Civil filings in the N.D. Alabama district court
In , 2,275 civil cases were filed in N.D. Alabama by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 2,237.
Data through from the CourtListener bulk dockets snapshot of , and live case numbers from the court's feed. Court: N.D. Alabama, Alabama, Eleventh Circuit.
- 636
- Counted per official
- 0.98x
+8.2% vs
case numbers track the official count
Civil filings per month
Calibrated monthly civil filings since the snapshot's first year, with a band for the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation. Hatched months read low in the snapshot.
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| Month | Implied | Calibrated | Observed | Twelve-month mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01 | 194 | 194 | 192 | |
| 2015-02 | 174 | 174 | 174 | |
| 2015-03 | 168 | 168 | 170 | |
| 2015-04 | 205 | 205 | 197 | |
| 2015-05 | 165 | 165 | 163 | |
| 2015-06 | 196 | 196 | 191 | 184 |
| 2015-07 | 193 | 193 | 197 | 185 |
| 2015-08 | 208 | 208 | 202 | 188 |
| 2015-09 | 226 | 226 | 224 | 192 |
| 2015-10 | 232 | 232 | 237 | 196 |
| 2015-11 | 222 | 222 | 229 | 198 |
| 2015-12 | 191 | 191 | 187 | 198 |
| 2016-01 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 197 |
| 2016-02 | 176 | 176 | 180 | 197 |
| 2016-03 | 179 | 179 | 187 | 198 |
| 2016-04 | 156 | 156 | 180 | 194 |
| 2016-05 | 213 | 213 | 207 | 198 |
| 2016-06 | 171 | 171 | 252 | 196 |
| 2016-07 | 172 | 172 | 176 | 194 |
| 2016-08 | 192 | 192 | 201 | 193 |
| 2016-09 | 182 | 182 | 177 | 189 |
| 2016-10 | 151 | 151 | 153 | 182 |
| 2016-11 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 176 |
| 2016-12 | 168 | 168 | 170 | 174 |
| 2017-01 | 162 | 162 | 154 | 173 |
| 2017-02 | 166 | 166 | 168 | 172 |
| 2017-03 | 190 | 190 | 196 | 173 |
| 2017-04 | 179 | 179 | 180 | 175 |
| 2017-05 | 198 | 198 | 202 | 174 |
| 2017-06 | 216 | 216 | 224 | 177 |
| 2017-07 | 174 | 174 | 175 | 178 |
| 2017-08 | 203 | 203 | 201 | 178 |
| 2017-09 | 197 | 197 | 189 | 180 |
| 2017-10 | 145 | 145 | 154 | 179 |
| 2017-11 | 180 | 180 | 176 | 182 |
| 2017-12 | 188 | 188 | 190 | 183 |
| 2018-01 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 183 |
| 2018-02 | 162 | 162 | 165 | 183 |
| 2018-03 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 183 |
| 2018-04 | 157 | 157 | 156 | 181 |
| 2018-05 | 171 | 171 | 164 | 179 |
| 2018-06 | 173 | 173 | 172 | 175 |
| 2018-07 | 185 | 185 | 190 | 176 |
| 2018-08 | 222 | 222 | 218 | 178 |
| 2018-09 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 176 |
| 2018-10 | 213 | 213 | 207 | 181 |
| 2018-11 | 180 | 180 | 182 | 181 |
| 2018-12 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 178 |
| 2019-01 | 192 | 192 | 195 | 180 |
| 2019-02 | 171 | 171 | 174 | 181 |
| 2019-03 | 146 | 146 | 147 | 177 |
| 2019-04 | 144 | 144 | 145 | 176 |
| 2019-05 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 178 |
| 2019-06 | 186 | 186 | 187 | 179 |
| 2019-07 | 204 | 204 | 207 | 180 |
| 2019-08 | 214 | 214 | 217 | 180 |
| 2019-09 | 160 | 160 | 164 | 178 |
| 2019-10 | 178 | 178 | 179 | 175 |
| 2019-11 | 163 | 163 | 165 | 174 |
| 2019-12 | 6,110 | 6,110 | 194 | 671 |
| 2020-01 | 148 | 148 | 152 | 667 |
| 2020-02 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 664 |
| 2020-03 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 666 |
| 2020-04 | 161 | 161 | 163 | 667 |
| 2020-05 | 147 | 147 | 153 | 664 |
| 2020-06 | 172 | 172 | 179 | 663 |
| 2020-07 | 167 | 167 | 169 | 660 |
| 2020-08 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 659 |
| 2020-09 | 221 | 221 | 220 | 664 |
| 2020-10 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 665 |
| 2020-11 | 192 | 192 | 193 | 668 |
| 2020-12 | 188 | 188 | 187 | 174 |
| 2021-01 | 154 | 154 | 157 | 175 |
| 2021-02 | 163 | 163 | 165 | 178 |
| 2021-03 | 149 | 149 | 151 | 176 |
| 2021-04 | 151 | 151 | 152 | 175 |
| 2021-05 | 128 | 128 | 132 | 173 |
| 2021-06 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 172 |
| 2021-07 | 158 | 158 | 159 | 171 |
| 2021-08 | 142 | 142 | 139 | 166 |
| 2021-09 | 115 | 115 | 120 | 157 |
| 2021-10 | 145 | 145 | 141 | 153 |
| 2021-11 | 134 | 134 | 133 | 148 |
| 2021-12 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 144 |
| 2022-01 | 129 | 27 | 134 | 134 |
| 2022-02 | 135 | 28 | 133 | 122 |
| 2022-03 | 146 | 31 | 145 | 112 |
| 2022-04 | 136 | 28 | 135 | 102 |
| 2022-05 | 147 | 31 | 149 | 94 |
| 2022-06 | 122 | 26 | 124 | 84 |
| 2022-07 | 143 | 30 | 147 | 73 |
| 2022-08 | 158 | 33 | 162 | 64 |
| 2022-09 | 157 | 33 | 156 | 57 |
| 2022-10 | 118 | 25 | 115 | 47 |
| 2022-11 | 126 | 26 | 127 | 38 |
| 2022-12 | 6,525 | 1,364 | 115 | 140 |
| 2023-01 | 129 | 30 | 131 | 140 |
| 2023-02 | 118 | 27 | 118 | 140 |
| 2023-03 | 167 | 39 | 169 | 141 |
| 2023-04 | 135 | 31 | 140 | 141 |
| 2023-05 | 152 | 35 | 151 | 141 |
| 2023-06 | 157 | 36 | 163 | 142 |
| 2023-07 | 148 | 34 | 150 | 143 |
| 2023-08 | 150 | 35 | 155 | 143 |
| 2023-09 | 147 | 34 | 155 | 143 |
| 2023-10 | 179 | 41 | 175 | 144 |
| 2023-11 | 139 | 32 | 142 | 145 |
| 2023-12 | 6,422 | 1,481 | 152 | 155 |
| 2024-01 | 117 | 118 | 116 | 162 |
| 2024-02 | 136 | 137 | 139 | 171 |
| 2024-03 | 147 | 148 | 145 | 180 |
| 2024-04 | 142 | 143 | 145 | 190 |
| 2024-05 | 168 | 170 | 159 | 201 |
| 2024-06 | 148 | 149 | 127 | 210 |
| 2024-07 | 188 | 190 | 138 | 223 |
| 2024-08 | 157 | 159 | 72 | 234 |
| 2024-09 | 136 | 137 | 57 | 242 |
| 2024-10 | 155 | 157 | 96 | 252 |
| 2024-11 | 160 | 162 | 153 | 263 |
| 2024-12 | 172 | 174 | 172 | 154 |
| 2025-01 | 170 | 173 | 174 | 158 |
| 2025-02 | 150 | 153 | 152 | 159 |
| 2025-03 | 161 | 164 | 161 | 161 |
| 2025-04 | 186 | 189 | 183 | 165 |
| 2025-05 | 181 | 184 | 178 | 166 |
| 2025-06 | 207 | 211 | 209 | 171 |
| 2025-07 | 188 | 191 | 185 | 171 |
| 2025-08 | 227 | 231 | 230 | 177 |
| 2025-09 | 204 | 207 | 203 | 183 |
| 2025-10 | 225 | 229 | 222 | 189 |
| 2025-11 | 151 | 154 | 151 | 188 |
| 2025-12 | 187 | 190 | 188 | 190 |
| 2026-01 | 152 | 154 | 153 | 188 |
| 2026-02 | 191 | 194 | 190 | 191 |
| 2026-03 | 203 | 206 | 204 | 195 |
| 2026-04 | 186 | 189 | 183 | 195 |
| 2026-05 | 196 | 199 | 194 | 196 |
| 2026-06 | 206 | 209 | 206 | 196 |
| 2026-07 low | 224 | 227 | 222 | 199 |
| 2026-08 low | 194 | 197 | 198 | 196 |
| 2026-09 low | 218 | 221 | 203 | 198 |
Newest case numbers
The highest civil case numbers seen, from the court's own feed and from the snapshot.
| Case number | Seen | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2:26-cv-08018 | court feed | |
| 4:26-cv-08014 | court feed | |
| 7:26-cv-08013 | court feed | |
| 1:26-cv-08009 | court feed | |
| 5:26-cv-08008 | court feed | |
| 3:26-cv-01658 | court feed | |
| 2:26-cv-01770 | bulk snapshot | |
| 4:26-cv-08014 | bulk snapshot | |
| 2:25-cv-02237 | bulk snapshot |
Numbering by divisional office
Offices that share one sequence are counted once; offices on their own sequence are added.
| Year | Offices | Numbering | Base | Highest number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 | shared | 0 | 2237 |
| 2026 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 | shared | 0 | 1770 |
| 2026 | 4 | own | 8014 |
Case types
Dockets observed in the last twelve months, by nature-of-suit code.
| Code | Case type | Observed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 463 | Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee | 53 | 15.0% |
| 440 | Other Civil Rights | 49 | 13.9% |
| 890 | Other Statutory Actions | 46 | 13.0% |
| 442 | Employment | 39 | 11.0% |
| 365 | Personal Injury - Product Liability | 17 | 4.8% |
| 480 | Consumer Credit | 13 | 3.7% |
| 360 | Other Personal Injury | 11 | 3.1% |
| 820 | Copyrights | 10 | 2.8% |
| 530 | Habeas Corpus: General | 10 | 2.8% |
| 840 | Trademark | 8 | 2.3% |
| 791 | Employee Retirement Income Security Act | 8 | 2.3% |
| 190 | Other Contract | 7 | 2.0% |
Codes from the JS 44 civil cover sheet; counts are dockets observed by this source, not every case.
By year
Counted, calibrated and official civil filings each year.
| Year | Implied | Calibrated | AO official | Counted per official | Observed dockets | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,374 | 2,363 | CL | ||||
| 2,093 | 2,211 | CL | ||||
| 2,198 | 2,209 | CL | ||||
| 2,134 | 2,125 | CL | ||||
| 8,053 | 2,159 | CL | ||||
| 2,092 | 2,112 | CL | ||||
| 1,730 | 1,738 | CL | ||||
| 8,042 | 1,681 | 1,681 | 4.78x | 1,642 | CL AO | |
| 8,043 | 1,855 | 1,855 | 4.34x | 1,801 | CL AO | |
| 1,826 | 1,844 | 1,844 | 0.99x | 1,519 | CL AO | |
| 2,237 | 2,275 | 2,275 | 0.98x | 2,236 | CL AO | |
| so far | 1,770 | 1,798 | 1,753 | CL |
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| Table rows | 141 | needs 3 |
| Dated rows with a source link | 21 | needs 3 |
| Primary identifiers | 8 | needs 3 |
| Internal links | 18 | needs 5 |
| Primary-source links | 8 | needs 2 |
| Visible text bytes | 6418 | needs 1500 |
| Digits outside a source | 0 | needs 0 |