In this index, 56 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Spates, most often as a plaintiff (45 of 56). These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Civil Rights and Product Liability matters, filed between 1990 and 2024, most frequently in District Court, C.D. Illinois. Frequent opposing parties include Janssen Research & Development LLC, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, and Key Bank of Puget So.