The table below lists all targetable fields in CasePortal's Civil Litigation Search and provides instruction for how to target that field when executing advanced searches.

Remember to:

  • Put quotations around phrases, or multiple words that you want returned together, for example: “employment law”

  • Group keywords and/or phrases in brackets, separated by logical operators, when you want those keywords or phrases to be considered for a single field, for example: def:(“Apple Inc” or Google)

Field

Description

Shortcut

Example Query

Case Number

The case number of the case. Case numbers can have special characters, so it’s always best to put them within quotations.

casenum:

casenum:”2:21cv1005”

City

The city in which the court is located.

city:

city:”Los Angeles”

Court Name

The name of the court the case is from. Use quotations when the value you are looking for is multiple words.

courtname:

courtname:”Hillsborough County Circuit Court”

Defendants

Defendants of the case. Use quotations when the value you are looking for is multiple words.

def:

def:”Citizens Property Insurance Co.”

Defendant’s Law Firm

Defendant’s lawyer’s firms. Use quotations when the value you are looking for is multiple words.

deflawfirm:

deflawfirm:”Hoowd Ludorf”

Defendant’s Lawyers

Defendant’s lawyers. Use quotations when the value you are looking for is multiple words.

deflaw:

deflaw:”Christopher Vossler”

Filed At

The date the case was filed in court (according to court data). When specifying a date, use the format of YYYY-MM-DD. Include the leading 0 for months or days that are single digits.

filedAt:

filedAt:2021-04-09

Judge

Judge presiding the case. Use quotations when the value you are looking for is multiple words.

judge:

judge:Stivers

Plaintiffs

Plaintiffs of the case. Use quotations when the value you are looking for is multiple words.

plaint:

plaint:”Kennedy Property Maintenance”

Plaintiff’s Law Firm

Plaintiff’s lawyer’s firms. Use quotations when the value you are looking for is multiple words.

plaintlawfirm:

plaintlawfirm:”Dreyer Boyajian”

Plaintiff’s Lawyers

Plaintiff’s lawyers. Use quotations when the value you are looking for is multiple words.

plaintlaw:

plaintlaw:”John Dowd”

State

The state in which the court is located.

state:

state:California

Summary

Summary prepared by CNS Reporters. Use quotations when the value you are looking for is multiple words.

summ:

summ:”Telephone Consumer Protection”