nmm 22 4500 ICPSR09367 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130619s1990 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR09367 MiAaI MiAaI Federal District Court Civil Decisions, 1981-1987 [electronic resource] Detroit, Houston, and Kansas City C.K. Rowland 1992-02-17 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1990 ICPSR 9367 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-06-19. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. These data describe unpublished civil cases filed and terminated in the three federal district courts of Detroit, Michigan, Houston, Texas, and Kansas City, Missouri, between 1981 and 1987. The data were collected to enable researchers to measure the relative influence of local legal environments and politicized judicial appointments on unpublished substantive and procedural outcomes. Variables in the collection specify the date a case was filed and terminated, type of case filed, specific judgment and nature of the decision, whether a monetary award was granted and, if so, the amount involved. Information also is included on whether a government litigant was involved, if a jury trial was requested and by whom, type of attorney for plaintiff and defendant, type and number of motions filed (and by whom), and outcome of appeal, if applicable. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09367.v1 case processing icpsr courts icpsr district courts icpsr federal courts icpsr judicial decisions icpsr judicial process icpsr ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System NACJD IV. Court Case Processing Rowland, C.K. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 9367 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09367.v1