING 13-52 L170 OTHER WORK 13-52 L171 HOW MANY OTHER LAWYERS IN THE FIRM 13-52 L172 IMPORTANCE OF INTELLECTUAL CHALLENGE 13-53 L173 IMPORTANCE OF WINNING DISPUTE/CASES 13-53 L174 IMPORTANCE OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY 13-54 L175 IMPORTANCE OF DECENT LIVING 13-54 L176 IMPORTANCE OF HELPING PEOPLE 13-54 L177 IMPORTANCE OF BEING BOSS 13-54 L178 IMPORTANCE OF HIGH STANDING 13-55 L179 IMPORTANCE OF RESPECT 13-55 L180 IMPORTANCE OF PEOPLE WORKED WITH 13-55 L181 IMPORTANCE OF MONEY MADE 13-55 L182 IMPORTANCE OF COMFORT OF SURROUNDINGS 13-56 L183 AVERAGE CASE LIKELIHOOD OF CHANGES 13-56 L184 PERCENTAGE OF CASES NEEDING TAILOR MADE 13-56 L185 PERCENTAGE OF TIME DEVOTED TO CASES 13-57 L186 PERCENTAGE OF TIME IN TRYING CASES 13-57 L187 NUMBER OF CASES LIKE THE PRESENT ONE 13-58 L188 NUMBER OF SIMILAR CASES 13-58 L189 DID CASE DIFFER 13-58 L190 PERCENTAGE TIME PRACTICING LAW IN FILED 13-59 L191 RESPONDENT'S KNOWLEDGE ON SUBJECT 13-59 L192 TAKEN COURSES IN LAW 13-59 L193 R GIVEN ANY LECTURES ON FIELD OF LAW 13-60 L194 WRITTEN OR EDIT ARTICLES/BOOKS 13-60 L195 SERVED ON BAR ASSOCIATION 13-60 L196 SERVED ON GOVERNMENT COMMISSIONS 13-60 L197 PERCENTAGE FUTURE TIME ON FIELD 13-61 L198 TIME SPENT IN FUTURE IN THAT FIELD 13-61 L199 STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR PERSONAL INJURY CASE VALUING 13-61 L200 STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR CONTESTED CASES 13-62 L201 STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR VALUING OF CASES 13-62 L202 STANDARDIZED FORMS FOR PLEADINGS 13-62 L203 STANDARDIZED FORM FOR MOTIONS 13-63 L204 STANDARDIZED FORM FOR DISCOVERY 13-63 L205 DEVIATE FROM STANDARD PROCEDURE 13-63 L206 USED SECTIONS FROM OTHER WRITINGS 13-63 L207 WHICH OP PARTIES REPRESENTED BY LAWYER 13-64 L208 LEVEL OF EXPERTISE BY OP1 LAWYER 13-64 L209 LEVEL OF EXPERTISE OF OP2 LAWYER 13-64 L210 LEVEL OF EXPERTISE OF OP3 LAWYER 13-64 L212 IMPORTANCE OF FIRM REPUTATION 13-65 L213 IMPORTANCE OF FAIR REPUTATION 13-65 L214 IMPORTANCE OF THOROUGHNESS 13-66 L215 IMPORTANCE OF WILLINGNESS TO COMPROMISE 13-66 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-60 L216 IMPORTANCE OF BEING CONSISTENT 13-66 L217 IMPORTANCE OF SOME OTHER ASPECT 13-66 L218 ANY IMPORTANT RULINGS 13-67 L219 MOST ENJOYABLE ASPECTS 13-67 L220 PREFERENCE 13-67 L221 LEAST LIKED ASPECT 13-68 L222 STRENGTH OF "UNPREFERNCE" 13-68 L223 APPROXIMATE AVG INCOME THREE PAST YEARS 13-68 L224 HOW WORK IN THE PAST YEARS 13-69 L225 INCOME COMPARED TO OTHERS 13-69 L226 OTHER WORK IN LAST 3 YEARS 13-69 L227 PERCENT TIME PRACTICE LAW 13-70 L228 RECORDS USED 13-70 L229 USE TIME RECORDS IN INTERVIEW 13-70 L230 USE PLEADINGS/MOTIONS IN INTERVIEW 13-71 L231 USE REPORTS TO CLIENT IN INTERVIEW 13-71 L232 USE SUMMARIES OF CASE IN INTERVIEW 13-71 L233 USE LEGAL MEMORANDA IN INTERVIEW 13-71 L234 USE OTHER THINGS IN RESPONDING 13-72 L235 SERVE ON LAW REVIEW 13-72 L236 OFFICER ON LAW REVIEW 13-72 L237 CLASS STANDING NUMBER 13-72 L238 TOTAL STUDENTS IN RESPONDENT'S CLASS 13-73 L239 PERCENTAGE STANDING IN CLASS OF RESP 13-73 L240 INDICATION OF CLIENT'S PERMISSION FOR R TO BE INTRV. 13-73 L241 LENGTH OF INTERVIEW 13-74 LFEES TOTAL LEGAL FEES PAID BY THE CLIENT 13-74 LEXPNSES EXPENSES PAID BY CLIENT IF SEPARABLE 13-74 LSEP.EXP SEPARATE FEES 13-74 LINCOME LAWYER'S ANNUAL INCOME WITH MIDPOINTS 13-75 LHOURS TOTAL HOURS WORKED BY LAWYER/LAWYERS 13-75 LINVEST LAWYER'S ACTUAL INVESTMENT IN CASE 13-75 LSPESTVL STANDARD PROCEDURES USED 13-76 LSPPLEAD USE STANDARD PROCEDURES FOR PLEADINGS 13-76 LSPDISCV USE STANDARD PROCEDURES FOR DISCOVERY 13-76 LSPMOTN USE STANDARD PROCEDURES FOR MOTIONS 13-77 LMONFAIR GET FAIR AMOUNT OF MONEY 13-77 LMONPOS TO GET MOST MONEY OR PAY LEAST AMOUNT 13-77 LPOOTHOP OPINION OF OTHERS HIGH VALUES 13-77 LPOCMFRT IMPORTANCE OF BEING OWN BOSS 13-78 LPOPBSRV IMPORTANCE OF SERVING PUBLIC 13-78 LPOWKWTH IMPORTANCE OF WORKING W/PLEASANT PEOPLE 13-78 LCASCHAL IMPORTANCE OF CHALLENGE OF CASE 13-79 LCASPROF IMPORTANCE OF STANDING IN COMMUNITY/PROFESSION 13-79 LCASPUBS IMPORTANCE OF SERVING THE PUBLIC 13-79 LCASMONY FACTOR SCORE FOR MONEY 13-80 LCASREL ACCEPTED CASE BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIP 13-80 LTOTFEES TOTAL EXPENSES AND FESS PAID BY CLIENT 13-80 LOLDREL LAWYER HAD RELATIONSHIP WITH CLIENT 13-81 LSTAKES1 RESPONDENT'S PERCEPTION OF STAKES 13-81 LSTAKES2 R'S PRECEPTION OF STAKES POINT TWO 13-81 LSTAKES3 R'S PERCEPTION OF STAKES POINT THREE 13-82 LSTAKEMX MAXIMUM FOR LSTAKES 13-82 LSTAKESA ABSOLUTE VALUE OF STAKES 13-82 LTRIAL TRIAL OR HEARING HELD 13-82 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-61 LRCTRIAL INSTITUTIONAL RECORD 13-83 LFEETYPE FEE ARRANGEMENT 13-83 LMULTFOR NUMBER OF FORUMS 13-83 LTOTFOR TOTAL NUMBER OF FORUMS USED 13-84 LAWSCH FACTOR SCORE OF LAW SCHOOL PERFORMANCE 13-84 LYEARS NUMBER OF YEARS OF PRACTICE 13-84 LSPEC DEGREE OF SPECIALIZATION 13-85 LPCAP PERSONAL CAPACITY LEVEL 13-85 LAWCLT FACTOR SCORE OF CLIENT CONTROL 13-85 LOUTCOME MONETARY OUTCOME 13-86 LTRUEOUT OUTCOME LESS FEES 13-86 LSUCCESS RATIO OF OUTCOME TO STAKES 13-86 LSIDE RESPONDENT'S SIDE IN DISPUTE 13-87 LNEWSIDE RESPONDENT'S SIDE IN DISPUTE CORRECTED 13-87 LNPLEAD NUMBER OF PLEADINGS 13-87 LNMOTION NUMBER OF MOTIONS 13-87 LNDISC NUMBER OF DISCOVERY ACTIONS 13-88 LNBRIEFS NUMBER OF BRIEFS 13-88 LACTS OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES 13-88 LHCONFER PERCENT OF TIME CONFERRING WITH CLIENT 13-89 LHDISCOV PERCENT SPENT ON DISCOVERY 13-89 LHFCTNDS TIME ON FACT INV. OTHER THAN DISCOVERY 13-90 LHSETLDS PERCENT OF TIME SPENT ON SETTLEMENT TALK 13-90 LHPLDMOT PERCENT OF TIME SPENT ON PLEADINGS 13-90 LHLGLRES PERCENT OF TIME SPENT ON LEGAL RESEARCH 13-91 LHTRLHR PERCENT OF TIME SPENT IN TRIALS 13-91 LHAPPLEN PERCENT OF TIME SPENT ON APPEAL 13-91 LHOTHER PERCENT OF TIME SPENT ON OTHER ACTIVITIES 13-91 LDURATN NUMBER OF DAYS OF CASE-AKA PACE 13-92 LCONFIG CONFIGURATION OF PARTIES 13-92 LSOP1 STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES 13-92 LSOP2 STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FACTOR 2 13-93 LEVENT1 EVENT FACTOR SCORE 13-93 LEVENT2 EVENT 2 FACTOR SCORE 13-93 LEVENT3 EVENT 3 FACTOR SCORE 13-94 LDISPTYP TYPE OF CLIENT 13-94 LHRLYRAT ESTIMATE OF LAWYERS HOURLY RATE 13-94 LN.PL NUMBER OF PLAINTIFFS 13-95 LN.DF NUMBER OF DEFENDANTS 13-95 LOPLWEXP EXPERTISE OF OP'S LAWYER 13-95 LRDEMF AMOUNT OF R'S FIRST DEMAND 13-96 LRDEMI AMOUNT OF R'S INTERMEDIATE DEMAND 13-96 LRDEML AMOUNT OF R'S LAST DEMAND 13-96 LROFFRF AMOUNT OF R'S FIRST OFFER 13-97 LROFFRI AMOUNT OF R'S INTERMEDIATE OFFER 13-97 LROFFRL AMOUNT OF R'S LAST OFFER 13-97 LODEMF AMOUNT OF OP'S FIRST DEMAND 13-98 LODEMI AMOUNT OF OP'S INTERMEDIATE DEMAND 13-98 LODEML AMOUNT OF OP'S LAST DEMAND 13-98 LOOFFRF AMOUNT OF OP'S FIRST OFFER 13-99 LOOFFRI AMOUNT OF OP'S INTERMEDIATE OFFER 13-99 LOOFFRL AMOUNT OF OP'S LAST OFFER 13-99 LRPAY AMOUNT PAID IN SETTLEMENT BY R 13-100 LOPAY AMOUNT PAID IN SETTLLEMENT BY OP 13-100 LRNMDF R'S NONMON DEMANDS, FIRST XCHNG 13-100 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-62 LRNMDI R'S NONMON DEMANDS, INTERMEDIATE XCHNG 13-100 LRNMDL R'S NONMON DEMANDS, LAST XCHNG 13-101 LRNMOF R'S NONMON OFFER, FIRST XCHNG 13-101 LRNMOI R'S NONMON OFFER, INTERMEDIATE XCHNG 13-101 LRNMOL R'S NONMON OFFER, LAST XCHNG 13-101 LONMDF OP'S NONMON DEMANDS, FIRST XCHNG 13-102 LONMDI OP'S NONMON DEMANDS, INTERMEDIATE XCHNG 13-102 LONMDL OP'S NONMON DEMANDS, LAST XCHNG 13-102 LONMOF OP'S NONMON OFFER, FIRST XCHNG 13-103 LONMOI OP'S NONMON OFFER, INTERMEDIATE XCHNG 13-103 LONMOL OP'S NONMON OFFER, LAST XCHNG 13-103 LSETTLNM NONMONETARY COMPONENTS IN SETTLEMENT 13-103 LSCHOOL LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED BY R 13-104 LAREALAW R'S DESCRIPTION OF AREA OF LAW OF CASE 13-106 LDIFFERS UNIQUE ASPECT OF CASE 13-107 LSEX SEX OF RESPONDENT 13-108 LEFFCACY SUMMATED EFFICACY SCALE 13-108 LFIGHT CONTENTIOUSNESS 13-109 LRISK RISK TAKER 13-109 LCOMPLX1 CASE COMPLEXITY 13-109 LCOMPLX2 CASE DIFFICULTY 13-110 0 GOVERNMENT LAWYER SURVEY CASE.ID CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 14-1 RESP.ID RESPONDENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 14-1 PERSON CLRP PERSON NUMBER 14-1 RECTYPE RECORD TYPE IDENTIFIER--14 14-1 SEQNUM SEQUENCE NUMBER--01 14-1 G1 PARTY 14-1 G2 INTERVIEW TYPE 14-1 G3 DATE OF INTERVIEW 14-2 G4 INTERVIEW TYPE 14-2 G5 RESPONDENT'S RESPONSIBILITY IN THE CASE 14-2 G6 ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY 14-2 G7 TAKEN TO OTHER PLACE 14-3 G8 WHO FILED ALTERNATIVE CASE 14-3 G9 HEARING WITH ALL PARTIES 14-3 G10 ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY'S DECISION 14-3 G11 ALTERNATIVES DECISION APPEALED 14-4 G12 APPEAL FILED BY WHOM 14-4 G13 LAWSUIT EVER FILED 14-4 G14 FIRST SUIT FILED BY WHO 14-5 G15 WHICH THING FIRST 14-5 G16 APPEAL OR NEW PROCEEDINGS 14-5 G17 CASE GO TO TRIAL 14-5 G18 HOW CASE END 14-6 G19 WHO MADE DECISION 14-6 G20 APPEAL 14-6 G21 RESPONDENT APPEAL IF OP DIDN'T 14-7 G22 RESPONDENT TAKE ACTION AFTER TRIAL 14-7 G23 HOW OFTEN HANDLE THIS TYPE CASE 14-7 G24 R OFFICE HAVE WRITTEN PROCEDURES FOR HAN 14-7 G25 INTERNAL FORMS 14-8 G26 RESPONDENT HANDLE CASES LIKE THIS ONE 14-8 G27 RESPONDENT HANDLING OTHER CASES AT SAME 14-8 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-63 G28 RATE OF IMPORTANCE THIS CASE TO R 14-8 G29 RESPONDENT'S USUAL CASE LOAD 14-9 G30 NOTHING ELSE NEEDED IN CASE 14-9 G31 RESPONDENT NEED MORE TIME IN CASE? 14-10 G32 R NEEDED ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER LAWYERS 14-10 G33 R NEEDED ASSISTANCE FROM NONLAWYERS 14-10 G34 RESPONDENT NEEDED FUNDS 14-10 G35 MORE FUNDS FOR TRAVEL AND SIMILAR EXPENSES 14-11 G36 RESPONDENT NEED OTHER THINGS 14-11 G37 DIFFERENCE IF ADDITIONAL SOURCES 14-11 G38 DIFFERENCE WITH MORE TIME 14-11 G39 MORE ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER LAWYERS 14-12 G40 DIFFERENCE IN MORE FUNDS 14-12 G41 MORE FUNDS FOR EXPERTS MAKE DIFFERENCE 14-12 G42 DIFFERENCE IN OTHER 14-12 G43 EFFECT OF LACK OF RESOURCES 14-13 G44 RESPONDENT'S BUDGET SYSTEM 14-13 G45 EASE IN GETTING THE SUPPLEMENT 14-13 G46 IMPORTANCE OF MAKING OTHERS RESPOND 14-14 G47 IMPORTANCE OF BROKEN NEGOTIATIONS 14-14 G48 IMPORTANCE OF THE ACTION 14-14 G49 IMPORTANCE OF ROUTINELY TAKING THIS STEP 14-15 G50 PROVIDE USEFUL EXPERIENCE 14-15 G51 IMPORTANCE OF LEGAL PRACTICE 14-15 G52 IMPORTANCE OF DETERING OP 14-15 G53 IMPORTANCE OF DETERING OTHER PARTIES 14-16 G54 IMPORTANCE OF GETTING WHAT THE AGENCY WANTED 14-16 G55 OBVIOUS OF CASE GOING TO TRIAL/HEARING 14-16 G56 TRIAL/HEARING PROCEEDING 14-17 G57 IMPORTANCE OF FORCING OTHER PARTY TO RESPOND 14-17 G58 BREAKING DOWN OF NEGOTIATIONS IMPORTANCE 14-17 G59 IMPORTANCE OF AGENCY DEMAND 14-18 G60 IMPORTANCE OF ROUTINELY TAKING STEPS 14-18 G61 IMPORT OF PROVIDING EXPERIENCE 14-18 G62 IMPORT OF ESTABLISH LEGAL PRINICPLE 14-19 G63 IMPORT OF DETERRING OP FUTURE ACTION 14-19 G64 IMPORT OF DETERRING OTHER PARTIES 14-19 G65 IMPORTANCE TO ACHIEVE AGENCY GOALS 14-19 G66 TYPE OF LAWYER RESPONDENT IS 14-20 G67 MONETARY ISSUES 14-20 G68 COMPROMISE ON MONEY 14-20 G69 INFLEXIBILITY OF AGENCY 14-21 G70 REASONABLE FOR AGENCY 14-21 G71 FLEXIBILITY OF AGENCY 14-21 G72 NON-MONETARY ISSUES 14-21 G73 FLEXIBILITY OF REFERRING AGENCY 14-22 G74 REASONABLE FOR THE AGENCY 14-22 G75 CONTACT U.S. JUSTICE DEPART THIS CASE 14-22 G76 CASE TURNED OVER FROM NON-LAWYERS 14-23 G77 SEEK ASSISTANCE RESPONDENT 14-23 G78 RESPONDENT GET ALL ASSISTANCE NEEDED 14-23 G79 DIFFICULTLY IN GETTING THE ASSISTANCE 14-23 G80 DIFFICULTY IN GETTING ASSISTANCE 14-24 G81 NOT NEEDED OR DIFFICULTY IN ASSISTANCE 14-24 G82 DIFFICULTY IN GETTING ASSISTANCE IF NEEDED 14-24 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-64 G83 FUTURE PROBLEMS WITH OTHERS 14-25 G84 AFFECT THE RESPONDENT IN CASE 14-25 G85 WHO WITH FILED CASE 14-25 G86 DECISION TO FILE CASE 14-25 G87 REQUIRED BY LAW TO GO TO INSTITUTION 14-26 G88 CONSIDER OTHER AGENCY 14-26 G89 WHY GO TO THIS AGENCY 14-26 G90 TRY TO CHANGE INSTITUTION 14-27 G91 CONSIDER MOVING TO OTHER COURT 14-27 G92 ACTUALLY MOVE CASE, TRY 14-27 G93 CONSIDERATION TO OTHER COURT OR AGENCY 14-28 G94 DO TO SETTLE PROBLEM AGENCY 14-28 G95 PAY LESS OR GET MORE 14-29 G96 GET FAIR SHARE 14-29 G97 PROTECTING AGENCY PROGRAM 14-29 G98 PROVE AGENCY RIGHT 14-29 G99 IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING REPUTATION 14-30 G100 STOP ACTION OF OP PARTY 14-30 G101 NOT DO THAT THING AGAIN 14-30 G102 TEACH LESSON 14-30 G103 AGENCY CAN'T BE PUSHED 14-31 G104 ESTABLISHING A PRECEDENT 14-31 G105 WHICH GOAL IS MOST IMPORTANT THIS CASE 14-31 G106 MEET WITH OP 14-32 G107 OVERALL AGREEMENT REACHED 14-32 G108 HOW SATISFIED AGENCY 14-32 G109 OFFER OR REQUEST BASED ON 14-32 G110 SPECIFIC JUDGE 14-33 G111 RESPONDENT MAKE PRETRIAL MOTIONS 14-33 G112 RESPONDENT FORM GENERAL PLANS-MOTIONS 14-33 G113 RESPONDENT TIME SPENT ON MOTIONS 14-34 G114 RESPONDENT DEVELOP PLAN FOR DISCOVERY 14-34 G115 TIMES REQUEST INFORMATION FROM OP SIDE 14-34 G116 PERCENTAGE OF INFORMATION FILED 14-35 G117 AMOUNT OF INFORMATION OP REQUESTED OF R 14-35 G118 RESPONDENT HAVE OVERALL PLAN-TRIAL 14-35 G119 PLAN FOR APPEAL 14-35 G120 RESPONDENT'S HOURS ON THIS CASE 14-36 G121 HOURS BY OTHER LAWYERS SPENT ON CASE 14-36 G122 AVERAGE ANNUAL SALARY OF LAWYERS 14-36 G123 HOURS SPENT ON CASE BEFORE FILING 14-37 G124 HOURS SPENT BETWEEN THE FILING/TRIAL 14-37 G125 HOURS SPENT WORKING ON CASE DURING TRIAL 14-37 G126 HOURS SPENT AFTER THE TRIAL/HEARING 14-38 G127 TIME SPEND CONFERRING WITH REFERRING AGENCY 14-38 G128 TIME ON DISCOVERY 14-38 G129 PERCENT TIME ON FACTUAL INVESTIGATION 14-39 G130 PERCENT TIME ON DISCUSSIONS AIMED TO SETTLE 14-39 G131 PERCENTAGE TIME ON PREPARING PLEADINGS 14-39 G132 PERCENTAGE OF TIME ON LEGAL RESEARCH 14-40 G133 PERCENTAGE OF TIME ON PREPARING FOR TRIAL 14-40 G134 PERCENTAGE OF TIME ON APPEAL AND ENFORCEMENT 14-40 G135 PERCENTAGE OF TIME ON OTHER ACTIVITIES 14-40 G136 HOURS ON CASE BY SUPPORT PERSONNEL 14-41 G137 ANNUAL SALARY OF ALL NONLAWYER PERSONNEL 14-41 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-65 G138 ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES 14-41 G139 TIME AND EXPENSES BY REFERRING AGENCY 14-42 G140 HOURS SPENT ON CASE BY LAWYERS OF REFERRING AGENCY 14-42 G141 HOURS SPENT ON CASE BY PROFESSIONALS OR 14-42 G142 HOURS SPENT ON CASE BY PARAPROFESIONALS 14-42 G143 HOURS SPENT ON CASE BY CLERICAL 14-43 G144 AMOUNT OF EXPENSES BY REFERRING AGENCY 14-43 G145 RESPONDENT ATTEND HEARINGS OR COURT SESSIONS 14-44 G146 FASTNESS OF THE AGENCY OR COURT 14-44 G147 EFFECTIVENESS OF THE AGENCY 14-45 G148 COST OF INSTITUTION 14-45 G149 SUITABILITY OF AGENCY 14-45 G150 KNOWLEDGE OF JUDGE OR HEARING OFFICER 14-45 G151 COMPETENCY OF THE JUDGE OR HEARING OFFICER 14-46 G152 UNDERSTANDABILITY OF THE HEARINGS 14-46 G153 USEFULNESS OF GOING TO THE COURT OR AGENCY 14-46 G154 RATE OF PRICE OF INSTITUTION 14-47 G155 OVERALL RATING OF INSTITUTION EXPERIENCE 14-47 G156 IMPORTANCE OF RESPONDENT'S VIEW 14-47 G157 LAW SCHOOL GRADUATED FROM 14-47 G158 YEAR ADMITTED BAR 14-48 G159 YEARS OF PRACTICE 14-48 G160 WORK IN LAW FIRM WITH TWO OR MORE LAWYERS 14-49 G161 INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE PRACTICE 14-49 G162 LEGAL AID 14-49 G163 PUBLIC DEFENDER 14-49 G164 PROSECUTOR OR D.A. 14-50 G165 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY 14-50 G166 STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY/GOVERNMENT 14-50 G167 CORPORATE OR HOUSE COUNSEL 14-50 G168 TEACHING AT LAW SCHOOL 14-51 G169 TEACHING LEGAL SUBJECTS NOT IN LAW SCHOOL 14-51 G170 WORK IN VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES USING LEGAL TRAINING 14-51 G171 OTHER AREA 14-51 G172 LAWYERS IN RESPONDENT'S FIRM 14-52 G173 IMPORTANCE OF INTELLECTUAL CHALLENGE 14-52 G174 IMPORTANCE OF WINNING CASES 14-52 G175 IMPORTANCE OF SERVING COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC 14-53 G176 IMPORTANCE OF DECENT LIVING 14-53 G177 IMPORTANCE OF ACHIEVING AGENCY OBJECTIVE 14-53 G178 IMPORTANCE OF HIGH STANDING 14-54 G179 IMPORTANCE OF RESPECT OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS 14-54 G180 IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING THE SKILL OF PROFESSION 14-54 G181 IMPORTANCE OF WORKING WITH PLEASENT PEOPLE 14-54 G182 IMPORTANCE OF GOOD SALARY 14-55 G183 MAKING A GOOD IMPRESSION ON OTHER LAWYERS 14-55 G184 IMPORTANCE OF COMFORTABLE WORKING CONDITION 14-55 G185 MOST ENJOYABLE LIT PART 14-55 G186 STRENGTH OF PREFERENCE 14-56 G187 ASPECT LIKED THE LEAST 14-56 G188 STRENGTHEN OF PREFERENCE 14-56 G189 SENIOR POSITION 14-57 G190 AT OTHER GOVERNMENT JOB 14-57 G191 GENERAL PRIVATE PRACTICE 14-57 G192 PRIVATE PRACTICE HANDLING TYPE OF CASE 14-58 1 INTRODUCTORY & BACKGROUND INFORMATION PAGE 0-66 G193 POSSIBILITY OF WORKING FOR CORPORATION 14-58 G194 RESPONDENT'S VIEW OF SELF 14-58 G195 AGREEMENT WITH GOALS 14-58 G196 R'S AGREEMENT WITH REFERRING AGENCY'S GOALS 14-59 G197 LIKELIHOOD OF MAKING CHANGES IN DOCUMENT 14-59 G198 PERCENTAGE OF TIME IN TAILOR MADE RESPONSES 14-59 G199 PERCENTAGE OF TIME TO TRYING CASES 14-60 G200 PERCENTAGE OF TIME TO CASES AND NOT TRIALS 14-60 G201 NUMBER OF CASES LIKE THIS BEFORE 14-60 G202 WAYS THIS CASE DIFFERS 14-61 G203 IN THREE YEARS PERCENTAGE OF TIME 14-61 G204 RESPONDENT EXPERT 14-61 G205 TAKEN COURSES IN FIELD OF LAW 14-62 G206 TAUGHT,LECTURE,OR WORKSHOPS IN FILED LAW 14-62 G207 WRITTEN OR EDITED BOOK/ARTICLES IN FIELD 14-62 G208 SERVED ON BAR ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE 14-62 G209 SERVED ON GOVERNMENT COMMISSIONS 14-63 G210 HOW OFTEN HANDLE THIS FIELD IN FUTURE 14-63 G211 PROCEDURE FOR ESTIMATING INJURY 14-63 G212 PROCEDURE FOR ESTIMATING OTHER VALUES 14-63 G213 PROCEDURE FOR PLEADINGS 14-64 G214 PROCEDURES FOR MOTIONS 14-64 G215 PROCEDURE FOR DISCOVERY 14-64 G216 PRINTED FORM FOR ESTIMATING INJURY 14-65 G217 PROCEDURE FORM FOR ESTIMATING OTHER 14-65 G218 PROCEDURE OF PLEADINGS 14-65 G219 PROCEDURE FORM FOR MOTIONS 14-65 G220 PROCEDURE FORM FOR DISCOVERY 14-66 G221 ANYTHING MAKE DEVIATE FROM STANDARD PROCEDURE 14-66 G222 USE OF PREVIOUS WRITTEN FORM 14-66 G223 LEVEL OF EXPERTISE OF OP LAWYER 14-66 G224 IMPORTANCE OF BEING FIRM 14-67 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29 ITEM DESCRIPTION: AREA OF LAW, CODE 3 CODES: REAL PROPERTY 1 105 LAND TITLE TRANSFER 1 106 FORECLOSURE 2 107 REAL ESTATE CONTRACTS 1 199 OTHER REAL PROPERTY LAW (HH SCREENER G) CONTRACT-COMMERCIAL LAW 2 201 CONTRACT FOR GOODS 7 202 CONTRACT FOR SERVICES (HH SCREENER C3) 1 204 RESTITUTION FOR SERVICES (NON-CONTRACT) 3 205 LENDING AND CREDIT TRANSACTIONS (HH SCREENER D2, F1, F2) 1 206 INSURANCE 2 207 CONTRACTS FOR EMPLOYMENT--WAGE-HOUR PRACTICES 3 212 TORTS IN BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS 1 GENERAL INFORMATION FORM (AREA OF LAW, DATES) PAGE 1-7 5 299 OTHER CONTRACT-COMMERCIAL LAW TORTS (PERSONAL INJURY) 2 301 MOTOR VEHICLE 1 304 AIRLINE 1 306 PRODUCT LIABILITY 1 307 MALPRACTICE (HH SCREENER C2) 2 308 WORKER'S COMPENSATION 2 309 WORKPLACE ACCIDENT (HH SCREENER A2) 3 313 WRONGFUL DEATH 2 314 BATTERY (INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL HARM) 5 349 OTHER PERSONAL INJURY TORT TORTS (PROPERTY DAMAGE) 5 351 MOTOR VEHICLE 2 355 OTHER TRANSPORT 1 356 PRODUCT LIABILITY 2 357 INTENTIONAL BUSINESS TORTS 2 358 DEFAMATION/LIBEL/SLANDER 2 399 OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE TORTS BUSINESS AND CORPORATION LAW 2 401 MISMANAGEMENT 3 408 GOVERNMENT CLAIMS, INCLUDING TAXES BUSINESS REGULATION LAW 1 501 MARKETING 36 502 BUSINESS LICENSING 1 504 HEALTH AND SAFETY LICENSING 3 510 WAGE AND HOUR PRACTICES 3 511 OTHER LABOR/EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES (NON-WAGE AND HOUR) 2 524 DISCRIMINATION--OTHER CLASSIFICATION 1 540 WORKPLACE SAFETY/OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY 1 541 ANTI-TRUST 1 542 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 5 599 OTHER BUSINESS REGULATION LAW PUBLIC LAW 3 604 ABUSE OF GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY 1 607 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS 1 608 CONSUMER PROTECTION 1 623 CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE (NON-RACIAL) 1 625 VOTING RIGHTS 2 699 OTHER PUBLIC LAW DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW 3 702 ALIMONY 20 703 CHILD CUSTODY 10 704 CHILD SUPPORT 13 705 PROPERTY DIVISION 1 799 OTHER DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW NOTES: "HH SCREENER" COMMENTS IN PARENTHESES REFERS TO CASE TYPES ASCERTAINED ON THAT SURVEY (SEE MILLER AND SARAT ARTICLE LISTED IN THE BILIOGRAPHY FOR MORE DETAILS). 0VAR NAME: GIF6 AREA OF LAW, TYPE FOUR MD LT 0 LOC 30 - 32 1 GENERAL INFORMATION FORM (AREA OF LAW, DATES) PAGE 1-8 ITEM DESCRIPTION: AREA OF LAW, CODE 4 CODES: REAL PROPERTY 1 199 OTHER REAL PROPERTY LAW (HH SCREENER G) CONTRACT-COMMERCIAL LAW 1 202 CONTRACT FOR SERVICES (HH SCREENER C3) TORTS (PERSONAL INJURY) 1 349 OTHER PERSONAL INJURY TORT TORTS (PROPERTY DAMAGE) 1 399 OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE TORTS BUSINESS AND CORPORATION LAW 1 408 GOVERNMENT CLAIMS, INCLUDING TAXES BUSINESS REGULATION LAW 1 599 OTHER BUSINESS REGULATION LAW PUBLIC LAW 1 623 CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE (NON-RACIAL) 1 699 OTHER PUBLIC LAW DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW 1 702 ALIMONY 1 703 CHILD CUSTODY 4 704 CHILD SUPPORT 18 705 PROPERTY DIVISION OTHER AREAS OF LAW 2 901 ENFORCEMENT OF ARBITRATION UNDER CONTRACT 1 998 OTHER (NOT INCLUDE IN OTHER CODES ABOVE) NOTES: "HH SCREENER" COMMENTS IN PARENTHESES REFERS TO CASE TYPES ASCERTAINED ON THAT SURVEY (SEE MILLER AND SARAT ARTICLE LISTED IN THE BILIOGRAPHY FOR MORE DETAILS). 0VAR NAME: GIF7 BASIS OF COURT JURISDICTION MD LT 0 LOC 33 - 34 ITEM DESCRIPTION: BASIS OF JURISDICTION IN THE COURT IN WHICH THE CASE WAS HEARD CODES: 836 1 STATE COURT CASE 100 2 FEDERAL COURT: U.S. PLAINTIFF 101 3 FEDERAL COURT: U.S. DEFENDANT 274 4 FEDERAL COURT: FEDERAL QUESTION 319 5 FEDERAL COURT: DIVERSITY JURISDICTION 7 8 FEDERAL COURT: OTHER JURISDICTION 4 9 OTHER SITUATION 0VAR NAME: GIF8 MOVEMENT BETWEEN COURTS MD LT 0 LOC 35 - 36 ITEM DESCRIPTION: 1 GENERAL INFORMATION FORM (AREA OF LAW, DATES) PAGE 1-9 MOVEMENT BETWEEN COURTS CODES: 1525 0 NO MOVEMENT BETWEEN COURTS 14 1 TRANSFERRED FROM ANOTHER FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT 84 2 REMOVED FROM STATE COURT 0 3 REMOVAL ATTEMPTED FROM STATE COURT 4 4 REMANDED TO STATE COURT 17 9 OTHER SITUATION 0VAR NAME: GIF9 EVIDENCE OF SETTLEMENT MD LT 0 LOC 37 - 38 ITEM DESCRIPTION: EVIDENCE OF SETTLEMENT IN THE COURT RECORD CODES: 981 1 YES 614 2 NO 18 3 PARTIAL SETTLEMENT 27 4 ARBITRATION 0VAR NAME: GIF10 ISSUANCE OF JUDICIAL OPINION MD LT 0 LOC 39 - 40 ITEM DESCRIPTION: WAS A JUDICIAL OPINION ISSUED? CODES: 270 1 YES 1368 2 NO 0VAR NAME: GIF11 FORM OF ORIGINAL CODING INSTRUMENT USED MD LT 0 LOC 41 - 42 ITEM DESCRIPTION: FORM OF ORIGINAL CODING INSTRUMENT USED CODES: 256 1 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION--ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY 214 2 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION--ARBITRATION AGENCY 38 3 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION--BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU 95 5 FORM FIVE COURT 214 6 FORM SIX COURT 1340 7 FORM SEVEN COURT 1 COURT REMEDIES PAGE 2-1 0VAR NAME: CASE.ID CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER LOC 1 - 5 0VAR NAME: RESP.NUM RESPONDENT NUMBER--00 LOC 6 - 7 0VAR NAME: RECTYPE RECORD TYPE IDENTIFIER--02 LOC 8 - 9 0VAR NAME: SEQNUM SEQUENCE NUMBER LOC 10 - 12 0VAR NAME: REM1 REFERENCE NUMBER MD LT 0 LOC 13 - 16 ITEM DESCRIPTION: REFERENCE NUMBER OF DOCUMENT (EVENTID) WHERE REMEDY INFORMATION WAS FOUND. NOTES: 3162 VALID DATA ITEMS. 0VAR NAME: REM2 TYPE OF REMEDY MD LT 0 LOC 17 - 18 ITEM DESCRIPTION: CHARACTERIZATION OF REMEDY CODES: 2465 1 REMEDY SOUGHT 440 2 REMEDIES RECEIVED IN JUDGMENT 219 3 REMEDIES RECEIVED IN SETTLEMENT 99 4 REMEDIES RECEIVED BY COURT ORDER (NON-JUDGMENT) 48 5 AWARD FROM ARBITRATOR 2 8 CONTINUATION OF PREVIOUS RECORD 76 9 OTHER 0VAR NAME: REM3 PARTY INTITIATING REMEDY ACTION, ONE MD LT 0 LOC 19 - 20 ITEM DESCRIPTION: FIRST PARTY INTITIATING REMEDY ACTION 1 COURT REMEDIES PAGE 2-2 CODES: 4 10 ALL PLAINTIFFS 2555 11 PLAINTIFF 1 153 12 PLAINTIFF 2 36 13 PLAINTIFF 3 13 14 PLAINTIFF 4 5 15 PLAINTIFF 5 2 16 PLAINTIFF 6 391 21 DEFENDANT 1 91 22 DEFENDANT 2 39 23 DEFENDANT 3 15 24 DEFENDANT 4 4 25 DEFENDANT 5 1 26 DEFENDANT 6 10 51 INTERVENING THIRD PARTY CLAIMANT 1 10 61 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 1 6 62 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 2 1 63 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 3 2 64 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 4 0VAR NAME: REM4 PARTY INTITIATING REMEDY ACTION, TWO MD LT 0 LOC 21 - 22 ITEM DESCRIPTION: SECOND PARTY INTITIATING REMEDY ACTION CODES: 194 12 PLAINTIFF 2 3 13 PLAINTIFF 3 2 14 PLAINTIFF 4 2 15 PLAINTIFF 5 60 22 DEFENDANT 2 10 23 DEFENDANT 3 7 24 DEFENDANT 4 1 25 DEFENDANT 5 0VAR NAME: REM5 PARTY INTITIATING REMEDY ACTION, THIRD MD LT 0 LOC 23 - 24 ITEM DESCRIPTION: THIRD PARTY INTITIATING REMEDY ACTION CODES: 39 13 PLAINTIFF 3 14 14 PLAINTIFF 4 18 23 DEFENDANT 3 5 24 DEFENDANT 4 1 25 DEFENDANT 5 1 29 DEFENDANT-UNSPECIFIED 1 COURT REMEDIES PAGE 2-3 0VAR NAME: REM6 PARTY INTITIATING REMEDY ACTION, FOUR MD LT 0 LOC 25 - 26 ITEM DESCRIPTION: FOURTH PARTY INTITIATING REMEDY ACTION CODES: 13 14 PLAINTIFF 4 1 24 DEFENDANT 4 1 29 DEFENDANT-UNSPECIFIED 0VAR NAME: REM7 PARTY INTITIATING REMEDY ACTION, FIVE MD LT 0 LOC 27 - 28 ITEM DESCRIPTION: FIFTH PARTY INTITIATING REMEDY ACTION CODES: 3 15 PLAINTIFF 5 1 29 DEFENDANT-UNSPECIFIED 0VAR NAME: REM8 PARTY INTITIATING REMEDY ACTION, SIX MD LT 0 LOC 30 - 31 ITEM DESCRIPTION: SIXTH PARTY INTITIATING REMEDY ACTION CODES: 1 16 PLAINTIFF 6 1 29 DEFENDANT-UNSPECIFIED 0VAR NAME: REM9 TARGET OF REMEDIES REQUEST, ONE MD LT 0 LOC 31 - 32 ITEM DESCRIPTION: FIRST TARGET OF REMEDIES REQUEST CODES: 1 10 ALL PLAINTIFFS 353 11 PLAINTIFF 1 9 12 PLAINTIFF 2 5 13 PLAINTIFF 3 5 20 ALL DEFENDANTS 2695 21 DEFENDANT 1 117 22 DEFENDANT 2 42 23 DEFENDANT 3 14 24 DEFENDANT 4 12 25 DEFENDANT 5 6 26 DEFENDANT 6 1 COURT REMEDIES PAGE 2-4 1 51 INTERVENING THIRD PARTY CLAIMANT 1 52 61 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 1 11 62 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 2 1 63 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 3 4 71 GARNISHEE 1 2 99 OTHER (RECORDED CODE WAS INVALID) 0VAR NAME: REM10 TARGET OF REMEDIES REQUEST, TWO MD LT 0 LOC 33 - 34 ITEM DESCRIPTION: SECOND TARGET OF REMEDIES REQUEST CODES: 41 12 PLAINTIFF 2 4 13 PLAINTIFF 3 6 21 DEFENDANT 1 798 22 DEFENDANT 2 38 23 DEFENDANT 3 9 24 DEFENDANT 4 2 25 DEFENDANT 5 1 26 DEFENDANT 6 1 52 INTERVENING THIRD PARTY CLAIMANT 2 5 61 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 1 17 62 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 2 2 63 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 3 2 99 OTHER (RECORDED CODE WAS INVALID) 0VAR NAME: REM11 TARGET OF REMEDIES REQUEST, THREE MD LT 0 LOC 35 - 36 ITEM DESCRIPTION: THIRD TARGET OF REMEDIES REQUEST CODES: 13 13 PLAINTIFF 3 3 14 PLAINTIFF 4 2 16 PLAINTIFF 6 3 22 DEFENDANT 2 267 23 DEFENDANT 3 38 24 DEFENDANT 4 1 25 DEFENDANT 5 2 29 DEFENDANT-UNSPECIFIED 1 54 INTERVENING THIRD PARTY CLAIMANT 4 3 62 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 2 3 63 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 3 6 64 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 4 2 99 OTHER (RECORDED CODE WAS INVALID) 0VAR NAME: REM12 TARGET OF REMEDIES REQUEST, FOUR MD LT 0 LOC 37 - 38 1 COURT REMEDIES PAGE 2-5 ITEM DESCRIPTION: FOURTH TARGET OF REMEDIES REQUEST CODES: 1 12 PLAINTIFF 2 3 14 PLAINTIFF 4 1 21 DEFENDANT 1 1 22 DEFENDANT 2 1 23 DEFENDANT 3 95 24 DEFENDANT 4 7 25 DEFENDANT 5 3 64 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 4 0VAR NAME: REM13 TARGET OF REMEDIES REQUEST, FIVE MD LT 0 LOC 39 - 40 ITEM DESCRIPTION: FIFTH TARGET OF REMEDIES REQUEST CODES: 1 21 DEFENDANT 1 43 25 DEFENDANT 5 1 26 DEFENDANT 6 1 65 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 5 0VAR NAME: REM14 TARGET OF REMEDIES REQUEST, SIX MD LT 0 LOC 41 - 42 ITEM DESCRIPTION: SIXTH TARGET OF REMEDIES REQUEST CODES: 3 26 DEFENDANT 6 0VAR NAME: REM15 NON-MONETARY REMEDY #1 MD LT 0 LOC 43 - 44 ITEM DESCRIPTION: NON-MONETARY REMEDY #1 CODES: PUNITIVE 0 01 LICENSE REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION 3 02 CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY 0 03 EXPULSION FROM MEMBERSHIP 1 04 PUNITIVE DAMAGES 0 05 ANTI-TRUST, TREBLE DAMAGES RESTITUTIONAL/COMPENSATORY 1 10 CONTEMPT 1 COURT REMEDIES PAGE 2-6 65 11 RETURN OF PROPERTY 29 12 FORECLOSURE 8 13 SALE OF PROPERTY 5 14 ATTACHMENT OF PROPERTY 1 15 SATISFACTION OF LIEN 22 16 SUPERIORITY OF INTEREST IN PROPERTY 0 17 COMPENSATION FOR BACK TAXES PAID BY PLAINTIFF 7 18 APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL MASTER 0 19 PENSION BENEFITS 0 20 EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS 0 21 REFUND OF TAXES 3 22 ENFORCEMENT OF IRS SUMMONS 8 23 ACTUAL EXPENSES/DAMAGES 3 24 LOST EARNINGS 0 25 PAIN AND SUFFERING 3 26 COURT COSTS AND/OF DISBURSMENTS 2 27 ATTORNEY FEES 0 28 INTEREST 14 29 OTHER DAMAGES COMBINATION CODES FOR DAMAGES 4 30 COSTS/DISBURSMENTS 0 31 ACTUAL DAMAGES 0 32 ACTUAL DAMAGES AND PAIN AND SUFFERING 0 36 PUNITIVE DAMAGES AND LOST EARNINGS 0 37 PUNITVE DAMAGES AND PAIN AND SUFFERING 31 38 CONTRIBUTION 16 39 INDEMNITY PREVENTATIVE/DECLARATORY 7 40 DECLARATION OF INVALIDITY OF STATUTE OR REGULATION 12 41 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 41 42 TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER 48 43 PRELIMINARY INJUCTION 0 44 INJUCTION AGAINST WASTE 137 45 OTHER INJUNCTION 14 46 RELEASE FROM LIABILITY 7 47 INTERPLEADINGS BY NAMED DEFENDANT 11 48 WRIT OF MANDAMUS/PROHIBITION/ETC. 15 49 BENEFITS UNDER ACT 47 50 REVERSAL-MODIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION 6 51 DETERMINATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS 13 52 REMAND 3 53 REMOVAL 85 54 DECLARATORY JUDGMENT 3 55 IMPOSITION OF RECEIVERSHIP/GUARDIANSHIP/ETC. 21 56 QUIET TITLE 97 69 OTHER PREVENTATIVE/DECLARATORY REMEDIES DOMESTIC RELATIONS 135 70 DIVORCE 2 71 LEGAL SEPARATION 5 72 PROPERTY DIVISION 25 73 CHILD CUSTODY 0 74 CHILD SUPPORT 0 75 ALIMONY 0 76 TEMPORARY ALIMONY 13 77 TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER (DOM REL CASES ONLY) 1 COURT REMEDIES PAGE 2-7 4 78 VISITATION 0 79 USE OF MAIDEN NAME 0 80 OCCUPANCY OF HOUSE 2 81 PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING DEBTS 0 82 INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR SPOUSE AND/OR CHILDREN 3 83 INSURANCE PROCEEDS 0 84 LOSS OF CONSORTIUM/SOCIETY 0 87 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION NONMONETARY REMEDY 0 88 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION MONETARY REMEDY 10 89 OTHER DOMESTIC RELATIONS REMEDIES OTHER 0 90 PUNITIVE DAMAGES, ACTUAL DAMAGES, AND PAIN AND SUFFERING 33 97 RETURN OF STATUS 35 98 OTHER (NOT INCLUDED ON OTHER CODES ABOVE) 0VAR NAME: REM16 NON-MONETARY REMEDY #2 MD LT 0 LOC 45 - 46 ITEM DESCRIPTION: NON-MONETARY REMEDY #2 CODES: PUNITIVE 4 02 CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY RESTITUTIONAL/COMPENSATORY 9 11 RETURN OF PROPERTY 7 12 FORECLOSURE 21 13 SALE OF PROPERTY 7 15 SATISFACTION OF LIEN 1 16 SUPERIORITY OF INTEREST IN PROPERTY 1 20 EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS 2 22 ENFORCEMENT OF IRS SUMMONS 1 25 PAIN AND SUFFERING 4 26 COURT COSTS AND/OF DISBURSMENTS 5 27 ATTORNEY FEES 5 29 OTHER DAMAGES COMBINATION CODES FOR DAMAGES 1 30 COSTS/DISBURSMENTS 18 39 INDEMNITY PREVENTATIVE/DECLARATORY 2 40 DECLARATION OF INVALIDITY OF STATUTE OR REGULATION 6 41 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 9 42 TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER 18 43 PRELIMINARY INJUCTION 2 44 INJUCTION AGAINST WASTE 72 45 OTHER INJUNCTION 2 46 RELEASE FROM LIABILITY 1 47 INTERPLEADINGS BY NAMED DEFENDANT 2 48 WRIT OF MANDAMUS/PROHIBITION/ETC. 8 49 BENEFITS UNDER ACT 8 50 REVERSAL-MODIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION 1 51 DETERMINATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS 13 52 REMAND 1 COURT REMEDIES PAGE 2-8 25 54 DECLARATORY JUDGMENT 1 55 IMPOSITION OF RECEIVERSHIP/GUARDIANSHIP/ETC. 8 56 QUITE TITLE 58 69 OTHER PREVENTATIVE/DECLARATORY REMEDIES DOMESTIC RELATIONS 3 70 DIVORCE 1 71 LEGAL SEPARATION 76 72 PROPERTY DIVISION 37 73 CHILD CUSTODY 1 74 CHILD SUPPORT 7 77 TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER (DOM REL CASES ONLY) 6 78 VISITATION 5 79 USE OF MAIDEN NAME 11 80 OCCUPANCY OF HOUSE 1 81 PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING DEBTS 11 89 OTHER DOMESTIC RELATIONS REMEDIES OTHER 10 97 RETURN OF STATUS 22 98 OTHER (NOT INCLUDED ON OTHER CODES ABOVE) 0VAR NAME: REM17 NON-MONETARY REMEDY #3 MD LT 0 LOC 47 - 48 ITEM DESCRIPTION: NON-MONETARY REMEDY #3 CODES: PUNITIVE 4 02 CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY RESTITUTIONAL/COMPENSATORY 2 11 RETURN OF PROPERTY 5 13 SALE OF PROPERTY 2 14 ATTACHMENT OF PROPERTY 2 15 SATISFACTION OF LIEN 1 16 SUPERIORITY OF INTEREST IN PROPERTY 3 18 APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL MASTER 2 20 EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS 2 24 LOST EARNINGS 1 25 PAIN AND SUFFERING 6 26 COURT COSTS AND/OF DISBURSMENTS 3 27 ATTORNEY FEES 1 29 OTHER DAMAGES PREVENTATIVE/DECLARATORY 1 40 DECLARATION OF INVALIDITY OF STATUTE OR REGULATION 1 41 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 1 42 TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER 8 43 PRELIMINARY INJUCTION 25 45 OTHER INJUNCTION 1 49 BENEFITS UNDER ACT 2 50 REVERSAL-MODIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION 2 51 DETERMINATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS 2 52 REMAND 1 COURT REMEDIES PAGE 2-9 11 54 DECLARATORY JUDGMENT 2 55 IMPOSITION OF RECEIVERSHIP/GUARDIANSHIP/ETC. 25 69 OTHER PREVENTATIVE/DECLARATORY REMEDIES DOMESTIC RELATIONS 2 70 DIVORCE 18 72 PROPERTY DIVISION 29 73 CHILD CUSTODY 4 74 CHILD SUPPORT 2 75 ALIMONY 2 77 TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER (DOM REL CASES ONLY) 9 78 VISITATION 10 79 USE OF MAIDEN NAME 5 80 OCCUPANCY OF HOUSE 5 81 PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING DEBTS 3 82 INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR SPOUSE AND/OR CHILDREN 4 89 OTHER DOMESTIC RELATIONS REMEDIES OTHER 4 97 RETURN OF STATUS 18 98 OTHER (NOT INCLUDED ON OTHER CODES ABOVE) 0VAR NAME: REM18 NON-MONETARY REMEDY #4 MD LT 0 LOC 49 - 50 ITEM DESCRIPTION: NON-MONETARY REMEDY #4 CODES: PUNITIVE 1 01 LICENSE REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION 3 02 CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY RESTITUTIONAL/COMPENSATORY 1 12 FORECLOSURE 5 13 SALE OF PROPERTY 1 18 APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL MASTER 1 23 ACTUAL EXPENSES/DAMAGES 2 26 COURT COSTS AND/OF DISBURSMENTS 1 29 OTHER DAMAGES COMBINATION CODES FOR DAMAGES 1 30 COSTS/DISBURSMENTS 1 39 INDEMNITY PREVENTATIVE/DECLARATORY 3 40 DECLARATION OF INVALIDITY OF STATUTE OR REGULATION 1 41 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 1 44 INJUCTION AGAINST WASTE 9 45 OTHER INJUNCTION 1 50 REVERSAL-MODIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION 3 54 DECLARATORY JUDGMENT 5 69 OTHER PREVENTATIVE/DECLARATORY REMEDIES DOMESTIC RELATIONS 5 72 PROPERTY DIVISION 1 74 CHILD SUPPORT 2 77 TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER (DOM REL CASES ONLY) 3 78 VISITATION 1 COURT REMEDIES PAGE 2-10 2 79 USE OF MAIDEN NAME 2 80 OCCUPANCY OF HOUSE 4 81 PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING DEBTS 5 82 INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR SPOUSE AND/OR CHILDREN 3 89 OTHER DOMESTIC RELATIONS REMEDIES OTHER 6 98 OTHER (NOT INCLUDED ON OTHER CODES ABOVE) 0VAR NAME: REM19 NON-MONETARY REMEDY #5 MD LT 0 LOC 51 - 52 ITEM DESCRIPTION: NON-MONETARY REMEDY #5 CODES: PUNITIVE 1 02 CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY RESTITUTIONAL/COMPENSATORY 1 16 SUPERIORITY OF INTEREST IN PROPERTY COMBINATION CODES FOR DAMAGES 1 30 COSTS/DISBURSEMENTS PREVENTATIVE/DECLARATORY 1 40 DECLARATION OF INVALIDITY OF STATUTE OR REGULATION 1 42 TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER 1 44 INJUCTION AGAINST WASTE 1 45 OTHER INJUNCTION 1 54 DECLARATORY JUDGMENT 1 55 IMPOSITION OF RECEIVERSHIP/GUARDIANSHIP/ETC. 1 69 OTHER PREVENTATIVE/DECLARATORY REMEDIES DOMESTIC RELATIONS 1 80 OCCUPANCY OF HOUSE 1 81 PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING DEBTS 2 82 INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR SPOUSE AND/OR CHILDREN 2 89 OTHER DOMESTIC RELATIONS REMEDIES OTHER 3 98 OTHER (NOT INCLUDED ON OTHER CODES ABOVE) 0VAR NAME: REM20 NON-MONETARY REMEDY #6 MD LT 0 LOC 53 - 54 ITEM DESCRIPTION: NON-MONETARY REMEDY #6 CODES: PUNITIVE 1 01 LICENSE REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION PREVENTATIVE/DECLARATORY 1 69 OTHER PREVENTATIVE/DECLARATORY REMEDIES DOMESTIC RELATIONS 1 73 CHILD CUSTODY 1 83 INSURANCE PROCEEDS 1 COURT REMEDIES PAGE 2-11 OTHER 1 98 OTHER (NOT INCLUDED ON OTHER CODES ABOVE) 0VAR NAME: REM21 MONETARY REMEDY #1 MD LT 0 LOC 55 - 56 ITEM DESCRIPTION: MONETARY REMEDY #1 CODES: PUNITIVE 80 04 PUNITIVE DAMAGES 4 05 ANTI-TRUST, TREBLE DAMAGES RESTITUTIONAL/COMPENSATORY 4 11 RETURN OF PROPERTY 24 12 FORECLOSURE 16 13 SALE OF PROPERTY 21 15 SATISFACTION OF LIEN 4 16 SUPERIORITY OF INTEREST IN PROPERTY 4 19 PENSION BENEFITS 13 20 EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS 11 21 REFUND OF TAXES 1117 23 ACTUAL EXPENSES/DAMAGES 58 24 LOST EARNINGS 20 25 PAIN AND SUFFERING 188 26 COURT COSTS AND/OF DISBURSMENTS 60 27 ATTORNEY FEES 5 28 INTEREST 144 29 OTHER DAMAGES COMBINATION CODES FOR DAMAGES 135 30 COSTS/DISBURSMENTS 50 31 ACTUAL DAMAGES 99 32 ACTUAL DAMAGES AND PAIN AND SUFFERING 5 33 LOST EARNINGS AND PAIN AND SUFFERING 242 34 ACTUAL DAMAGES, LOST EARNINGS, AND PAIN AND SUFFERING 152 35 PUNITIVE DAMAGES AND ACTUAL DAMAGES 4 36 PUNITIVE DAMAGES AND LOST EARNINGS 2 37 PUNITVE DAMAGES AND PAIN AND SUFFERING 72 38 CONTRIBUTION 40 39 INDEMNITY PREVENTATIVE/DECLARATORY 36 49 BENEFITS UNDER ACT 1 50 REVERSAL-MODIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION 1 54 DECLARATORY JUDGMENT DOMESTIC RELATIONS 2 72 PROPERTY DIVISION 2 73 CHILD CUSTODY 89 74 CHILD SUPPORT 10 75 ALIMONY 5 76 TEMPORARY ALIMONY 7 81 PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING DEBTS 17 83 INSURANCE PROCEEDS 20 84 LOSS OF CONSORTIUM/SOCIETY 1 COURT REMEDIES PAGE 2-12 5 89 OTHER DOMESTIC RELATIONS REMEDIES OTHER 20 90 PUNITIVE DAMAGES, ACTUAL DAMAGES, AND PAIN AND SUFFERING 26 97 RETURN OF STATUS 15 98 OTHER (NOT INCLUDED ON OTHER CODES ABOVE) 0VAR NAME: REM22 MONETARY REMEDY #2 MD LT 0 LOC 57 - 58 ITEM DESCRIPTION: MONETARY REMEDY #12 CODES: PUNITIVE 144 04 PUNITIVE DAMAGES 4 05 ANTI-TRUST, TREBLE DAMAGES RESTITUTIONAL/COMPENSATORY 1 12 FORECLOSURE 3 13 SALE OF PROPERTY 3 15 SATISFACTION OF LIEN 5 19 PENSION BENEFITS 4 20 EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS 83 23 ACTUAL EXPENSES/DAMAGES 54 24 LOST EARNINGS 19 25 PAIN AND SUFFERING 398 26 COURT COSTS AND/OF DISBURSMENTS 140 27 ATTORNEY FEES 248 28 INTEREST 108 29 OTHER DAMAGES COMBINATION CODES FOR DAMAGES 333 30 COSTS/DISBURSMENTS 4 31 ACTUAL DAMAGES 4 32 ACTUAL DAMAGES AND PAIN AND SUFFERING 9 34 ACTUAL DAMAGES, LOST EARNINGS, AND PAIN AND SUFFERING 7 35 PUNITIVE DAMAGES AND ACTUAL DAMAGES 3 36 PUNITIVE DAMAGES AND LOST EARNINGS 1 37 PUNITVE DAMAGES AND PAIN AND SUFFERING 4 38 CONTRIBUTION 29 39 INDEMNITY PREVENTATIVE/DECLARATORY 1 49 BENEFITS UNDER ACT DOMESTIC RELATIONS 20 74 CHILD SUPPORT 8 75 ALIMONY 5 76 TEMPORARY ALIMONY 1 79 USE OF MAIDEN NAME 8 81 PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING DEBTS 1 82 INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR SPOUSE AND/OR CHILDREN 1 83 INSURANCE PROCEEDS 9 84 LOSS OF CONSORTIUM/SOCIETY 1 89 OTHER DOMESTIC RELATIONS REMEDIES OTHER 1 98 OTHER (NOT INCLUDED ON OTHER CODES ABOVE) 1 COURT REMEDIES PAGE 2-13 0VAR NAME: REM23 MONETARY REMEDY #3 MD LT 0 LOC 59 - 60 ITEM DESCRIPTION: MONETARY REMEDY #3 CODES: PUNITIVE 23 04 PUNITIVE DAMAGES 1 05 ANTI-TRUST, TREBLE DAMAGES RESTITUTIONAL/COMPENSATORY 1 13 SALE OF PROPERTY 2 15 SATISFACTION OF LIEN 1 20 EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS 12 23 ACTUAL EXPENSES/DAMAGES 24 24 LOST EARNINGS 19 25 PAIN AND SUFFERING 223 26 COURT COSTS AND/OF DISBURSMENTS 97 27 ATTORNEY FEES 97 28 INTEREST 73 29 OTHER DAMAGES COMBINATION CODES FOR DAMAGES 173 30 COSTS/DISBURSMENTS 3 31 ACTUAL DAMAGES 1 33 LOST EARNINGS AND PAIN AND SUFFERING 3 34 ACTUAL DAMAGES, LOST EARNINGS, AND PAIN AND SUFFERING 2 35 PUNITIVE DAMAGES AND ACTUAL DAMAGES 1 36 PUNITIVE DAMAGES AND LOST EARNINGS 1 38 CONTRIBUTION 1 39 INDEMNITY DOMESTIC RELATIONS 4 74 CHILD SUPPORT 1 76 TEMPORARY ALIMONY 2 81 PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING DEBTS 1 82 INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR SPOUSE AND/OR CHILDREN 3 84 LOSS OF CONSORTIUM/SOCIETY OTHER 1 97 RETURN OF STATUS 2 98 OTHER (NOT INCLUDED ON OTHER CODES ABOVE) 0VAR NAME: REM24 MONETARY REMEDY #4 MD LT 0 LOC 61 - 62 ITEM DESCRIPTION: MONETARY REMEDY #4 CODES: PUNITIVE 7 04 PUNITIVE DAMAGES RESTITUTIONAL/COMPENSATORY 1 COURT REMEDIES PAGE 2-14 1 17 COMPENSATION FOR BACK TAXES PAID BY PLAINTIFF 2 19 PENSION BENEFITS 3 23 ACTUAL EXPENSES/DAMAGES 3 24 LOST EARNINGS 2 25 PAIN AND SUFFERING 69 26 COURT COSTS AND/OF DISBURSMENTS 16 27 ATTORNEY FEES 30 28 INTEREST 26 29 OTHER DAMAGES COMBINATION CODES FOR DAMAGES 30 30 COSTS/DISBURSMENTS 1 34 ACTUAL DAMAGES, LOST EARNINGS, AND PAIN AND SUFFERING 1 36 PUNITIVE DAMAGES AND LOST EARNINGS DOMESTIC RELATIONS 1 75 ALIMONY 1 81 PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING DEBTS 1 83 INSURANCE PROCEEDS OTHER 3 98 OTHER (NOT INCLUDED ON OTHER CODES ABOVE) 0VAR NAME: REM25 REMEDY DOLLAR AMOUNT #1 MD LT 0 LOC 63 - 69 ITEM DESCRIPTION: REMEDY DOLLAR AMOUNT #1 NOTES: 9999999 INDICATES AN AMOUNT OVER $10,000,000 20 -10 AMOUNT UNDER $10,00; NO ITEMIZATION OR SPECIFIC AMOUNT GIVEN 116 -11 AMOUNT OVER $10,00; NO ITEMIZATION OR SPECIFIC AMOUNT GIVEN 11 -12 AMOUNT ACCRUING OVER TIME, NOT FIXED 1940 VALID OBSERVATIONS; RANGE 0 TO 7000000 MEAN 94678; MEDIAN 10070; STD 380905 0VAR NAME: REM26 REMEDY DOLLAR AMOUNT #2 MD LT 0 LOC 70 - 76 ITEM DESCRIPTION: REMEDY DOLLAR AMOUNT #2 NOTES: 9999999 INDICATES AN AMOUNT OVER $10,000,000 1 -10 AMOUNT UNDER $10,00; NO ITEMIZATION OR SPECIFIC AMOUNT GIVEN 13 -11 AMOUNT OVER $10,00; NO ITEMIZATION OR SPECIFIC AMOUNT GIVEN 173 -12 AMOUNT ACCRUING OVER TIME, NOT FIXED 471 VALID OBSERVATIONS; RANGE 0 TO 9999999 1 COURT REMEDIES PAGE 2-15 MEAN 180632; MEDIAN 3500; STD 778832 0VAR NAME: REM27 REMEDY DOLLAR AMOUNT #3 MD LT 0 LOC 77 - 83 ITEM DESCRIPTION: REMEDY DOLLAR AMOUNT #3 NOTES: 9999999 INDICATES AN AMOUNT OVER $10,000,000 1 -10 AMOUNT UNDER $10,00; NO ITEMIZATION OR SPECIFIC AMOUNT GIVEN 3 -11 AMOUNT OVER $10,00; NO ITEMIZATION OR SPECIFIC AMOUNT GIVEN 79 -12 AMOUNT ACCRUING OVER TIME, NOT FIXED 163 VALID OBSERVATIONS; RANGE 0 TO 5000000 MEAN 62717; MEDIAN 968; STD 417883 0VAR NAME: REM28 REMEDY DOLLAR AMOUNT #4 MD LT 0 LOC 84 - 90 ITEM DESCRIPTION: REMEDY DOLLAR AMOUNT #4 NOTES: 9999999 INDICATES AN AMOUNT OVER $10,000,000 23 -12 AMOUNT ACCRUING OVER TIME, NOT FIXED 33 VALID OBSERVATIONS; RANGE 25 TO 5219102 MEAN 241900; MEDIAN 800; STD 939009 1 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION REMEDIES PAGE 3-1 0VAR NAME: CASE.ID CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER LOC 1 - 5 0VAR NAME: RESP.NUM RESPONDENT NUMBER--00 LOC 6 - 7 0VAR NAME: RECTYPE RECORD TYPE IDENTIFIER--03 LOC 8 - 9 0VAR NAME: SEQNUM SEQUENCE NUMBER LOC 10 - 12 0VAR NAME: ALTREM1 CHARACTERIZATION OF REMEDY MD LT 0 LOC 13 ITEM DESCRIPTION: CHARACTERIZATION OF REMEDY CODES: 621 1 REMEDIES SOUGHT 233 2 REMEDIES RECEIVED IN DECISION 183 3 REMEDIES RECEIVED IN SETTLEMENT 34 4 ALTERNATIVES REMEDIES SOUGHT 18 5 ALTERNATIVES REMEDIES RECEIVED 0VAR NAME: ALTREM2 PARTY REMEDY SOUGHT BY MD LT 0 LOC 14 - 15 ITEM DESCRIPTION: PARTY REMEDY SOUGHT BY CODES: 004 31 FIRST COMPLAINANT 100 32 SECOND COMPLAINANT 19 33 THIRD COMPLAINANT 3 34 FOURTH COMPLAINANT 1 35 FIFTH COMPLAINANT 53 41 FIRST RESPONDENT 5 42 SECOND RESPONDENT 4 43 THIRD REPONDENT 0VAR NAME: ALTREM3 PARTY FROM WHOM REMEDY SOUGHT MD LT 0 LOC 16 - 17 1 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION REMEDIES PAGE 3-2 ITEM DESCRIPTION: PARTY FROM WHOM REMEDY SOUGHT CODES: 52 31 FIRST COMPLAINANT 3 32 SECOND COMPLAINANT 888 41 FIRST RESPONDENT 39 42 SECOND RESPONDENT 6 43 THIRD RESPONDENT 101 82 THIRD PARTY 0VAR NAME: ALTREM4 FIRST REMEDY: TYPE MD LT 0 LOC 18 - 19 ITEM DESCRIPTION: FIRST REMEDY: TYPE CODES: 55 01 PUNITIVE 0 02 RETURN OF PROPERTY 1 03 RETURN OF STATUS 73 04 SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE 1 05 CONTRIBUTION 10 06 DETERMINATION/CLARIFICATION OF CONTRACTE 7 07 DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP 3 08 ACCOUNTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS 4 09 CHANGE IN POLICY 35 15 CHANGE IN ZONING 16 16 ZONING VARIANCE 3 17 ALLEY VACATION 46 18 COMPENSATION FOR CONDEMNED PROPERTY 0 19 MOVING AND RELOCATION EXPENSES 0 20 MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 337 21 ACTUAL EXPENSES/DAMAGES 6 22 LOST EARNINGS/PROFITS 3 23 PAIN AND SUFFERING 2 24 ATTORNEY FEES 2 25 HEARING COSTS 0 31 DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP AND ACCOUNTING & DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS 0 32 SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE AND DETERMINATION/CLARIFICATION OF CONTRACT 3 33 ACTUAL EXPENSES/DAMAGES AND LOST EARNINGS/PROFITS 1 34 ACTUAL EXPENSES/DAMAGES, LOST EARNINGS/PROFITS AND PAIN AND SUFFERING 5 35 ACTUAL EXPENSES/DAMAGES AND PAIN AND SUFFERING 0 36 ATTORNEY FEES AND HEARING COSTS 334 40 UNCLEAR 19 41 OTHER 49 51 LICENSE SUSPENDED 20 52 LICENSE REVOKED 0 53 LICENSE APPLICATION DENIED 1 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION REMEDIES PAGE 3-3 0 54 LICENSE POST-PONED 1 55 OTHER LICENSE RELATED ACTION 37 60 DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BENEFITS 7 61 DETERMINATION OF INELIGIBILITY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BENEFITS 0VAR NAME: ALTREM5 SECOND REMEDY: TYPE MD LT 0 LOC 20 - 21 ITEM DESCRIPTION: SECOND REMEDY: TYPE CODES: 12 04 SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE 1 05 CONTRIBUTION 2 06 DETERMINATION/CLARIFICATION OF CONTRACTE 6 07 DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP 8 08 ACCOUNTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS 5 09 CHANGE IN POLICY 2 19 MOVING AND RELOCATION EXPENSES 3 20 MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 15 21 ACTUAL EXPENSES/DAMAGES 7 22 LOST EARNINGS/PROFITS 31 24 ATTORNEY FEES 13 25 HEARING COSTS 1 36 ATTORNEY FEES AND HEARING COSTS 18 40 UNCLEAR 25 41 OTHER 4 51 LICENSE SUSPENDED 30 52 LICENSE REVOKED 9 54 LICENSE POST-PONED 3 55 OTHER LICENSE RELATED ACTION 0VAR NAME: ALTREM6 THIRD REMEDY: TYPE MD LT 0 LOC 22 - 23 ITEM DESCRIPTION: THIRD REMEDY: TYPE CODES: 2 03 RETURN OF STATUS 3 04 SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE 6 06 DETERMINATION/CLARIFICATION OF CONTRACTE 1 07 DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP 6 08 ACCOUNTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS 1 19 MOVING AND RELOCATION EXPENSES 1 20 MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 3 21 ACTUAL EXPENSES/DAMAGES 2 23 PAIN AND SUFFERING 5 24 ATTORNEY FEES 10 25 HEARING COSTS 1 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION REMEDIES PAGE 3-4 1 31 DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP AND ACCOUNTING & DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS 1 35 ACTUAL EXPENSES/DAMAGES AND PAIN AND SUFFERING 6 36 ATTORNEY FEES AND HEARING COSTS 2 40 UNCLEAR 3 41 OTHER 5 54 LICENSE POST-PONED 3 55 OTHER LICENSE RELATED ACTION 0VAR NAME: ALTREM7 FOURTH REMEDY: TYPE MD LT 0 LOC 24 - 25 ITEM DESCRIPTION: FOURTH REMEDY: TYPE CODES: 1 01 PUNITIVE 1 04 SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE 8 21 ACTUAL EXPENSES/DAMAGES 1 22 LOST EARNINGS/PROFITS 2 24 ATTORNEY FEES 1 41 OTHER 0VAR NAME: ALTREM8 FIRST REMEDY: DOLLAR AMOUNT MD LT 0 LOC 26 - 32 ITEM DESCRIPTION: FIRST REMEDY: DOLLAR AMOUNT NOTES: 596 VALID OBERVATIONS; RANGE 0 TO 575000 MEAN 12983; MEDIAN 2700; STD 44015 1 -12 AMOUNT ACCRUING OVER TIME, NOT FIXED 0VAR NAME: ALTREM9 SECOND REMEDY: DOLLAR AMOUNT MD LT 0 LOC 33 - 39 ITEM DESCRIPTION: SECOND REMEDY: DOLLAR AMOUNT NOTES: 74 VALID OBERVATIONS; RANGE 50 TO 151001 MEAN 7149; MEDIAN 525; STD 19854 17 -12 AMOUNT ACCRUING OVER TIME, NOT FIXED 0VAR NAME: ALTREM10 THIRD REMEDY: DOLLAR AMOUNT MD LT 0 LOC 40 - 46 1 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION REMEDIES PAGE 3-5 ITEM DESCRIPTION: THIRD REMEDY: DOLLAR AMOUNT NOTES: 17 VALID OBERVATIONS; RANGE 156 TO 25000 MEAN 5853; MEDIAN 890; STD 7129 5 -12 AMOUNT ACCRUING OVER TIME, NOT FIXED 0VAR NAME: ALTREM11 FOURTH REMEDY: DOLLAR AMOUNT MD LT 0 LOC 47 - 53 ITEM DESCRIPTION: FOURTH REMEDY: DOLLAR AMOUNT NOTES: 11 VALID OBERVATIONS; RANGE 500 TO 10000 MEAN 1895; MEDIAN 772; STD 2771 1 -12 AMOUNT ACCRUING OVER TIME, NOT FIXED 0VAR NAME: ALTREM12 FIFTH REMEDY: DOLLAR AMOUNT MD LT 0 LOC 54 - 60 ITEM DESCRIPTION: FIFTH REMEDY: DOLLAR AMOUNT NOTES: 4 VALID OBERVATIONS; RANGE 2 TO 115000 MEDIAN 66110 0VAR NAME: ALTREM13 IS REMEDY RECEIVED IN DECISION THE SAME MD LT 0 LOC 61 - 62 ITEM DESCRIPTION: IS REMEDY RECEIVED IN DECISION THE SAME AS THE REQUESTED REMEDY CODES: 33 1 YES 168 2 NO 17 3 UNCLEAR 1 PARTIES (TYPE, LAWYERS, ROLE, TERMINATIONS) PAGE 4-1 0VAR NAME: CASE.ID CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER LOC 1 - 5 0VAR NAME: RESP.NUM RESPONDENT NUMBER--00 LOC 6 - 7 0VAR NAME: RECTYPE RECORD TYPE IDENTIFIER--04 LOC 8 - 9 0VAR NAME: SEQNUM SEQUENCE NUMBER LOC 10 - 12 0VAR NAME: PARTY1 WHICH PARTY MD=NONE LOC 13 - 14 ITEM DESCRIPTION: WHICH PARTY DOES THE DATA ON THIS RECORD REFER TO CODES: 1649 11 PLAINTIFF 1 272 12 PLAINTIFF 2 66 13 PLAINTIFF 3 30 14 PLAINTIFF 4 16 15 PLAINTIFF 5 1649 21 DEFENDANT 1 613 22 DEFENDANT 2 253 23 DEFENDANT 3 90 24 DEFENDANT 4 37 25 DEFENDANT 5 508 31 CLAIMANT 1 57 32 CLAIMANT 2 11 33 CLAIMANT 3 508 41 RESPONDENT 1 47 42 RESPONDENT 2 5 43 RESPONDENT 3 NOTES: A. PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANT CODES USED FOR COURT CASES; RESPONDENT AND CLAIMANT USED FOR OTHERS. B. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN FIVE PLAINTIFFS OR FIVE DEFENDANTS IN A COURT CASE, ONLY THE FIRST FIVE ON A GIVEN SIDE WERE CODED. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN THREE CLAIMANTS OR THREE RESPONDENTS IN AN ALTERNATIVES CASE, ONLY THE FIRST THREE ON A GIVEN SIDE WERE CODED. 1 PARTIES (TYPE, LAWYERS, ROLE, TERMINATIONS) PAGE 4-2 0VAR NAME: PARTY2 NATURE OF PARTY MD LT 0 LOC 15 - 17 ITEM DESCRIPTION: NATURE OF PARTY CODES: INDIVIDUAL(S) 2981 101 NATURAL PERSON(S) 18 201 CLASS OF NATURAL PERSON(S) ORGANIZATION (NON-GOVERNMENTAL): MANUFACTURE 11 301 AGRICULTURAL 14 302 MINING 28 303 CHEMICAL 15 304 FOOD PROCESSING 26 305 TEXTILES, APPAREL 18 306 PUBLISHING/PRINTING 36 307 METAL PRODUCTS 33 308 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT 23 309 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 5 310 COMPUTERS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT 14 311 HOME FURNISHINGS 14 312 RAW MATERIALS 79 319 OTHER MANUFACTURE ORGANIZATION (NON-GOVERNMENTAL): CONSTRUCTION 70 320 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION 139 321 RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION 17 322 CRAFTS, OTHER ARTISANS 17 323 CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 44 329 OTHER CONSTRUCTION ORGANIZATION (NON-GOVERNMENTAL): UTILITIES 8 330 TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH 8 331 ELECTRIC 10 332 GAS 1 339 OTHER UTILITY ORGANIZATION (NON-GOVERNMENTAL): FINANCIAL 66 340 BANKS 82 341 CREDIT AND LENDING (NON-BANK) 334 342 INSURANCE CARRIERS, BROKERS, ETC. 32 343 REAL ESTATE 24 344 LANDLORD, PROPERTY OWNERSHIP 15 345 SECURITIES AND BROKERAGE 4 346 COLLECTION AGENCY 19 349 OTHER FINANCIAL ORGANIZATION (NON-GOVERNMENTAL): UNIONS 39 350 UNIONS 30 351 UNION PENSION, EMPLOYEE BENEFIT FUNDS 30 352 RAILROAD 5 353 STEVADORING AND WAREHOUSING (NON-UNION) 3 359 OTHER UNION ORGANIZATION (NON-GOVERNMENTAL): SERVICES 18 360 AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE 1 361 HOME REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE 11 362 HOTEL-MOTEL 35 363 HOSPITAL, HEALTH CARE 1 PARTIES (TYPE, LAWYERS, ROLE, TERMINATIONS) PAGE 4-3 14 364 BUSINESS SERVICES 8 365 PERSONAL SERVICES (BARBERS, LAUNDRIES, ETC.) 30 366 ENTERTAINMENT 18 367 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (NON-MEDICAL) 2 368 IMPORT-EXPORT 5 369 ADVERTISING 19 370 DISTRIBUTOR OF GOODS 4 371 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION 50 372 OTHER SERVICES 9 373 LAND DEVELOPER (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUION CODE) 14 374 SECURITY GUARD (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUION CODE) ORGANIZATION (NON-GOVERNMENTAL): TRADE, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL 51 380 GENERAL MERCHANDISE 51 381 FOOD-LIQUOR 20 382 APPAREL 23 383 RESTAURANT, BAR, ETC. 62 384 AUTOMOTIVE (NON-SERVICE) 3 385 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS 40 389 OTHER TRADE 6 390 RELIGIOUS 9 391 CIVIL, SOCIAL, FRATERNAL 9 392 PUBLIC INTEREST ORGANIZATION (NON-GOVERNMENTAL): TRANSPORT 42 393 SHIPPER, FREIGHT CARRIER 19 394 SHIP, FREIGHT CARRIER 0 395 SHIP, PASSENGER 13 396 PUBLIC CONVENIENCE CARRIER 22 397 OTHER TRANSPORT 49 398 OTHER (NOT INCLUDED IN AN OTHER LISTING ABOVE) 88 399 NON-GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITY, BUT NOT OTHERWISE ASCERTAINABLE ORGANIZATION (GOVERNMENTAL): NATIONAL 0 401 LEGISLATIVE 4 402 CHIEF EXECUTIVE 6 403 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE-PERSONNEL 2 404 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE-SUPPLY/ACQUISITION 3 405 LEGAL SYSTEM-COURTS AND JUDGES 0 406 POLICE 1 407 FIRE 22 408 TAXATION 1 409 EDUCATION 67 410 HUMAN SERVICES-WELFARE 10 411 HEALTH CARE 1 412 STREETS AND HIGHWAYS 1 413 PUBLICALLY OWNED TRANSPORTATION 48 414 GOVERNMENT AS CREDITOR (NON-TAX) 3 415 POSTAL SERVICE 9 416 MILITARY 0 417 POLITICAL PROCESSES 3 418 REGULATION OF ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 1 419 REGULATION OF MARKET PRACTICES 5 420 REGULATION OF FINANCE 5 422 REGULATION OF TRANSPORTATION (PUBLIC CONVENIENCE) 0 423 REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS (LICENSING) 2 424 REGULATION OF BUSINESS (LICENSING) 1 PARTIES (TYPE, LAWYERS, ROLE, TERMINATIONS) PAGE 4-4 23 425 REGULATION OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT 1 426 REGULATION OF COMMUNICATIONS 0 427 REGULATION OF BUILDING AND HOUSING STANDARDS (ZONING) 3 428 REGULATION OF LAND USE (NON-ZONING) 4 429 OTHER REGULATION 1 430 GOVERNMENT AS TORT-FEASOR 11 498 OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITY 2 499 OTHER NATIONAL LEVEL GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITY BUT OTHERWISE NOT ASCERTAINABLE ORGANIZATION (GOVERNMENTAL): STATE 0 501 LEGISLATIVE 1 502 CHIEF EXECUTIVE 3 503 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE-PERSONNEL 0 504 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE-SUPPLY/ACQUISITIONS 3 505 LEGAL SYSTEM-COURTS AND JUDGES 1 506 POLICE 0 507 FIRE 11 508 TAXATION 8 509 EDUCATION 12 510 HUMAN SERVICES-WELFARE 2 511 HEALTH CARE 14 512 STREETS AND HIGHWAYS 2 513 PUBLICAALY OWNED TRANSPORTATION 13 514 GOVERNMENT AS CREDITOR (NON-TAX) 1 516 MILITARY 2 519 REGULATION OF MARKETS 0 520 REGULATION OF FINANCE 0 522 REGULATION OF TRANSPORTATION (PUBLIC CONVENIENCE) 30 523 REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS (LICENSING) 9 524 REGULATION OF BUSINESS (LICENSING) 0 525 REGULATION OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT 0 526 REGULATION OF COMMUNICATIONS 0 527 REGULATION OF BUILDING AND HOUSING STANDARDS (ZONING) 0 528 REGULATION OF LAND USE (NON-ZONING) 5 529 OTHER REGULATION 30 530 GOVERNMENT AS TORT-FEASOR 5 598 OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITY 0 599 OTHER STATE LEVEL GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITY BUT OTHERWISE NOT ASCERTAINABLE ORGANIZATION (GOVERNMENTAL): COUNTY 3 601 LEGISLATIVE 3 602 CHIEF EXECUTIVE 8 603 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE-PERSONNEL 0 604 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE-SUPPLY/ACQUISITION 2 605 LEGAL SYSTEM-COURTS AND JUDGES 13 606 POLICE 0 607 FIRE 3 608 TAXATION 3 609 EDUCATION 4 610 HUMAN SERVICES-WELFARE 5 611 HEALTH CARE 1 612 STREETS AND HIGHWAYS 0 613 PUBLICALLY OWNED TRANSPORTATION 1 614 GOVERNMENT AS CREDITOR 1 617 POLITICAL PROCESSES 1 PARTIES (TYPE, LAWYERS, ROLE, TERMINATIONS) PAGE 4-5 1 618 REGULATION OF ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 0 619 REGULATION OF MARKET PRACTICES 0 620 REGULATION OF FINANCE 0 622 REGULATION OF TRANSPORTATION (PUBLIC CONVENIENCE) 0 623 REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS (LICENSING) 0 624 REGULATION OF BUSINESS (LICENSING) 0 625 REGULATION OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT 0 626 REGULATION OF COMMUNICATIONS 0 627 REGULATION OF BUILDING AND HOUSING STANDARDS (ZONING) 0 628 REGULATION OF LAND USE (NON-ZONING) 0 629 OTHER REGULATION 1 630 GOVERNMENT AS TORT-FEASOR 14 698 OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITY 1 699 OTHER COUNTY LEVEL GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITY BUT OTHERWISE NOT ASCERTAINABLE ORGANIZATION (GOVERNMENTAL): LOCAL 6 701 LEGISLATIVE 4 702 CHIEF EXECUTIVE 4 703 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE-PERSONNEL 0 704 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE-SUPPLY AND ACQUISITIONS 1 705 LEGAL SYSTEM-COURTS AND JUDGES 23 706 POLICE 1 707 FIRE 0 708 TAXATIONS 7 709 EDUCATION 0 710 HUMAN SERVICES-WELFARE 0 711 HEALTH CARE 14 712 STREETS AND HIGHWAYS 4 713 PUBLICALY OWNED TRANSPORTATION 1 714 GOVERNMENT AS CREDITOR (NON-TAX) 1 717 POLITICAL PROCESSES 0 720 REGULATION OF FINANCE 0 722 REGULATION OF TRANSPORTATION (PUBLIC CONVENIENCE) 0 723 REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS (LICENSING) 0 724 REGULATION OF BUSINESS (LICENSING) 0 725 REGULATION OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT 0 726 REGULATION OF COMMUNICATIONS 10 727 REGULATION OF BUILDING AND HOUSING STANDARDS (ZONING) 16 728 REGULATION OF LAND USE (NON-ZONING) 1 729 OTHER REGULATION 3 730 GOVERNMENT AS TORT-FEASOR 7 798 OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITY 7 799 OTHER LOCAL LEVEL GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITY BUT OTHERWISE NOT ASCERTAINABLE 0 899 GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITY, BUT OTHERWISE NOT ASCERTAINABLE EVEN AS TO LEVEL OTHER ORGANIZATIONS 3 921 TRADE OR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION 25 922 PROVIDER OF TRANSPORTATION 1 923 ENERGY PRODUCERS/REFINERS 2 924 EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION 1 925 LEGAL SERVICES 7 998 OTHER (NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OF OTHER CODES ABOVE) 1 PARTIES (TYPE, LAWYERS, ROLE, TERMINATIONS) PAGE 4-6 0VAR NAME: PARTY3 TYPE OF COUNSEL, FIRST LAWYER MD LT 0 LOC 18 - 19 ITEM DESCRIPTION: TYPE OF COUNSEL, FIRST LAWYER CODES: PRIVATE 552 01 PRO SE 7 02 COMPLAINANT IS ATTORNEY (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 918 10 SOLO PRACTITIONER 2991 11 PARTNERSHIP 48 12 CORPORATE GOVERNMENTAL 28 20 U.S. AGENCY COUNSEL 199 21 U.S. ATTORNEY 8 22 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 15 23 GOVERNMENT OPERATIED LEGAL SERVICES/AID 89 24 STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL (INCLUDING STAFF) 46 25 STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY COUNSEL 14 26 DISTRICT ATTORNEY 52 27 CITY ATTORNEY/COUNSEL 17 28 COUNTY ATTORNY/COUNSEL 1 29 OTHER GOVERNMENTAL COUNSEL OTHER COUNSEL TYPES 14 30 PRIVATELY-OPERATED PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRM 10 31 PUBLICALLY-FUNDED PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRM 1 35 GUARDIAN AD LITEM 0 36 EXECUTOR OF ESTATE 0 40 PRE-PAID GROUP LEGAL SERVICES 2 98 OTHER TYPE OF COUNSEL 0VAR NAME: PARTY4 TYPE OF COUNSEL, SECOND LAWYER MD LT 0 LOC 20 - 21 ITEM DESCRIPTION: TYPE OF COUNSEL, SECOND LAWYER CODES: PRIVATE 5 01 PRO SE 64 10 SOLO PRACTITIONER 215 11 PARTNERSHIP 2 12 CORPORATE GOVERNMENTAL 8 20 U.S. AGENCY COUNSEL 6 21 U.S. ATTORNEY 5 22 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 2 23 GOVERNMENT OPERATIED LEGAL SERVICES/AID 6 24 STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL (INCLUDING STAFF) 2 27 CITY ATTORNEY/COUNSEL 5 28 COUNTY ATTORNY/COUNSEL OTHER COUNSEL TYPES 1 PARTIES (TYPE, LAWYERS, ROLE, TERMINATIONS) PAGE 4-7 3 30 PRIVATELY-OPERATED PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRM 1 31 PUBLICALLY-FUNDED PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRM 1 40 PRE-PAID GROUP LEGAL SERVICES 0VAR NAME: PARTY5 TYPE OF COUNSEL, THIRD LAWYER MD LT 0 LOC 22 - 23 ITEM DESCRIPTION: TYPE OF COUNSEL, THIRD LAWYER CODES: PRIVATE 5 01 PRO SE 16 10 SOLO PRACTITIONER 14 11 PARTNERSHIP GOVERNMENTAL 3 20 U.S. AGENCY COUNSEL 1 21 U.S. ATTORNEY 4 24 STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL (INCLUDING STAFF) 1 27 CITY ATTORNEY/COUNSEL 1 28 COUNTY ATTORNY/COUNSEL 0VAR NAME: PARTY6 ROLE OF PARTY, FIRST CODE MD LT 0 LOC 24 - 26 ITEM DESCRIPTION: ROLE OF PARTY, FIRST CODE CODES: 190 101 SPOUSE 20 102 EX-SPOUSE 45 103 SPOUSE OF PLAINTIFF 7 104 SPOUSE OF DEFENDANT 25 105 PARENT 15 106 PARENT OF PLAINTIFF 6 107 PARENT OF DEFENDANT 11 108 CHILD 1 109 SIBLING 6 110 LEGAL GUARDIAN 7 111 GUARDIAN AD LITEM 0 112 PUBLIC GUARDIAN 1 113 WARD 4 120 STUDENT 30 201 TENANT 26 202 LANDLORD 2 203 POTENTIAL TENNANT (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 1 204 POTENTIAL LANDLORD (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 29 210 CONSUMER OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 12 211 LAWYER/OTHER LEGAL PROFESSIONAL 18 212 PHYSICIAN 8 213 OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL 14 214 PROFESSIONAL PERSON (NON-LEGAL, NON MEDICAL) 14 215 BUSINESS PERSON (NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED) 1 PARTIES (TYPE, LAWYERS, ROLE, TERMINATIONS) PAGE 4-8 312 216 GOVERNMENT AGENCY/OFFICER 82 217 CLAIMANT TO GOVERNMENT BENEFITS 3 218 EMPLOYER OF PLAINTIFF 34 219 EMPLOYER OF DEFENDANT 179 220 EMPLOYER 118 221 EMPLOYEE 110 222 FORMER EMPLOYER 106 223 FORMER EMPLOYEE 10 224 POTENTIAL EMPLOYER 10 225 POTENTIAL EMPLOYEE 83 230 CONSUMER OF COMMERICIAL GOODS/SERVICES 10 231 TRADE/BUSINESS ASSOCIATION 14 232 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION 99 233 MANUFACTURER 53 234 WHOLESALER/DISTRIBUTOR 77 235 RETAILER 37 236 FREIGHT CARRIER 18 237 PUBLIC CONVENIENCE CARRIER 1 238 EMPLOYEE OF PLAINTIFF 36 239 EMPLOYEE OF DEFENDANT 10 240 PUBLIC UTILITY 388 241 PARTY TO CONTRACT 104 242 CONSTRUCTION FIRM 5 243 OFFICER OF PLAINTIFF ORGANIZATION 41 244 OFFICER OF DEFENDANT ORGANIZATION 45 245 UNION/UNION OFFICER 19 246 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT/PENSION FUND 7 247 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT/PENSION FUND RECIPIENT/CLAIMANT 4 248 BUSINESS PARTNEERS 33 250 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNER 33 251 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGER (ALLEGED) 7 252 RAILROAD 129 301 OWNER OF REAL PROPERTY 20 302 CLAIMANT TO OWNERSHIP OF REAL PROPERTY 80 303 BUYER OF REAL PROPERTY 32 304 SELLER OF REAL PROPERTY 39 305 REQUESTOR OF LAND USE CHANGE 53 306 PROTESTOR OF LAND USE CHANGE 139 401 CREDITOR 230 402 DEBTOR 32 403 LIENHOLDER 29 404 MORTGAGE HOLDER 33 405 LENDING INSTITUTION 33 406 BANK/SAVINGS AND LOAN 308 407 INSURANCE COMPANY/AGENT/BROKER 1 408 BONDHOLDER 13 409 STOCKHOLDER 9 410 FIDUCIARY 70 411 INSURANCE POLICY HOLDER/BENEFICIARY 71 412 CLAIMANT TO INSURANCE BENEFITS 13 413 GUARANTOR (E.G., CO-SIGNER) 45 414 UNINSURED/UNDER-INSURED HIT AND RUN MOTORIST CLAIM 2 450 VETERAN 4 501 VOTER 0 502 POLITICAL PARTY 1 PARTIES (TYPE, LAWYERS, ROLE, TERMINATIONS) PAGE 4-9 1 503 CANDIDATE 21 510 TOWN/CITY/VILLAGE 21 511 COUNTY 17 512 STATE 25 513 SOVEREIGN NATION 37 601 VICTIM OF DISCRIMINATION 503 610 MOTOR VEHICLE OWNER/OPERATOR 101 611 PASSENGER/PEDESTRIAN IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT 28 620 ASSAULT VICTIM 30 621 ASSAULT PERPETRATOR (ALLEGED) 8 630 LIBEL/SLANDER/DEFAMATION VICTIM 15 631 LIBEL/SLANDER/DEFAMATION PERPETRATOR (ALLEGED) 300 640 ACCIDENT VICTIM 214 641 ACCIDENT PERPETRATOR (ALLEGED) 48 650 OWNER OF ACCIDENT SIGHT 5 660 OWNER OF ANIMAL 28 901 LIEN HOLDER/MORTGAGE HOLDER/OTHER CREDITOR 14 909 ALLEGED PERPETRATOR 218 998 OTHER 0VAR NAME: PARTY7 ROLE OF PARTY, SECOND CODE MD LT 0 LOC 27 - 29 ITEM DESCRIPTION: ROLE OF PARTY, SECOND CODE CODES: 5 101 SPOUSE 2 102 EX-SPOUSE 7 103 SPOUSE OF PLAINTIFF 5 104 SPOUSE OF DEFENDANT 15 105 PARENT 4 106 PARENT OF PLAINTIFF 4 107 PARENT OF DEFENDANT 12 108 CHILD 0 109 SIBLING 2 110 LEGAL GUARDIAN 4 111 GUARDIAN AD LITEM 4 120 STUDENT 3 121 TEACHER 9 201 TENANT 8 202 LANDLORD 4 210 CONSUMER OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 2 211 LAWYER/OTHER LEGAL PROFESSIONAL 2 213 OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL 7 214 PROFESSIONAL PERSON (NON-LEGAL, NON MEDICAL) 14 215 BUSINESS PERSON (NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED) 55 216 GOVERNMENT AGENCY/OFFICER 3 217 CLAIMANT TO GOVERNMENT BENEFITS 5 218 EMPLOYER OF PLAINTIFF 29 219 EMPLOYER OF DEFENDANT 27 220 EMPLOYER 22 221 EMPLOYEE 11 222 FORMER EMPLOYER 1 PARTIES (TYPE, LAWYERS, ROLE, TERMINATIONS) PAGE 4-10 9 223 FORMER EMPLOYEE 39 230 CONSUMER OF COMMERICIAL GOODS/SERVICES 8 231 TRADE/BUSINESS ASSOCIATION 8 232 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION 50 233 MANUFACTURER 35 234 WHOLESALER/DISTRIBUTOR 36 235 RETAILER 13 236 FREIGHT CARRIER 7 237 PUBLIC CONVENIENCE CARRIER 2 238 EMPLOYEE OF PLAINTIFF 23 239 EMPLOYEE OF DEFENDANT 1 240 PUBLIC UTILITY 391 241 PARTY TO CONTRACT 118 242 CONSTRUCTION FIRM 2 243 OFFICER OF PLAINTIFF ORGANIZATION 10 244 OFFICER OF DEFENDANT ORGANIZATION 2 245 UNION/UNION OFFICER 20 246 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT/PENSION FUND 7 247 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT/PENSION FUND RECIPIENT/CLAIMANT 4 248 BUSINESS PARTNEERS 12 250 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNER 13 251 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGER (ALLEGED) 3 252 RAILROAD 83 301 OWNER OF REAL PROPERTY 4 302 CLAIMANT TO OWNERSHIP OF REAL PROPERTY 16 303 BUYER OF REAL PROPERTY 18 304 SELLER OF REAL PROPERTY 2 306 PROTESTOR OF LAND USE CHANGE 58 401 CREDITOR 60 402 DEBTOR 15 403 LIENHOLDER 11 404 MORTGAGE HOLDER 37 405 LENDING INSTITUTION 25 406 BANK/SAVINGS AND LOAN 10 407 INSURANCE COMPANY/AGENT/BROKER 2 408 BONDHOLDER 7 409 STOCKHOLDER 3 410 FIDUCIARY 52 411 INSURANCE POLICY HOLDER/BENEFICIARY 39 412 CLAIMANT TO INSURANCE BENEFITS 9 413 GUARANTOR/CO-SIGNER 61 414 UNINSURED/UNDER-INSURED HIT AND RUN MOTORIST CLAIM 3 450 VETERAN 7 501 VOTER 34 510 TOWN/CITY/VILLAGE 90 512 STATE 5 513 SOVEREIGN NATION 1 516 MILITARY 88 601 VICTIM OF DISCRIMINATION 196 610 MOTOR VEHICLE OWNER/OPERATOR 49 611 PASSENGER/PEDESTRIAN IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT 7 620 ASSAULT VICTIM 12 621 ASSAULT PERPETRATOR (ALLEGED) 10 630 LIBEL/SLANDER/DEFAMATION VICTIM 4 631 LIBEL/SLANDER/DEFAMATION PERPETRATOR (ALLEGED) 1 PARTIES (TYPE, LAWYERS, ROLE, TERMINATIONS) PAGE 4-11 266 640 ACCIDENT VICTIM 250 641 ACCIDENT PERPETRATOR (ALLEGED) 40 650 OWNER OF ACCIDENT SIGHT 1 660 OWNER OF ANIMAL 3 901 LIEN HOLDER/MORTGAGE HOLDER/OTHER CREDITOR 26 909 ALLEGED PERPETRATOR 91 998 OTHER ******************************************************************* * * * ITEMS PARTY8 THROUGH PARTY12 ARE TERMINATION CODES; SINCE * * THERE IS ONE RECORD FOR EACH PARTY ON EACH SIDE (UP TO A * * MAXIMUM OF FIVE PER SIDE) EACH "PARTY BY PARTY" TERMINATION * * DATA ITEM APPEARS TWICE IN THE DATA SET, ONCE FOR THE PLAIN- * * TIFF AND ONCE FOR THE DEFENDANT. TO GET THE ACTUAL NUMBER * * OF OCCURANCES OF EACH TYPE OF PARTY BY PARTY TERMINATION, * * ADD UP THE FREQUENCIES FOR THE RELEVANT CODE AND DIVIDE BY * * TWO * * * ******************************************************************* 0VAR NAME: PARTY8 NATURE OF TERMINATION, OP 1 MD LT 0 LOC 30 - 31 ITEM DESCRIPTION: NATURE OF TERMINATION WITH OPPOSING PARTY ONE CODES: 18 01 WITHDRAWN 606 02 VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL (BEFORE PRETRIAL CONFERENCE) 89 03 VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL (AFTER PRETRIAL CONFERENCE) 1324 04 STIPULATED DISMISSAL (BEFORE JUDGMENT) 21 05 STIPULATED DISMISSAL (AFTER JUDGMENT) 9 10 DISMISSED, IMPROPER PLEADINGS 115 11 DISMISSED, FAILURE TO PROSECUTE 15 12 DISMISSED AS MOOT 49 13 DISMISSED FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM 82 14 DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION 8 15 DISMISSED FOR LACK OF DIVERSITY JURISDICTION 0 16 DISMISSED, DENIAL OF PAUPER STATUS 8 17 DISMISSED, EXPIRATION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS 299 18 DISMISSED, OTHER REASONS 176 20 STIPULATED JUDGMENT 5 21 ORDER ENFORCING SUMMONS FOR DOCUMENTS 6 30 REMOVED/TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER JURISDICTION 25 31 REMANDED TO STATE COURT 6 32 REMANDED TO ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE 12 33 REMANDED TO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY 2 35 SUSPENDED FOR INACTIVITY 12 36 DISPOSITION ORDER 103 40 SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF(S) 179 41 SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT(S) 1 PARTIES (TYPE, LAWYERS, ROLE, TERMINATIONS) PAGE 4-12 264 42 DEFUAULT JUDGMENT OF PLAINTIFF(S) 114 43 CONSENT JUDGMENT 58 49 FINAL DECREE OF DIVORCE 116 50 TRIAL BY THE COURT--DECISION FOR PLAINTIFF(S) 115 51 TRIAL BY THE COURT--DECISION FOR DEFENDANT(S) 33 52 TRIAL BY JURY--VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF(S) 30 53 TRIAL BY JURY--VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT(S) 10 65 SETTLED IN ARBITRATION 36 71 WITHDRAWN BY COMPLAINANT (ALT. INST. CODE) 46 72 FAILURE OF COMPLAINANT TO CONTINUE (ALT. INST. CODE) 252 73 SETTLEMENT AFTER COMPLAINT, BEFORE HEARING (ALT. INST.) 24 74 SETTLEMENT AFTER HEARING, BEFORE DECISION (ALT. INST. CODE) 4 75 SETTLEMENT AFTER APPEAL FILED (ALT. INST. CODE) 10 76 OTHER WITHOUT INSTITUTIONAL DECISION (ALT. INST. CODE) 12 77 DISMISSED FOR FAILURE TO STATE CLAIM UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE INSTITUTION (ALT. INST. CODE) 2 78 DISMISSED FOR OTHER (ALT. INST. CODE 150 79 DECISION DENIED CLAIMANT (ALT. INST. CODE) 196 80 DECISION AWARD TO CLAIMANT (ALT. INST. CODE) 212 81 CONSENT AGREEMENT (ALT. INST. CODE) 4 82 TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER JURISDICTION (ALT. INST. CODE) 0 83 OTHER INSTITUTION DECISION (ALT. INST. CODE) 10 84 FOUND VIOLATION BUT NO SANCTION (ALT. INST. CODE) 6 85 DISMISSED AT CLAIMENT REQUEST (ALT. INST. CODE) 40 87 SETTLEMENT (BBB-ALT. INST. CODE) 4 88 OTHER (BBB-ALT.INST. CODE) 84 90 ARBITRATION AWARD FOR PLAINTIFF 21 91 ARBITRATION AWARD FOR DEFENDANT 192 92 SETTLED, DISCONTINUED, ENDED 9 93 JUDGEMENT NON PROS 22 94 SETTLED, DISCONTINED, ENDED IN CONFERENCE 129 98 OTHER 0VAR NAME: PARTY9 NATURE OF TERMINATION, OP 2 MD LT 0 LOC 32 - 33 ITEM DESCRIPTION: NATURE OF TERMINATION WITH OPPOSING PARTY TWO CODES: 4 01 WITHDRAWN 142 02 VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL (BEFORE PRETRIAL CONFERENCE) 28 03 VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL (AFTER PRETRIAL CONFERENCE) 292 04 STIPULATED DISMISSAL (BEFORE JUDGMENT) 3 05 STIPULATED DISMISSAL (AFTER JUDGMENT) 21 11 DISMISSED, FAILURE TO PROSECUTE 1 12 DISMISSED AS MOOT 18 13 DISMISSED FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM 32 14 DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION 4 15 DISMISSED FOR LACK OF DIVERSITY JURISDICTION 65 18 DISMISSED, OTHER REASONS 37 20 STIPULATED JUDGMENT 1 21 ORDER ENFORCING SUMMONS FOR DOCUMENTS 1 PARTIES (TYPE, LAWYERS, ROLE, TERMINATIONS) PAGE 4-13 4 30 REMOVED/TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER JURISDICTION 2 36 DISPOSITION ORDER 5 40 SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF(S) 55 41 SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT(S) 46 42 DEFUAULT JUDGMENT OF PLAINTIFF(S) 15 43 CONSENT JUDGMENT 14 50 TRIAL BY THE COURT--DECISION FOR PLAINTIFF(S) 38 51 TRIAL BY THE COURT--DECISION FOR DEFENDANT(S) 12 52 TRIAL BY JURY--VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF(S) 10 53 TRIAL BY JURY--VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT(S) 6 65 SETTLED IN ARBITRATION 22 90 ARBITRATION AWARD FOR PLAINTIFF 7 91 ARBITRATION AWARD FOR DEFENDANT 67 92 SETTLED, DISCONTINUED, ENDED 4 93 JUDGEMENT NON PROS 6 94 SETTLED, DISCONTINUED, ENDED IN CONFERENCE 21 98 OTHER 0VAR NAME: PARTY10 NATURE OF TERMINATION, OP 3 MD LT 0 LOC 34 - 35 ITEM DESCRIPTION: NATURE OF TERMINATION WITH OPPOSING PARTY THREE CODES: 46 02 VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL (BEFORE PRETRIAL CONFERENCE) 20 03 VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL (AFTER PRETRIAL CONFERENCE) 104 04 STIPULATED DISMISSAL (BEFORE JUDGMENT) 7 11 DISMISSED, FAILURE TO PROSECUTE 1 12 DISMISSED AS MOOT 4 13 DISMISSED FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM 6 14 DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION 1 15 DISMISSED FOR LACK OF DIVERSITY JURISDICTION 24 18 DISMISSED, OTHER REASONS 10 20 STIPULATED JUDGMENT 3 31 REMANDED TO STATE COURT 1 36 DISPOSITION ORDER 2 40 SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF(S) 34 41 SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT(S) 19 42 DEFUAULT JUDGMENT OF PLAINTIFF(S) 6 43 CONSENT JUDGMENT 4 50 TRIAL BY THE COURT--DECISION FOR PLAINTIFF(S) 19 51 TRIAL BY THE COURT--DECISION FOR DEFENDANT(S) 1 52 TRIAL BY JURY--VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF(S) 6 65 SETTLED IN ARBITRATION 7 90 ARBITRATION AWARD FOR PLAINTIFF 2 91 ARBITRATION AWARD FOR DEFENDANT 14 92 SETTLED, DISCONTINUED, ENDED 9 98 OTHER 1 PARTIES (TYPE, LAWYERS, ROLE, TERMINATIONS) PAGE 4-14 0VAR NAME: PARTY11 NATURE OF TERMINATION, OP 4 MD LT 0 LOC 36 - 37 ITEM DESCRIPTION: NATURE OF TERMINATION WITH OPPOSING PARTY FOUR CODES: 16 02 VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL (BEFORE PRETRIAL CONFERENCE) 12 03 VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL (AFTER PRETRIAL CONFERENCE) 38 04 STIPULATED DISMISSAL (BEFORE JUDGMENT) 2 05 STIPULATED DISMISSAL (AFTER JUDGMENT) 1 10 DISMISSED, IMPROPER PLEADINGS 2 11 DISMISSED, FAILURE TO PROSECUTE 1 12 DISMISSED AS MOOT 2 13 DISMISSED FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM 2 14 DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION 1 15 DISMISSED FOR LACK OF DIVERSITY JURISDICTION 10 18 DISMISSED, OTHER REASONS 6 20 STIPULATED JUDGMENT 1 36 DISPOSITION ORDER 1 40 SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF(S) 18 41 SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT(S) 9 42 DEFUAULT JUDGMENT OF PLAINTIFF(S) 1 43 CONSENT JUDGMENT 1 50 TRIAL BY THE COURT--DECISION FOR PLAINTIFF(S) 5 51 TRIAL BY THE COURT--DECISION FOR DEFENDANT(S) 3 90 ARBITRATION AWARD FOR PLAINTIFF 2 91 ARBITRATION AWARD FOR DEFENDANT 3 92 SETTLED, DISCONTINUED, ENDED 1 93 JUDGEMENT NON PROS 5 98 OTHER 0VAR NAME: PARTY12 NATURE OF TERMINATION, OP 5 MD LT 0 LOC 38 - 39 ITEM DESCRIPTION: NATURE OF TERMINATION WITH OPPOSING PARTY FIVE CODES: 4 02 VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL (BEFORE PRETRIAL CONFERENCE) 5 03 VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL (AFTER PRETRIAL CONFERENCE) 10 04 STIPULATED DISMISSAL (BEFORE JUDGMENT) 3 11 DISMISSED, FAILURE TO PROSECUTE 1 13 DISMISSED FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM 6 18 DISMISSED, OTHER REASONS 1 20 STIPULATED JUDGMENT 1 40 SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF(S) 14 41 SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT(S) 4 42 DEFUAULT JUDGMENT OF PLAINTIFF(S) 2 43 CONSENT JUDGMENT 1 50 TRIAL BY THE COURT--DECISION FOR PLAINTIFF(S) 5 51 TRIAL BY THE COURT--DECISION FOR DEFENDANT(S) 2 98 OTHER 1 EVENTS PAGE 5-1 0VAR NAME: CASE.ID CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER LOC 1 - 5 0VAR NAME: RESP.NUM RESPONDENT NUMBER--00 LOC 6 - 7 0VAR NAME: RECTYPE RECORD TYPE IDENTIFIER--05 LOC 8 - 9 0VAR NAME: SEQNUM SEQUENCE NUMBER LOC 10 - 12 0VAR NAME: EVENT1 GENERAL EVENT TYPE MD NONE LOC 13 - 14 ITEM DESCRIPTION: GENERAL EVENT TYPE CODES: 4833 03 PLEADINGS EVENTS 849 04 PROCEDURAL MOTIONS 2353 05 SUBSTANTIVE MOTIONS 2166 06 BRIEFS 356 07 DISCOVERY MOTIONS 1019 08 DEPOSITIONS CODING 4412 09 DISCOVERY DOCUMENTS 1431 10 AFFIDAVITS 2882 11 MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS 1136 12 PRETRIAL CONFERENCE/REPORT 187 13 ARBITRATION EVENTS 1085 14 CONTINUANCE REQUESTS 5375 15 JUDICIAL ACTIONS 447 16 TRIAL 324 17 POSTTRIAL 0VAR NAME: EVENT2 EVENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER MD NONE LOC 13 - 16 ITEM DESCRIPTION: THIS IS A FOUR DIGIT NUMBER CORRESPONDING TO THE ORIGINAL CARD SEQUENCE NUMBER OF THIS EVENT RECORD. IT CAN BE USED AS A KEY TO LINK TO OTHER RECORDS' REFERENCE FIELD (ITEM EVENT2). 1 EVENTS PAGE 5-2 0VAR NAME: EVENT3 SPECIFIC EVENT TYPE CODE MD LT 0 LOC 17 - 21 ITEM DESCRIPTION: TYPE OF EVENT; THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THE CODE ARE THE SAME THE GENERAL EVENT TYPE CODE (ITEM EVENT1) CODES: PLEADINGS (TYPE 03) 279 03001 AMEN AMENDED PLEADING 106 03002 ANAM ANSWER TO AMENDED PLEADING 1439 03003 ANCO ANSWER TO COMPLAINT 76 03004 ANCR ANSWER TO CROSS COMPLAINT 140 03005 ANTC ANSWER TO COUNTER COMPLAINT 52 03006 ATPC ANSWER TO THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT 2143 03007 COMP COMPLAINT 118 03008 CRCO CROSS COMPLAINT 192 03009 CTCO COUNTER COMPLAINT 24 03010 DEMR DUMURRER 2 03011 PEFS PETITION TO ENFORCE SUMMONS 3 03012 PROB PRELIMINARY OBJECTION 14 03013 RADF REPLY TO AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE(S) 27 03014 RPLY REPLY TO PLEADING 1 03015 SUBP SUBSTITUTE PLEADING 2 03016 WDRL WITHDRAWEL OF PLEADING 0 03017 PTNA PETITION FOR ANNULMENT 19 03018 PTND PETITION FOR DIVORCE/DISSOLUTION 0 03019 PTNS PETITION FOR LEGAL SEPARATION 3 03020 RPTN RESPONSE TO PETITION FOR ANNULMENT, DIVORCE/DISSOLUTION, OR LEGAL SEPARATION 66 03021 TPCO THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT 4 03022 PTRF PETITION FOR TEMPORARY RELIEF 0 03023 ANPJ ANSWER TO PLEADINGS ON JOINDER 0 03024 PJBF PLEADING ON JOINDER--EMPLOYEE PENSION BENEFIT PLAN 0 03025 REPA REPLICATION TO ANSWER 0 03026 PWAM PETITION FOR WRIT OF ADMINISTRATIVE MANDAMUS 1 03027 PWMD PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDATE 1 03028 RPMA RETURN TO THE PETION FOR WRIT OF ADMINISTRATION FUNCTIONING AS AN ANSWER 0 03029 RPMD RETURN TO THE PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDATE 17 03030 AMDA AMENDMENT TO ANSWER 4 03031 AMDO AMENDMENT TO OTHER 47 03032 AMDC AMENDMENT TO COMPLAINT 0 03033 FAIL FAILURE TO STATE ADEQUATE CLAIM 0 03034 JURS JURISDICTIONAL STATEMENT 0 03035 PJDR PLEADINGS ON JOINDER--DIVORCE 53 03998 OTHR OTHER PLEADING EVENTS PROCEDURAL MOTIONS (TYPE 04) 112 04001 AMPL MOTION TO AMEND PLEADING 42 04002 AMWD ATTORNEY'S MOTION TO WITHDRAW 5 04003 ANSW ANSWER TO MOTION 19 04004 CCON MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE CASES 13 04005 CHUN MOTION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE 4 04006 CLAC MOTION TO PROCEED AS CLASS ACTION 1 EVENTS PAGE 5-3 3 04007 EXEV MOTION TO EXCLUDE EVIDENCE 1 04008 EXWT MOTION TO EXCLUDE WITNESS 1 04009 GAGO MOTION FOR GAG ORDER 42 04010 GALM MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM 6 04011 INAP MOTION FOR CERTIFICATION FOR INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL 16 04012 INTV MOTION TO INTERVENE 37 04013 JTPT MOTION TO JOIN PARTIES 3 04014 PRIS PRAECIPE TO REISSUE SUMMONS 21 04015 PTRC PRAECIPE TO REINSTATE THE COMPLAINT 1 04016 RTIP RULE TO PLEAD 101 04017 RMPT PETITION FOR REMOVAL FROM STATE COURT 5 04018 SPCA MOTION TO SEVER PARTIES OR CAUSES OF ACTION 29 04019 STAY MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS 47 04020 SUBC MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL 1 04021 SUBD MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE ATTORNEY 10 04022 SUBJ MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE JUDGE 13 04023 TRAN MOTION TO TRANSFER TO ANOTHER JURISDICTION 3 04024 TRAD MOTION TO TRANSFER FROM ANOTHER JURISDICTION 17 04025 WDRW MOTION TO WITHDRAW MOTION 9 04026 ORSC MOTION FOR ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 20 04027 RDFS REQUEST FOR DEFAULT SETTING 2 04028 BIFC MOTION TO BIFURCATE 1 04029 PRIC PRAECIPE TO REINSTATE COMPLAINT 20 04030 OTRM ORDER TO REFER TO SPECIAL MASTER 47 04031 PALT ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION PROCEDURAL MOTION 1 04032 WASS WRIT OF ASSISTANCE 1 04033 SUBP MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE PLAINTIFFS 3 04034 QUSH MOTION TO QUASH 192 04998 OTHR OTHER PROCEDURAL MOTION 1 04999 BADC UNSPECIFIED (UNRECOGNIZED CODE TYPE) SUBSTANTIVE MOTIONS (TYPE 05) 23 05001 ANSW ANSWER TO MOTION 6 05002 CMPT MOTION FOR CONTEMPT 6 05003 DASJ MOTION TO DISMISS OR (IN THE ALTERNATIVE) FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT 16 05004 DFJP MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO JOIN PARTY 139 05005 DFJT MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT 26 05006 DFPR MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE 117 05007 DFSC MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE CLAIM 1 05008 DIMP MOTION TO DISMISS FOR IMPROPER PLEADINGS 8 05009 DIMV MOTION TO DISMISS FOR IMPROPER VENUE 8 05010 DINS MOTION TO DISMISS FOR INSUFFICIENT SERVICE 328 05011 DISS MOTION TO DISMISS (NO GREATER SPECIFICATION) 9 05012 DLDJ MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF DIVERSITY JURISDICTION 100 05013 DLJR MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION 0 05014 FJDT MOTION FOR FORCLOSURE JUDGMENT 18 05015 MDST MOTION FOR MORE DEFINITIVE STATEMENT 3 05016 MODY MOTION TO MODIFY ORDER (ISSUED BEFORE TRIAL OR JUDGMENT 2 05017 PCUS PETITION FOR CUSTODY 12 05018 PDFJ PRAECIPE FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT JUDGMENT 1 05019 PFJD PRAECIPE FOR ENTRY OF FORECLOSURE JUDGMENT 41 05020 PINJ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION 12 05021 PLMC PETITION FOR A MAJOR CASE LISTING 1 EVENTS PAGE 5-4 0 05022 RAOR RIGHT TO ATTACH ORDER 18 05023 RECO MOTION TO RECONSIDER (ORDER ISSUED BEFORE TRIAL OR JUDGMENT) 3 05024 RMAG MOTION TO REVIEW MAGISTRATE'S FINDINGS 238 05025 RTBJ REQUEST FOR TRIAL BY JURY 13 05026 SAFF MOTION FOR SUMMARY AFFIRMANCE 277 05027 SJDT MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT 2 05028 SREV MOTION FOR SUMMARY REVERSAL 482 05029 STDM MOTION FOR STIPULATING DISMISSAL 83 05030 STRK MOTION TO STRIKE 37 05031 TMRO MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER 0 05032 TPOR MOTION FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE ORDER 0 05033 VARB MOTION TO VACATE ARBITRATION AWARD-DECISION 9 05034 VDFT MOTION TO VACATE DEFAULT 7 05035 VDIS MOTION TO VACATE DISMISSAL 0 05036 JTPT MOTION TO JOIN PARTIES 0 05037 INJT INJUNCTION 21 05038 PTRF PETITION FOR TEMPORARY RELIEF 56 05039 SALT ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS SUBSTANTIVE MOTIONS 2 05040 WDRW MOTION TO WITHDRAW MOTION 9 05041 WATT WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 1 05042 WRIT WRIT 4 05043 STAY MOTION FOR STAY 2 05044 QUSH MOTION TO QUASH 4 05045 ORSC MOTION FOR ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 0 05046 WASS WRIT OF ASSISTANCE 18 05047 STIP STIPULATION TO STRIKE THE MOTION 188 05998 OTHR OTHER SUBSTANTIVE MOTION 3 05999 BADC UNSPECIFIED (UNRECOGNIZED CODE TYPE) BRIEFS (TYPE 06) 15 06001 AMBF AMENDED BRIEF 2 06002 AMCB AMICUS BRIEF 0 06003 MSCB MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE-PARTY'S STATEMENT 507 06004 PBFO PARTY BRIEF IN OPPOSITION 902 06005 PBFS PARTY BRIEF IN SUPPORT 4 06006 PBFU PARTY BRIEF, POSITION UNCLEAR 0 06007 PPWS PRETRIAL CONFERENCE-PARTY'S WRITTEN STATEMENT 633 06008 PTBF PARTY BRIEF 7 06009 RTSC REPRESENTATIONS CONCERNING TRIAL SETTING CONFERENCE 50 06010 SPBF SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF 13 06011 TRBF TRIAL BRIEF 33 06998 OTHR OTHER BRIEF 21 07001 ANSW ANSWER TO MOTION DISCOVERY MOTIONS (TYPE 07) 190 07002 CPLD MOTION TO COMPEL DISCOVERY 15 07003 PIOD PRAECIPE FOR INTERLOCUTORY ORDER TO COMPEL DISCOVERY 50 07004 PRTO MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER 3 07005 PRTT MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER BY THIRD PARTY 6 07006 QUAS MOTION TO QUASH 4 07007 TERM MOTION TO TERMINATE A LIMIT EXAM OR DEPOSITION 67 07998 OTHR OTHER DISCOVERY MOTIONS DEPOSITIONS 1 EVENTS PAGE 5-5 92 08001 DODS ORAL DEPOSITION FOR PURPOSES OF DISCOVERY 176 08002 DWDS WRITTEN DEPOSITION FOR PURPOSES OF DISCOVERY 0 08003 DVDS VIDEO DEPOSITION FOR PURPOSES OF DISCOVERY 2 08004 DNDS UNSPECIFIED TYPE OF DEPOSITION FOR PURPOSES OF DISCOVERY 58 08005 DOPR ORAL DEPOSITION FOR PURPOSE OF PRESERVATION 9 08006 DWPR WRITTEN DEPOSITION FOR PURPOSE OF PRESERVATION 0 08007 DVPR VIDEO DPOSITION FOR PURPOSE OF PRESERVATION 1 08008 DNPR UNSPECIFIED TYPE OF DEPOSITION FOR PURPOSES OF PRESERVATION 0 08009 DOOT ORAL DEPOSITION, OTHER PURPOSE 4 08010 DWOT WRITTEN DEPOSITION, OTHER PURPOSE 0 08011 DVOT VIDEO DEPOSITION, OTHER PURPOSE 1 08012 DNOT UNSPECIFIED DEPOSITION, OTHER PURPOSE 243 08013 DONA ORAL DEPOSITION, PURPOSE UNKNOWN 27 08014 DWNA WRITTEN DEPOSITION, PURPOSE UNKNOWN 0 08015 DVNA VIDEO DEPOSITION, PURPOSE UNKNOWN 406 08016 DNNA UNSPECIFIED DEPOSITION, PURPOSE UNKNOWN OTHER DISCOVERY EVENTS (TYPE 09) 10 09001 AMAN AMENDED ANSWERS 5 09002 AMIN AMENDED INTERROGATORIES 792 09003 ANIN ANSWER TO INTERROGATORIES 120 09004 ARAD RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADMISSIONS 82 09005 ARPD RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS 998 09006 INTG SET OF INTERROGATORIES (DUPLICATE CODE) 859 09007 NTDP NOTICE OF TAKING OF DEPOSTION 15 09008 OBJI OBJECTIONS TO INTERROGATORIES 2 09009 OBJP OBJECTIONS TO REQUEST TO PRODUCE 419 09010 RPDC REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS 143 09011 RADM REQUEST FOR ADMISSIONS 97 09012 SBDT SUBPEONA DUCES TECUM 108 09013 SPAN SUPPLEMENTAL ANSWERS 65 09014 SPIN SUPPLEMENTAL INTERROGATORIES 1 09015 ADMM ADMISSION (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 33 09016 ANSW ANSWER TO INTERROGATORIES (ALTERNATIVE 9 09017 INLE INVESTIGATORY LETTER (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 161 09018 INPC INVESTIGATORY PHONE CALL (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 28 09019 INTR SET OF INTERROGATORIES (DUPLICATE CODE) 4 09020 EXAM REQUEST FOR MENTAL OR PHYSICAL EXAMINATION (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 35 09021 ASDT APPLICATION FOR SUPEONA DUCES TECUM 107 09022 INVS INVESTIGATORY VISIT (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 64 09023 STVS SITE VISIT (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 255 09998 OTHR OTHER DISCOVERY EVENT AFFIDAVIT (TYPE 10) 1431 10001 AFFD AFFIDAVIT MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS (TYPE 11) 53 11001 ATIS AT-ISSUE MEMORANDUM 50 11002 BCTS BILL OF COSTS 5 11003 BPRT BILL OF PARTICULARS 97 11004 CERR CERTIFICATE OF READINESS 1 EVENTS PAGE 5-6 12 11005 CRRD CERTIFICATE OF READINESS 25 11006 CERT CERTIFICATION 1 11007 STDM MOTION FOR STIPULATED DISMISSAL 157 11008 CORR LETTER-CORRESPONDENCE 6 11009 DBPT DEMAND FOR BILL OF PARTICULARS 8 11010 DPRO DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY 924 11011 EXBT EXHIBIT 2 11012 JUGD JURY GENERAL VERDICT 16 11013 JINS JURY INSTRUCTIONS 6 11014 JSVD JURY SPECIAL VERDICT 42 11015 LPDS LIS PENDEMS 26 11016 MDEX MEDICAL EXAM 3 11017 MTEX MENTAL EXAM 84 11018 NDIS NOTICE OF DISMISSAL 10 11019 NEXW NAMES OF EXPERT WITNESSES 5 11020 NSAL NOTICE OF SALE 1 11021 NTDF NOTICE TO DEFEND 11 11022 OBCT OBJECTION TO BILL OF COSTS 13 11023 OJDG OFFER OF JUDGMENT 3 11024 OSET OFFER OF SETTLEMENT 2 11025 PAAD PRAECIPE FOR ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES 73 11026 PFCL PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSION OF LAW 44 11027 PJIN PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS 0 11028 PSEV PROPOSED STIPULATION OF EVIDENCE 3 11029 PSFI PROPOSED STIPULATION OF FACTS AND/OR ISSUES 1 11030 PSJD PROPOSED STIPULATION OF JUDGMENT 1 11031 NDSC NOTICE TO SERVE COMPLAINT 0 11032 PSOT PROPOSED STIPULATION (OTHER) 6 11033 PSST PROPOSED STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT 3 11034 RBCT REVISED BILL OF COSTS 3 11035 REXW REPORT OF EXPERT WITNESS 1 11036 RGAL REPORT OF GUARDIANS AD LITEM 10 11037 RSAL REPORT OF SALE 17 11038 RSDM DEMAND (REQUEST) FOR STATEMENT OF DAMAGES 37 11039 RSPM REPORT OF SPECIAL MASTER 0 11040 RWMD RETURN OF WRIT OF MANDATE 13 11041 SDAM STATEMENT OF DAMAGES 75 11042 SDED SETTLE, DISCONTINUE AND END 5 11043 SOST STATUATORY OFFER OF SETTLEMENT 117 11044 SOTR STITPULATION (OTHER) 1 11045 STEV STIPULATION OF EVIDENCE 36 11046 STFI STIPULATION OF FACTS AND/OR ISSUES 61 11047 STJD STIPULATION OF JUDGEMENT 64 11048 STST STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT 61 11049 TRNS TRANSCRIPT (ON-DEPOSITION) 12 11050 WAVR WAIVER 41 11051 EXPT EXPERT REPORT 28 11052 SUBP SUPOENA (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 81 11053 SUMM INITIAL SUMMONS 4 11054 LIEN LIEN 1 11055 BOND BOND 1 11056 DEED DEED 520 11998 OTHR OTHER 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13008 JPEN PLAINTIFF'S ELECTION FOR ARBITRATOR 1 13009 JSTN STIPULATION RE ARBITRATION 63 13010 RAAA REPORT AND AWARD OF ARBITRATION 7 13011 PEJA PRAECIPE TO ENTER JUDGMENT FROM AWARD OF ARBITRATION 11 13012 PSJA PRAECIPE FOR NOTICE OF SATISFACTION OF JUDGMENT 1 13013 WAPF WITHDRAWEL OF APPEAL FROM ARBITRATION 14 13998 OTHR OTHER ARBITRATION EVENTS CONTINUANCE REQUEST (TYPE 14) 1085 14001 CONT CONTINUANCE JUDICIAL ACTIONS (TYPE 15) 2 15001 ARST ARREST WARRENT 0 15002 AWMD ALTERNATIVE WRIT OF MANDATE 888 15003 CONT CONTINUANCE 19 15004 IJDM INTERLOCUTORY JUDGMENT OF DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE 278 15005 JDMT JUDGEMENT 6 15006 DULR DISMISSED FOR LACK OF ACTIVITY (PA STATE COURTS) 3 15007 NOAP ACTION ON NOTICE OF APPEAL FROM JP COURT 7 15008 LNTR LOW NUMBER TRANSFER 0 15009 MSCO MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE ORDER 21 15010 NECR NOTICE OF ELIGIBILITY TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF READINESS 8 15011 NTRL NOTICE OF TRIAL 30 15012 OAPP ORDER TO APPEAR 3 15013 OASW ORDER ASSIGNING SALARY OR WAGES 93 15014 ORSC ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 0 15015 PEWM PEREMTORY WRIT OF MANDATE 236 15016 PTOR PRETRIAL ORDER 7 15017 TSOR TRIAL SETTING CONFERENCE 1 EVENTS PAGE 5-8 2 15018 WASS WRIT OF ASSISTANCE 11 15019 WATT WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 453 15020 DISS DISMISSED BY COURT 14 15021 NTRC ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL 31 15022 WEXC WRIT OF EXECUTION 0 15023 WMAN WRIT OF MANDATE 2 15024 OTSC ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 28 15025 FDCR FINAL DECREE (DIVORCE CASES) 12 15026 DSPO DISPOSITION ORDER 3 15027 WRIT OTHER WRIT 45 15028 FFCL FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 61 15029 COMP COMPLAINT 35 15030 PRTO MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER 39 15031 STRK MOTION TO STRIKE 30 15032 STAY MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS 113 15033 CPLD MOTION TO COMPEL DISCOVERY 105 15034 AMPL MOTION TO AMEND PLEADING 200 15035 SJDT MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT 76 15036 DLJR MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION 460 15037 STDM MOTION FOR STIPULATING DISMISSAL 11 15038 STIP STIPULATION TO STRIKE THE MOTION 19 15039 AMWD ATTORNEY'S MOTION TO WITHDRAW 32 15040 PINJ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION 51 15041 DFPR MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE 21 15042 CCON MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE CASES 112 15043 DFJT MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT 5 15044 MDST MOTION FOR MORE DEFINITIVE STATEMENT 66 15045 DFSC MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE CLAIM 6 15046 RMPT PETITION FOR REMOVAL FROM STATE COURT 6 15047 VDIS MOTION TO VACATE DISMISSAL 10 15048 RCON MOTION TO RECONSIDER 16 15049 RPDC REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS 33 15050 TMRO MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER 6 15051 AMEN AMENDED PLEADING 2 15052 PEFS PETITION TO ENFORCE SUMMONS 1 15053 ANCO ANSWER TO COMPLAINT 9 15054 DFJP MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO JOIN PARTY 25 15055 SUBC MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL 3 15056 CLAC MOTION TO PROCEED AS CLASS ACTION 28 15057 JTPT MOTION TO JOIN PARTIES 15 15058 STST STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT 5 15059 CORR LETTER-CORRESPONDENCE 8 15060 TRAN MOTION TO TRANSFER TO ANOTHER JURISDICTION 2 15061 SPCA MOTION TO SEVER PARTIES OR CAUSES OF ACTION 9 15062 VDFT MOTION TO VACATE DEFAULT 10 15063 CMPT MOTION FOR CONTEMPT 8 15064 RSPM REPORT OF SPECIAL MASTER 3 15065 QUAS MOTION TO QUASH 12 15066 RECO MOTION TO RECONSIDER (ORDER ISSUED BEFORE TRIAL OR JUDGMENT) 1 15067 NEXW NAMES OF EXPERT WITNESSES 10 15068 SAFF MOTION FOR SUMMARY AFFIRMANCE 45 15069 GALM MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM 8 15070 SALE MOTION FOR SALE OF PROPERTY 15 15071 RTBJ REQUEST FOR TRIAL BY JURY 1 EVENTS PAGE 5-9 1 15072 ANIN ANSWER TO INTERROGATORIES 19 15073 STJD STIPULATION OF JUDGEMENT 12 15074 CHUN MOTION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE 32 15075 PTRF PETITION FOR TEMPORARY RELIEF 2 15076 CTCO COUNTER COMPLAINT 1 15077 JUDT MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE VERDICT 1 15078 JSVD JURY SPECIAL VERDICT 2 15079 SUBP SUBSTITUTE PLEADING 7 15080 BCTS BILL OF COSTS 2 15081 SJGT NOTICE OF SATISFACTION OF JUDGEMENT 12 15082 DEMR DUMURRER 3 15083 MODY MOTION TO MODIFY ORDER (ISSUED BEFORE TRIAL OR JUDGMENT 4 15084 VJGT MOTION TO VACATE JUDGEMENT 41 15085 SOTR STITPULATION (OTHER) 21 15086 SUBJ MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE JUDGE 5 15087 DLDJ MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF DIVERSITY JURISDICTION 16 15088 INTV MOTION TO INTERVENE 5 15089 DINS MOTION TO DISMISS FOR INSUFFICIENT SERVICE 1 15090 PRTT MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER BY THIRD PARTY 5 15091 INAP MOTION FOR CERTIFICATION FOR INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL 6 15092 DASJ MOTION TO DISMISS OR (IN THE ALTERNATIVE) FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT 9 15093 WDRW MOTION TO WITHDRAW MOTION 2 15094 PSST PROPOSED STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT 5 15095 PTOO PRETRIAL ORDER 6 15096 PTCN PRETRIAL CONFERENCE 2 15097 PTRP PRETRIAL REPORT 3 15098 PFCL PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSION OF LAW 1 15099 PPTO PROPOSED PRETRIAL ORDER 70 15100 SDED SETTLE, DISCONTINUE AND END 1 15101 PFJD PRAECIPE FOR ENTRY OF FORECLOSURE JUDGMENT 1 15102 SUBD MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE ATTORNEY 5 15103 RAAA REPORT AND AWARD OF ARBITRATION 20 15104 PTRC PRAECIPE TO REINSTATE THE COMPLAINT 14 15105 PIOD PRAECIPE FOR INTERLOCUTORY ORDER TO COMPEL DISCOVERY 1 15106 NSFA SATISFACTION OF ARBITRATION 8 15107 PEJA PRAECIPE TO ENTER JUDGMENT FROM AWARD OF ARBITRATION 7 15108 DIMV MOTION TO DISMISS FOR IMPROPER VENUE 4 15109 ANSW ANSWER TO MOTION 10 15110 PSJA PRAECIPE FOR NOTICE OF SATISFACTION OF JUDGMENT 3 15111 OBCT OBJECTION TO BILL OF COSTS 10 15112 SETM SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 5 15113 PNSJ PRAECIPE FOR ENTRY OF NOTICE OF SATISFACTION OF JUDGMENT 11 15114 PLMC PETITION FOR A MAJOR CASE LISTING 2 15115 PWEX PRAECIPE FOR WRIT OF EXECUTION 11 15116 PDFJ PRAECIPE FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT JUDGMENT 1 15117 PROB PRELIMINARY OBJECTION 1 15118 PAAD PRAECIPE FOR ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES 1 15119 RTIP RULE TO PLEAD 3 15120 ODPT MOTION FOR ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT 3 15121 RMAG MOTION TO REVIEW MAGISTRATE'S FINDINGS 4 15122 TERM MOTION TO TERMINATE A LIMIT EXAM OR DEPOSITION 3 15123 JNOV MOTION FOR JUDGMENT N.O.V. 1 EVENTS PAGE 5-10 3 15124 RSAL REPORT OF SALE 22 15125 OTRM ORDER TO REFER TO SPECIAL MASTER 1 15126 INTG SET OF INTERROGATORIES (DUPLICATE CODE) 1 15127 WDRL WITHDRAWEL OF PLEADING 8 15128 GARN MOTION FOR GARNISHMENT 3 15129 AMJG MOTION TO AMEND OR MODIFY JUDGMENT 2 15130 STFI STIPULATION OF FACTS AND/OR ISSUES 4 15131 QUSH MOTION TO QUASH 2 15132 RJGT MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM JUDGMENT 1 15133 APAP MOTION TO ARREST/STAY JUDGMENT PENDING APPEAL 1 15134 NDIS NOTICE OF DISMISSAL 1 15135 PJIN PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS 2 15136 STCN STATUS CONFERENCE 1 15137 BIFC MOTION TO BIFURCATE 1 15138 INJT INJUNCTION 1 15139 JNHR NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT OF ARBITRATION HEARING 1 15140 JAWD AWARD OF ARBITRATION 2 15141 RAOR RIGHT TO ATTACH ORDER 1 15142 TPOR MOTION FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE ORDER 2 15143 ATIS AT-ISSUE MEMORANDUM 1 15144 OSET OFFER OF SETTLEMENT 1 15145 JPEN PLAINTIFF'S ELECTION FOR ARBITRATOR 1 15146 TSCN TRIAL SETTING CONFERENCE 1 15147 SBDT SUBPEONA DUCES TECUM 1 15148 FJDT MOTION FOR FORCLOSURE JUDGMENT 2 15149 RDFS REQUEST FOR DEFAULT SETTING 264 15997 UNSPECIFIED, BLANK TYPE FIELD 683 15998 OTHR OTHER JUDICIAL ACTIONS 2 15999 BADC 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PENDING APPEAL 5 17003 CMPT CONTEMPT (NONCOMPLIANCE WITH JUDGMENT) 0 17004 CRBL CREDITOR'S BILL 18 17005 FJDT MOTION FOR FINAL JUDGMENT 1 EVENTS PAGE 5-11 8 17006 GARN MOTION FOR GARNISHMENT 1 17007 SJDT MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT 6 17008 JNOV MOTION FOR JUDGMENT N.O.V. 6 17009 JUDT MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE VERDICT 0 17010 LEVY MOTION TO/FOR LEVY 15 17011 NTRL MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL 5 17012 ODPT MOTION FOR ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT 5 17013 PNSJ PRAECIPE FOR ENTRY OF NOTICE OF SATISFACTION OF JUDGMENT 1 17014 DISS MOTION TO DISMISS (NO GREATER SPECIFICITY) 2 17015 PWEX PRAECIPE FOR WRIT OF EXECUTION 9 17016 RCON MOTION TO RECONSIDER 3 17017 RJGT MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM JUDGMENT 7 17018 SALE MOTION FOR SALE OF PROPERTY 78 17019 SJGT NOTICE OF SATISFACTION OF JUDGEMENT 0 17020 SLIN MOTION FOR SATISFACTION OF LIEN 0 17021 TPRO MOTION FOR TRANSFER OF PROPERTY 7 17022 VJGT MOTION TO VACATE JUDGEMENT 1 17023 WASS MOTION FOR WRIT OF ASSISTANCE 1 17024 WATT MOTION FOR WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 13 17025 WEXC MOTION FOR WRIT OF EXECUTION 26 17026 NAPP NOTICE OF APPEAL 0 17027 AMNJ AMEND DECISION OR RELIEF FROM DECISION 0 17028 AWCL AWARD CLARIFIED (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 0 17029 AWNC AWARD NOT CLARIFIED (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 1 17030 MOTO MOTIONS AND RESPONSES WITH RESPECT TO OPINION (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 3 17031 NTRI NEW HEARING (ALTERNTIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 0 17032 OAAF OUTCOME-ORIGINAL DECISION AFFIRMED (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 0 17033 OAMD OUTCOME-ORIGINAL DECISION MODIFIED (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 0 17034 ORCA OBJECTION TO CLARIFICATION OF ARBITRATOR'S AWARD (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 0 17035 ORMA OBJECTION TO MODIFICATION OF ARBITRATOR'S AWARD (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 0 17036 ORGR OPINION REQUEST GRANTED (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 0 17037 ORNG OPINION REQUEST NOT GRANTED (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 0 17038 ORPG OPINION REQUEST PARTIALLY GRANTED (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 3 17039 RCAA REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION OF ARBITRATOR'S AWARD (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 10 17040 RMAA REQUEST FOR MODIFICATION OF ARBITRATOR'S AWARD (ALTERNAIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 0 17041 RQOP REQUEST FOR OPINION (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 5 17042 BADA UNIDENTIFIED ALTERNATIVE CODE 1 17043 STRK MOTION TO STRIKE 1 17044 ORSC MOTION FOR ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 2 17045 STAY MOTION FOR STAY 3 17046 NSFA SATISFACTION OF ARBITRATION 1 17047 ANSW ANSWER 67 17998 OTHR OTHER POST TRIAL/JUDGMENT EVENT 1 EVENTS PAGE 5-12 0VAR NAME: EVENT4 REFERENCE KEY NUMBER MD LT 0 LOC 22 - 25 ITEM DESCRIPTION: THE EVENTID NUMBER OF THE EVENT TO WHICH THIS EVENT REFERS; THIS ITEM CAN BE USED AS A KEY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EVENTID VARIABLE (ITEM EVENT1) TO LINK EVENTS. NOTES: 17424 VALID VALUES 0VAR NAME: EVENT5 DATE EVENT OCCURRED, OR BEGAN MD LT 0 LOC 26 - 29 ITEM DESCRIPTION: RELATIVE DATE EVENT BEGAN OR OCCURRED. (FOR PRETRIALS, EVENT TYPE 12, THIS IS THE DATE THAT THE PRETRIAL CONFERENCE WAS SET, OR THAT THE PRETRIAL ORDER WAS ISSUED.) NOTES: SEE USER'S GUIDE FOR INFORMATION ON RELATIVE DATES 0VAR NAME: EVENT6 SECOND DATE (VARIABLE MEANING) MD LT 0 LOC 30 - 33 ITEM DESCRIPTION: RELATIVE DATE THAT 1. PRETRIAL CONFERENCE TOOK PLACE (EVENT TYPE 12) 2. THE MOTION ON WHICH THE JUDGE ACTED WAS FILED (EVENT TYPE 15) 3. THE TRIAL ENDED (EVENT TYPE 16) NOTES: SEE USER'S GUIDE FOR INFORMATION ON RELATIVE DATES 0VAR NAME: EVENT7 FILING PARTY OR PARTY PRESENT, ONE MD LT 0 LOC 34 - 35 ITEM DESCRIPTION: 1. FIRST PARTY FILING THE EVENT (EVENT TYPES 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 13, 14, 17), OR 2. FIRST PARTY APPEARING OR PARTICIPATING (EVENT TYPES 08, 12), OR 3. FIRST PARTY ON WHOSE BEHALF THE DOCUMENT/EVENT WAS FILED (EVENT TYPES 10, 11). 1 EVENTS PAGE 5-13 CODES: 310 01 ALL NAMED PARTIES 2 02 RESPONDENT AND CLAIMANT (ALTERNATIVES) 1 03 CUSTODIAN OF RECORDS 18 04 COURT APPOINTED 2 05 COURT CLERK 5 06 MAGISTRATE 88 07 COURT/JUDGE 1 08 ARBITRATOR 962 10 ALL PLAINTIFFS 8415 11 PLAINTIFF 1 110 12 PLAINTIFF 2 29 13 PLAINTIFF 3 4 14 PLAINTIFF 4 4 15 PLAINTIFF 5 1 16 PLAINTIFF 6 0 17 PLAINTIFF 7 1 18 PLAINTIFF 8 0 19 PLAINTIFF-UNSPECIFIED 944 20 ALL DEFENDANTS 5868 21 DEFENDANT 1 1034 22 DEFENDANT 2 301 23 DEFENDANT 3 114 24 DEFENDANT 4 55 25 DEFENDANT 5 11 26 DEFENDANT 6 1 27 DEFENDANT 7 1 28 DEFENDANT 8 0 29 DEFENDANT-UNSPECIFIED 0 30 ALL CLAIMANTS 1036 31 CLAIMANT 1 60 32 CLAIMANT 2 7 33 CLAIMANT 3 2 34 CLAIMANT 4 3 35 CLAIMANT 5 0 36 CLAIMANT 6 0 37 CLAIMANT 7 0 38 CLAIMANT 8 0 39 CLAIMANT-UNSPECIFIED 0 40 ALL RESPONDENTS 684 41 RESPONDENT 1 16 42 RESPONDENT 2 6 43 RESPONDENT 3 0 44 RESPONDENT 4 0 45 RESPONDENT 5 0 46 RESPONDENT 6 0 47 RESPONDENT 7 0 48 RESPONDENT 8 0 49 RESPONDENT-UNSPECIFIED 0 50 ALL INTERVENING THIRD PARTY CLAIMANTS 33 51 INTERVENING THIRD PARTY CLAIMANT 1 0 52 INTERVENING THIRD PARTY CLAIMANT 2 0 53 INTERVENING THIRD PARTY CLAIMANT 3 0 54 INTERVENING THIRD PARTY CLAIMANT 4 0 55 INTERVENING THIRD PARTY CLAIMANT 5 1 EVENTS PAGE 5-14 0 59 INTERVENING THIRD PARTY CLAIMANT-UNSPECIFIED 8 60 ALL THIRD PARTY DEFENDANTS 103 61 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 1 36 62 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 2 6 63 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 3 9 64 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 4 0 65 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 5 0 69 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT-UNSPECIFIED 6 71 GARNISHEE 1 1 72 GARNISHEE 2 0 73 GARNISHEE 3 4 80 NONPARTY 1 81 THIRD PARTY-APPOINTED BY COURT 523 82 THIRD PARTY 0 83 PHYSICIAN/EXPERT MEDICAL WITNESS 4 84 WITNESS 0 85 WITNESS FOR PLAINTIFF 0 86 WITNESS FOR DEFENDANT 0 87 EXPERT WITNESS 974 90 STIPULATED 0 96 NOT ASCERTAINABLE 47 97 UNCLEAR 103 98 OTHER (SPECIFIED AS OTHER) 7 99 OTHER (RECORDED CODE WAS INVALID) 0VAR NAME: EVENT8 FILING PARTY OR PARTY PRESENT, TWO MD LT 0 LOC 36 - 37 ITEM DESCRIPTION: 1. SECOND PARTY FILING THE EVENT (EVENT TYPES 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 13, 17), OR 2. SECOND PARTY APPEARING OR PARTICIPATING (EVENT TYPES 08, 12), OR 3. SECOND PARTY ON WHOSE BEHALF THE DOCUMENT/EVENT WAS FILED (EVENT TYPES 10, 11). CODES: 13 10 ALL PLAINTIFFS 71 11 PLAINTIFF 1 438 12 PLAINTIFF 2 4 13 PLAINTIFF 3 131 20 ALL DEFENDANTS 675 21 DEFENDANT 1 494 22 DEFENDANT 2 165 23 DEFENDANT 3 57 24 DEFENDANT 4 7 25 DEFENDANT 5 1 26 DEFENDANT 6 6 31 CLAIMANT 1 17 32 CLAIMANT 2 62 41 RESPONDENT 1 12 42 RESPONDENT 2 1 EVENTS PAGE 5-15 5 51 INTERVENING THIRD PARTY CLAIMANT 1 3 52 INTERVENING THIRD PARTY CLAIMANT 2 2 60 ALL THIRD PARTY DEFENDANTS 17 61 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 1 2 62 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 2 2 82 THIRD PARTY 1 84 WITNESS 1 98 OTHER (SPECIFIED AS OTHER) 1 99 OTHER (RECORDED CODE WAS INVALID) 0VAR NAME: EVENT9 FILING PARTY OR PARTY PRESENT, THREE MD LT 0 LOC 38 - 39 ITEM DESCRIPTION: 1. THIRD PARTY FILING THE EVENT (EVENT TYPES 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 13, 17), OR 2. THIRD PARTY APPEARING OR PARTICIPATING (EVENT TYPES 08, 12), OR 3. THIRD PARTY ON WHOSE BEHALF THE DOCUMENT/EVENT WAS FILED (EVENT TYPES 10, 11). CODES: 9 11 PLAINTIFF 1 1 12 PLAINTIFF 2 34 13 PLAINTIFF 3 1 20 ALL DEFENDANTS 74 21 DEFENDANT 1 133 22 DEFENDANT 2 90 23 DEFENDANT 3 59 24 DEFENDANT 4 6 25 DEFENDANT 5 3 26 DEFENDANT 6 3 31 CLAIMANT 1 3 32 CLAIMANT 2 4 33 CLAIMANT 3 4 41 RESPONDENT 1 5 42 RESPONDENT 2 1 43 RESPONDENT 3 1 51 INTERVENING THIRD PARTY CLAIMANT 1 2 52 INTERVENING THIRD PARTY CLAIMANT 2 18 61 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 1 2 62 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 2 2 69 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT-UNSPECIFIED 12 82 THIRD PARTY 1 96 NOT ASCERTAINABLE 2 98 OTHER (SPECIFIED AS OTHER) 1 99 OTHER (RECORDED CODE WAS INVALID) 0VAR NAME: EVENT10 BENEFITING PARTY OR 4TH APPEARANCE MD LT 0 LOC 40 - 41 1 EVENTS PAGE 5-16 ITEM DESCRIPTION: 1. FOURTH PARTY APPEARING OR PARTICIPATING (EVENT TYPES 08, 12), OR 2. PARTY BENEFITING FROM CONTINUANCE (EVENT TYPE 14). CODES: 135 01 ALL NAMED PARTIES 28 10 ALL PLAINTIFFS 188 11 PLAINTIFF 1 2 12 PLAINTIFF 2 1 19 PLAINTIFF-UNSPECIFIED 88 20 ALL DEFENDANTS 356 21 DEFENDANT 1 70 22 DEFENDANT 2 37 23 DEFENDANT 3 6 24 DEFENDANT 4 3 25 DEFENDANT 5 4 41 RESPONDENT 1 1 42 RESPONDENT 2 1 51 INTERVENING THIRD PARTY CLAIMANT 1 1 52 INTERVENING THIRD PARTY CLAIMANT 2 6 61 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 1 2 62 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 2 1 63 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 3 2 69 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT-UNSPECIFIED 3 82 THIRD PARTY 17 90 STIPULATED 5 98 OTHER (SPECIFIED AS OTHER) 2 99 OTHER (RECORDED CODE WAS INVALID) 0VAR NAME: EVENT11 AFFIANT OR DEPONENT MD LT 0 LOC 42 - 43 ITEM DESCRIPTION: 1. PARTY DEPOSED -- DEPONENT (EVENT TYPE 08) 2. PARTY MAKING AFFIDAVIT -- AFFIANT (EVENT TYPE 10) CODES: 1 01 ALL NAMED PARTIES 69 03 CUSTODIAN OF RECORDS 44 10 ALL PLAINTIFFS 809 11 PLAINTIFF 1 52 12 PLAINTIFF 2 9 13 PLAINTIFF 3 2 14 PLAINTIFF 4 1 15 PLAINTIFF 5 1 16 PLAINTIFF 6 1 18 PLAINTIFF 8 36 20 ALL DEFENDANTS 376 21 DEFENDANT 1 95 22 DEFENDANT 2 30 23 DEFENDANT 3 12 24 DEFENDANT 4 1 EVENTS PAGE 5-17 5 25 DEFENDANT 5 2 31 CLAIMANT 1 2 61 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 1 158 80 NONPARTY 66 83 PHYSICIAN/EXPERT MEDICAL WITNESS 155 84 WITNESS 100 85 WITNESS FOR PLAINTIFF 96 86 WITNESS FOR DEFENDANT 53 87 EXPERT WITNESS 181 97 UNCLEAR 64 98 OTHER (SPECIFIED AS OTHER) 0VAR NAME: EVENT12 PARTY AGAINST WHOM EVENT FILED, ONE MD LT 0 LOC 44 - 45 ITEM DESCRIPTION: FIRST PARTY AGAINST WHOM THE EVENT WAS FILED (EVENT TYPES 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 13, 17) CODES: 22 01 ALL NAMED PARTIES 45 03 CUSTODIAN OF RECORDS 14 07 COURT/JUDGE 645 10 ALL PLAINTIFFS 4914 11 PLAINTIFF 1 77 12 PLAINTIFF 2 16 13 PLAINTIFF 3 3 14 PLAINTIFF 4 1 15 PLAINTIFF 5 2 16 PLAINTIFF 6 1 18 PLAINTIFF 8 971 20 ALL DEFENDANTS 4697 21 DEFENDANT 1 415 22 DEFENDANT 2 116 23 DEFENDANT 3 33 24 DEFENDANT 4 21 25 DEFENDANT 5 3 26 DEFENDANT 6 1 29 DEFENDANT-UNSPECIFIED 406 31 CLAIMANT 1 20 32 CLAIMANT 2 2 33 CLAIMANT 3 2 34 CLAIMANT 4 2 35 CLAIMANT 5 684 41 RESPONDENT 1 5 42 RESPONDENT 2 3 43 RESPONDENT 3 22 51 INTERVENING THIRD PARTY CLAIMANT 1 15 60 ALL THIRD PARTY DEFENDANTS 101 61 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 1 26 62 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 2 6 63 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 3 5 64 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 4 1 EVENTS PAGE 5-18 2 71 GARNISHEE 1 247 80 NONPARTY 127 82 THIRD PARTY 14 83 PHYSICIAN/EXPERT MEDICAL WITNESS 86 84 WITNESS 53 87 EXPERT WITNESS 4 90 STIPULATED 83 98 OTHER (SPECIFIED AS OTHER) 0VAR NAME: EVENT13 PARTY AGAINST WHOM EVENT FILED, TWO MD LT 0 LOC 46 - 47 ITEM DESCRIPTION: SECOND PARTY AGAINST WHOM THE EVENT WAS FILED (EVENT TYPES 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 13, 17) CODES: 2 10 ALL PLAINTIFFS 11 11 PLAINTIFF 1 237 12 PLAINTIFF 2 2 13 PLAINTIFF 3 1 14 PLAINTIFF 4 3 20 ALL DEFENDANTS 27 21 DEFENDANT 1 625 22 DEFENDANT 2 71 23 DEFENDANT 3 23 24 DEFENDANT 4 1 25 DEFENDANT 5 1 27 DEFENDANT 7 1 31 CLAIMANT 1 7 32 CLAIMANT 2 1 33 CLAIMANT 3 8 41 RESPONDENT 1 23 42 RESPONDENT 2 3 51 INTERVENING THIRD PARTY CLAIMANT 1 10 60 ALL THIRD PARTY DEFENDANTS 14 61 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 1 7 62 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 2 1 63 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 3 3 80 NONPARTY 3 84 WITNESS 1 98 OTHER (SPECIFIED AS OTHER) 0VAR NAME: EVENT14 PARTY AGAINST WHOM EVENT FILED, THREE MD LT 0 LOC 48 - 49 ITEM DESCRIPTION: THIRD PARTY AGAINST WHOM THE EVENT WAS FILED (EVENT TYPES 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 13, 17) CODES: 1 EVENTS PAGE 5-19 8 11 PLAINTIFF 1 1 12 PLAINTIFF 2 21 13 PLAINTIFF 3 1 21 DEFENDANT 1 10 22 DEFENDANT 2 106 23 DEFENDANT 3 25 24 DEFENDANT 4 3 25 DEFENDANT 5 1 28 DEFENDANT 8 1 31 CLAIMANT 1 2 33 CLAIMANT 3 2 41 RESPONDENT 1 4 43 RESPONDENT 3 1 52 INTERVENING THIRD PARTY CLAIMANT 2 7 61 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 1 3 62 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 2 1 64 THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT 4 1 84 WITNESS 1 98 OTHER (SPECIFIED AS OTHER) 4 99 OTHER (RECORDED CODE WAS INVALID) 0VAR NAME: EVENT15 JUDICIAL ACTION TAKEN, IF ANY MD LT 0 LOC 50 - 51 ITEM DESCRIPTION: WHAT, IF ANY, JUDICIAL ACTION WAS TAKEN IN RESPONSE TO THIS EVENT? CODES: 520 1 DENIED 35 2 DEFERRED 3553 3 GRANTED 2 4 MOOT 1070 5 DONE ON COURT'S OWN MOTION 87 6 PARTIALLY GRANTED 24 7 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 29 8 ORDERED OFF CALENDAR 1406 9 UNDECIDED/NO ACTION 0VAR NAME: EVENT16 LENGTH OF DEPOSITION, CONTINUANCE OR BRIEF MD LT 0 LOC 52 - 54 ITEM DESCRIPTION: LENGTH OF DEPOSITION (EVENT TYPE 08), BRIEF (EVENT TYPE 06), OR CONTINUANCE (EVENT TYPE 14). NOTES: 4156 VALID VALUES; RANGE 0 TO 745 MEAN 17.7; MEDIAN 5; STD 34.7 1 APPEALS PAGE 6-1 0VAR NAME: CASE.ID CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER LOC 1 - 5 0VAR NAME: RESP.NUM RESPONDENT NUMBER--00 LOC 6 - 7 0VAR NAME: RECTYPE RECORD TYPE IDENTIFIER--06 LOC 8 - 9 0VAR NAME: SEQNUM SEQUENCE NUMBER LOC 10 - 12 0VAR NAME: APPEAL1 ORIGINAL EVENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER MD NONE LOC 13 - 16 ITEM DESCRIPTION: THE ORIGINAL RECORD SEQUENCE NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECORD. 0VAR NAME: APPEAL2 REFERENCE NUMBER MD LT 0 LOC 17 - 20 ITEM DESCRIPTION: THE EVENTID OF THE EVENT THAT PROMPTED THE APPEAL; THIS CAN BE USED AS A KEY TO LINK THE APPEAL TO OTHER EVENT DATA. NOTES: 89 VALID DATA ITEMS. 0VAR NAME: APPEAL3 DATE OF APPEAL MD LT 0 LOC 21 - 24 ITEM DESCRIPTION: RELATIVE DATE OF APPEAL. SEE THE USER GUIDE FOR INFORMATION ON RELATIVE DATES. NOTES: 88 VALID DATA ITEMS. 0VAR NAME: APPEAL4 FIRST PARTY INITIATING APPEAL MD LT 0 LOC 25 - 26 1 APPEALS PAGE 6-2 ITEM DESCRIPTION: FIRST PARTY INITIATING APPEAL. CODES: 1 05 COURT CLERK 2 07 COURT/JUDGE 3 10 ALL PLAINTIFFS 29 11 PLAINTIFF 1 11 21 DEFENDANT 1 5 22 DEFENDANT 2 5 31 COMPLAINANT 1 13 41 RESPONDENT 1 0VAR NAME: APPEAL5 SECOND PARTY INITIATING APPEAL MD LT 0 LOC 27 - 28 ITEM DESCRIPTION: SECOND PARTY INITIATING APPEAL. CODES: 2 12 PLAINTIFF 2 1 22 DEFENDANT 2 0VAR NAME: APPEAL6 INSTITUTION WHERE APPEAL TAKEN MD LT 0 LOC 29 - 30 ITEM DESCRIPTION: COURT OR INSTITUTION WHERE THE APPEAL WAS BROUGHT CODES: 6 11 STATE COURT OF APPEAL 19 12 FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS 6 13 STATE SUPREME COURT 0 14 UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT 15 21 STATE COURT (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 0 22 FEDERAL COURT (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUION CODE) 1 31 ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 0 41 PRIVATE INSTITUTION (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 35 51 INTERNAL APPEAL (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION CODE) 0VAR NAME: APPEAL7 APPEAL STATUS OR OUTCOME MD LT 0 LOC 31 - 32 ITEM DESCRIPTION: OUTCOME OR STATUS OF APPEAL CODES: 1 APPEALS PAGE 6-3 0 01 REMANDED 9 10 AFFIRMED 0 20 REVERSED 6 21 REVERSED AND REMANDED 0 30 AFFIRMED IN PART 0 31 AFFIRMED IN PART AND REMANDED 0 40 REVERSED IN PART 0 41 REVERSED IN PART AND REMANDED 0 45 REVERSED IN PART AND AFFIRMED IN PART 0 46 REVERSED IN PART AND AFFIRMED IN PART AND REMANDED 11 50 DISMISSED PENDING APPEAL 1 55 CERTIORARI/APPEAL DENIED (US AND STATE SUPREME COURT) 2 60 APPEAL PENDING 0 65 CERTIORARI/APPEAL PETITION PENDING (US AND STATE SUPREME COURT) 1 71 REQUEST DENIED; APPEAL OUTCOME UNKNOWN (ALT. INST.) 0 72 REQUEST DENIED; ORIGINAL DECISION AFFIRMED 0 73 REQUEST DENIED; ORIGINAL DECISION OVERRULED 0 74 REQUEST DENIED; ORIGINAL DECISION PARTIALLY OVERRULED 4 81 REQUEST ACCEPTED; APPEAL OUTCOME UNKNOWN 25 82 REQUEST ACCEPTED; ORIGINAL DECISION AFFIRMED 10 83 REQUEST ACCEPTED; ORIGINAL DECISION OVERRULED 2 84 REQUEST ACCEPTED; ORIGINAL DECISION PARTIALLY OVERRULED 11 99 OTHER STATUS 1 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS, MISCELLANEOUS DATA PAGE 7-1 0VAR NAME: CASE.ID CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER LOC 1 - 5 0VAR NAME: RESP.NUM RESPONDENT NUMBER--00 LOC 6 - 7 0VAR NAME: RECTYPE RECORD TYPE IDENTIFIER--07 LOC 8 - 9 0VAR NAME: SEQNUM SEQUENCE NUMBER--001 LOC 10 - 12 0VAR NAME: ALT1 DATE INSTITUTION BECAME ACTIVE IN CASE. MD LT 0 LOC 13 - 16 ITEM DESCRIPTION: RELATIVE DATE INSTITUTION BECAME ACTIVE IN CASE. NOTES: SEE USER'S GUIDE FOR INFORMATION ON RELATIVE DATES. 169 VALID VALUES. 0VAR NAME: ALT2 FIRST TYPE OF PROCESS USED MD LT 0 LOC 17 - 18 ITEM DESCRIPTION: FIRST TYPE OF PROCESS USED BY INSTITUTION CODES: 202 0 FACT FINDING 1 1 MEDIATION/CONCILIATION OVER TELEPHONE 0 2 MEDIATION/CONCILIATION IN PERSON; INDIVIDUALLY 0 3 MEDIATION/CONCILIATION IN PERSON; HEARING 26 4 ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING 0VAR NAME: ALT3 SECOND TYPE OF PROCESS USED MD LT 0 LOC 19 - 20 ITEM DESCRIPTION: SECOND TYPE OF PROCESS USED BY INSTITUTION CODES: 0 0 FACT FINDING 22 1 MEDIATION/CONCILIATION OVER TELEPHONE 1 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS, MISCELLANEOUS DATA PAGE 7-2 3 2 MEDIATION/CONCILIATION IN PERSON; INDIVIDUALLY 26 3 MEDIATION/CONCILIATION IN PERSON; HEARING 98 4 ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING 0VAR NAME: ALT4 THIRD TYPE OF PROCESS USED MD LT 0 LOC 21 - 22 ITEM DESCRIPTION: THIRD TYPE OF PROCESS USED BY INSTITUTION CODES: 0 0 FACT FINDING 2 1 MEDIATION/CONCILIATION OVER TELEPHONE 3 2 MEDIATION/CONCILIATION IN PERSON; INDIVIDUALLY 6 3 MEDIATION/CONCILIATION IN PERSON; HEARING 18 4 ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING 0VAR NAME: ALT5 FOURTH TYPE OF PROCESS USED MD LT 0 LOC 23 - 24 ITEM DESCRIPTION: FOURTH TYPE OF PROCESS USED BY INSTITUTION CODES: 0 0 FACT FINDING 1 1 MEDIATION/CONCILIATION OVER TELEPHONE 0 2 MEDIATION/CONCILIATION IN PERSON; INDIVIDUALLY 0 3 MEDIATION/CONCILIATION IN PERSON; HEARING 5 4 ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING 0VAR NAME: ALT6 EVIDENCE OF NEGOTIATION OR SETTLEMENT MD LT 0 LOC 25 - 26 ITEM DESCRIPTION: EVIDENCE OF NEGOTIATION OR SETTLEMENT ACTIVITY BY THIRD PARTY CODES: 50 1 YES 206 2 NO 0VAR NAME: ALT7 ISSUANCE OF OPINION BY ADMIN AGENCY MD LT 0 LOC 27 - 28 ITEM DESCRIPTION: ISSUANCE OF OPINION AT CONCLUSION OF CASE BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY (OR AGENCY HEARING OFFICER). CODES: 1 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS, MISCELLANEOUS DATA PAGE 7-3 125 1 YES 130 2 NO 0VAR NAME: ALT8 NUMBER OF ARBITRATORS MD LT 0 LOC 29 - 30 ITEM DESCRIPTION: NUMBER OF ARBITRATORS CODES: 119 1 ONE 2 2 TWO 52 3 THREE 0VAR NAME: ALT9 CONFIGURATION OF ARBITRATORS MD LT 0 LOC 31 - 32 ITEM DESCRIPTION: CONFIGURATION OF ARBITRATORS CODES: 119 1 ONE NEUTRAL 2 2 TWO NEUTRAL 39 3 THREE NEUTRAL 12 4 ONE NEUTRAL, TWO PARTISAN 0VAR NAME: ALT10 METHOD FOR CHOOSING ARBITRATOR: FIRST MD LT 0 LOC 33 - 34 ITEM DESCRIPTION: METHOD FOR CHOOSING ARBITRATOR: FIRST (ONLY) ARBITRATOR CODES: 67 1 APPOINTED BY INSTITUTION WITHOUT LIST 97 2 INSTITUTION SUBMITTED LIST, PARTIES SELECTED 1 3 APPOINTED BY PARTIES 3 4 APPOINTED BY OTHER 0VAR NAME: ALT11 METHOD FOR CHOOSING ARBITRATOR: SECOND MD LT 0 LOC 35 - 36 ITEM DESCRIPTION: METHOD FOR CHOOSING ARBITRATOR: SECOND ARBITRATOR CODES: 32 1 APPOINTED BY INSTITUTION WITHOUT LIST 1 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS, MISCELLANEOUS DATA PAGE 7-4 16 2 INSTITUTION SUBMITTED LIST, PARTIES SELECTED 1 3 APPOINTED BY PARTIES 1 4 APPOINTED BY OTHER 0VAR NAME: ALT12 METHOD FOR CHOOSING ARBITRATOR: THIRD MD LT 0 LOC 37 - 38 ITEM DESCRIPTION: METHOD FOR CHOOSING ARBITRATOR: THIRD ARBITRATOR CODES: 31 1 APPOINTED BY INSTITUTION WITHOUT LIST 15 2 INSTITUTION SUBMITTED LIST, PARTIES SELECTED 0 3 APPOINTED BY PARTIES 2 4 APPOINTED BY OTHER 0VAR NAME: ALT13 BASIS OF ARBITRATION JURISDICTION MD LT 0 LOC 39 - 40 ITEM DESCRIPTION: BASIS OF INSTITUTIONAL JURISDICTION FOR ARBITRATION ORGANIZATION CODES: 138 1 PRE-DISPUTE AGREEMENT 19 2 POST-DISPUTE AGREEMENT 0 3 ADMINISTRATIVE OR STATUATORY REQUIREMENT 1 4 VOLUNTARY-WITHDRAWEL PERMITTED BY COMPLAINANT 0 5 VOLUNTARY-WITHDRAWEL PERMITTED BY EITHER PARTY 4 6 OTHER 52 7 STATUATORY--SOUTH CAROLINA ONLY 0VAR NAME: ALT14 PROVISION OF INSTITUTION IN AGREEMENT MD LT 0 LOC 41-42 ITEM DESCRIPTION: PROVISION OF INSTITUTION IN AGREEMENT OR REQUIREMENT CODES: 209 1 YES 1 2 NO 0VAR NAME: ALT15 ORIGIN OF ARBITRATION JURISDICTION MD LT 0 LOC 43 - 44 ITEM DESCRIPTION: ORIGIN OF JURISDICTION 1 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS, MISCELLANEOUS DATA PAGE 7-5 CODES: 43 1 NEGOTIATED BETWEEN PARTIES 112 2 INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE 0 3 STATUTORY 2 4 OTHER 52 6 STATUATORY--SOUTH CAROLINA ONLY 0VAR NAME: ALT16 NUMBER OF TIMES A LIST OF POTENTIAL MD LT 0 LOC 45 - 46 ITEM DESCRIPTION: NUMBER OF TIMES A LIST OF POTENTIAL ARBITRATORS WAS SENT TO THE PARTIES BEFORE AN ARBITRATOR WAS CHOSEN (IF APPLICABLE) REAL NUMBER USED FREQUENCIES: 8 0 TIMES 111 1 TIME 21 2 TIMES 1 3 TIMES 0VAR NAME: ALT17 RELATED COURT PROCEDURE (ARBITRATION) MD LT 0 LOC 47 - 48 ITEM DESCRIPTION: INDICATION THAT EITHER PARTY INITIATED COURT PROCEDURE RELATED TO THIS DISPUTE WHILE IT WAS BEING PROCESSED BY THE ARBITRATION INSTITUTION CODES: 203 1 NO 6 2 YES-RELATED TO ARBITRATION 4 3 YES-TANGENIAL ISSUE 1 4 YES-BOTH OF ABOVE 0VAR NAME: ALT18 ISSUANCE OF OPINION BY ARBITRATOR MD LT 0 LOC 49 - 50 ITEM DESCRIPTION: ISSUANCE OF OPINION AT CONCLUSION OF CASE BY THE ARBITRATOR CODES: 39 1 YES 174 2 NO 0VAR NAME: ALT19 APPEAL OF ARBITRATOR'S DECISION MD LT 0 LOC 51 - 52 1 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS, MISCELLANEOUS DATA PAGE 7-6 ITEM DESCRIPTION: WHERE APPEAL OF ARBITRATORS DECISION WAS MADE TO CODES: 1 1 APPEALED TOFEDERAL COURT 6 2 APPEALED TO STATE COURT 2 3 APPEALED TO AN INTERNAL PANEL OR GROUP 205 4 NO APPEAL 0VAR NAME: ALT20 BBB: EITHER PARTY CONTACT OTHER 3RD PARTY MD LT 0 LOC 53 - 54 ITEM DESCRIPTION: INDICATION OF EITHER PARTY CONTACTING ANOTHER THIRD-PARTY REGARDING THIS DISPUTE BEFORE OR WHILE IT WAS BEING PROCESSED BY BBB CODES: 28 1 NO 10 2 YES NOTES: BBB REFERS TO THE LOS ANGELES BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU 0VAR NAME: ALT21 BBB: INDICATION OF NEGOTIATION/MEDIATION MD LT 0 LOC 55 - 56 ITEM DESCRIPTION: INDICATION OF NEGOTIATION/MEDIATION ACTIVITY BY BBB CODES: 36 1 NO 2 2 YES 0VAR NAME: ALT22 BBB: ARBITRATION OFFERED TO THE PARTIES MD LT 0 LOC 57 - 58 ITEM DESCRIPTION: IF ARBITRATION OFFERED TO THE PARTIES BY BBB CODES: 26 1 NO 1 2 YES; RESPONDENT REFUSED 4 3 YES; COMPLAINANT REFUSED 5 4 YES; BOTH PARTIES REFUSED 1 5 YES; CAN'T DETERMINE 1 6 YES; ADJUSTMENT MADE BY R1 1 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS, MISCELLANEOUS DATA PAGE 7-7 0VAR NAME: ALT23 BBB: DID PARTY TAKE TO ANOTHER 3RD PARTY MD LT 0 LOC 59 - 60 ITEM DESCRIPTION: INDICATION IF A PARTY CONTINUED THIS DISPUTE IN ANOTHER FORUM AFTER BBB FINISHED ANY ACTION CODES: 34 1 NO 3 2 YES; COURT 3 3 YES; ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE 0 4 YES; OTHER 0VAR NAME: ALT24 BASIS OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION MD LT 0 LOC 61 - 62 ITEM DESCRIPTION: BASIS OF INSTITUTIONAL JURISDICTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY CODES: 1 1 PRE-DISPUTE AGREEMENT 0 2 POST-DISPUTE AGREEMENT 175 3 ADMINISTRATIVE OR STATUTORY REQUIREMENT 81 4 VOLUNTARY: WITHDRAWEL PERMISSABLE BY COMPLAINANT 0 5 VOLUNTARY: WITHDRAWEL PERMISSABLE BY EITHER PARTY 0 6 OTHER 0VAR NAME: ALT25 ORIGIN OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION MD LT 0 LOC 63 - 64 ITEM DESCRIPTION: ORIGIN OF JURISDICTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY CODES: 0 1 NEGOTIATED BETWEEN PARTIES 0 2 STANDARDIZED 255 3 STATUATORY 1 4 OTHER 0VAR NAME: ALT26 WHO APPEALED ADMIN DECISION MD LT 0 LOC 65 - 66 ITEM DESCRIPTION: FILING OF APPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY DECISION CODES: 3 1 APPEALED BY COMPLAINANT 6 2 APPEALED BY RESPONDENT 246 3 NO APPEAL 1 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS, MISCELLANEOUS DATA PAGE 7-8 0VAR NAME: ALT27 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION USED MD NONE LOC 67-68 ITEM DESCRIPTION: ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION USED CODES: 40 02 WISCONSIN EQUAL RIGHTS DIVISION 153 03 AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION 26 04 GREEN BAY PLANNING COMMISSION 10 05 GREEN BAY ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS 34 06 PHILADELPHIA BOARD OF VIEW 32 07 CONTRACTORS' LICENSING BOARD 33 08 OSHA (STATE) 32 09 EMPLOYMENT SECURITIES DIVISION 33 10 CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES DIVISION 16 11 HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION 0VAR NAME: ALT28 APPEAL OF ARBITRATOR DECISION MD LT 0 LOC 69 - 70 ITEM DESCRIPTION: INDICATION OF APPEAL OF THE ARBITRATOR'S DECISION CODES: 3 2 YES, BY COMPLAINANT 8 3 YES, BY RESPONDENT 202 1 NO APPEAL 1 EVENT COUNT SUMMARIES; KEY DATES FROM EVENTS PAGE 8-1 0VAR NAME: CASE.ID CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER LOC 1 - 5 0VAR NAME: RESP.NUM RESPONDENT NUMBER--00 LOC 6 - 7 0VAR NAME: RECTYPE RECORD TYPE IDENTIFIER--08 LOC 8 - 9 0VAR NAME: SEQNUM SEQUENCE NUMBER--001 LOC 10 - 12 0VAR NAME: EVNTCT03 TOTAL NUMBER OF PLEADINGS EVENTS MD LT 0 LOC 13 - 15 ITEM DESCRIPTION: TOTAL NUMBER OF PLEADINGS EVENTS RECORDS FREQUENCIES: VALUE COUNT 0 35 1 778 2 819 3 217 4 142 5 62 6 37 7 22 8 10 9 11 10 7 11 4 13 6 15 1 19 1 20 1 21 1 22 2 24 1 0VAR NAME: EVNTCT04 TOTAL NUMBER OF PROCEDURAL MOTIONS MD LT 0 LOC 16 - 18 ITEM DESCRIPTION: TOTAL NUMBER OF PROCEDURAL MOTIONS RECORDS 1 EVENT COUNT SUMMARIES; KEY DATES FROM EVENTS PAGE 8-2 FREQUENCIES: VALUE COUNT 0 1623 1 352 2 115 3 38 4 14 5 6 6 2 7 5 9 1 11 1 0VAR NAME: EVNCT05 TOTAL NUMBER OF SUBSTANTIVE MOTIONS MD LT 0 LOC 19 - 21 ITEM DESCRIPTION: TOTAL NUMBER OF SUBSTANTIVE MOTIONS RECORDS FREQUENCIES: VALUE COUNT 0 882 1 734 2 286 3 136 4 59 5 27 6 10 7 7 8 5 9 5 10 2 11 2 15 1 17 1 0VAR NAME: EVNTCT06 TOTAL NUMBER OF BRIEFS MD LT 0 LOC 22 - 24 ITEM DESCRIPTION: TOTAL NUMBER OF BRIEFS RECORDS FREQUENCIES: VALUE COUNT 0 1566 1 145 2 147 3 92 4 72 5 33 1 EVENT COUNT SUMMARIES; KEY DATES FROM EVENTS PAGE 8-3 6 26 7 14 8 14 9 10 10 7 11 9 12 6 13 2 14 2 16 2 17 1 18 2 19 2 20 1 21 1 24 1 27 1 32 1 0VAR NAME: EVNTCT07 TOTAL NUMBER OF DISCOVERY MOTIONS MD LT 0 LOC 25 - 27 ITEM DESCRIPTION: TOTAL NUMBER OF DISCOVERY MOTIONS RECORDS FREQUENCIES: VALUE COUNT 0 1967 1 118 2 35 3 16 4 6 5 7 6 3 7 2 8 1 10 1 11 1 0VAR NAME: EVNTCT08 TOTAL NUMBER OF DEPOSITIONS MD LT 0 LOC 28 - 30 ITEM DESCRIPTION: TOTAL NUMBER OF DEPOSITIONS RECORDS FREQUENCIES: VALUE COUNT 0 1823 1 112 2 87 3 33 1 EVENT COUNT SUMMARIES; KEY DATES FROM EVENTS PAGE 8-4 4 40 5 17 6 12 7 11 8 5 9 3 10 4 11 2 12 4 13 1 14 2 22 1 0VAR NAME: EVNTCT09 TOTAL NUMBER OF OTHER DISCOVERY DOCUMENTS MD LT 0 LOC 31 - 33 ITEM DESCRIPTION: TOTAL NUMBER OF OTHER DISCOVERTY DOCUMENTS RECORDS FREQUENCIES: VALUE COUNT 0 1339 1 142 2 164 3 98 4 99 5 73 6 55 7 24 8 31 9 25 10 13 11 15 12 11 13 7 14 6 15 7 16 5 17 4 18 7 19 4 20 4 21 2 22 3 24 2 25 1 26 1 27 1 28 4 30 1 33 1 35 1 37 2 1 EVENT COUNT SUMMARIES; KEY DATES FROM EVENTS PAGE 8-5 40 1 41 1 43 1 56 1 81 1 0VAR NAME: EVNTCT10 TOTAL NUMBER OF AFFIDAVITS MD LT 0 LOC 34 - 36 ITEM DESCRIPTION: TOTAL NUMBER OF AFFIDAVITS RECORDS FREQUENCIES: VALUE COUNT 0 1635 1 255 2 100 3 61 4 37 5 16 6 10 7 8 8 12 9 7 10 3 11 3 12 1 14 2 17 1 19 1 20 1 21 1 23 1 37 1 50 1 0VAR NAME: EVNTCT11 TOTAL NUMBER OF MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS MD LT 0 LOC 37 - 39 ITEM DESCRIPTION: TOTAL NUMBER OF MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS RECORDS FREQUENCIES: VALUE COUNT 0 1105 1 487 2 221 3 113 4 60 5 61 6 26 1 EVENT COUNT SUMMARIES; KEY DATES FROM EVENTS PAGE 8-6 7 21 8 17 9 11 10 6 11 7 12 6 13 2 15 2 16 1 17 1 18 2 19 2 20 1 21 2 22 1 25 1 50 1 0VAR NAME: EVNTCT12 TOTAL NUMBER OF PRETRIAL MD LT 0 LOC 40 - 42 ITEM DESCRIPTION: TOTAL NUMBER OF PRETRIAL CONFERENCE/REPORT RECORDS FREQUENCIES: VALUE COUNT 0 1654 1 237 2 122 3 54 4 41 5 19 6 8 7 12 8 5 9 2 10 1 12 1 22 1 0VAR NAME: EVNTCT13 TOTAL NUMBER OF ARBITRATION EVENTS MD LT 0 LOC 43 - 45 ITEM DESCRIPTION: TOTAL NUMBER OF ARBITRATION EVENTS RECORDS THESE REFER ONLY TO COURT-RELATED ARBITRATION ACTIVITIES (I.E., COURT-ANNEXED ARBITRATION EVENTS) FREQUENCIES: VALUE COUNT 0 2080 1 EVENT COUNT SUMMARIES; KEY DATES FROM EVENTS PAGE 8-7 1 20 2 27 3 18 4 5 5 4 6 2 7 1 0VAR NAME: EVNTCT14 TOTAL NUMBER OF CONTINUANCE REQUESTS MD LT 0 LOC 46 - 48 ITEM DESCRIPTION: TOTAL NUMBER OF CONTINUANCE REQUESTS RECORDS FREQUENCIES: VALUE COUNT 0 1620 1 281 2 143 3 43 4 32 5 13 6 10 7 6 8 2 9 3 10 2 16 1 17 1 0VAR NAME: EVNTCT15 TOTAL NUMBER OF JUDICIAL ACTIONS MD LT 0 LOC 49 - 51 ITEM DESCRIPTION: TOTAL NUMBER OF JUDICIAL ACTIONS RECORDS FREQUENCIES: VALUE COUNT 0 471 1 641 2 324 3 242 4 130 5 105 6 63 7 40 8 43 9 22 10 17 11 13 12 11 1 EVENT COUNT SUMMARIES; KEY DATES FROM EVENTS PAGE 8-8 13 6 14 4 15 1 16 4 17 4 18 1 19 3 20 2 21 1 22 3 24 1 25 2 27 1 31 1 55 1 0VAR NAME: EVNTCT16 TOTAL NUMBER OF TRIALS MD LT 0 LOC 52 - 54 ITEM DESCRIPTION: TOTAL NUMBER OF TRIAL RECORDS FREQUENCIES: VALUE COUNT 0 1751 1 371 2 28 3 7 0VAR NAME: EVNTCT17 TOTAL NUMBER OF POST-TRIAL EVENTS MD LT 0 LOC 55 - 57 ITEM DESCRIPTION: TOTAL NUMBER OF POST-TRIAL EVENTS RECORDS FREQUENCIES: VALUE COUNT 0 1949 1 151 2 29 3 13 4 5 5 5 6 4 7 1 0VAR NAME: EVNTCT18 TOTAL NUMBER OF APPEALS MD LT 0 LOC 58 - 60 1 EVENT COUNT SUMMARIES; KEY DATES FROM EVENTS PAGE 8-9 ITEM DESCRIPTION: TOTAL NUMBER OF APPEALS RECORDS FREQUENCIES: VALUE COUNT 0 2073 1 76 2 7 3 1 0VAR NAME: DATES1 DATE OF FIRST RESPONSE TO PLEADING MD LT 0 LOC 61 - 64 ITEM DESCRIPTION: RELATIVE DATE OF FIRST RESPONSE TO PLEADING NOTES: SEE USER'S GUIDE FOR INFORMATION ON RELATIVE DATES 1272 VALID VALUES 0VAR NAME: DATES2 DATE OF LAST PLEADING MD LT 0 LOC 65 - 68 ITEM DESCRIPTION: RELATIVE DATE OF LAST PLEADING NOTES: SEE USER'S GUIDE FOR INFORMATION ON RELATIVE DATES 2119 VALID VALUES 0VAR NAME: DATES3 DATE OF FIRST DISCOVERY EVENT MD LT 0 LOC 69 - 72 ITEM DESCRIPTION: RELATIVE DATE OF FIRST DISCOVERY EVENT NOTES: SEE USER'S GUIDE FOR INFORMATION ON RELATIVE DATES 879 VALID VALUES 0VAR NAME: DATES4 DATE OF LAST DISCOVERY EVENT MD LT 0 LOC 73 - 76 ITEM DESCRIPTION: RELATIVE DATE OF LAST DISCOVERY EVENT NOTES: SEE USER'S GUIDE FOR INFORMATION ON RELATIVE DATES 1 EVENT COUNT SUMMARIES; KEY DATES FROM EVENTS PAGE 8-10 879 VALID VALUES 0VAR NAME: DATES5 DATE OF CERTIFICATE OF READINESS MD LT 0 LOC 77 - 80 ITEM DESCRIPTION: RELATIVE DATE OF CERTIFICATE OF READINESS NOTES: SEE USER'S GUIDE FOR INFORMATION ON RELATIVE DATES 95 VALID VALUES 0VAR NAME: DATES6 DATE OF FIRST PRETRIAL CONFERENCE MD LT 0 LOC 81 - 84 ITEM DESCRIPTION: RELATIVE DATE OF FIRST PRETRIAL CONFERENCE NOTES: SEE USER'S GUIDE FOR INFORMATION ON RELATIVE DATES 399 VALID VALUES 0VAR NAME: DATES7 DATE OF LAST PRETRIAL CONFERENCE MD LT 0 LOC 85 - 88 ITEM DESCRIPTION: RELATIVE DATE OF LAST PRETRIAL CONFERENCE NOTES: SEE USER'S GUIDE FOR INFORMATION ON RELATIVE DATES 399 VALID VALUES 0VAR NAME: DATES8 DATE OF TRIAL OR HEARING MD LT 0 LOC 89 - 92 ITEM DESCRIPTION: RELATIVE DATE OF TRIAL OR HEARING NOTES: SEE USER'S GUIDE FOR INFORMATION ON RELATIVE DATES 399 VALID VALUES 0VAR NAME: DATES9 DATE OF FIRST PLEADING MD LT 0 LOC 93 - 96 1 EVENT COUNT SUMMARIES; KEY DATES FROM EVENTS PAGE 8-11 ITEM DESCRIPTION: RELATIVE NUMBER ON PUBLIC USE FILE. NOTES: SEE USER'S GUIDE FOR INFORMATION ON RELATIVE DATES 2157 VALID VALUES 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-1 0VAR NAME: CASE.ID CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER LOC 1 - 5 0VAR NAME: RESP.ID RESPONDENT'S PERSON NUMBER LOC 6 - 7 0VAR NAME: REC.TYP RECORD TYPE IDENTIFIER--11 LOC 8 - 9 0VAR NAME: SEQNUM SEQUENCE NUMBER LOC 10-12 0VAR NAME: I1 PARTY CODE LOC 13-14 (PC LOC 1:13-14) ITEM DESCRIPTION PARTY CODE CODES: 558 11 FIRST PLAINTIFF 8 12 SECOND PLAINTIFF 3 13 THIRD PLAINTIFF 1 14 FIFTH PLAINTIFF 135 21 FIRST DEFENDANT 20 22 SECOND DEFENDANT 7 23 THIRD DEFENDANT 1 24 FOURTH DEFENDANT 1 25 FIFTH DEFENDANT 1 26 SIXTH DEFENDANT 0VAR NAME: I2 RESPONDENT TYPE LOC 15-16 (PC LOC 1:15-16) ITEM DESCRIPTION: RESPONDENT TYPE CODES: 571 20 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT-PLAINTIFF 161 30 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT-DEFENDENT 1 40 PRIVATE ORGANIZATION-PLAINTIFF 2 50 PRIVATE ORGANIZATION-DEFENDANT 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-2 0VAR NAME: I3 DATE OF INTERVIEW MD LT 0 LOC 17-20 QUESTION NUMBER: QMPR#9 (PC LOC 1:17-20) QUESTION: DATE OF INTERVIEW 0VAR NAME: I4 MPR TARGET STATUS LOC 21-21 (PC LOC 1:21-21) QUESTION: INTERVIEW COMPLETION STATUS CODES: 692 1 FULL INTERVIEW COMPLETED 43 5 INSURANCE COMPANY REAL PARTY AT RISK. INTERVIEW TERMINATED WITH ITEM I8. 0VAR NAME: I5 RESPONDENT HIRE LAWYER MD LT 0 LOC 22-23 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.02C (PC LOC 1:22-23) QUESTION: DID YOU (THE RESPONDENT) EVER HIRE A LAWYER TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM? CODES: 44 1 YES 341 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I6 RESPONDENT COVERED BY INSURANCE MD LT 0 LOC 24-25 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.04A (PC LOC 1:24-25) QUESTION: WAS YOUR (THE RESPONDENT'S) LIABILITY IN THIS CASE COVERED BY INSURANCE? CODES: 54 1 YES 5 2 NO 676 3 NOT A TORT CASE 0VAR NAME: I7 RESP RETAIN LAWYER MD LT 0 LOC 26-27 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.04C 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-3 (PC LOC 1:26-27) QUESTION: DID YOU (THE RESPONDENT) RETAIN YOUR OWN LAWYER OR WAS YOUR LAWYER RETAINED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY? CODES: 11 1 RETAINED OWN LAWYER 31 2 INSURANCE COMPANY RETAINED LAWYER 12 3 NO LAWYER RETAINED 0VAR NAME: I8 COST TO PURSUE CASE MD LT 0 LOC 28-33 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.04F (PC LOC 1:28-33) ITEM DESCRIPTION: HOW MUCH DID IT COST THE RESPONDENT TO PURSUE THIS CASE? NOTES: ASKED ONLY OF TORT DEFENDANTS WHO WERE REPRESENTED BY A LAWYER RETAINED BY AN INSURANCE COMPANY. 37 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 0 - 48000 MEAN: 1790 MEDIAN: 0 STD: 7878 QUESTION TEXT: "COULD YOU GIVE ME A ROUGH ESTIMATE OF WHAT IT COST YOU TO PURSUE THIS CASE INCLUDING LAWYER'S FEES PLUS ANY OTHER EXPENSES THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED." [A CLOSE-ENDED FOLLOW-UP WAS USED FOR THOSE WHO SAID "DON'T KNOW"; CATEGORY MIDPOINTS ARE RECORDED IN THIS ITEM FOR THOSE RESPONDENTS.] 0VAR NAME: I9 TYPE OF CASE MD LT 0 LOC 34-35 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.05A (PC LOC 1:34-35) ITEM DESCRIPTION: WHAT TYPE OF CASE WAS THIS? CODES: 29 1 DOMESTIC RELATIONS 706 2 OTHER NOTES: *************************************************************** * IF ITEM I9 IS CODED 1, DOMESTIC RELATIONS, THE FOLLOWING * * QUESTION WAS ASKED: * * * 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-4 * "OVER WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DID YOU HAVE DISAGREEMENTS * * WITH (OP) . . ." * * ITEMS I10 TO I14 RECORD THE INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES. * *************************************************************** 0VAR NAME: I10 DISAGREEMENT OVER ALIMONY MD LT 0 LOC 36-37 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.05B-1 (PC LOC 1:36-37) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT HAVE A DISAGREEMENT WITH THE OP OVER "ALIMONY"? CODES: 3 1 YES 26 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I11 DISAGREEMENT OVER CHILD SUPPORT MD LT 0 LOC 38-39 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.05B-2 (PC LOC 1:38-39) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT AND THE OPPONENT HAVE A DISAGREEMENT OVER "CHILD SUPPORT"? CODES: 15 1 YES 14 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I12 DISAGREEMENT OVER CUSTODY MD LT 0 LOC 40-41 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.05B-3 (PC LOC 1:40-41) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT AND THE OPPONENT HAVE A DISAGREEMENT OVER "CUSTODY"? CODES: 5 1 YES 24 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I13 DISAGREEMENT OVER DIVISION OF PROPERTY MD LT 0 LOC 42-43 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.05B-4 (PC LOC 1:42-43) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT AND THE OPPONENT HAVE A DISAGREEMENT OVER "DIVISION OF PROPERTY"? 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-5 CODES: 12 1 YES 17 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I14 DISAGREEMENT OVER VISITATION MD LT 0 LOC 44-45 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.05B-5 (PC LOC 1:44-45) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT AND THE OPPONENT HAVE A DISAGREEMENT OVER THE "VISITATION"? CODES: 5 1 YES 24 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I15 RESPONDENT CONSIDER TALKING TO LAWYER MD LT 0 LOC 46-47 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.07 & Q1.06 (PC LOC 1:46-47) QUESTION: DID YOU [THE RESPONENT] EVER CONSIDER TALKING TO A LAWYER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH YOU DIDN'T HIRE ONE? DID YOU EVER CONSIDER TALKING TO A LAWYER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? CODES: 88 1 YES, TALKED TO 84 2 YES, CONSIDERED TALKING TO A LAWYER [BUT DIDN'T] 166 3 NO, DIDN'T TALK TO 343 4 YES, [HIRED A LAWYER] NOTES: *************************************************************** * THIS QUESTION WAS ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO DID NOT HIRE A * * LAWYER THOSE WHO HAD TALKED TO A LAWYER, OR WHO HAD * * CONSIDERED TALKING TO A LAWYER WERE ASKED THE OPEN-ENDED * * QUESTION: * * * * "WHY DID YOU DECIDE NOT TO USE A LAWYER TO WORK ON THIS * * PROBLEM?" * * * * PRECODED RESPONSES ARE RECORDED IN ITEMS I16 TO I23. * *************************************************************** 0VAR NAME: I16 NO LAWYER BECAUSE OF COST MD LT 0 LOC 48-49 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.08-1 (PC LOC 1:48-49) 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-6 ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT DECIDE NOT TO HIRE A LAWYER BECAUSE OF THE COST? CODES: 54 1 YES 118 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I17 LAWYER DO NO GOOD MD LT 0 LOC 50-51 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.08-2 (PC LOC 1:50-51) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT FEEL THAT A LAWYER WOULDN'T DO ANY GOOD? CODES: 38 1 YES 134 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I18 NOT NEED LAWYER MD LT 0 LOC 52-53 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.08-3 (PC LOC 1:52-53) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT DECIDE HE DIDN'T NEED A LAWYER FOR THIS PROBLEM? CODES: 40 1 YES 132 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I19 LAWYER ADVISED AGAINST MD LT 0 LOC 54-55 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.08-4 (PC LOC 1:54-55) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT DECIDE THAT THE LAWYER WOULD ADVISE AGAINST? CODES: 21 1 YES 151 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I20 DIDN'T THINK OF MD LT 0 LOC 56-57 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.08-5 (PC LOC 1:56-57) ITEM DESCRIPTION: WAS IT BECAUSE THE RESPONDENT DIDN'T THINK OF IT? 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-7 CODES: 0 1 YES 172 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I21 TAKE TOO LONG MD LT 0 LOC 58-59 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.08-6 (PC LOC 1:58-59) ITEM DESCIPTION: WAS IT BECAUSE THE RESPONDENT FELT IT WOULD TAKE TOO LONG? CODES: 10 1 YES 162 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I22 DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO GET LAWYER MD LT 0 LOC 60-61 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.08-7 (PC LOC 1:60-61) ITEM DESCIPTION: WAS IT BECAUSE THE RESPONDENT DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO GET A LAWYER? CODES: 1 1 YES 171 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I23 OTHER REASON MD LT 0 LOC 62-63 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.08-8 (PC LOC 1:62-63) ITEM DESCIPTION: WAS IT BECAUSE THE RESPONDENT HAD SOME OTHER REASON? CODES: 40 1 YES 132 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I24 RESPOND COULDN'T HANDLE PROBLEM ALONE MD LT 0 LOC 64-65 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.09-1 (PC LOC 1:64-65) ITEM DESCIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT HIRE A LAWYER BECAUSE HE COULDN'T HANDLE THE PROBLEM ALONE? CODES: 234 1 YES 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-8 115 2 NO NOTES: *************************************************************** * ITEMS I24 TP I29 ARE PRECODED RESPONSES TO THE FOLLOWING * * OPEN-ENDED QUESTION ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO * * DID HIRE A LAWYER: * * * * "WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO HIRE A LAWYER AT THE TIME YOU DID * * RATHER THAN DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM ON YOUR OWN?" * *************************************************************** 0VAR NAME: I25 PROBLEM TOO IMPORTANT HANDLE ALONE MD LT 0 LOC 66-67 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.09-2 (PC LOC 1:66-67) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT HIRE A LAWYER BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS TOO IMPORTANT TO HANDLE ALONE? CODES: 100 1 YES 246 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I26 CASE TAKE TOO LONG WITHOUT LAWYER MD LT 0 LOC 68-69 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.09-3 (PC LOC 1:68-69) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT HIRE A LAWYER BECAUSE THE CASE WOULD TAKE TOO LONG WITHOUT A LAWYER? CODES: 7 1 YES 336 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I27 CASE TOO COMPLEX MD LT 0 LOC 70-71 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.09-4 (PC LOC 1:70-71) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT HIRE A LAWYER BECAUSE THE CASE WAS TOO COMPLEX? CODES: 65 1 YES 280 2 NO 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-9 0VAR NAME: I28 SUIT BEEN BROUGHT MD LT 0 LOC 72-73 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.09-5 (PC LOC 1:72-73) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT HIRE A LAWYER BECAUSE THE SUIT HAD BEEN BROUGHT? CODES: 17 1 YES 328 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I29 HIRE LAWYER FOR OTHER REASON MD LT 0 LOC 74-75 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.09-6 (PC LOC 1:74-75) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT HIRE A LAWYER FOR SOME OTHER REASON? CODES: 58 1 YES 286 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I30 ALTERNATIVE THIRD PARTY MD LT 0 LOC 76-77 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.10 (PC LOC 1:76-77) QUESTION: WAS A FORMAL REQUEST FOR ARBITRATION, ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION OR RESOLUTION BY ANY THIRD PARTY OTHER THAN A COURT EVER MADE? [IF YES] WAS IT FOR ARBITRATION OR SOMETHING ELSE? [IF ARBITRATION] WAS THE ARBITRATION PART OF THE COURT PROCEEDING? CODES: 90 1 ARBITRATION, NOT RELATED TO COURT PROCEDURE 112 2 SOMETHING ELSE 3 3 ARBITRATION, PART OF COURT PROCEEDING 483 4 NO NON COURT USED 0VAR NAME: I31 HEARING WITH ALL PARTIES AND REPS MD LT 0 LOC 78-79 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.11 (PC LOC 1:78-79) QUESTION: WAS A HEARING OR CONFERENCE EVER HELD WHERE ALL THE PARTIES OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES WERE PRESENT? CODES: 104 1 YES 100 2 NO 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-10 0VAR NAME: I32 THIRD PARTY DECISION MD LT 0 LOC 80-81 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.12 (PC LOC 1:80-81) QUESTION: WAS A DECISION MADE IN THIS CASE? [IF YES] IN WHOSE FAVOR WAS THE DECISION? CODES: 91 1 RESPONDENT 41 2 OPPONENT 2 3 OTHER 53 4 NO DECISION 0VAR NAME: I33 APPEAL OF THIRD PARTY DECISION MD LT 0 LOC 82-83 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.13 (PC LOC 1:82-83) QUESTION: DID ANYONE APPEAL THE [THIRD PARTY] DECISION? [IF YES] WHO APPEALED? WAS IT YOU [THE RESPONDENT], THE OTHER SIDE, OR DID BOTH? CODES: 15 1 RESPONDENT 5 2 OPPONENT 1 3 BOTH 113 4 NO APPEAL 0VAR NAME: I34 TAKE ACTION AFTER HEARING MD LT 0 LOC 84-85 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.15 (PC LOC 1:84-85) QUESTION: DID YOUR [THE RESPONDENT] HAVE TO TAKE ANY ACTION AFTER THE HEARING OR CONFERENCE TO COLLECT WHAT WAS COMING TO HIM? CODES: 9 1 YES 75 2 NO 50 3 [DECISION WAS NOT IN RESPONDENT'S FAVOR] 0VAR NAME: I35 LAW SUIT FILED MD LT 0 LOC 86-87 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.16 (PC LOC 1:86-87) QUESTION: 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-11 WAS A LAWSUIT EVER FILED IN THIS MATTER? [IF YES] WHO FILED THE SUIT, YOU OR (OP)? CODES: 203 1 RESPONDENT 55 2 OPPONENT 432 3 NO SUIT FILED 0VAR NAME: I36 WHICH FIRST MD LT 0 LOC 88-89 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.21 (PC LOC 1:88-89) QUESTION: YOU INDICATED THAT THE (CASE/PRBOLEM) WAS ALSO TAKEN TO (ARBITRATION/ [AGENCY NAME]), WHICH WAS FIRST, THE COURT CASE OR THE (ARBITRATION/ [AGENCY])? CODES: 6 1 COURT CASE 22 2 OTHER 232 3 [ONLY ONE THIRD PARTY USED] 0VAR NAME: I37 CASE GO TO TRIAL MD LT 0 LOC 90-91 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.24 (PC LOC 1:90-91) QUESTION: DID THE CASE EVER GO TO TRIAL? CODES: 60 1 YES 197 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I38 COURT MAKE DECISION MD LT 0 LOC 92-93 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.29 (PC LOC 1:92-93) QUESTION: DID THE COURT MAKE A DECISION IN THIS CASE? [IF YES], IN WHOSE FAVOR WAS THE DECISION, YOU OR [OP]? CODES: 72 1 RESPONDENT 28 2 OPPONENT 133 3 NO DECISION 2 11 CASE DISMISSED (RESPONDENT'S FAVOR) 7 12 CASE DISMISSED (OPPONENT'S FAVOR) 1 21 JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT (RESPONDENT'S FAVOR) 6 22 JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT (OPPONENT'S FAVOR) 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-12 NOTES: IF THERE WAS NO TRIAL, THIS QUESTION WAS PREFACED WITH, "IN SOME CASES, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO TRIAL, THE COURT MAKES A DECISION OF THE ISSUES IN THE CASE . . . 0VAR NAME: I39 APPEAL OF COURT DECISION MD LT 0 LOC 94-95 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.34 &Q1.33 (PC LOC 1:94-95) QUESTION: DID ANYONE APPEAL [THE COURT] DECISION? [IF YES], WHO APPEALED? WAS IT YOU OR THE OTHER SIDE, OR DID BOTH APPEAL? CODES: 7 1 RESPONDENT 6 2 OPPONENT 0 3 BOTH 105 4 NO APPEAL 0VAR NAME: I40 RESPONDENT ENFORCE DECISION MD LT 0 LOC 96-97 QUESTION NUMBER: Q1.36 (PC LOC 1:96-97) QUESTION: DID YOU [THE RESPONDENT] HAVE TO TAKE ANY ACTION TO HAVE THE COURT'S DECISION ENFORCED? CODES: 2 1 YES 75 2 NO 39 3 [DECISION NOT IN RESPONDENT'S FAVOR] 0VAR NAME: I41 REQUIRED BY LAW OR SOME OTHER AGREEMENT MD LT 0 LOC 98-99 QUESTION NUMBER: Q3.05 (PC LOC 1:98-99) QUESTION: WERE YOU [THE RESPONDENT] REQUIRED BY LAW OR SOME WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO GO TO [THE COURT/AGENCY]? CODES: 104 1 YES 236 2 NO 50 3 [OP FILED] 256 4 [NO THIRD PARTY USED] 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-13 0VAR NAME: I42 PREFERRED TO GO TO SOME OTHER INSTITUTIO MD LT 0 LOC 100-101 QUESTION NUMBER: Q3.06 (PC LOC 1:100-101) QUESTION: IF YOU [THE RESPONDENT] HADN'T BEEN REQUIRED TO GO TO [COURT/AGENCY], WOULD YOU HAVE PREFERRED TO GO TO SOME OTHER COURT, AGENCY, OR INSTITUTION? CODES: 34 1 YES 110 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I43 TAKE TO OTHER PLACE MD LT 0 LOC 102-103 QUESTION NUMBER: Q3.09 (PC LOC 1:102-103) QUESTION: AT THE TIME OF FILING DID YOU [THE RESPONDENT] EVER CONSIDER TAKING THE(PROBLEM/CASE) TO ANY OTHER COURT , GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, OR INSTITUTIONS THAT HANDLED THIS KIND OF (PROBLEM/CASE)? CODES: 39 1 YES 195 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I44 OP REQUIRED BY LAW TO GO MD LT 0 LOC 104-105 QUESTION NUMBER: Q3.12 (PC LOC 1:104-105) QUESTION: THIS CASE WAS FILED BY [OP]. ONCE [OP] DECIDED TO FILE THE CASE, WAS IT REQUIRED BY LAW OR SOME WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO GO TO [COURT/AGENCY] CODES: 21 1 YES 11 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I45 WOULD HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT INSTITUTION MD LT 0 LOC 106-107 QUESTION NUMBER: Q3.13 (PC LOC 1:106-107) QUESTION: IF [OP] HAD NOT THE CASE TO [COURT/AGENCY] WOULD YOU [THE RESPONDENT] HAVE TRIED TO TAKE THE CASE TO A DIFFERENT COURT, GOVERNMENT AGENCY, OR INSTITUTION? CODES: 8 1 YES 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-14 29 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I46 EVER CONSIDER MOVING CASE MD LT 0 LOC 108-109 QUESTION NUMBER: Q3.16 (PC LOC 1:108-109) QUESTION: DID YOU [THE RESPONDENT] EVER CONSIDER TRYING TO MOVE THE CASE TO A DIFFERENT COURT, GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR INSTITUTION? CODES: 2 1 YES 9 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I47 TRY TO MOVE CASE MD LT 0 LOC 110-111 QUESTION NUMBER: Q3.18 (PC LOC 1:110-111) QUESTION: DID YOU [THE RESPONDENT] ACTUALLY TRY TO MOVE THE CASE TO (THE INSTITUTION RESPONDENT WOULD HAVE PREFERRED)? CODES: 1 1 YES 1 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I48 RESP CONSIDER TAKING CASE ELSEWHERE MD LT 0 LOC 112-113 QUESTION NUMBER: Q3.24C (PC LOC 1:112-113) QUESTION: DID YOU [THE RESPONDENT] CONSIDER TAKING THE (CASE/PROBLEM) TO ANY (OTHER) COURT,GOVERNMENT AGENCY, OR OTHER INSTITUION THAT HANDLES THIS KIND OF PROBLEM? CODES: 90 1 YES 166 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I49 GET MOST/PAY LEAST MD LT 0 LOC 114-115 QUESTION NUMBER: Q3.52-1 (PC LOC 1:114-115) QUESTION: HOW IMPORTANT WAS IT "TO GET AS MUCH OR TO PAY AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE." CODES: 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-15 230 1 NOT IMPORTANT 171 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT 288 3 VERY IMPORTANT NOTES: *************************************************************** * ITEMS I50 TO I57 WERE ASKED AS PART OF THE FOLLOWING * * SEQUENCE: * * * * "DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT GOALS WHEN THEY TRY TO * * DEAL WITH A PROBLEM. I WANT TO READ A LIST OF GOALS * * THAT DIFFERENT PEOPLE MAY HAVE HAD AND I WOULD LIKE YOU * * TO TELL ME WHETHER EACH GOAL WAS 'NOT TOO IMPORTANT,' * * 'SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT,' OR 'VERY IMPORTANT' TO YOU . . . * * HOW IMPORTANT WAS (GOAL) --NOT TOO IMPORTANT, SOMEWHAT * * IMPORTANT, OR VERY IMPORTANT?" * *************************************************************** 0VAR NAME: I50 FAIR SHARE MD LT 0 LOC 116-117 QUESTION NUMBER: Q3.52-2 (PC LOC 1:116-117) QUESTION: HOW IMPORTANT WAS IT "TO GET YOUR FAIR SHARE"? CODES: 91 1 NOT IMPORTANT 105 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT 493 3 VERY IMPORTANT 0VAR NAME: I51 PROVE RIGHT MD LT 0 LOC 118-119 QUESTION NUMBER: Q3.52-3 (PC LOC 1:118-119) QUESTION: HOW IMPORTANT WAS IT "TO PROVE THAT YOU WERE RIGHT"? CODES: 119 1 NOT IMPORTANT 108 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT 460 3 VERY IMPORTANT 0VAR NAME: I52 PROTECTING REPUTATION MD LT 0 LOC 120-121 QUESTION NUMBER: Q3.52-4 (PC LOC 1:120-121) QUESTION: HOW IMPORTANT WAS IT "TO PROTECT YOUR REPUTATION"? 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-16 CODES: 219 1 NOT IMPORTANT 84 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT 385 3 VERY IMPORTANT 0VAR NAME: I53 OPPOSING PARTY DOESN'T DO THIS AGAIN MD LT 0 LOC 122-123 QUESTION NUMBER: Q3.52-5 (PC LOC 1:122-123) QUESTION: HOW IMPORTANT WAS IT "TO MAKE SURE THE OTHER PARTY WILL NOT DO THIS SORT OF THING AGAIN"? CODES: 137 1 NOT IMPORTANT 101 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT 448 3 VERY IMPORTANT 0VAR NAME: I54 TEACH OP PARTY LESSON MD LT 0 LOC 124-125 QUESTION NUMBER: Q3.52-6 (PC LOC 1:124-125) QUESTION: HOW IMPORTANT WAS IT "TO TEACH THE OTHER PARTY A LESSON"? CODES: 384 1 NOT IMPORTANT 130 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT 174 3 VERY IMPORTANT 0VAR NAME: I55 CAN'T PUSH RESPONDENT MD LT 0 LOC 126-127 QUESTION NUMBER: Q3.52-7 (PC LOC 1:126-127) QUESTION: HOW IMPORTANT WAS IT "TO MAKE SURE THAT OTHERS KNOW YOU CAN'T BE PUSHED AROUND"? CODES: 208 1 NOT IMPORTANT 135 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT 246 3 VERY IMPORTANT 0VAR NAME: I56 ESTABLISHING A PRECEDENT MD LT 0 LOC 128-129 QUESTION NUMBER: Q3.52-8 (PC LOC 1:128-129) 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-17 QUESTION: HOW IMPORTANT WAS IT "TO ESTABLISH A PRECEDENT"? CODES: 321 1 NOT IMPORTANT 119 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT 248 3 VERY IMPORTANT 0VAR NAME: I57 SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT MD LT 0 LOC 130-131 QUESTION NUMBER: Q3.52B (PC LOC 1:130-131) ITEM DESCRIPTION: WHAT WAS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THE CASE TO THE RESPONDENT? CODES: 57 1 TO GET THE MOST POSSIBLE OR PAY THE LEAST POSSIBLE 199 2 TO GET A FAIR SHARE 93 3 TO PROVE THE RESPONDENT RIGHT 70 4 TO PROTECT REPUTATION 136 5 TO MAKE SURE THAT THE OTHER PARTY WILL NOT DO THIS SORT OF THING AGAIN 11 6 TO TEACH THE OPPOSING PARTY A LESSON 41 7 TO MAKE SURE OTHERS KNOW THAT RESPONDENT CAN'T BE PUSHED AROUND 38 8 TO ESTABLISH A PRECEDENT 0VAR NAME: I58 REACH SETTLEMENT AT TIME WITH OP/S MD LT 0 LOC 132-133 QUESTION NUMBER: Q4.01B (PC LOC 1:132-133) QUESTION: DID YOU [THE RESPONDENT] AT ANY TIME REACH A SETTLEMENT WITH (OPS)? BY SETTLEMENT, I MEAN THAT YOU AGREED BETWEEN YOURSELVES THAT ONE OR BOTH OF YOU WOULD DO SOMETHING TO END THE PROBLEM. CODES: 224 1 YES, ALL OPS 2 2 YES, SOME OPS 465 3 NO 0VAR NAME: I59 ACTION IN SETTLEMENT DONE MD LT 0 LOC 134-135 QUESTION NUMBER: Q4.05 (PC LOC 1:134-135) QUESTION: HAS THE ACTION YOU [THE RESPONDENT] AGREED TO IN THE SETTLEMENT BEEN COMPLETELY CARRIED OR PARTIALLY CARRIED OUT OR HAS IT NOT BEEN 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-18 CARRIED OUT AT ALL? CODES: 190 1 YES COMPLETELY 22 2 YES, PARTIALLY 10 3 NO, NOT AT ALL 0VAR NAME: I60 RESOLVED CASE YET MD LT 0 LOC 136-137 QUESTION NUMBER: Q4.07 (PC LOC 1:136-137) QUESTION: HAS THE PROBLEM NOW BEEN RESOLVED COMPLETELY OR PARTIALLY? CODES: 325 1 YES, COMPLETELY 46 2 YES, PARTIALLY 95 3 NO 0VAR NAME: I61 MEET,TALK OR WRITE OP T SETTLE MD LT 0 LOC 138-139 QUESTION NUMBER: Q4.09 (PC LOC 1:138-139) QUESTION: DID YOU [THE RESPONDENT] OR YOUR LAWYER EVER WRITE TO, TALK WITH, OR MEET WITH (OP) TO TRY AND REACH A SETTLEMENT? CODES: 253 1 YES, ALL OPS 2 2 YES, SOME OPS 308 3 NO 0VAR NAME: I62 SATISFIED RESPONDENT MD LT 0 LOC 140-141 QUESTION NUMBER: Q4.04 (PC LOC 1:140-141) QUESTION: HOW SATISFIED ARE YOU WITH THAT SETTLEMENT? IS IT . . . CODES: 73 1 COMPLETELY SATISFACTORY 54 2 FAIRLY SATISFACTORY 41 3 SOMEWHAT UNSATISFACTORY 60 4 COMPLETELY UNSATISFACTORY 0VAR NAME: I63 TIME MD LT 0 LOC 142-143 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.01 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-19 (PC LOC 1:142-143) QUESTION: NOW I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE TIME YOU AND OTHER MEMBERS OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD SPENT ON TRYING TO RESOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS WITH (OP). CONSIDERING THE TIME SPENT BY YOU AND OTHER MEMBERS OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD ON THE PROBLEM, WOULD YOU SAY THAT IT ADDED UP TO . . . CODES: 271 1 EIGHT HOURS OR LESS 420 2 MORE THAN EIGHT HOURS NOTES: DETAIL TIME DATA COLLECTED ONLY IF MORE THAN 8 HOURS WAS SPENT. 0VAR NAME: I64 SPEND TIME TALKING TO OP ABOUT PROB MD LT 0 LOC 144-145 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.02A-1 (PC LOC 1:144-145) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT SPEND TIME TALKING WITH OR WRITING TO THE OP OR HIS/HER LAWYER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? CODES: 288 1 YES 131 2 NO NOTES: *************************************************************** * THE FOLLOWING SEQUENCE OF ITEMS IS DERIVED FROM THE * * FOLLOWING SEQUENCE OF QUESTIONS: * * * * "I'M GOING TO READ YOU A LIST OF THINGS THAT MAY HAVE * * BEEN DONE BY YOUR SIDE IN THE CASE. PLEASE TELL ME ONLY * * ABOUT THINGS THAT WERE DONE BY YOU OR OTHER MEMBERS OF * * YOUR HOUSEHOLD. DON'T COUNT THINGS THAT WERE DONE FOR * * BY SOMEONE ELSE SUCH AS A LAWYER. * * * * "DID YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD SPEND ANY * * TIME ON . . . * * * * "ABOUT HOW MANY HOURS DID YOU AND OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR * * HOUSEHOLD SPEND ALTOGETHER ON . . . * * * * "DID YOU OR ANYONE IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD HAVE ANY EXPENSES * * ASSOCIATED WITH . . .(INCLUDE EXPENSES LIKE TRAVEL, * * MEALS, LODGINGS, LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE CALLS, OR * * OTHER CHARGES, NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR LAWYER'S BILL) * * * * "ABOUT HOW MUCH DID YOU SPEND ALTOGETHER ON . . ." * *************************************************************** 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-20 0VAR NAME: I65 AMOUNT OF TIME ON OP MD LT 0 LOC 146-149 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.03A (PC LOC 1:146-149) ITEM DESCRIPTION: HOW MUCH TIME DID THE RESPONDENT SPEND TALKING TO OP? NOTES: AMOUNT IN HOURS GIVEN. 276 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 1 - 1250 MEAN: 39.4 MEDIAN: 14.0 STD: 107.5 0VAR NAME: I66 EXPENSES FROM TALKING OP MD LT 0 LOC 150-151 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.04 (PC LOC 1:150-151) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT HAVE EXPENSES FROM TALKING TO THE OP? CODES: 118 1 YES 169 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I67 AMOUNT EXPENSE TALKING WITH OP MD LT 0 LOC 152-155 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.05A (PC LOC 1:152-155) ITEM DESCRIPTION: HOW MUCH MONEY DID THE RESPONDENT HAVE TO PAY FOR EXPENSES FROM THE TALKING WITH THE OP? NOTES: 114 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 1 - 3000 MEAN: 214.0 MEDIAN: 42.5 STD: 501.5 0VAR NAME: I68 SPEND TIME TALKING TO EXPERT OR NON INVL MD LT 0 LOC 156-157 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.02B (PC LOC 1:156-157) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT SPEND TIME TALKING TO AN EXPERT OR SOME ONE WHO WAS NOT DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE CASE? 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-21 CODES: 224 1 YES 195 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I69 AMOUNT OF TIME SPEND TALKING TO OP MD LT 0 LOC 158-161 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.03B (PC LOC 1:158-161) ITEM DESCRIPTION: HOW MUCH TIME DID THE RESPONDENT SPEND TALKING WITH EXPERT? NOTES: AMOUNT IN HOURS GIVEN. 221 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 1 - 1000 MEAN: 16.8 MEDIAN: 4.0 STD: 74.2 0VAR NAME: I70 EXPENSES FROM EXPERT MD LT 0 LOC 162-163 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.04B (PC LOC 1:162-163) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT HAVE EXPENSES FROM TALKING TO AN EXPERT? CODES: 65 1 YES 157 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I71 AMOUNT FOR TALKING WITH AN EXPERT MD LT 0 LOC 164-167 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.05B (PC LOC 1:164-167) ITEM DESCRIPTION: HOW MUCH MONEY DID THE RESPONDENT HAVE TO PAY FOR TALKING WITH AN EXPERT? NOTES: 61 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 0 - 3000 MEAN: 274.0 MEDIAN: 50.0 STD: 586.7 0VAR NAME: I72 SPEND TIME TALKING TO WITNESS MD LT 0 LOC 168-169 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.02C 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-22 (PC LOC 1:168-169) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT SPEND TIME TALKING TO A WITNESS ABOUT THE PROBLEM? CODES: 172 1 YES 247 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I73 AMOUNT TIME ON WITNESS MD LT 0 LOC 170-173 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.03C (PC LOC 1:170-173) ITEM DESCRIPTION: HOW MUCH TIME DID THE RESPONDENT SPEND ON TALKING TO WITNESS? NOTES: AMOUNT IN HOURS GIVEN. 163 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 0 - 200 MEAN: 11.3 MEDIAN: 4.0 STD: 24.0 0VAR NAME: I74 EXPENSES FROM WITNESS MD LT 0 LOC 174-175 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.04C (PC LOC 1:174-175) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT HAVE EXPENSES FROM TALKING TO A WITNESS? CODES: 21 1 YES 149 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I75 AMOUNT TO TALK WITH WITNESS MD LT 0 LOC 176-179 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.05C (PC LOC 1:176-179) ITEM DESCRIPTION: HOW MUCH MONEY DID THE RESPONDENT HAVE TO PAY TO TALK TO THE WITNESS? NOTES: 19 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 6 - 600 MEAN: 122.2 MEDIAN: 35.0 STD: 259.3 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-23 0VAR NAME: I76 SPEND TIME TALKING TO GOVERNEMENT MD LT 0 LOC 180-181 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.02D (PC LOC 1:180-181) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT SPEND TIME TALKING TO A GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR OFFICAL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? CODES: 123 1 YES 296 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I77 AMOUNT OF TIME ON GOVERNEMTN MD LT 0 LOC 182-185 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.03D (PC LOC 1:182-185) ITEM DESCRIPTION: HOW MUCH TIME DID THE RESPONDENT SPEND ON TALKING TO THE GOVERNEMNT? NOTES: AMOUNT IN HOURS GIVEN. 123 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 1 - 400 MEAN: 12.9 MEDIAN: 3.0 STD: 43.3 0VAR NAME: I78 EXPENSES FROM GOVERNMENT MD LT 0 LOC 186-187 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.04D (PC LOC 1:186-187) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT HAVE EXPENSES FROM TALKING TO A GOVERNEMENT AGENCY? CODES: 42 1 YES 81 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I79 AMOUNT TO TLAK WITH GOVERNMENT MD LT 0 LOC 188-191 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.05D (PC LOC 1:188-191) ITEM DESCRIPTION: HOW MUCH DID TALKING TO THE GOVERNMENT COST THE RESPONDENT? NOTES: 39 VALID RESPONSES 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-24 RANGE: 1 - 200 MEAN: 27.7 MEDIAN: 10.0 STD: 46.9 0VAR NAME: I80 TALK TO PRIVATE ORGANIZATION MD LT 0 LOC 192-193 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.02E (PC LOC 1:192-193) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT SPEND TIME TALKING TO A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? CODES: 80 1 YES 339 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I81 AMOUNT OF TIME ON PRIVATE ORGANIZATION MD LT 0 LOC 194-197 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.03E (PC LOC 1:194-197) ITEM DESCRIPTION: HOW MUCH TIME DID THE RESPONDENT SPEND ON TALKING TO A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? NOTES: AMOUNT IN HOURS GIVEN. 80 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 1 - 400 MEAN: 8.1 MEDIAN: 1.0 STD: 44.5 0VAR NAME: I82 EXPENSES FROM PRIVATE ORGANIZATION MD LT 0 LOC 198-199 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.04E (PC LOC 1:198-199) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT HAVE EXPENSES FROM TALKING TO A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION? CODES: 24 1 YES 55 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I83 AMOUNT TO TALK WITH PRIVATE ORGANIZATION MD LT 0 LOC 200-203 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.05E 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-25 (PC LOC 1:200-203) ITEM DESCRIPTION: HOW MUCH DID IT COST THE RESPONDENT TO TALK TO A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION? NOTES: 23 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 1 - 52 MEAN: 11.8 MEDIAN: 5.0 STD: 14.4 0VAR NAME: I84 TALK TO RELATIVE OUTSIDE HOUSEHOLD MD LT 0 LOC 204-205 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.02F (PC LOC 1:204-205) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT SPEND TIME TALKING TO A RELATIVE OUTSIDE OF THE IMMEDIATE HOUSEHOLD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? CODES: 323 1 YES 96 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I85 AMOUNT OF TIME OUTSIDE RELATIVE MD LT 0 LOC 206-209 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.03F (PC LOC 1:206-209) ITEM DESCRIPTION: HOW MUCH TIME DID THE RESPONDENT SPEND ON THE TALKING TO A OUTSIDE RELATIVE? NOTES: AMOUNT IN HOURS GIVEN. 308 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 0 - 1500 MEAN: 30.7 MEDIAN: 6.0 STD: 116.3 0VAR NAME: I86 EXPENSE FROM OUTSIDE RELATIVE MD LT 0 LOC 210-211 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.03F (PC LOC 1:210-211) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT HAVE EXPENSES FROM TALKING TO AN OUTSIDE RELATIVE? CODES: 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-26 37 1 YES 281 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I87 AMOUNT TO TALK TO OUTSIDE RELATIVE MD LT 0 LOC 212-215 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.05F (PC LOC 2:13-16) ITEM DESCRIPTION: HOW MUCH DID IT COST THE RESPONDENT TO TALK TO A OUTSIDE RELATIVE? NOTES: 34 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 1 - 1305 MEAN: 89.0 MEDIAN: 20.0 STD: 236.8 0VAR NAME: I88 TIME LOOKING FOR DOCUMENTS MD LT 0 LOC 216-217 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.02G (PC LOC 2:17-18) QUESTION: DID THE RESPONDENT SPEND TIME SEARCHING FILES AND LOOKING FOR OUTSIDE OFFICAL DOCUMENTS? CODES: 178 1 YES 241 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I89 TIME ON SEARCHING FILES MD LT 0 LOC 218-221 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.03G (PC LOC 2:19-22) ITEM DESCRIPTION: HOW MUCH TIME DID THE RESPONDENT SPEND ON SEARCHING FOR FILES? NOTES: AMOUNT IN HOURS GIVEN. 177 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 1 - 2000 MEAN: 28.0 MEDIAN: 4.0 STD: 158.8 0VAR NAME: I90 EXPENSES FROM DOCUMENTS MD LT 0 LOC 222-223 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.04H (PC LOC 2:23-24) 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-27 ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT HAVE EXPENSES FROM SEARCHING FOR DOCUMENTS? CODES: 37 1 YES 139 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I91 COST TO SEARCH FOR DOCUMENTS MD LT 0 LOC 224-227 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.05G (PC LOC 2:25-28) ITEM DESCRIPTION: HOW MUCH DID IT COST THE RESPONDENT TO SEARCH FOR DOCUMENTS? NOTES: 31 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 1 - 500 MEAN: 65.7 MEDIAN: 20.0 STD: 112.2 0VAR NAME: I92 TIME ON LOOKING FOR A LAWYER MD LT 0 LOC 228-229 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.02H (PC LOC 2:29-30) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT SPEND TIME LOOKING FOR A LAWYER? CODES: 112 1 YES 307 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I93 AMOUNT TIME ON LAWYER MD LT 0 LOC 230-233 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.03H (PC LOC 2:31-34) ITEM DESCRIPTION: HOW MUCH TIME DID THE RESPONDENT SPEND ON SEEKING AND CHOOSING A LAWYER? NOTES: AMOUNT IN HOURS GIVEN. 105 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 0 - 50 MEAN: 6.0 MEDIAN: 2.0 STD: 10.1 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-28 0VAR NAME: I94 EXPENSES FROM SEEKING LAWYER MD LT 0 LOC 234-235 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.04H (PC LOC 2:35-36) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT HAVE EXPENSES FROM SEEKING A LAWYER? CODES: 26 1 YES 83 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I95 AMOUNT TO FIND LAWYER MD LT 0 LOC 236-239 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.05H (PC LOC 2:37-40) ITEM DESCRIPTION: HOW MUCH DID IT COST THE RESPONDENT TO FIND A LAWYER? NOTES: 24 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 3 - 1000 MEAN: 143.8 MEDIAN: 50.0 STD: 273.7 0VAR NAME: I96 HIRE LAWYER WHEN MD LT 0 LOC 240-241 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.09 (PC LOC 2:41-42) QUESTION: DID YOU [THE RESPONDENT] HIRE A LAWYER BEFORE OR AFTER THE CASE WAS (FIRST) FILED? CODES: 251 1 BEFORE 38 2 AFTER 84 3 NO LAWYER 0VAR NAME: I97 PERCENTAGE TIME BEFORE LAWYER MD LT 0 LOC 242-244 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.10 (PC LOC 2:43-45) QUESTION: WHAT PERCENTAGE OF TIME WAS SPEND ON THE CASE BY THE RESPONDENT AND HIS HOUSEHOLD BEFORE HE HIRED A LAWYER? NOTES: 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-29 152 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 0 - 100 MEAN: 29.6 MEDIAN: 20.0 STD: 28.7 *************************************************************** * ITEMS I97 TO I102 WERE DERIVED FROM THE FOLLOWING SERIES * * OF QUESTIONS: * * * * 1. FOR THOSE WHO DID NOT HIRE A LAWYER: * * * * CONSIDERING THE TOTAL TIME YOU AND THE MEMBERS OF YOUR * * HOUSEHOLD (AND EMPLOYEES OF YOUR BUSINESS) SPENT ON ALL * * THESE ACTIVITIES, WE'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT PERCENT * * OCCURRED BEFORE YOUR CASE WAS FIRST FILED (IN COURT/ * * OTHER/FOR ARBITRATION), AND WHAT PERCENT WAS AFTER THE * * TIME OF FILING. * * * * ABOUT WHAT PERCENT OF ALL THE TIME WAS SPENT ON THESE * * ACTIVITIES WAS BEFORE THE CASE WAS FILED? * * * * THEN, WHAT PERCENT WAS SPENT AFTER THE TIME THE CASE * * WAS FILED, IS THAT RIGHT? [CORRECT IF NECESSARY] * * * * 2. FOR THOSE WHO HIRED A LAWYER BEFORE THE CASE WAS FILED: * * * * CONSIDERING THE TOTAL TIME YOU AND THE MEMBERS OF YOUR * * HOUSEHOLD (AND EMPLOYEES OF YOUR BUSINESS) SPENT ON ALL * * THESE ACTIVITIES, WE'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT PERCENT * * OCCURRED DURING THREE DIFFERENT TIME PERIODS; BEFORE * * YOU HIRED A LAWYER, BETWEEN THE TIME YOU HIRED A LAWYER * * AND THE TIME YOUR CASE WAS FIRST FILED (IN COURT/OTHER/ * * FOR ARBITRATION) AND THE TIME AFTER THE CASE WAS FILED. * * * * NOW, ABOUT WHAT PERCENT FO ALL THE TIME SPENT ON THESE * * ACTIVITIES WAS BEFORE YOU HIRED A LAWYER? * * * * AND WHAT PERCENT WAS BETWEEN THE TIME YOU HIRED A * * LAWYER AND THE TIME THE CASE WAS (FIRST) FILED? * * * * AND WHAT PERCENT WAS SPENT AFTER THE CASE WAS FILED? * * * * 3. FOR THOSE WHO HIRED A LAWYER AFTER THE CASE WAS FILED: * * * * CONSIDERING THE TOTAL TIME YOU AND THE MEMBERS OF YOUR * * HOUSEHOLD (AND EMPLOYEES OF YOUR BUSINESS) SPENT ON ALL * * THESE ACTIVITIES I JUST ASKED ABOUT, WE'D LIKE TO KNOW * * WHAT PERCENT OCCURRED DURING THREE DIFFERENT TIME * * PERIODS; BEFORE THE CASE WAS (FIRST) FILED IN (COURT/ * * OTHER/FOR ARBITRATION, BETWEEN THE TIME THE CASE WAS * * FIRST FILED AND THE TIME YOU HIRED A LAWYER, AND AFTER * * YOU HIRED A LAWYER. * * * * NOW, ABOUT WHAT PERCENT OF ALL THE TIME SPENT ON THESE * 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-30 * ACTIVITIES WAS BEFORE THE CASE WAS (FIRST) FILED? * * * * AND WHAT PERCENT WAS BETWEEN THE TIME THE CASE WAS * * FILED AND THE TIME YOU HIRED A LAWYER? * * * * AND WHAT PERCENT WAS AFTER YOU HIRED A LAWYER? * *************************************************************** 0VAR NAME: I98 PERCENTAGE OF TIME BETWEEN LAWYER AND CA MD LT 0 LOC 245-247 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.11 (PC LOC 2:46-48) QUESTION: WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE TIME WAS SPENT BY THE RESPONDENT BETWEEN THE TIME OF THE LAWYER AND THE FILING OF THE CASE? NOTES: 149 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 0 - 100 MEAN: 35.7 MEDIAN: 30.0 STD: 27.1 0VAR NAME: I99 PERCENTAGE TIME AFTER CASE FILED MD LT 0 LOC 248-250 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.12 (PC LOC 2:49-51) QUESTION: WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE TIME WAS SPENT AFTER THE CASE WAS FILED? NOTES: INCLUDES THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO DID NOT HIRE A LAWYER. 213 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 0 - 102 MEAN: 36.1 MEDIAN: 30.0 STD: 28.9 0VAR NAME: I100 PERCENTAGE TIME BEFORE FILING MD LT 0 LOC 251-253 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.13 (PC LOC 2:52-54) QUESTION: WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE TIME OF THE RESPONDENT'S WAS SPENT BEFORE THE ACTIVITIES BEFORE THE CASE WAS FILED? NOTES: INCLUDES THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO DID NOT HIRE A LAWYER. 99 VALID RESPONSES 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-31 RANGE: 0 - 102 MEAN: 47.7 MEDIAN: 52.0 STD: 23.4 0VAR NAME: I101 PERCENTAGE OF TIME BETWEEN LAWYER AND FI MD LT 0 LOC 254-256 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.14 (PC LOC 2:55-57) QUESTION: WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE TIME WAS SPENT ON THESE ACTIVITIES BETWEEN THE HIRING OF A LAWYER AND THE CASE BEING FILED? NOTES: 36 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 0 - 90 MEAN: 24.0 MEDIAN: 15.0 STD: 23.5 0VAR NAME: I102 TIME PERCENTAGE AFTER HIRING LAWYER MD LT 0 LOC 257-259 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.15 (PC LOC 2:58-60) QUESTION: WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE TIME WAS SPENT ON THOSE ACTIVITIES AFTER THE RESPONDENT HIRED A LAWYER? NOTES: 36 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 0 - 100 MEAN: 46.7 MEDIAN: 50.0 STD: 31.9 0VAR NAME: I103 MORE OR LESS THAN $100 MD LT 0 LOC 260-261 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.16 (PC LOC 2:61-62) QUESTION: (IN ADDITION TO THE EXPENSES YOU HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED), WOULD YOU SAY YOU SPENT LESS THAN $100, OR MORE THAN $100 DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM? INCLUDE MONEY YOU SPENT ON LAWYER'S BILLS, PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS, AND SO FORTH. CODES: 363 1 $100 OR LESS 325 2 MORE THAN $100 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-32 0VAR NAME: I104 TOTAL AMOUNT OF TIME FOR LAWYERS MD LT 0 LOC 262-267 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.27 (PC LOC 2:63-68) QUESTION: HOW MUCH TIME DID YOU [THE RESPONDENT] SPEND ALTOGETHER FOR LAWYERS IN RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM? NOTES: 307 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 0 - 100000 MEAN: 3258.0 MEDIAN: 650.0 STD: 8776.2 *************************************************************** * THE FOLLOWING QUESTION SEQUENCE WAS ASKED ONLY IF MORE * * THAN $100 WAS SPENT OVER ADN ABOVE ITEMS DETAILED EARLIER * *************************************************************** 0VAR NAME: I105 AMOUNT OF POCKET EXPENSE MD LT 0 LOC 268-269 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.18 (PC LOC 2:69-70) QUESTION: DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH OF [THIS EXPENSE] WAS FOR HIS OR HER OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES, SUCH AS TRAVEL, TELEPHONE, OR FILING FEES? CODES: 51 1 YES 203 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I106 AMOUNT POCKET EXPENSE LAWYER MD LT 0 LOC 270-275 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.19 (PC LOC 2:71-76) QUESTION: HOW MUCH WAS FOR THE LAWYER'S OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES? NOTES: 50 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 0 - 5000 MEAN: 551.1 MEDIAN: 150.0 STD: 1024.5 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-33 0VAR NAME: I107 SPEND MONEY ON PIRVATE INVESTIGAOTRS ECT MD LT 0 LOC 276-277 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.20 (PC LOC 2:77-78) QUESTION: DID YOU [THE RESPONDENT] SPEND ANY MONEY ON PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS, EXPERTS OR CONSULTANTS? PLEASE DON'T MENTION ANY EXPENSE YOU HAVE ALREADY TOLD ME ABOUT. CODES: 37 1 YES 287 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I108 AMOUNT ON THOSE SERVICES MD LT 0 LOC 278-283 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.21 (PC LOC 2:79-84) QUESTION: ABOUT HOW MUCH DID THE RESPONDENT SPEND FOR THOSE SERVICES? NOTES: 34 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 10 - 6000 MEAN: 755.4 MEDIAN: 300.0 STD: 1187.5 0VAR NAME: I109 PERCENTAGE TO LAWYER BEFORE FILING MD LT 0 LOC 284-286 QUESTION NUMBER: Q5.23 (PC LOC 2:85-87) QUESTION: WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE [AMOUNT] YOU PAID TO YOUR LAWYERS WAS FOR WORK HE/SHE/THEY DID BEFORE THE CASE WAS FIRST FILED? NOTES: 228 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 0 - 100 MEAN: 12.3 MEDIAN: 157.0 STD: 23.9 0VAR NAME: I110 HOW MANY DIFFERENT LAWYERS ON PROBLEMS MD LT 0 LOC 287-288 QUESTION NUMBER: Q6.05 (PC LOC 2:88-89) QUESTION: HOW MANY DIFFERENT LAWYERS WORKED ON THE PROBLEM? 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-34 CODES: 338 0 NO LAWYERS WORKED ON THE PROBLEM 324 1 ONE LAWYER WORKED ON THE PROBLEM 23 2 TWO LAWYERS WORKED ON THE PROBLEM 5 3 THREE LAWYERS WORKED ON THE PROBLEMS NOTES: THIS QUESTION WAS FOLLOWED BY A SERIES OF PROBES TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER LAWYERS WITHIN A FIRM WORKED AS A TEAM OR IF THE RESPONDENT CHANGED LAWYERS. LAWYERS WORKING AS A TEAM WERE COUNTED AS ONE LAWYER. 0VAR NAME: I111 YEAR RESPONDENT BORN MD LT 0 LOC 289-292 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.03 (PC LOC 2:90-93) QUESTION: IN WHAT YEAR WERE YOU [THE RESPONDENT] BORN? NOTES: RANGE: 1898 TO 1961 0VAR NAME: I112 HOW FAR RESPONDENT WENT IN SCHOOL MD LT 0 LOC 293-294 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.03 (PC LOC 2:94-95) QUESTION: WHAT WAS THE HIGHEST GRADE THAT YOU [THE RESPONDENT] HAVE COMPLETED IN SCHOOL? CODES: 25 1 8TH GRADE OR LESS 69 2 HIGH SCHOOL INCOMPLETE 212 3 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE 165 4 COLLEGE INCOMPLETE 99 5 COLLEGE GRADUATE 119 6 POST GRADUATE 0VAR NAME: I113 YEAR COMPLETE SCHOOL MD LT 0 LOC 295-296 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.04 (PC LOC 2:96-97) QUESTION: WHEN DID YOU COMPLETE THAT GRADE--IN WHAT YEAR? NOTES: RANGE: 1913 - 1980 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-35 0VAR NAME: I114 YEAR OF SETTLEMENT RESP AND OP MD LT 0 LOC 297-298 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.05 (PC LOC 2:98-99) QUESTION: NOW I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE TIME THE DISPUTE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT CAME TO AN END; THAT IS, WHEN A SETTLEMENT WAS REACHED OR BOTH SIDES STOPPED DOING ANYTHING FURTHER ABOUT IT. WHAT YEAT WAS THAT? CODES: 1 71 1971 1 72 1972 6 75 1975 16 76 1976 62 77 1977 391 78 1978 182 79 1979 27 80 1980 0VAR NAME: I115 RESPONDENT'S MARTIAL STATUS MD LT 0 LOC 299-300 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.05A (PC LOC 2:100-101) QUESTION: AT THAT TIME WERE YOU MARRIED, SEPARATED, DIVORCED, WIDOWED OR HAD NEVER BEEN MARRIED? CODES: 456 1 MARRIED 22 2 SEPARATED 83 3 DIVORCED 29 4 WIDOWED 99 5 NEVER MARRIED 0VAR NAME: I116 RESPONDENT WORK FOR PAY AT TIME MD LT 0 LOC 301-302 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.06 (PC LOC 2:102-103) QUESTION: WERE YOU WORKING FOR PAY AT THAT TIME? CODES: 523 1 YES 165 2 NO NOTES: IF "YES," SKIP TO ITEM I118. 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-36 0VAR NAME: I117 WORK FOR PAY IN DISPUTE YR MD LT 0 LOC 303-304 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.07 (PC LOC 2:104-105) QUESTION: DID THE RESPONDENT WORK FOR PAY IN THE YEAR OF THE DISPUTE? CODES: 34 1 YES 131 2 NO NOTES: ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO WERE NOT WORKING AT THE TIME THE DISPUTE ENDED. 0VAR NAME: I118 TYPE OF EMPLOYER MD LT 0 LOC 305-306 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.08 (PC LOC 2:106-107) QUESTION: WHAT KIND OF PLACE DID YOU WORK FOR? WHAT DID THY MAKE OR DO? CODES: 3 01 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION-CROPS 1 02 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION-LIVESTOCK 3 07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 0 08 FORESTRY 0 09 FISHING, HUNTING, AND TRAPPING 0 10 METAL MINING 0 11 ANTHRACITE MINING 2 12 BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE MINING 3 13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 4 14 MINING AND QUARRYING OF NON METALLIC MINERALS, EXCEPT FUELS 21 15 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION-GENERAL CONTRACTORS AND OPERATIVE BUILDERS 3 16 CONSTRUCTION OTHER BUILDING CONSTRUCTION-GENERAL CONTRACTORS 4 17 CONSTRUCTION-SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 11 20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 0 21 TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS 9 22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 7 23 APPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED PRODUCTS MADE FROM FABRICS AND SIMILAR MATERIAL 3 24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS, EXCEPT FURNITURE 1 25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 6 26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 4 27 PRINTING, PUBLISHING AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 7 28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 2 29 PETROLEUM REFINING AND RELATED INDUSTRIES 0 30 RUBBER AND MISC, PLASTICS PRODUCTS 1 31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 4 32 STONE, CLAY, GLASS AND CONCRETE PRODUCTS 10 33 PRIMARY METAL PRODUCTS 11 34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, EXCEPT MACHINARY, 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-37 EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES 13 35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 25 36 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT AND SALES 7 37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 5 38 MEASURING, ANALIZING AND CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAPHIC, MEDICAL, OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS 4 39 MISC MANFACTURING INDUSTRIES 3 40 RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION 4 41 LOCAL AND SUBURBAN TRANSIT AND INTERURBAN HIGHWAY PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION 7 42 MOTOR FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING 5 43 U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 2 44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 4 45 TRANSPORTATIION BY AIR 0 46 PIPE LINE, EXCEPT NATURAL GAS 4 47 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES 7 48 COMMUNICATION 9 49 ELECTRICAL, GAS AND SANITARY SERVICES 7 50 WHOLESALE TRADE- DURABLE GOODS 5 51 WHOLESALE TRADE- NONDURABLE GOODS 2 52 BUILDING MATERIALS, HARDWARE, GARDEN SUPPLY AND MOBILE HOME DEALERS 4 53 GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES 6 54 FOOD STORES 6 55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS AND GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS 5 56 APPAREL AND ACCESORY STORES 1 57 FURNITURE, HOME FURNISHINGS AND EQUIPMENT STORES 11 58 EATING AND DRINKING PLACES 4 59 MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL 7 60 BANKING 2 61 CREDIT AGENCIES OTHER THAN BANKS 4 62 SECURITY AND COMMODITY BROKERS, DEALERS, EXCHANGES AND SERVICES 8 63 INSURANCE 2 64 INSURANCE AGENT, BROKERS AND SERVICE 12 65 REAL ESTATE 1 66 COMBINATIONS OF REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE, LOANS AND LAW OFFICES 0 67 HOLDING AND OTHER INVESTMENT OFFICES 6 70 HOTELS, ROOMING HOUSE,CAMPS AND OTHER LODGING PLACES 4 72 PERSONAL SERVICES 29 73 BUSINESS SERVICES 4 75 AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, SERVICES AND GARAGES 3 76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 3 78 MOTION PICTURES 8 79 AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION SEVICES, EXCEPT MOTION PICTURES 41 80 HEALTH SERVICES 5 81 LEGAL SERVICES 55 82 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 5 83 SOCIAL SERVICES 0 84 MUSEUMS, ART GALLERIES, BOTANICAL AND ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 5 86 MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS 1 88 PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-38 8 89 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES 2 91 EXECUTICE, LEGISLATIVE AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT, EXCEPT FINANCE 18 92 JUSTICE, PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY 3 93 PUBLIC FINANCE, TAXATION AND MONETARY POLICY 3 94 ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RESOURCES PROGRAMS 4 95 ADMINSTRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND HOUSING PROGRAMS 1 96 ADMINSTRATION OF ECONOMIC PROGRAMS 8 97 NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 0 99 NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS 0VAR NAME: I119 RESPONDENT'S JOB MD LT 0 LOC 307-308 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.09 (PC LOC 2:108-109) QUESTION: WHAT KIND OF WORK DID YOU DO THERE, WHAT WAS YOUR JOB? CODES: 8 11 OFFICIALS & ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 19 12 OFFICIALS & ADMINISTRATORS, OTHER, I 27 13 OFFICIALS & ADMINISTRATORS, OTHER, II 19 14 MANAGEMENT RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2 15 ARCHITECTS 8 16 ENGINEERS & SURVEYORS 5 17 COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL & OPERATIONS RESEARCH OCCUPATIONS 2 18 NATURAL SCIENTISTS 5 19 SOCIAL SCIENTISTS & URBAN PLANNERS 3 20 SOCIAL, RECREATION & RELIGIOUS WORKERS 4 21 LAWYERS & JUDGES 12 22 TEACHERS, COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (INCL. JR. COLLEGES) 24 23 TEACHERS, EXCEPT COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY 3 24 VOCATIONAL & EDUCATIONAL COUNSELORS 1 25 LIBRARIANS, ARCHIVISTS & CURATORS 6 26 PHYICIANS & DENTISTS 0 27 VETERINARIANS 2 28 OTHER HEALTH DIAGNOSING & TREATING PRACTITIONERS 11 29 REGISTERED NURSES 4 30 PHARMACISTS, DIETITIANS, THERAPISTS, & PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT 11 32 WRITERS, ARTISTS, PERFORMERS & RELATED WORKERS 3 33 EDITORS, REPORTERS, PUBLIC RELATIONS SPECIALISTS AND ANNOUNCERS 0 34 ATHLETES & RELATED WORKERS 2 36 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS & TECHNICIANS 9 37 ENGINEERING & RELATED TECHNOLOGISTS & TECHNICIANS 2 38 SCIENCE TECHNOLOGISTS & TECHNICIANS 7 39 TECHNICIANS; EXCEPT HEALTH, ENGINEERING & SCIENCE 15 40 SUPERVISORS: MARKETING & SALES OCCUPATIONS 20 41 SALES OCCUPATIONS, COMMODITIES 19 42 INSURANCE, SECURITIES, REAL ESTATE & SERVICES SALES OCCUPATIONS 5 43 SALES RELATED OCCUPATIONS 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-39 6 45 SUPERVISORS: CLERICAL OCCUPATIONS 43 46 CLERICAL OCCUPATIONS, EXCEPT OFFICE EQUIPMENT OPERATORS, I 18 47 CLERICAL OCCUPATIONS, EXCEPT OFFICE EQUIPMENT OPERATORS, II 1 48 COMPUTING & OFFICE EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 4 50 SUPERVISORS: SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 15 51 PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 23 52 SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, EXCEPT PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD & PROTECTIVE 5 53 PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD OCCUPATIONS 12 60 SUPERVISORS; CONSTRUCTION & EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 12 61 CONSTRUCTION TRADES 0 62 EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 5 63 SUPERVISORS; MECHANICS & REPAIRERS 14 64 TRANSPORATION OCCUPATIONS 4 65 MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS, EXCEPT TRANSPORTATION 1 66 SUPERVISORS; MECHANICS & REPAIRERS 22 67 MECHANICS & REPAIRERS 7 71 SUPERVISORS; PRODUCTION WORKING OCCUPATIONS 15 72 PRECISION PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2 73 MACHINE SET-UP OCCUPATIONS, I 2 74 MACHINE SET-UP OCCUPATIONS, II 7 75 MACHINE OPERATING & TENDING OCCUPATIONS, I 11 76 MACHINE OPERATING & TENDING OCCUPATIONS, II 7 77 FABRICATORS, ASSEMBLERS & HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 2 78 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, TESTERS, SAMPLERS & WEIGHERS 2 79 PLANT & SYSTEM OPERATORS 1 80 HEALTH SERVICES 1 81 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 7 82 FREIGHT, STOCK & MATERIAL MOVERS; HAND 0 83 VEHICLE WASHERS & EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 4 84 MISCELLANEOUS MANUAL OCCUPATIONS 1 91 MILITARY OCCUPATIONS 0 99 MISCELLANEOUS MANUAL OCCUPATIONS 0VAR NAME: I120 HOURLY WAGE OR OTHER MD LT 0 LOC 309-310 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.10 (PC LOC 2:110-111) QUESTION: WERE YOU PAID AN HOURLY WAGE OR WERE YOU PAID IN SOME OTHER WAY? CODES: 216 1 HOURLY 307 2 OTHER 0VAR NAME: I121 RESPONDENT'S HOURLY WAGE MD LT 0 LOC 311-314 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.11 (PC LOC 2:112-115) QUESTION: HOW MUCH WERE YOU MAKING PER HOUR AT THAT TIME? 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-40 NOTES: 2 DECIMAL PLACES 205 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 1.25 - 60.00 MEAN: 6.47 MEDIAN: 5.75 STD: 4.95 0VAR NAME: I122 PAY PERIOD MD LT 0 LOC 315-316 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.12 (PC LOC 2:116-117) ITEM DESCRIPTION: PERIOD OF PAY AT THE TIME THE DISPUTE ENDED. CODES: 140 1 WEEKLY 98 2 MONTHLY 242 3 YEARLY NOTES: THIS AND THE FOLLOWING ITEM ARE CODED FROM THE QUESTION: "COUNTING REGULAR AND OVERTIME PAY, HOW MUCH WERE YOU USUALLY MAKING PER WEEK, PER MONTH, OR PER YEAR AT THAT TIME BEFORE TAXES AND OTHER DEDUCTIONS." THIS QUESTION WAS ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO WERE NOT PAID AN HOURLY WAGE. 0VAR NAME: I123 AMOUNT OF EARNINGS MD LT 0 LOC 317-321 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.12 (PC LOC 2:118-122) ITEM DESCRIPTION: AMOUNT OF USUAL SALARY AT THE TIME WHEN THE DISPUTE ENDED. (BEFORE TAXES AND OTHER DEDUCTIONS) NOTES: 478 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 15 - 99999 MEAN: 11718.9 MEDIAN: 5500.0 STD: 15579.8 0VAR NAME: I124 NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED PER WEEK MD LT 0 LOC 322-323 (PC LOC 2:123-124) QUESTION: COUNTING REGULAR AND OVERTIME HOURS, AND UNPAID HOURS YOU WERE 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-41 REQUIRED TO WORK, HOW MANY HOURS PER WEEK DID YUO USUALLY WORK ON THAT JOB? NOTES: 511 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 3 - 90 MEAN: 44.2 MEDIAN: 40.0 STD: 12.6 0VAR NAME: I125 HOW EASY TO GET OFF WORK RESP MD LT 0 LOC 324-325 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.14 (PC LOC 2:125-126) QUESTION: AT THAT TIME HOW EASY WOULD IT HAVE BEEN TO TAKE TIME OFF FROM WORK IF YOU NEEDED TIME TO SPEND ON THE PROBLEM--WOULD YOU SAY IT WAS . . . CODES: 169 1 VERY EASY--YOU COULD TAKE TIME OFF WHENEVER NECESSARY 98 2 SOMEWHAT EASY 103 3 SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT 119 4 VERY DIFFICULT, OR 32 5 IMPOSSIBLE 0VAR NAME: I126 GIVE UP PAY OR VACTION FOR TIME MD LT 0 LOC 326-327 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.15 (PC LOC 2:127-128) QUESTION: IF YOU TOOK TIME OFF FROM WORK WOULD YOU HAVE HAD TO GIVE UP EITHER PAY OR VACATION TO DO IT? CODES: 310 1 YES 210 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I127 TOTAL NUMBER OF WEEKS WORKED RESPONDENT MD LT 0 LOC 328-329 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.16 (PC LOC 2:129-130) QUESTION: HOW MANY WEEKS DID YOU [THE RESPONDENT] WORK ALTOGETHER ON ALL JOBS YOU HELD IN THE YEAR THE DISPUTE ENDED? NOTES: 535 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 0 - 52 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-42 MEAN: 44.9 MEDIAN: 50.0 STD: 11.5 0VAR NAME: I128 TOTAL AMOUNT OF EARNINGS OPEN MD LT 0 LOC 330-335 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.17 (PC LOC 2:131-136) QUESTION: HOW MUCH DID YOU EARN FROM ALL WORK YOU DID IN [YEAR DISPUTE ENDED] BEFORE TAXES AND OTHER DEDUCTIONS? NOTES: 518 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 70 - 999,999 MEAN: 21673 MEDIAN: 13500 STD: 51664 A CLOSE-ENDED PROBE WAS USED WITH THIS QUESTION WITH RESPONSES CODED TO CATEGORY MIDPOINTS. 0VAR NAME: I129 NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN RESPONDENT HOUSE MD LT 0 LOC 336-337 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.19 (PC LOC 2:137-138) QUESTION: HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE LIVED WITH YOU [WHEN THE PROBLEM CAME TO AN END]? DO NOT COUNT ROOMERS, BOARDERS, OR PEOPLE WHO USUALLY LIVED THERE. NOTES: 686 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 0 - 10 MEAN: 2.2 MEDIAN: 2.0 STD: 1.7 0VAR NAME: I130 AGE 17 OR MORE IN R'S HOUSE MD LT 0 LOC 338-339 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.?A (PC LOC 2:139-140) QUESTION: HOW MANY OF THESE PEOPLE WERE 17 YEARS OR AGE OR OLDER? NOTES: FREQUENCIES: 46 0 388 1 99 2 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-43 42 3 10 4 3 5 0VAR NAME: I131 OTHER PEOPLE LIVING WITH RESPONDENT MD LT 0 LOC 340-341 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.30 (PC LOC 2:141-142) QUESTION: NOT COUNTING TEH PEOPLE [REFERRED TO ABOVE] WHO WERE LIVING WITH YOU WHEN THE PROBLEM ENDED, WERE THERE ANY OTHER PEOPLE LIVING WITH YOU AT THE TIME THIS PROBLME BEGAN? CODES: 35 1 YES 554 2 NO NOTES: ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO HAD PEOPLE LIVING WITH THEM WHEN THE PROBLEM BEGAN. 0VAR NAME: I132 OTHER PEOPLE LIVING WITH R AT TIME OF PR MD LT 0 LOC 342-343 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.30A (PC LOC 2:143-144) QUESTION: WERE THERE ANY PEOPLE LIVING WITH YOU [THE RESPONDENT] AT THE TIME THE PROBLEM BEGAN? CODES: 13 1 YES 85 2 NO NOTES: ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO HAD NO ONE LIBING WITH THME WHEN THE PROBLEM BEGAN. 0VAR NAME: I133 NUMBER OF PEOPLE AT START NOT END LIVE/R MD LT 0 LOC 344-345 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.31 (PC LOC 2:145-146) QUESTION: HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE WERE LIVING WITH YOU [THE RESPONDENT] AT THE TIME THIS PROBLEM BEGAN, WHO WERE NOT LIVING WITH YOU WHEN IT ENDED? NOTES: FREQUENCIES: 3 0 27 1 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-44 11 2 4 3 1 4 1 5 0VAR NAME: I134 NUMBER OF PEOPLE 17 OR OLDER MD LT 0 LOC 346-347 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.32 (PC LOC 2:147-148) QUESTION: HOW MANY OF THESE PEOPLE WERE 17 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AT THE TIME THE PROBLEM BEGAN? NOTES: FREQUENCIES: 10 0 28 1 5 2 3 3 1 4 0VAR NAME: I135 TOTAL INCOME R'S FAMILY OPEN MD LT 0 LOC 348-353 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.43 (PC LOC 2:149-154) QUESTION: IN (YEAR DISPUTE ENDED) WHAT WOULD YOU SAY WAS THE TOTAL INCOME OF YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY LIVING WITH YOU AT THAT TIME. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR EARNINGS AND ALSO THE EARNINGS OF OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS AS WELL AS OTHER INCOME SUCH AS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, SOCIAL SECURITY, INTEREST, AND SO FORTH. NOTES: 635 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 0 - 999999 MEAN: 27934 MEDIAN: 19000 STD: 55380 A CLOSE-ENDED PROBE WAS USED WITH THIS QUESTION WITH CATEGORY MIDPOINTS RECORDED. 0VAR NAME: I136 LENGTH OF DISPUTE MD LT 0 LOC 354-355 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.44A (PC LOC 2:155-156) QUESTION: NOW, WOULD YOU SAY THE DISPUTE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT LASTED 18 MONTHS OR MORE FROM THE TIME IT BEGAN UNTIL IT WAS ALL OVER, OR DID IT LAST LESS THAN 18 MONTHS? 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-45 CODES: 192 1 18 MONTHS OR MORE 457 2 LESS THAN 18 MONTHS 0VAR NAME: I137 CHANGE IN RESPONDENT'S INCOME MD LT 0 LOC 356-357 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.45 (PC LOC 2:157-158) QUESTION: WERE THERE ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN YOUR FAMILY'S INCOME BETWEEN THE TIME WHEN THIS PROBLEM ENDED AND THE TIME WHEN IT FIRST BEGAN? CODES: 62 1 YES 169 2 NO CHANGES 0VAR NAME: I138 TOTAL FAMILY INCOME AT START OF CASE MD LT 0 LOC 358-363 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.46 (PC LOC 2:159-164) QUESTION: WHAT WOULD YOU SAY WAS THE TOTAL INCOME OF YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY LIVING WITH YOU DURING THE YEAR THIS PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN? AGAIN, PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR EARNINGS AND ALSO THE EARNINGS OF OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS AS WELL AS OTHER INCOME SUCH AS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, SOCIAL SECURITY, INTEREST, AND SO FORTH. NOTES: 56 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 1200 - 200000 MEAN: 28300 MEDIAN: 17000 STD: 41015 A CLOSE-ENDED PROBE WAS USED WITH THIS QUESTION WITH CATEGORY MIDPOINTS RECORDED. 0VAR NAME: I139 RESPONDENT BEEN JUROR MD LT 0 LOC 364-365 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.48A (PC LOC 2:165-166) QUESTION: HAD THE RESPONDENT EVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A COURT CASE "AS A JUROR?" CODES: 93 1 YES 597 2 NO NOTES: 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-46 *************************************************************** * ITEMS I139 TO I144 WERE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: * * * * "NOW I'D LIKE TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT EXPERIENCES * * YOU MAY HAVE HAD WITH THE LEGAL SYSTEM BEFORE THE * * PROBLEM THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT CAME UP. DO NOT * * COUNT APPEARANCES IN TRAFFIC COURT. BEFORE YOUR * * PROBLEM WITH (OTHER PARTY) CAME UP, HAD YOU EVER BEEN * * INVOLVED IN A COURT CASE, WHETHER YOU ACTUALLY APPEARED * * IN COURT OR NOT . . . * *************************************************************** 0VAR NAME: I140 RESPONDENT BEEN WITNESS MD LT 0 LOC 366-367 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.48B (PC LOC 2:167-168) QUESTION: HAD THE RESPONDENT EVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A COURT CASE "AS A WITNESS?" CODES: 155 1 YES 535 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I141 RESPONDENT SUING ANYONE MD LT 0 LOC 368-369 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.28C (PC LOC 2:169-170) QUESTION: HAD THE RESPONDENT EVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A COURT CASE "BY SUING SOMEONE?" CODES: 98 1 YES 592 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I142 RESPONDENT BEING SUED MD LT 0 LOC 370-371 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.48 (PC LOC 2:171-172) QUESTION: HAD THE RESPONDENT BEEN INVOLVED IN A COURT CASE "BY BEING SUED?" CODES: 70 1 YES 620 2 NO 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-47 0VAR NAME: I143 RESPONDENT IN COURT AS DEFENDENT MD LT 0 LOC 372-373 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.48E (PC LOC 2:173-174) QUESTION: HAD THE RESPONDENT EVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A COURT CASE "AS A DEFENDENT?" CODES: 96 1 YES 594 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I144 RESONDENT INVOLVED IN COURT OTHER WAY MD LT 0 LOC 374-375 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.48 (PC LOC 2:175-176) QUESTION: HAD THE RESPONDENT EVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A COURT CASE "IN ANY OTHER WAY?" CODES: 49 1 YES 636 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I145 CRIMINAL CASES RESP INVOLVED MD LT 0 LOC 376-377 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.50 (PC LOC 2:177-178) QUESTION: OF THE CASES IN WHICH YOU WERE INVOLVED WERE ANY OF THEM CRIMINAL CASES? CODES: 86 1 YES 198 2 NO 404 3 [NOT INVOLVED IN ANY CASES PREVIOUSLY] 0VAR NAME: I146 NUMBER OF CASES RESPONDENT ACTUALLY IN C MD LT 0 LOC 378-379 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.52 (PC LOC 2:179-180) QUESTION: IN HOW MANY IF ANY OF THESE CASE DID YOU [THE RESPONDENT] ACTUALLY APPEAR IN COURT? NOTES: 328 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 0 - 99 MEAN: 5.4 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-48 MEDIAN: 1.0 STD: 17.2 0VAR NAME: I147 EXPERIENCE INFLUENCE THE RESPONDENT MD LT 0 LOC 380-381 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.53 (PC LOC 2:181-182) QUESTION: I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THESE EXPERIENCES. WOULD YOU SAY . . . CODES: 85 1 THESE EXPERIENCES LED YOU TO THINK HIGHLY OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM 139 2 THEY LED YOU TO THINK POORLY OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM 96 3 THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY EFFECT HOW YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THE LEGAL SYSTEM 0VAR NAME: I148 RESPONDENT HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEM BEFORE MD LT 0 LOC 382-383 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.53A (PC LOC 2:183-184) QUESTION: BEFORE THE PROBLEM WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT CAME UP, HAD YOU EVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THE ONE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT? CODES: 68 1 YES 622 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I149 RESPONDENT USE LAWYER BEFORE MD LT 0 LOC 384-385 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.53B (PC LOC 2:185-186) QUESTION: IN DEALING WITH THE EARLIER PROBLEM OR PROBLEMS DID YOU [THE RESPONDENT] USE A LAWYER? CODES: 28 1 YES 40 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I150 RESPONDENT USE LAWYER IN PAST FIVE YEARS MD LT 0 LOC 386-387 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.53C (PC LOC 2:187-188) QUESTION: IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, BEFORE THIS PROBLEM, HAD YOU [THE RESPONDENT] 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-49 USED A LAWYER FOR ANYTHING? CODES: 284 1 YES 379 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I151 NUMBER OF TIMES RESPONDENT USED LAWYER MD LT 0 LOC 388-389 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.53D (PC LOC 2:189-190) QUESTION: ALTOGETHER THEN, HOW MANY TIMES HAD YOU USED OR CONSULTED A LAWYER IN THE FIVE YEARS BEFORE THE PROBLEM WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT CAME UP? IF YOU SAW A LAWYER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT ONE THING, COUNT THAT AS ONLY ONE TIME. NOTES: 307 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 0 - 60 98 = "LOTS" 99 = "TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT" 0VAR NAME: I152 HOW OFTEN R USE LAWYER MD LT 0 LOC 390-391 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.53E (PC LOC 2:191-192) QUESTION: WOULD YOU [THE RESPONDENT] SAY THAT YOU USED LAWYERS FREQUENTLY, OCCASSIONALLY, OR INFREQUENTLY? CODES: 3 1 FREQUENTLY 1 2 OCCASIONALLY 2 3 INFREQUENTLY NOTES: ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO REPLIED "DON'T KNOW" TO I151. 0VAR NAME: I153 OWN OR RENT HOME R MD LT 0 LOC 392-393 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.54 (PC LOC 2:193-194) QUESTION: DO YOU OR SOMEONE IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD OWN YOUR OWN HOUSE OR APARTMENT OF DO YOU RENT IT? CODES: 542 1 OWN 147 2 RENT 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-50 0VAR NAME: I154 R OR MEMBER OF HOUSEHOLD OWN HOME MD LT 0 LOC 394-395 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.44 (PC LOC 2:195-196) QUESTION: HAVE YOU OR ANYONE IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD EVER OWNED YOUR OWN HOME? CODES: 59 1 YES 85 2 NO NOTES: ASKED ONLY OF CURRENT RENTERS (SEE ITEM I153). 0VAR NAME: I155 NUMBER OF YEARS R LIVED IN CITY/AREA MD LT 0 LOC 396-397 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.56 (PC LOC 2:197-198) QUESTION: ABOUT HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU LIVED (IN THIS CITY OR) AREA? NOTES: 680 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 0 - 77 MEAN: 19.4 MEDIAN: 15.0 STD: 16.9 0VAR NAME: I156 R LIVED IN AREA MORE OR LESS THAN 2 YEAR MD LT 0 LOC 398-399 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.57 (PC LOC 2:199-200) QUESTION: HAVE YOU LIVED IN THIS AREA LESS THAN A YEAR, FROM ONE TO TWO YEARS, OR MORE THAN TWO YEARS? CODES: 3 1 LESS THAN 1 YEAR 0 2 1-2 YEARS 6 3 MORE THAN 2 YEARS NOTES: ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO REPLIED "DON'T KNOW" TO I155. 0VAR NAME: I157 RESPONDENT BELONG TO LABOR UNION MD LT 0 LOC 400-401 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.58 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-51 (PC LOC 2:201-202) QUESTION: HAVE YOU EVER BELONGED TO A LABOR UNION? CODES: 279 1 YES 411 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I158 YEARS BELONG TO UNION RESP MD LT 0 LOC 402-403 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.59 (PC LOC 2:203-204) QUESTION: HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BELONGED TO A UNION? NOTES: 276 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 0 - 48 MEAN: 9.9 MEDIAN: 6.0 STD: 9.9 0VAR NAME: I159 RACE OF RESPONDENT MD LT 0 LOC 404-405 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.60 (PC LOC 2:205-206) QUESTION: WHAT IS YOU RACE--ARE YOU WHITE, BLACK, ASIAN, AMERICAN INDIAN, OR SOMETHING ELSE? CODES: 353 1 WHITE 56 2 BLACK 7 3 ASIAN, PACIFIC ISLANDER 4 4 AMERICAN INDIAN 16 5 OTHER NOTES: THIS ITEM NOT ASKED OF RESPONDENTS FROM SCREENER SAMPLE; SEE "RACE" VARIABLE. 0VAR NAME: I160 RESPONDENT SPANISH OR HISPANIC MD LT 0 LOC 406-407 QUESTION NUMBER: Q7.61 (PC LOC 2:207-208) QUESTION: ARE YOU OF SPANISH OR HISPANIC ORGIN? CODES: 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-52 39 1 YES 329 2 NO NOTES: ASKED ONLY OF WHITES. THIS ITEM NOT ASKED OF RESPONDENTS FROM SCREENER SAMPLE; SEE "HISPANIC" VARIABLE. 0VAR NAME: I161 RESPONDENT APPEAR IN COURT OR OTHER AGEN MD LT 0 LOC 408-409 QUESTION NUMBER: Q8.02 (PC LOC 2:209-210) QUESTION: DID YOU [THE RESPONDENT] EVER APPEAR IN A COURT/ARBITRATION/ ADMINSTRATIVE AGENCY REGARDING THIS CASE? CODES: 185 1 YES 248 2 NO 0VAR NAME: I162 GOING TO INSTITUION MAKE DIFFERENCE MD LT 0 LOC 410-411 QUESTION NUMBER: Q8.03B (PC LOC 2:211-212) QUESTION: DID GOING TO (THE LISTED INSTITUTION) MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS CASE? CODES: 9 1 YES 39 2 NO NOTES: ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO NEVER APPEARED IN "COURT" AND WHOSE CASE WAS FILED BY OP. 0VAR NAME: I163 USEFULNESS OF INSTITUTION MD LT 0 LOC 412-413 QUESTION NUMBER: Q8.05 (PC LOC 3:13-14) QUESTION: BASED ONLY ON YOUR EXPERIENCE IN THIS CASE, WAS HAVING THIS CASE FILED IN COURT/FOR ARBITRATION . . . CODES: 78 1 VERY USEFUL IN GETTING THE PROBLEM RESOLVED 55 2 JUST USEFUL 26 3 NOT TOO USEFUL 73 4 NOT AT ALL USEFUL 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-53 NOTES: ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO FILED THE CASE, BUT NEVER APPEARED IN "COURT." 0VAR NAME: I164 HOW FAST SYSTEM MD LT 0 LOC 414-415 QUESTION NUMBER: Q8.06 (PC LOC 3:15-16) QUESTION: BASED ON YOU R EXPERIENCE IN THIS CASE, WOULD YOU SAY (SYSTEM USED) WAS . . . CODES: 27 1 VERY FAST IN HANDLING THE PROBLEM 51 2 FAST 34 3 SLOW 25 4 VERY SLOW NOTES: *************************************************************** * ITEMS I164 TO I170 WERE ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO HAD * * APPEARED IN "COURT" (EXCEPT FOR I165--SEE SEPARATE NOTE); * * THE FOLLOWING QUESTION PREFACE WAS USED: * * * * "NOW I'D LIKE YOU TO TELL ME HOW YOU WOULD RATE THE * * COURT/ARBITRATION SYSTEM/ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY) THAT WAS * * USED. I'M GOING TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS AND ASK YOU, FOR * * EACH, TO TELL ME HOW YOU WOULD RATE THAT INSTITUTION IN * * RESPONDING TO YOUR PROBLEM. PLEASE ANSWER BASED ONLY ON * * YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE IN THIS CASE." * *************************************************************** 0VAR NAME: I165 EFFECTIVENESS OF SYSTEM TO R MD LT 0 LOC 416-417 QUESTION NUMBER: Q8.07 (PC LOC 3:17-18) QUESTION: WAS IT . . . CODES: 116 1 VERY EFFECTIVE IN GETTING THE PROBLEM RESOLVED 96 2 JUST EFFECTIVE 68 3 INEFFECTIVE 88 4 VERY INEFFECTIVE NOTES: RESPONSES READ IN REVERSE ORDER. ALSO ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO FILED BUT DID NOT GO TO COURT. 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-54 0VAR NAME: I166 EXPENSIVENES OF SYSTEM MD LT 0 LOC 418-419 QUESTION NUMBER: Q8.08 (PC LOC 3:19-20) QUESTION: WAS IT . . . CODES: 41 1 MORE EXPENSIVE THAN IT WAS WORTH 32 2 JUST ABOUT WORTH THE CASE 15 3 SOMEWHAT LESS EXPENSIVE THAN IT WAS WORTH 45 4 VERY INEXPENSIVE WHEN COMPARED TO WHAT IT WAS WORTH 0VAR NAME: I167 SUITABLITY OF SYSTEM MD LT 0 LOC 420-421 QUESTION NUMBER: Q8.09 (PC LOC 3:21-22) QUESTION: WAS IT . . . CODES: 48 1 VERY WELL SUITED TO THIS PROBLEM 44 2 JUST SUITABLE 22 3 UNSUITABLE 23 4 VERY UNSUITABLE NOTES: RESPONSES READ IN REVERSE ORDER. 0VAR NAME: I168 KNOWLEDGE OF JUDGE/HEARING OFFICER MD LT 0 LOC 422-423 (PC LOC 3:23-24) QUESTION: WAS THE (JUDGE/HEARING OFFICER) . . . CODES: 58 1 VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THIS KIND OF PROBLEM 46 2 SOMEWHAT KNOWLEDGEABLE 8 3 NOT KNOWLEDGEABLE 22 4 NOT AT ALL KNOWLEDGEABLE 0VAR NAME: I169 COMPETENT OF JUDGE/HEARING OFFICER MD LT 0 LOC 424-425 QUESTION NUMBER: Q8.11 (PC LOC 3:25-26) QUESTION: WAS HE/SHE . . . 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-55 CODES: 47 1 VERY COMPETENT 56 2 COMPETENT 21 3 IMCOMPETENT 11 4 VERY INCOMPETENT AS A (JUDGE/HEARING OFFICER) 0VAR NAME: I170 UNDERSTANDEABILITY OF HEARINGS MD LT 0 LOC 426-427 QUESTION NUMBER: Q8.12 (PC LOC 3:27-28) QUESTION: WERE THE HEARINGS . . . CODES: 47 1 COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDABLE 61 2 UNDERSTANDABLE 19 3 CONFUSING 9 4 VERY CONFUSING 0VAR NAME: I171 EXPENSIVENESS OF INSTITUTION CONSIDERING MD LT 0 LOC 428-429 QUESTION NUMBER: Q8.13 (PC LOC 3:29-30) QUESTION: CONSIDERING WHAT YOU HAD TO GAIN OR LOSE IN THIS CASE, WAS GOING TO (COURT/ARBITRATION/OTHER) . . . CODES: 103 1 VERY CHEAP 134 2 CHEAP 80 3 EXPENSIVE 54 4 VERY EXPENSIVE NOTES: ASKED OF ALL RESPONDENTS WITH FILED CASES EXCEPT THOSE WHO NEVER APPEARED AND DID NOT FILE AND REPLIED "NO" TO ITEM I162. 0VAR NAME: I172 RATE EXPERIENCE WITH INSTITUION MD LT 0 LOC 430-431 QUESTION NUMBER: Q8.14 (PC LOC 3:31-32) QUESTION: HOW WOULD THE RESPONDENT RATE HIS EXPERIENCE WITH THIS INSTITUTION? CODES: 78 1 VERY GOOD 154 2 GOOD 75 3 BAD 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-56 61 4 VERY BAD NOTES: ASKED OF ALL RESPONDENTS WITH FILED CASES EXCEPT THOSE WHO NEVER APPEARED AND DID NOT FILE AND REPLIED "NO" TO ITEM I162. 0VAR NAME: I173 LENGTH OF INTERVIEW MD LT 0 LOC 432-434 (PC LOC 3:33-35) ITEM DESCRIPTION: LENGTH OF INTERVIEW (IN MINUTES) NOTES: 685 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 5 - 190 MEAN: 47.3 MEDIAN: 45.0 STD: 19.3 0VAR NAME: ISCRID ID FROM HOUSEHOLD SCREENING INTERVIEW MD = -2 LOC 435-441 (PC LOC 3:36-42) ITEM DESCRIPTION: ID FROM HOUSEHOLD SCREENING INTERVIEW. 0VAR NAME: IHOURS SUM OF HOURS SPENT ON ACTIVITIES MD = -9 LOC 442-445 (PC LOC 3:43-46) ITEM DESCRIPTION: SUM OF THE HOURS SPENT ON SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES. NOTES: RANGE: 1 - 3310 MEAN: 51.1 MEDIAN: 9.0 STD: 200.0 0VAR NAME: IEXPNSES SUM OF EXPENSES MD = -9 LOC 446-449 (PC LOC 3:47-50) ITEM DESCRIPTION: SUM OF THE EXPENSES IN CONJUNCTION WITH SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES, PLUS 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-57 EXPENSES FOR "INVESTIGATORS, EXPERTS, OR CONSULTANTS (OR PLUS $50 IF THE EXPENDITURE ON "INVESTIGATORS,ETC...." WAS LESS THAN $100). NOTES: RANGE: 1 - 6000 MEAN: 194.6 MEDIAN: 50.0 STD: 540.2 0VAR NAME: ILAWFEES TOTAL PAID TO LAWYER MD = -9 LOC 450-455 (PC LOC 3:51-56) ITEM DESCRIPTION: TOTAL PAID TO LAWYER (THIS WAS OBTAINED ONLY IF IT, PLUS OTHER "NONACTIVITY- RELATED"EXPENSES EXCEEDED $100). NOTES: RANGE: 0 - 100,000 MEAN: 3258.0 MEDIAN: 700.0 STD: 8776.2 0VAR NAME: ITOTEXP TOTAL FESS IN LESS THAN EIGHT HOURS MD = -9 LOC 456-461 (PC LOC 3:57-62) ITEM DESCRIPTION: IEXPNSES + ILAWFEES NOTES: RANGE: 0 - 100,000 MEAN: 1625.7 MEDIAN: 54.0 STD: 6212.1 0VAR NAME: IRSRATE THE RESPONDENT'S HOURLY WAGE RATE MD = -9 LOC 462-466 (2 DECIMAL PLACES) (PC LOC 3:63-67) ITEM DESCRIPTION: THE RESPONDENT'S HOURLY WAGE RATE. NOTES: RANGE: 0 - 481 MEAN: 11.0 MEDIAN: 6.5 STD: 29.1 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-58 0VAR NAME: ILORATE HOURLY WAGE FOR LOWEST PAID PERSON MD = -9 LOC 467-471 (2 DECIMAL PLACES) (PC LOC 3:68-72) ITEM DESCRIPTION: THE HOURLY WAGE FOR THE LOWEST PAID WAGE-EARNER IN HOUSEHOLD. NOTES: RANGE: 0 - 481 MEAN: 8.9 MEDIAN: 5.0 STD: 26.1 0VAR NAME: IHIRATE WAGE FOR HIGHEST PAID WAGE-EARNER MD = -9 LOC 472-476 (2 DECIMAL PLACES) (PC LOC 3:73-77) ITEM DESCRIPTION: THE HOURLY WAGE FOR THE HIGHEST PAID WAGE-EARNER IN THE HOUSEHOLD. NOTES: RANGE: 0 - 481 MEAN: 12.1 MEDIAN: 7.4 STD: 32.3 0VAR NAME: IMINRATE RSRATE OR $3.00 WHICH EVER IS GREATER MD = -9 LOC 477-481 (2 DECIMAL PLACES) (PC LOC 3:78-82) ITEM DESCRIPTION: IRSRATE OR $3.00, WHICH IS GREATER; OR $3.00 IF IRSRATE IS MISSING. NOTES: RANGE: 3 - 481 MEAN: 8.8 MEDIAN: 4.8 STD: 24.9 0VAR NAME: IAVGRATE THE AVERAGE HOURLY RATE IN THE HOUSEHOLD MD = -9 LOC 482-486 (2 DECIMAL PLACES) (PC LOC 3:83-87) ITEM DESCRIPTION: THE AVERAGE HOURLY RATE WITHIN THE HOUSEHOLD, IF THERE IS ONLY ONE WAGE EARNER IN THE HOUSEHOLD: AVGRATE = LORATE = HIGHRATE, AND IF THE RESPONDENT WAGE RATE EXCEEDS $3.00: AVGRATE = LORATE = HIGHRATE = 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-59 RSRATE = MINRATE. NOTES: RANGE: 3 - 481 MEAN: 10.4 MEDIAN: 6.1 STD: 27.4 0VAR NAME: IRINVEST VALUE OF TIME INVESTMENT--R MD = -9 LOC 487-491 (PC LOC 3:88-92) ITEM DESCRIPTION: VALUE OF TIME INVESTMENT: IHOURS X IRSRATE. NOTES: RANGE: 2 - 34,615 MEAN: 521.8 MEDIAN: 72.0 STD: 2500.6 0VAR NAME: ILINVEST VALUE OF TIME INVESTMENT--LOW MD = -9 LOC 492-496 (PC LOC 3:93-97) ITEM DESCRIPTION: VALUE OF TIME INVESTMENT: IHOURS X ILORATE. NOTES: RANGE: 2 - 34,615 MEAN: 416.6 MEDIAN: 55.5 STD: 2156.6 0VAR NAME: IHINVEST VALUE OF TIME INVESTMENT--HIGH MD = -9 LOC 497-501 (PC LOC 3:98-102) ITEM DESCRIPTION: VALUE OF TIME INVESTMENT: IHOURS X IHIRATE. NOTES: RANGE: 2 - 34,615 MEAN: 547.5 MEDIAN: 86.0 STD: 2423.6 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-60 0VAR NAME: IMINVEST VALUE OF TIME INVESTMENT--MIN MD = -9 LOC 502-506 (PC LOC 3:103-107) ITEM DESCRIPTION: VALUE OF TIME INVESTMENT: IHOURS X IMINRATE. NOTES: RANGE: 2 - 34,615 MEAN: 436.7 MEDIAN: 56.5 STD: 2209.6 0VAR NAME: IAINVEST VALUE OF TIME INVESTMENT--AVG MD = -9 LOC 507-511 (PC LOC 3:108-112) ITEM DESCRIPTION: VALUE OF TIME INVESTMENT: IHOURS X IAVGRATE. NOTES: RANGE: 0 - 100,000 MEAN: 471.2 MEDIAN: 75.5 STD: 2218.2 0VAR NAME: IRTOTAL TOTAL MONETIZED INVESTMENT--R MD= LT 0 LOC 512-517 (PC LOC 3:113-118) ITEM DESCRIPTION: TOTAL MONETIZED INVESTMENT: ITOTEXP + IRINVEST. NOTES: RANGE: 0 - 100,000 MEAN: 2000.2 MEDIAN: 219.5 STD: 6619.5 0VAR NAME: ILTOTAL TOTAL MONETIZED INVESTMENT--LOW MD = -9 LOC 518-523 (PC LOC 3:119-124) ITEM DESCRIPTION: TOTAL MONETIZED INVESTMENT: ITOTEXP + ILINVEST. NOTES: RANGE: 0 - 100,000 MEAN: 1957.5 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-61 MEDIAN: 218.5 STD: 6552.0 0VAR NAME: IHTOTAL TOTAL MONETIZED INVESTMENT--HIGH MD = -9 LOC 524-529 (PC LOC 3:125-130) ITEM DESCRIPTION: TOTAL MONETIZED INVESTMENT ITOTEXP + IHINVEST. NOTES: RANGE: 0 - 100,000 MEAN: 2068.5 MEDIAN: 250.0 STD: 6644.4 0VAR NAME: IMTOTAL TOTAL MONETIZED INVESTMENT--MIN MD = -9 LOC 530-535 (PC LOC 3:131-136) ITEM DESCRIPTION: TOTAL MONETIZED INVESTMENT: ITOTEXP + IMINVEST. NOTES: RANGE: 0 - 100,000 MEAN: 2020.7 MEDIAN: 236.0 STD: 6605.2 0VAR NAME: IATOTAL TOTAL MONETIZED INVESTMENT--AVG MD = -9 LOC 536-541 (PC LOC 3:137-142) ITEM DESCRIPTION: TOTAL MONETIZED INVESTMENT: ITOTEXP + IAINVEST. NOTES: RANGE: 0 - 100,000 MEAN: 2003.8 MEDIAN: 238.5 STD: 6571.9 0VAR NAME: ILAWYER RESPONDENT USE A LAWYER MD = -9 LOC 542-543 (PC LOC 3:143-144) ITEM DESCRIPTION: 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-62 DID THE RESPONDENT USE A LAWYER? CODES: 338 0 NO 343 1 YES 0VAR NAME: IMULTFOR NUMBER OF FORUMS MD = -9 LOC 544-545 (PC LOC 3:145-146) ITEM DESCRIPTION: NUMBER OF FORUMS USED. CODES: 665 0 1 27 1 MORE THAN ONE 0VAR NAME: IMONGOAL IMPORTANCE OF NONMONETARY GOALS MD = -9 LOC 546-547 (PC LOC 3:147-148) ITEM DESCRIPTION: AVERAGE IMPORTANCE OF GOALS OF GETTING MOST/PAYING LEAST, OR GETTING PAYING FAIR AMOUNT. CODES: 63 1 NOT IMPORTANT 241 2 IMPORTANT 387 3 VERY IMPORTANT 0VAR NAME: INMGOAL IMPORTANCE OF NONMONETARY GOALS MD = -9 LOC 548-549 (PC LOC 3:149-150) ITEM DESCRIPTION: AVERAGE OF NONMONETARY GOALS (E.G., PRECEDENT, TEACHING A LESSON, ETC.) CODES 106 1 NOT IMPORTANT 343 2 IMPORTANT 240 3 VERY IMPORTANT 0VAR NAME: IFAMINC FAMILY INCOME IN DOLLARS MD = -9 LOC 550-555 (PC LOC 3:151-156) 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-63 ITEM DESCRIPTION: FAMILY INCOME IN DOLLARS. NOTES: RANGE: 1 - 999,999 MEAN: 27726.9 MEDIAN: 19500.0 STD: 54951.8 0VAR NAME: IFAMSIZE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN HOUSEHLD MD = -9 LOC 556-557 (PC LOC 3:157-158) ITEM DESCRIPTION: NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN HOUSEHOLD WHEN THE PROBLEM BEGAN. NOTES: TRUNCATED TO MAXIMUM OF 7 RANGE: 1 - 7 691 VALID RESPONSES 0VAR NAME: IADULTS NUMBER OF ADULTS IN HOUSEHOLD MD = -9 LOC 558-559 (PC LOC 3:159-160) ITEM DESCRIPTION: NUMBER OF ADULTS IN HOUSEHOLD WHEN PROBLEM BEGAN. NOTES: RANGE: 1 - 5 690 VALID RESPONSES 0VAR NAME: IAGE AGE OF RESPONDENT MD = -9 LOC 560-561 (PC LOC 3:161-162) ITEM DESCRIPTION: AGE OF RESPONDENT. NOTES: TRUNCATED TO MAXIMUM OF 65 RANGE: 19 - 65 MEAN: 41.7 MEDIAN: 39.0 STD: 13.1 0VAR NAME: IEDUC HIGHEST EDUCATION IN FAMILY MD = -9 LOC 562-563 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-64 (PC LOC 3:163-164) ITEM DESCRIPTION: HIGHEST EDUCATION AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS. CODES: 242 1 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE OR LESS 174 2 SOME COLLEGE 136 3 COLLEGE GRADUATE 150 4 POST GRADUATE 0VAR NAME: IOCCUP HIGHEST OCCUPATIONAL LEVEL IN FAMILY MD = -9 LOC 564-565 (PC LOC 3:165-166) ITEM DESCRIPTION: HIGHEST OCCUPATIONAL LEVEL AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS. CODES: 32 1 LABORS, OTHER SERVICE, FARM WORKERS 94 2 CONSTRUCTION, TRANSPORTATION, MECHANICS, PRODUCTION WORKERS 149 3 SALES, CLERICAL, POLICE, MILITARY, SERVICE 356 4 MANAGERS, PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL 0VAR NAME: IETHNIC ETHNICITY MD = -2 OR -3 LOC 566-567 (PC LOC 3:167-168) ITEM DESCRIPTION: ETHNICITY CODES: 516 1 WHITE, NON-HISPANIC 78 2 BLACK 67 3 HISPANIC 19 4 OTHER NOTES: FROM SCREENING SURVEY OR FROPM DISPUTANT SURVEY. 0VAR NAME: ITOTWHRS TOTAL HOURS AT JOB BY FAMILY MD = -9 LOC 568-570 (PC LOC 3:169-171) ITEM DESCRIPTION: TOTAL HOURS PER WEEK ON JOBS BY FAMILY MEMBERS. NOTES: 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-65 735 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 0 - 220 MEAN: 58.3 MEDIAN: 50.0 STD: 37.5 0VAR NAME: IRISK RISK-TAKER OR RISK-AVOIDER MD = -9 LOC 571-572 (PC LOC 3:172-173) ITEM DESCRIPTION: RISK-TAKER (HIGH SCORE) VS. RISK-AVOIDER (LOW SCORE). NOTES: 664 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 4 - 16 MEAN: 7.76 MEDIAN: 7.0 STD: 2.66 0VAR NAME: IEFFCACY PERSONAL EFFICACY MD = -9 LOC 573-574 (PC LOC 3:174-175) ITEM DESCRIPTION: PERSONAL EFFICACY. NOTES: 672 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 7 - 16 MEAN: 13.14 MEDIAN: 13.0 STD: 1.97 0VAR NAME: IFIGHT CONTENTIOUSNESS MD = -9 LOC 575-576 (PC LOC 3:176-177) ITEM DESCRIPTION: CONTENTIOUSNESS. NOTES: 674 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 3 - 12 MEAN: 8.23 MEDIAN: 8.0 STD: 1.83 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-66 0VAR NAME: INVOLCT RESPONDENT HAVE LEGAL SYSTEM EXPERIENCE MD = -9 LOC 577-578 (PC LOC 3:178-179) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT HAVE ANY LEGAL SYSTEM EXPERIENCE? CODES: 344 1 YES 368 0 NO 0VAR NAME: IEVERSUE RESPONDENT EVER SUED OR BEEN SUED MD = -9 LOC 579-580 (PC LOC 3:180-181) ITEM DESCRIPTION: HAS THE RESPONDENT EVER SUED OR BEEN SUED? CODES: 144 1 YES 558 0 NO 0VAR NAME: INUMCRT NUMBER OF TIMES R APPEARED IN COURT MD = -9 LOC 581-582 (PC LOC 3:182-183) ITEM DESCRIPTION: NUMBER OF CASES IN WHICH RESPONDENT APPEARED IN COURT. NOTES: TRUNCATED TO MAXIMUM OF 3 0 = 409; 1 = 159; 2 = 50; 3 = 79 0VAR NAME: INUMLAW NUMBER OF TIME IN PAST FIVE YEARS R USE MD = -9 LOC 583-584 (PC LOC 3:184-185) ITEM DESCRIPTION: NUMBER OF TIMES RESPONDENT HAS USED LAWYER IN FIVE YEARS PREVIOUS TO CASE. NOTES: TRUNCATEDTO MAXIMUM OF 3 0 = 394; 1 = 129; 2 = 90; 3 = 81 0VAR NAME: IPRVPROB R HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM MD = -9 LOC 585-586 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-67 (PC LOC 3:186-187) ITEM DESCRIPTION: DID THE RESPONDENT EVER HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM? CODES: 638 1 YES 68 0 NO *************************************************************** * * * STAKES INVOLVING REPEATED PAYMENTS WERE CONVERTED * * TO THE EQUIVALENT OF ONE TIME PAYMENTS USING THE FORMULA * * FOR THE PRESENT VALUE OF AN ANNUITY. THE LENGTH OF PAY- * * MENT PERIOD USED WAS THE SAME AS FOR THE EQUIVALENT * * CONVERSION FOR LAWYER STAKES. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE * * KRITZER ET AL., 1984A, PP. 596-597. * * * *************************************************************** 0VAR NAME: ISTAKES1 R'S PERCEPTION OF STAKES AT POINT ONE MD = -9999 LOC 587-594 (PC LOC 3:188-195) ITEM DESCRIPTION: RESPONDENT'S PERCEPTION OF STAKES AT POINT ONE (FIRST). NOTES: 375 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: -300,000 - 670,138 MEAN: 15129.0 MEDIAN: 2800.0 STD: 58574.3 0VAR NAME: ISTAKES2 R'S PERCEPTION OF STAKE POINT TWO MD = -9999 LOC 595-602 (PC LOC 3:196-203) ITEM DESCRIPTION: RESPONDENT'S PERCEPTION OF STAKES AT POINT TWO. NOTES: 89 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: -800,000 - 300,000 MEAN: 12981.5 MEDIAN: 3500.0 STD: 101799.4 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-68 0VAR NAME: ISTAKES3 R'S PERCEPTION OF STAKES AT POINT THREE. MD = -9999 LOC 603-610 (PC LOC 3:204-211) ITEM DESCRIPTION: RESPONDENT'S PERCEPTION OF STAKES AT POINT THREE. NOTES: 16 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: -250,000 - 100,000 MEAN: -1804.7 MEDIAN: 3000.0 STD: 70822.3 0VAR NAME: IAGREE1 R'S RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS THE CASE--1 MD = -9 LOC 611-612 (PC LOC 3:212-213) ITEM DESCRIPTION: WERE DISCUSSIONS HELD AND AN AGREEMENT REACHED WITH R'S FIRST LAWYER ABOUT R'S RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARDS THE CASE? CODES: 266 1 NOT DISCUSSED 7 2 AGREED TO R'S ROLE BUT NO ACTION TAKEN BY R 23 3 DISCUSSED ROLE BUT NO AGREEMENT 56 4 AGREED TO R'S ROLE AND ACTIONS TAKEN BY R 0VAR NAME: IAGREE2 R'S RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS THE CASE--2 MD = -9 LOC 613-614 (PC LOC 4:13-14) ITEM DESCRIPTION: WERE DISCUSSIONS HELD AND AN AGREEMENT REACHED WITH R'S SECOND LAWYER ABOUT R'S RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARDS THE CASE? CODES: 23 1 NOT DISCUSSED 0 2 AGREED TO R'S ROLE BUT NO ACTION TAKEN BY R 2 3 DISCUSSED ROLE BUT NO AGREEMENT 3 4 AGREED TO R'S ROLE AND ACTIONS TAKEN BY R 0VAR NAME: IRELATE1 SCORE ON PARTY RELATIONS MD = -9 LOC 615-618 (2 DECIMAL PLACES) (PC LOC 4:15-18) ITEM DESCRIPTION: SCORE ON PARTY RELATIONS FACTOR- OPPOSING PARTY 1. A HIGH POSITIVE VALUE INDICATES A HIGH DEGREE OF RELATEDNESS. 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-69 NOTES: RANGE: -1.650 - 1.680 MEAN: .001 MEDIAN: .015 STD: .857 0VAR NAME: IRELATE2 PARTY RELATIONS FACTOR-OP2 MD = -9 LOC 619-622 (2 DECIMAL PLACES) (PC LOC 4:19-22) ITEM DESCRIPTION: SCORE ON PARTY RELATIONS FACTOR-OP2. A HIGH POSITIVE VALUE INDICATES A HIGH DEGREE OF RELATEDNESS. NOTES: RANGE: -.70 - 1.51 MEAN: -.024 MEDIAN: -.430 STD: .846 0VAR NAME: ISEX SEX OF RESPONDENT MD LT 0 LOC 623-624 (PC LOC 4:23-24) ITEM DESCRIPTION: SEX OF RESPONDENT AS INFERRED FROM THE RESPONDENT'S NAME CODES: 363 1 MALE 235 2 FEMALE 13 3 ONLY INITIALS GIVEN 77 4 BOTH (I.E., "MR. AND MRS. . . . ") 28 5 SEX-AMBIGUOUS NAME (E.G., "PAT") 1 6 NO FIRST NAME GIVE NOTES: THIS VARIABLE WAS CODED BY EXAMINING THE RESPONDENT'S NAME AS INDICATED IN THE MACHINE-READABLE INTERVIEW CONTACT FILE. IT IS ONLY AN "ESTIMATE" OF THE RESPONDENT'S SEX. *************************************************************** * * * OFFERS OR DEMANDS FOR REPEATED PAYMENTS WERE CONVERTED * * TO THE EQUIVALENT OF ONE TIME PAYMENTS USING THE FORMULA * * FOR THE PRESENT VALUE OF AN ANNUITY. THE LENGTH OF PAY- * * MENT PERIOD USED WAS THE SAME AS FOR THE EQUIVALENT * * CONVERSION FOR LAWYER STAKES. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE * * KRITZER ET AL., 1984A, PP. 596-597. * * * 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-70 *************************************************************** 0VAR NAME: IRDEMF AMOUNT OF R'S FIRST DEMAND MD LT 0 LOC 625-632 (PC LOC 4:25-32) QUESTION: AMOUNT OF RESPONDENT'S FIRST DEMAND NOTES: 34 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 450 - 350,000 MEAN: 30,981 MEDIAN: 5,000 STD: 81,105 0VAR NAME: IRDEMI AMOUNT OF R'S INTERMEDIATE DEMAND MD LT 0 LOC 633-640 (PC LOC 4:33-40) QUESTION: AMOUNT OF RESPONDENT'S INTERMEDIATE DEMAND NOTES: 4 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 3,000 - 500,000 MEDIAN: 130,782 0VAR NAME: IRDEML AMOUNT OF R'S LAST DEMAND MD LT 0 LOC 641-648 (PC LOC 4:41-48) QUESTION: AMOUNT OF RESPONDENT'S LAST DEMAND NOTES: ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO DID NOT REACH A SETTLEMENT; SEE IRPAY AND IOPAY FOR THOSE WHO DID SETTLE. 77 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 25 - 1,000,000 MEAN: 28,050 MEDIAN: 6,000 STD: 115,740 0VAR NAME: IROFFRF AMOUNT OF R'S FIRST OFFER MD LT 0 LOC 649-656 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-71 (PC LOC 4:49-56) QUESTION: AMOUNT OF RESPONDENT'S FIRST OFFER NOTES: 7 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 600 - 20,000 MEAN: 8,962 MEDIAN: 5,500 STD: 8,434 0VAR NAME: IROFFRI AMOUNT OF R'S INTERMEDIATE OFFER MD LT 0 LOC 657-664 (PC LOC 4:57-64) QUESTION: AMOUNT OF RESPONDENT'S INTERMEDIATE OFFER NOTES: 1 VALID RESPONSE (15,000) 0VAR NAME: IROFFRL AMOUNT OF R'S LAST OFFER MD LT 0 LOC 665-672 (PC LOC 4:65-72) QUESTION: AMOUNT OF RESPONDENT'S LAST OFFER NOTES: ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO DID NOT REACH A SETTLEMENT; SEE IRPAY AND IOPAY FOR THOSE WHO DID REACH A SETTLEMENT. 10 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 400 - 37,384 MEAN: 7,543 MEDIAN: 3,000 STD: 11,208 0VAR NAME: IRPAY AMOUNT PAID IN SETTLEMENT BY R MD LT 0 LOC 673-680 (PC LOC 4:73-80) QUESTION: AMOUNT PAID IN SETTLEMENT BY RESPONDENT NOTES: 39 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 0 - 500,000 MEAN: 18,222 1 INDIVIDUAL DISPUTANT SURVEY PAGE 11-72 MEDIAN: 1,070 STD: 79,964 0VAR NAME: IODEMF AMOUNT OF OP'S FIRST DEMAND MD LT 0 LOC 681-688 (PC LOC 4:81-88) QUESTION: AMOUNT OF OPPOSING PARTY'S FIRST DEMAND NOTES: 10 VALID RESPONSES RANGE: 500 - 1,000,000 MEAN: 110,350 MEDIAN: 11,000 STD: 312,747 0VAR NAME: IODEMI AMOUNT OF OP'S INTERMEDIATE DEMAND MD LT 0 LOC 689-696 (PC LOC 4:89-96) QUESTION: AMOUNT OF OPPOSING PARTY'S INTERMEDIATE DEMAND NOTES: 1 VALID RESPONSE (4,000) 0VAR NAME: IODEML AMOUNT OF OP'S LAST DEMAND MD LT 0 LOC 697-704 (PC LOC 4:97-104)