Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

United States

Federal civil lawsuits naming United States.

In this index, 30,297 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as United States, most often as a defendant (30,301 of 30,297). 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 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, M.D. Florida.

30,297
Lawsuits
30,301
As Defendant
81
As Plaintiff
813
Open
29,484
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
8 mo
Median Duration
819 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 100%Federal Tax / Statutory Actions-heavy · 47%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 366 casesAZ — 554 casesAR — 190 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 498 casesCT — 309 casesDE — 64 casesDC — 916 casesFL — 3,727 casesGA — 1,035 casesID — 162 casesIL — 732 casesIN — 663 casesIA — 213 casesKS — 165 casesKY — 525 casesLA — 460 casesME — 110 casesMD — 855 casesMA — 451 casesMI — 888 casesMN — 371 casesMS — 565 casesMO — 479 casesMT — 226 casesNE — 107 casesNV — 340 casesNH — 95 casesNJ — 568 casesNM — 154 casesNY — 1,993 casesNC — 665 casesND — 101 casesOH — 1,010 casesOK — 315 casesOR — 407 casesPA — 1,050 casesRI — 63 casesSC — 257 casesSD — 134 casesTN — 674 casesTX — 3,715 casesUT — 310 casesVT — 13 casesVA — 1,025 casesWA — 570 casesWV — 273 casesWI — 330 casesWY — 69 cases
AK · 170HI · 62PR · 108

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 945 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Federal Tax / Statutory ActionsCivil RightsContractPersonal Property / FraudProduct Liability

Filings by Year

19902026

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Federal Tax / Statutory Actions14,162
Civil Rights4,776
Contract3,373
Personal Property / Fraud1,688
Product Liability1,420
Forfeiture / Penalty1,321

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