United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina
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The United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the eastern region of South Carolina.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States district court
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federal trial court → |
| abbreviation |
D.S.C. (historical and citation context often uses D.S.C. for the District of South Carolina)
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| appealsTo |
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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| appliesLaw |
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure → Federal Rules of Evidence → United States Constitution → federal regulations → federal statutes of the United States → |
| country |
United States
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| courtSystem |
federal judiciary of the United States
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| courtType |
trial court
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| employs |
United States district judges
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United States magistrate judges → court clerks and administrative staff → |
| fundedBy |
federal government of the United States
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| governingBody |
United States government
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| handles |
civil cases
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criminal cases → |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
diversity jurisdiction cases arising in the eastern region of South Carolina
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federal criminal prosecutions in the eastern region of South Carolina → federal law cases arising in the eastern region of South Carolina → |
| hasOfficialWebsite |
https://www.scd.uscourts.gov/
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| hasTypeOfCase |
admiralty and maritime cases
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bankruptcy appeals and related matters (from bankruptcy court) → civil rights cases → employment discrimination cases → environmental law cases → federal criminal offenses → federal question jurisdiction cases → federal tax cases → habeas corpus petitions → immigration-related federal cases → intellectual property cases → prisoner civil rights actions → securities law cases → social security appeals → |
| hearsAppealsFrom |
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Carolina (in certain matters)
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| isSubdivisionOf |
federal courts in South Carolina
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| jurisdiction |
eastern region of South Carolina
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| language |
English
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| legalSystem |
common law
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| levelOfCourt |
district court
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| locatedIn |
South Carolina
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| partOf |
Article III courts of the United States (for its Article III judges)
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit geographic circuit → |
| subjectToReviewBy |
Supreme Court of the United States
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Briggs v. Elliott
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court |
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Clarendon County school board
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relevantCourt |