Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy appeals and reference withdrawals.
125,126 federal civil cases in this category. Across all of them:
- Dismissed53.9%
- Affirmed12.2%
- Settled11.8%
- Remanded7.1%
- Defendant win5.2%
- Denied2.8%
- Plaintiff win2.3%
- Transferred2.1%
- Other1.5%
- Decided — other0.8%
- Mixed0.5%
By claim type
- Bankruptcy appeals rule 28 USC 158100,214 cases · 7,924 reached a judgment18.6%plaintiff win
- Bankruptcy withdrawal 28 USC 15724,912 cases · 3,063 reached a judgment45.4%plaintiff win
Source: FJC Integrated Database (public domain), via CourtListener — federal civil cases filed and terminated, 1988–present. Figures are descriptive statistics about how cases of a given type have closed in a given court. They describe the historical record — not a prediction or assessment of any specific case. Not legal advice.