Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Smith

Federal civil lawsuits naming Smith.

In this index, 33,871 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Smith, most often as a plaintiff (29,033 of 33,871). 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.

33,871
Lawsuits
4,968
As Defendant
29,033
As Plaintiff
1,420
Open
32,451
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
915 cases/yrPredominantly plaintiff · 86%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 1,285 casesAZ — 466 casesAR — 487 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 371 casesCT — 209 casesDE — 119 casesDC — 382 casesFL — 3,156 casesGA — 1,458 casesID — 64 casesIL — 1,806 casesIN — 674 casesIA — 153 casesKS — 196 casesKY — 475 casesLA — 1,663 casesME — 76 casesMD — 476 casesMA — 509 casesMI — 892 casesMN — 646 casesMS — 892 casesMO — 618 casesMT — 66 casesNE — 75 casesNV — 96 casesNH — 79 casesNJ — 957 casesNM — 116 casesNY — 1,640 casesNC — 412 casesND — 16 casesOH — 1,678 casesOK — 477 casesOR — 229 casesPA — 4,071 casesRI — 76 casesSC — 866 casesSD — 33 casesTN — 806 casesTX — 2,261 casesUT — 181 casesVT — 30 casesVA — 699 casesWA — 363 casesWV — 1,361 casesWI — 133 casesWY — 58 cases
AK · 62HI · 54PR · 3

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 1,695 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability11,526
Civil Rights9,574
Contract3,815
Labor2,778
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions1,958
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes1,119

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