Blue-striped flag indicates what?

• A. The case has been appealed to the US Court of Appeals or the US Supreme Court (excluding agency appeals)
• B. The case has no higher court review
• C. The case has been reversed by a federal court
• D. The case is still pending in trial court

Answer: (A)

When a case is on appeal, the matter has moved from the trial court to a higher court for review. The blue-striped flag is used to identify that appellate stage, meaning the case has been taken up by the United States Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court (excluding agency appeals). This status signals that the procedural posture has shifted from deciding facts in the trial court to evaluating the lower court’s decision on appeal. It does not mean there has been a reversal, and it does not apply to cases still pending in the trial court.