HENNEPIN COUNTY: DISTRICT COURT:

The district court retained files dealing with family matters (including divorce, annulment, adoption, illegitimacy, and change of name), land, city charters, probate court appeals, and trusts, and destroyed many files dealing with miscellaneous money judgments. The case files through number 21012 have been weeded; those files consisting of only a summons and complaint were discarded. The records remain exactly as received from the court. Due to the quantity of material, no further inspection was made by archives staff.

The indexes usually include the case number, the plaintiff and defendant names, and the date the action was commenced; they may not include information about cases retained by the court. Adoptions are specifically excluded from the indexes.

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Access Restrictions:

The Civil Case Files are located off site in Remote Storage. Advance arrangements are required in order to view the files. Please consult the reference staff for more information.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. District Court (Hennepin County). Civil Case Files and Index. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Microfilm Production:

Minneapolis : Hennepin County Clerk of District Court, 1971.

Location of Microfilmed Originals:

Hennepin County District Court Administration, Minneapolis, MN.

Accession Information:

Accession number(s): 980-96; 990-37; 983-46; 2005-62

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001706246

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Each roll contains two volumes bearing the same volume number; the first indexes by plaintiff, the second by defendant. Most entries on the film are legible; some are very light.

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