Civil filings in the W.D. Kentucky district court

In , 1,466 civil cases were filed in W.D. Kentucky by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 1,446.

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

558

-11.6% vs

, counted
1.4k

official 1.5k

Counted per official
0.99x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
3:26-cv-00914

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, W.D. KentuckyCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation0100200300400201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, W.D. KentuckyThe last three years0100200300400202320252026
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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
2015-01166166163
2015-02115115117
2015-03119119119
2015-04198198164
2015-05130130147
2015-06181181186152
2015-07163163111153
2015-086161101142
2015-09120120107139
2015-10103103107136
2015-11606076129
2015-12737386124
2016-0117817888125
2016-02189189118131
2016-039090122129
2016-04414193116
2016-054545146109
2016-06444415997
2016-07330330110111
2016-088484109113
2016-09218218124121
2016-10121298114
2016-116565120114
2016-12128128133119
2017-01107107104113
2017-02105105105106
2017-03163163140112
2017-04108108130117
2017-05107107105123
2017-06112112109128
2017-07200200111117
2017-084646120114
2017-09125125121106
2017-10737396112
2017-11114114113116
2017-12999999113
2018-01140140113116
2018-02136136101119
2018-039090104112
2018-04110110121113
2018-05135135137115
2018-06116116131115
2018-07128128136109
2018-08136136141117
2018-099898100115
2018-10125125125119
2018-11116116116119
2018-12959595119
2019-01124124112117
2019-02106106119115
2019-03216216130125
2019-04105105135125
2019-05191191110130
2019-069191117128
2019-079191131124
2019-08100100124122
2019-09123123133124
2019-10129129156124
2019-11134134140125
2019-12119119121127
2020-01138138135129
2020-02134134134131
2020-03138138133124
2020-04121121127126
2020-05122122118120
2020-06167167134126
2020-07105105140128
2020-08132132132130
2020-09115115111130
2020-10117117111128
2020-119999107126
2020-12112112110125
2021-0110310393122
2021-02148148126123
2021-039696113120
2021-048989104117
2021-05180180128122
2021-066060111113
2021-07114114115114
2021-08979796111
2021-09108108108110
2021-1010110190109
2021-11898991108
2021-12797986105
2022-0120220496114
2022-02100101111110
2022-035859104107
2022-04606189104
2022-0574758896
2022-0680818297
2022-0711411510797
2022-08155157131102
2022-09129130120104
2022-10828398103
2022-11808191102
2022-12828395102
2023-011261299996
2023-021031058797
2023-0354559896
2023-04111113110101
2023-05111113112104
2023-06124127100108
2023-07788088105
2023-0875778798
2023-091011039996
2023-101011039497
2023-11878910098
2023-1295979599
2024-0111912111999
2024-02136138138101
2024-0310110399105
2024-04160162101109
2024-057980109107
2024-06787992103
2024-07828395103
2024-08929399104
2024-09949593104
2024-10939490103
2024-11114116110105
2024-12888987105
2025-01102103102103
2025-02959697100
2025-0311812096101
2025-04959610996
2025-0511711910899
2025-06123125138103
2025-07130132130107
2025-08137139136110
2025-09131133128114
2025-10181184142121
2025-117677119118
2025-12141143141122
2026-01167166159127
2026-02176175188134
2026-03331328238151
2026-04303301252168
2026-05163162206172
2026-06165164218175
2026-07 low174173187179
2026-08 low226224217186
2026-09 low158157193188
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-00914 court feed
4:26-cv-00715 court feed
5:26-cv-00274 court feed
1:26-cv-00218 court feed
3:26-cv-00914 court feed entry
3:26-cv-00912 court feed entry
3:26-cv-00897 court feed entry
3:26-cv-00897 court feed entry
3:26-cv-00882 court feed entry
1:26-cv-00175 bulk snapshot
3:26-cv-00780 bulk snapshot
4:26-cv-00634 bulk snapshot
5:26-cv-00274 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20251own0190
20253own0824
20254own0199
20255own0233
20261own0175
20263own0780
20264own0634
20265own0274
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in W.D. Kentucky, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code463 Habeas Corpus: Al.704440 Other Civil Rights25370 Other Fraud15550 Civil Rights13442 Employment8360 Other Personal In.8110 Insurance8890 Other Statutory A.7710 Fair Labor Standa.7365 Personal Injury -.7190 Other Contract6820 Copyrights5
CodeCase typeObservedShare
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee70480.7%
440Other Civil Rights252.9%
370Other Fraud151.7%
550Civil Rights131.5%
442Employment80.9%
360Other Personal Injury80.9%
110Insurance80.9%
890Other Statutory Actions70.8%
710Fair Labor Standards Act70.8%
365Personal Injury - Product Liability70.8%
190Other Contract60.7%
820Copyrights50.6%

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
1,489 1,484 CL
1,424 1,420 CL
1,359 1,353 CL
1,425 1,420 CL
1,529 1,528 CL
1,500 1,492 CL
1,264 1,261 CL
1,216 1,230 1,230 0.99x 1,212 CL AO
1,166 1,190 1,190 0.98x 1,169 CL AO
1,236 1,255 1,255 0.98x 1,232 CL AO
1,446 1,466 1,466 0.99x 1,446 CL AO
so far 1,863 1,849 1,858 CL

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

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