Arkansas Western District Court

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33,569 of 64,010

Cases on record

1,221

Filed in the past 12 months

Judges

13%

Closed

A year

Half close within

Cases filed by year

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McGeachey v. Prudential Insurance Company of America

No. 6:17-cv-06104

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Fulmer v. Principal Life Insurance Company

No. 6:16-cv-06098

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Ellis v. Helder et al

No. 5:16-cv-05056

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Brazeal v. Cooper

No. 5:12-cv-05201

11 views

Stanley v. Hutchinson

No. 6:17-cv-06008

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Fochtman v. Simmons Foods, Inc.

No. 5:17-cv-05228

9 views

USA v. Farber

No. 6:24-cr-60006

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Pease v. Cook

No. 5:17-cv-05227

7 views

Adams et al v. United Services Automobile Association et al

No. 2:14-cv-02013

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Browne v. PAM Transport Inc

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What this court hears

Nature of suit Cause of action Basis of jurisdiction Jury demand Disposition

Social Security: SSID Tit. XVI

1,615

12%

Prisoner Petitions - Prison Conditions

1,608

12%

Social Security: DIWC/DIWW

1,133

Social Security: SSID Title XVI

1,111

Social Security: RSI Tax Suits

821

Civil Rights (Prison Condition)

568

Prisoner: Civil Rights

543

D.I.W.C./D.I.W.W. (US Defendant)

540

Share of the 13,325 cases in this court that record a nature of suit. PlainSite Pro shows all 50.

42:1983

1,408

22%

42:405

1,293

20%

28:1332

475

42:0405g

465

42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

303

28:1441

286

42:405 Review of HHS Decision (SSID)

232

42:0405g Review of HHS Decision (RSI)

147

Share of the 6,504 cases in this court that record a cause of action. Values are as this court records them, so they do not line up from one court system to another. PlainSite Pro shows all 50.

U.S. Government Defendant

969

46%

Federal Question

859

41%

Diversity

245

12%

U.S. Government Plaintiff

Share of the 2,094 cases in this court that record a basis of jurisdiction. Values are as this court records them, so they do not line up from one court system to another.

None

1,413

67%

Defendant

245

12%

Both

224

11%

Plaintiff

212

10%

Share of the 2,094 cases in this court that record a jury demand. Values are as this court records them, so they do not line up from one court system to another.

Dismissed - Settled

33%

Dismissed - Voluntarily

33%

Transfer/Remand - MDL Transfer

33%

Share of the 3 cases in this court that record a disposition. Values are as this court records them, so they do not line up from one court system to another.

How long cases take

Within a month

359

1 to 3 months

407

3 to 6 months

786

17%

6 to 12 months

1,381

30%

1 to 2 years

1,307

29%

Over 2 years

294

Time from filing to termination for the 4,534 closed cases on record with both dates. Half closed within a year; the average was 11 months. 29,164 cases have no termination date on record.

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Most cited opinions

Bradley v. Bowen

May 8, 1987 · Cited 43 times 660 F. Supp. 276 1987 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3975

Wray v. Folsom

Oct 15, 1958 · Cited 37 times 166 F. Supp. 390 1958 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3550

Sequoyah Feed & Supply Co. v. Robinson

Dec 27, 1951 · Cited 35 times 101 F. Supp. 680 1951 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2106

Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Nationwide Independent Directory Service, Inc.

Jan 4, 1974 · Cited 34 times 182 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 193 371 F. Supp. 900 1974 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12948

Dunn v. Folsom

Oct 10, 1958 · Cited 32 times 166 F. Supp. 44 1958 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3497

Blanscet v. Ribicoff

Jan 19, 1962 · Cited 31 times 201 F. Supp. 257 1962 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3966

Commercial Union Insurance Companies v. Sky, Inc.

Dec 11, 1992 · Cited 30 times 63 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1571 810 F. Supp. 249 1992 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20255 1992 WL 395884

Hawkins v. Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane

Jul 20, 1949 · Cited 30 times 85 F. Supp. 104 1949 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2407

Union Ins. Co. v. the Knife Co., Inc.

Sep 6, 1995 · Cited 29 times 897 F. Supp. 1213 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13573 1995 WL 548654

Robinson Insurance & Real Estate Inc. v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.

Aug 27, 1973 · Cited 28 times 13 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 607 366 F. Supp. 307 1973 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12137

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Most frequent parties

United States of America

698 cases

SEARCH WARRANT

70 cases

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

62 cases

John Doe

47 cases

Tyson Foods, Inc.

18 cases

Most active law firms

Social Security Administration

1,087 cases

United States Department of Justice

914 cases

Office of Defender Services

430 cases

Attorney at Law

371 cases

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