Negotiable instruments

in the District Court, N.D. Texas

2,267

Cases

64.7%

Ended before merits

1,467 of 2,267 cases

86.4%

Plaintiff win

of 800 merits judgments

86.4%

National rate

+0 pts here

Plaintiffs prevail on the merits at the national rate here than across all federal courts — see every district.

How they closed

Dismissed30.8%
Plaintiff win30.5%
Settled25.5%
Remanded4.7%
Transferred2.9%
Defendant win2.7%
Mixed1.3%
Decided — other0.8%
Other0.7%
Denied0.1%
Affirmed0%

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.