Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Oates

Federal civil lawsuits naming Oates.

In this index, 150 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Oates, most often as a plaintiff (128 of 150). These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Product Liability and Civil Rights matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. Frequent opposing parties include 3M Company, Janssen Research & Development LLC, and City of Philadelphia.

150
Lawsuits
22
As Defendant
128
As Plaintiff
15
Open
135
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
11 mo
Median Duration
4.1 cases/yrNamed as plaintiff in 85% of casesRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 4 casesAZ — 2 casesAR — 5 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 3 casesCT — 1 casesDE — 1 casesDC — 7 casesFL — 14 casesGA — 3 casesID — 1 casesIL — 9 casesIN — 2 casesIA — 0 casesKS — 0 casesKY — 1 casesLA — 10 casesME — 0 casesMD — 3 casesMA — 4 casesMI — 3 casesMN — 1 casesMS — 2 casesMO — 2 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 1 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 3 casesNM — 1 casesNY — 7 casesNC — 2 casesND — 0 casesOH — 4 casesOK — 1 casesOR — 1 casesPA — 29 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 5 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 0 casesTX — 11 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 3 casesWA — 1 casesWV — 3 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 0 cases

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 16 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability58
Civil Rights46
Contract13
Labor13
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions10
Copyright3

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Frequent Opposing Parties

Filtered Civil Rights Clear

46 Cases — Newest First