case_events
API table: case_events
Docket entries recording filings, court actions, and other activity in a case.
Definitions have been recorded for some columns and not others. A column with no definition below has not been documented yet.
A field with a fixed, closed set of values lists that set below. A field with documented codes lists its known values, and shows a meaning for the ones that have been described. Other value lists are not published here. Licensed clients can read them through GET /metadata.
Case Number
API field: case_number
Maryland Judiciary case number that links this case event to case_info.
- Served type
String- Nullability
- Always present on a served row
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
- filter:
equals
Populated on 100% of served rows (438,006,302 of 438,006,302) and on 100% of records collected since 2026 (154,279,907 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Event Date Legacy
API field: event_date
Parsed date reported for the docket event or disposition.
- Served type
Date- Nullability
- May be null
- Legacy
- Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on 24.8% of served rows (108,456,485 of 438,006,302) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Event Type Legacy
API field: event_type
Source event, docket, or disposition type; vocabularies vary across court systems and source eras.
- Served type
String- Nullability
- May be null
- Legacy
- Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on 22.3% of served rows (97,815,801 of 438,006,302) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Document Name
API field: document_name
Document heading or docket description supplied by Case Search.
- Served type
String- Nullability
- May be null
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on 80.1% of served rows (350,998,521 of 438,006,302) and on 100% of records collected since 2026 (154,279,907 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Event Status Legacy
API field: event_status
Status or ruling recorded for the legacy docket event.
- Served type
String- Nullability
- May be null
- Legacy
- Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on <1% of served rows (1,534,816 of 438,006,302) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Decision Legacy
API field: decision
Judge's decision on the filed document, when the source reports one.
- Served type
String- Nullability
- May be null
- Legacy
- Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on <1% of served rows (657,501 of 438,006,302) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Filed By Legacy
API field: filed_by
Source role or side that filed the event, such as Court, Plaintiff, or Defendant.
- Served type
String- Nullability
- May be null
- Legacy
- Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on 2.8% of served rows (12,079,838 of 438,006,302) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Filing Party Type Legacy
API field: party_type
Case role of the party that filed the legacy document.
- Served type
String- Nullability
- May be null
- Legacy
- Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on <1% of served rows (3,810,509 of 438,006,302) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Filing Party Number Legacy
API field: party_number
Legacy party number of the document's filer.
- Served type
Integer- Nullability
- May be null
- Legacy
- Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on <1% of served rows (3,810,509 of 438,006,302) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Ruling Judge Legacy
API field: ruling_judge
Judge recorded as ruling on the event.
- Served type
String- Nullability
- May be null
- Legacy
- Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on <1% of served rows (1,086,643 of 438,006,302) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Disposition Code Legacy
API field: disposition_code
Legacy ODYCIVIL code for the event-level disposition. ODYCIVIL is the Case Search format for civil cases in the Maryland Electronic Courts system.
- Served type
String- Nullability
- May be null
- Legacy
- Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on <1% of served rows (499,120 of 438,006,302) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Disposition Description Legacy
API field: disposition_description
Legacy description corresponding to the event-level disposition code.
- Served type
String- Nullability
- May be null
- Legacy
- Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on <1% of served rows (410,755 of 438,006,302) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Disposition Stage Legacy
API field: disposition_stage
Legacy ODYCIVIL code for the procedural stage at disposition. ODYCIVIL is the Case Search format for civil cases in the Maryland Electronic Courts system.
- Served type
String- Nullability
- May be null
- Legacy
- Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on <1% of served rows (499,120 of 438,006,302) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Disposition Stage Description Legacy
API field: disposition_stage_description
Legacy description corresponding to the disposition-stage code.
- Served type
String- Nullability
- May be null
- Legacy
- Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on <1% of served rows (410,755 of 438,006,302) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
File Date
API field: file_date
Parsed date the document or event was filed.
- Served type
Date- Nullability
- May be null
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on 74.9% of served rows (328,198,758 of 438,006,302) and on 100% of records collected since 2026 (154,279,907 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Entered Date Legacy
API field: entered_date
Parsed date the legacy document was entered on the docket.
- Served type
Date- Nullability
- May be null
- Legacy
- Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on 2.1% of served rows (9,357,547 of 438,006,302) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Created
API field: created_date
Parsed source creation timestamp for the JSON-era event.
- Served type
DateTime- Nullability
- May be null
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on 35.2% of served rows (154,279,907 of 438,006,302) and on 100% of records collected since 2026 (154,279,907 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Document Number Legacy
API field: document_number
Legacy display number assigned to the document within the case.
- Served type
Integer- Nullability
- May be null
- Legacy
- Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on 4.9% of served rows (21,547,870 of 438,006,302) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Complaint Number Legacy
API field: complaint_number
Legacy complaint number associated with the event.
- Served type
Integer- Nullability
- May be null
- Legacy
- Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on 8.6% of served rows (37,824,602 of 438,006,302) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Reference Event Legacy
API field: reference_event
Legacy source text identifying another docket event referenced by this event.
- Served type
String- Nullability
- May be null
- Legacy
- Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on <1% of served rows (1,425,704 of 438,006,302) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Audio Media Legacy
API field: audio_media
Legacy identifier for the hearing or docket audio recording associated with this event.
- Served type
String- Nullability
- May be null
- Legacy
- Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on <1% of served rows (760,135 of 438,006,302) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Audio Start Legacy
API field: audio_start
Source start position or time for the associated audio segment.
- Served type
String- Nullability
- May be null
- Legacy
- Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on <1% of served rows (760,135 of 438,006,302) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Audio Stop Legacy
API field: audio_stop
Source stop position or time for the associated audio segment.
- Served type
String- Nullability
- May be null
- Legacy
- Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on <1% of served rows (760,135 of 438,006,302) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Document Text Legacy
API field: document_text
Docket or document text preserved from the legacy source.
- Served type
Text- Nullability
- May be null
- Legacy
- Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on 3.7% of served rows (16,356,865 of 438,006,302) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Event Comment
API field: comment
Comment or narrative text supplied for the event.
- Served type
String- Nullability
- May be null
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on 70.2% of served rows (307,454,007 of 438,006,302) and on 68.7% of records collected since 2026 (105,978,299 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Case Event Row ID
API field: id
CaseHarvester's own identifier for this case event row.
- Served type
Integer- Nullability
- Always present on a served row
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
- filter:
equals - filter:
set - filter:
greaterThan - filter:
greaterThanOrEqual - filter:
lessThan - filter:
lessThanOrEqual - filter:
inRange
Populated on 100% of served rows (438,006,302 of 438,006,302) and on 100% of records collected since 2026 (154,279,907 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Internal Event ID
API field: internal_event_id
Case Search internal numeric identifier for the JSON-era case event.
- Served type
Integer- Nullability
- May be null
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on 35.2% of served rows (154,279,907 of 438,006,302) and on 100% of records collected since 2026 (154,279,907 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Legacy Case Event Row ID Legacy
API field: legacy_id
Row identifier this record carried in the legacy table it was migrated from.
- Served type
Integer- Nullability
- May be null
- Legacy
- Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on 2.8% of served rows (12,100,041 of 438,006,302) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Source User Legacy
API field: source_user
Legacy source user code recorded with the disposition event.
- Served type
String- Nullability
- May be null
- Legacy
- Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on <1% of served rows (356,979 of 438,006,302) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Source Created Date Legacy
API field: source_created_date
Parsed legacy source creation date for the disposition event.
- Served type
Date- Nullability
- May be null
- Legacy
- Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
- Query capabilities
-
- selectable
Populated on <1% of served rows (499,120 of 438,006,302) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 154,279,907), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:39 UTC
Generated from the current served catalog.