District Court (First District : Rich County) Civil registers of actions, 1896-1978

1.00 cubic foot

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

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

This series contains register books used to document actions in civil cases heard by the court. As records or actions are filed for each case, the court clerk enters them into a register. Though the reasons are unclear, a small number of cases related to mental competency and adoption, normally handled as probate matters, were recorded in this series. The registers of action in this series contain such information as the names of plaintiffs and defendants, names of attorneys, petitions, complaints, summons, court orders, findings, and judgments as well as the date each action was recorded.

Scope and Content

This series contains register books used to document actions in civil cases heard by the court. Civil cases are those in which disputes between parties involving legal rights and wrongs are judged and determined. As records or actions are filed for each case, the court clerk enters them into a register. Though the reasons are unclear, a small number of cases related to mental competency and adoption, normally handled as probate matters, were recorded in this series. The registers of action in this series contain such information as the names of plaintiffs and defendants, names of attorneys, petitions, complaints, summons, court orders, findings, and judgments as well as the date each action was recorded.

Arrangement

Numerical by case number and generally chronological by filing date.

Access Restrictions

This series is primarily classified as Public. The secondary classification is Exempt: This series includes records pertaining to adoptions that are restricted for 100 years under Utah Code 78B-6-141. These entries have been redacted in the reference copy of the series..

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 First District Court for Rich County transferred the records in the series dating from 1896-1978 to the State Archives in November 2018.

Acquisition Information

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

Processing Information

This series was archivally processed by Mahala Ruddell in December 2018.

Related Material

Civil case index from the District Court (First District : Rich County), Series 29729, indexes cases in this register.

Civil and probate case indexes from the District Court (First District : Rich County), Series 29731, index cases in this register.

Indexing Terms

Container List

Disc	Box	Description
1	1	1896 Jan-1948 Mar; Register of actions
1	1	1948 Apr-1978 Aug; Register of actions