United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
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The United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the western region of Louisiana.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States district court
→
federal trial court → |
| abbreviation | W.D. La. → |
| appliesLaw |
United States Constitution
→
United States federal law → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| employs |
United States district judges
→
United States Magistrate Judges →
surface form:
United States magistrate judges
clerks of court → court staff → |
| governsArea | western region of Louisiana → |
| handles |
bankruptcy appeals
→
civil litigation → criminal prosecutions → diversity jurisdiction cases → federal question cases → |
| hasAppealsTo | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit → |
| hasAuthorityFrom | Article III of the United States Constitution → |
| hasFunction |
adjudication of federal disputes
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imposition of federal criminal sentences → interpretation of federal law → |
| hasLevel | district court level → |
| hears |
bench trials
→
jury trials → |
| isOneOf | 94 United States district courts → |
| isSubdivisionOf |
federal judiciary of the United States
→
surface form:
Judicial Branch of the United States Government
|
| jurisdiction |
Western District of Louisiana
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federal civil cases → federal criminal cases → |
| language | English → |
| locatedIn |
Louisiana
→
western Louisiana → |
| partOf |
federal judiciary of the United States
→
surface form:
United States federal court system
federal judiciary of the United States → |
| styleOfCaseCitation | W.D. La. → |
| subjectToReviewBy |
Supreme Court of the United States
→
surface form:
United States Supreme Court
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| type | trial court → |
| uses |
United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
→
surface form:
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure → rules of evidence for the federal courts →
surface form:
Federal Rules of Evidence
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Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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reviewsCasesFrom
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United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
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