Civil filings in the S.D. California district court

In , 3,967 civil cases were filed in S.D. California by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 3,861.

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

1.7k

-55.3% vs

, counted
3.9k

official 4k

Counted per official
0.97x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
3:26-cv-06413

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, S.D. CaliforniaCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation05001k1.5k2k201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, S.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
2015-01219219216
2015-02273273250
2015-03223223244
2015-04330330268
2015-05161161230
2015-06276276234247
2015-07230230270245
2015-08263263223247
2015-09279279258250
2015-10240240280249
2015-11252252209250
2015-12225225288248
2016-01282282253253
2016-02288288271254
2016-03270270248258
2016-04231231282250
2016-05255258
2016-06401256
2016-07911911218324
2016-08266266291324
2016-09253329
2016-10476476234356
2016-11267267212357
2016-12146146218349
2017-01194357
2017-02477477229380
2017-03191191241371
2017-04254254206374
2017-05282282242363
2017-06143143230341
2017-07251251204275
2017-08191191218268
2017-09228228248264
2017-10220220208241
2017-11185185187233
2017-12175175183236
2018-01235235235236
2018-02215215214214
2018-03205205205215
2018-04177212
2018-05467467287229
2018-06382382386250
2018-07266266266252
2018-08278278276260
2018-09276276232264
2018-10186186226261
2018-11216216220264
2018-12188188188265
2019-01229229230264
2019-02201201182263
2019-03191191180262
2019-04212212208258
2019-05274274232242
2019-06115115190219
2019-07219219220215
2019-08232232221212
2019-09217217226207
2019-10207207206208
2019-11268268189213
2019-12135135214208
2020-01220206
2020-02398398178224
2020-03237237236229
2020-04199199194227
2020-05164164172217
2020-06234234233228
2020-07260260259232
2020-08210210211230
2020-09240240239232
2020-10200200197231
2020-11201201203225
2020-12199199200231
2021-01180180181227
2021-02179179177209
2021-03220220213207
2021-04275275282214
2021-05190190182216
2021-06157157168209
2021-07236236179207
2021-08107107163199
2021-09190190165194
2021-10109109134187
2021-11172172170184
2021-12140140138180
2022-01140150136177
2022-02140150138175
2022-03160171156171
2022-04172184183163
2022-05204218184165
2022-06168180174167
2022-07147157148161
2022-08175187183167
2022-09191204186168
2022-10222237210179
2022-11178190196181
2022-12183196184185
2023-01188181186188
2023-02209201201192
2023-03254245206198
2023-04138133193194
2023-05260250230197
2023-06233224224200
2023-07141136159199
2023-08205197211200
2023-09270260199204
2023-10166160199198
2023-11208183199
2023-12308296175208
2024-01219230216212
2024-02195205196212
2024-03218229208211
2024-04142149153212
2024-05196206192208
2024-06165173165204
2024-07230242228213
2024-08211222186215
2024-09181190204209
2024-10295310297222
2024-11198208182222
2024-12254267268219
2025-01248212241218
2025-02331247228
2025-03551472292248
2025-04304260316258
2025-05293251284261
2025-06305261290269
2025-07306262285270
2025-08289247301273
2025-09380325329284
2025-10331367286
2025-11740634398321
2025-12445381492331
2026-01509622355
2026-02509675370
2026-03509749373
2026-042,7991,890714509
2026-05536362555518
2026-06534361488527
2026-07 low552373587536
2026-08 low567383555547
2026-09 low609411613554
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-06413 court feed
3:26-cv-06413 court feed entry
3:26-cv-06376 court feed entry
3:26-cv-06375 court feed entry
3:26-cv-06373 court feed entry
3:26-cv-06339 court feed entry
3:26-cv-05597 bulk snapshot
3:25-cv-03861 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20253own03861
20263own05597
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in S.D. California, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code463 Habeas Corpus: Al.3.5k890 Other Statutory A.86365 Personal Injury -.53446 Amer. w/Disabilit.52370 Other Fraud40440 Other Civil Rights35485 Telephone Consume.26190 Other Contract26820 Copyrights24840 Trademark23360 Other Personal In.23480 Consumer Credit21
CodeCase typeObservedShare
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee3,51686.3%
890Other Statutory Actions862.1%
365Personal Injury - Product Liability531.3%
446Amer. w/Disabilities - Other521.3%
370Other Fraud401.0%
440Other Civil Rights350.9%
485Telephone Consumer Protection Act260.6%
190Other Contract260.6%
820Copyrights240.6%
840Trademark230.6%
360Other Personal Injury230.6%
480Consumer Credit210.5%

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
2,971 2,970 CL
3,137 3,136 CL
2,597 2,590 CL
2,914 2,912 CL
2,500 2,498 CL
2,542 2,542 CL
2,155 2,152 CL
2,080 2,223 2,223 0.94x 2,078 CL AO
2,372 2,491 2,491 0.95x 2,366 CL AO
2,504 2,630 2,630 0.95x 2,495 CL AO
3,861 3,967 3,967 0.97x 3,842 CL AO
so far 5,597 5,307 5,558 CL

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

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