{"id":11,"date":"2018-11-27T15:43:35","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T19:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stuvjordan.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/rocltcourt2017\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2018-12-27T12:43:34","modified_gmt":"2018-12-27T16:43:34","slug":"about-the-data","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stuvjordan.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/rocltcourt2017\/about-the-data\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bethany Tallis<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

What is our Data?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Throughout 2017, the Rochester City Court heard approximately 8,000 trials between landlords and tenants. Our data is a random, and thus representative, sample of 718 of these cases. <\/span><\/p>\n

When a Tenant is called to court, their case is displayed on the <\/span>Civil Calendar<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on the day prior to their hearing. A sample of what this looks like is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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The judge, deputies and attorneys each receive a copy of the civil calendar for the day, and one of the court clerks transcribes the judge’s decisions onto a copy of the calendar; it is this completed calendar which we have used to collect the data for 2017 hearings. Some common calendar markings are displayed below, representing several possible outcomes within Landlord Tenant Court:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Case (1): Shows an outcome where a judgement and warrant was granted, with identical \u2018stayed to\u2019 dates. Both the landlord’s\/petitioner’s attorney and one tenant\/respondent was present at court. Both stipulations and attorney\u2019s fees were assigned to this case.
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Case (2): Shows an adjournment to January 2nd. Both the landlord\u2019s\/petitioner’s attorney and tenant\/respondent were present, with the tenant being represented by a legal aid attorney.
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Case(3): Shows a withdrawn case, with only the landlord\u2019s\/petitioner’s attorney present.
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Variables Recorded in the Data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We recorded the following information about each case:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Data Collected<\/td>Calendar Markings<\/td>Description\/Additional Info<\/td><\/tr>
Hearing Time<\/td>Hours:Minutes:Seconds
Eg. 9:30:01<\/td>		When the judge calls the case to the stand, the scribe notes the exact time. A case can be recalled for various reasons, meaning two or more times would be listed on the calendar.<\/td><\/tr>
Outcome<\/td>Withdrawn, Dismissed or  Adjourned, Eg. WD, Dism, Adj
Judgement amount noted in dollars, Eg. $1000<\/td>		If the case was adjourned, the adjourned to date was recorded.
The judgement amount is typically determined through negotiations between plaintiff and respondent, and tends to include back rent and any late fees as stated in the lease.<\/td><\/tr>
Warrant<\/td>A check mark indicates if a warrant will be issued <\/td>A warrant marked as \u2018yes\u2019 in our data means that a warrant of eviction will be issued by the sheriff or other official on the date accompanied.<\/td><\/tr>
Plaintiffs\/Respondents present<\/td>A \u2018p\u2019 is placed next to the plaintiffs and respondents  present in court<\/td>\u201cJohn Doe\u201d and \u201cJane Doe\u201d represent respondents whose identity is under protection.<\/td><\/tr>
Attorneys present<\/td>A \u2018p\u2019 is placed next to attorney\u2019s present in court<\/td>If an attorney is not printed on the calendar, the scribe will write it in.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

Limitations of the Data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n