Negotiable instruments

in the District Court, D. Maryland

759

Cases

55.6%

Ended before merits

422 of 759 cases

88.4%

Plaintiff win

of 337 merits judgments

86.4%

National rate

+2 pts here

Plaintiffs prevail on the merits 2 points more often here than across all federal courts — see every district.

How they closed

Dismissed39.3%
Plaintiff win39.3%
Settled11.9%
Defendant win4%
Remanded2.1%
Other1.3%
Decided — other1.1%
Transferred0.9%
Mixed0.1%
Affirmed0.1%

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.