Party
Doe No. 1
Federal civil lawsuits naming Doe No. 1.
In this index, 29 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Doe No. 1, most often as a defendant (18 of 29). 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 2000 and 2025, most frequently in District Court, N.D. Illinois. Frequent opposing parties include United States, ME2 Productions, Inc, and Lhf Productions, Inc.
1.1 cases/yr Named as defendant in 62% of cases 48% Copyright Recent filings down
Cases by State
AL — 2 cases AZ — 0 cases AR — 0 cases CA — 0 cases CO — 0 cases CT — 0 cases DE — 0 cases DC — 0 cases FL — 1 cases GA — 1 cases ID — 0 cases IL — 12 cases IN — 0 cases IA — 0 cases KS — 0 cases KY — 0 cases LA — 0 cases ME — 0 cases MD — 0 cases MA — 1 cases MI — 0 cases MN — 0 cases MS — 0 cases MO — 0 cases MT — 1 cases NE — 0 cases NV — 0 cases NH — 0 cases NJ — 0 cases NM — 0 cases NY — 2 cases NC — 0 cases ND — 0 cases OH — 3 cases OK — 0 cases OR — 0 cases PA — 1 cases RI — 0 cases SC — 0 cases SD — 0 cases TN — 2 cases TX — 0 cases UT — 0 cases VT — 0 cases VA — 0 cases WA — 0 cases WV — 0 cases WI — 0 cases WY — 0 cases
Open Cases Over Time
2000 peak 4 open 2025
Case Types Over Time
2000 2025
Copyright Civil Rights Other Civil Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Contract
Frequent Opposing Parties
14 Cases — Newest First
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, N.D. Illinois No. 1:19-cv-02920 Filed 05/01/2019
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, N.D. Illinois No. 1:17-cv-05565 Filed 07/31/2017
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, N.D. Illinois No. 1:17-cv-04865 Filed 06/29/2017
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, N.D. Illinois No. 1:17-cv-02995 Filed 04/21/2017
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, N.D. Illinois No. 1:17-cv-02423 Filed 03/30/2017
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, N.D. Illinois No. 1:17-cv-00706 Filed 01/30/2017
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, N.D. Illinois No. 1:16-cv-10568 Filed 11/14/2016
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, N.D. Illinois No. 1:16-cv-10203 Filed 10/31/2016
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, N.D. Illinois No. 1:16-cv-08416 Filed 08/29/2016
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, N.D. Illinois No. 1:16-cv-02464 Filed 02/22/2016
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, N.D. Illinois No. 1:16-cv-02461 Filed 02/22/2016
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, N.D. Illinois No. 1:15-cv-08392 Filed 09/24/2015
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, M.D. Alabama No. 3:08-cv-00126 Filed 02/21/2008
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, N.D. Ohio No. 1:01-cv-02172 Filed 09/12/2001