Schlanger, Consolidated AO Civil Terminations Database, 1970-2004, Codebook p. 1 (June 21, 2006) Federal Court Cases: Civil Terminations Database, 1970-2004 Codebook year (Statistical Year) The statistical year used in the federal courts runs from July through June (for example, SY84 covers the period July 1, 1983 through June 30, 1984). Due to reporting time lags, there is often a slight skew to the correspondence between calendar date and statistical year at the borders of the statistical year. 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 80,436 86,564 95,182 98,260 97,634 104,784 110,176 117,151 125,914 143,324 160,482 177,975 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 189,473 215,356 243,113 269,848 266,765 238,000 238,753 235,219 213,922 211,713 303,207 227,595 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 228,361 229,820 250,387 249,641 262,301 272,526 259,637 248,174 259,537 253,015 252,761 circuit (Circuit) Circuit in which the case was filed. Adjusted for Eleventh Circuit creation. 0 - District of Columbia 1 - First Circuit 2 - Second Circuit 3 - Third Circuit 4 - Fourth Circuit 5 - Fifth Circuit 6 - Sixth Circuit 7 - Seventh Circuit 8 - Eighth Circuit 9 - Ninth Circuit 10 - Tenth Circuit 11 - Eleventh Circuit (before and after 1982) -8 = Missing 112497 259827 645243 626418 595752 895634 752220 544620 443868 1027168 355351 758408 0 office (Office) The code that designates the office within the district where the case is filed. Must conform with format established in Volume XI, Guide to Judiciary Policies and Procedures, Appendix A. 0 13 75626 Schlanger, Consolidated AO Civil Terminations Database, 1970-2004, Codebook p. 2 (June 21, 2006) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C 2224738 1882957 1215496 653648 419952 260145 100167 124184 58202 1422 1 455 docket (Docket) The number assigned by the Clerks’ office; consists of 2 digit Docket Year (usually calendar year in which the case was filed) and 5 digit sequence number. jurisd (Jurisdiction) The code which provides the basis for the U.S. district court jurisdiction in the case. This code is used in conjunction with appropriate nature of suit code. 12345- US government plaintiff US government defendant federal question diversity of citizenship local question 1004273 975199 3352217 1645517 39789 nos (Nature of Suit) A 3 digit statistical code representing the nature of the action filed. 110 120 130 140 150 151 152 153 160 190 195 210 220 230 240 245 290 310 315 320 330 340 INSURANCE MARINE CONTRACT ACTIONS MILLER ACT NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS OVERPAYMENTS & ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS OVERPAYMENTS UNDER THE MEDICARE ACT RECOVERY OF DEFAULTED STUDENT LOANS RECOVERY OF OVERPAYMENTS OF VET BENEFITS STOCKHOLDER’S SUITS OTHER CONTRACT ACTIONS CONTRACT PRODUCT LIABILITY LAND CONDEMNATION FORECLOSURE RENT, LEASE, EJECTMENT TORTS TO LAND TORT PRODUCT LIABILITY OTHER REAL PROPERTY ACTIONS AIRPLANE PERSONAL INJURY AIRPLANE PRODUCT LIABILITY ASSAULT, LIBEL, AND SLANDER FEDERAL EMPLOYERS’ LIABILITY MARINE PERSONAL INJURY Schlanger, Consolidated AO Civil Terminations Database, 1970-2004, Codebook p. 3 (June 21, 2006) 345 350 355 360 362 365 368 370 371 380 385 400 410 422 423 430 440 441 442 443 444 450 460 470 510 530 535 540 550 555 610 620 625 630 640 650 660 690 710 720 730 740 790 791 810 820 830 840 850 860 861 862 863 864 865 870 MARINE - PRODUCT LIABILITY MOTOR VEHICLE PERSONAL INJURY MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCT LIABILITY OTHER PERSONAL INJURY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE PERSONAL INJURY -PRODUCT LIABILITY ASBESTOS PERSONAL INJURY - PROD.LIAB. OTHER FRAUD TRUTH IN LENDING OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE PROPERTY DAMAGE -PRODUCT LIABILTY STATE RE-APPORTIONMENT ANTITRUST BANKRUPTCY APPEALS RULE 28 USC 158 BANKRUPTCY WITHDRAWAL 28 USC 157 BANKS AND BANKING OTHER CIVIL RIGHTS CIVIL RIGHTS VOTING CIVIL RIGHTS JOBS CIVIL RIGHTS ACCOMMODATIONS CIVIL RIGHTS WELFARE INTERSTATE COMMERCE DEPORTATION CIVIL (RICO) PRISONER PETITIONS -VACATE SENTENCE PRISONER PETITIONS -HABEAS CORPUS HABEAS CORPUS: DEATH PENALTY PRISONER PETITIONS -MANDAMUS AND OTHER PRISONER -CIVIL RIGHTS PRISONER - PRISON CONDITION AGRICULTURAL ACTS FOOD AND DRUG ACTS DRUG RELATED SEIZURE OF PROPERTY LIQUOR LAWS RAILROAD AND TRUCKS AIRLINE REGULATIONS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY/HEALTH OTHER FORFEITURE AND PENALTY SUITS FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT LABOR/MANAGEMENT RELATIONS ACT LABOR/MANAGEMENT REPORT & DISCLOSURE RAILWAY LABOR ACT OTHER LABOR LITIGATION EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT SELECTIVE SERVICE COPYRIGHT PATENT TRADEMARK SECURITIES, COMMODITIES, EXCHANGE SOCIAL SECURITY MEDICARE BLACK LUNG D.I.W.C./D.I.W.W. S.S.I.D. R.S.I. TAX SUITS Schlanger, Consolidated AO Civil Terminations Database, 1970-2004, Codebook p. 4 (June 21, 2006) 871 875 890 891 892 893 894 895 900 910 920 930 940 950 990 992 999 -8 IRS 3RD PARTY SUITS 26 USC 7609 CUSTOMER CHALLENGE 12 USC 3410 OTHER STATUTORY ACTIONS AGRICULTURAL ACTS ECONOMIC STABILIZATION ACT ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS ENERGY ALLOCATION ACT FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF 1974 APPEAL OF FEE -EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE DOMESTIC RELATIONS INSANITY PROBATE SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF STATE STATUTES OTHER LOCAL JURISDICTIONAL APPEAL MISCELLANEOUS MISSING source (Source) The source of the case filing. Referred to as origin in some codebooks. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Original proceeding 5870338 Removed from state court 697445 Remanded from appellate court 32524 Reinstated or reopened 230655 Transferred from another district 108304 Multi-district Litigation (Transfer by order of Panel for Multi-district Litigation) 68571 7 Appeal of Magistrate judgment to a district judge (since 1981) 2312 8 2nd reopening (since 1983) 5881 9 3rd reopening (since 1983) 467 10 4th reopening (since 1983) 53 11 5th reopening (since 1983) 7 12 6th reopening (since 1983) 1 -8 Missing or Out of Range 99 Out of universe classfi (Class Action) Involves an allegation by the plaintiff that the complaint meets the prerequisites of a "Class Action" as provided in Rule 23 - F.R.Civ.P. 0 No allegation of class action made (Not reliable-not used for all years) 1 Allegation of class action 2 Allegation dismissed (Not reliable-not used for all years) 3 Allegation affirmed (Not reliable-not used for all years) 99 Out of universe -8 missing 640226 27587 26 17 Schlanger, Consolidated AO Civil Terminations Database, 1970-2004, Codebook p. 5 (June 21, 2006) demand (Monetary Amount Demanded) The monetary amount sought by plaintiff (in thousands). Money amounts less than $500 appear as 1. Money amounts over $10,000,000 appear as 9999. Dollar figure is rounded to the nearest thousand. (eg.$1,234.56 would appear as a single digit (1). In the past, courts have not always reported this field in thousands of dollars, therefore data may not be accurate. county (County of Residence) The code for the county of residence of the first listed plaintiff. If the US Government is the plaintiff, the county listed is that of the first listed defendant. If a land condemnation case, the code is associated with the tract of land. If the location is within the U.S. but, outside the home state, the code is 88888. If the location is outside the U.S. the code is 99999. NOTE: For County Codes refer to the manual - "City and Town Locations and County Statistical Codes" or ICPSR Codebooks termyr (Termination Date: Year) The year the district court received the final judgment or the order disposing of the case. termmo (Termination Date: Month) The month the district court received the final judgment or the order disposing of the case. termdy (Termination Date: Day) The day the district court received the final judgment or the order disposing of the case. disp70 (Disposition of Case 1970-1978) The method by which the case was disposed by the district court. Only for 1970-1978. 0 transferred to another district 1 default judgment 2 consent judgment 3 dismissed for want of prosecution 4 dismissed by action of parties 5 remanded to state court 6 judgment for plaintiff 7 judgment for defendant 8 judgment for both or other party 9 outcome unknown 71,224 5,474 6,208 1,986 44,055 994 9,889 27,082 81 7 disp79 (Disposition of Case 1979-1986) The method by which the case was disposed by the district court. Only for 1979-1986. 0 transferred to another district 1 remanded 2 dismissed for want of prosecution 31,368 53,983 57,754 Schlanger, Consolidated AO Civil Terminations Database, 1970-2004, Codebook p. 6 (June 21, 2006) 3 dismissed discont settld w/drawn 4 judgment on default 5 judgment on consent 6 judgment on motion before trial 7 judgment on jury verdict 8 judgment on directed verdict 9 judgment on court trial 10 judgment on other 11 statistical closing 801,913 202,330 105,446 270,982 26,995 4,136 47,363 42,780 116 disp87 (Disposition of Case 1987-2004) The method by which the case was disposed by the district court. Only for 1987-2004. 0 transferred to another district 1 remanded to state court 2 dismissed for want of prosecution 3 dismissed for lack of jurisdiction 4 judgment on default 5 judgment on consent 6 judgment on motion before trial 7 judgment on jury verdict 8 judgment on directed verdict 9 judgment on court trial 10 multi-district litigation transfer 11 remanded to us agency 12 dismissed: voluntarily 13 dismissed: settled 14 dismissed: other 15 judgment on award of arbitrator 16 judgement on trial de novo after arbtrt 17 judgment on other 18 statistical closing 19 [maj] appeal: decision affirmed 20 [maj] appeal: decision reversed 21 stayed pending bankruptcy 104,810 141,709 146,317 286,475 280,995 110,066 633,212 61,747 5,735 46,839 140,746 86,209 414,772 936,092 755,955 5,609 78 175,237 70,150 34,686 13,863 4,432 proced70 (Procedural Progress 1970-1975) The point to which the case had progressed when it was disposed of. 1. No issue - no action 109594 2. No issue - action 124880 3. Issue, no pretrial - no action 104810 4. Issue, no pretrial - action 88710 5. Pretrial but no trial 79403 6. Terminated during court trial 4663 7. Terminated during jury trial 6143 Schlanger, Consolidated AO Civil Terminations Database, 1970-2004, Codebook p. 7 (June 21, 2006) 8. Judgment after court trial 9. Judgment after jury trial 0. Land condemnation cases 24711 14290 5656 proced76 (Procedural Progress 1976-1986) The point to which the case had progressed when it was disposed of. 1. Before issue joined 2. After motion decided but before issue joined 3. Issue joined, no other court action 4. Issue joined, and after judgment of court on motion 5. Issue joined, and after pretrial conference but before trial 6. During court trial 7. During jury trial 8. After court trial 9. After jury trial 0. Other proced87 (Procedural Progress 1987-present) The point to which the case had progressed when it was disposed of. 1. Before issue joined, no court action 468340 2. Before issue joined, order entered 1146166 3. After issue joined, no court action 441269 4. After issue joined, judgment on motion 801397 5. After issue joined, pretrial conference held 415920 6. After issue joined, during court trial 10759 7. After issue joined, during jury trial 17590 8. After issue joined, after court trial 50284 9. After issue joined, after jury trial 61425 10. After issue joined, other 612379 11. Before issue joined, hearing held 23851 12. Before issue joined, motion decided 401752 13. Request for trial de novo after arbitration 4600 -8. Missing 2 576437 364795 283998 353855 268094 7846 12781 63991 37397 29213 noj (Nature of the Judgment) Cases disposed of by an entry of a final judgment. 0 - no monetary award 1236143 1 - monetary award only 517573 2 - monetary award and other 131621 3 - injunction 25609 4 - forfeiture/foreclosure/condemnation, etc. 166085 5 - costs only (Not included in 1970-1971) 88449 6 - costs and attorney fees (Not included in 1970-1971) 7005 These cases should only be present for disposition involving a judgment. award (Monetary Judgment Amount Awarded) Schlanger, Consolidated AO Civil Terminations Database, 1970-2004, Codebook p. 8 (June 21, 2006) Dollar amount received (in thousands). Coded 9999 for amounts greater than $9,999,000. judgefor (Judgment For) Cases disposed of by entry of a final judgment in favor of: 1 - plaintiff 922177 2 - defendant 930760 3 - both 58040 4 - unknown 1632659 maginv (Magistrate Involvement) Level of involvement of the U.S. magistrate. 1. Consent of parties to magistrate judgment with appeal directly to U.S. Court of Appeals 2474 2. Consent of parties to magistrate judgment with appeal to U.S. District Court 908 3. Special master reference 13940 4. All pretrial matters, including dispositive motions 11570 5. Report and recommendation on dispositive motions 25505 6. All pretrial matters, except dispositive motions 10699 7. Full pretrial/settlement conferences 3642 8. Non-dispositive motions 9259 9. No involvement of magistrate 1017768 99. Out of universe Only used 1981-1985 otherinv (Other involvement) Involvement in the case of persons other than judge or magistrate. 1. Arbitrator 121 2. Land commissioner 74 3. Special master (other than magistrate) 54 4. Other 4434 5. No involvement other than judge or magistrate 1091079 99. Out of universe Only used 1981-1985 classter (Termination Class Action) A code that indicates a case involving allegations of class action. 1 – allegation of class action but no result 3750135 2 - denied 2 3 - granted 39446 -8 – missing 11917 A zero or no value appears to be no allegation made 1979-1995. Not collected 19701978. prose (Pro Se) Schlanger, Consolidated AO Civil Terminations Database, 1970-2004, Codebook p. 9 (June 21, 2006) 0 - no Pro Se plaintiffs or defendants 1442686 1 - Pro Se plaintiffs, but no Pro Se defendants 533076 2 - Pro Se defendants, but no Pro Se plaintiffs 42950 3 - both Pro Se plaintiffs & defendants 6953 -8 -missing 282314 Pro Se field is blank in records posted before October 1995. title (Title) Title of the code considered in the case. section (Section) Section of the code considered in the case. subsect (Subsection) Subsection of the code considered in the case. distnum (District Number) Recoding of disnum_old variable. 0 - Maine 10 - Massachusetts 20 - New Hampshire 30 - Rhode Island 40 - Puerto Rico 50 - Connecticut 60 - New York - Northern 70 - New York - Eastern 80 - New York - Southern 90 - New York - Western 100 - Vermont 110 - Delaware 120 - New Jersey 130 - Pennsylvania - Eastern 140 - Pennsylvania - Middle 150 - Pennsylvania - Western 160 - Maryland 170 - North Carolina - Eastern 180 - North Carolina - Middle 190 - North Carolina - Western 200 - South Carolina 220 - Virginia - Eastern 230 - Virginia - Western 240 - West Virginia - Northern 250 - West Virginia - Southern 260 - Alabama - Northern 270 - Alabama - Middle 280 - Alabama - Southern 470 - Ohio - Northern 480 - Ohio - Southern 490 - Tennessee - Eastern 500 - Tennessee - Middle 510 - Tennessee - Western 520 - Illinois - Northern 530 - Illinois - Central 540 - Illinois - Southern 550 - Indiana - Northern 560 - Indiana - Southern 570 - Wisconsin - Eastern 580 - Wisconsin - Western 600 - Arkansas - Eastern 610 - Arkansas - Western 620 - Iowa - Northern 630 - Iowa - Southern 640 - Minnesota 650 - Missouri - Eastern 660 - Missouri - Western 670 - Nebraska 680 - North Dakota 690 - South Dakota 700 - Arizona 710 - California - Northern 720 - California - Eastern 730 - California - Central 740 - California - Southern 750 - Hawaii Schlanger, Consolidated AO Civil Terminations Database, 1970-2004, Codebook p. 10 (June 21, 2006) 290 - Florida - Northern 300 - Florida - Middle 310 - Florida - Southern 320 - Georgia - Northern 330 - Georgia - Middle 340 - Georgia - Southern 350 - Louisiana - Eastern 355 - Louisiana - Middle 360 - Louisiana - Western 370 - Mississippi - Northern 380 - Mississippi - Southern 390 - Texas - Northern 400 - Texas - Eastern 410 - Texas - Southern 420 - Texas - Western 430 - Kentucky - Eastern 440 - Kentucky - Western 450 - Michigan - Eastern 460 - Michigan - Western -8 = Missing 760 - Idaho 770 - Montana 780 - Nevada 785 - Alaska 790 - Oregon 800 - Washington - Eastern 810 - Washington - Western 820 - Colorado 830 - Kansas 840 - New Mexico 850 - Oklahoma - Northern 860 - Oklahoma - Eastern 870 - Oklahoma - Western 880 - Utah 890 - Wyoming 900 - District of Columbia 910 - Virgin Islands 930 - Guam 940 - Northern Mariana Islands distnum_old (District Number – old version) Recoding of district variable. All non-numeric values changed to numeric. All codes are the same as district unless noted below. 00 - Maine 47 - Ohio - Northern 01 - Massachusetts 48 - Ohio - Southern 02 - New Hampshire 49 - Tennessee - Eastern 03 - Rhode Island 50 - Tennessee - Middle 04 - Puerto Rico 51 - Tennessee - Western 05 - Connecticut 52 - Illinois - Northern 06 - New York - Northern 53 - Illinois - Central 07 - New York - Eastern 54 - Illinois - Southern 08 - New York - Southern 55 - Indiana - Northern 09 - New York - Western 56 - Indiana - Southern 10 - Vermont 57 - Wisconsin - Eastern 11 - Delaware 58 - Wisconsin - Western 12 - New Jersey 60 - Arkansas - Eastern 13 - Pennsylvania - Eastern 61 - Arkansas - Western 14 - Pennsylvania - Middle 62 - Iowa - Northern 15 - Pennsylvania - Western 63 - Iowa - Southern 16 - Maryland 64 - Minnesota 17 - North Carolina - Eastern 65 - Missouri - Eastern 18 - North Carolina - Middle 66 - Missouri - Western 19 - North Carolina - Western 67 - Nebraska 20 - South Carolina 68 - North Dakota 22 - Virginia – Eastern 69 - South Dakota Schlanger, Consolidated AO Civil Terminations Database, 1970-2004, Codebook p. 11 (June 21, 2006) 23 - Virginia - Western 24 - West Virginia - Northern 25 - West Virginia - Southern 26 - Alabama - Northern 27 - Alabama - Middle 28 - Alabama - Southern 29 - Florida - Northern 3.1 - Florida - Middle 3.2 - Florida - Southern 3.3 - Georgia - Northern 3.4 - Georgia - Middle 3.5 - Georgia - Southern 3.6 - Louisiana - Eastern 3.7 - Louisiana - Middle 36 - Louisiana - Western 37 - Mississippi - Northern 38 - Mississippi - Southern 39 - Texas - Northern 40 - Texas - Eastern 41 - Texas - Southern 42 - Texas - Western 43 - Kentucky - Eastern 44 - Kentucky - Western 45 - Michigan - Eastern 46 - Michigan - Western -8 = Missing 7.8 - Alaska 70 - Arizona 71 - California - Northern 72 - California - Eastern 73 - California - Central 74 - California - Southern 75 - Hawaii 76 - Idaho 77 - Montana 78 - Nevada 79 - Oregon 80 - Washington - Eastern 81 - Washington - Western 82 - Colorado 83 - Kansas 84 - New Mexico 85 - Oklahoma - Northern 86 - Oklahoma - Eastern 87 - Oklahoma - Western 88 - Utah 89 - Wyoming 90 - District of Columbia 91 - Virgin Islands 93 - Guam 94 - Northern Mariana Islands fileday (Filing Day) The day on which the case was filed in the district court. Corrections made from original data. filemo (Filing Month) The month in which the case was filed in the district court. fileyr (Filing Year) The year in which the case was filed in the district court. filedate (Filing Date) Date the case was filed in the district court (in Date/Month/Year format). Corrections made from original data. trfiscal (Fiscal Year of Termination) Fiscal Year in which a case was terminated. fifiscal (Fiscal Year of Filing) Fiscal year in which the case was filed. Schlanger, Consolidated AO Civil Terminations Database, 1970-2004, Codebook p. 12 (June 21, 2006) pilot (Pilot) Dichotomous variable noting cases involved in 1986 pilot for statistical reporting. 1 Yes 0 No 21170 6995836 state (State) State case was filed in 1 Alabama 2 Alaska 3 Arizona 4 Arkansas 5 California 6 Colorado 7 Connecticut 8 Delaware 9 District of Columbia 10 Florida 11 Georgia 12 Hawaii 13 Idaho 14 Illinois 15 Indiana 16 Iowa 17 Kansas 18 Kentucky 19 Louisiana 20 Maine 21 Maryland 22 Massachusetts 23 Michigan 24 Minnesota 25 Mississippi 26 Missouri 27 Montana 28 Nebraska 29 Nevada 30 New Hampshire 31 New Jersey 32 New Mexico 33 New York 34 North Carolina 35 North Dakota 36 Ohio region (Region) Census region in which case was filed. 1 New England 2 Middle Atlantic 3 South Atlantic 4 East North Central 5 West North Central 6 East South Central 7 West South Central 8 Mountain 9 Pacific 10 Territories (PR, VI, CZ, Guam, NMI) 0 Missing 37 Oklahoma 38 Oregon 39 Pennsylvania 40 Rhode Island 41 South Carolina 42 South Dakota 43 Tennessee 44 Texas 45 Utah 46 Vermont 47 Virginia 48 Washington 49 West Virginia 50 Wisconsin 51 Wyoming 52 Territories (PR, VI, CZ, Guam, NMI) 0 Missing 278845 1132546 1290832 1049085 414517 552284 999925 351976 841029 105957 nojudsum (No Judgment Summary) Dichotomous variable reporting if case proceeded to final judgment 0 Does not proceed to final judgment 633523 1 Proceeds to final judgment 5467382 Schlanger, Consolidated AO Civil Terminations Database, 1970-2004, Codebook p. 13 (June 21, 2006) -8 Data not collected Collected since 1979 jforsum (Judgment For Summary) Reports who the judgment in the case is for. 1 Plantiff or both 2 Defendant 4 Unknown or unapplicable -9 Data not collected Collected since 1979 916101 979000 930216 4191689 916101 id (Identification Number) Unique identifier that combines docket number, district number, and office number in one variable. docketyr (Docket Year) Docket year stored numerically. jurisum (Jurisdiction Summary) AO-coded jurisdiction summary. 1 Federal defendant or plaintiff 0 Non-federal parties 1979472 5037534 obsnum (Identification Number) Unique identification number for each case. Starts with 1 in 1970 and goes over 7,000,000 in 2004. trialsum (Trial Summary) Indicates whether there was likely a trial or not. Variable calculated from disp and proced variables. Each case was coded as having a trial if there was a judgment for the plaintiff, defendant, or both (from disp variables), or if case was disposed after or during a trial (for proced variables). 0 No Trial 1 Trial -8 Missing summary (Summary of Case Outcome) Summarizes how the outcomes each case. Variable was calculated from the disp variable. 1 Withdrawn/Default (disp70=1,3 disp79=2,3,4 disp87=2,3,4) 2 Trial (disp70=6,7,8 disp79=7,8,9 disp87=7,8,9,16,17,19,20) 3 Settle (disp70=2,4 disp79=5 disp87=5,13) 4 Non Trial (disp79=6,10 disp87=6,15) 5 Other (disp70=0,5 disp79=0,1,11 disp87=0,1,10,11,18,21) -8 Missing