Civil filings in the C.D. California district court

In , 18,319 civil cases were filed in C.D. California by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 18,997.

Data through from the CourtListener bulk dockets snapshot of , and live case numbers from the court's feed. Court: C.D. California, California, Ninth Circuit.

18.2k

+1388.0% vs

, counted
19k

official 18.3k

Counted per official
1.04x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
2:26-cv-13207

seen

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.

Civil filings per month, C.D. CaliforniaCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation05k10k15k20k201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, C.D. CaliforniaThe last three years05k10k15k20k202320252026
Show the numbers
Monthly figures. Implied from case numbers, calibrated to the official count, dockets observed in the snapshot. Source: CourtListener bulk dockets.
MonthImpliedCalibratedObservedTwelve-month mean
2015-011,0681,0681,061
2015-023843841,111
2015-032,0432,0431,292
2015-044434431,322
2015-052,1132,1131,173
2015-061,2671,2671,2771,220
2015-071,2831,2831,2991,229
2015-081,2231,2231,2161,228
2015-094294291,4611,139
2015-102,3202,3201,2711,257
2015-111,3531,3531,1191,266
2015-129389381,1631,239
2016-011,0271,0271,0171,235
2016-023973971,1171,236
2016-035145141,2671,109
2016-044404401,2251,109
2016-055475471,284978
2016-064064061,524906
2016-075,2665,2661,2771,238
2016-081,0961,0961,2931,228
2016-091,6361,6361,2121,328
2016-101,0371,0371,0671,221
2016-111,1271,1271,1151,203
2016-121,1541,1541,1361,221
2017-011,1441,1441,1341,230
2017-024014011,2191,231
2017-031,9531,9531,3651,351
2017-041,3581,3581,0941,427
2017-051,3721,3721,2431,496
2017-064294291,2261,498
2017-071,8811,8811,1991,216
2017-084244241,2311,160
2017-094624621,1751,062
2017-103923921,1731,008
2017-113,4943,4941,0451,205
2017-128508509611,180
2018-011,2361,2361,2321,188
2018-021,2651,2651,2461,260
2018-031,3761,3761,3481,212
2018-041,4721,4721,4721,221
2018-051,6421,6421,6591,244
2018-061,3761,3761,3401,322
2018-071,2061,2061,1921,266
2018-081,5401,5401,5741,359
2018-094274271,1901,356
2018-102,1282,1281,3461,501
2018-111,1051,1051,0831,302
2018-121,0311,0311,0531,317
2019-019739731,1711,295
2019-021,4341,4341,1231,309
2019-031931931,3041,211
2019-046426421,6921,141
2019-053,6513,6511,5711,309
2019-064184181,3071,229
2019-074054051,3581,162
2019-084334331,3571,070
2019-094,0934,0931,2591,376
2019-104224221,3891,233
2019-112,2062,2061,1851,325
2019-121,1511,1511,2201,335
2020-011,5671,5671,4831,385
2020-021,3091,3091,3561,374
2020-032122121,4661,376
2020-042,7262,7261,4571,549
2020-051,2181,2181,1771,347
2020-063623621,4461,342
2020-074364361,5041,345
2020-083,7823,7821,4991,624
2020-094724721,5231,322
2020-102,4982,4981,4621,495
2020-111,1631,1631,2121,408
2020-121,2101,2101,2981,413
2021-014294291,3021,318
2021-023243241,3231,236
2021-034314311,3571,254
2021-044744741,3261,067
2021-053043041,077990
2021-065,5235,5231,1601,420
2021-075155151,1881,427
2021-083233231,1521,139
2021-093933931,1481,132
2021-103,7373,7371,1321,236
2021-111,1251,1251,0271,232
2021-127987981,0751,198
2022-013753681,0571,193
2022-021,8041,7681,0101,313
2022-035935811,3781,326
2022-043423351,0871,314
2022-052,7142,6611,1251,511
2022-061,0951,0731,1441,140
2022-075245141,2351,140
2022-082,0442,0041,2951,280
2022-091,3181,2921,2711,355
2022-104094011,1861,077
2022-111,9221,8841,1551,140
2022-129869671,0801,154
2023-013773691,0881,154
2023-023513441,1071,035
2023-034334241,3741,022
2023-043,7253,6491,1921,299
2023-054544451,4211,114
2023-062382331,5111,044
2023-076916771,3441,057
2023-086436301,563943
2023-093533461,416864
2023-106,1936,0671,3681,336
2023-116516381,3211,232
2023-121,9851,9451,2451,314
2024-015705571,3341,330
2024-023463381,2331,329
2024-033,2013,1281,4151,554
2024-044814701,4161,289
2024-055385261,4881,296
2024-064073981,4001,310
2024-075285161,4251,297
2024-084144051,4211,278
2024-094434331,3941,285
2024-107,4317,2621,4881,385
2024-111,4231,3911,3161,447
2024-121,0591,0351,2991,372
2025-011931711,3491,339
2025-028467481,3581,373
2025-031,5271,4951,240
2025-049478371,5541,271
2025-056025321,6321,271
2025-065775101,5361,280
2025-072782461,7231,258
2025-088767741,6121,289
2025-096415671,7301,300
2025-104594061,696729
2025-112512221,418631
2025-1213,32711,7801,6151,527
2026-012452761,7061,535
2026-022873241,8981,500
2026-031,8042,1721,523
2026-045526232,1851,505
2026-053904402,1711,498
2026-062813172,2331,482
2026-07 low3734212,4221,496
2026-08 low4284832,3231,472
2026-09 low17,39719,6272,4913,060
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Newest case numbers

The highest civil case numbers seen, from the court's own feed and from the snapshot.

Case numberSeenSource
2:26-cv-13207 court feed
5:26-cv-06773 court feed
8:26-cv-03338 court feed
2:26-cv-13207 court feed entry
2:26-cv-13207 court feed entry
2:26-cv-13207 court feed entry
2:26-cv-13207 court feed entry
2:26-cv-13206 court feed entry
2:26-cv-11313 bulk snapshot
5:26-cv-05770 bulk snapshot
8:26-cv-02870 bulk snapshot
2:25-cv-12465 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

Offices that share one sequence are counted once; offices on their own sequence are added.

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20252own012465
20255own03638
20258own02894
20262own011313
20265own05770
20268own02870
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

Dockets observed in the last twelve months, by nature-of-suit code.

Case types observed in C.D. California, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code463 Habeas Corpus: Al.4.1k446 Amer. w/Disabilit.880820 Copyrights353840 Trademark219890 Other Statutory A.191190 Other Contract155440 Other Civil Rights152485 Telephone Consume.140360 Other Personal In.139480 Consumer Credit138830 Patent122370 Other Fraud110
CodeCase typeObservedShare
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee4,09854.4%
446Amer. w/Disabilities - Other88011.7%
820Copyrights3534.7%
840Trademark2192.9%
890Other Statutory Actions1912.5%
190Other Contract1552.1%
440Other Civil Rights1522.0%
485Telephone Consumer Protection Act1401.9%
360Other Personal Injury1391.8%
480Consumer Credit1381.8%
830Patent1221.6%
370Other Fraud1101.5%

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.

YearImpliedCalibratedAO officialCounted per officialObserved docketsSource
14,864 14,765 CL
14,647 14,534 CL
14,160 14,065 CL
15,804 15,735 CL
16,021 15,936 CL
16,955 16,883 CL
14,376 14,267 CL
14,126 13,848 13,848 1.02x 14,023 CL AO
16,094 15,767 15,767 1.02x 15,950 CL AO
16,841 16,458 16,458 1.02x 16,629 CL AO
18,997 18,319 18,319 1.04x 18,718 CL AO
so far 19,953 24,314 19,601 CL

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

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