legalCaseRole

P16985
predicate

Indicates the specific role or capacity an entity holds within a legal case, such as plaintiff, defendant, judge, or attorney.

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All labels observed (32)

Label Occurrences
roleInLawsuit 26
legalCaseRole canonical 12
plaintiffRole 7

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: legalCaseRole
Generated description
Indicates the specific role or capacity an entity holds within a legal case, such as plaintiff, defendant, judge, or attorney.

Sample triples (83)

Subject Object
William Marbury plaintiff ⓘ
United States in tax litigation respondent via predicate surface "roleInTaxCourt" ⓘ
State of Oregon in Multnomah County criminal cases plaintiff via predicate surface "roleInCaseCaption" ⓘ
State of Oregon in Multnomah County criminal cases prosecution via predicate surface "roleInCaseCaption" ⓘ
State of Oregon in Multnomah County criminal cases State of Oregon via predicate surface "appearsInCaseCaptionAs" ⓘ
linked to: Oregon
Claude R. Wickard named party in Wickard v. Filburn ⓘ
Ollie McClung, Sr. respondent in Katzenbach v. McClung ⓘ
Helvering v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Commissioner of Internal Revenue via predicate surface "partyRoleOfHelvering" ⓘ
Verner, Administrator, Employment Security Commission of South Carolina government respondent via predicate surface "partyRoleInSherbert v. Verner" ⓘ
Mary Doe Doe v. Bolton via predicate surface "isPlaintiffIn" ⓘ
Griswold v. Connecticut Executive Director of the Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut via predicate surface "plaintiffRole" ⓘ
Griswold v. Connecticut Medical Director of the Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut via predicate surface "plaintiffRole" ⓘ
Jay Printz lead petitioner via predicate surface "roleInLawsuit" ⓘ
Joe G. Garcia plaintiff in Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority via predicate surface "roleInLawsuit" ⓘ
Coryell defendant via predicate surface "roleInLawsuit" ⓘ
Phillips Nizer LLP
linked to: Phillips Nizer LLP (former)
attorney via predicate surface "representedRoleOfClient" ⓘ
Comité des Citoyens plaintiff organizers in Plessy v. Ferguson ⓘ
Duke Power Company defendant in Griggs v. Duke Power Co. via predicate surface "legalRoleInCase" ⓘ
Gerald Lynn Bostock plaintiff in Bostock v. Clayton County via predicate surface "roleInLawsuit" ⓘ
Love Wins Jim Obergefell via predicate surface "hasPlaintiffAsProtagonist" ⓘ
linked to: James Obergefell
Ijpe DeKoe named plaintiff via predicate surface "roleInLawsuit" ⓘ
Mary Beth Tinker student plaintiff in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District via predicate surface "roleInLawsuit" ⓘ
Board of Education of the Township of Ewing respondent in Everson v. Board of Education via predicate surface "sideInLegalCase" ⓘ
Myers v. United States postmaster of Portland, Oregon via predicate surface "plaintiffRole" ⓘ
Abe Fortas counsel for Clarence Earl Gideon via predicate surface "roleInGideonVWainwright" ⓘ
Curtis Craig plaintiff via predicate surface "roleInLawsuit" ⓘ
Michael Baca plaintiff via predicate surface "roleInLitigation" ⓘ
Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu mayor of Taba commune via predicate surface "roleOfDefendant" ⓘ
Alton Lemon lead plaintiff in Lemon v. Kurtzman ⓘ
Virginia Minor women’s suffrage case suffragist via predicate surface "plaintiffRole" ⓘ
Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora director of cabinet in the Rwandan Ministry of Defence via predicate surface "relatesToRoleOfDefendant" ⓘ
Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora senior officer in the Rwandan army via predicate surface "relatesToRoleOfDefendant" ⓘ
I Am Prepared to Die accused via predicate surface "legalRoleOfSpeaker" ⓘ
Christopher Eckhardt plaintiff via predicate surface "roleInLawsuit" ⓘ
Sam Bowden prosecution witness against Max Cady via predicate surface "legalRoleInBackstory" ⓘ
Tyler Independent School District petitioner in Plyler v. Doe ⓘ
Supreme Court affirmed reversal of conviction criminal defendant via predicate surface "partyRoleOfLopez" ⓘ
McClung respondent in Katzenbach v. McClung via predicate surface "partyRoleInCase" ⓘ
United States military tribunal in Manila Imperial Japanese Army officers via predicate surface "defendantsRole" ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japanese Army
Gregory
linked to: Gregory was a taxpayer and shareholder.
petitioner via predicate surface "litigantType" ⓘ
Henry Harvey
linked to: State's Attorney Henry Harvey
representative of the prosecution via predicate surface "justiceSystemRole" ⓘ
Arch R. Everson plaintiff via predicate surface "roleInLawsuit" ⓘ
Eddie C. Thomas claimant via predicate surface "roleInLawsuit" ⓘ
Eddie C. Thomas petitioner via predicate surface "roleInLawsuit" ⓘ
Roswell Field filed federal suit on behalf of Dred Scott via predicate surface "roleInDredScottCase" ⓘ
Roswell Field helped move the case from Missouri state courts to federal courts via predicate surface "roleInDredScottCase" ⓘ
Delaware public school authorities state and local officials whose segregation policies were reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court via predicate surface "roleInBrownCompanionCases" ⓘ
Barbara Grutter plaintiff via predicate surface "roleInLawsuit" ⓘ
Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation plaintiff in fair housing lawsuits via predicate surface "roleInLitigation" ⓘ
R. James Blackshire
linked to: R. James Blackshire et al.
respondent via predicate surface "roleInLawsuit" ⓘ