Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Department Of Defense

Federal civil lawsuits naming Department Of Defense.

In this index, 210 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Department Of Defense, as a defendant. These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Federal Tax / Statutory Actions and Civil Rights matters, filed between 1992 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, District of Columbia. Frequent opposing parties include Judicial Watch, Inc, American Civil Liberties Union, and The New York Times Company.

210
Lawsuits
210
As Defendant
0
As Plaintiff
23
Open
187
Terminated
1992–2026
Span
8 mo
Median Duration
6.0 cases/yrNamed only as a defendantFederal Tax / Statutory Actions-heavy · 72%Activity steady

Cases by State

AL — 1 casesAZ — 0 casesAR — 2 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 5 casesCT — 1 casesDE — 1 casesDC — 100 casesFL — 4 casesGA — 3 casesID — 0 casesIL — 0 casesIN — 0 casesIA — 0 casesKS — 0 casesKY — 0 casesLA — 1 casesME — 0 casesMD — 7 casesMA — 6 casesMI — 1 casesMN — 0 casesMS — 0 casesMO — 1 casesMT — 2 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 2 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 0 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 19 casesNC — 1 casesND — 0 casesOH — 4 casesOK — 7 casesOR — 1 casesPA — 6 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 1 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 3 casesTX — 13 casesUT — 1 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 9 casesWA — 2 casesWV — 0 casesWI — 1 casesWY — 0 cases
AK · 1HI · 3

Open Cases Over Time

1992peak 23 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19922026
Federal Tax / Statutory ActionsCivil RightsBanking / CommerceRICO / Consumer / Other StatutesContract

Filings by Year

19922026

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Federal Tax / Statutory Actions152
Civil Rights44
Banking / Commerce3
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes3
Contract2
Labor2

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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