Civil filings in the N.D. California district court

In , 10,783 civil cases were filed in N.D. California by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 11,136.

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

4.5k

+17.7% vs

, counted
11.1k

official 10.8k

Counted per official
1.03x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
3:26-cv-80201

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, N.D. CaliforniaCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation05001k1.5k2k201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, N.D. CaliforniaThe last three years05001k1.5k2k202320252026
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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
2015-01449449436
2015-02490490462
2015-03560560532
2015-04534534471
2015-05379379432
2015-06637637598508
2015-07512512511509
2015-08423423414498
2015-09625625522512
2015-10411411476502
2015-11498498459502
2015-12827827840529
2016-01530530507536
2016-02543543490540
2016-03575575603541
2016-04723723697557
2016-05538538538570
2016-06812812764585
2016-07599599585592
2016-08729729693618
2016-09543543531611
2016-10700700683635
2016-11729729593654
2016-12393393497618
2017-01508508495616
2017-02617617529622
2017-03714714773634
2017-04616616605625
2017-05689689666637
2017-06652652625624
2017-07570570550622
2017-08797797724627
2017-09505505539624
2017-10705705700625
2017-11601601502614
2017-12407407488615
2018-01706706693632
2018-02670670612636
2018-03613613643628
2018-04578578559624
2018-05701701693625
2018-06668668648627
2018-07694694684637
2018-08769769753635
2018-09607607595643
2018-10806806614652
2018-11484484637642
2018-12534534523652
2019-01575575567642
2019-02577577560634
2019-03523523513626
2019-04682682667635
2019-05724724663637
2019-06731731755642
2019-07610610574635
2019-081,1161,1161,091664
2019-09784784644679
2019-10905905987687
2019-11610610592698
2019-12636636618706
2020-01818818740726
2020-02718718743738
2020-03662662653750
2020-04806806777760
2020-05654654610754
2020-06802802749760
2020-07934934888787
2020-08812812827762
2020-09655655693751
2020-10897897814750
2020-11911911768775
2020-128508501,029793
2021-01761761742788
2021-02673673659785
2021-03940940906808
2021-04942942880819
2021-05817817860833
2021-06955955927846
2021-07920920817844
2021-08790790862843
2021-09912912888864
2021-10768768767853
2021-11799799780844
2021-12818818802841
2022-01650640644831
2022-02621612603826
2022-03815803790815
2022-04557549541782
2022-05535527522758
2022-06708697692736
2022-07583574538707
2022-08526518544685
2022-09673663658664
2022-101,0551,0391,035687
2022-11821809796687
2022-121,6611,6361,632756
2023-01631596434752
2023-02452427439736
2023-03646611631720
2023-04548518525718
2023-05625591600723
2023-06568537568710
2023-07550520538705
2023-08693655655717
2023-09490463494700
2023-10604571583661
2023-11570539559639
2023-12523494510543
2024-01603585583542
2024-02648629618559
2024-03713692690566
2024-04629610593574
2024-05706685684582
2024-06644625614589
2024-07712691685603
2024-081,5661,5191,527675
2024-09680660650692
2024-10670650670698
2024-111,1911,1551,001750
2024-12798774934773
2025-011,0541,0211,017809
2025-021,0901,0551,075845
2025-03828802798854
2025-04797772765867
2025-05865838815880
2025-06927898861903
2025-07913884963919
2025-08883855870864
2025-09977946972887
2025-101,1321,0961,098925
2025-11837810864896
2025-12833807828899
2026-011,0019711,000894
2026-02770747749869
2026-031,0801,0471,049889
2026-041,0069761,043906
2026-051,3411,3011,319945
2026-061,4571,4131,465988
2026-07 low1,4351,3921,3601,030
2026-08 low1,2951,2561,2671,063
2026-09 low1,7471,6941,8221,126
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
3:26-cv-80201 court feed
5:26-cv-13590 court feed
4:26-cv-13584 court feed
1:26-cv-11019 court feed
7:26-cv-07346 court feed
5:26-cv-13590 court feed entry
3:26-cv-13589 court feed entry
3:26-cv-13589 court feed entry
3:26-cv-13589 court feed entry
5:26-cv-13588 court feed entry
3:26-cv-11132 bulk snapshot
3:25-cv-11136 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20251, 3, 4, 5shared011136
20261, 3, 4, 5, 7shared011132
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in N.D. California, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code365 Personal Injury -.2.5k890 Other Statutory A.280360 Other Personal In.228440 Other Civil Rights202465 Other Immigration.200820 Copyrights185370 Other Fraud174190 Other Contract136463 Habeas Corpus: Al.110830 Patent97840 Trademark64442 Employment61
CodeCase typeObservedShare
365Personal Injury - Product Liability2,51750.5%
890Other Statutory Actions2805.6%
360Other Personal Injury2284.6%
440Other Civil Rights2024.1%
465Other Immigration Actions2004.0%
820Copyrights1853.7%
370Other Fraud1743.5%
190Other Contract1362.7%
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee1102.2%
830Patent971.9%
840Trademark641.3%
442Employment611.2%

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
6,345 6,153 CL
7,414 7,181 CL
7,381 7,196 CL
7,830 7,654 CL
8,473 8,231 CL
9,519 9,291 CL
10,095 9,890 CL
9,205 9,066 9,066 1.02x 8,995 CL AO
6,900 6,521 6,521 1.06x 6,536 CL AO
9,560 9,275 9,275 1.03x 9,249 CL AO
11,136 10,783 10,783 1.03x 10,926 CL AO
so far 11,132 10,796 11,074 CL

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

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