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Judge L Scott Coogler

Federal civil cases assigned to Judge L Scott Coogler.

Judge L Scott Coogler has 4,394 federal civil cases in this index, filed between 1998 and 2023, most often Labor and Civil Rights matters. The most common causes of action are Fair Labor Standards Act, Employment, and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

Appointment & Background

Appointed by
President George W. Bush
Confirmed
05/22/2003
Status
Active
Born
1959 · Nantucket, MA

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

4,394
Lawsuits
0
Open
4,394
Terminated
1998–2023
Span
2,816 of these cases (64%) are Labor filings consolidated as a multidistrict litigation (MDL) — thousands of near-identical suits managed together before this judge. The totals and the year chart reflect that concentration, not typical caseload.

Cases by State

AL — 4,394 casesAZ — 0 casesAR — 0 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 0 casesCT — 0 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 0 casesFL — 0 casesGA — 0 casesID — 0 casesIL — 0 casesIN — 0 casesIA — 0 casesKS — 0 casesKY — 0 casesLA — 0 casesME — 0 casesMD — 0 casesMA — 0 casesMI — 0 casesMN — 0 casesMS — 0 casesMO — 0 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 0 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 0 casesNC — 0 casesND — 0 casesOH — 0 casesOK — 0 casesOR — 0 casesPA — 0 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 0 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 0 casesTX — 0 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 0 casesWA — 0 casesWV — 0 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 0 cases

Open Cases Over Time

1998peak 1,676 open2023

Case Types Over Time

19982023
LaborCivil RightsContractFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsProduct Liability

Filings by Year

19982023

Case Types

Labor2,816
Civil Rights726
Contract344
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions148
Product Liability124
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes105

Where Filed

  • District Court, N.D. Alabama4,394
Clustered litigation · MDL 2,816 Labor member cases 64% of the caseload is a wave of near-identical suits consolidated as a multidistrict litigation and managed together before this judge — grouped here rather than listed one by one. Browse all 2,816 member cases →

1,578 Other Cases — Newest First

Showing 1–50 of 1,578