Civil filings in the D. Delaware district court

In , 1,631 civil cases were filed in D. Delaware by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 1,589.

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

391

-24.2% vs

, counted
1.6k

official 1.6k

Counted per official
0.97x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
1:26-cv-01419

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, D. DelawareCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation0100200300400201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, D. DelawareThe last three years0100200300202320252026
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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
2015-01114114113
2015-02808081
2015-0318018092
2015-040064
2015-05666690
2015-0612112112194
2015-0710910910996
2015-0895959496
2015-0911511511698
2015-10123123123100
2015-11138138109104
2015-128585114102
2016-0156565697
2016-0260606096
2016-0398989789
2016-0410010010197
2016-0588888899
2016-06168168166103
2016-07898989101
2016-08106106108102
2016-09122122122103
2016-10122122121103
2016-11105105106100
2016-12225225225112
2017-01949494115
2017-02113113114119
2017-03152152151124
2017-04130130131126
2017-05171171171133
2017-06217217218137
2017-07180180180145
2017-08191191191152
2017-09119119119152
2017-10206206188159
2017-11155155173163
2017-12149149149156
2018-01187187187164
2018-02148148148167
2018-03150150150167
2018-04177177176171
2018-05163163164170
2018-06152152152165
2018-07152152152162
2018-08319319233173
2018-096767153169
2018-10205205206169
2018-11188188188171
2018-12171171171173
2019-01213213213175
2019-02210210212181
2019-03189189191184
2019-04242242194189
2019-05166166215190
2019-06221221221195
2019-07204204202200
2019-08187187188189
2019-09211211212201
2019-10233233232203
2019-11138138138199
2019-12170170169199
2020-01237237165201
2020-026666138189
2020-03154154154186
2020-04149149149178
2020-05133179
2020-06288288157185
2020-07138138139179
2020-08128128128174
2020-09169169169170
2020-10158158160163
2020-11145145146164
2020-12161161161163
2021-01126126127153
2021-02187187189164
2021-03174174176166
2021-04153153154166
2021-05159159160166
2021-06172172174156
2021-07149149152157
2021-08136136136157
2021-09146146146156
2021-10151151151155
2021-11140140141154
2021-12165165177155
2022-01146138148156
2022-02125118125150
2022-03162153165148
2022-04152144152148
2022-05129122129145
2022-06180171180144
2022-07126119126142
2022-08142142143
2022-09303287136154
2022-10116110144151
2022-11117111116148
2022-12928792142
2023-01119122118141
2023-0299102100139
2023-03155159156140
2023-04112115104137
2023-05113116120137
2023-06125128122133
2023-07102105104132
2023-08136139136132
2023-09120123120118
2023-10164168163123
2023-11126129125124
2023-12110113109127
2024-01125129125127
2024-02145150145131
2024-03138143136130
2024-04124128124131
2024-05119123115132
2024-06116120115131
2024-07137142136134
2024-08102106101131
2024-09868988128
2024-10118122118125
2024-11929592122
2024-12131136130124
2025-01137129136124
2025-02136103122
2025-03263247151131
2025-04128120119130
2025-05147138141132
2025-06160151131134
2025-07131123160133
2025-08130122131134
2025-09120113115136
2025-10120113117135
2025-11125118112137
2025-12128120138136
2026-01115114112135
2026-02969594131
2026-03140139138122
2026-04148147146124
2026-05131130125124
2026-06237235141131
2026-07 low8584172128
2026-08 low150149149130
2026-09 low156155156133
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-01419 court feed
1:26-cv-01419 court feed entry
1:26-cv-01402 court feed entry
1:26-cv-01364 court feed entry
1:26-cv-01350 court feed entry
1:26-cv-01346 court feed entry
1:26-cv-01258 bulk snapshot
1:25-cv-01589 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20251own01589
20261own01258
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in D. Delaware, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code830 Patent310835 Patent - Abbrevia.90890 Other Statutory A.27422 Appeal 28 USC 15826850 Securities/Commod.22190 Other Contract22840 Trademark20820 Copyrights17880 Defend Trade Secr.11440 Other Civil Rights11442 Employment9370 Other Fraud9
CodeCase typeObservedShare
830Patent31046.5%
835Patent - Abbreviated New Drug Application9013.5%
890Other Statutory Actions274.0%
422Appeal 28 USC 158263.9%
850Securities/Commodities/Exchange223.3%
190Other Contract223.3%
840Trademark203.0%
820Copyrights172.5%
880Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016111.6%
440Other Civil Rights111.6%
442Employment91.3%
370Other Fraud91.3%

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
1,226 1,226 CL
1,339 1,339 CL
1,877 1,879 CL
2,079 2,080 CL
2,384 2,387 CL
1,793 1,799 CL
1,858 1,883 CL
1,648 1,703 1,703 0.97x 1,655 CL AO
1,481 1,519 1,519 0.97x 1,477 CL AO
1,433 1,483 1,483 0.97x 1,425 CL AO
1,589 1,631 1,631 0.97x 1,554 CL AO
so far 1,258 1,249 1,233 CL

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

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