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Cafc Case Structure

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

Type: object Properties: 11 Required: 4

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FederalCircuitCase is a JSON Structure definition published by US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, describing 11 properties, of which 4 are required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

case_number case_title docket_number court_code date_filed case_type origin_court status parties date_decided oral_argument_date

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

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  "name": "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": "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": "date",
      "description": "Date the case was decided, if resolved."
    },
    "oral_argument_date": {
      "type": "date",
      "description": "Date of oral argument, if held."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "case_number",
    "case_title",
    "date_filed",
    "case_type"
  ]
}