# Find new lawsuits filed in the Southern District of New York

**Use case:** 

List the civil cases opened in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (S.D.N.Y.) in the last 24 hours, read from the court's public PACER RSS feed: case number, case title with the parties, the complaint or notice of removal entry, filing time and a link to the docket. No PACER account needed.

## Input

```json
{
  "courts": [
    "nysd"
  ],
  "caseTypes": [
    "civil"
  ],
  "newCasesOnly": true,
  "maxEntriesPerCourt": 25,
  "maxResults": 25,
  "onlyNewSinceLastRun": false,
  "stateStoreName": "federal-court-docket-monitor-state",
  "notifyOnlyOnResults": true
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "court": {
    "label": "Court",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "caseNumber": {
    "label": "Case no.",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "caseTitle": {
    "label": "Case title",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "entryText": {
    "label": "Docket entry",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "entryCategory": {
    "label": "Kind",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "bankruptcyChapter": {
    "label": "Ch.",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "documentNumber": {
    "label": "Doc #",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "filedAt": {
    "label": "Filed",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "docketUrl": {
    "label": "Docket",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "isNew": {
    "label": "New",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error",
    "format": "text"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Federal Court Docket Monitor — New Filings via PACER RSS Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Find new lawsuits filed in the Southern District of New York". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/g0pnnW4PlxkdgTjAp) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Find new lawsuits filed in the Southern District of New York" task

The Federal Court Docket Monitor — New Filings via PACER RSS Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like courts, case types, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Find new lawsuits filed in the Southern District of New York" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as court, case no., case title, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Find new lawsuits filed in the Southern District of New York" task via API](https://apify.com/owlabee/federal-court-docket-monitor.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Federal Court Docket Monitor — New Filings via PACER RSS](https://apify.com/owlabee/federal-court-docket-monitor.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/owlabee/federal-court-docket-monitor.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/owlabee/federal-court-docket-monitor.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).