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 (8,442 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
8,442
As Defendant
4,378
As Plaintiff
573
Open
12,208
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 — 102 casesCT — 443 casesDE — 32 casesDC — 477 casesFL — 735 casesGA — 218 casesID — 25 casesIL — 943 casesIN — 154 casesIA — 40 casesKS — 24 casesKY — 68 casesLA — 118 casesME — 35 casesMD — 865 casesMA — 464 casesMI — 453 casesMN — 124 casesMS — 41 casesMO — 107 casesMT — 9 casesNE — 35 casesNV — 33 casesNH — 32 casesNJ — 119 casesNM — 54 casesNY — 1,920 casesNC — 130 casesND — 7 casesOH — 718 casesOK — 57 casesOR — 53 casesPA — 1,329 casesRI — 46 casesSC — 116 casesSD — 1 casesTN — 228 casesTX — 1,167 casesUT — 54 casesVT — 17 casesVA — 549 casesWA — 87 casesWV — 42 casesWI — 113 casesWY — 6 cases
AK · 14HI · 31PR · 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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Copyright6,257
Civil Rights3,541
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions968
Product Liability582
Contract411
Trademark281

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