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:

  • 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”

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