United States District Court for the District of Delaware

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The United States District Court for the District of Delaware is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal cases arising in the state of Delaware, particularly noted for its large docket of corporate and patent litigation.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States district court
federal trial court
abbreviation D. Md.
surface form: D. Del.
appellateCourt United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
appliesLaw United States Constitution
United States federal law
federal regulations
federal statutes
country United States of America
createdBy United States Congress
createdUnder Article III of the United States Constitution
employs court clerks
court staff
federal judges
magistrate judges
governs federal cases arising in Delaware
handles corporate litigation
federal civil cases
federal criminal cases
patent litigation
hasBuildingType courthouse
hasJudgeType United States district judge
hasLevel trial court
hasMagistrateJudgeType United States magistrate judge
hasReputationFor expertise in corporate law
expertise in patent law
hasSubjectMatterJurisdictionOver bankruptcy appeals
cases arising under federal patent law
diversity jurisdiction cases
federal question cases
hasType Article III court
hearsAppealsFrom United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
jurisdiction District of Delaware
Province of Delaware
surface form: State of Delaware
legalSystem common law
locatedIn Wilmington, Delaware
notedFor complex commercial litigation
large corporate docket
large patent docket
officialLanguage English
partOf United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
surface form: Third Circuit

federal judiciary of the United States
seat Wilmington, Delaware
serves residents of Delaware
stateServed Province of Delaware
surface form: Delaware
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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United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reviewsCasesFrom United States District Court for the District of Delaware