Civil filings in the S.D. Indiana district court
In , 3,914 civil cases were filed in S.D. Indiana by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 3,824.
Data through from the CourtListener bulk dockets snapshot of , and live case numbers from the court's feed. Court: S.D. Indiana, Indiana, Seventh Circuit.
- 1.1k
- Counted per official
- 0.98x
-16.5% vs
case numbers track the official count
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.
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| Month | Implied | Calibrated | Observed | Twelve-month mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01 | 193 | 193 | 192 | |
| 2015-02 | 44 | 44 | 264 | |
| 2015-03 | 465 | 465 | 240 | |
| 2015-04 | 56 | 56 | 235 | |
| 2015-05 | 393 | 393 | 216 | |
| 2015-06 | 254 | 254 | 252 | 234 |
| 2015-07 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 237 |
| 2015-08 | 235 | 235 | 231 | 236 |
| 2015-09 | 231 | 231 | 228 | 236 |
| 2015-10 | 66 | 66 | 249 | 219 |
| 2015-11 | 426 | 426 | 238 | 238 |
| 2015-12 | 253 | 253 | 252 | 239 |
| 2016-01 | 332 | 332 | 331 | 251 |
| 2016-02 | 280 | 280 | 278 | 270 |
| 2016-03 | 319 | 319 | 318 | 258 |
| 2016-04 | 329 | 329 | 326 | 281 |
| 2016-05 | 434 | 434 | 432 | 284 |
| 2016-06 | 189 | 189 | 605 | 279 |
| 2016-07 | 84 | 84 | 368 | 265 |
| 2016-08 | 62 | 62 | 359 | 250 |
| 2016-09 | 67 | 67 | 331 | 237 |
| 2016-10 | 86 | 86 | 435 | 238 |
| 2016-11 | 68 | 68 | 363 | 209 |
| 2016-12 | 4,779 | 4,779 | 362 | 586 |
| 2017-01 | 87 | 87 | 409 | 565 |
| 2017-02 | 88 | 88 | 410 | 549 |
| 2017-03 | 84 | 84 | 466 | 530 |
| 2017-04 | 84 | 84 | 442 | 509 |
| 2017-05 | 87 | 87 | 523 | 480 |
| 2017-06 | 100 | 100 | 570 | 473 |
| 2017-07 | 88 | 88 | 392 | 473 |
| 2017-08 | 98 | 98 | 551 | 476 |
| 2017-09 | 3,591 | 3,591 | 557 | 770 |
| 2017-10 | 579 | 579 | 578 | 811 |
| 2017-11 | 93 | 93 | 550 | 813 |
| 2017-12 | 844 | 844 | 391 | 485 |
| 2018-01 | 91 | 91 | 383 | 486 |
| 2018-02 | 675 | 675 | 378 | 534 |
| 2018-03 | 510 | 510 | 509 | 570 |
| 2018-04 | 412 | 412 | 409 | 597 |
| 2018-05 | 415 | 415 | 412 | 625 |
| 2018-06 | 433 | 433 | 431 | 652 |
| 2018-07 | 411 | 411 | 408 | 679 |
| 2018-08 | 495 | 495 | 495 | 712 |
| 2018-09 | 91 | 91 | 381 | 421 |
| 2018-10 | 722 | 722 | 429 | 433 |
| 2018-11 | 496 | 496 | 495 | 466 |
| 2018-12 | 396 | 396 | 393 | 429 |
| 2019-01 | 619 | 619 | 618 | 473 |
| 2019-02 | 434 | 434 | 432 | 453 |
| 2019-03 | 91 | 91 | 516 | 418 |
| 2019-04 | 996 | 996 | 569 | 467 |
| 2019-05 | 542 | 542 | 540 | 477 |
| 2019-06 | 595 | 595 | 590 | 491 |
| 2019-07 | 616 | 616 | 613 | 508 |
| 2019-08 | 626 | 626 | 624 | 519 |
| 2019-09 | 442 | 442 | 441 | 548 |
| 2019-10 | 441 | 441 | 440 | 524 |
| 2019-11 | 409 | 409 | 406 | 517 |
| 2019-12 | 1,470 | 1,470 | 443 | 607 |
| 2020-01 | 106 | 106 | 475 | 564 |
| 2020-02 | 795 | 795 | 421 | 594 |
| 2020-03 | 101 | 101 | 443 | 595 |
| 2020-04 | 109 | 109 | 382 | 521 |
| 2020-05 | 167 | 167 | 373 | 490 |
| 2020-06 | 48 | 48 | 336 | 444 |
| 2020-07 | 98 | 98 | 380 | 401 |
| 2020-08 | 87 | 87 | 374 | 356 |
| 2020-09 | 104 | 104 | 389 | 328 |
| 2020-10 | 120 | 120 | 427 | 301 |
| 2020-11 | 87 | 87 | 363 | 274 |
| 2020-12 | 5,736 | 5,736 | 364 | 630 |
| 2021-01 | 114 | 114 | 392 | 630 |
| 2021-02 | 81 | 81 | 316 | 571 |
| 2021-03 | 80 | 80 | 414 | 569 |
| 2021-04 | 72 | 72 | 438 | 566 |
| 2021-05 | 62 | 62 | 404 | 557 |
| 2021-06 | 61 | 61 | 602 | 558 |
| 2021-07 | 75 | 75 | 328 | 557 |
| 2021-08 | 52 | 52 | 309 | 554 |
| 2021-09 | 80 | 80 | 314 | 552 |
| 2021-10 | 63 | 63 | 298 | 547 |
| 2021-11 | 55 | 55 | 264 | 544 |
| 2021-12 | 6,754 | 6,754 | 255 | 629 |
| 2022-01 | 66 | 31 | 312 | 622 |
| 2022-02 | 63 | 30 | 270 | 618 |
| 2022-03 | 78 | 37 | 336 | 614 |
| 2022-04 | 89 | 42 | 302 | 612 |
| 2022-05 | 70 | 33 | 365 | 609 |
| 2022-06 | 70 | 33 | 283 | 607 |
| 2022-07 | 93 | 44 | 318 | 604 |
| 2022-08 | 96 | 45 | 332 | 604 |
| 2022-09 | 91 | 43 | 321 | 601 |
| 2022-10 | 80 | 38 | 268 | 599 |
| 2022-11 | 96 | 45 | 294 | 598 |
| 2022-12 | 7,029 | 3,308 | 278 | 311 |
| 2023-01 | 70 | 30 | 284 | 311 |
| 2023-02 | 98 | 42 | 250 | 312 |
| 2023-03 | 95 | 40 | 328 | 312 |
| 2023-04 | 88 | 38 | 284 | 312 |
| 2023-05 | 94 | 40 | 320 | 312 |
| 2023-06 | 150 | 64 | 322 | 315 |
| 2023-07 | 47 | 20 | 283 | 313 |
| 2023-08 | 84 | 36 | 308 | 312 |
| 2023-09 | 73 | 31 | 278 | 311 |
| 2023-10 | 78 | 33 | 267 | 311 |
| 2023-11 | 70 | 30 | 278 | 309 |
| 2023-12 | 7,165 | 3,053 | 243 | 288 |
| 2024-01 | 79 | 33 | 298 | 288 |
| 2024-02 | 80 | 34 | 240 | 288 |
| 2024-03 | 62 | 26 | 248 | 287 |
| 2024-04 | 81 | 34 | 255 | 286 |
| 2024-05 | 133 | 56 | 311 | 288 |
| 2024-06 | 113 | 48 | 293 | 286 |
| 2024-07 | 1,370 | 578 | 259 | 333 |
| 2024-08 | 89 | 38 | 280 | 333 |
| 2024-09 | 77 | 33 | 284 | 333 |
| 2024-10 | 195 | 82 | 317 | 337 |
| 2024-11 | 866 | 366 | 283 | 365 |
| 2024-12 | 5,031 | 2,124 | 263 | 288 |
| 2025-01 | 325 | 333 | 310 | 313 |
| 2025-02 | 357 | 365 | 279 | 340 |
| 2025-03 | 287 | 294 | 297 | 363 |
| 2025-04 | 89 | 91 | 333 | 367 |
| 2025-05 | 59 | 60 | 300 | 368 |
| 2025-06 | 822 | 841 | 352 | 434 |
| 2025-07 | 295 | 302 | 316 | 411 |
| 2025-08 | 96 | 98 | 298 | 416 |
| 2025-09 | 611 | 625 | 360 | 465 |
| 2025-10 | 348 | 356 | 357 | 488 |
| 2025-11 | 276 | 282 | 297 | 481 |
| 2025-12 | 259 | 265 | 280 | 326 |
| 2026-01 | 114 | 119 | 320 | 308 |
| 2026-02 | 580 | 603 | 325 | 328 |
| 2026-03 | 140 | 146 | 357 | 316 |
| 2026-04 | 141 | 147 | 393 | 320 |
| 2026-05 | 845 | 879 | 392 | 389 |
| 2026-06 | 348 | 362 | 367 | 349 |
| 2026-07 low | 393 | 409 | 388 | 358 |
| 2026-08 low | 288 | 300 | 289 | 374 |
| 2026-09 low | 433 | 450 | 438 | 360 |
Newest case numbers
The highest civil case numbers seen, from the court's own feed and from the snapshot.
| Case number | Seen | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1:26-cv-07141 | court feed | |
| 2:26-cv-00748 | court feed | |
| 4:26-cv-00305 | court feed | |
| 3:26-cv-00293 | court feed | |
| 1:26-cv-02432 | court feed entry | |
| 1:26-cv-02432 | court feed entry | |
| 1:26-cv-02432 | court feed entry | |
| 1:26-cv-02432 | court feed entry | |
| 1:26-cv-02431 | court feed entry | |
| 1:26-cv-02103 | bulk snapshot | |
| 2:26-cv-00655 | bulk snapshot | |
| 3:26-cv-00256 | bulk snapshot | |
| 4:26-cv-00268 | bulk snapshot |
Numbering by divisional office
Offices that share one sequence are counted once; offices on their own sequence are added.
| Year | Offices | Numbering | Base | Highest number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | own | 0 | 2628 |
| 2025 | 2 | own | 0 | 659 |
| 2025 | 3 | own | 0 | 280 |
| 2025 | 4 | own | 0 | 257 |
| 2026 | 1 | own | 0 | 2103 |
| 2026 | 2 | own | 0 | 655 |
| 2026 | 3 | own | 0 | 256 |
| 2026 | 4 | own | 0 | 268 |
Case types
Dockets observed in the last twelve months, by nature-of-suit code.
| Code | Case type | Observed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 463 | Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee | 463 | 61.0% |
| 440 | Other Civil Rights | 47 | 6.2% |
| 480 | Consumer Credit | 33 | 4.3% |
| 446 | Amer. w/Disabilities - Other | 29 | 3.8% |
| 190 | Other Contract | 18 | 2.4% |
| 442 | Employment | 17 | 2.2% |
| 365 | Personal Injury - Product Liability | 17 | 2.2% |
| 820 | Copyrights | 15 | 2.0% |
| 751 | Family and Medical Leave Act | 13 | 1.7% |
| 710 | Fair Labor Standards Act | 9 | 1.2% |
| 550 | Civil Rights | 8 | 1.1% |
| 470 | Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations | 8 | 1.1% |
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.
| Year | Implied | Calibrated | AO official | Counted per official | Observed dockets | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,868 | 2,849 | CL | ||||
| 7,029 | 4,508 | CL | ||||
| 5,823 | 5,839 | CL | ||||
| 5,147 | 5,123 | CL | ||||
| 7,281 | 6,232 | CL | ||||
| 7,558 | 4,727 | CL | ||||
| 7,549 | 4,334 | CL | ||||
| 7,921 | 3,728 | 3,728 | 2.12x | 3,679 | CL AO | |
| 8,112 | 3,457 | 3,457 | 2.35x | 3,445 | CL AO | |
| 8,176 | 3,452 | 3,452 | 2.37x | 3,331 | CL AO | |
| 3,824 | 3,914 | 3,914 | 0.98x | 3,779 | CL AO | |
| so far | 3,282 | 3,413 | 3,269 | CL |
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| Table rows | 141 | needs 3 |
| Dated rows with a source link | 25 | needs 3 |
| Primary identifiers | 10 | needs 3 |
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| Primary-source links | 8 | needs 2 |
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| Digits outside a source | 0 | needs 0 |