United States District Court for the Central District of California
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The United States District Court for the Central District of California is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over a large portion of Southern and Central California, including Los Angeles, and is one of the busiest and most influential district courts in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States District Court for the Central District of California canonical | 17 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T587395 — 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: United States District Court for the Central District of California Context triple: [United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, reviewsDecisionsOf, United States District Court for the Central District of California]
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United States District Court for the Northern District of California
The United States District Court for the Northern District of California is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the northern region of California, including the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley.
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B.
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Los Angeles County Superior Court is the largest trial court system in the United States, handling a wide range of civil, criminal, family, and probate cases for Los Angeles County.
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C.
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is a prominent federal trial court known for handling high-profile civil and criminal cases, particularly in finance, securities, and organized crime, centered in Manhattan and surrounding counties.
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United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the western region of Washington State.
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California Superior Courts
The California Superior Courts are the state’s trial courts of general jurisdiction, handling civil, criminal, family, probate, and other local cases across all California counties.
- 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: United States District Court for the Central District of California Target entity description: The United States District Court for the Central District of California is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over a large portion of Southern and Central California, including Los Angeles, and is one of the busiest and most influential district courts in the United States.
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United States District Court for the Northern District of California
The United States District Court for the Northern District of California is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the northern region of California, including the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley.
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B.
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Los Angeles County Superior Court is the largest trial court system in the United States, handling a wide range of civil, criminal, family, and probate cases for Los Angeles County.
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United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is a prominent federal trial court known for handling high-profile civil and criminal cases, particularly in finance, securities, and organized crime, centered in Manhattan and surrounding counties.
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Superior Court of California, County of San Diego
The Superior Court of California, County of San Diego is the trial court of general jurisdiction serving San Diego County, handling civil, criminal, family, probate, and other state law matters.
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United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the western region of Washington State.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States district court
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federal trial court ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
C.D. Cal.
ⓘ
CACD ⓘ |
| appellateCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courtType | Article III court ⓘ |
| createdBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| createdFrom | United States District Court for the Southern District of California ⓘ |
| established | September 18, 1966 ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
United States Constitution
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federal statutes ⓘ |
| handles |
bankruptcy appeals
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federal civil cases ⓘ federal constitutional claims ⓘ federal criminal cases ⓘ federal habeas corpus petitions ⓘ |
| hasChiefJudge | yes ⓘ |
| hasDistrictJudges | yes ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Eastern Division
ⓘ
Southern Division ⓘ Western Division ⓘ |
| hasMagistrateJudges | yes ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
busiest United States district courts
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largest United States district courts by caseload ⓘ most influential United States district courts ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Central California
ⓘ
Central District of California ⓘ Los Angeles County ⓘ Orange County, California ⓘ Riverside County ⓘ
surface form:
Riverside County, California
San Bernardino County ⓘ
surface form:
San Bernardino County, California
San Luis Obispo County ⓘ
surface form:
San Luis Obispo County, California
Santa Barbara County ⓘ
surface form:
Santa Barbara County, California
Southern California ⓘ Ventura County ⓘ
surface form:
Ventura County, California
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
federal judiciary of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal judiciary
|
| location |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California
Riverside, California ⓘ Santa Ana ⓘ
surface form:
Santa Ana, California
|
| officialWebsite | https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/ ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
ⓘ
surface form:
Ninth Circuit
|
| primaryCourthouse | First Street Courthouse ⓘ |
| primaryCourthouseLocation | 350 West 1st Street, Los Angeles, California ⓘ |
| seat |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California
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| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| trialLevel | federal district court level ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States District Court for the Central District of California Description of subject: The United States District Court for the Central District of California is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over a large portion of Southern and Central California, including Los Angeles, and is one of the busiest and most influential district courts in the United States.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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reviewsDecisionsOf
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United States District Court for the Central District of California
ⓘ
United States v. Daniel Ellsberg
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court
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United States District Court for the Central District of California
ⓘ
United States Attorney for the Central District of California
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jurisdiction
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United States District Court for the Central District of California
ⓘ
Central District of California
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officialName
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United States District Court for the Central District of California
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Ronald Reagan Federal Building and United States Courthouse
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occupant
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United States District Court for the Central District of California
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United States Courthouse, Los Angeles (First Street Courthouse)
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houses
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United States District Court for the Central District of California
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William Matthew Byrne Jr.
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employer
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United States District Court for the Central District of California
ⓘ
Civic Center/Grand Park
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nearby
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United States District Court for the Central District of California
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subject surface form:
Western Division (U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal.)
subject surface form:
Southern Division (U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal.)
Southern Division
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isRegionalBranchOf
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United States District Court for the Central District of California
ⓘ
subject surface form:
Southern Division (U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal.)
subject surface form:
Eastern Division of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
First Street Courthouse
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occupant
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United States District Court for the Central District of California
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