Provo (Utah). Attorney

These case files document the investigation and prosecution of significant civil cases referred to a prosecutor's office. A case may be significant due to the subject, such as natural resource ownership property redevelopment, or corruption of public officials; or because it sets precedent and/or leads to public policy or laws being changed, written, or rewritten; or because it involves individuals wherein there is historic interest.

This series contains records relating to Davis v. Provo City Corporation, a lawsuit concerning Provo's annexation of parts of Rock Canyon, for which Richard Davis owned a mining claim. In 1978, Provo annexed a tract of land near Rock Canyon, and in 1998, Davis and a business partner purchased a mining claim within that annexation. In 1999, Davis filed a complaint against Provo claiming that the annexation was illegal. The 4th District Court ultimately dismissed Davis's challenge based on the statute of limitations for challenging an annexation, and the Utah Supreme Court upheld that ruling in 2008. The records in this series include correspondence relevant to the case, transcripts, briefings, exhibits used in the case, memos, legal research, and other relevant documents.