Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Doe

Federal civil lawsuits naming Doe.

In this index, 12,781 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Doe, most often as a defendant (8,435 of 12,781). 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 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

12,781
Lawsuits
8,435
As Defendant
4,349
As Plaintiff
588
Open
12,193
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
5 mo
Median Duration
345 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 66%Copyright-heavy · 49%Activity steady

Cases by State

AL — 133 casesAZ — 66 casesAR — 106 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 101 casesCT — 442 casesDE — 32 casesDC — 476 casesFL — 733 casesGA — 218 casesID — 25 casesIL — 942 casesIN — 153 casesIA — 39 casesKS — 24 casesKY — 67 casesLA — 118 casesME — 34 casesMD — 864 casesMA — 461 casesMI — 452 casesMN — 122 casesMS — 41 casesMO — 106 casesMT — 9 casesNE — 34 casesNV — 33 casesNH — 31 casesNJ — 119 casesNM — 54 casesNY — 1,917 casesNC — 130 casesND — 7 casesOH — 718 casesOK — 57 casesOR — 53 casesPA — 1,325 casesRI — 46 casesSC — 115 casesSD — 1 casesTN — 226 casesTX — 1,165 casesUT — 53 casesVT — 17 casesVA — 549 casesWA — 87 casesWV — 42 casesWI — 111 casesWY — 6 cases
AK · 14HI · 30PR · 75

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 868 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
CopyrightCivil RightsFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsProduct LiabilityContract

Filings by Year

19902026

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Copyright6,254
Civil Rights3,518
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions965
Product Liability581
Contract410
Trademark281

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