Civil filings in the D. Maryland district court
In , 4,482 civil cases were filed in D. Maryland by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 4,319.
Data through from the CourtListener bulk dockets snapshot of , and live case numbers from the court's feed. Court: D. Maryland, Maryland, Fourth Circuit.
- 1.2k
- Counted per official
- 0.96x
-6.9% vs
case numbers track the official count
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.
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| Month | Implied | Calibrated | Observed | Twelve-month mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01 | 295 | 295 | 282 | |
| 2015-02 | 289 | 289 | 293 | |
| 2015-03 | 344 | 344 | 344 | |
| 2015-04 | 340 | 340 | 331 | |
| 2015-05 | 308 | 308 | 306 | |
| 2015-06 | 363 | 363 | 361 | 323 |
| 2015-07 | 321 | 321 | 318 | 323 |
| 2015-08 | 326 | 326 | 321 | 323 |
| 2015-09 | 397 | 397 | 401 | 331 |
| 2015-10 | 365 | 365 | 355 | 335 |
| 2015-11 | 314 | 314 | 323 | 333 |
| 2015-12 | 359 | 359 | 360 | 335 |
| 2016-01 | 290 | 290 | 280 | 335 |
| 2016-02 | 304 | 304 | 309 | 336 |
| 2016-03 | 372 | 372 | 366 | 338 |
| 2016-04 | 344 | 344 | 327 | 339 |
| 2016-05 | 482 | 482 | 476 | 353 |
| 2016-06 | 684 | 684 | 697 | 380 |
| 2016-07 | 273 | 273 | 264 | 376 |
| 2016-08 | 295 | 295 | 307 | 373 |
| 2016-09 | 273 | 273 | 270 | 363 |
| 2016-10 | 286 | 286 | 282 | 356 |
| 2016-11 | 253 | 253 | 255 | 351 |
| 2016-12 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 346 |
| 2017-01 | 341 | 341 | 290 | 350 |
| 2017-02 | 248 | 248 | 293 | 346 |
| 2017-03 | 317 | 317 | 300 | 341 |
| 2017-04 | 294 | 294 | 298 | 337 |
| 2017-05 | 298 | 298 | 291 | 321 |
| 2017-06 | 358 | 358 | 338 | 294 |
| 2017-07 | 312 | 312 | 334 | 298 |
| 2017-08 | 386 | 386 | 379 | 305 |
| 2017-09 | 363 | 363 | 360 | 313 |
| 2017-10 | 295 | 295 | 310 | 313 |
| 2017-11 | 379 | 379 | 362 | 324 |
| 2017-12 | 257 | 257 | 274 | 321 |
| 2018-01 | 331 | 331 | 316 | 320 |
| 2018-02 | 295 | 295 | 303 | 324 |
| 2018-03 | 331 | 331 | 309 | 325 |
| 2018-04 | 314 | 314 | 335 | 327 |
| 2018-05 | 359 | 359 | 314 | 332 |
| 2018-06 | 389 | 389 | 409 | 334 |
| 2018-07 | 341 | 341 | 356 | 337 |
| 2018-08 | 365 | 365 | 355 | 335 |
| 2018-09 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 329 |
| 2018-10 | 384 | 384 | 373 | 336 |
| 2018-11 | 316 | 316 | 322 | 331 |
| 2018-12 | 311 | 311 | 325 | 336 |
| 2019-01 | 326 | 326 | 307 | 335 |
| 2019-02 | 331 | 331 | 344 | 338 |
| 2019-03 | 316 | 316 | 320 | 337 |
| 2019-04 | 311 | 311 | 313 | 337 |
| 2019-05 | 359 | 359 | 345 | 337 |
| 2019-06 | 284 | 284 | 306 | 328 |
| 2019-07 | 324 | 324 | 307 | 326 |
| 2019-08 | 283 | 283 | 302 | 320 |
| 2019-09 | 344 | 344 | 348 | 324 |
| 2019-10 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 317 |
| 2019-11 | 267 | 267 | 264 | 313 |
| 2019-12 | 230 | 230 | 243 | 306 |
| 2020-01 | 283 | 283 | 279 | 303 |
| 2020-02 | 276 | 276 | 277 | 298 |
| 2020-03 | 305 | 305 | 297 | 297 |
| 2020-04 | 256 | 256 | 266 | 293 |
| 2020-05 | 227 | 227 | 222 | 282 |
| 2020-06 | 607 | 607 | 603 | 309 |
| 2020-07 | 274 | 274 | 280 | 305 |
| 2020-08 | 340 | 340 | 296 | 309 |
| 2020-09 | 275 | 275 | 317 | 304 |
| 2020-10 | 332 | 332 | 330 | 306 |
| 2020-11 | 310 | 310 | 311 | 310 |
| 2020-12 | 307 | 307 | 310 | 316 |
| 2021-01 | 267 | 267 | 256 | 315 |
| 2021-02 | 253 | 253 | 254 | 313 |
| 2021-03 | 313 | 313 | 314 | 313 |
| 2021-04 | 234 | 234 | 236 | 312 |
| 2021-05 | 272 | 272 | 271 | 315 |
| 2021-06 | 283 | 289 | ||
| 2021-07 | 599 | 599 | 313 | 318 |
| 2021-08 | 303 | 303 | 307 | 315 |
| 2021-09 | 273 | 273 | 271 | 315 |
| 2021-10 | 276 | 276 | 271 | 310 |
| 2021-11 | 295 | 295 | 264 | 308 |
| 2021-12 | 240 | 240 | 255 | 302 |
| 2022-01 | 238 | 248 | 234 | 301 |
| 2022-02 | 255 | 266 | 248 | 302 |
| 2022-03 | 288 | 300 | 290 | 301 |
| 2022-04 | 281 | 293 | 280 | 306 |
| 2022-05 | 246 | 256 | 247 | 304 |
| 2022-06 | 332 | 346 | 310 | 308 |
| 2022-07 | 255 | 266 | 268 | 280 |
| 2022-08 | 310 | 323 | 317 | 282 |
| 2022-09 | 313 | 326 | 306 | 286 |
| 2022-10 | 300 | 313 | 307 | 289 |
| 2022-11 | 314 | 327 | 283 | 292 |
| 2022-12 | 251 | 262 | 278 | 294 |
| 2023-01 | 275 | 286 | 270 | 297 |
| 2023-02 | 274 | 284 | 275 | 299 |
| 2023-03 | 357 | 371 | 343 | 304 |
| 2023-04 | 242 | 251 | 249 | 301 |
| 2023-05 | 361 | 375 | 325 | 311 |
| 2023-06 | 292 | 303 | 305 | 307 |
| 2023-07 | 304 | 316 | 292 | 311 |
| 2023-08 | 325 | 337 | 326 | 313 |
| 2023-09 | 257 | 267 | 272 | 308 |
| 2023-10 | 311 | 323 | 306 | 308 |
| 2023-11 | 277 | 288 | 282 | 305 |
| 2023-12 | 276 | 287 | 284 | 307 |
| 2024-01 | 342 | 354 | 321 | 313 |
| 2024-02 | 303 | 314 | 302 | 315 |
| 2024-03 | 300 | 311 | 314 | 310 |
| 2024-04 | 331 | 343 | 336 | 318 |
| 2024-05 | 307 | 318 | 302 | 313 |
| 2024-06 | 383 | 397 | 328 | 321 |
| 2024-07 | 276 | 286 | 321 | 319 |
| 2024-08 | 310 | 321 | 301 | 317 |
| 2024-09 | 315 | 326 | 279 | 322 |
| 2024-10 | 322 | 334 | 351 | 323 |
| 2024-11 | 304 | 315 | 298 | 325 |
| 2024-12 | 301 | 312 | 317 | 328 |
| 2025-01 | 327 | 339 | 321 | 326 |
| 2025-02 | 359 | 373 | 356 | 331 |
| 2025-03 | 389 | 404 | 393 | 339 |
| 2025-04 | 312 | 324 | 314 | 337 |
| 2025-05 | 348 | 361 | 352 | 341 |
| 2025-06 | 372 | 386 | 380 | 340 |
| 2025-07 | 431 | 447 | 416 | 353 |
| 2025-08 | 349 | 362 | 367 | 357 |
| 2025-09 | 359 | 373 | 381 | 361 |
| 2025-10 | 378 | 392 | 368 | 366 |
| 2025-11 | 296 | 307 | 336 | 365 |
| 2025-12 | 399 | 414 | 413 | 374 |
| 2026-01 | 429 | 445 | 421 | 382 |
| 2026-02 | 440 | 457 | 452 | 389 |
| 2026-03 | 415 | 431 | 451 | 392 |
| 2026-04 | 433 | 449 | 452 | 402 |
| 2026-05 | 488 | 506 | 444 | 414 |
| 2026-06 | 415 | 431 | 486 | 418 |
| 2026-07 low | 410 | 426 | 416 | 416 |
| 2026-08 low | 441 | 458 | 476 | 424 |
| 2026-09 low | 393 | 408 | 416 | 427 |
Newest case numbers
The highest civil case numbers seen, from the court's own feed and from the snapshot.
| Case number | Seen | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1:26-cv-03864 | court feed | |
| 8:26-cv-03858 | court feed | |
| 1:26-cv-03864 | bulk snapshot | |
| 1:25-cv-04319 | bulk snapshot |
Numbering by divisional office
Offices that share one sequence are counted once; offices on their own sequence are added.
| Year | Offices | Numbering | Base | Highest number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1, 8 | shared | 0 | 4319 |
| 2026 | 1, 8 | shared | 0 | 3864 |
Case types
Dockets observed in the last twelve months, by nature-of-suit code.
| Code | Case type | Observed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 463 | Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee | 550 | 28.9% |
| 190 | Other Contract | 151 | 7.9% |
| 350 | Motor Vehicle | 149 | 7.8% |
| 465 | Other Immigration Actions | 137 | 7.2% |
| 440 | Other Civil Rights | 117 | 6.1% |
| 442 | Employment | 89 | 4.7% |
| 360 | Other Personal Injury | 85 | 4.5% |
| 890 | Other Statutory Actions | 62 | 3.3% |
| 380 | Other Personal Property Damage | 37 | 1.9% |
| 899 | Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision | 35 | 1.8% |
| 820 | Copyrights | 29 | 1.5% |
| 320 | Assault, Libel & Slander | 26 | 1.4% |
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.
| Year | Implied | Calibrated | AO official | Counted per official | Observed dockets | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,021 | 3,995 | CL | ||||
| 4,151 | 4,128 | CL | ||||
| 3,848 | 3,829 | CL | ||||
| 4,026 | 4,007 | CL | ||||
| 3,678 | 3,702 | CL | ||||
| 3,792 | 3,788 | CL | ||||
| 3,325 | 3,295 | CL | ||||
| 3,383 | 3,526 | 3,526 | 0.96x | 3,368 | CL AO | |
| 3,551 | 3,687 | 3,687 | 0.96x | 3,529 | CL AO | |
| 3,794 | 3,931 | 3,931 | 0.97x | 3,770 | CL AO | |
| 4,319 | 4,482 | 4,482 | 0.96x | 4,397 | CL AO | |
| so far | 3,864 | 4,010 | 4,014 | CL |
Publication check: passed 8 of 8
| Sourced facts | 156 | needs 6 |
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| Table rows | 141 | needs 3 |
| Dated rows with a source link | 16 | needs 3 |
| Primary identifiers | 3 | needs 3 |
| Internal links | 18 | needs 5 |
| Primary-source links | 8 | needs 2 |
| Visible text bytes | 6229 | needs 1500 |
| Digits outside a source | 0 | needs 0 |