Check Document

POST

api

check

curl -X POST https://api.courtrules.app/api/v1/check \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "judge_slug": "gary-r-brown",
    "district_id": "edny",
    "document_scope": "brief_support",
    "motion_type": "Rule_56",
    "is_pro_se": false,
    "pmc_completed": true,
    "opposing_party_pro_se": false,
    "filing_role": "movant",
    "document": {
      "page_count": 22,
      "word_count": 7200
    }
  }'

curl -X POST https://api.courtrules.app/api/v1/check \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "judge_slug": "gary-r-brown",
    "district_id": "edny",
    "document_scope": "brief_support",
    "motion_type": "Rule_56",
    "is_pro_se": false,
    "pmc_completed": true,
    "opposing_party_pro_se": false,
    "filing_role": "movant",
    "document": {
      "page_count": 18,
      "word_count": 7200,
      "caption": {
        "present": true,
        "has_court_name": true,
        "has_case_title": true,
        "has_docket_number": true,
        "has_document_designation": true
      },
      "signature_block": {
        "present": true,
        "has_attorney_name": true,
        "has_firm_name": true,
        "has_address": true,
        "has_email": true,
        "has_phone": true,
        "is_electronic_signature": true
      },
      "sections": {
        "has_toc": true,
        "has_toa": true,
        "has_certificate_of_compliance": true,
        "certificate_word_count": 7200,
        "has_certificate_of_service": true,
        "has_numbered_paragraphs": true,
        "has_56_1_statement": true,
        "has_56_1_counterstatement": false,
        "has_proposed_amended_pleading": false,
        "has_verbatim_discovery_text": false,
        "has_conferral_certification": false,
        "has_notice_of_motion": true,
        "has_memorandum_of_law": true,
        "has_supporting_affidavits": true,
        "has_pro_se_sj_notice": false
      },
      "format": {
        "primary_font_size_pt": 12,
        "footnote_font_size_pt": 10,
        "margin_inches": 1.0,
        "line_spacing": "double"
      },
      "privacy": {
        "contains_full_ssn": false,
        "contains_full_dob": false,
        "contains_minor_full_name": false,
        "contains_full_financial_account": false
      }
    }
  }'

{
  "judge": {
    "slug": "gary-r-brown",
    "name": "Gary R. Brown"
  },
  "summary": {
    "status": "NON_COMPLIANT",
    "failures": 1,
    "warnings": 0,
    "passes": 1,
    "action_items": 3
  },
  "results": [
    {
      "severity": "CRITICAL",
      "category": "PAGE_LIMIT",
      "message": "22 pages exceeds 20-page limit",
      "source": "Brown SO §2.B",
      "status": "FAIL"
    },
    {
      "severity": "INFO",
      "category": "WORD_LIMIT",
      "message": "7,200 words within 8,750-word limit",
      "source": "EDNY LR 7.1(c)",
      "status": "PASS"
    },
    {
      "severity": "WARNING",
      "category": "COURTESY_COPY",
      "message": "Courtesy copy required",
      "source": "Brown SO §1",
      "status": "ACTION_REQUIRED"
    },
    {
      "severity": "INFO",
      "category": "PMC",
      "message": "Pre-motion conference completed",
      "source": "Brown SO §3.A",
      "status": "PASS"
    },
    {
      "severity": "WARNING",
      "category": "BUNDLING",
      "message": "Do NOT file until motion is fully briefed",
      "source": "Brown SO §3.B",
      "status": "ACTION_REQUIRED"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "checks_run": 5,
    "checks_skipped": 16
  }
}

string

required

Judge slug identifier (e.g. gary-r-brown)

string

required

District identifier (e.g. edny)

string

required

Document type. One of: brief_support, brief_reply, brief_opposition, reconsideration_support, reconsideration_reply, letter, discovery_letter, proposed_findings, affidavit, settlement_statement, objection_response, rule_56_1_statement

string

Motion type. One of: Rule_12, Rule_56, Rule_50, Rule_59, Rule_60, Daubert, TRO, preliminary_injunction, reconsideration, discovery, motion_to_amend, motion_in_limine, general

boolean

required

Whether the filing party is pro se

boolean

required

Whether a pre-motion conference has been completed for this motion

boolean

required

Whether the opposing party is pro se (triggers additional notice requirements)

string

required

Filing role. One of: movant, opponent, reply

object

required

Document metadata. Only page_count and word_count are required. See Document Structure for all optional fields.

Show Required fields

integer

required

Total page count (must be >= 1)

integer

required

Total word count (must be >= 0)

Show Optional sections

object

Caption analysis results

object

Signature block analysis results

object

Document section analysis results

object

Formatting analysis results (font size, margins, spacing)

object

Privacy/PII analysis results

curl -X POST https://api.courtrules.app/api/v1/check \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "judge_slug": "gary-r-brown",
    "district_id": "edny",
    "document_scope": "brief_support",
    "motion_type": "Rule_56",
    "is_pro_se": false,
    "pmc_completed": true,
    "opposing_party_pro_se": false,
    "filing_role": "movant",
    "document": {
      "page_count": 22,
      "word_count": 7200
    }
  }'

curl -X POST https://api.courtrules.app/api/v1/check \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "judge_slug": "gary-r-brown",
    "district_id": "edny",
    "document_scope": "brief_support",
    "motion_type": "Rule_56",
    "is_pro_se": false,
    "pmc_completed": true,
    "opposing_party_pro_se": false,
    "filing_role": "movant",
    "document": {
      "page_count": 18,
      "word_count": 7200,
      "caption": {
        "present": true,
        "has_court_name": true,
        "has_case_title": true,
        "has_docket_number": true,
        "has_document_designation": true
      },
      "signature_block": {
        "present": true,
        "has_attorney_name": true,
        "has_firm_name": true,
        "has_address": true,
        "has_email": true,
        "has_phone": true,
        "is_electronic_signature": true
      },
      "sections": {
        "has_toc": true,
        "has_toa": true,
        "has_certificate_of_compliance": true,
        "certificate_word_count": 7200,
        "has_certificate_of_service": true,
        "has_numbered_paragraphs": true,
        "has_56_1_statement": true,
        "has_56_1_counterstatement": false,
        "has_proposed_amended_pleading": false,
        "has_verbatim_discovery_text": false,
        "has_conferral_certification": false,
        "has_notice_of_motion": true,
        "has_memorandum_of_law": true,
        "has_supporting_affidavits": true,
        "has_pro_se_sj_notice": false
      },
      "format": {
        "primary_font_size_pt": 12,
        "footnote_font_size_pt": 10,
        "margin_inches": 1.0,
        "line_spacing": "double"
      },
      "privacy": {
        "contains_full_ssn": false,
        "contains_full_dob": false,
        "contains_minor_full_name": false,
        "contains_full_financial_account": false
      }
    }
  }'

{
  "judge": {
    "slug": "gary-r-brown",
    "name": "Gary R. Brown"
  },
  "summary": {
    "status": "NON_COMPLIANT",
    "failures": 1,
    "warnings": 0,
    "passes": 1,
    "action_items": 3
  },
  "results": [
    {
      "severity": "CRITICAL",
      "category": "PAGE_LIMIT",
      "message": "22 pages exceeds 20-page limit",
      "source": "Brown SO §2.B",
      "status": "FAIL"
    },
    {
      "severity": "INFO",
      "category": "WORD_LIMIT",
      "message": "7,200 words within 8,750-word limit",
      "source": "EDNY LR 7.1(c)",
      "status": "PASS"
    },
    {
      "severity": "WARNING",
      "category": "COURTESY_COPY",
      "message": "Courtesy copy required",
      "source": "Brown SO §1",
      "status": "ACTION_REQUIRED"
    },
    {
      "severity": "INFO",
      "category": "PMC",
      "message": "Pre-motion conference completed",
      "source": "Brown SO §3.A",
      "status": "PASS"
    },
    {
      "severity": "WARNING",
      "category": "BUNDLING",
      "message": "Do NOT file until motion is fully briefed",
      "source": "Brown SO §3.B",
      "status": "ACTION_REQUIRED"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "checks_run": 5,
    "checks_skipped": 16
  }
}

Response fields

object

Show Summary

string

Overall compliance status: - COMPLIANT: No failures, no action items - REVIEW: No failures, but action items require attention - NON_COMPLIANT: At least one rule violation

integer

Count of FAIL results

integer

Count of WARNING-severity failures

integer

Count of PASS results

integer

Count of ACTION_REQUIRED results

array

Individual check results

Show LintResult

string

CRITICAL, WARNING, or INFO

string

Check category (e.g. PAGE_LIMIT, WORD_LIMIT, CAPTION, PMC, FORMAT)

string

Human-readable explanation

string

Rule citation (e.g. FRCP 10(a), EDNY LR 7.1(c), Brown SO §2.B)

string

FAIL, PASS, or ACTION_REQUIRED

object

Show Meta

integer

Total number of checks that produced results

integer

Checks skipped due to missing optional document sections

curl -X POST https://api.courtrules.app/api/v1/check \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "judge_slug": "gary-r-brown",
    "district_id": "edny",
    "document_scope": "brief_support",
    "motion_type": "Rule_56",
    "is_pro_se": false,
    "pmc_completed": true,
    "opposing_party_pro_se": false,
    "filing_role": "movant",
    "document": {
      "page_count": 22,
      "word_count": 7200
    }
  }'

curl -X POST https://api.courtrules.app/api/v1/check \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "judge_slug": "gary-r-brown",
    "district_id": "edny",
    "document_scope": "brief_support",
    "motion_type": "Rule_56",
    "is_pro_se": false,
    "pmc_completed": true,
    "opposing_party_pro_se": false,
    "filing_role": "movant",
    "document": {
      "page_count": 18,
      "word_count": 7200,
      "caption": {
        "present": true,
        "has_court_name": true,
        "has_case_title": true,
        "has_docket_number": true,
        "has_document_designation": true
      },
      "signature_block": {
        "present": true,
        "has_attorney_name": true,
        "has_firm_name": true,
        "has_address": true,
        "has_email": true,
        "has_phone": true,
        "is_electronic_signature": true
      },
      "sections": {
        "has_toc": true,
        "has_toa": true,
        "has_certificate_of_compliance": true,
        "certificate_word_count": 7200,
        "has_certificate_of_service": true,
        "has_numbered_paragraphs": true,
        "has_56_1_statement": true,
        "has_56_1_counterstatement": false,
        "has_proposed_amended_pleading": false,
        "has_verbatim_discovery_text": false,
        "has_conferral_certification": false,
        "has_notice_of_motion": true,
        "has_memorandum_of_law": true,
        "has_supporting_affidavits": true,
        "has_pro_se_sj_notice": false
      },
      "format": {
        "primary_font_size_pt": 12,
        "footnote_font_size_pt": 10,
        "margin_inches": 1.0,
        "line_spacing": "double"
      },
      "privacy": {
        "contains_full_ssn": false,
        "contains_full_dob": false,
        "contains_minor_full_name": false,
        "contains_full_financial_account": false
      }
    }
  }'

{
  "judge": {
    "slug": "gary-r-brown",
    "name": "Gary R. Brown"
  },
  "summary": {
    "status": "NON_COMPLIANT",
    "failures": 1,
    "warnings": 0,
    "passes": 1,
    "action_items": 3
  },
  "results": [
    {
      "severity": "CRITICAL",
      "category": "PAGE_LIMIT",
      "message": "22 pages exceeds 20-page limit",
      "source": "Brown SO §2.B",
      "status": "FAIL"
    },
    {
      "severity": "INFO",
      "category": "WORD_LIMIT",
      "message": "7,200 words within 8,750-word limit",
      "source": "EDNY LR 7.1(c)",
      "status": "PASS"
    },
    {
      "severity": "WARNING",
      "category": "COURTESY_COPY",
      "message": "Courtesy copy required",
      "source": "Brown SO §1",
      "status": "ACTION_REQUIRED"
    },
    {
      "severity": "INFO",
      "category": "PMC",
      "message": "Pre-motion conference completed",
      "source": "Brown SO §3.A",
      "status": "PASS"
    },
    {
      "severity": "WARNING",
      "category": "BUNDLING",
      "message": "Do NOT file until motion is fully briefed",
      "source": "Brown SO §3.B",
      "status": "ACTION_REQUIRED"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "checks_run": 5,
    "checks_skipped": 16
  }
}

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