Series 14159
District Court (Third District : Salt Lake County) Court case indexes, 1977-1988.
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Historical Note
See history of the records' creator.
Summary of Records
Scope and Content
The miscellaneous civil and criminal case numeric indexes record assigned case numbers and provide the names of the parties involved in miscellaneous civil and criminal actions, facilitating clerical management of and access to the case files. Information about most cases is limited to the case number, the name of the party (individual, corporation, state, county, city, or government agency), the initial filing date, and the number of index entries for parties in the case. The cause of action is sometimes mentioned in cases involving criminal investigations, extraditions, and adoptions. The cause of action can take the place of the name of the party or be a notation following an individual's name. A notation that a case has been sealed or expunged may also follow a name or cause of action.
Research Note
The case number assigned by the court is essential to locate the desired case file. Researchers should first consult the MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASE ALPHABETIC INDEXES (series 14158) to find the unique case number. A list of all parties in a particular action may be derived through the miscellaneous civil and criminal case numeric indexes after the case number is obtained via the alphabetic indexes.
Arrangement
Numerical
The two microfiche which make up the miscellaneous civil and criminal case numeric indexes are arranged chronologically. The first fiche covers a three-year period beginning in 1977 and ending in 1979 while the other encompasses a nine-year span from 1980 through 1988. Entries on each fiche are arranged numerically by case number.
Additional Forms
This series is available on microfilm.
Access Restrictions
Microfiche holdings require staff assistance due to fewer reference copies. Handle masters under supervision.
Use Restrictions
These records are available for reproduction and use.
Preferred Citation
Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.
Custody History
The Salt Lake County Clerk, who was constitutionally designated as ex-officio clerk of the Third District Court in and for Salt Lake County, created and maintained the indexes.
Acquisition Information
These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.
Processing Information
Indexes were designated as a permanent record by Records Disposition Request 68-3, which also authorized microfilming and destruction of the original documents. The records retention policy of the Utah Judicial Council reprinted in the 1983 state retention schedule first specified a nine-year retention of the original before microfilming. These microfiche copies were produced circa 1980 and 1988. The miscellaneous civil and criminal case numeric indexes were archivally processed by W. Glen Fairclough, Jr., in September 1994.
Microfiche processed by Rebekkah Shaw under the National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant to the Utah State Archives and Records Services for the Utah Microfiche Backlog Project (Grant No.: NAR10-RB-50086-10). July 2010 - December 2011
Other Finding Aids
Other: a research guide entitled "Using Court Records" is available for patron use.
Related Material
Miscellaneous case files from the District Court (Third District : Salt Lake County), Series 6381, are indexed by the miscellaneous civil and criminal case numeric index.
Miscellaneous case files (restricted) from the District Court (Third District : Salt Lake County), Series 14156, are indexed by the miscellaneous civil and criminal case numeric index.
Court case indexes from the District Court (Third District : Salt Lake County), Series 14158, index the same cases.
Container List
| Fiche-set | Card | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1977-1979; MC 77-01 - MC 79-223 |
| 1 | 2 | 1980-1988; MC 80-02 - MC 88-110 |