Federal civil filings in California

In , 38,789 civil cases were filed in the federal courts in California by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 39,856.

Data through : the CourtListener bulk dockets snapshot of and the courts' live case-number feeds since.

Districts in California

Civil filings per week in California, by district, calibrated to the official annual counts.

Districts in CaliforniaCivil filings per {u} in California, by district, calibrated to the official annual counts02k4k6kDec 8, 2025Mar 2, 2026May 25, 2026Aug 17, 2026Nov 9, 2026todayNov 12Districts in CaliforniaCivil filings per {u} in California, by district, calibrated to the official annual counts02k4k6kMay 25, 2026Aug 17, 2026Nov 9, 2026todayNov 12
Show the numbers
The numbers behind the chart; hatched periods are estimates (method).
Week ofC.D. CaliforniaN.D. CaliforniaE.D. CaliforniaS.D. CaliforniaObservedEstimate
Nov 17, 20255218944148433
Nov 24, 20255218944148433
Dec 1, 20252,660182167863,095
Dec 8, 20252,660182167863,095
Dec 15, 20252,660182167863,095
Dec 22, 20252,660182167863,095
Dec 29, 20251,1762031111031,593
Jan 5, 20266221969115465
Jan 12, 20266221969115465
Jan 19, 20266221969115465
Jan 26, 20266521590117487
Feb 2, 202681187216127611
Feb 9, 202681187216127611
Feb 16, 202681187216127611
Feb 23, 2026128194283125730
Mar 2, 20264072376851151,444
Mar 9, 20264072376851151,444
Mar 16, 20264072376851151,444
Mar 23, 20264072376851151,444
Mar 30, 20262202303923481,190
Apr 6, 20261452282754411,089
Apr 13, 20261452282754411,089
Apr 20, 20261452282754411,089
Apr 27, 2026126256186287855
May 4, 2026992946782542
May 11, 2026992946782542
May 18, 2026992946782542
May 25, 2026992946782542
Jun 1, 20267433043584923
Jun 8, 20267433043584923
Jun 15, 20267433043584923
Jun 22, 20267433043584923
Jun 29, 20268931916684658
Jul 6, 2026953145884551
Jul 13, 2026953145884551
Jul 20, 2026953145884551
Jul 27, 20269930516385652
Aug 3, 202610928442486903
Aug 10, 202610928442486903
Aug 17, 202610928442486903
Aug 24, 202610928442486903
Aug 31, 20263,941379333954,748
Sep 7, 20264,580395318965,389
Sep 14, 20264,580395318965,389
Sep 21, 20264,580395318965,389
Sep 28, 20262,2613882821142,3103,045
Oct 5, 20265233822551271,287
Oct 12, 20265233822551271,287
Oct 19, 20265233822551271,287
Oct 26, 20265233822551271,287
Nov 2, 20265233822551271,287
Nov 9, 20265233822551271,287
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Districts

Implied civil filings, against , from case numbers.

Implied civil filings by district, Jul to Sep 2026. Source: CourtListener bulk dockets.
#NameImpliedObservedShareChangeTrend
1C.D. California CA18,1987,23664.2%+1388.0%
2N.D. California CA4,4774,44915.8%+17.7%
3E.D. California CA3,9373,93713.9%+4.8%
4S.D. California CA1,7281,7556.1%-55.3%
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Newest case numbers

The highest civil case number seen in each district, with where and when it was seen.

DistrictNewest civil case numberSeenSource
C.D. California 2:26-cv-13207 court feed
C.D. California 5:26-cv-06773 court feed
C.D. California 8:26-cv-03338 court feed
E.D. California 1:26-cv-09294 court feed
E.D. California 2:26-cv-03795 court feed
E.D. California 1:26-cv-08031 bulk snapshot
N.D. California 3:26-cv-80201 court feed
N.D. California 5:26-cv-13590 court feed
N.D. California 4:26-cv-13584 court feed
S.D. California 3:26-cv-06413 court feed
S.D. California 3:26-cv-05597 bulk snapshot
S.D. California 3:25-cv-03861 bulk snapshot

By year

Counted, calibrated and official civil filings each year for the districts in California.

YearImpliedCalibratedAO officialCounted per officialObserved docketsSource
28,854 28,461 CL
30,200 29,757 CL
28,627 28,238 CL
31,579 31,232 CL
31,436 30,995 CL
33,410 33,007 CL
30,880 30,477 CL
29,391 28,968 28,968 1.01x 28,971 CL AO
30,204 29,463 29,463 1.03x 29,596 CL AO
34,309 33,559 33,559 1.02x 33,652 CL AO
39,856 38,789 38,789 1.03x 39,225 CL AO
so far 48,130 51,464 47,454 CL

See also: all districts, all states, case types, how these numbers are made, methodology, principles, corrections.

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