Where can I find the decisions of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
I have searched in the GovInfo page at United States Courts Opinions under the District category for United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia:but cannot find that court listed, It appears that all of the Federal District Cuorts in other states are listed. Why not the Easter (or Wester) Districts of Virginia?
Answer
Thank you for your question.
According to the US Courts Opinions page at GovInfo, the page provides opinions "from selected United States appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts." (https://www.govinfo.gov/help/uscourts)
I don't know why this court was not selected, but it is possible that the court or the publisher of the court opinions did not provide the records to the Government Publishing Office. It may be that they will be added later but haven't been added yet.
An alternative free online source for these opinions is the Justia US Law website at https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/virginia/vaedce/
The opinions are also available from various commercial databases such as HeinOnline, Westlaw, and LexisNexis. These are often available to the public for free at local county law libraries, law school libraries, or other large university or public libraries.
I hope this information is helpful. If this is not what you need, or if you should require any further assistance, please let us know.
Bobby Griffith
Lead Government Information Reference Associate
Sycamore Library
University of North Texas Libraries
bobby.griffith@unt.edu