Party
Doe 1
Federal civil lawsuits naming Doe 1.
In this index, 512 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Doe 1, most often as a defendant (411 of 512). These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Copyright and Civil Rights matters, filed between 1994 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, D. Colorado. Frequent opposing parties include ME2 Productions, Inc, Lhf Productions, Inc, and Venice Pi, LLC.
16 cases/yr Predominantly defendant · 80% Copyright-heavy · 62% Activity steady
Cases by State
AL — 5 cases AZ — 2 cases AR — 0 cases CA — 0 cases CO — 101 cases CT — 2 cases DE — 2 cases DC — 11 cases FL — 20 cases GA — 13 cases ID — 0 cases IL — 22 cases IN — 23 cases IA — 6 cases KS — 1 cases KY — 2 cases LA — 5 cases ME — 3 cases MD — 17 cases MA — 18 cases MI — 8 cases MN — 3 cases MS — 0 cases MO — 5 cases MT — 0 cases NE — 0 cases NV — 0 cases NH — 2 cases NJ — 8 cases NM — 2 cases NY — 29 cases NC — 39 cases ND — 0 cases OH — 9 cases OK — 3 cases OR — 1 cases PA — 16 cases RI — 1 cases SC — 5 cases SD — 0 cases TN — 8 cases TX — 28 cases UT — 2 cases VT — 1 cases VA — 8 cases WA — 76 cases WV — 1 cases WI — 1 cases WY — 0 cases
HI · 9
Open Cases Over Time
1994 peak 109 open 2026
Case Types Over Time
1994 2026
Copyright Civil Rights Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Contract Labor
Frequent Opposing Parties
14 Cases — Newest First
Contract
Open
District Court, S.D. New York No. 7:26-cv-03080 Filed 04/15/2026
Contract
Open
District Court, W.D. Kentucky No. 5:26-cv-00096 Filed 04/03/2026
Contract
Open
District Court, N.D. Illinois No. 1:25-cv-01689 Filed 02/18/2025
Contract
Open
District Court, District of Columbia No. 1:24-cv-03401 Filed 12/06/2024
Contract
Open
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania Filed 07/30/2018
Contract
Terminated
District Court, M.D. Florida No. 6:17-cv-00081 Filed 01/18/2017
Contract
Terminated
District Court, N.D. Illinois No. 1:14-cv-09236 Filed 11/17/2014
Contract
Terminated
District Court, D. New Hampshire No. 1:12-cv-00493 Filed 12/13/2012
Contract
Terminated
District Court, D. Massachusetts No. 1:08-cv-12019 Filed 12/05/2008
Contract
Terminated
District Court, N.D. Florida No. 1:07-cv-00211 Filed 10/16/2007
Contract
Terminated
District Court, D. Connecticut No. 3:02-cv-01442 Filed 08/19/2002
Contract
Terminated
District Court, N.D. Ohio No. 1:02-cv-00110 Filed 01/17/2002
Contract
Terminated
District Court, D. Maine No. 2:00-cv-00248 Filed 09/14/2000
Contract
Terminated
District Court, D. Delaware No. 1:00-cv-00011 Filed 01/06/2000