Series 10297

District Court (Eighth District : Duchesne County) Criminal register of actions, 1915-1986.

2.00 cubic feet and 2 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

As case files and actions are created and filed by the Fourth District Court in Duchesne County, the clerk enters them in the registers which comprise this series.

Scope and Content

Records and documents pertaining to a particular civil, criminal or probate 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.
A register of actions may contain the following entries for each 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 attorneys for instructions to the jury, verdict, motions for cross complaints or new trials, amendments to previous answers, disclaimers, bonds, and inventories.

Research Note

Researchers should consult this series to ensure finding all the actions which occurred in a case. Series 22679, CRIMINAL CASE FILES, is not in archival holdings.

Arrangement

Numerical by case number, thereunder chronological by date.

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 2010.

Acquisition Information

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

Processing Information

Registers of Actions were first scheduled as permanent records in 1983. A microfilm reel containing registers covering 1915 to 1967 was processed by David Clark in March 2000. Processing of new microfilm for all extant books created by the court was completed by Jim Kichas in 2010.

Other Finding Aids

Indexes: The registers contain alphabetical indexes at the beginning of each volume.

Related Material

Criminal case files from the District Court (Eighth District : Duchesne County), Series 22679, contains the entire case file listed in these registers.
Miscellaneous register books from the District Court (Eighth District : Duchesne County), Series 27423, similarly record the date any action was taken on a criminal case.

Container List

ReelVolumeDateDescription
111915-19381-269
121938-1967270-609
131967-1983610-1103
241983-19861104-86CR105D