Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Gates

Federal civil lawsuits naming Gates.

In this index, 827 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Gates, most often as a plaintiff (517 of 827). These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Civil Rights and Product Liability matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, C.D. California. Frequent opposing parties include 3M Company, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, and Merck & Co. Inc.

827
Lawsuits
310
As Defendant
517
As Plaintiff
30
Open
797
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
22 cases/yrNamed as plaintiff in 63% of casesRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 22 casesAZ — 14 casesAR — 15 casesCA — 130 casesCO — 15 casesCT — 4 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 14 casesFL — 49 casesGA — 30 casesID — 6 casesIL — 37 casesIN — 17 casesIA — 3 casesKS — 6 casesKY — 8 casesLA — 33 casesME — 1 casesMD — 15 casesMA — 11 casesMI — 21 casesMN — 11 casesMS — 22 casesMO — 19 casesMT — 1 casesNE — 4 casesNV — 3 casesNH — 2 casesNJ — 13 casesNM — 5 casesNY — 27 casesNC — 4 casesND — 3 casesOH — 32 casesOK — 7 casesOR — 9 casesPA — 65 casesRI — 1 casesSC — 6 casesSD — 1 casesTN — 11 casesTX — 58 casesUT — 3 casesVT — 1 casesVA — 20 casesWA — 17 casesWV — 21 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 0 cases
AK · 2HI · 6PR · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 20 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Civil RightsProduct LiabilityContractFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsLabor

Filings by Year

19902026

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Civil Rights312
Product Liability202
Contract120
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions53
Labor51
Real Property25

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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