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Negotiable instruments

in the District Court, N.D. Illinois

1,403
Cases
63%
Ended before merits
884 of 1,403 cases
84%
Plaintiff win
of 519 merits judgments
86.4%
National rate
-2.4 pts here
Plaintiffs prevail on the merits 2.4 points less often here than across all federal courts — see every district.

How they closed

  • Dismissed31.9%
  • Plaintiff win31.1%
  • Settled26.4%
  • Defendant win5%
  • Transferred1.7%
  • Other1.7%
  • Remanded1.4%
  • Decided — other0.5%
  • Mixed0.4%

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.

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