Negotiable instruments

in the District Court, D. New Jersey

1,106

Cases

63.7%

Ended before merits

704 of 1,106 cases

84.6%

Plaintiff win

of 402 merits judgments

86.4%

National rate

-1.8 pts here

Plaintiffs prevail on the merits 1.8 points less often here than across all federal courts — see every district.

How they closed

Settled31.5%
Plaintiff win30.7%
Dismissed26.2%
Defendant win4.2%
Remanded2.9%
Transferred2%
Other1.1%
Decided — other0.9%
Mixed0.5%

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.