Negotiable instruments

in the District Court, W.D. Louisiana

613

Cases

57.4%

Ended before merits

352 of 613 cases

85.1%

Plaintiff win

of 261 merits judgments

86.4%

National rate

-1.3 pts here

Plaintiffs prevail on the merits 1.3 points less often here than across all federal courts — see every district.

How they closed

Plaintiff win36.2%
Dismissed28.2%
Settled19.9%
Remanded4.1%
Defendant win3.1%
Transferred2.6%
Other2.6%
Decided — other2.6%
Mixed0.7%

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.