Party
Milwaukee County
Federal civil lawsuits naming Milwaukee County.
In this index, 138 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Milwaukee County, most often as a defendant (138 of 138). These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Civil Rights and Labor matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, E.D. Wisconsin. Frequent opposing parties include Nisenbaum, Hawthorne, and Cain.
138
Lawsuits
138
As Defendant
1
As Plaintiff
8
Open
130
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
15 mo
Median Duration
3.7 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 100%Civil Rights-heavy · 88%Activity steady
Cases by State
Open Cases Over Time
1990peak 9 open2026
Case Types Over Time
19902026
Civil RightsLaborContractOther CivilAntitrust
Filings by Year
19902026