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Cafc Docket Entry Structure

A docket entry in a Federal Circuit case as accessible via PACER, representing a filing or court action in the case record.

Type: object Properties: 9 Required: 4

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DocketEntry is a JSON Structure definition published by US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, describing 9 properties, of which 4 are required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

docket_number entry_number date_filed description filing_party document_type pacer_doc_id page_count is_sealed

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

JSON Structure

{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-court-of-appeals-for-the-federal-circuit/refs/heads/main/json-structure/cafc-docket-entry-structure.json",
  "name": "DocketEntry",
  "description": "A docket entry in a Federal Circuit case as accessible via PACER, representing a filing or court action in the case record.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "docket_number": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "PACER docket identifier for the case.",
      "example": "CAFC-2024-2296"
    },
    "entry_number": {
      "type": "int32",
      "description": "Sequential docket entry number.",
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "date_filed": {
      "type": "date",
      "description": "Date this docket entry was filed."
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Description of the docket entry filing or court action.",
      "example": "BRIEF filed by Appellant Acme Corp. Service: 01/15/2025"
    },
    "filing_party": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Party who filed this document.",
      "example": "Appellant"
    },
    "document_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Type of document filed.",
      "enum": [
        "Brief",
        "Appendix",
        "Motion",
        "Order",
        "Opinion",
        "Judgment",
        "Notice",
        "Scheduling Order",
        "Oral Argument Notice",
        "Mandate",
        "Petition for Rehearing",
        "Reply Brief"
      ]
    },
    "pacer_doc_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "PACER document identifier for accessing the filed document."
    },
    "page_count": {
      "type": "int32",
      "description": "Number of pages in the filed document.",
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "is_sealed": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether this docket entry is sealed from public view."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "docket_number",
    "entry_number",
    "date_filed",
    "document_type"
  ]
}