D. Colo.

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United States district court federal trial court

D. Colo. is the standard legal abbreviation for the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, a federal trial court within the Tenth Circuit.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
D. Colo. canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3733139 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: D. Colo.
Context triple: [United States District Court for the District of Colorado, shortName, D. Colo.]

A. Colorado
Colorado is a landlocked U.S. state known for its Rocky Mountain landscapes, outdoor recreation, and cities like Denver and Boulder.
B. Utah
Utah is a landlocked state in the western United States known for its vast deserts, distinctive red rock landscapes, and prominent national parks such as Zion and Arches.
C. Colorado House
Colorado House is a restored 19th-century adobe hotel and commercial building located within Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, now serving as a museum that interprets early San Diego history.
D. D. Nev.
D. Nev. is the standard legal abbreviation for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, a federal trial court within the Ninth Circuit.
E. Wyoming
Wyoming is a sparsely populated U.S. state known for its vast plains, the Rocky Mountains, and iconic national parks like Yellowstone and Grand Teton.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: D. Colo.
Target entity description: D. Colo. is the standard legal abbreviation for the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, a federal trial court within the Tenth Circuit.

A. Colorado
Colorado is a landlocked U.S. state known for its Rocky Mountain landscapes, outdoor recreation, and cities like Denver and Boulder.
B. Utah
Utah is a landlocked state in the western United States known for its vast deserts, distinctive red rock landscapes, and prominent national parks such as Zion and Arches.
C. Colorado House
Colorado House is a restored 19th-century adobe hotel and commercial building located within Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, now serving as a museum that interprets early San Diego history.
D. D. Nev.
D. Nev. is the standard legal abbreviation for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, a federal trial court within the Ninth Circuit.
E. Wyoming
Wyoming is a sparsely populated U.S. state known for its vast plains, the Rocky Mountains, and iconic national parks like Yellowstone and Grand Teton.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States district court ⓘ federal trial court ⓘ
abbreviationFor	District of Colorado ⓘ surface form: United States District Court for the District of Colorado
appellateCourt	United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ⓘ
appliesEvidenceRules	rules of evidence for the federal courts ⓘ surface form: Federal Rules of Evidence
appliesProceduralRules	United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ surface form: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure ⓘ
circuit	United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ⓘ surface form: Tenth Circuit
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
courtSystem	federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ surface form: United States federal judiciary
courtType	federal court ⓘ trial court ⓘ
decisionAppealedTo	United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ⓘ
enforces	United States Constitution ⓘ federal regulations ⓘ federal statutes ⓘ
fullName	District of Colorado ⓘ surface form: United States District Court for the District of Colorado
geographicJurisdiction	Colorado ⓘ surface form: State of Colorado
handles	pretrial matters in federal cases in Colorado ⓘ
hasAuthorityFrom	United States Congress ⓘ surface form: Congress of the United States
hasClerkOffice	Clerk of Court for the District of Colorado ⓘ
hasJudgeType	Article III judge ⓘ United States magistrate judge ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	federal civil cases arising in Colorado ⓘ federal criminal cases arising in Colorado ⓘ
hasOfficialReporter	Federal Rules Decisions ⓘ Federal Supplement ⓘ
hearsAppealsFrom	United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado ⓘ surface form: United States bankruptcy courts in Colorado
hearsCaseType	bankruptcy appeals ⓘ civil cases ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ
isPartOf	United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ⓘ surface form: Tenth Circuit judicial system United States district courts ⓘ surface form: United States District Courts
jurisdiction	District of Colorado ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
levelOfCourt	trial level ⓘ
locatedIn	Colorado ⓘ
partyTo	federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ surface form: United States federal court system
standardLegalCitation	D. Colo. ⓘ
subjectMatterJurisdiction	cases involving federal statutes ⓘ cases involving the United States as a party ⓘ diversity jurisdiction ⓘ federal question jurisdiction ⓘ
usesCitationManual	Bluebook legal citation ⓘ surface form: Bluebook

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

District of Colorado → shortName → D. Colo. ⓘ

subject surface form: United States District Court for the District of Colorado

District of Colorado → abbreviation → D. Colo. ⓘ