Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

United States Department of Defense

Federal civil lawsuits naming United States Department of Defense.

In this index, 143 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as United States Department of Defense, most often as a defendant (141 of 143). These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Federal Tax / Statutory Actions and Civil Rights matters, filed between 1991 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, District of Columbia. Frequent opposing parties include The New York Times Company, Kellogg, Brown & Root Services, Inc, and Scott.

143
Lawsuits
141
As Defendant
2
As Plaintiff
25
Open
118
Terminated
1991–2026
Span
7 mo
Median Duration
4.0 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 99%Federal Tax / Statutory Actions-heavy · 74%Activity rising

Cases by State

AL — 0 casesAZ — 6 casesAR — 0 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 3 casesCT — 1 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 69 casesFL — 2 casesGA — 1 casesID — 0 casesIL — 4 casesIN — 0 casesIA — 1 casesKS — 2 casesKY — 1 casesLA — 0 casesME — 0 casesMD — 3 casesMA — 0 casesMI — 2 casesMN — 0 casesMS — 1 casesMO — 0 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 1 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 14 casesNC — 1 casesND — 0 casesOH — 2 casesOK — 2 casesOR — 1 casesPA — 3 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 0 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 0 casesTX — 8 casesUT — 1 casesVT — 1 casesVA — 7 casesWA — 1 casesWV — 1 casesWI — 1 casesWY — 0 cases
AK · 2PR · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1991peak 25 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19912026
Federal Tax / Statutory ActionsCivil RightsLaborContractRICO / Consumer / Other Statutes

Filings by Year

19912026

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Federal Tax / Statutory Actions106
Civil Rights25
Labor6
Contract2
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes2
Personal Property / Fraud1

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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