Civil filings in the C.D. Illinois district court

In , 1,570 civil cases were filed in C.D. Illinois by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 1,526.

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

461

+10.6% vs

, counted
1.5k

official 1.6k

Counted per official
0.97x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
4:26-cv-04234

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, C.D. IllinoisCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation05001k1.5k201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, C.D. IllinoisThe last three years050100150200202320252026
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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
2015-01262262119
2015-02262697
2015-036363120
2015-049393104
2015-05119119118
2015-06123123122114
2015-07112112112114
2015-08140140140117
2015-09120120120118
2015-10109109109117
2015-11132132131118
2015-12120120121118
2016-011,0771,077116186
2016-027272104190
2016-038787114192
2016-048181113191
2016-057979131188
2016-06133133193188
2016-078181123186
2016-088686129181
2016-098787125179
2016-107171148176
2016-11747496171
2016-128585122168
2017-0113213213289
2017-0213113113094
2017-0313113113198
2017-04121121121101
2017-05143143142106
2017-06118118118105
2017-07115115111108
2017-08140140140112
2017-09116116116115
2017-10131131131120
2017-11162162160127
2017-12125125123130
2018-01125125125130
2018-02116116114129
2018-03121121114128
2018-04114114120127
2018-05126126111126
2018-06102102117124
2018-07122122120125
2018-08110110110122
2018-09115115114122
2018-10134134134123
2018-11777777116
2018-12838382112
2019-011,0691,069103191
2019-027373103187
2019-038484132184
2019-049393138182
2019-058080110178
2019-067272116176
2019-078181114173
2019-086969101169
2019-09666695165
2019-108989123161
2019-11606089160
2019-128282120160
2020-0111811811881
2020-0211511511584
2020-0314714714689
2020-0412612612492
2020-0510810811094
2020-06134134134100
2020-07119119118103
2020-08105105104106
2020-09107107109109
2020-10135135126113
2020-11114114122118
2020-12126126127121
2021-011,0691,069112200
2021-02626289196
2021-037777114190
2021-04646496185
2021-05666695182
2021-069494109178
2021-077878115175
2021-08555587171
2021-09555582166
2021-10535391159
2021-118080119157
2021-12636391151
2022-0185898670
2022-0291958972
2022-0310110610375
2022-0411712211680
2022-0591958682
2022-0610410911183
2022-0779837884
2022-0811311810289
2022-0910711212094
2022-1011712211899
2022-11101106101102
2022-12120125120107
2023-01919491107
2023-02124129123110
2023-03165171150116
2023-04120124135116
2023-05111115109117
2023-06114118115118
2023-0710711193121
2023-08116120101121
2023-098992115119
2023-10159165126123
2023-11757898120
2023-12899298118
2024-01127131127121
2024-02119123117120
2024-03757776112
2024-04127131124113
2024-05111114112113
2024-06119123118113
2024-07117121115114
2024-08123127123114
2024-09127131117118
2024-10157162164117
2024-117880114118
2024-12149154118123
2025-01130134130123
2025-02113116113122
2025-03127131126127
2025-04123127121127
2025-05152156154130
2025-06124128126130
2025-07132136136132
2025-08113116113131
2025-09123127119130
2025-10136140137129
2025-11102105101131
2025-12151155154131
2026-01153157151133
2026-02117120118133
2026-03169174153137
2026-04128131144137
2026-05152156153137
2026-06137141141138
2026-07 low148152151140
2026-08 low129133129141
2026-09 low184189187146
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
4:26-cv-04234 court feed
3:26-cv-03344 court feed
2:26-cv-02353 court feed
1:26-cv-01490 court feed
4:26-cv-04114 court feed entry
3:26-cv-03339 court feed entry
3:26-cv-03339 court feed entry
3:26-cv-03339 court feed entry
3:26-cv-03292 court feed entry
1:26-cv-01424 bulk snapshot
2:26-cv-02315 bulk snapshot
3:26-cv-03344 bulk snapshot
4:26-cv-04234 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20251own10001530
20252own20002344
20253own30003414
20254own40004238
20261own10001424
20262own20002315
20263own30003344
20264own40004234
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in C.D. Illinois, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code442 Employment86445 Amer. w/Disabilit.36440 Other Civil Rights23446 Amer. w/Disabilit.15890 Other Statutory A.8555 Prison Condition8360 Other Personal In.8710 Fair Labor Standa.5465 Other Immigration.5190 Other Contract5840 Trademark4751 Family and Medica.4
CodeCase typeObservedShare
442Employment8635.4%
445Amer. w/Disabilities - Employment3614.8%
440Other Civil Rights239.5%
446Amer. w/Disabilities - Other156.2%
890Other Statutory Actions83.3%
555Prison Condition83.3%
360Other Personal Injury83.3%
710Fair Labor Standards Act52.1%
465Other Immigration Actions52.1%
190Other Contract52.1%
840Trademark41.6%
751Family and Medical Leave Act41.6%

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
1,419 1,413 CL
2,013 1,514 CL
1,565 1,555 CL
1,345 1,338 CL
1,918 1,344 CL
1,454 1,453 CL
1,816 1,200 CL
1,226 1,282 1,282 0.96x 1,230 CL AO
1,360 1,410 1,410 0.96x 1,354 CL AO
1,429 1,473 1,473 0.97x 1,425 CL AO
1,526 1,570 1,570 0.97x 1,530 CL AO
so far 1,317 1,353 1,327 CL

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

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