Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Doe

Federal civil lawsuits naming Doe.

In this index, 12,886 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Doe, most often as a defendant (8,453 of 12,886). 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.

12,886
Lawsuits
8,453
As Defendant
4,433
As Plaintiff
662
Open
12,224
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
5 mo
Median Duration
348 cases/yrNamed as defendant in 66% of cases49% CopyrightRecent filings steady

Cases by State

AL — 133 casesAZ — 66 casesAR — 107 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 102 casesCT — 443 casesDE — 32 casesDC — 485 casesFL — 741 casesGA — 218 casesID — 25 casesIL — 948 casesIN — 154 casesIA — 40 casesKS — 25 casesKY — 69 casesLA — 118 casesME — 36 casesMD — 867 casesMA — 469 casesMI — 453 casesMN — 125 casesMS — 41 casesMO — 110 casesMT — 9 casesNE — 37 casesNV — 33 casesNH — 32 casesNJ — 119 casesNM — 54 casesNY — 1,930 casesNC — 131 casesND — 7 casesOH — 721 casesOK — 58 casesOR — 53 casesPA — 1,333 casesRI — 46 casesSC — 119 casesSD — 1 casesTN — 233 casesTX — 1,168 casesUT — 54 casesVT — 17 casesVA — 550 casesWA — 88 casesWV — 42 casesWI — 113 casesWY — 6 cases
AK · 14HI · 31PR · 75

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 869 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
CopyrightCivil RightsFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsProduct LiabilityContract

Filings by Year

19902026

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Copyright6,270
Civil Rights3,575
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions977
Product Liability582
Contract413
Trademark281

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