Guides, with live counts from the courts' own feeds
Federal lawsuit guides
The kinds of federal civil case people most often face without a lawyer, or with a small practice behind them. Each guide explains what the rules require and when, cites the statute or rule it comes from, and shows how many such cases were filed this month, by district, counted from the district courts' own filing feeds.
- Appealing a Social Security denial to federal court — 1,136 new Social Security appeals filed in federal court in the last 30 days, across 64 districts · most often against Commissioner of Social Security · filed most in N.D. Ohio (free feed)
- The EEOC sued your employer: what happens in federal court — 22 new discrimination suits brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in federal court in the last 30 days, across 16 districts · filed most in D. Nev. (free feed)
- Suing USCIS or the State Department over a delay — 655 new suits against USCIS or the State Department filed in federal court in the last 30 days, across 48 districts · most often against United States Citizenship and Immigration Services · filed most in C.D. Cal. (free feed)
- The FTC sued: what happens in a federal enforcement case — 4 new enforcement suits brought by the Federal Trade Commission in federal court in the last 30 days, across 4 districts · filed most in N.D. Cal. (free feed)
- Suing a credit bureau over a credit report error — 406 new credit reporting suits naming Equifax or TransUnion filed in federal court in the last 30 days, across 43 districts · most often against Equifax Information Services LLC · filed most in N.D. Ill. (free feed)
- Your product injury case was filed in an MDL: what happens now — 512 new product injury suits naming 3M, Becton Dickinson or L’Oréal USA as first defendant filed in federal court in the last 30 days, across 7 districts · most often against Becton Dickinson and Company · filed most in D. Ariz. (free feed)
- Your social media addiction case was filed in the MDL: what happens now — 377 new suits naming Meta Platforms as first defendant filed in federal court in the last 30 days, across 5 districts · most often against Meta Platforms, Inc. · filed most in N.D. Cal. (free feed)
- Sued by Strike 3 Holdings as a “John Doe” — 291 new Strike 3 Holdings cases filed in federal court in the last 30 days, across 23 districts · filed most in C.D. Cal. (free feed)
- Filing a habeas corpus petition for someone held in immigration detention — 2,461 new habeas petitions and other suits naming immigration detention officials filed in federal court in the last 30 days, across 58 districts · most often against U.S. Department of Homeland Security · filed most in D.N.J. (free feed)
- Your FedEx overtime case was severed and re-filed: what happens now — 4,181 new suits naming Federal Express Corporation as defendant filed in federal court in the last 30 days, across 48 districts · most often against Federal Express Corporation · filed most in M.D. Fla. (free feed)
- Your marketplace account was frozen by a Schedule A lawsuit: what happens now — 305 new suits against sellers identified only on a sealed Schedule A filed in federal court in the last 30 days, across 8 districts · most often against The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A · filed most in N.D. Ill. (free feed)
- Suing over a denied flood insurance claim: what happens now — 23 new suits naming Wright National Flood Insurance Company as first defendant filed in federal court in the last 30 days, across 1 district · most often against Wright National Flood Insurance Company · filed most in M.D. Fla. (free feed)
- Suing a debt collector under the FDCPA: what happens now — 44 new consumer suits naming Portfolio Recovery Associates, Midland Credit Management or LVNV Funding as first defendant filed in federal court in the last 30 days, across 23 districts · most often against LVNV Funding LLC · filed most in M.D. Fla. (free feed)
- The SEC sued: what happens in a federal enforcement case — 21 new civil enforcement suits brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission in federal court in the last 30 days, across 11 districts · filed most in S.D.N.Y. (free feed)
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- Apelación del Seguro Social en corte federal
- Demanda por un error en su reporte de crédito
- Demanda contra USCIS por demora en su trámite
- Habeas corpus para una persona detenida por ICE
- Demanda de Strike 3 Holdings
- Demanda de horas extra contra FedEx
- Demanda por un reclamo de seguro contra inundaciones negado
- Demanda por adicción a redes sociales en el MDL
- Demandar a un cobrador de deudas bajo la FDCPA
- Su caso por un producto defectuoso está en un MDL
- Su cuenta de vendedor fue congelada por una demanda Schedule A
- 起诉 USCIS 或美国国务院催办移民申请
- 就被拒绝的洪水保险理赔提起诉讼
- 被列入 Schedule A 商标诉讼：接下来会发生什么
- 向联邦法院上诉社会安全福利的拒绝决定
- 被 Strike 3 Holdings 以“John Doe”名义起诉
- 因信用报告错误起诉信用机构
- 产品伤害案件归入 MDL 后会发生什么
- 依据 FDCPA 起诉催收公司
- 社交媒体成瘾案件归入 MDL 后会发生什么
- 家人被 ICE 拘留：如何跟踪人身保护令案件
- FedEx 加班费案件被分拆重新立案后会发生什么
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I was served with a federal lawsuit. What do I do first?
Find the case number on the summons, type it into the check above, and read the real docket free, with no PACER login: the complaint, the judge and every entry so far. Then open the guide above for the kind of case it is. Each guide states the deadline that starts running on the day you were served and cites the rule it comes from, so you know how many days you have before you decide anything else.
Which kinds of federal case do these guides cover?
The 14 kinds filed most often against people and small businesses, each with this month's count by district from the courts' own filing feeds. They are explanations of procedure with the statute or rule cited, not legal advice, and a case of another kind still has a docket the check above reads.
How do I get told when something is filed in my case?
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