How to search on Level Playing Field

Level Playing Field is composed of cases and parties to cases. You can search by party or by case. Every party has a summary page and every case has a details page. You switch between party and case search by toggling the button to the left of the search bar.

You can filter your search results by typing the following modifiers to any search:

For case search:

• filed:mm/dd/yyyy-mm/dd/yyyy

• closed:mm/dd/yyyy-mm/dd/yyyy

• state:CA

• Dispute Types

  • type:consumer
  • type:employment

• Dispositions (Limits case results to a case’s final disposition. Otherwise all dispositions are shown.)

  • disposition:awarded
  • disposition:settled
  • disposition:withdrawn
  • disposition:impasse
  • disposition:administrative
  • disposition:dismissed

• Awarded Party

  • awarded:Consumer
  • awarded:Unknown
  • awarded:Business
  • awarded:"Home Owner"
  • awarded:Employee
  • awarded:"Consumer/Business"
  • awarded:"Home Owner/Business"
  • awarded:"Employee/Business"

For party search:

• is:attorney
• is:lawfirm
• is:arbitrator
• is:nonconsumer

Or you can search for specific parties by name usingparty:”Wells Fargo Bank”

Sample Compound Queries

1. Here is an example query searching for Wells Fargo, limited to California, and closed during 2016

• Wells Fargo is:case state:CA closed:1/1/2016-12/31/2016

2. Here is a modified version of the above, limited to only awarded dispositions

• Wells Fargo is:case state:CA closed:1/1/2016-12/31/2016 disposition:awarded

3. Here is a search for all known parties matching "Wells Fargo"

• is:party is:nonconsumer Wells Fargo

4. Here is a search for all Macy's employment cases:

• Macy's is:case type:employment