Civil filings in the District of Columbia district court

In , 4,291 civil cases were filed in District of Columbia by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 4,610.

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

3.4k

new vs

, counted
4.6k

official 4.3k

Counted per official
1.07x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
1:26-cv-03985

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, District of ColumbiaCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation05001k1.5k201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, District of ColumbiaThe last three years02505007501k202320252026
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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
2015-01156156151
2015-02144144139
2015-03217217165
2015-04148148201
2015-05132132131
2015-06243243234173
2015-07200200204177
2015-08187187184178
2015-09178178171178
2015-10338338250194
2015-11135135217189
2015-12196196200190
2016-01157157155190
2016-02263263266200
2016-03179179185196
2016-04237237211204
2016-05204204213210
2016-06374374359221
2016-07141141156216
2016-08213213207218
2016-09235235204223
2016-10213212
2016-11356356180232
2016-12186186189231
2017-01214214214237
2017-02154154152227
2017-03269269221235
2017-04184184207230
2017-05264233
2017-06496496250245
2017-07299299240261
2017-08232232223262
2017-09240266
2017-10276266
2017-11269254
2017-121,0151,015274358
2018-01240378
2018-02249416
2018-03230
2018-041,0941,094289
2018-05275275290568
2018-06242242256526
2018-07241241226516
2018-08255
2018-09211
2018-10271
2018-11263
2018-121,3141,314341
2019-01335335280584
2019-02277277295540
2019-03339540
2019-04646646343476
2019-05420420347496
2019-06372372350515
2019-07337337353529
2019-08322529
2019-09297529
2019-10364529
2019-111,2161,216295615
2019-12263263270483
2020-01324324271482
2020-02338511
2020-03560560272517
2020-04285499
2020-05292512
2020-06335
2020-071,2611,261324
2020-08353353339663
2020-09351663
2020-10373663
2020-111,0571,057324636
2020-12306306361644
2021-01312312294642
2021-02277277240589
2021-03360594
2021-04311594
2021-05947947278645
2021-06280645
2021-07556556306544
2021-08258258251530
2021-09259259251496
2021-10311496
2021-11256416
2021-12800800269487
2022-01328264489
2022-02328288497
2022-03328340476
2022-04328318459
2022-05328338390
2022-06328361384
2022-07328342361
2022-08328388368
2022-09328320375
2022-103,388574369393
2022-11328277388
2022-1248382253328
2023-0137893279309
2023-0227668284287
2023-03325331287
2023-04325299286
2023-05325371286
2023-06325351286
2023-07325300286
2023-08325344285
2023-09325350285
2023-10325328264
2023-11325323264
2023-123,291813332325
2024-01303302342
2024-02303294362
2024-03303350360
2024-04303332358
2024-05303332357
2024-06303284355
2024-07303359353
2024-08303264351
2024-09303252349
2024-10303306348
2024-11303245346
2024-123,670303287303
2025-01358332308
2025-02358315312
2025-03358363317
2025-04358397321
2025-05358324326
2025-06358324330
2025-07358400335
2025-08358428340
2025-09358446344
2025-10358305349
2025-11358321353
2025-124,610358394358
2026-01390335360
2026-02390344363
2026-03390403366
2026-04390399369
2026-05390344371
2026-06390402374
2026-07 low390388377
2026-08 low390331379
2026-09 low3,407289314374
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-03985 court feed
1:26-cv-03985 court feed entry
1:26-cv-03984 court feed entry
1:26-cv-03984 court feed entry
1:26-cv-03984 court feed entry
1:26-cv-03983 court feed entry
1:26-cv-03407 bulk snapshot
1:25-cv-04610 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20251own04610
20261own03407
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in District of Columbia, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code895 Freedom of Inform.589465 Other Immigration.379899 Administrative Pr.255890 Other Statutory A.248440 Other Civil Rights230442 Employment191360 Other Personal In.130151 Medicare Act87190 Other Contract75791 Employee Retireme.73350 Motor Vehicle64310 Airplane53
CodeCase typeObservedShare
895Freedom of Information Act58919.7%
465Other Immigration Actions37912.7%
899Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision2558.5%
890Other Statutory Actions2488.3%
440Other Civil Rights2307.7%
442Employment1916.4%
360Other Personal Injury1304.4%
151Medicare Act872.9%
190Other Contract752.5%
791Employee Retirement Income Security Act732.4%
350Motor Vehicle642.1%
310Airplane531.8%

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
2,274 2,247 CL
2,545 2,538 CL
2,863 2,830 CL
3,166 3,121 CL
3,866 3,855 CL
3,861 3,865 CL
3,409 3,407 CL
3,871 3,937 3,937 0.98x 3,858 CL AO
3,945 3,898 3,898 1.01x 3,892 CL AO
3,670 3,641 3,641 1.01x 3,607 CL AO
4,610 4,291 4,291 1.07x 4,349 CL AO
so far 3,407 3,412 3,260 CL

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

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