Cases dealing with exclusively state law claims.
Cases that deal with personal injury or damages, except where they are included in existing Federal law (such as maritime and interstate transportation claims).
for Federal: The 94 U.S. judicial districts are organized into 12 regional circuits, each of which has a United States court of appeals. A court of appeals hears appeals from the district courts located within its circuit, as well as appeals from decisions of federal administrative agencies. In addition, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has nationwide jurisdiction to hear appeals in specialized cases, such as those involving patent laws and cases decided by the Court of International Trade and the Court of Federal Claims. otherwise every US state has at least one
It is most likely a class action suit (et Al) for the District of Columbia (DC) suing the Federal Government (US). However, there are, at least, dozens of cases with this name. So you will need a year or the court it was in, something, to narrow it down.
The hierarchy of federal courts is District Court, Court of Appeals, US Supreme Court. So, the Court of Appeals is the answer. At least if your quest is only specifying the federal judiciary.
Yes, each state has at least one US District Court and one US Bankruptcy Court. District Courts are divided into 94 federal judicial districts, each with its own district court. These are the courts where cases are tried. Every state has at least one District Court.
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Criminal cases heard at the Federal District Court level may be "appealed" to one of the Federal Appellate Courts based on an error that the District Court made. The Federal Appellate courts must hear cases appealed from the District Courts (in other words, you are guaranteed at least one appeal), however the Supreme Court is not required to hear cases appealed from the Appellate Court. After an unfavorable ruling at the Appellate Court level, the criminal defendant (or the United States/Prosecution) may seek a writ of certiori in order to appeal to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court will grant or deny the writ of certiori depending on several factors in the case (how notable is this case, is it a good "vehicle," is this an important issue, is it very contentious, is there a circuit split, is the decision patently wrong?). If the Court grants certiori, that means that they will hear it. If it denies the writ, the Appellate Court's judgment is final. Keep in mind that only a very small potion of cases make it to the Supreme Court level (less than one percent), so the cases that the Court decides to hear are always notable.
for Federal: The 94 U.S. judicial districts are organized into 12 regional circuits, each of which has a United States court of appeals. A court of appeals hears appeals from the district courts located within its circuit, as well as appeals from decisions of federal administrative agencies. In addition, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has nationwide jurisdiction to hear appeals in specialized cases, such as those involving patent laws and cases decided by the Court of International Trade and the Court of Federal Claims. otherwise every US state has at least one
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The Supreme Court is the most powerful federal court. The Courts of Appeal are the most powerful courts most litigants will ever reach (the Supreme Court only hears a tiny number of cases a year). The District Courts are the trial level courts.
There are 13 Federal Courts of Appeals which are dotted around the country. Each belongs to a "Circuit". Eleven of the Circuits are regions of the US consisting of several States, and each State has at least one District Court. Appeals from District Courts within the Circuit go to the Court of Appeals of the Circuit it is located in. There are two more Circuits. The Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit hears appeals from the Washington D.C. District Court. This court is quite busy as it hears cases involving government issues. Finally, there is a Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit which is also located in Washington D.C. This Court hears appeals from "special" Federal Courts, such as cases within the Armed Forces, Veteran Affairs, International Trade and Patents. Finally, there's the United States Supreme Court in Washington D.C. The Supreme Court decides its own workload and can choose to hear cases from the Courts of Appeals which it deems necessary to be dealt with by the Highest Court of the Land. Out of 10,000 cases which get to the Courts of Appeals, 100 are heard by the Supreme Court.