def _build_param_docstring(param):
    """Builds param docstring from the param dict

    :param param: data to create docstring from
    :type param: dict
    :returns: string giving meta info

    Example: ::
        status (string) : Statuses to be considered for filter
        from_date (string) : Start date filter"
    """
    string = "\t" + param.get("name")
    type_ = param.get('$ref') or param.get('format') or param.get('type')
    if type_:
        string += (" (%s) " % type_)
    if param.get('description'):
        string += ": " + param["description"]
    return string + "\n"