United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

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United States district court federal trial court

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the northern region of Indiana.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana canonical	18
Northern District of Indiana	12
United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Fort Wayne Division	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T718962 — 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 Northern District of Indiana
Context triple: [United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, reviewsCasesFrom, United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana]

A. United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the northern counties of Illinois, including the Chicago metropolitan area.
B. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
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.
C. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the eastern region of Wisconsin.
D. United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the northern region of Ohio.
E. Judiciary of Indiana
The Judiciary of Indiana is the state’s court system responsible for interpreting Indiana law and administering justice through its network of trial and appellate courts.
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 Northern District of Indiana
Target entity description: The United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the northern region of Indiana.

A. United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the northern counties of Illinois, including the Chicago metropolitan area.
B. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
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.
C. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the eastern region of Wisconsin.
D. United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the northern region of Ohio.
E. Judiciary of Indiana
The Judiciary of Indiana is the state’s court system responsible for interpreting Indiana law and administering justice through its network of trial and appellate courts.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States district court ⓘ federal trial court ⓘ
applies	Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ linked to: United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure ⓘ Federal Rules of Evidence ⓘ linked to: rules of evidence for the federal courts
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
createdBy	United States Congress ⓘ
governsArea	northern region of Indiana ⓘ
handles	bankruptcy appeals ⓘ criminal prosecutions under federal statutes ⓘ diversity jurisdiction cases ⓘ federal question jurisdiction cases ⓘ
hasBuildingType	courthouse ⓘ
hasCourthouse	Fort Wayne Courthouse ⓘ Hammond Courthouse ⓘ Lafayette Courthouse ⓘ South Bend Courthouse ⓘ
hasDivision	Fort Wayne Division ⓘ Hammond Division ⓘ Lafayette Division ⓘ South Bend Division ⓘ
hasLevel	trial court ⓘ
hearsAppealsTo	United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ
jurisdiction	Northern District of Indiana ⓘ linked to: United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana federal civil cases ⓘ federal criminal cases ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
locatedIn	State of Indiana ⓘ linked to: Indiana
partOf	Seventh Circuit ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit United States federal judiciary ⓘ linked to: federal judiciary of the United States
seat	Fort Wayne, Indiana ⓘ Hammond, Indiana ⓘ Lafayette, Indiana ⓘ South Bend, Indiana ⓘ
servedBy	United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana ⓘ
subjectTo	Article III of the United States Constitution ⓘ
subordinateTo	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
typeOfLaw	federal law ⓘ
uses	United States Marshals Service ⓘ United States Probation Office ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit → reviewsCasesFrom → United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana ⓘ

CA7 → hearsAppealsFrom → United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana ⓘ

United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana → jurisdiction → Northern District of Indiana ⓘ