United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

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United States district court federal trial court

The United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the central region of North Carolina.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina canonical	7
Middle District of North Carolina	6
Winston-Salem Division of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T537107 — 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 Middle District of North Carolina
Context triple: [United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, reviewsCasesFrom, United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina]

A. United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the eastern region of North Carolina.
B. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia is a federal trial court known for its fast-paced docket and significant civil rights and national security cases.
C. United States District Court for the District of Maryland
The United States District Court for the District of Maryland is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising under federal law within the state of Maryland.
D. United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising under federal law within the state of New Hampshire.
E. United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
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 Middle District of North Carolina
Target entity description: The United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the central region of North Carolina.

A. United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the eastern region of North Carolina.
B. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia is a federal trial court known for its fast-paced docket and significant civil rights and national security cases.
C. United States District Court for the District of Maryland
The United States District Court for the District of Maryland is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising under federal law within the state of Maryland.
D. United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising under federal law within the state of New Hampshire.
E. United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States district court ⓘ federal trial court ⓘ
appealsTo	United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ
appliesLaw	United States federal law ⓘ federal civil law ⓘ federal criminal law ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
createdBy	United States Congress ⓘ
dateOfEstablishment	1927 ⓘ
handles	bankruptcy appeals ⓘ federal civil litigation ⓘ federal criminal prosecutions ⓘ habeas corpus petitions ⓘ
hasChiefJudge	Catherine C. Eagles ⓘ
hasCourthouseIn	Durham, North Carolina ⓘ Greensboro, North Carolina ⓘ Winston-Salem, North Carolina ⓘ
hasJudgeType	United States district judge ⓘ United States magistrate judge ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	cases arising under the Constitution, laws, and treaties of the United States ⓘ civil cases arising in the central region of North Carolina ⓘ criminal cases arising in the central region of North Carolina ⓘ diversity jurisdiction cases ⓘ federal question cases ⓘ
hasSubdivision	Durham Division ⓘ Greensboro Division ⓘ Winston-Salem Division ⓘ
hasTypeOfCourt	trial court of general federal jurisdiction ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.ncmd.uscourts.gov/ ⓘ
hears	bench trials ⓘ jury trials ⓘ
isSubjectTo	Federal Rules of Evidence ⓘ linked to: rules of evidence for the federal courts rules of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ rules of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure ⓘ
locatedInJurisdiction	Middle District of North Carolina ⓘ linked to: United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	North Carolina ⓘ
partOf	United States District Courts ⓘ linked to: United States district courts United States federal court system ⓘ linked to: federal judiciary of the United States
seat	Greensboro, North Carolina ⓘ
usesLanguage	English ⓘ

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