--- title: "Get District Case" method: GET path: "/district-cases/{district_case_id}" tags: ["Federal District Cases"] --- # Get District Case `GET /district-cases/{district_case_id}` Gets data for a single federal district case. - **district_case_id**: the Lex Machina districtCaseId - **docket_retrieval**: docket retreival mode ## Path parameters - `district_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 - DistrictCaseData — A single case from a federal district court case and relevant metadata. - `districtCaseId` integer, required - `title` string, required - `court` string, required - `caseNo` string, required - `status` 'Open' | 'Terminated', required - `caseType` string[], required - `caseTags` string[], required - `dates` DistrictCaseDates, required - `filed` string, date, required - `terminated` string, date, nullable - `trial` string, date, nullable, required - `lastDocket` string, date, nullable, required - `resolution` DistrictCaseResolution - `summary` string, required - `specific` string, required - `docketEntryFiled` string, date, nullable, required - `docketEntryId` integer, required - `events` CaseEvent[], required - `type` string, required - `occurred` string, date, required - `judges` FederalJudge[], required - `name` string, required - `federalJudgeId` integer, required - `magistrateJudges` MagistrateJudge[], required - `name` string, required - `magistrateJudgeId` integer, required - `remedies` DistrictCaseRemediesByStatus, required - `active` DistrictCaseRemedy[], required - `name` string, required - `type` string, required - `judgmentSource` string, required - `awardedToPartyIds` integer[], required - `againstPartyIds` integer[], required - `docketEntryFiled` string, date, required - `negated` string, date, nullable - `reinstated` string, date, nullable - `docketEntryId` integer, required - `negatedDocketEntryId` integer, nullable - `reinstatedDocketEntryId` integer, nullable - `voided` DistrictCaseRemedy[], required - `name` string, required - `type` string, required - `judgmentSource` string, required - `awardedToPartyIds` integer[], required - `againstPartyIds` integer[], required - `docketEntryFiled` string, date, required - `negated` string, date, nullable - `reinstated` string, date, nullable - `docketEntryId` integer, required - `negatedDocketEntryId` integer, nullable - `reinstatedDocketEntryId` integer, nullable - `reversed` DistrictCaseRemedy[], required - `name` string, required - `type` string, required - `judgmentSource` string, required - `awardedToPartyIds` integer[], required - `againstPartyIds` integer[], required - `docketEntryFiled` string, date, required - `negated` string, date, nullable - `reinstated` string, date, nullable - `docketEntryId` integer, required - `negatedDocketEntryId` integer, nullable - `reinstatedDocketEntryId` integer, nullable - `findings` DistrictCaseFindingsByStatus, required - `active` DistrictCaseFinding[], required - `name` string, required - `type` string, required - `judgmentSource` string, required - `inFavorOfPartyIds` integer[], required - `patentInvalidityReasons` string[], required — Use 'specificReasons' instead - `againstPartyIds` integer[], required - `docketEntryFiled` string, date, required - `specificReasons` string[] - `negated` string, date, nullable - `reinstated` string, date, nullable - `docketEntryId` integer, required - `negatedDocketEntryId` integer, nullable - `reinstatedDocketEntryId` integer, nullable - `voided` DistrictCaseFinding[], required - `name` string, required - `type` string, required - `judgmentSource` string, required - `inFavorOfPartyIds` integer[], required - `patentInvalidityReasons` string[], required — Use 'specificReasons' instead - `againstPartyIds` integer[], required - `docketEntryFiled` string, date, required - `specificReasons` string[] - `negated` string, date, nullable - `reinstated` string, date, nullable - `docketEntryId` integer, required - `negatedDocketEntryId` integer, nullable - `reinstatedDocketEntryId` integer, nullable - `reversed` DistrictCaseFinding[], required - `name` string, required - `type` string, required - `judgmentSource` string, required - `inFavorOfPartyIds` integer[], required - `patentInvalidityReasons` string[], required — Use 'specificReasons' instead - `againstPartyIds` integer[], required - `docketEntryFiled` string, date, required - `specificReasons` string[] - `negated` string, date, nullable - `reinstated` string, date, nullable - `docketEntryId` integer, required - `negatedDocketEntryId` integer, nullable - `reinstatedDocketEntryId` integer, nullable - `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 - `damages` DistrictCaseDamagesByStatus, required - `active` DistrictCaseDamages[], required - `name` string, required - `type` string, required - `judgmentSource` string, required - `awardedToPartyIds` integer[], required - `awardedAgainstPartyIds` integer[], required - `amount` union, required - 'NotSpecified' - string - MassCounterfeiterDefaultDamages - `amountPerDefendant` union, required - string - 'NotSpecified' - `awarded` string, date, required - `negated` string, date, nullable - `reinstated` string, date, nullable - `docketEntryId` integer, required - `negatedDocketEntryId` integer, nullable - `reinstatedDocketEntryId` integer, nullable - `voided` DistrictCaseDamages[], required - `name` string, required - `type` string, required - `judgmentSource` string, required - `awardedToPartyIds` integer[], required - `awardedAgainstPartyIds` integer[], required - `amount` union, required - 'NotSpecified' - string - MassCounterfeiterDefaultDamages - `amountPerDefendant` union, required - string - 'NotSpecified' - `awarded` string, date, required - `negated` string, date, nullable - `reinstated` string, date, nullable - `docketEntryId` integer, required - `negatedDocketEntryId` integer, nullable - `reinstatedDocketEntryId` integer, nullable - `reversed` DistrictCaseDamages[], required - `name` string, required - `type` string, required - `judgmentSource` string, required - `awardedToPartyIds` integer[], required - `awardedAgainstPartyIds` integer[], required - `amount` union, required - 'NotSpecified' - string - MassCounterfeiterDefaultDamages - `amountPerDefendant` union, required - string - 'NotSpecified' - `awarded` string, date, required - `negated` string, date, nullable - `reinstated` string, date, nullable - `docketEntryId` integer, required - `negatedDocketEntryId` integer, nullable - `reinstatedDocketEntryId` integer, nullable - `patents` Patent[], required - `number` string, required - `title` string, nullable - `orders` Orders, required - `expertWitnessesAdmissibilityOrders` ExpertWitnessesAdmissibilityOrderByStatus, required - `active` ExpertWitnessAdmissibilityOrder[], required - `expertWitness` ExpertWitness, required - `name` string, required - `expertWitnessId` integer, required - `retainingPartyIds` integer[], required - `opposingPartyIds` integer[], required - `judge` union - FederalJudge - `name` string, required - `federalJudgeId` integer, required - MagistrateJudge - `name` string, required - `magistrateJudgeId` integer, required - `docketEntryFiled` string, date, nullable - `outcome` string, required - `occurred` string, date, required - `negated` string, date, nullable - `reinstated` string, date, nullable - `voided` ExpertWitnessAdmissibilityOrder[], required - `expertWitness` ExpertWitness, required - `name` string, required - `expertWitnessId` integer, required - `retainingPartyIds` integer[], required - `opposingPartyIds` integer[], required - `judge` union - FederalJudge - `name` string, required - `federalJudgeId` integer, required - MagistrateJudge - `name` string, required - `magistrateJudgeId` integer, required - `docketEntryFiled` string, date, nullable - `outcome` string, required - `occurred` string, date, required - `negated` string, date, nullable - `reinstated` string, date, nullable - `reversed` ExpertWitnessAdmissibilityOrder[], required - `expertWitness` ExpertWitness, required - `name` string, required - `expertWitnessId` integer, required - `retainingPartyIds` integer[], required - `opposingPartyIds` integer[], required - `judge` union - FederalJudge - `name` string, required - `federalJudgeId` integer, required - MagistrateJudge - `name` string, required - `magistrateJudgeId` integer, required - `docketEntryFiled` string, date, nullable - `outcome` string, required - `occurred` string, date, required - `negated` string, date, nullable - `reinstated` string, date, nullable - `mdl` MultiDistrictLitigation, required - `mdlNo` integer[], required - `masterCaseIds` integer[], required - `truncatedData` boolean, required - `appealsCases` AppealsCase[], required - `appealsCaseId` integer, required - `appealsCaseUrl` string, required - `resolution` DistrictCaseResolution - `summary` string, required - `specific` string, required - `docketEntryFiled` string, date, nullable, required - `docketEntryId` integer, required - `filedOn` string, date, required - `terminated` string, date, 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 - `complaintSummary` ComplaintSummary, required — Complaint Summaries appear on District Court case pages and briefly describe the contents of case-originating complaints. This allows users to quickly review cases for relevant fact patterns. Summaries include specific complaint points such as the nature of the case, plaintiff and defendant information, alleged harm, and requested remedies. In collaboration with Lexis+ AI and CourtLink, Lex Machina utilizes a sophisticated AI large language model (LLM) to review complaints and draft the summaries. - `summary` string, required - `documentLawUrl` string, required - `summarized` string, date, nullable, required - `natureOfSuit` NatureOfSuit - `code` integer, required - `title` string, required ## Other responses - `401` — Invalid or expired token - `404` — Not found - `422` — Error - 422 --- [API](https://skmtc.net/lexmachina/apis/lex-machina-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/lexmachina/apis/lex-machina-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/lexmachina/lex-machina-api/revisions/5f519a7078fc/schema)