HIA (1395 FF) / Medicare

Federal civil · Social Security · 3,514 cases filed and closed (1988–present).

3,514

Cases filed

75.6%

Ended before a merits judgment

2,657 of 3,514 cases

17.6%

Plaintiff win

of 857 merits judgments

76.7%

Defendant win

of merits judgments

Most cases never reach a ruling on the merits. Of 3,514 filed, 75.6% closed without one — settled, dismissed, transferred, or remanded. The win rates above describe only the 857 that a judge actually decided.

How they closed

Remanded26%
Dismissed25.1%
Defendant win18.7%
Affirmed8.9%
Denied5.8%
Plaintiff win4.3%
Other4%
Settled3.9%
Transferred1.9%
Decided — other0.9%
Mixed0.5%

Where you file matters

The same claim resolves differently across districts. Plaintiff-win rate among merits judgments, busiest courts first.

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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.