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CourtListener opinions, federal dockets and docket entries from its keyless public feeds, plus court metadata.

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Find the first page of published California Supreme Court and appellate opinions mentioning "42 U.S.C. § 1983", with case names, citations and filing dates.

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1Request
string

case_name

string

Reporter citation, e.g. 410 U.S. 113.

number

Only clusters cited more than this many times.

string[]

CourtListener court ids (not jurisdiction or state names) to restrict the search to, e.g. scotus, ca9, nysd, cal, calctapp, ny, nyappdiv, tex, texapp, fla. An unknown id such as texas, tx or ca matches nothing and returns zero results. List every court you need: ny does not include nyappdiv. Use the courts function to find ids (jurisdiction S / SA are state supreme and appellate courts). Separate values with commas.

string

Full-text query. Supports CourtListener operators: quoted phrases, AND/OR/NOT, fielded clauses such as citation:("410 U.S. 113") or cites:(cluster_id). Quote a statute to find opinions citing it, e.g. "42 U.S.C. § 1983".

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const result = await firecrawl.scrape({
  alexandria: {
    provider: "courtlistener-com",
    capability: "opinions/search_opinions",
    options: {
      court: [
        "cal",
        "calctapp",
      ],
      query: "\"42 U.S.C. § 1983\"",
    },
  },
});
2Response example

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count
20
count_approximate
true
next_cursor
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observed_at_ms
1793628589000
previous_cursor
null
returned
20
source_url
https://www.courtlistener.com/feed/search/?type=o&q=%2242+U.S.C.+%C2%A7+1983%22&court=cal+calctapp
attorneycase_namecase_name_fullcitationscite_countcluster_idcourtcourt_citation_stringcourt_iddate_argueddate_fileddocket_iddocket_numberjudgenature_of_suitopinionspanel_namesposturescdb_idsnippetsource_urlstatussyllabus
1 Community Compact v. City of Fresno[]10954924California Court of Appeal[][]courtlistener.com/opinion/10954924/1-community-compact-v-city-of-fresno/
LaCour v. Marshalls of California[]10765564California Court of Appeal[][]courtlistener.com/opinion/10765564/lacour-v-marshalls-of-california/
LaCour v. Marshalls of California[]10764368California Court of Appeal[][]courtlistener.com/opinion/10764368/lacour-v-marshalls-of-california/
Picayune Rancheria etc. v. North Fork Rancheria etc.[]10759262California Court of Appeal[][]courtlistener.com/opinion/10759262/picayune-rancheria-etc-v-north-fork-rancheria-etc/
Hastings College Conservation Com. v. State of Cal.[]10704608California Court of Appeal[][]courtlistener.com/opinion/10704608/hastings-college-conservation-com-v-state-of-cal/
Alliance Marce & Eva Stern Math & Sci. High Sch. v. PERB[]10304686California Court of Appeal[][]courtlistener.com/opinion/10304686/alliance-marce-eva-stern-math-sci-high-sch-v-perb/
Cal. Resources Production Corp. v. Antioch City Council[]10296656California Court of Appeal[][]courtlistener.com/opinion/10296656/cal-resources-production-corp-v-antioch-city-council/
Sutter's Place, Inc. v. City of San Jose[]10099709California Court of Appeal[][]courtlistener.com/opinion/10099709/sutters-place-inc-v-city-of-san-jose/
Doe v. Marysville Joint Unified Sch. Dist.[]9454407California Court of Appeal[][]courtlistener.com/opinion/9454407/doe-v-marysville-joint-unified-sch-dist/
Gray v. La Salle Bank, N.A.[]9428960California Court of Appeal[][]courtlistener.com/opinion/9428960/gray-v-la-salle-bank-na/
Gray v. La Salle Bank[]9423737California Court of Appeal[][]courtlistener.com/opinion/9423737/gray-v-la-salle-bank/
Raines v. U.S. Healthworks Medical Group[]9421500California Supreme Court[][]courtlistener.com/opinion/9421500/raines-v-us-healthworks-medical-group/
Boydston v. Weber[]9391863California Court of Appeal[][]courtlistener.com/opinion/9391863/boydston-v-weber/
Boydston v. Padilla[]9391680California Court of Appeal[][]courtlistener.com/opinion/9391680/boydston-v-padilla/
Boydston v. Padilla[]9391015California Court of Appeal[][]courtlistener.com/opinion/9391015/boydston-v-padilla/
Regina v. State of California[]9384705California Court of Appeal[][]courtlistener.com/opinion/9384705/regina-v-state-of-california/
Casey N. v. County of Orange[]9354636California Court of Appeal[][]courtlistener.com/opinion/9354636/casey-n-v-county-of-orange/
Brennon B. v. Super. Ct.[]7853967California Supreme Court[][]courtlistener.com/opinion/7853967/brennon-b-v-super-ct/
California DUI Lawyers Assn. v. Cal. Dept. of Motor Vehicles[]6460181California Court of Appeal[][]courtlistener.com/opinion/6460181/california-dui-lawyers-assn-v-cal-dept-of-motor-vehicles/
People v. Roberts[]5094569California Court of Appeal[][]courtlistener.com/opinion/5094569/people-v-roberts/

Use cases

11

Built-in skills that call CourtListener.

Uses FAA public records, CourtListenerAircraft pre-buy records checkUse before a pilot, aircraft broker or flight-school operator makes an offer on a used US-registered aircraft. Reads the FAA registration and owner, recorded liens and bills of sale, the serial number's registration history and the airworthiness directives for the make and model, and lists what the pre-buy inspection must confirm.7 capabilitiesUse
Uses FMCSA SAFER and SMS carrier registry, CourtListener, MapsTrucking carrier safety vettingUse when a shipper, freight broker or fleet buyer is about to hire or acquire a motor carrier. Resolves the USDOT number, reads authority, fleet and out-of-service rates, drills into SMS violations and crashes, then checks federal court dockets and customer reviews. Produces an approve, conditional or reject decision.7 capabilitiesUse
Uses FDA, CourtListener, SEC EDGARMedical device recall and 510(k) lineage checkUse when a hospital value-analysis committee, biomedical engineering lead or device buyer is evaluating a device before purchase or after a safety notice. Reads the 510(k) clearance and predicate, the manufacturer's recall record, product-liability dockets and, for public makers, risk disclosures, and returns approve, approve with monitoring or defer.5 capabilitiesUse
Uses SEC EDGAR, Fiscal.ai, CourtListener, BenzingaAudit planning risk scan for a listed clientUse when an audit senior or audit manager plans the year-end audit of a listed client and needs an outside-in view of where material misstatement risk sits. Reads risk factors and MD&A changes, unusual balance sheet moves, auditor and officer change filings, litigation and short reports, producing a planning memo of risk areas.7 capabilitiesUse
Uses SEC EDGAR, Companies House, CourtListener, OpenSanctions, Better Business Bureau+1Commercial tenant credit check before signingUse when a landlord, asset manager or leasing broker is about to sign a commercial lease and needs to know whether the tenant entity can pay. Identifies the entity in SEC or Companies House records, searches federal court dockets for suits and bankruptcies, screens the entity against sanctions lists and reads BBB complaints. Produces a tenant risk memo with suggested protections.9 capabilitiesUse
Uses FDIC BankFind Suite, fred, Federal Reserve Board, CourtListenerBank counterparty checkUse when a treasury, finance or ops lead must decide whether to keep deposits or a credit line at a US bank. Reads the bank's call report trend, deposit concentration, the rate backdrop and any Federal Reserve enforcement actions, producing a counterparty note with a keep, cap or move recommendation.6 capabilitiesUse
Uses Benzinga, SEC EDGAR, Fiscal.ai, CourtListenerShort-seller report triageUse when a short seller publishes a report on a stock you own or cover and you need a view before the next open. Breaks the report into checkable claims and tests each against filings, insider trades, federal dockets and the reported numbers, producing a claim-by-claim scorecard and the questions to put to management.7 capabilitiesUse
Uses USAspending, Utah business registry, Colorado Secretary of State business database, CourtListenerContract modification creep auditUse when an inspector general auditor or contract oversight analyst suspects a federal award grew far beyond what was competed. Walks the award's modification history, flags out-of-scope growth and bridge extensions, checks whether subawardees were formed shortly before receiving work, and looks for related litigation, producing an audit lead sheet.9 capabilitiesUse
Uses GLEIF, OpenSanctions, OFAC Sanctions List Search, CourtListenerForeign supplier ownership and sanctions screenUse before onboarding or paying a foreign supplier, subcontractor or joint-venture partner. Resolves the legal entity and its parent chain through GLEIF, screens every name in the chain against OpenSanctions and OFAC, and checks US court dockets and federal award history. Produces a clear, escalate or block memo.7 capabilitiesUse

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