United States Courts Opinions
Last updated on 12-03-2024
United States Courts Opinions, Select Courts from 2004 to Present
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About United States Courts Opinions
What are United States Courts Opinions?
United States Courts Opinions (USCOURTS) collection is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) and the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AOUSC) to provide public access to opinions from selected United States appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts. The content of this collection dates back, generally, to 2004, though searchable electronic holdings for some courts may be incomplete for this earlier time period. In addition, there may be older historical opinions available in GovInfo on a select and non-comprehensive basis.
The secure transfer of files to GPO from the AOUSC maintains the chain of custody, allowing GPO to authenticate the files with digital signatures.
How are they organized?
Once an opinion is located, all associated opinions within the same case can be accessed from the opinion's Details page.
What's available?
Opinions from selected United States appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts are made publicly available in the USCOURTS collection. Opinions from select National courts, such as the Court of International Trade, Court of Federal Claims, and Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation are also available in this collection.
Have a question about a posted opinion?
The posting of Federal court opinions is consistent with the E-Government Act's requirement for the substance of all written opinions, issued after April 16, 2005, to be made available in a text searchable format. [Pub. L. No. 107-347, Title II, Section 205].
GPO hosts the United States Courts Opinions collection on behalf of the U.S. Courts, and GPO, can only remove an opinion at the direction of the court. If you have questions about content in the United States Courts Opinions collection, please contact the AOUSC.
Searching United States Courts Opinions
You can find United States Courts Opinions by:
- Using Basic Search for keyword and metadata fielded searches,
- Using Advanced Search; fields specific to the U.S. Courts Opinions collection will display after you select U.S. Courts Opinions in the Refine by Collection column,
- Refining search results by clicking on links in the Refine Your Search panel on the left hand side of the page (the sections under Refine Your Search correspond to the metadata available for the documents), and
- Browsing the U.S. Courts Opinions browse page.
Search Examples
Search by Court Type For example, District Court opinions.
- Using Basic Search, enter: collection:uscourts courttype:district
- Using Advanced Search, select United States Courts Opinions under Refine by Collection, then under Search In, select Court Type from the first box and select District from the next box
Search by Court Name For example, United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Florida.
- Using Basic Search, enter: collection:uscourts courtname:"United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Florida"
- Using Advanced Search, select United States Courts Opinions under Refine by Collection, then under Search In, select Court Name from the first box and select United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Florida from the next box
Search by Title For example, opinions with "hatch" in the title.
- Using Basic Search, enter: collection:uscourts title:hatch
- Using Advanced Search, select United States Courts Opinions under Refine by Collection, then under Search In, select Title from the first box and enter hatch in the next box
Search by Case Number For example, opinions with "1:01-bk-13984" as the Case Number.
- Using Basic Search, enter: collection:uscourts casenumber:(1:01-bk-13984)
- Using Advanced Search, select United States Courts Opinions under Refine by Collection, then under Search In, select Case Number from the first box and enter 1:01-bk-13984 in the next box
Search by Party Name For example, opinions with "hatch" as one of the party names.
- Using Basic Search, enter: collection:uscourts partyname:hatch
- Using Advanced Search, select United States Courts Opinions under Refine by Collection, then under Search In, select Party Name from the first box and enter hatch in the next box
Search by Docket Text For example, opinions with "judge lisi" in the docket text.
- Using Basic Search, enter: collection:uscourts dockettext:(judge lisi)
- Using Advanced Search, select United States Courts Opinions under Refine by Collection, then under Search In, select Docket Text from the first box and enter judge lisi in the next box
Sample United States Courts Opinions URLs
GovInfo uses two key pieces of information to construct predictable URLs to documents and the Details pages. The Package ID is used to identify an individual case in the United States Courts Opinions collection. The Granule ID is used to identify individual opinions within each case.
|
Identifier |
Structure/Metadata Field |
Examples |
|---|---|---|
|
Package ID |
USCOURTS-{Court Code}-{Case Number}
Note:Any colons (:) in the Case Number are converted to underscores (_). |
USCOURTS-meb-2_10-ap-02064 |
|
Granule ID |
{Package ID}-{Sequence Number} |
USCOURTS-meb-2_10-ap-02064-0 |
See list of Court Codes
Details Page for a Case
Structure: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/{Package ID}
Example: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-meb-2_10-ap-02064
Details Page for an Opinion
Structure: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/{Package ID}/{Granule ID}
Example: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-meb-2_10-ap-02064/USCOURTS-meb-2_10-ap-02064-0
PDF File for an Opinion
Structure: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/{Package ID}/pdf/{Granule ID}.pdf
Example: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-meb-2_10-ap-02064/pdf/USCOURTS-meb-2_10-ap-02064-0.pdf
United States Courts Opinions Metadata Fields and Values
Metadata fields and values can be used to increase the relevancy of your searches. The metadata fields available for United States Courts Opinions are listed in the table below. Metadata fields and values are used throughout GovInfo for
- Narrowing Your Search,
- Browsing Government Publications,
- Field Operators,
- Advanced Search, and
- Display on Details Pages.
Metadata fields and values can be entered into the Basic Search box using field operators. The field operators available for the U.S. Courts Opinions collection are listed in the table below, along with examples for each metadata field. Using Field Operators
Some of these metadata fields are made available for use in Advanced Search. The metadata values can be entered in the same format for the fields available on the Advanced Search Page. Using Advanced Search
|
Metadata Field Display Name |
Metadata Field Definition |
Field Operator |
Field Operator Example |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Collection |
The collection to which the document belongs. Typically the same as the publication or series. |
collection:
|
collection:uscourts
"uscourts" is used for United States Courts Opinions |
|
Government Author |
The names of the Government organizations responsible for authoring or assembling the document. |
governmentauthor: |
governmentauthor:(United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Florida) |
|
Publication Date |
The date the document was first made available to the public. |
publishdate: |
publishdate:2011 Date format is YYYY-MM-DD |
|
Language |
The language code of the original document, from the ISO639-2b standard. |
language: |
language:en |
|
SuDoc Class Number |
The SuDoc class number from the U.S. Superintendent of Documents which classifies Government publications by publishing agency. |
sudocclass: |
sudocclass:"JU 2.11"
The SuDoc Class Numbers in GovInfo are generally at the class stem level, not the book number level. |
|
Ingestion Date |
The date the document was ingested into the FDsys preservation repository. |
ingestdate: |
ingestdate:2011 Date format is YYYY-MM-DD |
|
Electronic Location (URL) |
The URL where the document or the document in context (the More Information page) is located. |
url: |
url:"http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCOURTS-meb-0_5-ap-3210/pdf/USCOURTS-meb-…" |
|
Publisher |
The government organization who publishes the document or publication. Not typically the Government Publishing Office (who serves as the printer and distributor), except in the case of Congressional publications. |
publisher: |
publisher:"administrative office of the united states courts" |
|
Branch |
The branch of Government responsible for the document's contents. |
branch: |
branch:judicial
Possible Values: executive, legislative, judicial |
|
Type of Resource |
The media type for the document, typically "text". Defined as part of the Library of Congress MODS standard. |
typeofresource: |
typeofresource:text |
|
Record Origin |
How the record was originally generated. Typically "machine generated." |
recordorigin: |
recordorigin:"machine generated" |
|
Title |
The title of the opinion. |
title: |
title:hatch |
|
Citation |
The GPO standard method for searching citation references from the selected publication. |
citation: |
citation:(1:01-bk-13984) |
|
Court Type |
The type of court. |
courttype: |
courttype:district
Possible Values: appellate, district, bankruptcy |
|
Court Name |
The name of the court. |
courtname: |
courtname:(United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Florida) |
|
Case Number |
The case number. |
casenumber: |
casenumber:(10-13984)
See below for additional information. |
|
Office Location |
The city in which the office handling the case is located. |
officelocation: |
officelocation:miami |
|
District Case Type |
The District Court case type. |
casetype: |
casetype:civil |
|
Nature of Suit |
The nature of the District Court suit. |
naturesuit: |
naturesuit:Insurance |
|
District Cause |
The District Court cause. |
cause: |
cause:(reduction of sentence) |
|
Party Name |
The name of a party to the case. |
partyname: |
partyname:hatch |
|
Party Role |
The role of a party to the case. |
partyrole: |
partyrole:(Interested Party) |
|
Docket Text |
The docket text. |
dockettext: |
dockettext:(judge lisi) |
|
State |
The state where the court is located. |
state: |
state:florida state:fl |
|
Circuit |
The circuit to which the court belongs. |
circuit: |
circuit:11th circuit:11 |
United States Courts Opinions Metadata Value Lists
Court Metadata Values
The table below lists the metadata values which can be used when limiting your search using the Court Name, Court Type, Circuit, and State advanced search fields or the courtname:, courttype:, circuit:, and state: field operators.
|
Court Code |
Court Type |
Court Name |
Circuit |
State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
akb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of Alaska |
9th |
Alaska |
|
akd |
District |
United States District Court District of Alaska |
9th |
Alaska |
|
almb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Alabama |
11th |
Alabama |
|
almd |
District |
United States District Court Middle District of Alabama |
11th |
Alabama |
|
alnb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Alabama |
11th |
Alabama |
|
alnd |
District |
United States District Court Northern District of Alabama |
11th |
Alabama |
|
alsb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Alabama |
11th |
Alabama |
|
alsd |
District |
United States District Court Southern District of Alabama |
11th |
Alabama |
|
areb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Arkansas |
8th |
Arkansas |
|
ared |
District |
United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas |
8th |
Arkansas |
|
arwb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Western District of Arkansas |
8th |
Arkansas |
|
arwd |
District |
United States District Court Western District of Arkansas |
8th |
Arkansas |
|
azb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of Arizona |
9th |
Arizona |
|
azd |
District |
United States District Court District of Arizona |
9th |
Arizona |
|
ca1 |
Appellate |
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit |
1st |
N/A |
|
ca2 |
Appellate |
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
2nd |
N/A |
|
ca3 |
Appellate |
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
3rd |
N/A |
|
ca4 |
Appellate |
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
4th |
N/A |
|
ca5 |
Appellate |
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
5th |
N/A |
|
ca6 |
Appellate |
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
6th |
N/A |
|
ca7 |
Appellate |
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit |
7th |
N/A |
|
ca8 |
Appellate |
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit |
8th |
N/A |
|
ca9 |
Appellate |
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
9th |
N/A |
|
ca10 |
Appellate |
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit |
10th |
N/A |
|
ca11 |
Appellate |
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
11th |
N/A |
|
ca13 |
Appellate |
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
Federal |
N/A |
|
cacb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Central District of California |
9th |
California |
|
cacd |
District |
United States District Court Central District of California |
9th |
California |
|
caDC |
Appellate |
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit |
DC |
N/A |
|
caeb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of California |
9th |
California |
|
caed |
District |
United States District Court Eastern District of California |
9th |
California |
|
canb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of California |
9th |
California |
|
cand |
District |
United States District Court Northern District of California |
9th |
California |
|
casb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of California |
9th |
California |
|
casd |
District |
United States District Court Southern District of California |
9th |
California |
|
cit |
National |
United States Court of International Trade |
Federal |
N/A |
|
cob |
Bankruptcy |
|||
|
cofc |
National |
United States Court of Federal Claims |
Federal |
N/A |
|
cod |
District |
United States District Court District of Colorado |
10th |
Colorado |
|
ctb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of Connecticut |
2nd |
Connecticut |
|
ctd |
District |
United States District Court District of Connecticut |
2nd |
Connecticut |
|
dcb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of Columbia |
DC |
District of Columbia |
|
dcd |
District |
United States District Court District of Columbia |
DC |
District of Columbia |
|
deb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of Delaware |
3rd |
Delaware |
|
ded |
District |
United States District Court District of Delaware |
3rd |
Delaware |
|
flmb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Florida |
11th |
Florida |
|
flmd |
District |
United States District Court Middle District of Florida |
11th |
Florida |
|
flnb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Florida |
11th |
Florida |
|
flnd |
District |
United States District Court Northern District of Florida |
11th |
Florida |
|
flsb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Florida |
11th |
Florida |
|
flsd |
District |
United States District Court Southern District of Florida |
11th |
Florida |
|
gamb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Georgia |
11th |
Georgia |
|
gamd |
District |
United States District Court Middle District of Georgia |
11th |
Georgia |
|
ganb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Georgia |
11th |
Georgia |
|
gand |
District |
United States District Court Northern District of Georgia |
11th |
Georgia |
|
gasb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Georgia |
11th |
Georgia |
|
gasd |
District |
United States District Court Southern District of Georgia |
11th |
Georgia |
|
gub |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of Guam |
9th |
Guam |
|
gud |
District |
United States District Court District of Guam |
9th |
Guam |
|
hib |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of Hawaii |
9th |
Hawaii |
|
hid |
District |
United States District Court District of Hawaii |
9th |
Hawaii |
|
ianb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Iowa |
8th |
Iowa |
|
iand |
District |
United States District Court Northern District of Iowa |
8th |
Iowa |
|
iasb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Iowa |
8th |
Iowa |
|
iasd |
District |
United States District Court Southern District of Iowa |
8th |
Iowa |
|
idb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of Idaho |
9th |
Idaho |
|
idd |
District |
United States District Court District of Idaho |
9th |
Idaho |
|
ilcb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Central District of Illinois |
7th |
Illinois |
|
ilcd |
District |
United States District Court Central District of Illinois |
7th |
Illinois |
|
ilnb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Illinois |
7th |
Illinois |
|
ilnd |
District |
United States District Court Northern District of Illinois |
7th |
Illinois |
|
ilsb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Illinois |
7th |
Illinois |
|
ilsd |
District |
United States District Court Southern District of Illinois |
7th |
Illinois |
|
innb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Indiana |
7th |
Indiana |
|
innd |
District |
United States District Court Northern District of Indiana |
7th |
Indiana |
|
insb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Indiana |
7th |
Indiana |
|
insd |
District |
United States District Court Southern District of Indiana |
7th |
Indiana |
|
jpml |
National |
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation |
Federal |
N/A |
|
ksb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of Kansas |
10th |
Kansas |
|
ksd |
District |
United States District Court District of Kansas |
10th |
Kansas |
|
kyeb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Kentucky |
6th |
Kentucky |
|
kyed |
District |
United States District Court Eastern District of Kentucky |
6th |
Kentucky |
|
kywb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Western District of Kentucky |
6th |
Kentucky |
|
kywd |
District |
United States District Court Western District of Kentucky |
6th |
Kentucky |
|
laeb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Louisiana |
5th |
Louisiana |
|
laed |
District |
United States District Court Eastern District of Louisiana |
5th |
Louisiana |
|
lamb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Louisiana |
5th |
Louisiana |
|
lamd |
District |
United States District Court Middle District of Louisiana |
5th |
Louisiana |
|
lawb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Western District of Louisiana |
5th |
Louisiana |
|
lawd |
District |
United States District Court Western District of Louisiana |
5th |
Louisiana |
|
mab |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of Massachusetts |
1st |
Massachusetts |
|
mad |
District |
United States District Court District of Massachusetts |
1st |
Massachusetts |
|
mdb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of Maryland |
4th |
Maryland |
|
mdd |
District |
United States District Court District of Maryland |
4th |
Maryland |
|
meb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of Maine |
1st |
Maine |
|
med |
District |
United States District Court District of Maine |
1st |
Maine |
|
mieb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Michigan |
6th |
Michigan |
|
mied |
District |
United States District Court Eastern District of Michigan |
6th |
Michigan |
|
miwb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Western District of Michigan |
6th |
Michigan |
|
miwd |
District |
United States District Court Western District of Michigan |
6th |
Michigan |
|
mnb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of Minnesota |
8th |
Minnesota |
|
mnd |
District |
United States District Court District of Minnesota |
8th |
Minnesota |
|
moeb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Missouri |
8th |
Missouri |
|
moed |
District |
United States District Court Eastern District of Missouri |
8th |
Missouri |
|
mowb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Western District of Missouri |
8th |
Missouri |
|
mowd |
District |
United States District Court Western District of Missouri |
8th |
Missouri |
|
msnb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Mississippi |
5th |
Mississippi |
|
mssb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Mississippi |
5th |
Mississippi |
|
msnd |
District |
United States District Court Northern District of Mississippi |
5th |
Mississippi |
|
mssd |
District |
United States District Court Southern District of Mississippi |
5th |
Mississippi |
|
mtb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of Montana |
9th |
Montana |
|
mtd |
District |
United States District Court District of Montana |
9th |
Montana |
|
nceb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of North Carolina |
4th |
North Carolina |
|
nced |
District |
United States District Court Eastern District of North Carolina |
4th |
North Carolina |
|
ncmb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Middle District of North Carolina |
4th |
North Carolina |
|
ncmd |
District |
United States District Court Middle District of North Carolina |
4th |
North Carolina |
|
ncwb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Western District of North Carolina |
4th |
North Carolina |
|
ncwd |
District |
United States District Court Western District of North Carolina |
4th |
North Carolina |
|
ndb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of North Dakota |
8th |
North Dakota |
|
ndd |
District |
United States District Court District of North Dakota |
8th |
North Dakota |
|
neb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of Nebraska |
8th |
Nebraska |
|
ned |
District |
United States District Court District of Nebraska |
8th |
Nebraska |
|
nhb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of New Hampshire |
1st |
New Hampshire |
|
nhd |
District |
United States District Court District of New Hampshire |
1st |
New Hampshire |
|
njb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of New Jersey |
3rd |
New Jersey |
|
njd |
District |
United States District Court District of New Jersey |
3rd |
New Jersey |
|
nmb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of New Mexico |
10th |
New Mexico |
|
nmd |
District |
United States District Court District of New Mexico |
10th |
New Mexico |
|
nmib |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of Northern Mariana Islands |
9th |
Northern Mariana Islands |
|
nmid |
District |
United States District Court District of Northern Mariana Islands |
9th |
Northern Mariana Islands |
|
nvb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of Nevada |
9th |
Nevada |
|
nvd |
District |
United States District Court District of Nevada |
9th |
Nevada |
|
nyeb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of New York |
2nd |
New York |
|
nyed |
District |
United States District Court Eastern District of New York |
2nd |
New York |
|
nynb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of New York |
2nd |
New York |
|
nynd |
District |
United States District Court District of Northern District of New York |
2nd |
New York |
|
nysb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York |
2nd |
New York |
|
nysd |
District |
United States District Court Southern District of New York |
2nd |
New York |
|
nywb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Western District of New York |
2nd |
New York |
|
nywd |
District |
United States District Court Western District of New York |
2nd |
New York |
|
ohnb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Ohio |
6th |
Ohio |
|
ohnd |
District |
United States District Court Northern District of Ohio |
6th |
Ohio |
|
ohsb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Ohio |
6th |
Ohio |
|
ohsd |
District |
United States District Court Southern District of Ohio |
6th |
Ohio |
|
okeb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Oklahoma |
10th |
Oklahoma |
|
oked |
District |
United States District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma |
10th |
Oklahoma |
|
oknb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Oklahoma |
10th |
Oklahoma |
|
oknd |
District |
United States District Court Northern District of Oklahoma |
10th |
Oklahoma |
|
okwb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Western District of Oklahoma |
10th |
Oklahoma |
|
okwd |
District |
United States District Court Western District of Oklahoma |
10th |
Oklahoma |
|
orb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of Oregon |
9th |
Oregon |
|
ord |
District |
United States District Court District of Oregon |
9th |
Oregon |
|
paeb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
3rd |
Pennsylvania |
|
paed |
District |
United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
3rd |
Pennsylvania |
|
pamb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Pennsylvania |
3rd |
Pennsylvania |
|
pamd |
District |
United States District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania |
3rd |
Pennsylvania |
|
pawb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Western District of Pennsylvania |
3rd |
Pennsylvania |
|
pawd |
District |
United States District Court Western District of Pennsylvania |
3rd |
Pennsylvania |
|
prb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of Puerto Rico |
1st |
Puerto Rico |
|
prd |
District |
United States District Court District of Puerto Rico |
1st |
Puerto Rico |
|
rib |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of Rhode Island |
1st |
Rhode Island |
|
rid |
District |
United States District Court District of Rhode Island |
1st |
Rhode Island |
|
scb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of South Carolina |
4th |
South Carolina |
|
scd |
District |
United States District Court District of South Carolina |
4th |
South Carolina |
|
sdb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of South Dakota |
8th |
South Dakota |
|
sdd |
District |
United States District Court District of South Dakota |
8th |
South Dakota |
|
tc |
National |
United States Tax Court |
Federal |
N/A |
|
tneb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Tennessee |
6th |
Tennessee |
|
tned |
District |
United States District Court Eastern District of Tennessee |
6th |
Tennessee |
|
tnmb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Tennessee |
6th |
Tennessee |
|
tnmd |
District |
United States District Court Middle District of Tennessee |
6th |
Tennessee |
|
tnwb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Western District of Tennessee |
6th |
Tennessee |
|
tnwd |
District |
United States District Court Western District of Tennessee |
6th |
Tennessee |
|
txeb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Texas |
5th |
Texas |
|
txed |
District |
United States District Court Eastern District of Texas |
5th |
Texas |
|
txnb |
Bankruptcy |
nited States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Texas |
5th |
Texas |
|
txnd |
District |
United States District Court Northern District of Texas |
5th |
Texas |
|
txsb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Texas |
5th |
Texas |
|
txsd |
District |
United States District Court Southern District of Texas |
5th |
Texas |
|
txwb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Western District of Texas |
5th |
Texas |
|
txwd |
District |
United States District Court Western District of Texas |
5th |
Texas |
|
utb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of Utah |
10th |
Utah |
|
utd |
District |
United States District Court District of Utah |
10th |
Utah |
|
vaeb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Virginia |
4th |
Virgina |
|
vaed |
District |
United States District Court Eastern District of Virginia |
4th |
Virgina |
|
vawb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Western District of Virginia |
4th |
Virgina |
|
vawd |
District |
United States District Court Western District of Virginia |
4th |
Virgina |
|
vib |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of the Virgin Islands |
3rd |
Virgin Islands |
|
vid |
District |
United States District Court of the Virgin Islands |
3rd |
Virgin Islands |
|
vtb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of Vermont |
2nd |
Vermont |
|
vtd |
District |
United States District Court District of Vermont |
2nd |
Vermont |
|
waeb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Washington |
9th |
Washington |
|
waed |
District |
United States District Court Eastern District of Washington |
9th |
Washington |
|
wawb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Western District of Washington |
9th |
Washington |
|
wawd |
District |
United States District Court Western District of Washington |
9th |
Washington |
|
wieb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Wisconsin |
7th |
Wisconsin |
|
wied |
District |
United States District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin |
7th |
Wisconsin |
|
wiwb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Western District of Wisconsin |
7th |
Wisconsin |
|
wiwd |
District |
United States District Court Western District of Wisconsin |
7th |
Wisconsin |
|
wvnb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of West Virginia |
4th |
West Virginia |
|
wvnd |
District |
United States District Court Northern District of West Virginia |
4th |
West Virginia |
|
wvsb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of West Virginia |
4th |
West Virginia |
|
wvsd |
District |
United States District Court Southern District of West Virginia |
4th |
West Virginia |
|
wyb |
Bankruptcy |
United States Bankruptcy Court District of Wyoming |
10th |
Wyoming |
|
wyd |
District |
United States District Court District of Wyoming |
10th |
Wyoming |
Case Number Metadata Values
Case numbers provided in metadata by the courts have been converted to user readable case numbers based on the manner in which they are typically cited. See below for information on how these case numbers have been converted for each type of court. The user readable version is displayed on GovInfo, however users can search by either value using the Case Number advanced search field or the casenumber: field operator.
Appellate:
Four digits after the dash, five if the fifth is a non-zero, etc.
09-02525 to 09-2525
District:
Three digits after the dash, four if the fourth is a non-zero, etc.
1:06-cv-00007 to 06-007
1:07-md-01842 to 07-1842
1:03-cr-00116 to 03-116
1:03-mj-00116 to 03-116
1:03-mc-00116 to 03-116
Bankruptcy:
Four digits after the dash, five if the fifth is a non-zero, etc.
0:06-bk-13274 to 06-13274
1:10-ap-03696 to 10-3696
1:10-bk-49009 to 10-49009
Nature of Suit Metadata Values
The table below lists the metadata values that can be used when targeting your search using the Nature of Suit advanced search field or the naturesuit: field operator. Note that the proper way to use the field operator in the search box should look like this, e.g., naturesuit:(insurance). It is not possible to search using the Nature of Suite "code".
|
Nature of Suit Metadata Values |
Nature of Suit Code |
|---|---|
|
Insurance |
110 |
|
Marine Contract Actions |
120 |
|
Miller Act |
130 |
|
Negotiable Instruments |
140 |
|
Overpayments & Enforcement of Judgments |
150 |
|
Overpayments under the Medicare Act |
151 |
|
Recovery of Defaulted Student Loans |
152 |
|
Recovery of Overpayments of Vet Benefits |
153 |
|
Stockholder's Suits |
160 |
|
Other Contract Actions |
190 |
|
Contract Product Liability |
195 |
|
Franchise |
196 |
|
Land Condemnation |
210 |
|
Foreclosure |
220 |
|
Rent, Lease, Ejectment |
230 |
|
Torts to Land |
240 |
|
Real Property Product Liability |
245 |
|
Other Real Property Actions |
290 |
|
Airplane Personal Injury |
310 |
|
Airplane Product Liability |
315 |
|
Assault, Libel, and Slander |
320 |
|
Federal Employers' Liability |
330 |
|
Marine Personal Injury |
340 |
|
Marine Product Liability |
345 |
|
Motor Vehicle Personal Injury |
350 |
|
Motor Vehicle Product Liability |
355 |
|
Other Personal Injury |
360 |
|
Medical Malpractice |
362 |
|
Personal Injury - Product Liability |
365 |
|
Asbestos Personal Injury - Prod.liab. |
368 |
|
Other Fraud |
370 |
|
Truth in Lending |
371 |
|
Other Personal Property Damage |
380 |
|
Property Damage - Product Liabilty |
385 |
|
State Reapportionment |
400 |
|
Antitrust |
410 |
|
Bankruptcy Appeals Rule 28 USC 158 |
422 |
|
Bankruptcy Withdrawal 28 USC 157 |
423 |
|
Banks and Banking |
430 |
|
Other Civil Rights |
440 |
|
Civil Rights Voting |
441 |
|
Civil Rights Employment |
442 |
|
Civil Rights Accommodations |
443 |
|
Civil Rights Welfare |
444 |
|
Americans with Disabilities Act - Employment |
445 |
|
Americans with Disabilities Act - Other |
446 |
|
Interstate Commerce |
450 |
|
Deportation |
460 |
|
Naturalization, Petition For Hearing of Denial |
462 |
|
Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee |
463 |
|
Other Immigration Actions |
465 |
|
Civil (Rico) |
470 |
|
Consumer Credit |
480 |
|
Cable/ Satellite TV |
490 |
|
Prisoner Petitions - Vacate Sentence |
510 |
|
Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus |
530 |
|
Habeas Corpus - Death Penalty |
535 |
|
Prisoner Petitions - Mandamus and Other |
540 |
|
Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant) |
550 |
|
Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. not a defendant) |
550 |
|
Prisoner - Prison Condition |
555 |
|
Forfeiture and Penalty - Agricultural Acts |
610 |
|
Forfeiture and Penalty - Food and Drug Acts |
620 |
|
Drug Related Seizure of Property |
625 |
|
Liquor Laws |
630 |
|
Forfeiture and Penalty - Railroad and Trucks |
640 |
|
Airline Regulations |
650 |
|
Occupational Safety And Health |
660 |
|
Other Forfeiture and Penalty Suits |
690 |
|
Fair Labor Standards Act |
710 |
|
Labor Management Relations Act |
720 |
|
Labor Management Report & Disclosure |
730 |
|
Railway Labor Act |
740 |
|
Other Labor Litigation |
790 |
|
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) |
791 |
|
Selective Service |
810 |
|
Copyright |
820 |
|
Patent |
830 |
|
Trademark |
840 |
|
Securities, Commodities, Exchange |
850 |
|
Social Security - HIA (1395 ff) |
861 |
|
Social Security - Black Lung (923) |
862 |
|
Social Security - DIWC/DIWW (405(g)) |
863 |
|
Social Security - SSID Title XVI |
864 |
|
Social Security - RSI (405(g)) |
865 |
|
Tax Suits |
870 |
|
IRS 3rd Party Suits 26 USC 7609 (U.S. plaintiff) |
871 |
|
Customer Challenge 12 USC 3410 |
875 |
|
Other Statutory Actions |
890 |
|
Agricultural Acts |
891 |
|
Economic Stabilization Act |
892 |
|
Environmental Matters |
893 |
|
Energy Allocation Act |
894 |
|
Freedom of Information Act of 1974 |
895 |
|
Appeal of Fee Determination - Equal Access to Justice |
900 |
|
Constitutionality of State Statutes |
950 |
|
28USC1581(a) Denied Protest(s) |
1581a |
|
28USC1581(b) Domestic Interested Parties Petition |
1581b |
|
28USC1581(c) Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Determination(s) |
1581c |
|
28USC1581(d) Denial of Certification for Trade Adjustment Assistance |
1581d |
|
28USC1581(e) Government Procurement/Country of Origin |
1581e |
|
Disclosure of Proprietary Information |
1581f |
|
28USC1581(g) Customs Broker’s License/Permit: Private Testing Lab |
1581g |
|
28USC1581(h) Pre-importation Ruling |
1581h |
|
Residual Jurisdiction |
1581i |
|
Recovery of Civil Penalty/Upon a Bond/Customs Duties |
1582 |
|
Disclosure of Proprietary Information: Sanctions |
1584 |
|
other |
other |
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