US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · Schema

FederalCircuitCase

A case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), accessible via PACER.

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
case_number	string	Federal Circuit case number.
case_title	string	Full title of the case.
docket_number	string	PACER docket number for this case.
court_code	string	PACER court identifier for the Federal Circuit.
date_filed	string	Date the case was filed in the Federal Circuit.
case_type	string	Type of case before the Federal Circuit.
origin_court	string	Lower court or agency from which the appeal originates.
status	string	Current status of the case.
parties	array	Parties involved in the case.
date_decided	string	Date the case was decided, if resolved.
oral_argument_date	string	Date of oral argument, if held.

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JSON Schema

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  "title": "FederalCircuitCase",
  "description": "A case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), accessible via PACER.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "case_number": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Federal Circuit case number.",
      "example": "2024-2296"
    },
    "case_title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Full title of the case.",
      "example": "Acme Corp. v. Widget Technology, Inc."
    },
    "docket_number": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "PACER docket number for this case."
    },
    "court_code": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "PACER court identifier for the Federal Circuit.",
      "const": "CAFC"
    },
    "date_filed": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date the case was filed in the Federal Circuit."
    },
    "case_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Type of case before the Federal Circuit.",
      "enum": [
        "Patent",
        "International Trade",
        "Government Contracts",
        "Federal Employment",
        "Veterans Benefits",
        "Merit Systems Protection Board",
        "Court of Federal Claims",
        "Trade Secrets",
        "Administrative Law"
      ]
    },
    "origin_court": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Lower court or agency from which the appeal originates.",
      "example": "U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware"
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Current status of the case.",
      "enum": [
        "Open",
        "Decided",
        "Dismissed",
        "Remanded",
        "Affirmed",
        "Reversed",
        "Vacated",
        "En Banc"
      ]
    },
    "parties": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Parties involved in the case.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Name of the party."
          },
          "role": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": ["Appellant", "Appellee", "Petitioner", "Respondent", "Intervenor", "Amicus"],
            "description": "Role of the party in the appeal."
          }
        },
        "required": ["name", "role"]
      }
    },
    "date_decided": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date the case was decided, if resolved."
    },
    "oral_argument_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date of oral argument, if held."
    }
  },
  "required": ["case_number", "case_title", "date_filed", "case_type"]
}