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 (8,452 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
8,452
As Defendant
4,429
As Plaintiff
558
Open
12,223
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
5 mo
Median Duration
345 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 — 484 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 — 36 casesNV — 33 casesNH — 32 casesNJ — 119 casesNM — 54 casesNY — 1,928 casesNC — 131 casesND — 7 casesOH — 721 casesOK — 58 casesOR — 53 casesPA — 1,333 casesRI — 46 casesSC — 118 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 Rights3,573
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions975
Product Liability582
Contract413
Trademark281

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