The table below lists all targetable fields in CasePortal's Judicial Opinions Search and provides instruction for how to target that field when executing advanced searches.
Remember to:
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Put quotations around phrases, or multiple words that you want returned together, for example: “employment law”
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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” |
Defendants |
Defendants of the case. Use quotations when the value you are looking for is multiple words. |
def: |
def:”Citizens Property Insurance Co.” |
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 |
Nature of Suit |
The court categorization of the Opinion. |
nos: |
nos:”Property Rights” |
Plaintiffs |
Plaintiffs of the case. Use quotations when the value you are looking for is multiple words. |
plaint: |
plaint:”Kennedy Property Maintenance” |
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” |
Text |
Search for matches in the full text of the opinion itself |
text: |
text:”a law firm's investigative materials for a school were deemed privileged” |
Type |
Opinions are classified into either “Criminal” or “Civil” case types. |
type: |
type:Civil |