Civil filings in the D. Massachusetts district court

In , 4,465 civil cases were filed in D. Massachusetts by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 20,388.

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

1.5k

-29.4% vs

, counted
20.4k

official 4.5k

Counted per official
4.57x

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

Newest case number
1:26-cv-91034

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. MassachusettsCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation01k2k3k201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, D. MassachusettsThe last three years01k2k3k202320252026
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
2015-01272
2015-02402
2015-031,4821,482915
2015-04334334299
2015-05238
2015-061,1031,103941
2015-07197197237
2015-08192192227
2015-09252
2015-10250
2015-11321
2015-121,1941,194296750
2016-01174750
2016-02449449314707
2016-032121234499
2016-04202526
2016-05816816226567
2016-06190190442437
2016-07160160213432
2016-08205205230434
2016-09194194228404
2016-10234234268385
2016-11299299245376
2016-12257257238282
2017-01193282
2017-02331331177271
2017-03224224260291
2017-04226291
2017-05473473300257
2017-06251264
2017-07412412215292
2017-08267303
2017-09436436263333
2017-10280280291339
2017-11209209253328
2017-12374374258342
2018-01199199229326
2018-02198198220312
2018-03263323
2018-04470470251339
2018-05325325355323
2018-06244244267315
2018-07277304
2018-08545545302328
2018-09173173192302
2018-10258258271300
2018-11348348231313
2018-126868208283
2019-01215215257284
2019-02162162189281
2019-03252281
2019-04688688449303
2019-05203203228290
2019-06217217247288
2019-07212212246281
2019-08344344240263
2019-094343198251
2019-10371371239261
2019-112020203231
2019-12355355223257
2020-01196196219256
2020-02297297254268
2020-03149149268258
2020-04195195228217
2020-05195195218216
2020-06221221270216
2020-07240217
2020-08376376210220
2020-09166166205231
2020-10403403213234
2020-11204255
2020-12131131196233
2021-01168168189230
2021-02167167198217
2021-03218218239224
2021-04172172197222
2021-05175175196220
2021-06223220
2021-07361361178234
2021-08180180211214
2021-09224224205220
2021-10189189194198
2021-11153153178194
2021-125151257187
2022-01168187192189
2022-02157175181190
2022-03217193189
2022-04327365202207
2022-05199222221211
2022-06206230259213
2022-07196219212201
2022-08177197204202
2022-09217294202
2022-10455508221228
2022-115460223221
2022-1244231217
2023-01262216288219
2023-02207170232219
2023-03300274226
2023-04477393266228
2023-05282232312229
2023-06281231296229
2023-07300273236
2023-08522430317255
2023-09300254262
2023-10595490418261
2023-11312257329277
2023-12337278351300
2024-01299307307
2024-020299276317
2024-030299337317
2024-040299369310
2024-051571305296
2024-06628274279
2024-070299306279
2024-080299306268
2024-090299270268
2024-1055260294249
2024-110299230253
2024-12177838304299
2025-0125337286278
2025-02372280284
2025-03372288290
2025-04372463296
2025-051,331194442306
2025-0628341316307
2025-07372350313
2025-0811817307290
2025-09984144460277
2025-1039958452260
2025-1137855419239
2025-1216,6422,430461372
2026-01474540409
2026-021,054208640395
2026-03224533364
2026-04474490373
2026-051,396275523379
2026-06662130625387
2026-07 low39377530362
2026-08 low474578400
2026-09 low1,060209511406
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-91034 court feed
4:26-cv-40228 court feed
3:26-cv-40222 court feed
4:26-cv-40224 court feed entry
4:26-cv-40128 court feed entry
3:26-cv-30144 court feed entry
3:26-cv-30046 court feed entry
1:26-cv-15065 court feed entry
1:26-cv-14454 bulk snapshot
3:26-cv-30164 bulk snapshot
4:26-cv-40228 bulk snapshot
1:25-cv-30207 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20251own1000030207
20253own1000030217
20254own40206
20261own1000014454
20263own30164
20264own40228
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in D. Massachusetts, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code463 Habeas Corpus: Al.2k440 Other Civil Rights151465 Other Immigration.113480 Consumer Credit95360 Other Personal In.84365 Personal Injury -.71190 Other Contract71890 Other Statutory A.65820 Copyrights64899 Administrative Pr.60442 Employment58446 Amer. w/Disabilit.55
CodeCase typeObservedShare
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee1,95158.7%
440Other Civil Rights1514.5%
465Other Immigration Actions1133.4%
480Consumer Credit952.9%
360Other Personal Injury842.5%
365Personal Injury - Product Liability712.1%
190Other Contract712.1%
890Other Statutory Actions652.0%
820Copyrights641.9%
899Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision601.8%
442Employment581.7%
446Amer. w/Disabilities - Other551.7%

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
4,502 4,650 CL
2,825 3,014 CL
2,739 2,954 CL
2,828 3,066 CL
2,830 2,971 CL
2,329 2,725 CL
2,058 2,465 CL
1,943 2,601 2,601 0.75x 2,633 CL AO
3,275 3,596 3,596 0.91x 3,610 CL AO
253 3,593 3,593 0.07x 3,578 CL AO
20,388 4,465 4,465 4.57x 4,524 CL AO
so far 4,587 2,326 4,970 CL

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

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