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
11 Cases — Newest First
Labor
Terminated
District Court, District of Columbia No. 1:20-cv-01558 Filed 06/13/2020
Labor
Terminated
District Court, D. New Jersey No. 3:19-cv-16262 Filed 08/02/2019
Labor
Terminated
District Court, S.D. Ohio No. 2:18-cv-00443 Filed 05/06/2018
Labor
Terminated
District Court, W.D. Louisiana No. 6:17-cv-01050 Filed 08/20/2017
Labor
Open
District Court, D. New Jersey No. 2:17-cv-03843 Filed 05/31/2017
Labor
Terminated
District Court, M.D. Tennessee No. 3:17-cv-00040 Filed 01/11/2017
Labor
Terminated
District Court, N.D. Alabama No. 5:16-cv-01477 Filed 09/08/2016
Labor
Open
District Court, N.D. Alabama Filed 09/02/2016
Labor
Open
District Court, N.D. Alabama No. 5:16-cv-01455 Filed 09/02/2016
Labor
Terminated
District Court, E.D. Michigan No. 2:16-cv-10877 Filed 03/10/2016
Labor
Terminated
District Court, E.D. North Carolina No. 5:07-cv-00131 Filed 04/10/2007