Illinois Central District Court

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69,717 of 84,204
Cases on record
789
Filed in the past 12 months
20
Judges
56%
Closed
A year
Half close within
Cases filed by year
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What this court hears
42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
5,267
18%
42:1983 Civil Rights Act
1,716
6%
28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)
1,226
4%
28:1345 Foreclosure
1,128
4%
42:1983
1,111
4%
28:1332 Diversity-Asbestos Litigation
968
3%
29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits
882
3%
28:2255 Motion to Vacate / Correct Illegal Sentenc
880
3%

Share of the 28,600 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
16,401
63%
Diversity
3,793
15%
U.S. Government Defendant
3,033
12%
U.S. Government Plaintiff
2,642
10%

Share of the 25,869 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
14,383
56%
Plaintiff
5,962
23%
Both
3,957
15%
Defendant
1,521
6%

Share of the 25,823 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.

Judgment - Motion Before Trial
4,575
21%
Dismissed - Settled
3,944
18%
Dismissed - Other
3,790
18%
Dismissed - Voluntarily
2,287
11%
Judgment - Judgment on Default
1,721
8%
Transfer/Remand - MDL Transfer
1,068
5%
Dismissed - Want of Prosecution
1,035
5%
Transfer/Remand - Transfer to Another District
701
3%

Share of the 21,644 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 21.

How long cases take
Within a month
5,358
14%
1 to 3 months
4,565
12%
3 to 6 months
5,145
13%
6 to 12 months
6,365
16%
1 to 2 years
6,493
17%
Over 2 years
11,181
29%

Time from filing to termination for the 39,107 closed cases on record with both dates. Half closed within a year; the average was 25 months. 30,650 cases have no termination date on record.

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Vasquez
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Most frequent parties
2
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Garlock, Inc.
898 cases
3
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John Doe
496 cases
Most active law firms
2
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US ATTY
7,804 cases

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