Negotiable instruments

in the District Court, S.D. Texas

2,356

Cases

68.4%

Ended before merits

1,611 of 2,356 cases

74.8%

Plaintiff win

of 745 merits judgments

86.4%

National rate

-11.6 pts here

Plaintiffs prevail on the merits 11.6 points less often here than across all federal courts — see every district.

How they closed

Dismissed39.3%
Plaintiff win23.6%
Settled22.7%
Defendant win5.6%
Remanded3.7%
Transferred1.8%
Mixed1.6%
Other0.8%
Decided — other0.8%

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.