diff --git a/mcp-server/src/legal_mcp/services/db.py b/mcp-server/src/legal_mcp/services/db.py
index 9cab861..9b45773 100644
--- a/mcp-server/src/legal_mcp/services/db.py
+++ b/mcp-server/src/legal_mcp/services/db.py
@@ -681,6 +681,26 @@ async def restore_case(case_id: UUID) -> dict | None:
     return _row_to_case(row) if row else None
 
 
+async def delete_case(case_id: UUID) -> bool:
+    """Delete a case row. Returns True if a row was actually removed.
+
+    All dependent rows are removed automatically by FK constraints:
+      • CASCADE: documents, document_chunks, claims, appraiser_facts,
+        decisions, qa_results, case_precedents
+      • SET NULL: audit_log.case_id, chair_feedback.case_id
+
+    NOTE: this only touches the legal-ai database. The Paperclip project
+    (issues, comments, runs) and Gitea repo for the case live in other
+    systems and are NOT cleaned up here — call sites that need a full
+    reset must handle those separately.
+    """
+    pool = await get_pool()
+    async with pool.acquire() as conn:
+        result = await conn.execute("DELETE FROM cases WHERE id = $1", case_id)
+    # asyncpg execute returns "DELETE <n>" — extract count.
+    return int(result.split()[-1]) > 0
+
+
 # ── Document CRUD ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 async def create_document(