Negotiable instruments

in the District Court, E.D. Michigan

570

Cases

57.5%

Ended before merits

328 of 570 cases

84.3%

Plaintiff win

of 242 merits judgments

86.4%

National rate

-2.1 pts here

Plaintiffs prevail on the merits 2.1 points less often here than across all federal courts — see every district.

How they closed

Plaintiff win35.8%
Settled27%
Dismissed25.8%
Defendant win5.8%
Other2.1%
Remanded1.9%
Transferred0.7%
Mixed0.5%
Decided — other0.4%

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.