Federal District Court Civil Decisions, 1981-1987: Detroit, Houston, and Kansas City (ICPSR 9367)

Published: Feb 17, 1992

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Principal Investigator(s):
C.K. Rowland

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09367.v1

Version V1

Summary

These data describe unpublished civil cases filed and terminated in the three federal district courts of Detroit, Michigan, Houston, Texas, and Kansas City, Missouri, between 1981 and 1987.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researchers to measure the relative influence of local legal environments and politicized judicial appointments on unpublished substantive and procedural outcomes.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.

Citation

Rowland, C.K. Federal District Court Civil Decisions, 1981-1987:  Detroit, Houston, and Kansas City. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1992-02-17. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09367.v1

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Funding

National Science Foundation (SES-8711857)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Time Period(s)

1981-01 -- 1987-10

Date of Collection

1987-07 -- 1988-08

Universe

Civil federal district court cases filed and terminated in Houston, Detroit, and Kansas City, between 1981 and 1987.

Data Source

federal district court docket sheets

Data Type(s)

event/transaction data

Original Release Date

1990-12-04

Version Date

1992-02-17

Notes

  • 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.

  • The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented.
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This dataset is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), the criminal justice archive within ICPSR. NACJD is primarily sponsored by three agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice: the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.