Judge

Judge Charles B. Kornmann

Federal civil cases assigned to Judge Charles B. Kornmann.

Judge Charles B. Kornmann has 787 federal civil cases in this index, filed between 1991 and 2025, most often Personal Property / Fraud and Contract matters. The most common causes of action are Breach of Contract, Civil Rights, and Employment Discrimination.

Appointment & Background

Appointed by: President William Clinton
Confirmed: 03/24/1995
Status: Active
Born: 1937 · Watertown, SD

Judicial record from the Federal Judicial Center biographical directory, via CourtListener.

787

Lawsuits

Open

781

Terminated

1991–2025

Span

Cases by State

Open Cases Over Time

1991peak 51 open2025

Case Types Over Time

19912025

Personal Property / FraudContractCivil RightsFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsProduct Liability

Filings by Year

19912025

Case Types

Personal Property / Fraud338

Contract158

Civil Rights129

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions59

Product Liability46

Labor20

Where Filed

District Court, D. South Dakota784
District Court, D. North Dakota2
District Court, D. Connecticut1

787 Cases — Newest First

Red River State Bank v. The Ruins, LLC

Real Property Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:25-cv-01016Filed 10/28/2025
Rockefeller Photos, LLC v. Dakotamart, Inc

Copyright Open District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 5:25-cv-05082Filed 10/24/2025
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Qsr Pita USA, Inc

Civil Rights Open District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:25-cv-04109Filed 06/23/2025
Bonrud v. Zurich American Insurance Company

Contract Open District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 5:25-cv-05032Filed 04/09/2025
Alta Fox Opportunities Fund, LP v. Daktronics, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:25-cv-04017Filed 02/04/2025
Waldman v. United States

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:24-cv-04210Filed 11/08/2024
Johnson v. Praire Payee Services Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:24-cv-04205Filed 11/04/2024
United States Securities and Exchange Commission v. Qz Global Limited

Securities / Commodities Open District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:24-cv-04153Filed 08/26/2024
The Sundance Group, Inc v. City of Sioux Falls

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:24-cv-04124Filed 06/28/2024
Sweets v. Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Co

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:24-cv-04095Filed 05/13/2024
Duininck, Inc v. Deuel County, South Dakota

Contract Open District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:24-cv-01011Filed 05/08/2024
Courthouse News Service v. Sattizahn

Civil Rights Open District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:24-cv-04051Filed 03/15/2024
Krumback v. Noem

Other Civil Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:24-cv-04040Filed 03/06/2024
Slb Milbank, LLC v. Wapiti Medical Group Limited Company

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:24-cv-01003Filed 02/15/2024
Foster v. New Angus LLC

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:23-cv-01020Filed 12/21/2023
Lavelle v. United States of America, U.S. Forest Service

Other Civil Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 5:23-cv-05070Filed 10/23/2023
Maag v. Dakota Bodies, LLC

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:23-cv-01015Filed 10/16/2023
S.A v. Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:23-cv-04139Filed 09/12/2023
Agtegra Cooperative v. Meritum Energy Holdings, LP

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:23-cv-01014Filed 06/05/2023
Dunaway v. State of South Dakota

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 5:23-cv-05028Filed 04/25/2023
Freedom Mortgage Corporation v. Bertsch

Real Property Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:23-cv-01011Filed 04/19/2023
Gilbert v. Tso

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 5:23-cv-05019Filed 04/05/2023
Baker v. Marsh

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 5:22-cv-05068Filed 07/28/2022
Alderman v. Evolution Powersports, LLC

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:22-cv-01005Filed 04/25/2022
Sutherland v. Grangaard Construction, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:21-cv-01017Filed 07/23/2021
Triplet v. Menard, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:21-cv-01016Filed 07/08/2021
Kurtenbach v. Securus Technologies

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:21-cv-01006Filed 02/19/2021
Voeltz-Schmit v. Milbrandt

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:20-cv-01024Filed 10/30/2020
Graf v. Hoffman

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:20-cv-01012Filed 06/18/2020
Nash v. Center Mutual Insurance Company

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:20-cv-01006Filed 03/25/2020
Cgb Diversified Services, Inc v. Gauer

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:20-cv-01005Filed 02/12/2020
Farm Credit Services of America, Pca v. United States of America

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:20-cv-01003Filed 01/15/2020
Hartse v. Murphy

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:19-cv-01025Filed 11/20/2019
Orr v. Northern State University

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:19-cv-01023Filed 11/12/2019
Powdercoat, Inc v. Midwest Family Mutual Insurance Company

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:19-cv-01008Filed 05/06/2019
Dairy Dozen Milnor, LLP v. Penn Millers Insurance Company

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:19-cv-01004Filed 03/19/2019
Wipf v. Edmonds County

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:18-cv-01023Filed 10/09/2018
Schulte v. Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:18-cv-01016Filed 05/10/2018
Crow Creek Tribe of South Dakota v. Federal Communications Commission

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:18-cv-01010Filed 04/24/2018
Batteen v. Auto-Owners Insurance Company

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:18-cv-01008Filed 04/11/2018
Brandner v. Walworth County, South Dakota

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:18-cv-01005Filed 03/08/2018
Western National Mutual Insurance Company v. Gateway Building Systems, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:17-cv-01030Filed 11/22/2017
Lundahl v. Roberts

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:17-cv-01029Filed 11/01/2017
Midland National Life Insurance Company v. Seiler

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:17-cv-01025Filed 10/02/2017
Larson v. Syngenta Corporation

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:17-cv-01024Filed 10/02/2017
Interstate Commodities, Inc v. C&B Farms, LLC

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:17-cv-01018Filed 07/27/2017
Ochsner Real Estate Limited Partnership I v. T.G. Mercer Consulting Services

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:17-cv-01017Filed 07/14/2017
Mogard v. City of Milbank

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:17-cv-01014Filed 06/02/2017
Interstate Commodities, Inc v. Falk

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:17-cv-01006Filed 04/06/2017
El Karmassi v. Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 1:16-cv-01057Filed 12/29/2016

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