Civil filings in the D. Kansas district court

In , 1,504 civil cases were filed in D. Kansas by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 2,208.

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

1.4k

+312.4% vs

, counted
2.2k

official 1.5k

Counted per official
1.47x

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

Newest case number
5:26-cv-04142

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. KansasCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation02k4k6k201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, D. KansasThe last three years02505007501k202320252026
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
2015-013483481,214
2015-02342342368
2015-03182182212
2015-045,0325,0321,072
2015-051,3561,356402
2015-0685851321,224
2015-0784841181,061
2015-08686894937
2015-09102102146844
2015-10111111139771
2015-11608608429756
2015-122,0062,006262860
2016-01105105139840
2016-028484118819
2016-039999136812
2016-04107107146401
2016-05136136172300
2016-06394394305325
2016-0700115318
2016-083939139316
2016-098282125314
2016-10106106133314
2016-119494102271
2016-121,2321,23298206
2017-018686118205
2017-02186186117213
2017-032222110207
2017-045454107203
2017-058787112198
2017-06100100139174
2017-07133133120185
2017-086666153187
2017-098484110188
2017-109494127186
2017-11666693184
2017-121,2011,201109182
2018-018181109181
2018-028484116173
2018-038686126178
2018-048888130181
2018-05104104131182
2018-06103103138182
2018-076262112177
2018-08112112184180
2018-097070120179
2018-109999121180
2018-11157157120187
2018-121,1731,173110185
2019-01747493184
2019-028787110185
2019-03143143121189
2019-043131102185
2019-057878125182
2019-06115115143183
2019-07110110149187
2019-08116116151188
2019-09102102141190
2019-10104104146191
2019-119090124185
2019-121,2111,211123188
2020-017373127188
2020-028080105188
2020-03106106142185
2020-047979112189
2020-057979111189
2020-069797125187
2020-076666106184
2020-087878105180
2020-099090126179
2020-109999132179
2020-118888124179
2020-121,1891,189135177
2021-018383119178
2021-02145145124183
2021-032828110177
2021-046262104175
2021-057676107175
2021-06636389172
2021-07656586172
2021-086969111171
2021-098181121171
2021-109090116170
2021-118282116169
2021-121,1601,16088167
2022-017448102164
2022-02674393156
2022-03644185157
2022-04583899155
2022-05674392152
2022-067448107151
2022-07664391149
2022-0813990108151
2022-092315119145
2022-105838134141
2022-117649101138
2022-121,13073284102
2023-01493180101
2023-027145114101
2023-037447112102
2023-046742104102
2023-0510365126104
2023-06623999103
2023-076541104103
2023-08724610399
2023-099359117103
2023-10583791103
2023-117648102103
2023-121,18274881104
2024-01593785104
2024-02462971103
2024-03724590103
2024-047547102103
2024-056742105101
2024-067144107102
2024-077446109102
2024-088352126103
2024-097849110102
2024-107144104103
2024-117245102102
2024-121,203751115103
2025-016645103103
2025-027954104105
2025-0310672116108
2025-047652144108
2025-058659117109
2025-068256103110
2025-079565145112
2025-0811578157114
2025-097249118114
2025-1012988150118
2025-117954122119
2025-121,223833141125
2026-018562118127
2026-027454112127
2026-038864129126
2026-0412491183129
2026-059670158130
2026-0611987180133
2026-07 low9368175133
2026-08 low10879163133
2026-09 low1,197876148202
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
5:26-cv-04142 court feed
2:26-cv-02712 court feed
6:26-cv-01376 court feed
5:26-cv-04142 court feed entry
5:26-cv-04078 court feed entry
5:26-cv-04078 court feed entry
5:26-cv-03332 court feed entry
2:26-cv-02712 court feed entry
2:26-cv-02585 bulk snapshot
5:26-cv-04103 bulk snapshot
6:26-cv-01296 bulk snapshot
2:25-cv-02777 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20252own20002777
20255own30004133
20256own10001298
20262own20002585
20265own30004103
20266own10001296
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in D. Kansas, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code463 Habeas Corpus: Al.222440 Other Civil Rights53442 Employment34410 Antitrust23360 Other Personal In.23791 Employee Retireme.9465 Other Immigration.9446 Amer. w/Disabilit.9110 Insurance8190 Other Contract7550 Civil Rights6350 Motor Vehicle6
CodeCase typeObservedShare
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee22246.2%
440Other Civil Rights5311.0%
442Employment347.1%
410Antitrust234.8%
360Other Personal Injury234.8%
791Employee Retirement Income Security Act91.9%
465Other Immigration Actions91.9%
446Amer. w/Disabilities - Other91.9%
110Insurance81.7%
190Other Contract71.5%
550Civil Rights61.2%
350Motor Vehicle61.2%

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
10,324 4,588 CL
2,478 1,728 CL
2,179 1,415 CL
2,219 1,517 CL
2,261 1,528 CL
2,124 1,450 CL
2,004 1,291 CL
1,896 1,228 1,228 1.54x 1,215 CL AO
1,972 1,248 1,248 1.58x 1,233 CL AO
1,971 1,231 1,231 1.60x 1,226 CL AO
2,208 1,504 1,504 1.47x 1,520 CL AO
so far 1,984 1,452 1,366 CL

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

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