---
title: "SQL-156: LegalQueryProvider.GetLegalBills"
summary: Read operation for `LegalQueryProvider.GetLegalBills`
status: draft
owner: SAIF.Core documentation team
last_reviewed: 2026-09-24
library: SAIF.Data
reference_type: package
---

# SQL-156: LegalQueryProvider.GetLegalBills

This statement is a read operation invoked through ORM (NHibernate LINQ). Executed by `LegalQueryProvider.GetLegalBills`.

## Classification

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| **SQL ID** | SQL-156 |
| **Operation type** | Read |
| **Execution method** | ORM (NHibernate LINQ) |
| **Database** | Oracle* |
| **Schema** | [unqualified]** |
| **Command type** | N/A (ORM-generated) |
| **Business object** | `LegalQueryProvider` |
| **Criteria property** | N/A — ORM |
| **Lifecycle method** | `GetLegalBills` |

## Parameters

| Parameter | Direction | Type | Max length | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `caseId` | Input | long | N/A | Method argument of `LegalQueryProvider.GetLegalBills` bound into the ORM expression; NHibernate generates the bind variable at runtime |

## Tables

| Table | Access | Columns used |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [LEGAL_BILL](../database-tables.md#legal_bill) | SELECT | LEGAL_BILL_SEQ_NUM, UPDATE_NUM, ISSUE_DATE, RECEIVED_DATE, APPROVED_DATE, REQUESTED_BY_EMPLID, APPROVED_BY_EMPLID, INVOICE_TEXT, COMMENT_TEXT, PREPAYMENT_FLAG, CREATE_USER, CREATE_DATE, UPDATE_USER, UPDATE_DATE, WITNESS_INFORMATION, PARENT_LEGAL_BILL_SEQ_NUM, LEGAL_CASE_SEQ_NUM, BILL_STATUS_CODE, BILLING_PROV_LOC_SEQ_NUM, RENDERING_PROV_LOC_SEQ_NUM, SPECIAL_HANDLING_CODE |

## LINQ statement

Source: `Data/SAIF.Data/Queries/Legal/LegalQueryProvider.cs:72`.

```csharp
public IEnumerable<LegalBill> GetLegalBills(long caseId)
{
    return Factory.GetRepository<LegalBill>().Query().Where(x => x.LegalCase.Id == caseId);
}
```

## Sample SQL

> **Inferred SQL:** This SQL was inferred from the LINQ statement above and the NHibernate mappings. It is not concrete SQL from source code; NHibernate generates the executed statement at runtime, so aliases, column order, join syntax, and bind-parameter names may differ.

```sql
-- Inferred from LINQ (NHibernate mapping translation); not concrete SQL
SELECT
  LB.LEGAL_BILL_SEQ_NUM,
  LB.UPDATE_NUM,
  LB.ISSUE_DATE,
  LB.RECEIVED_DATE,
  LB.APPROVED_DATE,
  LB.REQUESTED_BY_EMPLID,
  LB.APPROVED_BY_EMPLID,
  LB.INVOICE_TEXT,
  LB.COMMENT_TEXT,
  LB.PREPAYMENT_FLAG,
  LB.CREATE_USER,
  LB.CREATE_DATE,
  LB.UPDATE_USER,
  LB.UPDATE_DATE,
  LB.WITNESS_INFORMATION,
  LB.PARENT_LEGAL_BILL_SEQ_NUM,
  LB.LEGAL_CASE_SEQ_NUM,
  LB.BILL_STATUS_CODE,
  LB.BILLING_PROV_LOC_SEQ_NUM,
  LB.RENDERING_PROV_LOC_SEQ_NUM,
  LB.SPECIAL_HANDLING_CODE
FROM LEGAL_BILL LB
WHERE LB.LEGAL_CASE_SEQ_NUM = :caseId
```

Translation notes:
- The query is deferred; it runs when the caller enumerates it.
- `UPDATE_NUM` is the `Version` column. It is selected for optimistic concurrency.
- `x.LegalCase.Id` → `LB.LEGAL_CASE_SEQ_NUM`. No join.

## Operations and processes

- [Legal case queries](../operations/legal-case-queries.md)

## Business rules

- [SD-BR-060 Case-to-claim resolution precedence](../business-rules.md#sd-br-060-case-to-claim-resolution-precedence)
- [SD-BR-061 Preferred employee name takes precedence](../business-rules.md#sd-br-061-preferred-employee-name-takes-precedence)

## Sources
- `Data/SAIF.Data/Queries/Legal/LegalQueryProvider.cs:72`