Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 1983 - Bureau of Justice ...

- ~-----~----~ -~--Figure 5.9 Civil and prisoner lawsuits against the Federal Government filed in U.S. District Courts, years ending June 30, 1960-81I\()TE: "U.S. civil" filings involve suits against the Federal Government brought in U.S. District Courts. Prisonerpetitions, 0 subset of this category, include actions brought by Federal prisoners in the form of mations tovacate sentences, U.S. Parole Comnission reviews, habeas corpus, mandamus, civil rights actions, and mattersinvolving prisoner's grievances regarding administrative or judicial decisions. "Habeas corpus" is a writ whoseobject is to bring a porty before a court or a judge. "Mandamus" is a writ from a superior court to an inferiorcourt or to a public official, a corporation, etc., comnandlng thot a speCified action be taken.;',65,00060,00055,00050,00045,000Prisoner petitions against the Federal GovernmentIfIIJhi scale,16'500/-.....// 6,000/II 5,500II 5,0004,500'­ C0..ii'2:40,0004,000....U1wl'I135,00030,000l3,5oo "I~ 3,000 ~25,0002,500Total U.S. civillilingsIlell scale)20,0002,00015,0001,50010,0001,0005,000500OL_ __-L____ JL __ ~ ____-L____ L_ ___J____ JL ____ L_ ___L____ L_ __ ~L_ ___L____ L_ ___J____ J_ __ ~L_ __ ~ __ ~L_ __ ~ _____L__--JO1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1911 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1!';~8 1979 1900 1981Source: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, 1981 Annual Report of the Director (Washington, D.C.: Administrative Office of the United StatesCourts, 19BI), p. 63, Tobie 20. Figure constructed by saRCEBOO< staff.\, ,"