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 FDsys for
Metadata fields and values can be entered into the Search
Box using field operators. The field operators available
for United States Courts Opinions are listed in the table below,
along with examples for each metadata field. How
to Use Field Operators
Additionally, some of these metadata fields are made available
for use on the Advanced Search page. The metadata values can be
entered in the same format for the fields available on the Advanced
Search Page. How to Use Advanced
Search
Metadata Field Display
Name |
Metadata
Field Definition |
Field
Operator |
Field
Operator Example |
Notes |
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 FDsys are 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-0_5-ap-3210-3.pdf" |
|
Publisher |
The
government organization who publishes the document or
publication. Not typically the Government Printing 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 |
ca2 |
Appellate |
United
States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
2nd |
N/A |
ca8 |
Appellate |
United
States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit |
8th |
N/A |
gamd |
District |
United
States District Court Middle District of Georgia |
11th |
Georgia |
idd |
District |
United
States District Court District of Idaho |
9th |
Idaho |
ksd |
District |
United
States District Court District of Kansas |
10th |
Kansas |
med |
District |
United
States District Court District of Maine |
1st |
Maine |
mdd |
District |
United
States District Court District of Maryland |
4th |
Maryland |
mad |
District |
United
States District Court District of Massachusetts |
1st |
Massachusetts |
mied |
District |
United
States District Court Eastern District of Michigan |
6th |
Michigan |
ned |
District |
United
States District Court District of Nebraska |
8th |
Nebraska |
nynd |
District |
United
States District Court District of Northern District of
New York |
2nd |
New York |
ohnd |
District |
United
States District Court Northern District of Ohio |
6th |
Ohio |
paed |
District |
United
States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
3rd |
Pennsylvania |
rid |
District |
United
States District Court District of Rhode Island |
1st |
Rhode
Island |
txnd |
District |
United
States District Court Northern District of Texas |
5th |
Texas |
flsb |
Bankruptcy |
United
States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Florida |
11th |
Florida |
meb |
Bankruptcy |
United
States Bankruptcy Court District of Maine |
1st |
Maine |
nyeb |
Bankruptcy |
United
States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of New York |
2nd |
New York |
nysb |
Bankruptcy |
United
States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York |
2nd |
New York |
nceb |
Bankruptcy |
United
States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of North Carolina |
4th |
North
Carolina |
wvnb |
Bankruptcy |
United
States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of West Virginia |
4th |
West
Virginia |
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
in FDsys, 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 forth 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 tables below lists the metadata values which can be
used when limiting your search using the Nature
of Suit advanced search field or the naturesuit:: field operator.
Nature
of Suit |
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 |
other |
other |
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