Federal District Court Civil Decisions, 1981-1987: Detroit, Houston, and Kansas City (ICPSR 9367)
Version Date: Feb 17, 1992 View help for published
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C.K. Rowland
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09367.v1
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These data describe unpublished civil cases filed and terminated in the three federal district courts of Detroit, Michigan, Houston, Texas, and Kansas City, Missouri, between 1981 and 1987.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researchers to measure the relative influence of local legal environments and politicized judicial appointments on unpublished substantive and procedural outcomes.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.
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Civil federal district court cases filed and terminated in Houston, Detroit, and Kansas City, between 1981 and 1987.
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federal district court docket sheets
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1990-12-04
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- Rowland, C.K. Federal District Court Civil Decisions, 1981-1987: Detroit, Houston, and Kansas City. ICPSR09367-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1990. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09367.v1
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The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.