JURIS: JURISDICTION
Name: JURIS
Label: JURISDICTION
Text: The basis of jurisdiction for filing the case in federal court. (Only coded for civil causes of action; APPEAL_TYPE = 3, 4, 7.)
Notes: This distinction has been in effect at least since the early 1980's.
Response Categories
| Code | Label | Freq. | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | For non-civil appeals | - | - |
| -8 | Missing | - | - |
| 1 | U.S. Plaintiff | - | - |
| 2 | U.S. Defendant | - | - |
| 3 | Federal Question | - | - |
| 4 | Diversity of Citizenship | - | - |
| 5 | Local Question (territorial districts only) | - | - |
| For Prisoner Petitions only (NOS=510, 530, 535, 540, 550) the values in the Jurisdiction field have slightly different interpretations (see JS34 form): | - | - | |
| 2 | Federal | - | - |
| 3 | State | - | - |
| 5 | Local | - | - |
| Total | - | 100% | |
Disclaimer: The frequencies for this variable may not be weighted. They are purely descriptive and may not be representative of the study population. Please use with caution and consult the study documentation.
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Source
This variable was taken from: Federal Court Cases: Integrated Data Base Appellate and Civil Pending Data, 2011. You may:
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