Series 26231

District Court (Seventh District : San Juan County) Civil registers of actions, 1891-1986.

4.50 cubic feet and 8 microfilm reels

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

Records and documents pertaining to a particular civil action are filed together by the Seventh District: San Juan County court clerk. Collectively these documents constitute the case file. As these records or actions are filed, the clerk enters them in the registers which comprise this series.

Scope and Content

Civil cases document the legal process and the administration of justice in conjunction with civil proceedings for the determination of a controversy between parties wherein rights are enforced or protected, or wrongs are prevented or redressed. Records and documents pertaining to a particular civil action are filed together by the court clerk and collectively these documents constitute the case file. As these records or actions are filed, the clerk enters them in the registers which comprise this series. The clerk is required as documents enter the case file to make a notation that shows "the nature of each paper filed or writ issued and the substance of each order or judgment of the court and of the returns showing execution of process. The notation of an order or judgment shall show the date the notation is made. When trial by jury has been properly demanded or ordered the clerk shall enter the word 'jury' on the page assigned to that action" [UCA 79 (b) (2)].
A register of actionsmay contain the following entries for each civil case: name of the attorney for plaintiff and defendant, name of the judge presiding over the case, petitions, complaints, summons, answers to summons, orders from the court, assignment of judges, exhibits, judgment, findings and conclusions, costs, decrees, requests by the attorneys for instructions to the jury, verdict, motions for cross complaints or new trials, amendments to previous answers, and disclaimers.

Arrangement

Numerical by case number.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

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 books in this series were transferred to the State Archives by the court in April 2013.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

Archival processing of microfilm was completed by Jim Kichas in August 2007.

Other Finding Aids

Indexes: An alphabetical index is located at the beginning of each register.

Related Material

Civil case files from the District Court (Seventh District : San Juan County), Series 7074, contains the case files listed in these registers.
Index to civil actions from the District Court (Seventh District : San Juan County), Series 26256, is an index listing plaintiffs and defendants in early civil cases heard by the court.
Judgment record books from the District Court (Seventh District : San Juan County), Series 28249, contains a chronological history of actions within each civil case heard by the court.
Abstract books from the District Court (Seventh District : San Juan County), Series 28251, may contain a more complete record of actions for the cases abstracted in this series.

Container List

ReelVolumeDateDescription
1A1891-193514-484
1B1935-1955485-983
2C1955-1958984-1603
3D1958-19621604-2165
4E1962-19662166-2765
5F1966-19702766-3354
6G1970-19773355-3943
7H1977-19833944-4447
8I1982-19864448-4972