---
title: "Get Appeals Case"
method: GET
path: "/appeals-cases/{appeals_case_id}"
tags: ["Federal Appeals Cases"]
---

# Get Appeals Case

`GET /appeals-cases/{appeals_case_id}`

Gets data for a single federal appeals circuit court case.

- **appeals_case_id**: the Lex Machina appealsCaseId

## Path parameters

- `appeals_case_id` integer, required

## Query parameters

- `docket_retrieval` string, nullable — 'all' to retrieve docket entries for the case, if not provided no docket entries will be retrieved.

## Response `200`

Success

- AppealsCaseData — A single case from a federal district appeals court case and relevant metadata.
  - `appealsCaseId` integer, required
  - `title` string, required
  - `court` string, required
  - `civilActionNumber` string, required
  - `status` 'Open' | 'Terminated', required
  - `caseTags` string[], required
  - `dates` AppealsCaseDates, required
    - `filed` string, date, required
    - `terminated` string, date, nullable
    - `lastDocket` string, date, nullable, required
  - `judges` FederalJudge[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `federalJudgeId` integer, required
  - `lawFirms` LawFirm[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `lawFirmId` integer, required
    - `clientPartyIds` integer[], required
  - `attorneys` Attorney[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `attorneyId` integer, required
    - `lawFirmIds` integer[], required
    - `clientsPartyIds` integer[], required
  - `parties` Party[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `partyId` integer, required
    - `role` string, required
  - `originatingVenues` string[], required
  - `originatingCases` OriginatingDistrictCourtCase[], required
    - `districtCaseId` integer, required
    - `districtCaseUrl` string, required
    - `judges` union[], required
      - union
        - FederalJudge
          - `name` string, required
          - `federalJudgeId` integer, required
        - MagistrateJudge
          - `name` string, required
          - `magistrateJudgeId` integer, required
    - `caseTypes` string[], required
  - `appealabilityRulings` string[], required
  - `caseResolution` CaseResolution
    - `summary` string, required
    - `specific` string, required
    - `docketEntryFiled` string, date, nullable, required
  - `supremeCourtAndRehearingDecisions` SupremeCourtOrRehearingDecision[], required
    - `docketEntryFiled` string, date, required
    - `decision` string, required
    - `originalResolutionDocketEntryFiled` string, date, nullable
    - `originalResolution` string, nullable
  - `docket` Docket, required
    - `entries` DocketEntry[], required
      - `filedOn` string, date, nullable, required
      - `tags` string[], required
      - `text` string, nullable, required
      - `number` integer, nullable, required
      - `docketEntryId` integer, required
    - `retrieved` 'all' | 'none', required
    - `count` integer, required

## Other responses

- `401` — Invalid or expired token
- `404` — Not found
- `422` — Error - 422

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