Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

United States

Federal civil lawsuits naming United States.

In this index, 33,766 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as United States, most often as a defendant (33,683 of 33,766). 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.

33,766
Lawsuits
33,683
As Defendant
83
As Plaintiff
973
Open
32,793
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
8 mo
Median Duration
913 cases/yrNamed as defendant in 100% of cases48% Federal Tax / Statutory ActionsRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 366 casesAZ — 554 casesAR — 190 casesCA — 3,334 casesCO — 501 casesCT — 309 casesDE — 66 casesDC — 922 casesFL — 3,729 casesGA — 1,036 casesID — 162 casesIL — 734 casesIN — 663 casesIA — 213 casesKS — 165 casesKY — 525 casesLA — 460 casesME — 110 casesMD — 856 casesMA — 451 casesMI — 890 casesMN — 371 casesMS — 565 casesMO — 482 casesMT — 226 casesNE — 107 casesNV — 341 casesNH — 95 casesNJ — 568 casesNM — 154 casesNY — 1,993 casesNC — 665 casesND — 101 casesOH — 1,011 casesOK — 315 casesOR — 409 casesPA — 1,050 casesRI — 63 casesSC — 259 casesSD — 134 casesTN — 676 casesTX — 3,718 casesUT — 310 casesVT — 13 casesVA — 1,025 casesWA — 571 casesWV — 273 casesWI — 330 casesWY — 69 cases
AK · 170HI · 62PR · 109

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 946 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Federal Tax / Statutory ActionsCivil RightsContractPersonal Property / FraudForfeiture / Penalty

Filings by Year

19902026

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Federal Tax / Statutory Actions16,299
Civil Rights5,193
Contract3,524
Personal Property / Fraud1,898
Forfeiture / Penalty1,500
Product Liability1,459

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