Civil filings in the E.D. California district court

In , 5,720 civil cases were filed in E.D. California by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 5,862.

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

3.9k

+4.8% vs

, counted
5.9k

official 5.7k

Counted per official
1.02x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
1:26-cv-09294

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, E.D. CaliforniaCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation01k2k3k4k201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, E.D. CaliforniaThe last three years01k2k3k4k202320252026
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Monthly figures. Implied from case numbers, calibrated to the official count, dockets observed in the snapshot. Source: CourtListener bulk dockets.
MonthImpliedCalibratedObservedTwelve-month mean
2015-01432
2015-02464464339
2015-03277277425
2015-04762762389
2015-058484376
2015-06896896384
2015-07360360428474
2015-08477477330474
2015-09284284375450
2015-10396396358444
2015-11365444
2015-12674674372467
2016-01349349311457
2016-02257257379438
2016-03312312418441
2016-04631631379429
2016-05409464
2016-06516416
2016-07916916459477
2016-08950950457530
2016-09448448427548
2016-10215215410528
2016-11615615395537
2016-12309309346500
2017-01345517
2017-02373550
2017-03421583
2017-041,5801,580339719
2017-05390390375678
2017-06129129321617
2017-07581581374580
2017-08383383388517
2017-09308308334501
2017-10434434407525
2017-11384384346500
2017-12300300364499
2018-01483483373497
2018-02266266346476
2018-03264264412458
2018-04462462517365
2018-05655363
2018-061,3341,334412473
2018-07222222357440
2018-08589589471459
2018-09232232400452
2018-10617617393468
2018-11342342343465
2018-12220220252457
2019-01141141310426
2019-02542542303451
2019-03212212318447
2019-04446446332445
2019-05272272466431
2019-06408408318354
2019-07582582403384
2019-08382382401366
2019-09384384418379
2019-10172172396342
2019-11589589316362
2019-12312312349370
2020-01429429403394
2020-02174174353364
2020-03542542359391
2020-04437437366390
2020-05206206338385
2020-06546546360396
2020-07219219372366
2020-08293293380359
2020-09569569366374
2020-10419419368395
2020-11283283319369
2020-12277277307366
2021-01359359302360
2021-02350350339375
2021-03578578489378
2021-04214214330359
2021-05411411333376
2021-06367367362362
2021-07280280305367
2021-08325325360369
2021-09450450395359
2021-10281281319348
2021-11302302293350
2021-12337337341354
2022-01365351310354
2022-02375361291355
2022-03276266326329
2022-04331319287337
2022-05346333335331
2022-06188181350315
2022-07445428345328
2022-08363349331330
2022-09201193340308
2022-10515496372326
2022-11286275295324
2022-12289278293319
2023-01375333340318
2023-02337299328313
2023-03390416323
2023-04787698352355
2023-05431383389359
2023-06116103424352
2023-07601533423361
2023-08251223465350
2023-09274243391355
2023-10905803449380
2023-11457406401391
2023-12304270366390
2024-01433513399
2024-02334294386398
2024-031,096966424446
2024-04430379422420
2024-05231204423405
2024-06624550379442
2024-07260229364417
2024-08571503451440
2024-09421371421451
2024-10449396472417
2024-11131115442393
2024-12857755582433
2025-01643523552440
2025-02455370414447
2025-03477378406
2025-04676550386420
2025-05477411443
2025-06889723442457
2025-07286233443458
2025-08717583500464
2025-09466379505465
2025-10584475511472
2025-11234190486478
2025-12912742711477
2026-013433051,103459
2026-028661,191500
2026-033,4123,0341,372713
2026-041,3241,1771,284765
2026-053352981,115750
2026-062,0971,8651,219846
2026-07 low2912591,320848
2026-08 low2,1131,8791,167956
2026-09 low1,5331,3631,4501,038
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
1:26-cv-09294 court feed
2:26-cv-03795 court feed
1:26-cv-09294 court feed entry
1:26-cv-09277 court feed entry
1:26-cv-09273 court feed entry
1:26-cv-09262 court feed entry
1:26-cv-09262 court feed entry
1:26-cv-08031 bulk snapshot
2:26-cv-03417 bulk snapshot
1:25-cv-02083 bulk snapshot
2:25-cv-03779 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20251own02083
20252own03779
20261own08031
20262own03417
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in E.D. California, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code463 Habeas Corpus: Al.7.2k440 Other Civil Rights49890 Other Statutory A.39465 Other Immigration.36370 Other Fraud22365 Personal Injury -.18442 Employment17360 Other Personal In.17840 Trademark16446 Amer. w/Disabilit.15820 Copyrights14190 Other Contract14
CodeCase typeObservedShare
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee7,22895.0%
440Other Civil Rights490.6%
890Other Statutory Actions390.5%
465Other Immigration Actions360.5%
370Other Fraud220.3%
365Personal Injury - Product Liability180.2%
442Employment170.2%
360Other Personal Injury170.2%
840Trademark160.2%
446Amer. w/Disabilities - Other150.2%
820Copyrights140.2%
190Other Contract140.2%

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
4,674 4,573 CL
5,002 4,906 CL
4,489 4,387 CL
5,031 4,931 CL
4,442 4,330 CL
4,394 4,291 CL
4,254 4,168 CL
3,980 3,831 3,831 1.04x 3,875 CL AO
4,838 4,684 4,684 1.03x 4,744 CL AO
5,404 5,196 5,196 1.04x 5,279 CL AO
5,862 5,720 5,720 1.02x 5,739 CL AO
so far 11,448 11,046 11,221 CL

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

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