Negotiable instruments

in the District Court, S.D. New York

2,219

Cases

72%

Ended before merits

1,598 of 2,219 cases

88.2%

Plaintiff win

of 621 merits judgments

86.4%

National rate

+1.8 pts here

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

How they closed

Dismissed44.9%
Plaintiff win24.7%
Settled18.2%
Transferred6.2%
Defendant win2.9%
Other1.6%
Remanded1.2%
Decided — other0.3%
Mixed0.1%

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.