Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

John Doe

Federal civil lawsuits naming John Doe.

In this index, 2,826 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as John Doe, most often as a defendant (2,951 of 2,826). 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. Frequent opposing parties include Strike 3 Holdings, LLC, Malibu Media, LLC, and Umg Recordings Inc.

2,826
Lawsuits
2,951
As Defendant
234
As Plaintiff
0
Open
3,145
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
4 mo
Median Duration
76 cases/yrNamed as defendant in 104% of cases90% CopyrightRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 3 casesAZ — 3 casesAR — 0 casesCA — 359 casesCO — 6 casesCT — 1 casesDE — 1 casesDC — 11 casesFL — 158 casesGA — 25 casesID — 0 casesIL — 130 casesIN — 7 casesIA — 1 casesKS — 1 casesKY — 2 casesLA — 8 casesME — 0 casesMD — 8 casesMA — 24 casesMI — 106 casesMN — 5 casesMS — 3 casesMO — 6 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 12 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 142 casesNM — 1 casesNY — 500 casesNC — 2 casesND — 0 casesOH — 22 casesOK — 1 casesOR — 2 casesPA — 1,413 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 4 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 8 casesTX — 47 casesUT — 4 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 109 casesWA — 11 casesWV — 1 casesWI — 3 casesWY — 0 cases
AK · 1HI · 2PR · 30

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 211 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
CopyrightCivil RightsTrademarkFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsContract

Filings by Year

19902026

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Copyright2,551
Civil Rights195
Trademark113
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions110
Contract44
Real Property30

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Frequent Opposing Parties

2,826 Cases — Newest First

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