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 (29,055 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
4,972
As Defendant
29,055
As Plaintiff
1,411
Open
32,460
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
915 cases/yrPredominantly plaintiff · 86%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 1,285 casesAZ — 470 casesAR — 487 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 371 casesCT — 209 casesDE — 119 casesDC — 383 casesFL — 3,159 casesGA — 1,460 casesID — 64 casesIL — 1,807 casesIN — 674 casesIA — 153 casesKS — 196 casesKY — 475 casesLA — 1,663 casesME — 76 casesMD — 476 casesMA — 509 casesMI — 892 casesMN — 646 casesMS — 893 casesMO — 618 casesMT — 66 casesNE — 75 casesNV — 97 casesNH — 79 casesNJ — 957 casesNM — 116 casesNY — 1,641 casesNC — 412 casesND — 16 casesOH — 1,678 casesOK — 477 casesOR — 229 casesPA — 4,075 casesRI — 77 casesSC — 866 casesSD — 33 casesTN — 808 casesTX — 2,265 casesUT — 181 casesVT — 30 casesVA — 699 casesWA — 363 casesWV — 1,361 casesWI — 134 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 Liability11,534
Civil Rights9,585
Contract3,816
Labor2,780
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions1,959
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes1,120

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