United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
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The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the eastern region of Michigan, including the Detroit metropolitan area.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan canonical | 19 |
| Eastern District of Michigan | 8 |
| Southern Division, E.D. Mich. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T561314 — 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 Eastern District of Michigan Context triple: [United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, reviewsCasesFrom, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan]
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United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising under federal law within the state of Connecticut.
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B.
United States District Court for the Western District of New York
The United States District Court for the Western District of New York is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal cases arising in the western region of New York State, including cities such as Buffalo and Rochester.
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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.
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D.
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal cases arising in parts of New York City and Long Island.
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E.
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee.
- 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 Eastern District of Michigan Target entity description: The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the eastern region of Michigan, including the Detroit metropolitan area.
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A.
United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising under federal law within the state of Connecticut.
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B.
United States District Court for the Western District of New York
The United States District Court for the Western District of New York is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal cases arising in the western region of New York State, including cities such as Buffalo and Rochester.
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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.
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D.
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal cases arising in parts of New York City and Long Island.
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United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States district court
ⓘ
federal trial court ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
E.D. Mich.
ⓘ
E.D. Michigan ⓘ
linked to:
E.D. Mich.
|
| appellateCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ |
| authorizedJudgeships | 15 ⓘ |
| chiefJudge | Sean F. Cox ⓘ |
| circuit | Sixth Circuit ⓘ |
| clerkOfCourtOffice |
Detroit, Michigan
ⓘ
linked to:
Detroit
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| courtType | trial court of general federal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| createdBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| established | 1863 ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
ⓘ
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure ⓘ United States Constitution ⓘ federal statutes ⓘ |
| handles |
admiralty cases
ⓘ
bankruptcy appeals ⓘ diversity jurisdiction cases ⓘ federal criminal prosecutions ⓘ federal question jurisdiction cases ⓘ |
| hasBuilding | Theodore Levin United States Courthouse ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Northern Division
ⓘ
Southern Division ⓘ |
| hasMagistrateJudges | yes ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom | United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Detroit metropolitan area
ⓘ
Eastern District of Michigan ⓘ eastern region of Michigan ⓘ federal civil cases ⓘ federal criminal cases ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Ann Arbor, Michigan
ⓘ
linked to:
Ann Arbor
Bay City, Michigan ⓘ
linked to:
Bay City
Detroit, Michigan ⓘ
linked to:
Detroit
Flint, Michigan ⓘ Port Huron, Michigan ⓘ
linked to:
Port Huron, Michigan, United States
|
| mainCourthouseLocation | 231 W. Lafayette Blvd., Detroit, Michigan ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States District Court for the Sixth Circuit
ⓘ
United States federal judiciary ⓘ
linked to:
federal judiciary of the United States
|
| regionServed |
eastern Lower Peninsula of Michigan
ⓘ
linked to:
eastern Michigan
|
| seat |
Detroit, Michigan
ⓘ
linked to:
Detroit
|
| state |
Michigan
ⓘ
linked to:
Michigan (most of state)
|
| subordinateTo | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| typeOfCourt | Article III court ⓘ |
| website | https://www.mied.uscourts.gov ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Description of subject: The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the eastern region of Michigan, including the Detroit metropolitan area.
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
→
reviewsCasesFrom
→
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
ⓘ
DeBoer v. Snyder
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jurisdiction
→
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
ⓘ
DeBoer v. Snyder
→
courtOfFirstInstance
→
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
ⓘ
Kwame Kilpatrick
→
convictedIn
→
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
ⓘ
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
→
jurisdiction
→
Eastern District of Michigan
ⓘ
linked to: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Milliken v. Bradley (1974)
→
originatingCourt
→
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
ⓘ
subject linked to:
Milliken I
linked to: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Bernard A. Friedman
→
employer
→
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
ⓘ
Theodore Levin United States Courthouse
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locatedInJurisdiction
→
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
ⓘ
Theodore Levin United States Courthouse
→
occupant
→
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
ⓘ
Southern Division (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan)
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partOf
→
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
ⓘ
subject linked to:
Southern Division
Southern Division (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan)
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locatedIn
→
Eastern District of Michigan
ⓘ
subject linked to:
Southern Division
linked to: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Southern Division (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan)
→
hasParentCourt
→
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
ⓘ
subject linked to:
Southern Division
Southern Division (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan)
→
hasAbbreviation
→
Southern Division, E.D. Mich.
ⓘ
subject linked to:
Southern Division
linked to: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Northern Division (U.S. District Court, E.D. Michigan)
→
partOf
→
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
ⓘ
subject linked to:
Northern Division
Northern Division (U.S. District Court, E.D. Michigan)
→
locatedInJurisdiction
→
Eastern District of Michigan
ⓘ
subject linked to:
Northern Division
linked to: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
subject linked to:
Northern Division
linked to: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
→
jurisdiction
→
Eastern District of Michigan
ⓘ
linked to: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
→
partOf
→
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
ⓘ
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
→
appealsTo
→
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
ⓘ
linked to: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Sean F. Cox
→
nominatedAsJudgeOf
→
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
ⓘ
linked to: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan