United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the eastern region of Pennsylvania, including the Philadelphia metropolitan area.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States district court
federal trial court
appellateCourt United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
country United States
coversCounty Berks County NERFINISHED
Bucks County NERFINISHED
Carbon County
Chester County NERFINISHED
Columbia County NERFINISHED
Dauphin County
Delaware County
Lackawanna County
Lancaster County
Lebanon County
Lehigh County NERFINISHED
Luzerne County NERFINISHED
Monroe County NERFINISHED
Montgomery County
Northampton County
Philadelphia County
Pike County NERFINISHED
Schuylkill County NERFINISHED
Wayne County NERFINISHED
Wyoming County
createdBy United States Congress
established April 20, 1818
governingLaw United States Constitution
federal statutes of the United States
handles bankruptcy appeals
diversity jurisdiction cases
federal civil litigation
federal criminal prosecutions
federal question jurisdiction cases
habeas corpus petitions
hasCourthouse James A. Byrne United States Courthouse
hasDivision Allentown Division
Easton Division
Lancaster Division
Philadelphia Division
Reading Division
jurisdiction Philadelphia metropolitan area
civil cases
criminal cases
eastern region of Pennsylvania
language English
legalSystem federal judiciary of the United States
location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
partOf Third Circuit
seat Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
state Pennsylvania


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