Civil filings in the S.D. Florida district court

In , 9,999 civil cases were filed in S.D. Florida by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 11,111.

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

3.9k

+1.5% vs

, counted
11.1k

official 10k

Counted per official
1.11x

more case numbers than official filings: transferred and MDL member cases take new numbers

Newest case number
9:26-cv-81533

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. FloridaCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation02k4k6k8k201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, S.D. FloridaThe last three years01k2k3k4k202320252026
Show the numbers
Monthly figures. Implied from case numbers, calibrated to the official count, dockets observed in the snapshot. Source: CourtListener bulk dockets.
MonthImpliedCalibratedObservedTwelve-month mean
2015-01734734717
2015-02866866842
2015-03877877875
2015-04886886857
2015-05910910900
2015-061,0991,099787895
2015-07855855823890
2015-08613613875855
2015-09817817765851
2015-10814814846847
2015-11716716700835
2015-12814814793833
2016-01737737719834
2016-02760760737825
2016-03992992970834
2016-04961961857841
2016-051,6231,623858900
2016-061,2311,2311,649911
2016-07645645915894
2016-08936936969920
2016-09881881896926
2016-10776776785923
2016-11845845822933
2016-12789789786931
2017-01853853818941
2017-02718718722938
2017-03829829817924
2017-04769769749908
2017-051,2691,269904878
2017-06438438759812
2017-07778778781823
2017-08787787771811
2017-09601601588788
2017-101,0511,051763811
2017-11444444676777
2017-12740740764773
2018-01773773762766
2018-02914914783783
2018-03778778867778
2018-041,3031,303984823
2018-05607607877768
2018-06981981958813
2018-071,1261,126961842
2018-081,0091,0091,013861
2018-09859859883882
2018-101,0771,0771,110884
2018-11959959951927
2018-12862862857937
2019-01906906880948
2019-02932932810950
2019-03845845924956
2019-04917917888923
2019-051,0751,0751,029962
2019-06893893902955
2019-071,0211,0211,010946
2019-08956956943942
2019-09807807793938
2019-10967967936928
2019-11856856836920
2019-12787787771914
2020-01906906866914
2020-02905905884911
2020-03933933940919
2020-04842842826912
2020-05839839828893
2020-061,0201,020890903
2020-071,0831,0831,015908
2020-08751751899891
2020-09961961948904
2020-10985985957906
2020-111,3201,320833944
2020-12606606997929
2021-01922922809931
2021-021,5041,504870980
2021-03713713924962
2021-041,3391,3398531,004
2021-05369369728964
2021-06615615804931
2021-07650650843895
2021-08902902907907
2021-09930930868905
2021-10705705713881
2021-11728728727832
2021-12911911904857
2022-01782701660839
2022-02689618688765
2022-03837750815768
2022-041,3591,218727758
2022-05513460676766
2022-06547490726755
2022-07678608843752
2022-08732656738731
2022-09953854830725
2022-10633567724713
2022-11795713771712
2022-12767688748694
2023-012,0901,979919800
2023-026,5036,1576,6951,262
2023-036,6826,3266,5941,726
2023-041,8861,7862,0521,774
2023-059749228291,812
2023-065024758431,811
2023-075074807591,800
2023-087196818691,802
2023-096886517251,785
2023-109178687621,810
2023-116856496931,805
2023-124604366621,784
2024-017696947191,677
2024-027206507371,218
2024-03730659727746
2024-04904816889665
2024-05917827828657
2024-06671605735668
2024-07840758810691
2024-08867782840700
2024-09815735795707
2024-10900812897702
2024-11809730790709
2024-12776700765731
2025-01865778834738
2025-02891802872750
2025-03963867895768
2025-04843759867763
2025-05919827901763
2025-06905814893780
2025-07913822891786
2025-08860774821785
2025-09992893990798
2025-10979881941804
2025-11922830907812
2025-121,0599531,046833
2026-011,5801,4161,094886
2026-021,1931,0691,105909
2026-038938001,418903
2026-041,4521,3011,396948
2026-051,1721,0501,179967
2026-061,2591,1281,226993
2026-07 low1,5291,3701,1271,039
2026-08 low9378401,3181,044
2026-09 low1,4741,3211,4701,080
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
9:26-cv-81533 court feed
0:26-cv-63171 court feed
1:26-cv-28017 court feed
2:26-cv-14480 court feed
4:26-cv-10173 court feed
9:26-cv-81533 court feed entry
9:26-cv-81532 court feed entry
9:26-cv-81531 court feed entry
9:26-cv-81509 court feed entry
9:26-cv-81495 court feed entry
0:26-cv-62758 bulk snapshot
1:26-cv-26835 bulk snapshot
2:26-cv-14389 bulk snapshot
4:26-cv-10173 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20250own6000062721
20251own2000026182
20252own1400014465
20254own1000010108
20259own8000081635
20260own6000062758
20261own2000026835
20262own1400014389
20264own1000010173
20269own8000081334
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in S.D. Florida, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code463 Habeas Corpus: Al.2.7k446 Amer. w/Disabilit.1.1k710 Fair Labor Standa.555190 Other Contract465840 Trademark395442 Employment373480 Consumer Credit161360 Other Personal In.142443 Housing/Accommoda.138370 Other Fraud134340 Marine128820 Copyrights124
CodeCase typeObservedShare
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee2,67635.3%
446Amer. w/Disabilities - Other1,05013.8%
710Fair Labor Standards Act5557.3%
190Other Contract4656.1%
840Trademark3955.2%
442Employment3734.9%
480Consumer Credit1612.1%
360Other Personal Injury1421.9%
443Housing/Accommodations1381.8%
370Other Fraud1341.8%
340Marine1281.7%
820Copyrights1241.6%

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
10,001 9,780 CL
11,176 10,963 CL
9,277 9,112 CL
11,248 11,006 CL
10,962 10,722 CL
11,151 10,883 CL
10,288 9,950 CL
9,285 8,323 8,323 1.12x 8,946 CL AO
22,613 21,409 21,409 1.06x 22,402 CL AO
9,718 8,769 8,769 1.11x 9,532 CL AO
11,111 9,999 9,999 1.11x 10,858 CL AO
so far 11,489 10,295 11,333 CL

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

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