Civil filings in the S.D. Illinois district court

In , 2,235 civil cases were filed in S.D. Illinois by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 2,238.

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

459

-11.9% vs

, counted
2.2k

official 2.2k

Counted per official
1.00x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
3:26-cv-01544

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. IllinoisCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation0200400600201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, S.D. IllinoisThe last three years0200400600202320252026
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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
2015-01113
2015-02215215105
2015-03228228117
2015-044040115
2015-05116116114
2015-06116116114
2015-07128128124140
2015-08127127127139
2015-09115115112136
2015-10127127123135
2015-11105105104132
2015-12110110109130
2016-01113113111128
2016-02118118104120
2016-03136136144113
2016-04112112107119
2016-05113113112118
2016-06143143141121
2016-07131131127121
2016-08130130129121
2016-09107107104120
2016-10969695118
2016-11929289117
2016-12107107106116
2017-01979797115
2017-02140140118117
2017-039696112114
2017-04146146112116
2017-059696127115
2017-06116116113113
2017-07122122121112
2017-08124124122112
2017-09120120118113
2017-10142142141116
2017-11999997117
2017-12104104103117
2018-01156156154122
2018-02356356348140
2018-03203203199149
2018-04322322319163
2018-05147147148168
2018-06157157157171
2018-07116116114170
2018-08218218217178
2018-09102102100177
2018-10263263258187
2018-11959593187
2018-12929290186
2019-01939390180
2019-02157157155164
2019-03111111109156
2019-0410310399138
2019-05154154114138
2019-069191124133
2019-07124124122134
2019-08218218117134
2019-095598126
2019-10144144140116
2019-11116116112117
2019-12898989117
2020-01183183132125
2020-02424290115
2020-03979793114
2020-04848473112
2020-059393101107
2020-06145145143112
2020-07108108105110
2020-08130130129103
2020-09121121119113
2020-10153153150113
2020-11121121120114
2020-12102102101115
2021-01110110110109
2021-02119119114115
2021-03119119118117
2021-04929292118
2021-05858583117
2021-0623723790125
2021-0711111175125
2021-08207207111131
2021-0912512578132
2021-1016316384133
2021-1114014085134
2021-1228528582149
2022-0122122186159
2022-0214914963161
2022-0328928886175
2022-0422822873187
2022-0523723780199
2022-06293292101204
2022-0729829768219
2022-0832432382229
2022-0922922991238
2022-1026626583246
2022-1125525583256
2022-1236336290262
2023-0132832987271
2023-0242042174294
2023-03358359104300
2023-0435335470310
2023-0541241389325
2023-0643243388337
2023-0734534684341
2023-08347348112343
2023-0925425577345
2023-1029729892348
2023-11269270107349
2023-1225425580340
2024-01230107332
2024-02620569108344
2024-0336933984342
2024-0420518890328
2024-05234215115312
2024-0620018490291
2024-07188173108277
2024-0827825595269
2024-0916415173260
2024-1015514297247
2024-1114012991236
2024-1220318685230
2025-0115215299223
2025-0213713789187
2025-0317117196173
2025-04333333107185
2025-05358358116197
2025-0615315385195
2025-07218218110199
2025-08144144115189
2025-0918418493192
2025-10162162110194
2025-1111711780193
2025-1210910996186
2026-0111010991183
2026-02119118109181
2026-03167165124181
2026-04167165102167
2026-05203201146154
2026-06151149107153
2026-07 low113112109144
2026-08 low120119115142
2026-09 low226224219146
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-01544 court feed
3:26-cv-01544 court feed entry
3:26-cv-01544 court feed entry
3:26-cv-01528 court feed entry
3:26-cv-01520 court feed entry
3:26-cv-01439 court feed entry
3:26-cv-01376 bulk snapshot
3:25-cv-02238 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20253own02238
20263own01376
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in S.D. Illinois, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code365 Personal Injury -.21110 Insurance10440 Other Civil Rights5890 Other Statutory A.4555 Prison Condition4463 Habeas Corpus: Al.4442 Employment4360 Other Personal In.3950 Constitutionality.2840 Trademark2820 Copyrights2790 Other Labor Litig.2
CodeCase typeObservedShare
365Personal Injury - Product Liability2125.6%
110Insurance1012.2%
440Other Civil Rights56.1%
890Other Statutory Actions44.9%
555Prison Condition44.9%
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee44.9%
442Employment44.9%
360Other Personal Injury33.7%
950Constitutionality of State Statutes22.4%
840Trademark22.4%
820Copyrights22.4%
790Other Labor Litigation22.4%

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
1,427 1,377 CL
1,398 1,369 CL
1,402 1,381 CL
2,227 2,197 CL
1,405 1,369 CL
1,379 1,356 CL
1,793 1,122 CL
3,152 3,146 3,146 1.00x 986 CL AO
4,069 4,078 4,078 1.00x 1,064 CL AO
2,756 2,760 2,760 1.00x 1,143 CL AO
2,238 2,235 2,235 1.00x 1,196 CL AO
so far 1,376 1,361 1,122 CL

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

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