Federal District Court Civil Decisions, 1981-1987 : Detroit, Houston, and Kansas City / C.K. Rowland.

Format:

Datafile

Contributor:

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.

Series:

ICPSR (Series) ; 9367.

ICPSR ; 9367

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

District courts--Michigan--Detroit.

District courts.

District courts--Texas--Houston.

District courts--Missouri--Kansas City.

Civil procedure--Michigan--Detroit.

Civil procedure.

Civil procedure--Texas--Houston.

Civil procedure--Missouri--Kansas City.

Missouri--Kansas City.

Texas--Houston.

Michigan--Detroit.

Genre:

Academic theses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1990.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

data file

Summary:

These data describe unpublished civil cases filed and terminated in the three federal district courts of Detroit, Michigan, Houston, Texas, and Kansas City, Missouri, between 1981 and 1987. The data were collected to enable researchers to measure the relative influence of local legal environments and politicized judicial appointments on unpublished substantive and procedural outcomes. Variables in the collection specify the date a case was filed and terminated, type of case filed, specific judgment and nature of the decision, whether a monetary award was granted and, if so, the amount involved. Information also is included on whether a government litigant was involved, if a jury trial was requested and by whom, type of attorney for plaintiff and defendant, type and number of motions filed (and by whom), and outcome of appeal, if applicable.

Contents:

Part 1: Data File

Notes:

Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2004-10-30.

OCLC:

61162515

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.