Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Federal civil lawsuits naming Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

In this index, 199 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Commonwealth of Massachusetts, most often as a defendant (124 of 199). These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Civil Rights and Federal Tax / Statutory Actions matters, filed between 2003 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, D. Massachusetts. Frequent opposing parties include Woods, Ferent, and Department of Education.

199
Lawsuits
124
As Defendant
77
As Plaintiff
24
Open
175
Terminated
2003–2026
Span
4 mo
Median Duration
8.3 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 62%Civil Rights-heavy · 54%Activity rising

Cases by State

AL — 0 casesAZ — 0 casesAR — 0 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 0 casesCT — 0 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 4 casesFL — 2 casesGA — 0 casesID — 0 casesIL — 0 casesIN — 0 casesIA — 0 casesKS — 0 casesKY — 1 casesLA — 0 casesME — 1 casesMD — 0 casesMA — 186 casesMI — 0 casesMN — 0 casesMS — 0 casesMO — 0 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 3 casesNJ — 1 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 1 casesNC — 0 casesND — 0 casesOH — 0 casesOK — 0 casesOR — 0 casesPA — 0 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 1 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 0 casesTX — 0 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 1 casesWA — 0 casesWV — 0 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 0 cases

Open Cases Over Time

2003peak 26 open2026

Case Types Over Time

20032026
Civil RightsFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsOther CivilLaborPersonal Property / Fraud

Filings by Year

20032026

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Civil Rights108
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions63
Other Civil12
Labor5
Personal Property / Fraud5
Antitrust2

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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