Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Chatman

Federal civil lawsuits naming Chatman.

In this index, 349 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Chatman, most often as a plaintiff (316 of 349). These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Civil Rights and Product Liability matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, N.D. Illinois. Frequent opposing parties include A-C Product Liability Trust, Wyeth, and 3M Company.

349
Lawsuits
34
As Defendant
316
As Plaintiff
11
Open
338
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
9 mo
Median Duration
9.4 cases/yrPredominantly plaintiff · 91%Activity decliningSerial-plaintiff pattern

Cases by State

AL — 27 casesAZ — 2 casesAR — 1 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 0 casesCT — 0 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 2 casesFL — 18 casesGA — 25 casesID — 0 casesIL — 46 casesIN — 7 casesIA — 0 casesKS — 1 casesKY — 3 casesLA — 21 casesME — 0 casesMD — 0 casesMA — 3 casesMI — 14 casesMN — 6 casesMS — 16 casesMO — 6 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 2 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 5 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 7 casesNC — 3 casesND — 0 casesOH — 16 casesOK — 2 casesOR — 0 casesPA — 55 casesRI — 1 casesSC — 4 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 10 casesTX — 32 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 6 casesWA — 4 casesWV — 3 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 0 cases
AK · 1HI · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 17 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Civil RightsProduct LiabilityRICO / Consumer / Other StatutesContractLabor

Filings by Year

19902026

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Civil Rights130
Product Liability111
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes29
Contract23
Labor20
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions18

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Frequent Opposing Parties

Filtered Labor Clear

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