Civil filings in the W.D. Louisiana district court

In , 2,177 civil cases were filed in W.D. Louisiana by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 2,153.

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

1.5k

+15.4% vs

, counted
2.2k

official 2.2k

Counted per official
0.99x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
1:26-cv-04752

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. LouisianaCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation01k2k3k201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, W.D. LouisianaThe 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
2015-01228228203
2015-02260260272
2015-03607607540
2015-04403403535
2015-05294294214
2015-06199199185332
2015-07149149141306
2015-08174174181289
2015-09167167145276
2015-10141141164262
2015-11143143135251
2015-12153153157243
2016-01159159147237
2016-02136136131227
2016-03146146152189
2016-04160160159168
2016-05157157163157
2016-06347347210169
2016-072929145159
2016-08133133130156
2016-09115115128152
2016-10185185148155
2016-11103103127152
2016-12114114126149
2017-01278278224159
2017-028181104154
2017-03130130151153
2017-049898101148
2017-05160160125148
2017-06171171144133
2017-078585124138
2017-08171171122141
2017-098989147139
2017-10179179164138
2017-11122122140140
2017-12131131129141
2018-01127127124129
2018-02193193134138
2018-03157157183140
2018-04151151149145
2018-05103103138140
2018-06167167135140
2018-07124124125143
2018-08162162154142
2018-09100100131143
2018-10147147141140
2018-11231231142149
2018-121190139
2019-01140140122140
2019-02160160141137
2019-03119119136134
2019-04154154152134
2019-05139139148137
2019-06142142138135
2019-07176176163139
2019-08208208140143
2019-096767128140
2019-10138138142140
2019-11128128113131
2019-12116116145141
2020-01180180161144
2020-02129129111141
2020-03102102137140
2020-04179179140142
2020-05107107135139
2020-06222222153146
2020-076464142137
2020-08159159154133
2020-09139139143139
2020-10146146129139
2020-11152152117141
2020-12131131181142
2021-01296296267152
2021-02249249250162
2021-03363363344184
2021-04270270305192
2021-05292292291207
2021-06495495427230
2021-07376376365256
2021-08868868907315
2021-09262262292325
2021-10432432369349
2021-11313313275362
2021-12254254377372
2022-01331331319375
2022-02268268269377
2022-03316316292373
2022-04240240281370
2022-05319319299373
2022-06477477501371
2022-07432432409376
2022-082,8392,8362,833540
2022-09229229251537
2022-10386386423533
2022-11286286269531
2022-12139139156521
2023-01140144139506
2023-02144148136496
2023-03142146151482
2023-04149153139474
2023-05150154160461
2023-06159163154435
2023-07175180145414
2023-08165169180191
2023-09184189183188
2023-10163167190170
2023-11140144149158
2023-12119122129157
2024-01188193159161
2024-02148152148161
2024-03107110134158
2024-04130133132156
2024-05191196175160
2024-06117120136156
2024-07175179148156
2024-08145149169154
2024-09150154141151
2024-10175179161152
2024-11130133142152
2024-12152156161154
2025-01155157117151
2025-02114115146148
2025-03164166150153
2025-04174176173157
2025-05169171172155
2025-06217219179163
2025-07109110176157
2025-08241244183165
2025-09117118198162
2025-10234237224167
2025-11200202227173
2025-12259262272181
2026-01379385303200
2026-02254258352212
2026-03397404411232
2026-04374380389249
2026-05430437438271
2026-06498506503295
2026-07 low568577575334
2026-08 low481489521355
2026-09 low454462490383
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
1:26-cv-04752 court feed
6:26-cv-04751 court feed
3:26-cv-04749 court feed
2:26-cv-03836 court feed
5:26-cv-03824 court feed
4:26-cv-00958 court feed
1:26-cv-04752 court feed entry
6:26-cv-04751 court feed entry
1:26-cv-04750 court feed entry
3:26-cv-04749 court feed entry
1:26-cv-04748 court feed entry
1:26-cv-03835 bulk snapshot
4:26-cv-00958 bulk snapshot
4:25-cv-00934 bulk snapshot
6:25-cv-02153 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20254own934
20251, 2, 3, 5, 6shared02153
20261, 2, 3, 5, 6shared03835
20264own958
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in W.D. Louisiana, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code463 Habeas Corpus: Al.2.7k550 Civil Rights21440 Other Civil Rights13350 Motor Vehicle12530 Habeas Corpus: Ge.10446 Amer. w/Disabilit.9830 Patent7442 Employment6340 Marine6890 Other Statutory A.4360 Other Personal In.4190 Other Contract4
CodeCase typeObservedShare
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee2,73895.4%
550Civil Rights210.7%
440Other Civil Rights130.5%
350Motor Vehicle120.4%
530Habeas Corpus: General100.3%
446Amer. w/Disabilities - Other90.3%
830Patent70.2%
442Employment60.2%
340Marine60.2%
890Other Statutory Actions40.1%
360Other Personal Injury40.1%
190Other Contract40.1%

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.

YearImpliedCalibratedAO officialCounted per officialObserved docketsSource
2,918 2,872 CL
1,784 1,766 CL
1,695 1,675 CL
1,663 1,646 CL
1,687 1,668 CL
1,710 1,703 CL
4,470 4,469 CL
6,262 6,256 6,256 1.00x 6,302 CL AO
1,830 1,879 1,879 0.97x 1,855 CL AO
1,808 1,853 1,853 0.98x 1,806 CL AO
2,153 2,177 2,177 0.99x 2,217 CL AO
so far 3,835 3,899 3,982 CL

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

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