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Case Calendar
What it is
Case Calendar is an open-source Python command-line tool that turns federal court dockets from CourtListener into per-case calendar feeds for hearings and filing deadlines. Subscribe to its ICS feeds from calendar apps that support iCalendar, or optionally send events one way to Google Calendar or Microsoft 365 or Outlook after a one-time OAuth setup. It classifies filing deadlines and sends only those marked major to subscriber calendars, while retaining procedural filings in an audit trail. Optional AI summaries draw on primary documents and dispositions, link action phrases to court documents, and refresh when certain documents or event statuses change. Events keep the court’s local timezone, including through daylight-saving changes. Case Calendar supports hosted AI providers including Anthropic, Google Gemini, and OpenAI, as well as local Ollama models. The project says Ollama keeps docket text and PDFs on the host and has no per-token API cost. Use can still involve CourtListener quota limits and hosted LLM costs. CourtListener data may lag filings, and extracted dates can be wrong or missed. The maker describes the tool as a convenience, not a substitute for attorney calendaring software or the authoritative record.
For and against
For
- Per-case ICS feeds work with iCalendar apps.
- Optional one-way sync to Google Calendar and Microsoft 365 or Outlook.
- Major filing deadlines are sent to calendars.
- Local Ollama processing keeps docket text and PDFs on the host.
- Events retain court-local timezone through daylight-saving changes.
Against
- CourtListener data can lag filings, sometimes by months.
- Date extraction can miss or misread dates.
- Hosted AI use can incur API costs.
- Not a substitute for attorney calendaring software.
The verdict
Case Calendar brings hearings and selected filing deadlines into calendar feeds, with optional summaries and calendar sync. Data delays and extraction errors mean consequential dates should be checked against the source docket.
Who it suits
It is aimed at journalists, researchers, and others tracking public-interest cases. It may suit people who can verify consequential dates against the source docket and do not need a replacement for attorney calendaring software.
On the record
- AI providers
- Installation supports hosted APIs from Anthropic, Google Gemini, or OpenAI, or local models through Ollama.docs.casecalendar.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- AI summaries
- Opt-in AI summaries use primary documents and dispositions, link action phrases to source court documents, and refresh when certain documents or event statuses change.docs.casecalendar.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Calendar feeds
- It writes per-case ICS feeds that can be subscribed to from calendar apps supporting iCalendar.docs.casecalendar.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Calendar integrations
- It can optionally push events to Google Calendar and Microsoft 365 or Outlook after a one-time OAuth setup.docs.casecalendar.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Data limitations
- Updates depend on docket entries reaching CourtListener through PACER and RECAP, and unmonitored dockets may have delays of months or longer.docs.casecalendar.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Deadline tracking
- It tracks filing deadlines and sends only those classified as major to subscriber calendars, while procedural filings remain in the audit trail.docs.casecalendar.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Case Calendar is a Python command-line tool installed from its public GitHub repository, and its generated static index can be hosted behind an HTTP server.docs.casecalendar.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Feeds
- It writes per-case calendars in standard ICS format for subscription from calendar apps that support iCalendar.docs.casecalendar.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The project describes its intended users as journalists, researchers, and others tracking public-interest cases.docs.casecalendar.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Legal-use limit
- The maker says Case Calendar is a convenience layer over public dockets, not a replacement for attorney calendaring software or the authoritative record.docs.casecalendar.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- License
- The public GitHub repository lists an Apache-2.0 license.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- License and maintainer
- The public repository identifies the project as open source under the Apache-2.0 license and names seanthegeek as maintainer.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Limitations
- The documentation warns that CourtListener data can lag PACER filings and event extraction can miss or misread dates, and says the tool is not a replacement for attorney calendaring software.docs.casecalendar.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Local processing
- The documentation says local Ollama models need no API key or per-token cost and keep docket text on the user's machine.docs.casecalendar.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Operating costs
- The documentation says use can incur LLM API costs and CourtListener API quota limits; local Ollama models are also supported without per-token API costs.docs.casecalendar.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Case Calendar turns federal court dockets from CourtListener into calendar feeds of hearings and filing deadlines.docs.casecalendar.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Reliability limits
- The documentation warns that extraction can miss or misread dates and says to check the source docket before relying on consequential dates.docs.casecalendar.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- With a local Ollama model, docket text and PDF contents stay on the host, according to the documentation.docs.casecalendar.net · read 7 Oct 2026
