Judge

Judge Karen E. Schreier

Federal civil cases assigned to Judge Karen E. Schreier.

Judge Karen E. Schreier has 803 federal civil cases in this index, filed between 1996 and 2026, most often Contract and Civil Rights matters. The most common causes of action are Breach of Contract, Employment Discrimination, and Civil Rights.

Appointment & Background

Appointed by: President William Clinton
Confirmed: 06/30/1999
Status: Active
Confirmation vote: 94–4
Born: 1956 · Sioux Falls, SD

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

803

Lawsuits

Open

791

Terminated

1996–2026

Span

Cases by State

Open Cases Over Time

1996peak 55 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19962026

ContractCivil RightsLaborPersonal Property / FraudFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19962026

Case Types

Contract311

Civil Rights207

Labor62

Personal Property / Fraud51

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions51

Product Liability39

Where Filed

District Court, D. South Dakota798
District Court, D. Nebraska4
District Court, D. Minnesota1

803 Cases — Newest First

Tracy v. Butte County, South Dakota

Civil Rights Open District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 5:26-cv-05041Filed 04/13/2026
LaRoche v. Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Corporation

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Open District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 3:26-cv-03007Filed 02/09/2026
Anderson v. TenHaken

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes Open District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:26-cv-04027Filed 02/04/2026
Codger's Castaway Development, LLC v. Old Republic National Title Insurance Company

Contract Open District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 3:26-cv-03001Filed 01/09/2026
Hook v. Rave

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:25-cv-04188Filed 09/23/2025
Lipsky v. Jackley

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:25-cv-04121Filed 07/08/2025
Wallman v. Wieneke

Copyright Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:25-cv-04036Filed 03/06/2025
Brown v. Dairyland Insurance Company

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:25-cv-04009Filed 01/10/2025
Knutson v. United States

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:24-cv-04211Filed 11/08/2024
Retsel Corporation v. Ndn Collective

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes Open District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 5:24-cv-05070Filed 09/06/2024
Probasco v. Encore Medical, LP

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:24-cv-04062Filed 04/01/2024
Flohrs, Jr v. Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp

Contract Open District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:24-cv-04055Filed 03/22/2024
Genworth Life Insurance Company v. Kent

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:24-cv-04043Filed 03/08/2024
Black Hills Helicopters, Inc v. Black Hills Aerial Adventures, Inc

Trademark Open District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 5:24-cv-05012Filed 02/21/2024
Dfo, LLC v. W & P of Sioux Falls LLC

Trademark Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:24-cv-04002Filed 01/02/2024
Buergofol Gmbh v. Omega Liner Company, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:23-mc-00139Filed 12/21/2023
South Dakota Board of Regents v. Green Thumb Commodities, LLC

Patent Open District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:23-cv-04205Filed 12/04/2023
Carpentier v. Mitchell School District

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:23-cv-04183Filed 11/03/2023
Kent v. Pathward, N.A

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:23-cv-04177Filed 10/26/2023
Coyote Enterprises, LLC v. Nzxt, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:23-cv-04112Filed 07/20/2023
Noteboom Rv, LLC v. Clear Blue Specialty Insurance Company

Contract Open District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:23-cv-04110Filed 07/19/2023
Finneman v. United States Department of Agriculture

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 5:23-cv-05034Filed 05/24/2023
Krueger v. Swanstrom

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:23-cv-04078Filed 05/11/2023
The Hanover Insurance Company v. Agronomy Sciences, LLC

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:23-cv-04057Filed 04/19/2023
Watkins v. Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:23-cv-04043Filed 03/20/2023
Judy Shaw Foundation, Inc v. City of Howard, South Dakota

Civil Rights Open District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:23-cv-04039Filed 03/16/2023
The Transformation Project, Inc v. Noem

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:23-cv-04021Filed 02/09/2023
Johns v. First National Bank in Sioux Falls

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:22-cv-04136Filed 10/07/2022
Roberts v. Cox

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:22-cv-04121Filed 08/31/2022
Elliott v. City of Sioux Falls

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:22-cv-04071Filed 06/01/2022
Lapin v. EverQuote Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:22-cv-04058Filed 04/26/2022
Smith v. Mount Marty University

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:22-cv-04015Filed 01/25/2022
Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota v. Noem

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:22-cv-04009Filed 01/19/2022
Garcia v. Red Lobster Hospitality, LLC

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:21-cv-04170Filed 10/19/2021
Sanford v. Silverscript Insurance Company

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 5:21-cv-05069Filed 10/13/2021
Minnesota Office Plaza LLC v. Dlorah, Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 5:21-cv-05061Filed 09/30/2021
Dr. William Horner v. Bayer Ag

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:21-cv-04152Filed 09/01/2021
Jandt v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America

Labor Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 5:21-cv-05047Filed 08/12/2021
The Sweetbridge Group, LLC v. Robinson & Cole, LLP

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:21-cv-04138Filed 08/10/2021
Indian Land Capital Company, LLC v. Infrastructure Development Cooperative, Lca

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes Open District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 5:21-cv-05015Filed 03/08/2021
Kopetzky v. Legacy Apple, LLC

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:21-cv-04005Filed 01/07/2021
Tieszen v. EBay, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:21-cv-04002Filed 01/04/2021
Smith v. Monsanto Company

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:20-cv-04170Filed 11/03/2020
Foster v. Dells Nursing and Rehab Center, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:20-cv-04150Filed 10/20/2020
Miller v. Honkamp Krueger Financial Services, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 5:20-cv-05056Filed 09/04/2020
Anderson v. Dakota Style Foods, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 5:20-cv-05053Filed 08/27/2020
South Dakota Board of Regents v. Discount Seeds, Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:20-cv-04115Filed 08/06/2020
Vidyashev v. Riverfront Broadcasting, LLC

Copyright Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 5:20-cv-05046Filed 06/23/2020
Hudson Insurance Company v. Haarsma Construction LLC

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:20-cv-04089Filed 06/11/2020
Maxwell v. Rosenbauer South Dakota, LLC

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:20-cv-04081Filed 05/20/2020

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