PACER CASE LOCATOR

Search Field Overview

http://pcl.uscourts.gov
Overview ............................................................................................................................. 3
The API ........................................................................................................................... 3
Examples ......................................................................................................................... 4
Example 1: .................................................................................................................. 4
Example 2: .................................................................................................................. 4
Field Lists............................................................................................................................ 5
Court Type Field ............................................................................................................. 5
Download Option ............................................................................................................ 5
Download Format ........................................................................................................... 5
Search Fields by Court Type........................................................................................... 6
ALL ............................................................................................................................. 6
APPELLATE .............................................................................................................. 7
BANKRUPTCY ......................................................................................................... 8
CIVIL .......................................................................................................................... 9
CRIMINAL ............................................................................................................... 10
MULTI-DISTRICT LITIGATION ........................................................................... 11
Download Formats (ALL except MDL) ........................................................................... 12
XML.............................................................................................................................. 12
TEXT ............................................................................................................................ 13
CSV ............................................................................................................................... 15
Download Formats (MDL) ............................................................................................... 16
XML.............................................................................................................................. 16
TEXT ............................................................................................................................ 17
CSV ............................................................................................................................... 19
Additional Field Details .................................................................................................... 20
Case Number ................................................................................................................. 20
Multi-District Litigation Case ....................................................................................... 20
Case Title ...................................................................................................................... 20
Party Name.................................................................................................................... 20
Region ........................................................................................................................... 21
Date Filed and other Date Fields .................................................................................. 21
Last Four Digits of SSN................................................................................................ 21
SSN or TID ................................................................................................................... 21
Nature of Suit ................................................................................................................ 22
Handling Multiple Selections ................................................................................... 22
Appendix A: Region Lists ................................................................................................ 23
ALL COURTS REGIONS............................................................................................ 23
APPELLATE REGIONS .............................................................................................. 25
BANKRUPTCY REGIONS ......................................................................................... 26
CIVIL, CRIMINAL, MULTI-DISTRICT LITIGATION REGIONS .......................... 29
Appendix B: Nature Of Suit Codes .................................................................................. 32
Appellate ....................................................................................................................... 34
Overview

The API

This document is intended for users who want to write automated scripts for data retrieval
using the PCL query API. This document provides a complete reference of all of the data
elements used in the PCL query API.

In addition to the standard user interface provided by the PACER Case Locator (PCL),
you can use a query API to write your own queries. You can use all the same search
capabilities provided by the user interface in your automated scripts. You send an HTTP
GET or POST to call exposed methods, and you'll get back results in the format that you
choose.

You must include a valid PacerUser, or PacerAuth cookie in your HTTP request to access
this API.

Send HTTP GET or POST requests to the url http://pcl.uscourts.gov/dquery to initiate a

query.

If you submit a valid query, you will get redirected to the URL of your query results.

Note: There is currently a limit on the size of the data returned by the PCL API of
100,000 rows of data. Users that need the ability to download more data through the
PCL query API can submit a request for approval to the PACER Service Center.

If there's an error, the service will respond with an error code, and an error message about
the problem.
<response status="fail">
<error message="Error Message" />
</response>
Examples

Each of these examples uses HTTP GET to query the PCL through the API. You can try
these examples with your browser.

Example 1:

This example finds all parties with last name "Moncrief" for all courts, with results
returned in XML format. Field names are in magenta, data is in green.

https://pcl.uscourts.gov/dquery?download=1&dl_fmt=xml&party=Moncrief The
results
are returned in a file named username_uspci.xml.

Example 2:

The following example returns all bankruptcy court cases with a case number of 02-
00001 in text format. Field names are in magenta, data is in green.

https://pcl.uscourts.gov/dquery?download=1&dl_fmt=text&case_no=02-
00001&court_type=bk

The results are returned in a file named username_uspci.xml.

Field Lists
Court Type Field

Data Field Name Accepted Values

Court Type court_type all, ap, bk, cv, cr, mdl
where…
-----------------
all = All Courts
ap = Applellate
bk = Bankruptcy
cv = Civil
cr = Criminal
mdl = Multi-District
Litigation

Download Option

Data Field Name Accepted Values

Download? Download 0 = false
1 = true

Download Format

Data Field Name Accepted Values

Download Format dl_fmt xml, text, csv

xml returns:
username_uspci.xml

text returns:
username_uspci.txt

csv returns:
username_uspci.csv
Search Fields by Court Type

ALL

Data Field Name More Info

Region sel_region See Region List in
Appendix A
Case Number case_no Max length = 11
Case Title stitle Max length = 40
Date Filed Start date_filed_start Max length = 10
Multiple formats accepted
mm/dd/yy or mm/dd/yyyy
m/d/yy or m/d/yyyy
mm-dd-yy or mm-dd-yyyy
etc.
Must be empty
or a valid date
Date Filed End date_filed_end Must be empty
or a valid date (see above)
(see above)
Date Closed Start date_term_start Must be empty
or a valid date (see above)
(see above)
Date Closed End date_term_end Must be empty
or a valid date (see above)
(see above)
Party Name party Max length = 40
APPELLATE

Data Field Name More Info

Region sel_region See Appellate Region List
in Appendix A
Case Number case_no Max length = 11
Case Title stitle Max length = 40
Nature of Suit ap_nos Max length = 4
Multiple Selections
See Appellate list in
Appendix B
Date Filed Start date_filed_start Max length = 10
Multiple formats accepted
mm/dd/yy or mm/dd/yyyy
m/d/yy or m/d/yyyy
mm-dd-yy or mm-dd-yyyy
etc.
Must be empty
or a valid date
Date Filed End date_filed_end Must be empty
or a valid date (see above)
Date Closed Start date_term_start Must be empty
or a valid date (see above)
Date Closed End date_term_end Must be empty
or a valid date (see above)
Party Name party Max length = 40
BANKRUPTCY

Data Field Name More Info

Region sel_region See Bankruptcy Region List
in Appendix A
Case Number case_no Max length = 11
Case Title stitle Max length = 40
Chapter chapter Max length = 3
Choices: 7, 11, or character
Date Filed Start date_filed_start Max length = 10
Multiple formats accepted
mm/dd/yy or mm/dd/yyyy
m/d/yy or m/d/yyyy
m-d-yy, mm-dd-yyyy, etc.
Must be empty
or a valid date
Date Filed End date_filed_end Must be empty
or a valid date (see above)
Date Closed Start date_term_start Must be empty
or a valid date (see above)
Date Closed End date_term_end Must be empty
or a valid date (see above)
Date Dismissed Start date_dismiss_start Must be empty
or a valid date (see above)
Date Dismissed End date_dismiss_end Must be empty
or a valid date (see above)
Date Discharged Start date_discharge_start Must be empty
or a valid date (see above)
Date Discharged End date_discharged_end Must be empty
or a valid date (see above)
Party Name party Max length = 40
Four Digit SSN ssn4 Max length = 4
SSN/TIN ssn Max length = 11
SSN (999-99-9999)
TIN (99-9999999)
But 123456789 also works
CIVIL

Data Field Name More Info

Region sel_region See Civil, Criminal, Multi-
District Litigation Region
List in Appendix A
Case Number case_no Max length = 11
Case Title stitle Max length = 40
Nature of Suit nos Multiple Selections
See Civil list in Appendix B
Date Filed Start date_filed_start Max length = 10
Multiple formats accepted
mm/dd/yy or mm/dd/yyyy
m/d/yy or m/d/yyyy
mm-dd-yy or mm-dd-yyyy
etc.
Must be empty
or a valid date
Date Filed End date_filed_end Must be empty
or a valid date (see above)
Date Closed Start date_term_start Must be empty
or a valid date (see above)
Date Closed End date_term_end Must be empty
or a valid date (see above)
Party Name party Max length = 40
CRIMINAL

Data Field Name More Info

Region sel_region See Civil, Criminal, Multi-
District Litigation Region
List in Appendix A
Case Number case_no Max length = 11
Case Title stitle Max length = 40
Date Filed Start date_filed_start Max length = 10
Multiple formats accepted
mm/dd/yy or mm/dd/yyyy
m/d/yy or m/d/yyyy
mm-dd-yy or mm-dd-yyyy
etc.
Must be empty
or a valid date
Date Filed End date_filed_end Must be empty
or a valid date (see above)
Date Closed Start date_term_start Must be empty
or a valid date (see above)
Date Closed End date_term_end Must be empty
or a valid date (see above)
Party Name party Max length = 40
MULTI-DISTRICT LITIGATION

Data Field Name More Info

Region sel_region See Civil, Criminal, Multi-
District Litigation Region
List in Appendix A
Multi-District Litigation mdl_id Max length = 11
Case
Case Title stitle Max length = 40
Date Filed Start date_filed_start Max length = 10
Multiple formats accepted
mm/dd/yy or mm/dd/yyyy
m/d/yy or m/d/yyyy
mm-dd-yy or mm-dd-yyyy
etc.
Must be empty
or a valid date
Date Filed End date_filed_end Must be empty
or a valid date (see above)
Date Closed Start date_term_start Must be empty
or a valid date (see above)
Date Closed End date_term_end Must be empty
or a valid date (see above)
Party Name party Max length = 40
Download Formats (ALL except MDL)

XML

The XML file contains the XML version, followed by a <data> tag, which encompasses
the rest of the data (ending with </data>). Each record is wrapped in <party></party>
and each field is wrapped in its identifying tags (e.g., <court_id></court_id>).

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<data>
<party>
<party_name>Mouse &amp; Flippers Aloha</party_name>
<py_role>db</py_role>
<court_id>okwbke</court_id>
<cs_year>3</cs_year>
<cs_number>22697</cs_number>
<cs_office>5</cs_office>
<cs_type>bk</cs_type>
<cs_chapter>7</cs_chapter>
<nos></nos>
<cs_date_filed>11/17/2003</cs_date_filed>
<cs_date_term>05/13/2004</cs_date_term>
<cs_date_dismiss></cs_date_dismiss>
<cs_date_discharge>02/27/2004</cs_date_discharge>
<disposition>Discharged 02/27/2004</disposition>
<case_no>5:03-bk-22697</case_no>
<case_link>https://ecf.okwb.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/iqquerymenu.pl?51128</case_link>
<case_title>Philip Franklin Farris and Carolyn Ann Farris</case_title>
</party>

<party>
...(more data)…
</party>
</data>
TEXT

Sample text:

Mouser, Aunglab db
canbke 95 53039 5 bk 7 05/12/1995 08/21/1995 08/17/1995
Discharged 08/17/1995 5:95-bk-53039 https://ecf.canb.uscourts.gov/cgi-
bin/iqquerymenu.pl?176181 Aunglab Mouser
Mouser, Barbara cr
orbke 94 62330 6 bk 13 06/16/1994 09/09/1999 07/11/1999
Discharged 07/11/1999 6:94-bk-62330 https://ecf.orb.uscourts.gov/cgi-
bin/iqquerymenu.pl?92681 Carlos Barragan and Yolanda Barragan

Specification:

Field Starting Column Width

Party name 1 120
Party role 122 10
Court ID 133 8
Case year 143 4
Case number 148 5
Case Office 154 2
Case Type 156 10
Case Chapter 167 4
Nature of suit 172 4
Date filed 177 10
Date terminated 188 10
Date dismissed 199 10
Date discharged 210 10
Disposition and date 221 22
Case ID 244 15
Case link (URL) 267 80
Case Title 348 120
Sample PHP code to read one line and parse it:

<?php

$fp = fopen('pa0061_uspci.txt', 'r');

$line = fgets($fp,472);

$party_name = substr($line,1,120);
$party_role = substr($line,122,10);
$court_id = substr($line,133,8);
$case_year = substr($line,143,4);
$case_number = substr($line,148,5);
$case_office = substr($line,154,2);
$case_type = substr($line,156,10);
$case_chapter = substr($line,167,4);
$nature_of_suit = substr($line,172,4);
$date_filed = substr($line,177,10);
$date_terminated = substr($line,188,10);
$date_dismissed = substr($line,199,10);
$date_discharged = substr($line,210,10);
$disposition = substr($line,221,22);
$case_id = substr($line,244,15);
$case_link = substr($line,267,80);
$case_title = substr($line,348,120);;

fclose($fp);

exit();

?>
CSV

"Mouse & Flippers Aloha", "db", "okwbke", "3", "22697", "5", "bk", "7", "",
"11/17/2003", "05/13/2004", "", "02/27/2004", "Discharged 02/27/2004", "5:03-bk-
22697", "https://ecf.okwb.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/iqquerymenu.pl?51128", "Philip Franklin
Farris and Carolyn Ann Farris"

"MOUSE CALLS", "db", "azbke", "98", "596", "2", "bk", "7", "", "01/20/1998",
"06/05/1998", "", "05/18/1998", "Discharged 05/18/1998", "2:98-bk-00596",
"https://ecf.azb.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/iqquerymenu.pl?278882", "GEORGE WILLIAM
WHITE"

Each field is wrapped in double quotes, and delimited by a comma. Each line is
terminated by a single EOL. Here is the list of fields in each line:

Field
Party name
Party role
Court ID
Case year
Case number
Case Office
Case Type
Case Chapter
Nature of suit
Date filed
Date terminated
Date dismissed
Date discharged
Disposition and date
Case number (full)
Case link (URL)
Case Title
Download Formats (MDL)

XML

The XML file contains the XML version, followed by a <data> tag, which encompasses
the rest of the data (ending with </data>). Each record is wrapped in <party></party>
and each field is wrapped in its identifying tags (e.g., <court_id></court_id>).

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<data>
<party>
<mdl_id>F-----</mdl_id>
<case_id>caseid</case_id>
<court_id>madce</court_id>
<office>1</office>
<year>1981</year>
<number>2189</number>
<caption>Smith, Etc. </caption>
<date_init>01/17/1991</date_init>
<disposition>Transfer</disposition>
<date_disp>07/29/1991</date_disp>
<terminate>Closed</terminate>
<date_term>10/16/1997</date_term>
<name>SMITH, ETC.</name>
<case_no>1:1981-cv-02189</case_no>
<case_link>https://pcl.uscourts.gov/cgi-
bin/ecf_redirect.pl?court=madce&amp;case_num=1:1981-cv-02189</case_link>
<case_title>Smith, Et. Al. v. Johns-Manville Corp.</case_title>
</party>
<party>
...(more data)…
</party>
</data>
TEXT

Sample text:

F00875 C0MK0HP856 madce 1 1981 1452 Smith, Et. Al. v. Johns-Manville

Corp. 01/17/1991 Transfer 07/29/1991
Closed 10/16/1997 SMITH, RALPH T. 1:1981-cv-01452 https://pcl.uscourts.gov/cgi-
bin/ecf_redirect.pl?court=madce&case_num=1:1981-cv-01452 Smith, Et. Al. v. Johns-
Manville Corp.
F00875 C0MK0HP85M madce 1 1981 2189 Smith, Et. Al. v. Johns-Manville
Corp. 01/17/1991 Transfer 07/29/1991
Closed 10/16/1997 SMITH, NORMAN R. 1:1981-cv-02189
https://pcl.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/ecf_redirect.pl?court=madce&case_num=1:1981-cv-
02189 Smith, Et. Al. v. Johns-Manville Corp.

Specification:

Field Starting Column Width

MDL ID 1 10
Case ID 12 10
Court ID 23 8
Case Office 32 2
Case year 37 4
Number 43 5
Case Title (caption) 50 100
Date filed 151 10
Disposition 162 22
Disposition Date 185 10
Terminated Status 196 22
Date terminated 219 10
Party name 230 80
Case Number 311 80
Case link (URL) 392 100
Case Title 493 120
Sample PHP code to read one line and parse it:

<?php

$fp = fopen('pa0061_uspci.txt', 'r');

$line = fgets($fp,610);

$mdl_id = substr($line,1,10);
$case_id = substr($line,12,10);
$court_id = substr($line,23,8);
$case_office = substr($line,32,2);
$case_year = substr($line,37,4);
$number = substr($line,43,5);
$caption = substr($line,50,100);
$date_filed = substr($line,151,10);
$disposition = substr($line,162,22);
$date_disp = substr($line,185,10);
$term_status = substr($line,196,22);
$date_term = substr($line,219,10);
$party_name = substr($line,230,80);
$case_number = substr($line,311,80);
$case_link = substr($line,392,100);
$case_title = substr($line,493,120);

fclose($fp);

exit();

?>
CSV

"F00875", "C0MK0HP856", "madce", "1", "1981", "1452", "Smith, Et. Al. v. Johns-
Manville Corp.", "01/17/1991", "Transfer", "07/29/1991", "Closed", "10/16/1997",
"SMITH, RALPH T.", "1:1981-cv-01452", "https://pcl.uscourts.gov/cgi-
bin/ecf_redirect.pl?court=madce&case_num=1:1981-cv-01452", "Smith, Et. Al. v. Johns-
Manville Corp."
"F00875", "C0MK0HP85M", "madce", "1", "1981", "2189", "Smith, Et. Al. v. Johns-
Manville Corp.", "01/17/1991", "Transfer", "07/29/1991", "Closed", "10/16/1997",
"SMITH, NORMAN R.", "1:1981-cv-02189", "https://pcl.uscourts.gov/cgi-
bin/ecf_redirect.pl?court=madce&case_num=1:1981-cv-02189", "Smith, Et. Al. v. Johns-
Manville Corp."

Each field is wrapped in double quotes, and delimited by a comma. Each line is
terminated by a single EOL. Here is the list of fields in each line:

Field
MDL ID
Case ID
Court ID
Case Office
Case year
Number
Case Title (caption)
Date filed
Disposition
Disposition Date
Terminated Status
Date terminated
Party name
Case Number
Case link (URL)
Case Title
Additional Field Details
Case Number

Each case number follows one of these two patterns:

• yy-nnnnn
• yyyy-nnnnn

The first numbers indicate the year.

In the first pattern, 06 represents 2006.
In the second pattern, 2006 is obviously 2006.
The next five numbers are the actual case numbers.

Multi-District Litigation Case

The Multi-District Litigation Case number begins with F and is followed by 5 digits. For
example, F01234 would be a valid case number. You can enter a full case number (such
as F01234) or just enter the number with or without leading zeros. For example, it doesn't
matter whether you enter F01234, 01234 or 1234. In each case, it will find F01234. If you
choose to include the F, the search is not case sensitive. F01234 and f01234 will match
the same.

Case Title

Case Title search is not case sensitive, so it doesn’t matter if you enter any combination
of lower or upper case letters.

If you enter a single word or portion of a word, the system will find all matches starting
from that word. For example, if you search for “US”, you will find “US”, “USA”, “USA
vs. Mickey Mouse”, etc. The more you can be specific, the fewer matches you should
find.

Party Name

Party Name search is not case sensitive, so it doesn’t matter if you enter any combination
of lower or upper case letters.

You need to enter at least three characters for a search. Fewer than three will produce an
error message.
If you enter a single name or portion of the name, the system will assume you are
entering a last name and will match it accordingly. For example, if you search for “Smit”,
you will find all people with the last names “Smit”, “Smith”, “Smitty”, etc.

If you only know a first name, you can use a wild card for the last name and follow it by
a comma and then the first name. For example, “*, Jon” (minus the quotes) will match
anyone with any last name and a first name of Jon (or Jonathan, or any name starting with
‘Jon’).

Region

Leave this field blank or simply do not pass the field at all in order to include all regions.

Appendix A includes lists of possible values for this field. Pass the string as you see it in
the appropriate list. There are separate lists for All Courts, Appellate, and Bankruptcy,
and a single list for Civil, Criminal and Multi-District Litigation.

Date Filed and other Date Fields

If you pass only a start date value, you will get matches all the way up to the present.

If you pass only an end date value, you will get all matches up to that date.

A date range (enter both start and end) is preferable, as long as the range isn’t too big.
Keep ranges narrow to get a manageable number of results.

You can format the date in a variety of ways. You can specify months and days as one or
two numbers (01, 1, 10, etc.). You can specify the year as two or four numbers (09,
2009). All dates are month, day, and year. Separate them with dashes or slashes (01-01-
2010, 01/01/2010).

Last Four Digits of SSN

If you know the last four digits of the social security number of the party, you can pass
that value to find the cases for that party. If you pass a four digit SSN value, you need to
supply a Party Name, too, in order to execute a valid search.

SSN or TID
If you know the social security number or federal tax ID for the party, you can pass that
value to find the cases for that party. You can format the data as 9 numbers or separate
them with dashes as appropriate.

Nature of Suit

Leave this field blank or simply do not pass the field at all in order to include all nature of
suit values.

Select a 4-digit number value from the Appellate Nature of Suit list in Appendix B, or
select a 3-digit number value from the Civil Nature of Suit list in Appendix B, depending
upon the court type for your search.

Handling Multiple Selections

The API understands various methods of passing multiple selections. You can send a
comma-delimited list of values, or many values separately such as nos=123&nos=234,
etc.
Appendix A: Region Lists

ALL COURTS REGIONS

00,All Courts,
01,First Circuit,
02,Second Circuit,
03,Third Circuit,
04,Fourth Circuit,
05,Fifth Circuit,
06,Sixth Circuit,
07,Seventh Circuit,
08,Eighth Circuit,
09,Ninth Circuit,
10,Tenth Circuit,
11,Eleventh Circuit,
AL,Alabama,11
AK,Alaska,09
AZ,Arizona,09
AR,Arkansas,08
CA,California,09
CO,Colorado,10
CT,Connecticut,02
DC,District of Columbia,DC
DE,Delaware,03
FL,Florida,11
GA,Georgia,11
GU,Guam,09
HI,Hawaii,09
ID,Idaho,09
IL,Illinois,07
IN,Indiana,07
IA,Iowa,08
KS,Kansas,10
KY,Kentucky,06
LA,Louisiana,05
ME,Maine,01
MD,Maryland,04
MA,Massachusetts,01
MI,Michigan,06
MN,Minnesota,08
MS,Mississippi,05
MO,Missouri,08
MT,Montana,09
NE,Nebraska,08
NV,Nevada,09
NH,New Hampshire,01
NJ,New Jersey,03
NM,New Mexico,10
NY,New York,02
NC,North Carolina,04
ND,North Dakota,08
NMI,Northern Mariana Islands,03
OH,Ohio,06
OK,Oklahoma,10
OR,Oregon,09
PA,Pennsylvania,03
PR,Puerto Rico,01
RI,Rhode Island,01
SC,South Carolina,04
SD,South Dakota,08
TN,Tennessee,06
TX,Texas,05
UT,Utah,10
VT,Vermont,02
VI,Virgin Islands,03
VA,Virginia,04
WA,Washington,09
WV,West Virginia,04
WI,Wisconsin,07
WY,Wyoming,10
APPELLATE REGIONS

00,All Circuit,
01,First Circuit,
02,Second Circuit,
03,Third Circuit,
04,Fourth Circuit,
06,Sixth Circuit,
07,Seventh Circuit,
08,Eighth Circuit,
09,Ninth Circuit,
10,Tenth Circuit,
11,Eleventh Circuit,
DC,DC Circuit,
BANKRUPTCY REGIONS

00,All Courts,
01,First Circuit,
02,Second Circuit,
03,Third Circuit,
04,Fourth Circuit,
05,Fifth Circuit,
06,Sixth Circuit,
07,Seventh Circuit,
08,Eighth Circuit,
09,Ninth Circuit,
10,Tenth Circuit,
11,Eleventh Circuit,
AL,Alabama,11
alm, -- Alabama Middle
aln, -- Alabama Northern
als, -- Alabama Southern
AK,Alaska,09
AZ,Arizona,09
AR,Arkansas,08
are, -- Arkansas Eastern
arw, -- Arkansas Western
CA,California,09
cac, -- California Central
cae, -- California Eastern
can, -- California Northern
cas, -- California Southern
CO,Colorado,10
CT,Connecticut,02
DC,District of Columbia,DC
DE,Delaware,03
FL,Florida,11
flm, -- Florida Middle
fln, -- Florida Northern
fls, -- Florida Southern
GA,Georgia,11
gam, -- Georgia Middle
gan, -- Georgia Northern
gas, -- Georgia Southern
GU,Guam,09
HI,Hawaii,09
ID,Idaho,09
IL,Illinois,07
ilc, -- Illinois Central
iln, -- Illinois Northern
ils, -- Illinois Southern
IN,Indiana,07
inn, -- Indiana Northern
ins, -- Indiana Southern
IA,Iowa,08
ian, -- Iowa Northern
ias, -- Iowa Southern
KS,Kansas,10
KY,Kentucky,06
kye, -- Kentucky Eastern
kyw, -- Kentucky Western
LA,Louisiana,05
lae, -- Louisiana Eastern
lam, -- Louisiana Middle
law, -- Louisiana Western
ME,Maine,01
MD,Maryland,04
MA,Massachusetts,01
MI,Michigan,06
mie, -- Michigan Eastern
miw, -- Michigan Western
MN,Minnesota,08
MS,Mississippi,05
msn, -- Mississippi Northern
mss, -- Mississippi Southern
MO,Missouri,08
moe, -- Missouri Eastern
mow, -- Missouri Western
MT,Montana,09
NE,Nebraska,08
NV,Nevada,09
NH,New Hampshire,01
NJ,New Jersey,03
NM,New Mexico,10
NY,New York,02
nye, -- New York Eastern
nyn, -- New York Northern
nys, -- New York Southern
nyw, -- New York Western
NC,North Carolina,04
nce, -- North Carolina Eastern
ncm, -- North Carolina Middle
ncw, -- North Carolina Western
ND,North Dakota,08
OH,Ohio,06
ohn, -- Ohio Northern
ohs, -- Ohio Southern
OK,Oklahoma,10
oke, -- Oklahoma Eastern
okn, -- Oklahoma Northern
okw, -- Oklahoma Western
OR,Oregon,09
PA,Pennsylvania,03
pae, -- Pennsylvania Eastern
pam, -- Pennsylvania Middle
paw, -- Pennsylvania Western
PR,Puerto Rico,01
RI,Rhode Island,01
SC,South Carolina,04
SD,South Dakota,08
TN,Tennessee,06
tne, -- Tennessee Eastern
tnm, -- Tennessee Middle
tnw, -- Tennessee Western
TX,Texas,05
txe, -- Texas Eastern
txn, -- Texas Northern
txs, -- Texas Southern
txw, -- Texas Western
UT,Utah,10
VT,Vermont,02
VI,Virgin Islands,03
VA,Virginia,04
vae, -- Virginia Eastern
vaw, -- Virginia Western
WA,Washington,09
wae, -- Washington Eastern
waw, -- Washington Western
WV,West Virginia,04
wvn, -- West Virginia Northern
wvs, -- West Virginia Southern
WI,Wisconsin,07
wie, -- Wisconsin Eastern
wiw, -- Wisconsin Western
WY,Wyoming,10
CIVIL, CRIMINAL, MULTI-DISTRICT LITIGATION REGIONS

00,All Courts,
01,First Circuit,
02,Second Circuit,
03,Third Circuit,
04,Fourth Circuit,
05,Fifth Circuit,
06,Sixth Circuit,
07,Seventh Circuit,
08,Eighth Circuit,
09,Ninth Circuit,
10,Tenth Circuit,
11,Eleventh Circuit,
AL,Alabama,11
alm, -- Alabama Middle
aln, -- Alabama Northern
als, -- Alabama Southern
AK,Alaska,09
AZ,Arizona,09
AR,Arkansas,08
are, -- Arkansas Eastern
arw, -- Arkansas Western
CA,California,09
cac, -- California Central
cae, -- California Eastern
can, -- California Northern
cas, -- California Southern
CO,Colorado,10
CT,Connecticut,02
DC,District of Columbia,DC
DE,Delaware,03
FL,Florida,11
flm, -- Florida Middle
fln, -- Florida Northern
fls, -- Florida Southern
GA,Georgia,11
gam, -- Georgia Middle
gan, -- Georgia Northern
gas, -- Georgia Southern
GU,Guam,09
HI,Hawaii,09
ID,Idaho,09
IL,Illinois,07
ilc, -- Illinois Central
iln, -- Illinois Northern
ils, -- Illinois Southern
IN,Indiana,07
inn, -- Indiana Northern
ins, -- Indiana Southern
IA,Iowa,08
ian, -- Iowa Northern
ias, -- Iowa Southern
KS,Kansas,10
KY,Kentucky,06
kye, -- Kentucky Eastern
kyw, -- Kentucky Western
LA,Louisiana,05
lae, -- Louisiana Eastern
lam, -- Louisiana Middle
law, -- Louisiana Western
ME,Maine,01
MD,Maryland,04
MA,Massachusetts,01
MI,Michigan,06
mie, -- Michigan Eastern
miw, -- Michigan Western
MN,Minnesota,08
MS,Mississippi,05
msn, -- Mississippi Northern
mss, -- Mississippi Southern
MO,Missouri,08
moe, -- Missouri Eastern
mow, -- Missouri Western
MT,Montana,09
NE,Nebraska,08
NV,Nevada,09
NH,New Hampshire,01
NJ,New Jersey,03
NM,New Mexico,10
NY,New York,02
nye, -- New York Eastern
nyn, -- New York Northern
nys, -- New York Southern
nyw, -- New York Western
NC,North Carolina,04
nce, -- North Carolina Eastern
ncm, -- North Carolina Middle
ncw, -- North Carolina Western
ND,North Dakota,08
NMI,Northern Mariana Islands,03
OH,Ohio,06
ohn, -- Ohio Northern
ohs, -- Ohio Southern
OK,Oklahoma,10
oke, -- Oklahoma Eastern
okn, -- Oklahoma Northern
okw, -- Oklahoma Western
OR,Oregon,09
PA,Pennsylvania,03
pae, -- Pennsylvania Eastern
pam, -- Pennsylvania Middle
paw, -- Pennsylvania Western
PR,Puerto Rico,01
RI,Rhode Island,01
SC,South Carolina,04
SD,South Dakota,08
TN,Tennessee,06
tne, -- Tennessee Eastern
tnm, -- Tennessee Middle
tnw, -- Tennessee Western
TX,Texas,05
txe, -- Texas Eastern
txn, -- Texas Northern
txs, -- Texas Southern
txw, -- Texas Western
UT,Utah,10
COF,US Federal Claims Court
VT,Vermont,02
VI,Virgin Islands,03
VA,Virginia,04
vae, -- Virginia Eastern
vaw, -- Virginia Western
WA,Washington,09
wae, -- Washington Eastern
waw, -- Washington Western
WV,West Virginia,04
wvn, -- West Virginia Northern
wvs, -- West Virginia Southern
WI,Wisconsin,07
wie, -- Wisconsin Eastern
wiw, -- Wisconsin Western
WY,Wyoming,10
Appendix B: Nature Of Suit Codes
1 USA is a plaintiff
2 USA is a defendant
3 Private law suit
4 Diversity
5 Local or state issue

CONTRACT
110 Insurance
120 Marine
130 Miller Act
140 Negotiable Instrument
150 Recovery of Overpayment & Enforcement of Judgment
151 Medicare Act
152 Recovery of Defaulted Student Loans (Excl. Veterans)
153 Recovery of Overpayment of Veteran’s Benefits
160 Stockholders’ Suits
190 Other Contract
195 Contract Product Liability
196 Franchise

REAL PROPERTY
210 Land Condemnation
220 Foreclosure
230 Rent Lease & Ejectment
240 Torts to Land
245 Tort Product Liability
290 All Other Real Property

TORTS
Personal Injury
310 Airplane
315 Airplane Product Liability
320 Assault, Libel, & Slander
330 Federal Employers’ Liability
340 Marine
345 Marine Product Liability
350 Motor Vehicle
355 Motor Vehicle Product Liability
360 Other Personal Injury
362 Personal Injury- Medical Malpractice
365 Personal Injury- Product Liability
368 Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability
Personal Property
370 Other Fraud
371 Truth in Lending
380 Other Personal Property Damage
385 Property Damage Product Liability

BANKRUPTCY
422 Appeal 28 USC 158
423 Withdrawal 28 USC 157

CIVIL RIGHTS
440 Other Civil Rights
441 Voting
442 Employment
443 Housing/Accommodations
444 Welfare
445 Amer w/Disabilities-Employment
446 Amer w/Disabilities - Other

IMMIGRATION
462 Naturalization Application
463 Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
465 Other Immigration Actions

PRISONER PETITIONS
510 Motions to Vacate Sentence
Habeas Corpus
530 General
535 Death Penalty
540 Mandamus & Other
550 Civil Rights
555 Prison Condition

FORFEITURE/PENALTY
610 Agriculture
620 Other Food & Drug
625 Drug Related Seizure of Property 21 USC 881
630 Liquor Laws
640 RR & Truck
650 Airline Regulations
660 Occupational Safety/Health
690 Other

LABOR
710 Fair Labor Standards Act
720 Labor/Management Relations
730 Labor/Management Reporting & Disclosure Act
740 Railway Labor Act
790 Other Labor Litigation
791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act

PROPERTY RIGHTS
820 Copyrights
830 Patent
840 Trademark

SOCIAL SECURITY
861 HIA (1395ff)
862 Black Lung (923)
863 DIWC/DIWW (405(g))
864 SSID Title XVI
865 RSI (405(g))

FEDERAL TAX SUITS

870 Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff or Defendant)
871 IRS-Third Party 26 USC 7609

OTHER STATUTES
400 State Reapportionment
410 Antitrust
430 Banks and Banking
450 Commerce
460 Deportation
470 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
480 Consumer Credit
490 Cable/Sat TV
810 Selective Service
850 Securities/Commodities/Exchange
875 Customer Challenge 12 USC 3410
890 Other Statutory Actions
891 Agricultural Acts
892 Economic Stabilization Act
893 Environmental Matters
894 Energy Allocation Act
895 Freedom of Information Act
900 Appeal of Fee Determination Under Equal Access to Justice
950 Constitutionality of State Statutes

Appellate

1110 Insurance
1120 Marine Contract Actions
1130 Miller Act
1140 Negotiable Instruments

1150 Overpayments & Enforc. of Judgments

1151 Overpayments Under Medicare Act

1152 Recovery of Defaulted Student Loans
1153 Recovery of Ovrpmnts of Vet Benefit
1190 Other Contract Actions

1195 Contract Product Liability

1196 Franchise

1210 Land Condemnation

1220 Foreclosure
1230 Rent, Lease, Ejectment
1240 Torts To Land

1245 Tort Product Liability

1290 Other Real Property Actions

1340 Marine Personal Injury

1350 Motor Vehicle
1360 Other Personal Injury
1370 Other Fraud

1371 Truth in Lending

1380 Other Personal Property Damage

1385 Property Damage - Product Liability

1410 Antitrust
1422 Bankruptcy Appeals Rule 28 USC 158
1423 Bankruptcy Withdraw 28 USC 157

1430 Banks and Banking

1440 Other Civil Rights

1441 Civil Rights Voting

1442 Civil Rights Jobs
1443 Civil Rights Accommodations
1444 Civil Rights Welfare

1445 American w/Disab.Act-Empl

1446 Americans w/Disab Act - Other

1450 Interstate Commerce

1470 Civil (RICO)
1480 Consumer Credit
1490 Cable Satellite/TV

1610 Agricultural Acts

1620 Food and Drugs Acts

1625 Drug Related Seizure of Property

1630 Liquor Laws
1640 Railroad and Trucks
1650 Airline Regulations
1660 Occupational Safety/Health
1690 Other Forfeiture and Penalty Suits

1710 Fair Labor Standards Act

1720 Labor/Management Relations Act
1730 Report & Disclosure

1740 Railway Labor Act

1790 Other Labor Litigation
1791 Employee Retirement

1830 Patent
1840 Trademark
1850 Securities, Commodities, Exchange

1862 Black Lung

1863 D.I.W.C./D.I.W.W.
1870 Tax Suits

1871 IRS 3rd Party Suits 26 USC 7609

1890 Other Statutory Actions
1891 Agricultural Acts

1892 Economic Stabilization Act

1893 Environmental Matters
1950 Constitutionality of State Statutes

1990 Other
1999 Miscellaneous
2110 Insurance

2120 Marine Contract Actions

2130 Miller Act
2140 Negotiable Instruments

2150 Ovrpmnts & Enforcement of Judgments

2151 Overpayments Under Medicare Act

2152 Recovery of Defaulted Student Loans

2153 Recovery Overpayment Vet Benefits
2190 Other Contract Actions
2195 Contract Product Liability

2196 Franchise
2210 Land Condemnation

2220 Foreclosure
2230 Rent, Lease, Ejectment
2240 Torts to Land
2245 Tort Product Liability

2290 Other Real Property Actions

2310 Airplane Personal Injury

2315 Airplane Product Liability

2320 Assault, Libel, and Slander
2330 Federal Employers' Liability
2340 Marine Personal Injury

2345 Marine - Product Liability

2350 Motor Vehicle

2355 Motor Vehicle Product Liability

2360 Other Personal Injury
2362 Medical Malpractice
2365 Personal Injury - Product Liability

2368 Asbestos Personal Injury-Prod.Liab.

2370 Other Fraud

2371 Truth in Lending

2380 Other Personal Property Damage
2385 Property Damage-Product Liability
2410 Antitrust

2422 Bankruptcy Appeals Rule 28 USC 158

2423 Bankruptcy Withdrawal 28 USC 157

2430 Banks and Banking

2440 Other Civil Rights
2441 Civil Rights Voting
2442 Civil Rights Jobs

2443 Civil Rights Accommodations

2444 Civil Rights Welfare

2445 Americans w/Disab.Act-Empl

2446 Americans w/Disab Act - Other
2450 Interstate Commerce
2460 Deportation

2462 Naturalization Application

2463 Habeas Corpus- Alien Detainee

2465 Other Immigration Actions

2480 Consumer Credit
2490 Cable Satellite/TV
2510 Prisoner Petitions -Vacate Sentence

2530 Habeas Corpus

2535 Habeas Corpus: Death Penalty

2540 Prisoner Petitions - Mandamus & Oth

2550 Prisoner - Civil Rights
2555 Prison Condition
2610 Agricultural Acts

2620 Food and Drug Acts

2625 Drug Related Seizure of Property

2630 Liquor Laws
2640 Railroad and Trucks
2650 Airline Regulations
2660 Occupational Safety/Health

2690 Other Forfeiture and Penalty Suits

2710 Fair Labor Standards Act

2720 Labor Management Relations Act
2730 Labor/Management Rept & Disclsure
2740 Railway Labor Act
2790 Other Labor Litigation

2791 Employee Retirement

2830 Patent
2850 Securities, Commodities, Exch.
2860 Social Security
2861 Medicare

2862 Black Lung

2863 D.I.W.C./D.I.W.W.

2870 Tax Suits

2871 IRS 3rd Party Suits 26 USC 7609

2875 Customer Challenge 12 USC 3410

2890 Other Statutory Actions
2891 Agricultural Acts
2892 Economic Stabilization Act
2893 Environmental Matters
2894 Energy Allocation Act

2895 Freedom of Information Act of 1974

2900 Appeal of Fee -Equal Access Justice

2990 Other
2999 Miscellaneous
3110 Insurance

3120 Marine Contract Actions

3130 Miller Act
3140 Negotiable Instruments
3150 Recovery of Overpayment of Benefits
3151 Overpayments Under Medicare Act
3160 Stockholders' Suits

3190 Other Contract Actions

3196 Franchise
3210 Land Condemnation
3220 Foreclosure

3240 Torts to Land

3245 Tort Product Liability

3290 Other Real Property Actions
3310 Airplane Personal Injury
3315 Airplane Product Liability
3320 Assault, Libel, and Slander
3330 Federal Employers' Liability

3340 Marine Personal Injury

3345 Marine - Product Liability
3350 Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
3355 Motor Vehicle Product Liability
3360 Other Personal Injury
3365 Personal Injury - Product Liability

3368 Asbestos Pers. Injury - Prod.Liab.

3370 Other Fraud
3371 Truth In Lending
3380 Other Personal Property Damage
3385 Property Damage - Product Liability
3400 State Re-Apportionment

3410 Antitrust
3422 Bankruptcy Appeals Rule 28 USC 158
3423 Bankruptcy Withdrawal 28 USC 157
3430 Banks and Banking
3440 Other Civil Rights
3441 Civil Rights Voting

3442 Civil Rights Jobs

3443 Civil Rights Accommodations
3444 Civil Rights Welfare
3445 Americans w/Disab.Act-Empl
3446 Americans w/Disab. Act - Other
3450 Interstate Commerce

3460 Deportation
3470 Civil (RICO)
3480 Consumer Credit
3490 Cable Satellite/TV
3530 Habeas Corpus
3535 Habeas Corpus: Death Penalty

3540 Prisoner Petitions-Mandamus & Oth

3550 Prisoner - Civil Rights
3555 Prison Condition
3710 Fair Labor Standards Act
3720 Labor/Management Relations Act

3730 Report & Disclosure

3740 Railway Labor Act

3790 Other Labor Litigation
3791 Employee Retirement
3810 Selective Service

3820 Copyright
3830 Patent

3840 Trademark
3850 Securities, Commodities, Exch.
3890 Other Statutory Actions
3891 Agricultural Acts
3892 Economic Stabilization Act
3893 Environmental Matters

3894 Energy Allocation Act

3895 Freedom of Information Act of 1974
3950 Constitutionality of State Statutes
3990 Other

3999 Miscellaneous
4110 Insurance

4120 Marine Contract Actions

4140 Negotiable Instruments
4150 Overpayments & Enforc. of Judgments

4160 Stockholders Suits

4190 Other Contract Actions
4195 Contract Product Liability

4196 Franchise
4210 Land Condemnation
4220 Foreclosure

4230 Rent, Lease, Ejectment

4240 Torts to Land
4245 Tort Product Liability

4290 Other Real Property Actions

4310 Airplane Personal Injury
4315 Airplane Product Liability

4320 Assault, Libel, and Slander

4340 Marine Personal Injury
4345 Marine - Product Liability

4350 Motor Vehicle Personal Injury

4355 Motor Vehicle Product Liability
4360 Other Personal Injury

4362 Medical Malpractice

4365 Personal Injury - Product Liability
4368 Asbestos Pers.Injury-Prod.Liab.

4370 Other Fraud

4371 Truth in Lending
4380 Other Personal Property Damage

4385 Property Damage - Product Liability

4440 Other Civil Rights
4441 Civil Rights Voting

4442 Civil Rights Jobs

4443 Civil Rights Accommodations
4444 Civil Rights Welfare

4445 Americans w/Disab.Act-Empl

4446 Americans w/Disab. Act - Other
4470 Civil (RICO)

4480 Consumer Credit

4490 Cable Satellite/TV
4555 Prisoner- Prison Condition

4990 Other
4999 Miscellaneous
5535 Habeas Corpus: Death Penalty

5990 Other
5992 Local Jurisdictional Appeal
4950 Constitutionality of State Statutes

1894 Energy Allocation Act