Litigation Files
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What are the Columbine Litigation Files?
In 2017, the Jefferson County District Attorney restricted 85 boxes of mixed materials, including a Dictaphone machine, dubbed the "Litigation Files" until the year 2116. Jefferson County describes this material in the following manner:
Identifier
2017-003
Content Description
Jefferson County Attorney Office, litigation files resulting from the Columbine High School 1999 School Shooting. No access until 2116.
Acquisition Type
Transfer
Provenance
Transferred to the Archives by the County Attorney's Office in 2017 and placed under access restriction until the year 2116.
Restrictions Apply
Yes
Access Restrictions
Because of the extreme risk of adverse effects including but not limited to harm to individuals, organizations, and the release of protected information, and to respect the intellectual, personal privacy, and attorney client privilege of these records, subject to CRS §24-72-204(2)(A)(I), the public shall be hereby denied the right of inspection of all of these attached records for a period of time of not fewer than ninety-nine years (99).
All assurances--now and forever in perpetuity until that certain year AD 2116--of any and all current or future Archivist(s) shall be made to ensure the protection and continued privilege of these records for that duration of time. Under no circumstances shall the public be given right of inspection of these records regardless of any changes in local law or policy, state law or policy, or federal law or policy; the access restriction given hereby is to be understood in perpetuity as being "grandfathered" into any and all changes in the laws/policies regarding public access to records.
Dates
- Issued: 1999-2011
Creator
- Jefferson County (Colo.). County Attorney (Organization)
Extent
86.5 Cubic Feet (85 boxes plus Dictaphone from RM Storage: SL 1712 boxes 1-60; SL 1147 boxes 1-3; SL 1838 boxes 1-3; SL 1089 boxes 1-3; SL 1144 boxes 1-15.)
Inventory
85 boxes of files plus Dictaphone machine.
Subjects
- Columbine High School Massacre, Littleton, Colo., 1999
- Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Classifications
CAO. County Attorney
Physical Storage Information
- Box: 1-3 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 4 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 5-7 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 8-10 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 11-13 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 14-16 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 17-19 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 20-21 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 22 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 23 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 24-25 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 26-28 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 29-31 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 32 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 33 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 34-35 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 36-37 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 38 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 39-41 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 42-47 (Mixed Materials)
- Object: 48 (Artifact)
- Box: 49-54 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 55-66 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 67-78 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 79-84 (Mixed Materials)