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83,487 of 148,626
Cases on record
1,937
Filed in the past 12 months
40
Judges
31%
Closed
A year
Half close within
Cases filed by year
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What this court hears
No cause code entered
6,923
28%
42:1983
1,353
6%
42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
1,067
4%
28:1332
1,031
4%
42:1983 Civil Rights Act
954
4%
28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract
576
2%
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federal)
365
1%
15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act
354
1%

Share of the 24,479 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.

Federal Question
9,923
57%
Diversity
4,219
24%
U.S. Government Defendant
1,861
11%
U.S. Government Plaintiff
1,378
8%
Local Question
2
<1%

Share of the 17,383 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
11,275
61%
Plaintiff
5,827
32%
Defendant
809
4%
Both
503
3%

Share of the 18,414 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
3,048
25%
Dismissed - Voluntarily
2,380
19%
Judgment - Motion Before Trial
1,673
14%
Dismissed - Other
1,544
13%
Judgment - Other
648
5%
Transfer/Remand - Transfer to Another District
561
5%
Judgment - Judgment on Default
462
4%
Dismissed - Want of Prosecution
429
3%

Share of the 12,285 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. PlainSite Pro shows all 22.

How long cases take
Within a month
3,895
15%
1 to 3 months
2,504
10%
3 to 6 months
3,501
14%
6 to 12 months
4,845
19%
1 to 2 years
5,089
20%
Over 2 years
6,070
23%

Time from filing to termination for the 25,904 closed cases on record with both dates. Half closed within a year; the average was 17 months. 57,468 cases have no termination date on record.

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Most frequent parties
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John Doe
1,044 cases
4
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Jane Doe
344 cases

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