---
title: "Get State Case"
method: GET
path: "/state-cases/{state_case_id}"
tags: ["State Cases"]
---

# Get State Case

`GET /state-cases/{state_case_id}`

Gets data for a single enhanced state case.

- **case_id**: the Lex Machina stateCaseId
- **docket_retrieval**: docket retreival mode

## Path parameters

- `state_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

- StateCaseData — A single case from an enahnced state court and relevant metadata.
  - `stateCaseId` integer, required
  - `title` string, required
  - `state` string, required
  - `court` string, required
  - `caseNo` string, required
  - `status` 'Open' | 'Terminated', required
  - `caseType` string[], required
  - `caseTags` string[], required
  - `dates` StateCaseDates, required
    - `filed` string, date, required
    - `terminated` string, date, nullable
    - `trial` string, date, nullable, required
  - `resolution` StateCaseResolution
    - `summary` string, required
    - `specific` string, required
    - `docketEntryFiled` string, date, nullable, required
    - `stateDocketEntryId` integer, required
  - `events` CaseEvent[], required
    - `type` string, required
    - `occurred` string, date, required
  - `judges` StateJudge[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `stateJudgeId` integer, required
  - `rulings` StateCaseRulingsByStatus, required
    - `active` Rulings[], required
      - `judgmentEvent` string, required
      - `awardedToPartyIds` integer[], required
      - `awardedAgainstPartyIds` integer[], required
      - `awarded` string, date, 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
  - `damages` StateCaseDamagesByStatus, required
    - `active` StateCaseDamages[], required
      - `name` string, required
      - `awardedToPartyId` integer[], required
      - `awardedAgainstPartyIds` integer[], required
      - `amount` string, required
      - `awarded` string, date, required
  - `docket` StateDocket, required
    - `entries` StateDocketEntry[], required
      - `filedOn` string, date, nullable, required
      - `tags` string[], required
      - `text` string, nullable, required
      - `stateDocketEntryId` 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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