Civil filings in the E.D. Louisiana district court

In , 2,078 civil cases were filed in E.D. Louisiana by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 2,583.

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

772

+3.8% vs

, counted
2.6k

official 2.1k

Counted per official
1.24x

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

Newest case number
2:26-cv-02591

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, E.D. LouisianaCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation05k10k15k201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, E.D. LouisianaThe last three years05001k1.5k202320252026
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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
2015-01187
2015-02214
2015-03437
2015-04344
2015-051,8911,891382
2015-06538538513
2015-07692
2015-08759
2015-092,4782,478829
2015-10750750703
2015-11641
2015-121,5261,526771
2016-018478477991,338
2016-028311,338
2016-039151,338
2016-041,1681,338
2016-053,460
2016-064,637
2016-0712,62012,6201,081
2016-08811
2016-091,7531,753767
2016-10746
2016-111,6861,686708
2016-121,0901,0901,136
2017-01767
2017-02817
2017-031,002
2017-041,452
2017-051,018
2017-066,4236,423961
2017-07854
2017-081,156
2017-091,318
2017-101,655
2017-117,4987,4982,237
2017-124,0994,0994,037
2018-01908
2018-021,117
2018-031,228
2018-04977
2018-055,6415,6411,002
2018-06747747792
2018-07902902794
2018-081,1741,1741,0753,344
2018-096086086792,953
2018-101,1791,1791,1272,731
2018-112,1822,1821,8092,066
2018-121,9101,9102,1731,793
2019-016961,793
2019-021,0491,793
2019-035,8135,8133,8332,240
2019-044,2114,2114,0752,437
2019-058318318151,956
2019-065725725161,938
2019-075475474931,903
2019-084294293901,828
2019-095485484071,822
2019-104344344171,748
2019-116136135121,591
2019-128028027911,480
2020-014054053191,382
2020-023123122651,293
2020-03443443310846
2020-04225225188513
2020-05230230220463
2020-06215453
2020-07551551244454
2020-08292292186441
2020-09250250199414
2020-10274274242400
2020-11311311226372
2020-12182182185316
2021-01203203155298
2021-02220220173289
2021-03247247176271
2021-04210210160270
2021-05216216130269
2021-06185185181262
2021-07183183141231
2021-08199199150223
2021-09154154133215
2021-10183183148208
2021-11200200147198
2021-12210210176201
2022-01236212167202
2022-02283255244204
2022-03341307266209
2022-04357321274219
2022-05372335325229
2022-06427384372245
2022-07408367353261
2022-08687618593295
2022-09485436465319
2022-10749674676360
2022-11369332350371
2022-12878790839419
2023-01396372321432
2023-02355333306439
2023-03382359326443
2023-04306287265441
2023-05386362303443
2023-06481452420448
2023-07677636614471
2023-082,0601,9341,970581
2023-09670629614597
2023-10901846832611
2023-11520488452624
2023-12299281239582
2024-01286216225569
2024-02237179171556
2024-03283213193544
2024-04303229198539
2024-05314237188528
2024-06254192177507
2024-07299226177472
2024-08218164178325
2024-09197149166285
2024-10198149155227
2024-11189143131198
2024-12190143162187
2025-01243195154185
2025-02193155148183
2025-03217175146180
2025-04198159157174
2025-05235189176170
2025-06270217184172
2025-07251202191170
2025-08195157158169
2025-09273220196175
2025-10175141147175
2025-11162130130174
2025-12171138129173
2026-01246189147173
2026-02201155135173
2026-03247190153174
2026-04241185163176
2026-05227175167175
2026-06276212182174
2026-07 low248191189174
2026-08 low229176155175
2026-09 low295227185176
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
2:26-cv-02591 court feed
2:26-cv-02591 court feed entry
2:26-cv-02555 court feed entry
2:26-cv-02506 court feed entry
2:26-cv-02476 court feed entry
2:26-cv-02435 court feed entry
2:26-cv-02210 bulk snapshot
2:25-cv-02583 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20252own02583
20262own02210
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in E.D. Louisiana, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code446 Amer. w/Disabilit.25340 Marine20190 Other Contract18365 Personal Injury -.14440 Other Civil Rights11120 Marine11110 Insurance11360 Other Personal In.9890 Other Statutory A.7380 Other Personal Pr.7442 Employment6820 Copyrights5
CodeCase typeObservedShare
446Amer. w/Disabilities - Other2512.8%
340Marine2010.3%
190Other Contract189.2%
365Personal Injury - Product Liability147.2%
440Other Civil Rights115.6%
120Marine115.6%
110Insurance115.6%
360Other Personal Injury94.6%
890Other Statutory Actions73.6%
380Other Personal Property Damage73.6%
442Employment63.1%
820Copyrights52.6%

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
7,183 6,472 CL
17,996 17,059 CL
18,020 17,274 CL
14,343 13,681 CL
14,800 13,994 CL
3,475 2,799 CL
2,410 1,870 CL
5,592 5,030 5,030 1.11x 4,924 CL AO
7,433 6,979 6,979 1.07x 6,662 CL AO
2,968 2,239 2,239 1.33x 2,121 CL AO
2,583 2,078 2,078 1.24x 1,916 CL AO
so far 2,210 1,700 1,476 CL

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

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