If you are new to searching cases in CasePortal, please read Introduction to Searching for Cases first. 

You can use search commands to achieve highly targeted result sets. For example, by searching plaint:Google, you can search for Google only in the plaintiff field. Similarly, by searching def: Google, you can search for Google only in the defendant field.

The table below lists all targetable fields in CasePortal's Civil Litigation Search, and provides instruction for how to create a query to target that field. 

Remember to:

  • Always put quotations around phrases or multiple words that you want returned together. For example: “employment law”

  • Group keywords and/or phrases in parentheses, separated by logical operators, when you want those keywords or phrases to be specific to a given field. For example: def:(“Apple Inc” OR Google)

 

Field

Description

Shortcut

Example Query

Assets From

The lowest end of the range you want when searching a debtor’s asset value.

assetsfrom:

assetsfrom:$100,000

Assets To

The highest end of the range you want when searching a debtor’s asset value.

assetsto:

assetsto:$500,000

Case Number

The case number of the case. Case numbers can have special characters, so it’s always best to search values using quotations.

casenum:

casenum:"23-10211"

City

The city in which the court is located.

city:

city:”Los Angeles”

Claim Amount

The amount of a creditor’s claim against the debtor

claimamt:

claimamt:$100,000

Creditor

Parties that are owed money by debtor

creditor:

creditor:"City National Bank"

Debtor

The person or institution who owes money to the creditor(s)

debtor:

debtor:"Urban Commons"

Debt Type

Category of the debt. For example “secured” or “unsecured”

debttype:

debttype:Disputed

Court Name

The name of the court the case is from.

courtname:

courtname:”Hillsborough County Circuit Court”

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.

judge:

judge:Stivers

Liabilities From

The lowest end of the range you want when searching a debtor’s liabilities.

liabilitiesfrom:

liabilitiesfrom:$100,000

Liabilities To

The highest end of the range you want when searching a debtor’s liabilities.

liabilitiesto:

liabilitiesto:$500,000

Petititioner’s Lawyer

Lawyer(s) representing the parties who filed the petition for relief

petlaw:

petlaw:"Laura Jones"

Petitioner’s Law Firm

Law firm representing the parties who filed the petition for relief

petlawfirm:

petlawfirm:"Baker & Associates"

State

The state in which the court is located.

state:

state:California